University Daily Kansan / Thursday, February 26. 1987
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Mall on ballot will cost city
By a Kansan reporter
The three-requestion referendum on the proposed downtown Lawrence mall will likely cost the city more than $3,000 in purchase, printing and counting of ballots. Douglas County Clerk Patti Jaimes said yesterday.
The Lawrence City Commission voted Tuesday to put on the April 7 general election ballot three advisory questions regarding the closing of streets and the use of public funds for building a downtown mall.
City Commissioner David Long-
neous was worth the cost to settle the dowel.
"We've spent more than that pursuing the project this far. That's not an inordinate amount," Longhurst said.
The three questions, which are not binding on the city commission, are:
■ Question No. 1: "Shall the following be adopted? Massachusetts street shall not be closed or venerated from Sixth Street to Eleventh Street!"
Citizens for a Better Downtown proposed this question on a petition that was signed by more than 4,000 Lawrence residents.
Question No.2: "Shall the following be adopted? Shall the city of Lawrence spend public funds, be state, federal or local, for the purpose of assisting in the building of an enclosed shopping mall in the central business district of downtown Lawrence, Kansas?"
■ Question No.3: "Shall the following be adopted? None of the streets in the central business district of downtown Lawrence, Kansas shall be vacated for the purpose of constructing an enclosed shopping mall."
Business students have summer option
By CAROLINE REDDICK
Staff writer
Business students interested in international marketing and in escaping the usual summer heat in Lawrence have a different summer school option this year.
The School of Business is offering six college credits for completion of a summer school program in London and Manchester, England.
Douglas Houston, associate professor of business and director of the summer program, said students were taking two courses, international and international economics, for three credits each.
The courses will be taught at Chelsea College in London for two weeks and at the University of Manchester for five weeks. Classes are Monday afternoons and Tuesday through Friday mornings. Weekends will be free for students to travel on their own or join a group activity.
Houston said he thought the program was a great educational opportunity for students.
"One of the big things we try to emphasize is the opportunity for students to expand their horizons," he said. "They have the chance to see the subject matter from a worldly view and get a perspective on how others view the market."
Houston said students who went on similar business programs in 1984 and 1985 had had a good time.
John Garland, associate professor of business and the program could be beneficial to students.
"One very important reason is that given our current austere conditions at the University, we are unable to offer advanced courses in international business," Garland said. "I think there is wide recognition that we must internationalize, but the strain on resources now is such that we cannot move into new areas
without undermining traditional ones.
"There is also a very, very excellent faculty at the University of Manchester. Because of the greater dependency on trade with European countries, the instruction inevitably has to be internationalized."
Todd Green, Overland Park graduate student, plans to go with the group.
"In my opinion, Americans aren't aw-
eough that we're in very tight competition in
world markets," he said. "In that environ-
ment, I can get more of a true feeling of how
international trade is actually carried out. And,
being in Europe has its own charms."
Houston said more than 40 students from KU and other universities had expressed interest in the program.
The program can accommodate 30 students. A $200 deposit must be made by April 1 to reserve a space. The group tentatively is scheduled to leave Kansas City International
on June 26 and return August 9.
Tuition, fees, texts, room, one-half of the meals and group-related travel to area businesses are included in the $2,150 fee.
Airfare is not included, but the school is negotiating for a charter fare for about $600 round trip.
To be eligible, KU students must have completed Business 476. Students from other U.S. universities must have completed basic core courses in business and economics.
"We're trying to work out a deal to develop future internships," Houston said. "We're exploring the possibilities. Students who go this year may be able to make contacts.
"We plan the program to get interactions with businesses over there so students can see what international business is all about, marketing in particular."
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