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University Daily Kansan / Thursday, November 7, 1991
OPINION
Helping out
Students should lend a warm hand in the cold
A less kind, less gentle climate has hit the Midwest earlier than usual. Students have not been the only ones caught off guard. There are many people in Lawrence without the proper cold weather accouterments of boots, gloves and winter coats.
Traditionally, the cold weather and Thanksgiving break remind people to donate food and clothes, but with a little luck the recent inclement weather will increase people's awareness of the homeless and needy in Lawrence.
Students can make a difference. For example, individuals are welcome to helpserve foodat theLawrence Interdenominational Nutritional Kitchen, housedin theFirst Christian Church,100 Kentucky St. LINK provides hot meals weekly from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Sundays, as well as the last Friday of every month. The service is open to anyone, regardless of income. Interested groups should call and schedule a specific time with Dorothy Turnbaugh, but individuals can drop by anytime to help.
Scotch Fabric Care Services is now sponsoring its fifth annual Share the Warmth program in Topeka and Lawrence. People can drop off unwanted coats and Scotch will clean them at no charge. The coats are then given to the Salvation Army for distribution. In the past four years, 30,000 coats have been collected. This program ends Nov.28, but the cold weather is here now. Procrastination does not help those without coats.
Another method of helping people in
Lawrence is to drop off unwanted clothing directly to the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army thrift store is situated at 1818 Massachusetts St. More than likely, we all have sweaters in exile in our closets that are never worn. We all have clothes we do not like that we received as gifts from relatives. But these clothes could have value to someone who needs something warm to wear.
As students complain about hiking to class in the cold, it is a good time to remember that there are others without adequate clothing, and those who do not have a warm classroom for refuge.
Ellen Kuwana for the editorial board
Campus lighting
Plan to finance lighting merits consideration
Recently, student body vice president Alan Lowden said the Senate would consider raising student fees $2 a semester to help pay for more lighting on campus. This doesn't sound like much, but it could mean improving a situation that many consider to be a problem.
A casual stroll around campus during the evening is enough to convince anyone that more lighting is needed. The $2 increase in fees would provide about $100,000 a year, according to Lowden. The money would expedite several
The proposal is a good one, provided the money is spent properly. Care must be taken to see that the financing actually moves along a process that has already taken far longer than it should have. Too often, financing for such projects starts out with the best of intentions, only to get bogged down in bureaucratic red tape.
already planned projects.
Two dollars a semester is not much to ask of students, but when the grand total comes to $100,000, the Senate should be
very specific about which projects receive money. The problems with lighting on campus need to be solved quicklv and efficiently.
However, the Senate is to be congratulated for addressing the issue.
Now, let them continue the process.
Kevin Bartels for the editorial board
Question: Do you think the Lawrence City Commission should lower the drinking age for 3.2 beer from 21 to 18?
James Sullivan
Graduate student
Education
Overland Park
"Yes, I grew up when the law was that way. I didn't abuse it. A curfew on how late they could serve the under-21 crowd might be a good idea."
Matt Wantland Freshman Environmental studies Leawood
"Certainly. I think it would be great. There would be fewer problems. Police could concern themselves with other things."
Jodi Goldstein
Freshman
Special education
Leawood
"Most definitely, if you can buy cigarettes and go to war, you should be able to drink a beer. At 18, you are considered an adult. Therefore, you should be able to make your own choices."
Susan Wingerd Senior Music education Clay Center
"Yes. If people under 21 are going to drink they will find a way."
Dave Kinnamon
Senior
English, history and journalism
Overland Park
"Yes. The current law is ineffective. I see no difference in how an 18-year-old responds to beer consumption than a 21-year-old or a 40-year-old for that matter. There is a gross inconsistency in 18-year-olds being asked to kill or die and then not being able to enjoy a beer."
Welynde Williams
Senior
Business administration
Salina
"Yes. If you are able to vote, you should be able to drink. Making it legal would set a more positive example by keeping it in the open. You're less likely to have problems."
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