UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, September 16, 1994
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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Chancellor opens heritage month
Last night, Chancellor Del Shankel presented the Hispanic American Leadership Organization with a proclamation decreeing yesterday through Oct. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month at the University of Kansas.
By Nathan Olson
Sansan staff writer
Shankel's proclamation was one of three events that highlighted the first night of the month-long celebration. Other events included a reading of the Mexican independence speech, "El Grito de Dolores," and a short speech about how Costa Rica became independent. About 60 people attended the events.
The proclamation made it official.
"Part of the purpose of the month is to be inclusive among the different types of Hispanic people," she said. "But another purpose is to include other people as well. Chancellor Shankel's proclamation helps our ideas of inclusiveness because it made it official."
The proclamation was the highlight of last night's festivities, said Sandra Olivas, president of the organization.
Hidalgo's speech was precipitated by Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Spain in 1808, which weakened Spain's hold on Mexico and Central America. In the speech, Hidalgo urged the people to rise up and break free from Spanish control.
Raul Murgia, Lawrence resident, presented the Mexican independence speech, which was first given Sept. 15, 1810, by Father Miguel Hidalgo at his parish in Dolores, Mexico. Murgia read the speech in both English and Spanish.
Olivas, who is Mexican, said she first heard the speech as a freshman in college. Many young Mexican-Americans had never heard the speech, she said.
"The main focus of many families who came here from Mexico was to look to the future, not to the past," she said.
The independence of Costa Rica also was discussed last night. Martin Echandi, president of the Costa Rican Student Association, told the audience that independence of the Central American countries from Mexico was announced in Guatemala on Sept. 15, 1821.
But Costa Ricans didn't find out about their independence until Oct. 13, when the horseman carrying the news finally arrived in Costa Rica.
"Costa Ricans treated it with caution," Echandi said. "They have a saying, 'Better to wait for the clouds to go away.'"
Regents say University not at fault for lost wages
TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature should reimburse the University of Kansas for having to pay its share of a statewide lawsuit settlement, the Board of Regents agreed yesterday at their monthly meeting.
By David Wilson
Kansan staff writer
Three current and two former KU employees were among the 220 salaried state employees who sued the state in U.S. District Court in Topeka in 1900 because their pay had been deducted for missing partial days. The employees won the case in June.
Patty Riley, one of the attorneys who represented the employees in the suit, said deducting pay for missing partial days was a Kansas Department of Administration policy, not a KU policy. The Kansas Department of Administration is a state agency that sets policies for state employees.
The five KU employees who joined the suit received a combined total of more than $80,000.
According to the Regents, KU wasn't at fault for deducting the pay of some salaried employees.
Lt. Vic Strnad and Lt. John Mullens of the KU police received $31,400 and $22,800, respective
by. Jeanne Longaker, a former employee of the KU police, received $20,200.
Colleen Strnad, an accountant with the Comptroller's Office, received $7,265 and Lyle Wellman, a former security chief for the Parking Department, received $9,860.
Richard Mann, University director of administration, said the three KU departments that employed plaintiffs in the suit would be stuck with the tab if the Legislature didn't reimburse the University.
If that happened, Mann said, those departments would have to cut their budgets. For example, the KU police might postpone the purchase of new police cars, Mann said.
"I didn't foresee any problems, win, lose or draw," he said. "I don't have any fear of the state system. Otherwise, I wouldn't be a cop."
But that prospect doesn't bother Mullens. He said he was prepared for any consequences that might have arisen from the lawsuit.
The Regents will submit a formal request for KU's settlement amount to the Legislature in January.
Employee from two other Regents schools, Wichita State University and Kansas State University, also received back pay, but the amounts were small enough to be absorbed by the schools' general funds.
K-State paid $6,603 in back pay to one employee, said Tom Rawson, the school's vice president for administration and finance.
NOW conference begins today
By Khristina Fassett Special to the Kansan
Lawrence Mayor Jo Andersen, State Sen. Sandy Praeger, R-Lawrence, and Martha Burk, a columnist for USA Today, will speak at the 1994 Kansas State National Organization for Women Conference this weekend at the Kansas Union
Other workshops Saturday will include "Woman and Political Coordination," by Joan Wagnon, former candidate for Kansas governor; "Harassment on the Job," by Barbara Ballard, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center; and "Gay Lesbian Issues," by Kathy Greenlee, attorney.
Sylvia Stone, co- vice president of Lawrence NOW, said it was important for KU students to attend the conference.
Topics at the conference will range from health-care reform to the Baker Wetlands.
The conference will begin with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. today, and workshops will start at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Jayhawk Room when Mayor Andersen will speak about the need to increase diversity in the women's movement.
"Students are citizens of the town they live in," Stone said. "It is good for them to hear their local politicians."
"We hope to cover everything," said Rolande Hodel, co-president of Lawrence NOW. "We want to cover a broad spectrum of issues and get everyone possible interested and involved."
Anyone interested in attending the conference can contact Rolande Hodel at 841-0256 between 9 and 11 p.m. today or register in the Jayhawk Room tomorrow, before the conference begins.
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