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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, November 9, 1995
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KU graduate helps safeguard funding for NPR
Delano Lewis, CEO of National Public Radio spoke last night about the value of public broadcasting in an increasingly commercial world
Andy Rullestad / KANSAN
By Craig Lang Kansan staff writer
Delano Lewis, CEO and president of National Public Radio took time to talk with a group of people following his presentation in the Kansas Union Ballroom last night. Delano's appearance was sponsored by the School of Business and the western civilization department.
"How wrong I was." he said.
When Delano Lewis left his job at C&P Telephone Company to become president and CEO of National Public Radio in January 1994, he thought he would be entering a less stressful job.
In November 1994, Lewis saw, for the first time in his life, a change in the political scene on Capitol Hill. When the Republicans took over the majority of the seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate, public broadcasting funding was threatened.
"It became a target," he said. "It was an all-out assault on the very existence of public broadcasting. I've never seen such an attack on an institution as the one that came my wav in '94."
Despite the fear of cuts in funding felt by many in the public broadcasting industry, Lewis has been positive about the future of public broadcasting.
Lewis, a 1960 KU graduate, gave a speech to about 200 people last
night in the Kansas Union Ballroom, which was entitled "Public Broadcasting: A Mandate for Lifelong Learning in a Commercial World" and was followed by a question and answer session.
Lewis also explained how he had
worked with Congress to come up with a plan to set up public broadcasting as a private corporation,
with a trust fund that would generate enough interest to make up for the loss in federal funding.
"Now instead of talk about elimination of public broadcasting, we're now talking about how to preserve it." he said.
"Soak up every bit of this culture at the University of
Lewis also said that he valued his education from the University, and that it had helped him survive in the business world. He advised students to make the best of their time while they were in college.
Kansas," he said. "Take advantage of every opportunity, because I want to tell you, it will be useful
later on."
Gabe Satterfield, Winfield freshman, said that he found Lewis' lecture motivational and that it helped him take notice of the fact that he should not be afraid of taking risks and that he should not pass up any opportunity offered to him while he was at the University.
"He showed me that you can be successful and that this is a very good school," he said. "I think he's right about the fact that we have a diverse campus and that we should take advantage of that."
Mary Margaret Simpson, assistant director of KANU radio, said Lewis would attend a breakfast this morning at the governor's mansion in Topeka with Cancellor Robert Hemenway and the 14 members of the new KANU advisory board, elected last week to help garner more local funding and support.
"He's going to help us get the ball rolling here," she said.
Simpson said Lewis probably would motivate the board members and explain to them the most effective ways of getting support.
Matt Flickner / KANSAN
Fender bender
A car driven by Carrie Owens, Spring Hill sophomore, right, with passenger Quynanh Pham, Shawne senior, left, collided with a school bus carrying six graders from Quail Run Elementary School yesterday morning at 11:20 near the Spencer Museum of Art. "The bus was in my lane and didn't get over far enough," Owens said. "I tried to stop, but she crunched me." The driver of the school bus declined to comment. The bus was arriving at the museum when the accident occurred. No one was injured, and damage was estimated at more than $500.
Football players get court date for charge of theft
Kansan staff report
Two Kansas football players alleged to have fled a cab without paying in front of Jayhawker Towers were given a court date in an arraignment yesterday.
Elliott Shaffer and Dion Johnson, both Detroit freshmen, were ordered to appear Nov. 15 at 1:30 p.m. by Jack Murphy, Douglas
Shaffer and Johnson were arrested Oct. 9 after allegedly fleeing from a taxi without paying after receiving a ride from Kansas City International Airport. The men were arrested on additional charges of aggravated
County district court judge, on a misdemeanor charge of theft of services. The two men face a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a fine of $2,500.
The aggravated robbery charge stemmed from an allegation by the taxi driver that he was robbed at knifepoint by the men before they allegedly fled the taxi without paying the $65 fare.
robbery, but those charges and a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia on Shaffer were not included in an Oct. 20 summons.
After further investigation, the
Shaffer and Johnson, both linemen, were suspended indefinitely from the team Oct. 9.
Douglas County District Attorney's office deemed there was not sufficient evidence of the existence of a knife or drug paraphernalia to pursue the aggravated robbery and paraphernalia charges.
Neither had played a game prior to the suspension.
Student Senate discusses goals
By Sarah Wlese
Kansan staff writer
After passing five bills in about 30 minutes, members of Student Senate took some time to discuss issues that affect the University of Kansas.
Kim Cocks, student body president, was seeking input on the Board of Regents' 11 Principles on the Learning Environment, a list of goals to direct policy for Regents schools.
The list included goals such as assuring that class sizes were consistent with the highest quality of instruction and providing meaningful training programs for teaching assistants to prepare them to teach.
"It's essentially what they want to guide the year by and what they think should be provided in the classroom." Cocks said.
Julie Harris, off-campus senator, said one thing that could be added was an emphasis on community service.
"One way to combine the University's missions of education and service to the community is through the principle of service learning," Harris said.
Some classes could require the application of what was learned in the classroom to community service projects. For example, an architecture class could work on plans for a low-income housing project.
Other senators voiced concerns about the vagueness of some principles and whether there was any money set aside to make sure the principles were followed through. Cocks said that she was glad senators had questions.
"I wanted them to tell me what was important or missing, so I could take that back to the board," she said.
STUDENT SENATE ACTIONS
In other action, Senate:
Amended Senate rules and regulations to include the restricted block allocation apportionment status of the Multicultural Resource Center. Although the status was approved in 1993, it was left out in a rules and regulations revision session.
Amended rules and regulations to clarify the name of The University Daily Kansan Board, to which Senate elected one member.
Allocated $311 to KU Outback, an adventure sports group, for office supplies, photocopying, postage and advertisement.
Allocated $1,522 to the KU Cultural India Club for costs associated with Mehfil, a night of Indian classical music integrating tap and jazz traditions, which is scheduled for April 6.
Allocated $141 to the Peer Mentoring Program, a new facet of Senate's Center for Community Outreach, for photocopying, postage and supplies.
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