University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, May 2, 1990
Greeks to teach members about cultural sensitivity
Bv Christine Reinolds
Kansan staff writer
Black Panhellenic, Interfraternity Council and Panhelenic have banded to form a new group that will help to educate Greeks about cultural sensitivity, include differ-ences in the way they chapter and encourage greater levels of understanding.
Greeks for Responsible Education Enhancing Cultural sensitivity and its first organizational meeting April 12.
"The group is big enough to accomplish things yet small enough to get things done," she said.
GREECS, which has been forming since January, consists of three representatives from IFC, three from Panhellenic and three from Black Panhellenic, said Margaret Miller, adviser to GREECs. Members will be chosen yearly by application and an interviewing process. Miller said the group was a permanent organization.
GREEEs met women several weeks ago to discuss goals and possible programs for Fall 1990.
GREECS met with Miller several weeks ago to discuss goals and possible programs for Fall 1990.
Miller said GREECS would do more than plan programs.
"We have committees that will encourage all members of the greek system to participate in intramurals and other Greek events," she said. "We need to remember to make sure the Black fraternities and sororites participate. In the past we haven't been remembering the way we should."
Scott Rutherford, director of programs for GREECS, said that in the past, Greek Week was attended by only white fraternities and sororites.
"I don't know if it was because of lack of communication or lack of money." he said.
tion of lack of history.
Rutherford said he talked to Miller about trying to improve relations with the Black fraternities. GREECS was formed in response to that concern.
"We haven't asked Black Panhellenic for funds yet," she said.
was hired in the reps. Miller, who also serves as coordinator for greek affairs, said the group was financed by IFC and Panhellenic.
There are four Black fraternities and four Black sororites with a combined membership of about 70,
GREECS also will work with residence assistants and will set up workshops for Hawk Week in the fall, she said. Burtin said she thought the recent racial events had made the group stronger.
"Everyone is concerned and more aware that people need to be educated," she said.
Rutherford said, "We want more interaction between Black and white greets. We need to break down the stereotypes Blacks have of white fraternities and stereotypes whites have of Black fraternities. By uniting the greek system, then we can help solve problems on campus, too."
Senate amends tax proposal
The Associated Press
Lawmakers planned what appeared to be one last push to pass a school property tax rollback bill. It also worked the day of the wrap-up session.
The Senate passed a bill yesterday imposing restrictions on local units of government to prevent them from operating without a bill one step away from the governor.
Republican legislative leaders decided to make one more major effort yesterday to pass a property tax rollback bill tied to an increase in the cigarette and tobacco products tax.
senate Majority Leader Fred Kerr said that a House-Senate conference committee would attempt to reach agreement on a bill combining those two proposals and that the committee would be adjourned in the Senate.
Hayden hopes both houses will reach quick agreement
If it is accepted, it will go to the House and approval will send it to Gov. Mike Hayden, who continued
measure that would increase the state sales, personal income and corporate income taxes, but the Senate turned it down.
The Associated Press
Hayden told reporters that the marriage of the two proposals offered some hope that the Legislature could achieve tax relief.
TOPEKA — Gov. Mike Hayden said yesterday that he hoped a tobacco tax increase could be coupled with a property tax rollback and be passed by the Legislature before the end of the week.
"I am urging legislators to keep negotiations open and to keep working toward a solution," Hayden said.
However, a House-Senate conference committee discussed uniting the tobacco tax with tax relief shortly after Hayden's news conference and senators summarily rejected the proposal, said Sen. Gerald Karr, D-Emoria, ranking minority member of the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee.
The Senate passed a bill that would increase the tax on cigarettes by five cents a pack and increase the tax on other tobacco products. The House rejected it. The House passed a property tax rollback
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that would raise the state sales tax by one-half cent for every dollar, from 4.25 percent to 4.75 percent, and raise the tax on cigarettes by 5 cents a pack and on other tobacco products by 5 percent.
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Kerr predicted that the conference committee would agree on a proposal
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