wednesday, december 3, 2003
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the university daily kansan
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SenEx next in line to oppose 'Women of KU' calendar
By Joe Hartigan and Robert Perkins
jhartigan@kansan.com,
rperkins@kansan.com
Kansas staff writers
Once again, The Women of KU calendar is creating a controversy on campus.
The University Senate Executive Committee decided to draft a letter to Janet Murguia yesterday asking her to address the issue that the calendar might misrepresent itself as being a product of the University of Kansas.
SenEx members said that they didn't know what would come of the letter, but that they thought
Murguia, as executive vice chancellor of University Relations, could deal with the issue of potential misrepresentation.
Mark Ezell, associate professor of social welfare, and several other members of Sen Ex said they wanted to do something about it if they could.
Though the calendar is in no way connected with the University, it does contain pictures of the Jayhawk and is promoted on www.kusports.com, a Lawrence Journal-World Web site.
Murguia was not available for comment.
"I know that she will be very receptive to SenEx's thoughts on
this," said Lynn Bretz, director of University Relations.
She said Murgia was involved in working on the on The Women of Distinction calendar, a new calendar compiled by the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center to showcase the accomplishments of KU women.
Andy Knopn, student body president, advised SenEx against taking too much action on the issue.
He said that The Women of Distinction calendar was a better response.
waters with it any more."
"The more we talk about it, the more gets written about it," he said of The Women of KU calendar. "I don't want to muddy the
Ray Davis, SenEx president, said Kansas athletics director Lew Perkins contacted him about the possible misrepresentation of the University and the exploitation of women.
"Good for Lew for bringing it up and being concerned with the wellbeing of the students," Ezell said.
Perkins isn't the only member of the athletics department upset by the calendar.
Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, said as long as the department had a say in the matter, The Women of KU calendar would no longer be allowed to be shot in University athletics facilities.
"No one in the athletic department is happy about that calendar," he said.
He said the biggest issue was the calendar's portrayal of women.
Marchiony said that the calendar used the term "KU" without permission and that the photos were taken in school facilities without permission.
"As people who care about women," Marchiony said, "We're not happy about anything that portrays women as objects."
The calendar is published by the World Company, which owns the Lawrence Journal-World and Sunflower-Broadband Newschannel 6.
Ralph Gage, general manager of the Lawrence-Journal World, said the athletics department was entitled to its opinion but defended the calendar.
"I think the calendar speaks for itself." Gage said.
The Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Rd., dropped its sponsorship of the calendar this year for reasons similar to those given by the athletics department.
Tony Retonde, manager of the store, said sponsorship was dropped because owner Bill Muggy did not approve of the cover.
Union art bazaar offers unique crafts, paintings
Edited by Doyle Murphy and II Henslev
By Alex Hoffman
ahoffman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Arts and Crafts Bazaar held in the Kansas Union not only has jewelry and paintings, it has art good enough to eat.
Katie Dalton, Lawrence graduate student; Elizabeth Milam, Wichita junior; and Norma Tena, El Paso, Texas, sophomore, were getting creative with candy at their table yesterday. Using three sizes of wire hangers, they bent them into the shape of candy canes and wreaths. They then hand-tied 75 to 300 pieces of candy on each with ribbons, depending on the size.
Sang-Woo Kim, Seoul, South Korea, freshman, tried on a cubic zirconia earring yesterday at the Arts and Crafts Bazaar in the Kansas Union. The bazaar, which continues today and tomorrow, features seven booths with items ranging from exotic wood-turned corkscrews to candy cane door hangers.
by giving $10,000. tion a fair amount of researchin close to what I like."
"I'm not very crafty, so it's harder for me," Dalton said. "But I think they make it look pretty easy."
All three are representatives of a new student organization called Students for Bilingual Education. Their table will stay all three days of the bazaar, which is sponsored by the KU Memorial Unions Programs Department. It began yesterday on the fourth floor of the Union.
They want to sell about 70 of the candy creations to raise money to attend the National Association of
Bilingual Educators conference in Albuquerque. N.M.
Up to 12 artists will be in the Union on any given day, said Chandra Dunbar, program adviser for KU Memorial Unions. Besides students, other longtime artists with ties to the University of Kansas have registered tables for the event.
Celia Smith has been painting as her life's pursuit for more than 40 years. She is the wife of Robert Smith, professor emeritus of anthropology, and she specializes in acrylic painting on paper. One of her paintings on sale is a commissioned work entitled KU Stories, displayed on an easel next to her table.
She said her work was based on the early days of the University, when blue and gold were the campus colors instead of red and blue.
The painting is a collage of images with important people and symbols of the University of Kansas and of education. Toward the top of her painting is a burning bush, a symbol of the never-ending pursuit of knowledge. Examples of people represented in the piece include Amos Lawrence, the Boston merchant who helped start the University
Although she also has holiday cards of her original designs for sale, KU Stories is her biggest project. The painting took her five months to complete, not to men-
don a fair amount of researching.
"I thought, 'Oh, this is going to be impossible,'" Smith said. "But then I started thinking about it and reading, and then I found all of these subjects that were very
The bazaar continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and ends tomorrow at the same time.
Edited by Ehren Meditz
Commission considers limiting Wal-Mart's size
The Lawrence City Commission discussed items regarding the construction of a Wal-Mart at the corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive at last night's meeting. Commissioners extended a moratorium on building construction at that intersection and considered a plan that would limit the store size to 80,000 square feet. They referred the item to city staff for further research.
■ Lisa Patterson, city communications coordinator, presented the Lawrence City Commission with preparations for the sesquicentennial celebration. A parade will be held Sept. 18, 2004, in honor of Lawrence's 150th birthday.
Commissioners voted to sign a contract with Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc. The company will be the exclusive supplier of non-alcoholic beverages for the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department for five years.
Commissioners approved a site for the Grassy Verge Percent for Art project. The site will feature a sculpture and will be located on the south side of Sixth Street between Massachusetts and Vermont streets.
Amanda Kim Stairrett
The University of Kansas Chapter of
Phi Kappa Phi All-academic honor society is proud to announce
new member initiates
Congratulations to the 2003 Phi Kappa Phi initiates, KU's Best!
Alumni Initiate
Congressman Dennis Moore, Third District of Kansas
School of Allied Health
Faculty Initiates
Diana B. Carlin
Donald D. Stull
Catherine Odell Bayer
Rosann Mae Blackmore
Kalen MaeAlpine Fisher
Erin Dean Frazier
Lindsay Gayle Kimball
Marey M. Martin
Kristen Renee Reinert
Mary Margaret Segebrecht
Kyanna M. Shelar
Kathie Anne Shump
School of Architecture and Urban Design Lisa Pool Ryan Simmons
School of Business
Kylene L Austin.
Justin Phillip Becker
Mary Amelia Brungardt
Linda Chae
Candace Michelle Chaney
Brent A Evans.
Ryan E.Gordon
Hile Deborah J.
Sarah Elizabeth Lintecum
Amanda M.Martin
Eric Wayne Modrell
Jessica Joy Nelson
Jennifer L. Rack
Nicole R. Schumacher
Mary Strickland
Kelly Renee Wilson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Kay Bambara
Kyle Alton Barnard
Todd Alan Barrett
Jacqueline L. Bates
Justin Robert Bond
Abra C. Bron
Peter David Buchanan
Nathan A. Carlson
Jennifer E. Carnagey
Travis Castle
Elizabeth Anne Chabin-Edens
Leah Cummings
Tracy Lyn Cunningham
Thomas B. Diehl
Neil Dunavin
Kelly Flentie
Elizabeth A. Franklin
Julie Elizabeth Gist
Anita J. Gray
Jan M. Guth
Sarah Ann Haldeman
Ashley M. Heintzelman
Suzanne M. Hilleary
Heather L. Hunt
Jason M. Huntington
Annie Maureen Ingham
Jamie Lynn Jones
John James Lammi
Ana M Luu
John K. Mackey
Luke Maese
Jacob Titus Maxfield
Emily Anne McProud
Steven E. Meyer
Allison Mezger
Adam C. Miles
Breanne J. Patton
Katharine Piller
Tenelle J. Porter
Cara Anne Rachals
Christina S. Stauffer
Susan M. Stephenson
Rachel Elisabeth Thomas
Lauren Tribby
Dyan Vogel
Laura Elizabeth Wille
Laura A. Winzenread
School of Education
Dorian Faye Amend
Melissa Marie Chandley
Cari Ann Davis
Sara Beth Goetz
Steve A. Gordon
Patricia A. Harrigan
Jennifer K. Kelley
Sara Jane Kelly
Jessica Ann Kimple
Kelli Dean Kurle
Aimee Nicole Riegel
Kristen Bagby Zucht
School of Engineering
Michael D. Adams
Nandish Chalishazar
Jamie Michelle Fransen
Lien Gong
Christopher E. Hullman
John Robert Igo
Jacob Imber
Lena Ireland
Jianxin Ji
Pradeep Kumar Kondamuri
Theresa LaFollette
Kristin Larson
Patrick Ryan Laufenburger
Will David Lindquist
Megan E. MacDonald
Aaron Paul Markham
Jennifer Joan Nandrea
Vijaya Chandran Ramasami
Junyi Sun
Christopher M. Taylor
Bradley Alan Torgler
Marco Villa
Ryan Von Bevern
School of Fine Arts
Erin Binter
Allyson Flaster
Elaine N. Fukunaga
Steve A. Gordon
Sara Kelly Kelly
Timothy P. Kleier
Allyson Flaster
Lara Walter
School of Journalism and Mass
Communications Leah Cummings Amy Elizabeth Kelly Jodie Krafft
School of Nursing
School of Law
Danielle M. Garcher
Jonathan N. Zerger
Justin Lueger
Andrew Marso
Jessica Wilson
Eric L. Archer
Carlene M. Breen
Kathy Fitch
Kristen Renee Reinert
School of Pharmacy
Anna Maria Calcagno
Nathan A. Lacher
Bei Li
Stephanie Anderson Pasas
Christine Marie Robinson
School of Social Welfare
Julie Barncord
Kathleen Hutton Boyd
Jennifer Patricia Coughlin
Catherine Ann Czucezejko
Gindi Jo DeVilbiss
Lindsay Ann Hafner
Erik DeVries Larsen
Angela Kristin Lightle
Catesby Ann Major
Kathleen D. O'Kane
Victoria Peoples
Melissa Dee Shelton
Kristy Simms
Lauren Sullivan
Katherine M. Thomas
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