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New journalism dean
The dean search is over for the time being as journalism professor
Ann Brill was named interim dean of the school. PAGE 3A
Pachyderm problem
A group of students and staff met Monday to discuss a contrversial opinion expressed in the last issue of the Pachyderm. The KU College Repblican article called for the end of appointed senators. PAGE 3A
Baseball rematch
The Kansas baseball team will meet Wichita State tonight
at Eck Stadium. The last time the teams met, Kansas defeated the No. 10-ranked Shockers. The game is at 7 p.m. PAGE 1B
Spicy salsa
The KU Ballroom Dancing Club practices several
forms of dance, from swing to salsa to the foxtrot. The club welcomes members of all skill levels, and it practices in the Hashinger Hall dance studio. PAGE 1B
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KANSAN
April 21, 2004 IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.135
Voters could decide ban
By Ron Knox
knox@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
If all goes as planned, the City Commission won't decide whether or not to ban smoking in Lawrence bars and restaurants.
Lawrence voters will.
After more than an hour of debate from advocates both for and against a city-wide indoor smoking ban, the commission voted
3-2 against adopting the ban on Tuesday.
Instead, Commissioner Dennis "Boog" Highberger proposed a motion that would allow Lawrence residents to vote whether to ban smoking, which passed, 3-2.
Now, the commission will wait for proponents of the ban to
either the nearly 3,800 signatures necessary for the city to add the issue to either the August or November ballots.
Dunfield
Commissioner David Schauner said a referendum vote would promote a full public dialogue to discuss the issue.
"We will all be better off for it, in the long run," Schauner said.
large fun. Schauner said. Mayor Mike Rundle, who has publicly supported the proposed ban, said the commission should decide issues of public health like second-hand smoke.
Commissioner David Dunfield agreed.
"We don't let people decide their legal blood-alcohol levels when driving," Dunfield said. "It is our job to deal with these issues."
these issues. Both Rundle and Dunfield voted for the ban, and against a public vote on the issue.
barn, and again, the arguments from proponents of the ban supported Rundle and Dunfield's position, depicting indoor smoking as a pub-
Riding high
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Brandon Petz, Garden City, sophomore, tried to keep his grip on a mechanical bull yesterday in front of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Petz and his fraternity were celebrating Paddy Murphy Week by playing lawn games and listening to music. "It is a week long party that all the national chapters celebrate," Petz said. "It's an excuse to party for a week straight and have a lot of fun."
Regents approve creation of degree
By Anna Clovis aclovis@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
One of the top graduate programs at the University of Kansas is now an undergraduate degree.
Last week the Kansas Board of Regents approved the creation of a bachelor's of arts and bachelor's of general studies degree in public administration. The program will be offered only at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park, said Tom Longoria, associate professor in public administration.
"The department has a strong relationship with the campus," Longoria said. "They are growing and we want to be a part of that growth."
a part of that growth. Longoria said the degree was geared toward a part of the student population that was underserved - students who have associate degrees and families and work full-time.
work full-time. Longoria said he wasn't sure how many students would be enrolled in the program when it begins in the fall.
Other programs offered at the Edwards Campus have been successful, Longoria said. He said he had already received several inquiries about the program.
The University's graduate program in public administration has received national recognition. The city management and urban policy program was listed as the best in the nation in the U.S.
News & World Report 2005 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools.
The new undergraduate major will be broader and based more in the liberal arts than the graduate program, said John Nalbandian, chairman of public administration.
administration. The graduate program focuses on professional work, while the public administration department wants the undergraduate degree to appeal to a wide variety of people interested in service, Nalbandian said.
Nalbandian said.
The department hasn't ruled out the possibility of offering the degree at the Lawrence campus, but Nalbandian said there were currently no plans to do so.
Longoria said a decision to add the program in Lawrence would be based on its success on the Edwards Campus.
The public administration department offers a minor in public service and community leadership for students on the Lawrence campus who are interested in the program.
Nalbandian said fewer than 12 students were enrolled in the minor, which focuses on public policy and service.
New major in the work*
The School of Business is waiting for approval from the Board of Regents for a proposed new major in finance.
The Regents could approve the major
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'Monster' director comes home
By Neeley J. Spellmeier
nspellmeier@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
there for her when no one else These struggles aren't included in the myths about the glamour of Hollywood, Jenkins told the group of about 45 film students and faculty.
When film students attended a question-and-answer session with Patty Jenkins yesterday afternoon at Oldfather Studios, they probably expected to hear her speak about her experiences writing and directing Monster. What they probably didn't expect was Steve Perry, former lead singer of Journey and Jenkins' friend, to accompany her.
Jenkins, a Lawrence native, said Perry was helpful in explaining some of her artistic frustrations during filming and the struggles artists endure in general. She cited him as her "personal spiritual guru," who was there for her when no one else was.
had, filmmaking is hideously, hideously,
hideously difficult," Jenkins said, calling
directing a terrible job. "It doesn't feel
like you think it's going to feel when you
get to where I am."
get to where I am.
Jenkins also addressed the highs — not the glitzy award ceremonies, but the moments that happened while filming and in editing.
"These moments are pure heaven," she said. "Those moments are few."
said. "Those moments are rare.
The fact that those times are so rare is what keeps most people from making it in Hollywood, Jenkins said. There are few people who do not make it, she said, dispelling the popular belief about the difficulty of making it in the film industry.
Most people choose to leave the industry before they make it, valuing a family or other efforts over a trying and sometimes fruitless career, she said.
The rewarding part of sticking it out in
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Patty Jenkins, a film director from Lawrence, spoke to film students and faculty yesterday at Oldfather Studios. She discussed the creative process and her experiences in the film industry. Jenkins wrote and directed 2003's Monster, a biopic on Aileen Carol Wuornos, a highway prostitute who murdered seven men in the 1980s.
Greek community trying to fight debt
By Azita Tafreshi
atafresni@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The greek community at the University of Kansas is working to pay off a $15,000 debt—to itself.
debt—to itself.
The Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council are asking members of the Greek community to help with leftover fundraising from last year's House That Greeks Built, and to increase its support for next year's effort, said Anne Domann, Doylestown, Pa., sophomore.
Domann is the Panhellenic vice president of philanthropy and community service.
device. The House That Greeks Built is a program through which members of the greek community, in conjunction with the Lawrence chapter of Habitat for Humanity, build a house for a family in need.
need. Since its inception, the program has produced three houses for families in Lawrence.
Last year's house marked the first time that the greek community was solely responsible for funding the $40,000 project without financial assistance from Habitat for Humanity, and Panhellenic and IFC covered the remaining costs when fundraising efforts came up short.
Fraternity and sorority members pay yearly dates to either Panhellenic or IFC, said Jill Sefervich, Panhellenic vice
Over time, a portion of those due have been reserved for emergency purposes, Seferovich said.
president of administrative affairs. Seferovich, Lenexa junior, said the money from those dues is used to fund various events and educational programs sponsored by Panhellenic and IFC.
time, she said. The Greek community is working to replace the borrowed $15,000 because The House That Greeks Built is supposed to be a separate, supplemental
It was important to both councils that the Greek community's debt to Lawrence Habitat for Humanity was paid in full, so both groups loaned money from those funds to pay it on time, she said.
fundraising effort, not a program sponsored by Panhellenic and IFC, Sferovich said.
"From the beginning of the program, it's been sort of a step-by-step building process, and we just try to make it better every year," Domann said. "With any program you do have some problems, and we're just trying to make it a stronger."
stronger. The program runs on a two-year cycle, Domann said.
One year is dedicated to fundraising for the house, and the fall of the following year is devoted to its actual construction.
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