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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, October 6, 1993
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Class selection too limited, professor says
Election may lead to expanded list of principle courses
By Kathleen Stolle
Kansan staff writer
Underclassmen suffer because of a rule that limits principal course offerings, a KU professor said vesteday.
"The rule has the consequence of depriving freshmen and sophomores at this University of the kind of educational experience that ought to be a distinctive advantage that KU can offer," said Don Marquis, professor of philosophy.
Marquis presented his arguments at a meeting of the College Assembly, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences governing body. The assembly is made up of elected students and tenured faculty, who vote on issues such as policy or curricular changes.
Under the current principal course rule, each department in the college may designate four courses as principal courses. Principal courses are introductory courses that provide basic knowledge in an academic area. Introduction to Ethics is an example of a principal course. Students in the college choose from among principal courses to fulfill basic requirements for bachelor of arts and bachelor of general studies degrees.
Marquis, who raised the issue last December, said he knew of professors who were immersed in research and were willing to teach those courses but could not because the department
was at its principal course limit.
However, Richard Degeorge, professor of philosophy and Russian and East European studies, said increasing the number of principal courses could actually hurt students by confusing them with a myriad of options.
But Marquis said that the necessary qualifications would control the numbers.
"If we have a clear notion of what a principal course is, this won't happen," he said.
Degeorge, who served on the committee that recommended the limit in 1985, said when students reached junior and senior level courses, both they and their professors would suffer the effects of a broad principal course selection.
Professors of those courses would have difficulty teaching more advanced courses because the students would not have a similar knowledge base, he said.
The assembly will vote by mail ballot on whether to lift the four-course limit.
James Muyskens, dean of the college, estimated it would take three weeks to prepare the ballots. They then will be sent to members of the assembly.
"I'm going to vote in favor of opening it up," she said.
Geology graduate teaching assistant Patricia Daniel is one of 11 graduate student assembly members. She said she was leaning toward voting against lifting the few course limit.
Edwardsville junior Tony Cole, one of about 65 undergraduate student assembly members, said she thought the number of principal course offerings was too restricted.
"The more courses you have, the less of a common experience the students are going to have," she said.
International students upset by religious recruitment
By David Stewart Kansan staff writer
Foreign students at the University might want to seek out the familiarity of their religious faith to ease the adjustment to a campus that is new to them.
But apparently some religious organizations have acquired lists of international KU students' names and addresses to recruit new foreign students for membership in their groups.
Daphne Johnston, assistant director of the office of international students services, said her office had received complaints from international students stating that they had been approached by religious groups seeking new members.
"There are some groups that target people who are newly arrived," Johnston said. "Most of these students aren't familiar with the people, the language or the culture of the country yet. These new students can be more susceptible to these groups."
The office does provide lists to registered students groups, but they will not normally give that list to religious organizations, Johnston said.
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Adrian Fung, Hong Kong senior and member of the Lawrence Chinese Christian Fellowship, said his organization had obtained a list of students from Chinese-speaking countries for this fall but had not used it to recruit students.
"That's impossible for us," Fung said. "We only have 17 students in this organization. We are busy enough with our own projects to have time to use a list like that."
"It wouldn't surprise me," said Thad Holcombe, campus pastor for Ecumenical Christian Ministries. "There are religious groups here that would love to prey on the international students."
Leaders from many campus religious organizations said they had not heard of a list being used. Though their own groups did not condone using lists to find names of possible recruits, some ministers said other groups using such techniques seemed plausible.
Foreign students do not always understand how certain religious groups can manipulate them into membership, said Lanny Maddox, campus minister to international students for Campus Christians.
"Part of it is that these students don't have their warnings lights on." Maddox said. "If these students are going to have a long-term interest in Christianity, they shouldn't be pushed into something they didn't think they wanted to do in the first place."
Dave Atchison and Mike Hercules work together to lay the dance floor of Lawrence's newest country-western bar, The Sidewinder. It is set to open next week just north of The Bottleneck and La Familia restaurant on New Hampshire Street.
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Robbery suspect escapes from patrol car after going to doctor
A 24-year-old robbery suspect escaped yesterday from a Douglas County sheriff's deputy after a doctor's appointment.
Chad Beers escaped about 4:30 p.m. yesterday as the deputy tried to put him in a patrol car. Beers was last seen about 5 p.m. in a trailer park at 110 N. Michigan St.
Sheriff's deputies and Lawrence police officers searched northwest Lawrence last night with the help of a police dog from Lenexa. Beers remained at large late last night.
Beers was arrested Friday in the robbery of Checker's, 2300 Louisiana St. He has been charged with aggravated robbery, felony theft and obstruction of the legal process.
Beers was scheduled to appear in Douglas County District Court today.
New director named for PR office
Tom Hutton, acting director of University Relations, was named director of the office Monday.
Hutton joined University Relations in 1990 as associate director and was named acting director in 1982.
University Relations handles all public relations for the University of Kansas.
Hutton received a bachelor's of science degree in journalism from KU.
Before he joined University Relations, Hutton had worked as a reporter, editor and manager for Harris Enterprises, a Hutchinson-based media company.
Downtown employees take shoppers' parking spaces
Bv Tracl Carl
Kansan staff writer
Parking lots behind Massachusetts Street businesses are already about 25 percent full at 9:30 a.m. on most weekdays, said Earl Reineman, president of the Downtown Lawrence Incorporation.
But the cars do not belong to eager shoppers. They belong to employees who are using customer parking spaces. Reineman said.
In a report to the City Commission last night, Reineman said that employees were not taking advantage of available long-term parking.
Education about the long-term parking and harsher penalties for those who continue to abuse short-term parking might help alleviate the problem, he said. The commission received the report and set a study session about the tonic for 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 8.
The city offers long-term parking west of Vermont Street and east of New Hampshire street. "It's not an issue of money," Reineman said. "It's a management problem within the individual businesses who don't require their employees to park in long-term lots."
Reineman said he thought repeat offenders should pay higher fines for the sixth ticket they receive in 30 days and parking officers should patrol two-hour lots more frequently.
Commissioner Doug Compton said he was concerned that the new penalties would hurt downtown customers and not employees.
Parking changes
David Longhurst, manager of the Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence Incorporation recommended four changes in the downtown parking policy that would open 250 short-term parking spaces. The recommendations included:
■ reducing the annual long-term parking permit cost from $48 to $24.
increasing the fine to $15 for the sixth or more violation in 30 days.
instructing parking control officers to monitor the two-hour lots more than the 90-minute meters on Massachusetts Street.
establishing a fine for anyone caught erasing a chalk mark, which indicates how long a car has been parked in a lot, or moving their car so that the mark does not show.
Riverfront Plaza, said he would like the city to consider lifting the 50-cent charge to park in the outlet mall's parking garage after 5 p.m. on Sundays and on major holidays. This would match the downtown area's parking meter hours.
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The biggest complaint he received from customers was having to pay for parking, he said. It was not a big deal for those who came to shop several hours, he said.
"If you are a Lawrence resident, and you want to run into a store for five or 10 minutes, it is a big deal," he said.
OAKS-Non-traditional Student Organization will hold a brown bag lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Alcove G in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Gerry Vernon at 864-7317.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will hold a forum, "Still Spitting on the Sidewalk," from noon to 1 p.m. today at the ECM building, 1204 Oread Ave. For more information, call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will celebrate Mass at 12:30 p.m. today in Danforth Chapel. For more information, call the center at 843-0357.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will sponsor a Catholic student discussion group and sack lunch at 1:10 p.m. today (directly following 12:30 Mass) at Alcove in the Kansas Union. For more information, call the center at 843-0357.
Soapbox, sponsored by KJHK, will be held form 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today in front of Wescoe Hall. For more information, call Jenny Schwab at 749-7684.
KU Kempo will meet from 7 to 8:30 tonight in 130 Robinson Center. For more information, call Mandana Ershadi at 842-4713.
KU Ad Club will meet at 7 tonight in 100 Stauffer-Flint Hall. For more information, call Wade Baxter at 749-7487 or Ed Schager at 864-4358.
Chinese Student Association will show two movies at 6:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Chuan Wang at 842-4042.
KU Equestrian Team will have its first organizational meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Mary Roth or Kari Frederick at 841-3139.
The Society of Professional Journalists will hold its first meeting of the semester at 5 p.m. today at the Stauffer-Flint Hall Reading Room. Pre-journalism students are welcome. For more information, call Paul Wenske at 864-7475.
- Women's Student Union will meet at 6 p.m. today in the Kansas Union. Ask at candy counter for location. For more information, call the WSU Workspace at 864-7337.
Students Tutoring for Literacy will meet at 7 tonight at the Oread Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call 844-360-360.
KU Gamers and Roleplayers will meet at 5:30 p.m. today on the third floor of the Burge Union. For more information, call 864-7316.
KU Environers will meet at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Amy Trainer at 841-4484.
Students in Communication Studies will hold "Meet the Faculty" Night at 7 onight at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Missy Vaskov at 864-3633.
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Habitat for Humanity will meet at 7:30 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. For more information, call 749-0088.
Watkins Memorial Health Center will sponsor an eating-disorders support group meeting from 7:30 to 8:30 tonight at the second-floor conference room in Watkins. For more information, call Sarah Kirk at 864-4121.
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