CAMPUS/AREA
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, October 21,1993
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Report lacks full support, says faculty member
Response to gay concerns misses the point, prof says
By Carlos Tejada Kansan staff writer
Maggie Childs, president of Gay and Lesbian Academic and Staff Advocates, said the University had responded adequately to each specific point in a recent report on KU's homosexual and bisexual students, faculty and staff.
But Childs, professor of East Asian Studies, said the response missed the big issue. "If you feel you need to hide to live as an equal, then you're always in fear of being exposed," she said.
The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student Concerns Study Committee report was released last week with the response of Ed
Meyen, executive vice chancellor. Childs said the report stressed the feeling of nonacceptance and insecurity of KU's homosexual population and that Meyen had not addressed that.
"The study report says we don't feel safe," Childs said. "The response doesn't address that. It's as if he didn't hear us."
Instances of gay-bashing across the country have fostered a feeling of insecurity among the nation's homosexual and bisexual population, Childs said. She said that they were not just afraid of physical abuse but that they were afraid of ridicule and nonacceptance as well.
"We're afraid of directed violence and people picking us out," Childs said.
said the failure to put its moral support in writing still fostered a negative air and kept homosexual and bisexual students from taking a more active role. She contrasted a supportive speech given last week by Meyen to the wording of the University's response.
Childs said she thought Meyen and the rest of the administration was responsive to requests such as library books and sensitivity training for the KU police. But she
"The executive vice chancellor did that clearly and concisely on National Coming Out Day, but that message was diluted by the response," she said.
But Jennifer Papanek, Lawrence senior and co-director of Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Services of Kansas, said the University could do little in the short-term.
"Most of us feel it was a wonderful effort and it paid off," she said. "I just felt it was a document geared more toward the future of KU and important change for the long term."
Papanek said trying to make KU more
secure for homosexuals and bisexuals in the long-term was comparable to efforts to install security lighting on campus.
"It's a very bright spot on the horizon, but right here and now not much can change," she said.
Meyen said the situation was too difficult to solve at once. But he did say education was the only way to make the University more accepting of homosexual and bisexual students.
"We're talking about an educational process," Meyen said. "We not only address that, but through a process of education, we're trying to do that."
He said that taken all together, his response to the study committee's report was fully supportive.
"You have to look at the total report," Meyen said. "You can't look at every one statement."
SenEx approves 2 evening test times
By Christoph Fuhrmans Kansan staff writer
Too many evening exams are scheduled across campus from 7 to 9 p.m., and so the University Senate Executive Committee yesterday moved to create more exam times.
SenEx approved a resolution from the Calendar Committee that established two evening exam periods.
The periods, which will take effect in Fall 1994, will be from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m.
In May, the office of the university registrar had recommended to SenEx that the new exam time be 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m., which SenEx members said was too late.
"It does wreak havoc on night classes and puts students in a bind," said Will Linkugel, professor of communication studies.
Barbara Schwen, associate professor of chemistry, said she approved of earlier exam times but was worried how students' eating hours would be affected.
She said students who had classes all day and had a 5:45 p.m. exam would have a difficult time eating dinner.
The resolution will be reviewed by David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs, and then sent to the registrar's office for implementation.
Members of SenEx also passed a resolution that stated students who had evening exams should get some class time off, usually the next scheduled class period.
Friauf said some professors were not compensating students for time spent taking evening exams.
He said evening exams, which are approved by the Calendar Committee, could only be scheduled if a class had multiple sections or if the class period was not long enough for students to finish an exam. For example, extra time is needed to hand out and collect exams in a large class.
This resolution will be reviewed by the registrar's office, Shulenburger and the Calendar Committee.
SenEx is a Governance committee made up of student and faculty representatives that approves rules and regulations for the University.
Valerie Bontrager / KANSAN
Making melodies
Kim Cocklin, FT. Riley sophomore, practices with the Chamber Choir in preparation for a performance at the Lied Center. The next performance will be at Vespers on Dec. 5.
KU survey links drinking, skipping class
Kansan staff writer
By Liz Kiinger
Erin Wiggs, Overland Park sophomore, is one of many students who have missed a class because they drank the night before.
"It was early," Wiggs said. "I didn't feel like getting out of bed."
Random surveys of 1,000 KU students by the Division of Student Affairs in 1988 and 1992 revealed that about 30 percent missed classes because of alcohol consumption.
Julie Francis, health educator at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said drinking and then skipping classes was nothing new.
"I think alcohol plays a big part in missing classes on college campuses," Francis said. "College students have that sense of the present. They don't tend to think about what's going to happen to them in the future. They're living for today."
John Janzen, professor of anthropology, said that missing classes because of drinking defeated the purpose of being a student.
"The worst way students waste the opportunity of learning is by simply not showing
up for class," Janzen said. "That wastes their money and our time and our taxpayers' money, too."
Janzen said he didn't try to determine which students might be hung over in his class.
"I don't go checking students' breath or opening their eyelids to see what they've been doing the night before," Janzen said.
Francis said students needed to balance their studying and drinking responsibly.
"If students do go out and drink too much and are unable to go to class, what does that say about them? There's that group of people that comes here to learn and a group that comes here to have fun.
"The phrase 'study hard, party hard' shouldn't be one of the rules students live by. I don't think going out and drinking in excess, possibly having blackouts, waking up in the morning with a hangover and possibly missing class should be a reward for studying hard. It's kind of a tittle effort."
Rick Spruce, Colorado Springs, Colo., sophomore, said he didn't like to miss class and had gone to class with a hangover once
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"There's always somebody in my class who's a little hung over." Sorus said.
Albert Cook, professor of English, said he didn't worry much about whether students missed class because of drinking the night before.
"I'm fairly cavalerian about whether they need to come to class," Cook said. "I assume it's their problem. It's going to show at the far end."
ON CAMPUS
The University Daily Kansan prints a calendar of campus events daily as a service to the University. Announcements must be submitted on a form provided at 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Entries must be submitted by 5 p.m. two days prior to desired day of publication. No submissions will be taken by telephone.
ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a volunteer-intern placement fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. For more information, call Thad Holomcain at 843-4933.
Canterbury House will celebrate Holy Eucharist at noon today in Danforth Chapel.
Anthropology Club will sponsor a lecture at 5 p.m. today in 633 Fraser Hall. For more information, call Destiny Crider at 822-1469.
KU American Meteorological Society's Student Chapter will meet at 4:30 p.m. today in 3005 Malott Hall. For more information, call Robyn Weeks at 842-6211.
n University Senate will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Chancelor Gene Budig will speak to "Partnership for Kansas," the Board of Regents tuition increase plan.
Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA) will have tricycle races to promote Alcohol Awareness Week at 5:30 p.m. today at Tau Kappa Epsilon, 1911 Stewart Ave. For more information, call Ashley Langford at 865-3670.
The World's Largest Aerobics Class" will meet from 5:30 to 7 tonight in 215 Robinson Center. The class is free. For more information, call Recreation Services at 864-3546.
KU Army ROTC will sponsor a "Women in the Military" panel at 6 p.m. today in Room 209 in the Military Science Building. For more information, call Capt. Clark Bauer at 864-3311.
KU Champions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Parlors A, B, & C in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Erik Lindsay at 841-4555.
KU Libertarians will meet at 7 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Allen Tiffany at 842-2411.
Psi Chi will meet at 7 tonight in 547 Fraser Hall. For more information, call Jennifer Wallace at 749-1086
University Chess Society will meet at 7 tonight at the Hawk's Nest on the third floor of the Kansas Union. For more information, call Nathan at 842-0049
KU Triathlon and Swim Club will meet at 7:30 tonight in Robinson Center. For more information, call Sean Roland at 865-2731.
LesBiGayS OK will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union.
**Amnesty International will meet at 8 tonight at the Glass Onion, 624 W. 12th St.**
KU Young Democrats will meet at 8 tonight at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
Jayhawker Campus Fellowship will meet at 8 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call John Dale at 864-1115.
the Walnut the Christian Outreach will meet at 8:30 tonight at the Big 8 Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Mark Winton for 843-2260 or Neel Storey at 749-5848.
KU Fencing Club will meet at 9 tonight in 130 Robinson Center. For more information, call Jen Snyder at 841-6445.
ON THE RECORD
A student's bicycle valued at $519 was taken in the 500 block of W. 11th Street between Oct. 13 and Monday, KU police reported.
A student's bicycle and lock, valued together at $530, were taken in the 1400 block of Tennessee Street on Oct. 14 or Friday, Lawrence police reported.
A student's bicycle and lock, valued together at $510, were taken in the 400 block of W. 11th street between Oct. 14 and Tuesday, KU police reported.
A student's bicycle tires and rims, valued together at $178, were taken from the McCollum Hall bicycle rack between Friday and Monday, KU police reported.
A student's bicycle valued at $200 was taken in the 1300 block of Tennessee Street on Monday or Tuesday, Lawrence police reported.