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Group looking for activism with new post
By Marc Ingber
minger@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Queers and Allies will implement an activism chairperson as a full board member position for the first time this fall.
The group, which has been at the University of Kansas for more than 30 years, is seeking to become more active in the community at a time when queer issues are prominent in the media.
media. Jimmie Manning, co-director of Queers and Allies, said the decision was made because of the organization's activist roots. Now, the Liberal graduate student said, is a key time to engage in activist issues.
in activism roles. Aaron Glover, Wichita freshman, who will take over as activism chairman this fall, said the reason he joined Queens and
"Right now I feel people know we exist, but we're not as visible as we could be."
Aaron Glover
Wichita freshman
Allies was to be an activist
was to say, "Right now I feel people know we exist, but we're not as visible as we could be," he said.
we could be, need not. Manning said issues such as same-sex marriage had caused a need for more activism, which in recent years Queers and Allies had not engaged as much in.
in. Queers and Allies started as an activist group, Manning said, but as the queer community became more acceptable in the public eye, it focused more on
activism. "That comfort gives us a false sense of security that we don't have to work as hard for these issues," he said.
social issues and lost sight of activism.
issues, he said.
Glover said it was his goal to get Queers and Allies to work more with the Greek community, the African-American community, the Douglas County AIDS Project and Network, a group for non-student queer community members.
He said wanted Queers and Allies to do more for World AIDS Day, Dec.1, and Coming Out Day, Oct. 11, than it has in the past.
"This past year we had a couple events, but I'd like to make it a major event," he said of World AIDS Day. "I'd like to get people involved to be a part of something."
Glover served as an appointed office activism chairman this year, but Manning said the position had limited success because it had a secondary feel and it was hard for programs to be implemented.
beIMPLEMENTED He hoped making it a full board position for next year would remedy that problem.
would not recommend "With an officer in charge it will be managed a little more efficiently," said Maureen Warren, Garden City senior and social chairwoman for Queens and Allies.
Manning said because queer issues were playing a key role in politics, there was more interest in Queers and Allies.
"We've really seen our membership flourish," he said. Two years ago the group had three active members, but now it has about 25.
He said he wasn't sure how the group would react to making the activism chairperson a full board position, but was pleased to see
QUEERS AND ALLIES 2004 BOARD POSITIONS
This is the first year Queens and Allies will have an activism chairperson as a full board position.
Director
Treasurer
Secretary
Senator
Social Chairperson
Outreach Chairperson
Activism Chairperson
that members strongly supported the idea.
the idea. "It's going to be the same old Queers and Allies everybody loves, but now there will be a little more activism," Manning said.
Edited by Henry C. Jackson
Exchange program links KU, Haskell students
By Jodie Kraft
jkraft@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The KU-Haskell Exchange Program has helped to create a bridge between the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University since 1996.
The program allows KU students to take one class each semester from Haskell and students from Haskell to take one class from the University.
The main purpose of the program is to allow students from each university to take classes not offered through their university, said Carol Prentice, assistant to the provost.
tion to the provisor.
Prentice oversees the application process and admits KU students to the program.
"It's a wonderful opportunity for KU students to see another culture close up."
Carol Prentice assistant to the provost
up. She said the number of KU students in the program varied each year from three to 10 students.
interest in Native American issues." Prentice said. "It's a wonderful opportunity for KU students to see another culture close up."
Reasons for this, Prentice said, included limited class offerings by Haskell and different academic schedules.
Classes at Haskell started a week and a half earlier than they did at the University this semester and will start six days later next semester.
On the other side, Haskell students coming to the University number about 10 to 12, said Don Bread, vice president of academic affairs at Haskell.
demic anan's sat here.
Bread said students typically sought out classes not offered through Haskell during certain semesters.
Samatha Gardner decided to take a micro economics class at the University to fulfill a requirement for her degree at Haskell.
Haskell. The Durant, Okla., senior said she applied for the Exchange Program because Haskell didn't offer this type of class and she wanted to eventually come to the University to pursue a master's degree
Having the opportunity to take a class unique to Haskell was what convinced Kristina Stine to apply for the program.
"I wanted the experience of being on the KU campus," Gardner said.
Stine said she took the class because it provided her with a unique way of looking at science.
University for one year During her time at the University, Stine took a class at Haskell on nature from a Native-American perspective.
Stine, a youth development outreach technician at Haskell, graduated from Haskell with an associate's degree and came to the University for one year.
ence.
"The Native-American view of nature is more holistic and religious," she said.
Because students in the program usually take only one class at the University, this makes for an easier transition for those who want to transfer from Haskell, Stine said.
Stine said. "It's a good way to expose kids who are not used to a big campus," Stine said. "It's a slower pace—it's not as bad as the complete transition."
Prentice said KU students interested in applying must have a 2.0 GPA and be in good academic standing.
She said the deadline for applying had passed for the fall semester, but students would be able to apply for next spring.
"It's a unique program, and it would be nice if more students did take advantage of it." Prentice said.
Edited by Henry C. Jackson
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