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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday. November 4, 1996
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Burrough's impact noted
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Discussion held at Kansas Union
By Erin Rooney
Kansan staff writer
Leaders from the beat-generation counter-culture attracted more than 500 people Saturday to Woodruff Auditorium in the Kapsas Union.
The speakers were part of the bohemian movement that inspired many artists, poets, authors and musicians from the '50s to the present. Their presentations were part
synaptic Spenex Port Museum. William S. Bpringhus Ports@Entry exhibit.
Photo curator Robert Sobleszek, writer Kathy Acker, punk enthusiast Richard Hell, author Legs McNeil and poet Allen Ginsberg spoke during the event that lasted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The presenters spoke about Burroughs impact on either their lives or the mediums in which they studied
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The symposium culminated when the audience asked questions of the five presenters and Burroughs. Audience members asked a continuous line of questions.
Steve Mosher, Topeka freshman, and three of his friends attended the symposium. They said they cherished the opportunity to see the group of people brought together for the event.
"They were all just sitting up there on stage." Mosher said, gesturing with his hands to express his excitement. "Here in Lawrence, Burroughs is an anonymous personality, but he's still such a great inspiration to people."
Chris Marolf drove to Lawrence from Wichita State University to see the presentation. He said that he was surprised when he saw Burroughs walk onto the stage.
"We felt very fortunate that we could hear from both Ginsberg and Burroughs," Marolf said.
An audience member asked Burroughs why he had chosen to reside in Lawrence.
"Lawrence won by default," Burroughs said with a smirk. He also listed the Campanile, books and cats as reasons.
The symposium was sponsored by the office of the Provost, the English department, the department of continuing education, the art museum and the Hall Center for the Humanities.
William Burroughs spoke to a crowd in the Kansas Union about his literary history. Burroughs was in the Union on Saturday as part of a symposium related to an exhibit in the Spencer Museum of Art.
Praeger faces token opposition
By Neal Shulenburger
Kansan staff writer
The Kansas Senate will convene in January, and Sandy Praeger likely will be there when it does.
Praeger, a Republican, has been the 2nd-district Kansas Senator since 1992, and served in the Kansas House from 1990-92.
Her chief opponent, Democrat Chris O'Brien, has declared himself to be a place-holder. He has repeatedly declined interviews and debates.
"I am only running as a placeholder to give people a democratic name on the ballot," O'Brien said. "I am not running an active campaign."
Praeger said she was not sure why no one stepped forward to challenge her in the election.
"I hope it means that people in the second district think that I am doing a great job representing their interests," she said.
Maggie Wilson, Lawrence sophomore and events chairman for the College Republicans, said that she was satisfied with Praeger as a state senator.
"I think that she's done a lot of work on some important reforms, especially education," she said.
Praeger said she still was running a campaign because the people needed to see where she stood on the issues.
Praeger is a chairwoman of two committees: Public Health and Welfare, and the Health Care Reform Legislative Oversight Committee. She said these two issues were a big reason why she was running again.
"Health care and welfare reform are my two big issues," Praeger said. "With the devolution of welfare back to the state and the changing marketplace in health care and states being required to respond to that marketplace, there is still a lot of work to do, and I can't walk away from a job half-done."
Praeger said that health care coverage needed to be expanded to encompass even more people. Communities, like Lawrence, who could
afford to manage health care for their citizens should be given more control of their health care programs, she said.
Praeger also said that she wanted to create more jobs for those who were on welfare and more incentives for businesses to hire welfare recipients.
Praeger said that another issue that was important to her was funding for higher education. She said that higher education funding might be a target for budget cuts.
"Higher education to me is investing in our future," she said. "We have to make sure that we continue our level of funding for higher education."
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Career fair will help students find internships
Social Welfare alums are recruiting at KU
By Stephanie Fite Kansan staff writer
Social Welfare students are invited to a shopping trip. But the bargains aren't clothes, nor groceries. Instead, the items offered are internships.
The School of Social Welfare will have its annual practicum fair in the Kansas Union Ballroom Friday.
"The fair is a shopping expedition for students to become involved by making connections to gain internships," said Jan Jess, assistant director in the School of Social Welfare.
About 35 agencies, ranging from the Battered Women's Safe Haven to the KU Medical Center Child Development program, will talk to students about their practicum programs.
"This allows students to see what is beyond school by giving them a sense of employment opportunities in Kansas," said Goodwin Garfield, associate professor of social welfare.
The school requires all graduate and undergraduate upperclassment to fulfill a practicum study to gain practical experience in their field. The study is worth three credit hours, and students are not paid.
The agencies come to the fair each year to help students choose the program that is right for them.
Jess said the diverse range of agencies planning to attend exemplified the diversity of the social welfare field. Many of the recruiters are KU alumani who are interested in maintaining a connection with the school.
Jill Zelligson, Tulsa, Okla., senior, works 16 hours a week in Lawrence with abused adolescents as part of her required practicum. Zelligson is one of 25 social welfare students who will participate in Friday's fair to answer other student questions.
They are not paid for their participation.
"It is really helpful to see something from a students' perspective about what the work is like and what is expected," she said. "The practicum is hands-on experience because it lets you get out there and work with people. The fair gives students an idea what is out there and helps them narrow down their options."
Jess said the success of this fair was based on the contacts students make with the alumni.
"It shows students what is out there and what potential is there, to see the agencies face to face and have an alumni gathering," he said. "This is like our career fair."
The 10th-annual fair is held either at the University or in Wichita to encourage students who are not from Lawrence to attend the fair.
Garfield said he believed the fair was valuable.
"It shows students what is in their future," he said.
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