Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, June 12, 1991
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Dwight Perry, Lawrence resident, takes advantage of Sunday's good weather to jet-ski at Clinton Lake. Perry had been jet-skiing for two years and tried to ski every weekend.
Activities will help pass time
By Cathy Garrard Kansan staff writer
Students with the summertime blues don't have to worry. Events sponsored by KU and the Lawrence University provide a variety of entertainment
Concerts
Students don't need to spend money to hear live music during the next couple of months.
*Student Union Activities and the Association of University Residence Halls are sponsoring three free concerts on the hill by the Campanile The Homestead Grays Moved will play June 27, and Carrie will play July 18. All concerts will start at 7 p.m.
The Brown Bag Concert Series, sponsored by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, will take place at noon each Thursday in front of the First National Bank, 900 Massachusetts St. Different types of music will be played weekly including reggae, jazz.
blues and rock. The series will last until Aug. 22. In case of rain, the concerts will be at the Watkins Museum, 1047 Massachturns St.
The Lawrence Community Band will play a series of free concerts at 8 p.m. each weekday at the park, or on Sunday at South Park, 114 Massachusetts St.
Sports
For fitness and exercise, Lawrence Parks and Recreation is sponsoring many activities.
Adult summer softball, volleyball and basketball leagues already are under way, but people still may join an organized team. A fee based on an eight-game schedule will be charged. For additional information, contact the sports office in the Lawrence Community Building, 115 W. 11th St., at 843-7122.
- Tennis classes are offered through Lawrence Parks and Recreation for $15. A tennis racquet is provided, but tennis balls are provided.
Water fun
If fun in the sun is on the agenda, area lakes and pools can provide cool relief this summer.
Lone Star Lake rents fishing boats, sailboats, paddleboards, pontoon boats and canoes. Stuart Doores, owner of the marina, said rental fees ranged from $6 to $14 an hour.
Clinton Marina at Clinton State Park also rents boats ranging from $6 to $10 an hour. Deposits are at both marinas.
The Lawrence Community Pool,
739 Kentucky St., is open daily from 1:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is $1.50.
Clinton Lake has a variety of options for outdoor enthusiasts. Both the inexperienced and expi-
rienced can find plenty of activities.
Woodridge Park, on the northwest corner of the lake, Rockhaven Park, on the lake's south side and the Outlet Park below the dam, all
Hiking and biking
provide free campsites and miles of hiking trails.
Bloomington Park, on the lake's west side, has a swimming beach, campgrounds and showers. An $8 fee is required for camping.
Clinton State Park contains a beach, hiking trails and the North Shore Trail, a 5.5 mile trail open to all guests. Entrance fee and a $2 camping fee.
Students who need camping equipment can rent sleeping bags, tents and backpacks from Wilderness Discovery, which recently moved from the lower level of the campus to Jaybow in the Kangas Union
Michael Fine, recreation coordinator, said the Wilderness Discovery office would not be open for about two weeks because of the move and because the office was purchasing new equipment.
New rental prices have not been determined. The office will be open from noon to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Jobs are scarce KU students say
By Cathy Garrard Kansan staff writer
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Many students who are looking for summer employment in Lawrence are finding themselves shortchanged.
Anjum Aktar, Topeka senior, said she had been job hunting since she returned to Lawrence last week after studying abroad.
"I've been looking in the want ads, but it's really difficult to find a job." Akhtar said. "I've been applying to food places, but it's kind of a last-ditch effort. I'm not at the desperation point vet, but it's coming soon."
Some local employers, such as Enterit Inc., 619 Massachusetts St. have been swamped with applications.
"I can't stand people who write parking tickets or call me on the telephone, so I don't want to be one of them," she said. "I'd rather be poor. Why be a hated person in society for a few bucks an hour?"
Akhtar said she could not bring herself to apply for certain jobs.
"Right now we're fully staffed, but that may change within three weeks to a month." Lietzen said.
Louis Lieuten, personnel assistant at the telemarketing company, said he had conducted 20 to 30 interviews a day for the past three weeks.
University offices also have few openings to accommodate numerous applicants, although student-hourly staff are frequently affected by the recent hiring freeze.
Jeff Dziedzic, Arkansas City
senior, said he had been looking for a job through KU's work-study program. He applied for a position at the Spencer Research Library.
"I wanted to work with the Kansas Collection, but there were so many applicants, and they could only pick one." Ziedzie said.
While many students are having
while they get home, some
others did not encounter the problem.
Jennifer Humphrey, Lynn, Mo,
sophomore, said she found two jobs
"The trick to finding a summer job is applying early." Humphrey said. "It seems that the job pool dries up fast."
Humphrey was hired three weeks ago to work at McCollum Hall, and two weeks ago to work at Dillons.
Mike Pritchard, manager of the Job Service Center, 833 Ohio St. was optimistic about the current employment situation.
He said jobs were available in town if students were persistent enough to check
The Job Service Center is a state employment office that posts a thorough, daily list of job openings in town.
“There is a recession currently, but I think it has had more of an effect on the adult population that is holding permanent employment.” he said.
"I encourage students to come down to our office as well as to visit local employers. We will be happy to work with them in any way we can."
Kansas Union to get promotional face-lift
By Jeff Meesey
Kansan staff writer
A $3.4 million renovation project aimed at giving the Kansas Union a single main entrance and increasing student use of the Union was approved by the board of directors of the University of Kansas Memorial Corporation.
The project, known as Phase II, also includes plans to create outdoor gathering areas, said David Evans, chief architect. Evans works for Gould Evans Architects, 706 Massachusetts St.
Construction is scheduled to begin in February and will be finished by August 1993, said Jim Long, director of the Union.
"During that process, we'll stay open the whole time," he said. "We'll have to."
Phase I of the renovation began in 1987 and was completed in 1989. It included the Student Senate area on the fourth floor and part of the bookstore on the second floor, Long said.
The renovation will enlarge the front north entrance of the Union and
make it more in scale with the size of the building, Evans said.
This entry then will be emphasized as the main entry. It still will be covered by a canopy.
The south entrance will provide cover for entry and also for newspaper machines and an automatic teller machine, Evans said.
He said services such as an im- mation center and the Student Union Activities box office would be near the university and could be a predominant student entrance.
"We tried to locate these activities not only in relation to internal movement through the building, but also in terms of movement of people who flow through it from outside." Evans said.
Renovation plans also include a plaza area in front of the Union.
"It's important that we develop this area for student use." Evans said. "There is a lot of student activity here. It's a natural gathering point. This has the potential to be a very popular student space."
City leaders write letter to lessen Indian fears
By Eric Swanson
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence's mayor and Haskell Indian Junior College officials have tried to take the first step in quieting a fierce opposition from a dangerous place for American Indians.
They have collaborated on a letter dated May 31 saying that the city is working to improve its relationship with its American Indian residents.
They have sent that letter to tribal leaders across the country.
Bob Martin, president of Haskell,
said, "We wanted to communicate
with tribes across the country, to
solve some of our problems and to
between the community and Native Americans could be fixed."
The letter was signed by Martin, Haskell Board of Regents chairperson Raymond Morgan, Lawrence
Indian Center executive director
Charlene Johnson and Lawrence
Mayer Bob Walters.
Hannes Combes, executive education assistant at Haskell, said that members of the Prairie Band Potawatomi, a branch of the Potawatomi tribe and Martin they would fear for safety if they attended Haskell.
The letter outlines some of the steps the city plans to take to reassure Lawrence's American Indian residents, including the following:
Each member of the Lawrence
Haskell, the University of Kansas and the city will co-sponsor the Lawrence Alliance, a group designed to take an active role in dismantling racism and discrimination in Lawrence.
Alliance will organize an coalition for a particular area. The entire alliance will meet once a month to hear advice on the activity of the coalitions.
The Lawrence City Commission has endorsed a recommendation to conduct an independent peer review department's procedures and policies.
The review board will comprise
The City Commission also has formed a committee to review the police department's crisis intervention methods, as well as a committee to investigate complaints against local law enforcement agencies.
mainly representatives from law- enforcement agencies independent of the Lawrence police, but some citizens also will serve on the board.