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University Daily Kansan/Tuesday, October 29, 1991
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Lack of financing may put language courses in jeopardy
By Jennifer Bach Kansan staff writer
Student enrollment in non-traditional languages is increasing, but not enough, said Joe VanZandt, for the Advising Support Center.
Many non-traditional languages, such as Hausa, a West African language, are offered at the University of Kansas for four semesters.
Before 1987, the college allowed students to fulfill their language requirements by completing just six semesters of a language, he said.
But some non-traditional languages still don't have enough students enrolled for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to continue offering them for four semesters. VanZandt said.
However, a lack of financing may force the college to limit course offerings that it would rather leave alone. VanZandt said.
Now students are required to complete four semesters to earn certain undergraduate degrees.
"I balls down to money," he said.
"With the money and space, we would offer all kinds of things, but we're compressed in all areas."
The University has to look at cuttings courses that would affect the least amount of students, Van-Zandt said.
Languages offered for only two semesters may give students the impression that taking only two courses will make them proficient, he said.
But that is not the case, he said.
But that is not the case, he said.
If students are enrolled in a two-semester language and cannot pass a standardized University test for that language afterward, they must complete four semesters of another language to complete their degree. VanZand said.
The standardized tests measure how much a student should learn after two semesters of a language.
"It all boils down to money. With the money and space we could offer all kinds of things."
Joe VanZandt
Advising Support Center coordinator
Frances Ingemann, chairperson of linguistics, said that in a few instances, offering just two words to learners of a language was sufficient.
"I think that languages should be offered for four semesters primarily for students to get a better knowledge of the language and to help them complete their language requirements," she said.
Arthur Drayton, chairperson of African studies, said most of the African language courses were filled.
"If we had more instructors, we could offer more than one section of a course," he said.
Although it is possible, Drayton said it would be very difficult for students studying an African language in the language after two semesters.
James Baucom, Topeka junior,
is studying his third semester of
Hausa.
He said that if the college offered languages, it should offer them for four semesters.
"They could advertise for the languages more so that more students would enroll in them," he said. "They should have advisers inform the languages other than Spanish and recommend another one."
Regents visit campus to talk
Representatives defend disputed mission statement
By Alexander Bloemhof Kansan staff writer
Board of Regents representatives stressed during a campus visit yesterday the importance of dialogue and mutual understanding between the Regents and the universities.
Jack Sampson, chairperson of the Regents, and Stanley Kopik, executive director of the Regents staff, met with University governance, faculty, staff, administration and students to give them an opportunity to express concerns about the proposed Regents mission statement.
"It was a very frank conversation," said Tom Beissecker, who heads the University Senate Executive Committee.
"We had a very good discussion of some of the concerns that the Regents have and some of the concerns we have
about the mission statement," he said.
Sampson said that after recent confrontations, the Regents and the universities had begun to work out their differences.
"The sense I got today is that we have to start working together," Sampson said. "The divisive talk in the beginning bothered me, but I think we're going through this phase. We're not going to get anyplace by fighting each other."
Relations were strained after the Regents released several documents in recent months that drew sharp criticism from Regents universities.
In late August, the Regents staff released a mission statement that was criticized because it would give the school its freedom in the affairs of the individual schools.
At the October Regents meeting two weeks ago, Sampson presented a
statement stressing that the Regents needed to take a more active role in ensuring accountability of the universities.
Controversy culminated at that meeting when the Council of Faculty Senate Presidents presented a statement accusing the Regents of misrepresenting concerns of the Legislature and pursuing a hidden agenda.
"I think that he is trying very hard to understand the position of the faculty and the position of the University, and I think that it is helping his position as well," Beusecker said.
Frances Ingemann, Faculty Senate president, agreed.
"I think it was a very good opportunity to become acquainted with his thinking on issues and what was behind the documents the Regents
presented," she said.
Sampson said that the universities had to demonstrate accountability and efficiency to ensure sufficient state financing.
"The rate of change in state funding is increasing," Sampson said. "We must face it, we must do something about it. We must control our own destiny. The Regents need to take the lead to see that we do what we can."
He said the universities had to take a realistic look at themselves and look at what needs to be done.
Sampson said that the Regents system needed a long-range plan and that the campuses would be better off with the Regents with than with a third party.
"The strength of Kansas higher education 25 years from now is going to be determined from how well we meet our responsibilities today," he said.
Window shopping
A 19-member delegation from Hiratsuka, Japan, tours downtown Lawrence after its lunch at Buffalo Bob's Smokehouse. 719 Mass
sachusets St. The delegation is visiting Lawrence as part of a sister-city program between Lawrence and Hiratsuka.
Enrollment postponed by immunization holds
Kansanstaff writer
About 1,000 KU students still have holds on their permits to enroll because they have not been immu-
bated or provided proof of immunization.
By Kerrie Gottschalk
Kansan staff writer
Students with immunization holds will not be allowed to enroll for the spring semester until they provide proof of immunization for measles, mumps and rubella or until they receive a free MMR shot at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said Diane Hendry, supervisor of radiology.
Brenda Selman, assistant registrar for enrollment services, said students must have the hold cleared on the permit card before they can enroll.
If students miss their enrollment time because of the immunization hold, they must first go to the Watkins immunization clinic to clear the hold and then to Strong Hall to reschedule an enrollment time, Selman said.
Darren Chaffen, Dodge City junior, went to Watkins yesterday morning to clear his immunization hold.
Chaffen said he knew about the last week but waited until yesterday to clear it. He was scheduled to enroll that afternoon.
Since he did not have his immunization records and did not have time to get them from his family, Chaffen obtained to receive the shot, he said.
"I'll have them poke a hole in me," he said. "It's a lot less hassle."
Several other students with enrollment holds stopped by the immunization clinic yesterday to provide immunization records.
After he received the shot, he had his permit to enroll stamped at Watkins to clear the hold.
Jean Moloney, Junction City junior, had her permit stamped after providing proof of the dates she received her immunizations.
"I was afraid I'd have to have the shot," Moloney said.
Watkins mailed a 2,367 letters Sept. 16 to inform certain students that they had either to prove MMR immuniza- tion or shot to enroll for the spring semester.
Hendry said Watkins checked all new and readmitted students' records for proof of immunization.
The response this year has been slower than last year, but a steady stream of students visited the immunization clinic last week. she said.
About 220 students went to the clinic in week 12 to clear enrollment holds.
"I want to clear this up as soon as possible," he said.
She also said the clinic was in danger of running out of MMR serum.
Mac Engel, Indianapolis, Ind., freshman, said he would receive the shot instead of trying to hunt down the records.
"We have not had to turn anyone away," she said.
By William Ramsey
City proposal would punish bars whose patrons endanger public
Kansan staffwriter
Lawrence bar and club owners met with city officials yesterday to discuss a proposed change to local laws that would give city officials more authority to regulate drinking establishments.
The proposal would allow the Lawrence City Commission to revoke or suspend the licenses of public safety habitats that threaten public safety.
Representatives of local bars and private clubs suggested changes to the document, which will be considered by commission at a November meeting.
About 30 people attended the public meeting.
Certain establishments seem to attract more problems for their neighborhoods than others, said Dr. Loisliss, city management analyst.
He said that the commissioners were willing to work with owners
New licenses and renewals would be controlled by the city commission if the proposal was passed. The city currently issues local liquor licenses.
who followed regulations. But the proposal will help target bars and clubs that do not cooperate in protecting public safety.
The commission also would be able to require conditions such as shortened hours and structural injuries or club threatened public safety.
Problems recently have arisen with Los Amigos Saloon, 508 Locust St., whose patrons have angered neighborhood residents.
The club's license was temporarily renewed, but city officials recommended to the State Alcohol and Beverage Commission on Sept. 16 that the license not be permanently renewed.
"It makes it tough for us to know what to do and whom to call," he said.
Local owners who attended the discussion asked how establishments would be classified as habitual troublemakers.
Corliss said the commission would review the facts in a hearing if a bar or club were seen as a possible threat to public safety.
Commissioner Bob Schulte said the proposal was meant to help bar and club owners and encourage cooperation, not to restrict them.
He said that single incidents were unimportant and that owners would be given a chance to respond.
Rick McNeely, owner of the Jazzaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St., said he thought the discussion was futile.
Rick Younger, owner of Bogart's of Lawrence, 611 Vermont St., said incidents that happened outside a bar that were dealt with by police could be wrongly blamed on an establishment.
"They are going to do what they are going to do," he said.
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