UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, November 13, 1996
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Historic commission hears Borders debate
Meeting to decide if plan damaging
By Liz Musser
Kansan staff writer
The Historic Resources Commission listened to more than three hours of public comment last night at a meeting that determined whether a proposed plan for a Borders bookstore at 700 New Hampshire St. would damage the environs of the Eldridge Hotel.
The commission had not come to a decision by 11:20 p.m.
The commission is involved with the project because the bookstore would be built within 500 feet of the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St., which is on the national historic register.
Winter Inc., the owners of the property on which the bookstore would be built, first proposed a plan to the commission in late August. The commission unanimously opposed that plan because it called for the demol-
tion of a 98-year-old livery stable at 700 New Hampshire St.
Last night, Winter and three representatives from Borders presented a new plan that includes the facades of two walls of the livery stable.
Dave Clearwood, architectural director for Borders, said that Borders wanted to come to Lawrence with the blessing of the community.
"We don't come to your community and drop a big box in the middle of town and expect you to live with it," he said. "We want to be part of the community."
Gary Toebbent, president of Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber supported the redevelopment of the stable.
"This project enhances the ambiance of downtown and the environs of the Eldridge Hotel." he said.
Bill Mitchell, Lawrence resident, said he did not support the plan because it did not incorporate the entire structure of the stable.
"Good historic preservation is based on substance and not merely on outward appearance," he said.
Committees search for new library staff
By Kimberly Crabtree Kansan staff writer
Search committees are working to fill three positions: vice chancellor for information services, interlibrary/document delivery librarian and conservator.
The vice chancellor position was created when the University underwent administrative changes earlier this year. The vice chancellor will be in charge of computing and technology services at the University, said Michael Hoeflich, vice chancellor search committee chairman.
As for filling the position, the committee is just getting started.
Increasing costs and smaller
budgets have increased the responsibilities of interlibrary loan services.
Mel DeSart, chairman of the interlibrary loan/document delivery librarian search committee, said journal subscriptions for interlibrary loan were too expensive, so librarians had been using document delivery services.
Interlibrary loans allow libraries to exchange materials for free.
Document delivery systems are companies that loan journals at a per-use fee. Delivery is faster, and libraries save money on journal subscriptions with the service.
The new librarian, expected to be chosen next semester, possibly will deal more often with such services, DeSart said.
The search for a conservator has been continuing all semester. The conservator will oversee conservation and preservation treatments on library materials.
Non-Christian KU students feel ignored
By Megan Jordan
Kansan staff writer
Non-Christian students say they seldom feel out of place or uncomfortable at the University of Kansas, a predominately Christian campus. However, none of their classmates appear interested in learning about their religions, and that almost is worse.
"Nobody bothers you or picks on you, but I'm not sure you call that acceptance," said Hadi Alhassani, Yemen graduate student.
He said that the roughly 200 Muslims at the University were essentially ignored by the KU community:
Nobody recognizes their differences or unique viewpoints. And even if students were eager to learn about Islamic traditions, there were few opportunities to do so.
"I don't think we are given fair representation in the classroom," he said. "From what I know, there are very few classes taught on Islam, Arabic, Muslims or even the Middle East."
Evan Heimlich, program assistant for the office of Minority Affairs, said he disagreed with Alhassani's assessment that students didn't have many options to learn about other religions.
"There certainly are opportunities
to learn about diverse religions," he said. "That doesn't mean students are standing in line to do so."
In addition to classes, Heimlich said there were religious organizations dedicated to educating students. These groups also have helped many non-Christian studentus feel at home in the KU community.
Iris Rosenthal, Chicago junior, said an active Jewish community was one of the reasons she had chosen to attend the University.
"My two criteria for picking a school were 'Do they offer Hebrew classes?' and 'Is there a strong Jewish population?" she said.
This year Rosenthal became
involved with Hillel, the largest Jewish group on campus. She said it was comforting to know there was a dynamic group of people who shared her faith and helped to make religion a focal point in her life again.
For Alhassani, the Muslim Student Association made the transition to college smoother and less lonely.
"You get comfort from your own people, especially during special holidays," he said.
Both Alhassani and Rosenthal said that they were glad they had the opportunity to be involved with their respective religious groups but that they wished other students also would show an increased interest.
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