UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, November 13, 1996
3A
Opposites attract chalk
Meat-eating quarrel fought on sidewalks near Wescoe Malott halls and in elevator
By Eric Weslander Kansan staff writer
Some people think meat is cruel, while others think that pork rules. Both groups are making their voices heard.
In the last two days, more than 100 yellow, blue and pink chalk messages have been written around Wescoe Hall. Passing pedestrians look down to see chalk-written slogans advocating either the protection or consumption of animals.
Such messages have appeared on campus for years, but some people think the recent wave of self-expression has gone too far. "Death — it's what's for dinner," and "I love animals — medium rare," are two of the least appetizing phrases on the sidewalks.
"I think they are getting a bit out of hand," said Mike Krentz, facilities operations employee, who cleans in front of Wescoe Hall. "It seems like in the last couple of months they have gotten worse."
While most of the messages, "Shut up and eat meat," for example, address the ethics of meat consumption, others urge students and faculty to think twice about issues such as dissection and cruelty to lab animals.
"It's one group against another, I guess," said Jeff Williams, Lawrence junior, who was building a Habitat for Humanity; playhouse yesterday in front of Wescoe Hall. "Some of the statements seem pretty bold."
Most of the messages appear overnight, but that doesn't mean that chalk bandits are breaking the law, said Sgt. Chris Keary of the KU police department.
Tyler Wirken / KANSAN
The recent outburst of chalk writings has spread to Malott Hall, where drawings of frogs and slogans such as "Cut out dissection," adorn the sidewalks. Also, a chalk outline of a human body appeared in a Fraser Hall elevator.
"I think it's turning into a chalk war," said Carly Illes, Englewood, Colo., freshman, as she surveyed the sidewalks around Wescoe Hall. "It's just turned into this huge chaos of chalk."
The goal of the chalk writing is to influence people's opinions, and the goal is often achieved. Krentz said he stopped using Mitsubishi products after seeing some of the chalk-written information on Mitsubishi's rain forest policies.
Other people find the demonstrations humorous. Dustin Slater, Wichita junior who was peddling wool sweaters in front of Wescoe Hall yesterday, said he laughed at many of the messages, especially "Don't be cruel to animals — tell them how good they taste."
Chris Jennings, Lenexa junior, reads messages written in chalk outside Wescoe Hall. More than 100 multi-colored chalk messages have been written on the sidewalks outside Wescoe and Mallot halls during the past two days supporting either the protection or consumption of animals.
"This needs to happen once in a while so we don't take ourselves too seriously." he said.
Native American history is topic of speech series
By Erin Rooney
Kansan staff writer
Faculty members share their knowledge of Native American history as a part of Native American History month.
Rob Porter, associate professor of law, and Peter Mancall, professor of history, will be the first to speak on a series of Native American topics at the University of Kansas.
Tribal Sovereignty, Porter's speech about the differing values associated with tribal citizenship, tribal sovereignty and American citizenship will be at 7 tonight at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
Porter is the former Attorney General of the Seneca nation and is the director of the Tribal Law and Government Center in the law school. Porter said he hoped to raise discussion and consciousness about citizenship issues through his speech.
"Historically, American citizenship was conferred on Native Americans as a means of assimilation," Porter said. "And what I find distressing is the willingness of native people to participate in the dominant society's politics."
His lecture does not include contemporary alcohol issues — the majority of his research came from before 1775. Mancall uses this early American research to fight the stereotype of the "so-called drunken Indian."
Deadly Medicine: Indians and Alcohol in Early America, Mancall's speech and the title of his book, will be at noon tomorrow at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
"The stereotype is wrong and I try to explain, as a historian, why alcohol came to have the role that it has in the Native American community," Mancall said. "But history is not necessarily positive and upbeat, it often has tragic elements in it."
Cabinet to be restructured
By Neal Shulenburger Kansan staff writer
President Bill Clinton's re-election did not mean job security for members of his Cabinet.
In the wake of an election where Republicans maintained control of both houses of Congress, Clinton is looking to restructure his cabinet to help him deal with the other side.
"I would very much like to have a bipartisan Cabinet," Clinton said. "When I was trying to put my other Cabinet together, I invited a very prominent Republican to join it, and for personal reasons he could not. I was disappointed."
At least two members of the Cabinet have confirmed that they will be leaving their positions. Secretary of State Warren Christopher resigned Nov. 7, and Secretary of Labor Robert Reich said in a recent interview that he would be returning to the private sector. Henry Cisernos, secretary of housing and urban development, who currently is under investigation, and Secretary of Transportation Fredrico Pena are expected to quit. Several other members of the Cabinet, including Attorney General Janet Reno, are rumored to be subject to replacement.
For Ken Collier, assistant professor of political science at the University of Kansas, the changes did not come as a surprise.
"I was expecting a shake-up like this," Collier said. "A lot of times, when a president comes into a second term, he likes to bring some new blood into the Cabinet."
Collier said that such a shake-up was not that uncommon. He cited Cabinet changes by Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan in their second terms.
"I think what he's trying to do is to help build a consensus for his policies by bringing in some Republicans," he said.
Clinton maintains an interest in adding retired Army Gen. Colin Powell to the Cabinet as secretary of state or defense. Powell, a moderate Republican and possible presidential hopeful in 2000, has said he would consider such an offer.
Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, appearing on CBS' Face the Nation, would not comment specifically on Powell but said that the president was seeking capable, skilled individuals. When asked whether Powell was in that group, Panella replied "People consider him skilled."
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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