CAMPUS/AREA UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, November 4, 1993
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Students criticize new minority post
Office lacks power group leaders say
By Carlos Tejada Kansan staff writer
Less than a month after its creation, the position of assistant executive vice chancellor has come under criticism for being too weak to help minority students.
Maurice Bryan, assistant executive vice chancellor, does not have the budget, staff, or administrative authority to address minority issues, said Terry Bell, president of the Black Student Union.
"Because of the circumstances, the title might not mean that much," said Bell, Tampa, Fla., senior. "It can be viewed as just a title."
plan of action on multicultural issues.
The assistant executive vice chancellor — a position created by Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor, on Oct. 7 — assists in addressing multiculturalism, diversity and minority groups on campus. The assistant executive vice chancellor also is responsible for compiling the Blueprint for Diversity, which will be the University's official
But Bell said the position was ill-equipped to handle such issues as recruitment and retention of minority students. Without the authority or the budget of other vice chancellors, he said, the position would be unable to create meaningful change.
“It's a position that I'm looking for great things from,” Bell said. “Whether that position is suited to make that occur is another matter.”
Bryan, who is also director of the Office of Affirmative Action, has a staff of three in that office and access to the office's budget.
Bryan's lack of tenure is also a concern, Bell said. He said that because Bryan did not have tenure, his position could be dissolved at will by the University.
Bell said Bryan's role as a direct link between students and the executive vice chancellor was important, but Meyen — not Bryan — still would make decisions.
Carlos Fleming, Shaker Heights, Ohio, senior and member of the African American Student Concerns Task Force, said the position fell short of expectations. He said that other task forces in the past had recommended such a position but that they had thought it would have more authority. The current position falls short, Fleming said.
The assistant executive vice chancellor is supposed to aid minority students. Some complain that he is not given the authority to do his job.
"They've made this half-hearted effort that keeps the ball from rolling, and then progress is stopped," he said.
Fleming said the argument was not against Bryan himself, but the weakness of his position.
But Meyen said the position was made in good faith. He said Bryan would make the administration more aware of minority issues.
"He has more access than deans do, as far
as who he meets with," Meyen said. "He has a significant amount of access."
The administration does not have the money to provide the position with resources comparable to other vice chancellors, he said.
Concerning tenure, Meyen said faculty tenure had no bearing on administrative positions. A fired administrator with tenure would remain at KU as a professor but still would be out of the administration.
He said David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, also did not have tenure.
Meyen said the new position and the blueprint would have an impact at KU.
"It will allow us to fulfill their expectations," he said. "It's not going to happen overnight, but we're in a better position."
Bryan, who came to KU in August as the new director of Affirmative Action, said he currently had the resources to fulfill his duties. He said he understood his role at KU.
"I have responsibility for coordinating many of the aspects of the University's diversity efforts," he said.
K-State wins again; KU gives less blood
After last month's blood-drive competition between KU and K-State, K-State retained its bragging rights for more blood donors than KU. The final tally — K-State, 913 pints, KU, 842 pints.
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"This is the second victory for K-State since the two Big Eight schools revived the blood-drive competition last spring," said Jeff Sneed, regional coordinator for the American Red Cross, in a released statement.
Sneed said the two schools increased the number of volunteer blood donations this semester by nearly 100 units.
The schools will compete again next spring, with the KU blood drive set to begin March 7.
Iowa Street will be rid of bumps
Iowa Street should be smooth sailing today. Terese Gorman, city engineer, said construction crews paved the road yesterday, covering the rough section north of Iowa and 23rd streets that had plagued motorists.
The entire $400,000 project should be completely done by Nov. 15, she said.
Construction crews had been working on adding left turn lanes to the road for about two months.
The extra turn lanes are supposed to help eliminate the number of accidents at the intersection, Gorman said.
Law enforcer to discuss jobs
Representatives of local, state and federal law enforcement and correction agencies will talk to students interested in careers in law enforcement from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union.
Speakers include members of the KU and Lawrence police departments, the Douglas County Prosecutor's Office, the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the Johnson County Juvenile Court Services, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Association and the Secret Service.
Forum to focus on legal rights
The Rho Eta chapter of Omega Psi Phil fraternity will sponsor a forum to discuss the legal rights of students with city, court and police officials.
Clifford Wiley, staff attorney for Legal Services for Students; Mark Knight, Douglas County assistant district attorney; Sgt. Schuyler Bailey, KU police; Detective Catherine Kelley and Officer Brian Marsh, Lawrence police; Rod Bremby, assistant city manager, and Kevin Johnson, chief court service officer for Douglas County, are scheduled to attend.
The forum will begin at 7:30 tonight at Ellsworth Hall.
Compiled from Kansan staff reports
"Sex is not the key to love. Sex makes you feel closer than you actually are."
Richard Devinki/ KANSAN
Janusz Jaworski, Prairie Village junior, draws a mural with colored chalk on the wall between Malott Hall and Wescoe Hall. Jaworski chose the wall because he could see it from his physics class in Malott.
Michael Horner
Sketching a view
"I think youths, well informed, are capable of making reasonable judgments."
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Dennis Dallev
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Debaters: Sex is great, but one says 'wait'
By Christoph Fuhrmans Kansan staff writer
Most people do not like to speak about sex in public.
But last night, Michael Horner, a visiting speaker for Campus Crusade for Christ, and Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare, debated in front of about 1,000 people whether it was healthy to save sex for a permanent relationship.
"I like sex," Horner said. "I really like sex. I think sex is a really fantastic idea, don't you?"
"Everyone in this room is a sexual human being," he said. "You're born sexual, you'll die sexual."
The debate lasted about two hours in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Both Horner and Dalley gave 25-minutes opening statements, then each had two chances for rebuttals before making closing remarks.
Horse said people should wait for a permanent commitment before having sex.
During his speech, Horner presented 19 reasons, covering physical, psychological, social, sexual and relational aspects, for waiting before having sex.
"Sex is not the key to love," he said. "Sex makes you feel closer than you actually are."
cited the possibility of getting a sexually transmitted disease such as AIDS or Herpes, and having flashbacks to previous relationships during sex as negative aspects of having sex before making a permanent commitment.
"If you even think your partner is comparing you to a previous lover, that can be a cold bucket of water on a relationship." Horner said.
Dalley said people could make reasonable judgments if they were informed correctly about sexual relationships.
Despite Horner's claim that waiting would make sex better, Dailley said that the first time, whenever that time might be, could still be special.
"I would like that experience to be off the ground, unbelievably, memorably, phantasmagorically, really, really good," he said.
Although Dailey did not agree with Horner about waiting, he said he did not want people to think he promoted promiscuity.
On the pure health aspect of having sex before making a permanent commitment, Dailey said that abstinence was the only sure way of staying healthy but that then people would be deprived of the pleasure of having sex.
"I think youths, well-informed, are capable of making reasonable judgments that allow them to be in relationships without all the scary statistics," he said.
Khoa Pham, Overland Park sophomore, said he came to the debate because he was curious.
decade because he "would parents would have a fit if asked about sex," he said.
Fraternity to have food drive
The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is sponsoring a North American food drive this weekend to collect a targeted 100,000 pounds of food for local food banks.
The University of Kansas chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha will be collecting food from today until Saturday, said Todd Davis, Lambda Chi philanthropy chair.
Anyone who wants to donate food can leave it at the fraternity house, 918 Stewart Ave. The food will be delivered to the Ballard Community Center, 708 Elm St., on Monday.
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