Wright likely done at Kansas Forward Julian Wright is expected to announce this afternoon that he will declare for the NBA Draft, despite saying earlier that he would return for his junior year.
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》 SALARIES
Negotiations between University, GTAs include pay raise
BY NATHAN GILL
A 23-month contract dispute between the University of Kansas and its graduate teaching assistants is closer to an end. Provost Richard Lariviere said the University hoped to implement an independent arbiter's recommendations, released in a report Friday, which sided with the University.
The dispute centered on four items: the 10-semester limit on GTA appointments, on-campus GTA union representation, GTA salaries, and the method in which grievances between
GTAs and the University are settled. University procedure toward each non-monetary item will incur little or no change, while the University will increase its minimum salary for GTAs by $250.
Larivieu said the University would also give GTAs, on average, an 11.3 percent pay raise and offer GTAs returning next semester a merit-based raise to be determined by individual academic departments. He said the 11.3 percent increase reflected raises the University would have paid GTAs during the last two years, but was prevented from giving
because of contract legalities.
"I'm just absolutely delighted that this is done," Lariviere said. "It's probably the most frustrating thing I've done here in my 10 months."
was pleased to have a resolution to the dispute
"I'm just absolutely delighted that this is done. It's probably been the most frustrating thing I've done here in my 10 months"
Katy Martin, English GTA and member of the team that negotiated with the University, said in an e-mail that she did not need to change its policy, but
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ment in the arbiter decided the University.
the dispute.
Concerning the 10-semester GTA appointment limit, the arbiter decided the University
"I'm sure it will be a big relief to a lot of GTAs to receive a raise after all this time." Martin said.
In regard to on-campus union representation, the arbiter suggested the University's offer for GTAs to announce the time, date and location of union meetings at its August and January GTA orientation meetings. The Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition, a union whose members
recommended it undertake a study to see if the limit should be revised. The arbiter decided that the University's GTA grievance procedure should not be altered, though both sides offered slight amendments.
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It's pronounced 'Bouquet'
From front left: 'Guy Romano,' 'Bernadette.' 'Kessa Nova' and 'Daisy Bucket' receive applaure after Queens and Allies' 14th Annual Brown Bag Drag Show Friday. Bucket served as the show's host and sang several songs. Her performances were punctuated by appearances from Romano, Bernadette and Nova, who lip synced to songs by Roy Orbison, Liza Minnelli and Nancy Sinatra, respectively. The show was moved inside because of the recent chilly weather; about 200 people were in the audience.
》 STUDENT SENATE
Seats open in Ignite's absence
BY ASHLEE KIELER
The big winner in last year's Student Senate elections won't be on the ballot when voting begins later this week.
In early January, the Ignite coalition pulled out of Student Senate elections and dissolved completely after the United Students coalition formed without Ignite's knowledge.
Four members were nominated for both the president and vice presidential spots last November. The
remaining members of the coalition voted for who they thought would best represent their party in April. Austin Kelly, Lawrence junior, won the nomination for vice president. Hannah Love, Dodge City junior and Adam Hurly, Sioux Falls, S.D., sophomore, tied for the presidential nomination.
After another vote between Hurly and Love, Hurly received Ignite's nomination.
Hurly thought the talk of a new coalition would just blow over.
But, behind the scenes, there was talk of forming a new coalition.
"I thought the coalition was behind me," Hurly said. "I thought I had everyone's support."
Love said she and Wittlinger began talks of forming a new coalition before the nomination process even began. The formation process gained steam after Ignite's nominations.
"We weren't happy with the way the coalition was going." Love said. "We knew something was going to
have to change."
Love and Wittlinger said they formed the coalition as a way to better represent the student body and as a way to balance what they believed to be Ignite's one-sidedness.
"They weren't willing to represent all people, including the Greeks," said Love, the coalition's presidential nominee.
Hurly, who is not a greek, said that some people in the coalition
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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Boathouse plans finalized Coach hopes construction begins by fall
BY KYLE CARTER
it's taken 12 years, but Saturday might have been the last time the Kansas rowing team competed in Lawrence without a true home.
Although there are no plans to immediately begin construction on the student-funded boathouse near the Kansas River, rowing coach Rob Catloth hoped construction would begin by the fall.
Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said the Athletics
Department was working with the city to finalize plans for the project. The boathouse will be built at Burcham Park, which is city property.
"It's very, very necessary," Catloth said of the project. "I think it's going to help recruit immensely because it's going to level the playing field."
Catloth said nearly every other Division 1 rowing program already
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Rowing coach Rob Catloth hopes that construction on a boathouse will begin this fall. He said that the building would help the program protect its boats and aid in recruiting. Preliminary plans call for the boathouse to be built at Burcham Park, near the Kansas River.
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KU group unites tribes on campus Celebration attracts Native Americans nationwide to dance
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BY KATY BLAIR
A nationwide Native American reunion kicked off with dancing Saturday in the Robinson Center.
Jake Bread, a ninth grade student from West Junior High, attended the powwow with his family.
First Nations Student Association played host to the 19th annual powwow for Native-American tribes across the United States. Tribe members from as far as New Mexico brought their families together to participate in dance competitions.
The regalia Native Americans wear during powwows is expensive and time-consuming to make. Beads, feathers and bells were hand-sewn onto material to make outfits that Red Corn said are the equivalent of tuxedos. Native Americans try to look their best during powwows, he said.
"It's a chance for Native students all over the KU campus to celebrate their culture and help share it with others," said Jon Red Corn, president of the First Nations Student Association and Pawhuska, Okla., senior.
Bread started dancing when he was 5 years old but had to quit in sixth grade because of the expenses.
The regalia is handed down through generations, making some of it old and cherished by the family.
Red Corn said powwows were a way for Native-American families to honor events such as marriages, births or deaths.
"I'm trying to get back into it again," Bread said. "I like it because of the competing, and it's fun to travel."
The style of dancing depends on which tribe the dancer is from, said Dustina Abrahamson, committee member of the First Nations Student Association. Northern and southern dance styles are different, and men and women have distinct styles as well.
When the audience was invited onto the floor, Bread took his chance to dance and enjoy his Kiowa and Cherokee heritage.
Abrahamson said women in many tribes look down at their feet while dancing to make sure
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