UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, September 30, 1993
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Peer program to introduce minorities to University life
STEP will provide mentors to help new students cope
By Sanaka Samarasinha
Special to the Korea
By Sanaka Samarasinha Special to the Kansan
Some first-semester minority students at the University of Kansas may find the transition from high school to a little less stressful when Students Together Excelling in Education as Peers, or STEP, begins tonight.
The program, now in its fifth year, will begin with an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the southwest lobby of the Burge Union.
Settling into a new home, meeting new friends, finding a job and making good grades can be overwhelming for freshmen and transfer students.
But minority students may find it especially difficult adjusting to life at the University, where minorities account for less than 10 percent of students.
Sherwood Thompson, director of minority affairs, said STEP was more than an informational program.
STEP, run by the Office of Minority Affairs, is designed to educate minority students about the campus resources that can help them cope with the stress of college life.
Rachel Duran, Garden City senior and a former peer adviser, said that the system helped students establish a relationship with their peers.
"It is a retentive program," he said.
"We provide information, speakers and other programs to help students buy ownership into the University. We hope that this will motivate them to stay in school."
Several minority upperclassmen will serve as mentors for those who join the program. Peer advisers will be assigned four to 10 students with whom they will work individually during the year. The advisers will meet with each of their assigned students at least once a week.
The program also is helpful because minority students in an unfamiliar environment generally relate better to other minority students than to the majority, she said.
ranging from problems with roommates to questions on how to get financial aid."
"This is especially helpful for timid students who are having a hard time making friends," Duran said.
Thompson said that on a campus where every sector was dominated by the majority - with the exception of the football and basketball programs-minority students needed a support group.
Enrique Torres, assistant director of minority affairs, said, "The idea is to try to maintain constant contact so the students won't feel neglected. They will meet anywhere at any time to discuss practically anything —
"However, it is not in any way an exclusive program," he said. "It is one which acknowledges that it is very difficult being a minority in a majority population and tries to provide a nurturing environment where people can feel a sense of self-worth."
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Jeff Fears, Overland Park freshman practices his racquetball moves at Robinson Center.
Committee sends funding bills to full Senate
By Donella Hearne Kansan staff writer
The Student Senate Finance Committee voted last night to send $7,193.46 worth of bills to the full Senate for consideration.
The committee passed a bill for $3,000 to be used by attorneys who advise students through KU's Legal Services for Students. The money will be used by the attorneys for transportation expenses for required Continuing Legal Education courses held in cities all over the state. The committee also
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The Public Relations Students Society of America's bill for $423. The group provides assistance in public relations to student groups.
bill for $988.50. KUHC said the money would be used for operating costs and for Homeless Awareness Week activities.
Promoting Alcohol Responsibility Through You presented a bill for $1,109, which also passed. PARTY said it would use the money for general expenses such as office supplies and to finance special events such as Alcohol Awareness Week.
passed a bill for $1,204 to finance the Engineering Expo in February 1994. The money was requested for exhibit materials planned by engineering students and for special attractions such as hot-air balloon rides.
The KU African Affairs Student Association's bill for $468.96 to pay for expenses related to African Awareness Week.
The bills will be further debated at the Student Senate meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 at the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union.
The committee also approved:
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Your Invitation to Join Us ...
The Kansas Union was built as a living memorial to those 130 University of Kansas alumni and students who gave their lives for their Country in service in World War I. A roll of honor, along with mementos and artifacts, were sealed in a copper box in the cornerstone at the dedication of the completed building in 1926.
Under the direction of the Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections and University Archives, the damaged contents have been replicated and will be replaced in the cornerstone of the renovated Union.
Renovation of the Kansas Union in the 1990s required the removal of the pillar containing the original cornerstone. At that time it was discovered that age and water seepage had damaged the copper box and its contents. The box was then opened and the artifacts examined in a ceremony on April 2, 1993.
In honor of those alumni and students who sacrificed their lives and to whom the Kansas Union is a living memorial, you are cordially invited to attend the ceremony for the Interment and Rededication of the 1925 Memorial Cornerstone of the Kansas Union.
Joining with friends and relatives of those men and women who served in World War I. Chancellor Emeritus Raymond Nichols, who was present at the dedication of the original building in 1926, will deliver the keynote address.
On Friday, October 1, 1993. outside on the Kansas Union Plaza at 10:30 a.m., please join us for this rededication and remembrance.
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