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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.103.NO.20
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1993
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Relationship policy review to continue
Panel picked to study issue
By David Stewart
Kansan staff writer
The current consensual relationship policy escaped an hour-long debate unscathed when the University Council decided to wait until November before they take up the issue again.
Council members voted to send the policy to a newly formed committee,
which will study the issue and report back to Council in six to eight weeks
University Council is a governance body composed of faculty and students who make recommendations on proposals before they reach Chancellor Gene Budig. They also examine policies and procedures.
lor, and the other vice chancellors developed the consensual relationship policy this summer. Meven said.
According to the consensual relationship policy, in effect since Aug. 20, faculty members are prohibited from having a romantic relationship with one of their students. Faculty includes anyone in a teaching role at the University, including graduate teaching assistants.
Some of the council members said they felt the Council should have had more say before the University took action on the issue of student-faculty relationships.
"We're being asked to judge on apolicy we didn't actually initiate or approve," said Lynn Nelson, professor of history.
Because the Council had no discussion on the policy before it went into effect, said Wil Linkugel, professor of communication studies, the University would have been better off by making the policy temporary, so Council could study the issue.
"Otherwise, it wouldn't have as many problems as it does now," Linkugel said.
Council members who spoke against the policy said they were concerned with the lack of freedom students and faculty would have to lead their own lives.
"The real heart of Chancellor Budig's policy and the comments by Dr. Meyen concern the abuse of power," said John Altevogt, Eudora graduate student. "This policy will do little to curb abuses of power."
phy, said the University should not make decisions like the consensual relationship policy without hearing from faculty and students first.
"What was not done in this case was the free and open discussion of this policy," Marquis said. "The impetuous issue of this policy is quite wrong. It should be withdrawn."
Other council members argued for the policy, stating that it would protect students from unequal romantic relationships with an instructor.
"Students do not feel they have freedom when they approach a faculty member for a relationship," said Ellen
Sward, professor of law. "Psychologists or doctors are not to have relationships with their clients. This policy should also apply to faculty and students."
Some members wanted to make sure the University implemented the policy correctly.
"Ihave no problems with this policy. This is long-awaited," said Jill Bechtel, Hutchinson junior. "What is needed is a fair and effective measure to enforce this policy."
The committee that Council selected to study the policy will consist of 16 members, including five students.
John Gamble / KANSAN
Blood test
Charlie Sun, Springfield, Mo., senior, winces as Diane Stroble, a medical technician from Lawrence, draws blood for a cholesterol test. Stroble performed tests yesterday during the Health Fair at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Fraternities work to resolve dispute
By Scott J. Anderson
Kansan staff writer
The presidents of two fraternities involved in a brawl Sunday are taking steps to prevent a similar altercation.
Dan Hubbard, president of Phi Kappa Theta, and Mark Galus, president of Pi Kappa Alpha, are meeting with one another to soothe the bad relations between their houses after a fight between the two broke out Sunday morning.
According to police reports, between 40 and 50 people were involved in the brawl. The fight reportedly started when members of Phil Khaa Theta were jumping on a
truck that belong to a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. One member of Pi Kappa Alpha was injured in the fight and was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises to his face.
"We feel that this was the result of some miscommunication between the two houses," Hubbard said. "We're looking into endeavors to improve communication so that there will not be another situation like this."
One thing that has eased negotiations is that Hubbard and Galus are good friends, Hubbard said.
Hubbard said the alteration never should have happened, and he hoped it
could be laid to rest quickly. He said one option being considered is a meeting of the two houses' executive boards to discuss ways to improve communication.
Hubbard said another option under consideration was filing a complaint with the Interfraternity Council. He said this would be a last-resort attempt to receive damages for his house.
"I would definitely want to speak with Mark before doing that," he said. "Right now I'm trying to work with him to develop a joint measure to improve the situation."
Galus said if a complaint was filed, it would not be until after the police finish investigating.
"We've basically turned it over to the police at this point," Galus said. "We're going to wait until the police finish investigating, then talk to Bill Nelson and IFC and see how they feel about filing a complaint."
section of our educational institution. Hubbard and Galus have met several times with Nelson, who is the coordinator for greek programs for the Organizations and Activities Center. Nelson said his role was to provide guidance during the negotiations.
"I believe tremendous progress has been made," Nelson said. "The chapter presidents have been very responsible and cooperative with the University and city officials."
--it looks like," he said. "Then I have to work to get the image out of my mind, then onto paper."
Hispanic cultures have similarities and differences
By Donella Hearne
Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
"I know people who think that since I'm Hispanic that I eat burritos and all kinds of Mexican food," she said.
Uarmen Urdaneta, Topeka senior, said she thought people tended to think that all Hispanic people came from identical cultures.
Urdaneta's family comes from Venezuela, where meals consist of more bread and meat than the tortillas and beans found in Central American countries.
Cuisine was only one of the differences between the various Hispanic countries cited by Octavio Hinojosa, president of the KU Hispanic-American Leadership Organization. Differences in clothing and language were also notable, he said.
At KU there are more than 300 students from 19 different Hispanic countries. Many more students like Urdaneta live in the United States but are of Hispanic origin. Many times these students identify with the country from which their families came.
Urdaneta said she would identify herself as Hispanic to non-Hispanics, but as Venezuelan to other Hispanics. But she said she also considered herself American.
"My parents never wanted us to lose our roots, so we grew up knowing both cultures," Urdaneta said. "I always say I'm bi-cultural, from Venezuela and the United States."
Hinojosa said Hispanic Heritage Month was important because it allowed Hispanic students who lived here to celebrate their heritage with other Hispanics.
"Without a doubt it's good for Hispanics to bond together," Hinojosa said, "In the Hispanic community there are so many more people you can relate to. I am always learning something new."
The similarities which bond Hispanics together are stronger than any differences, Hinojosa said. He said he thought the cultural influences of Spain, especially the Spanish language, created a bond between Hispanics.
Although a different dialect is used in almost every Spanish speaking country, said Robert Granberg, assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese, the principles of the language were the same all over.
"It's like comparing our English with the English spoken in England or Australia, where some of the words and pronunciations are different but we can still understand the context," he said.
Hinojosa said that a strong sense of family and religion was common among Hispanics.
The Spanish were influential in converting the indigenous people of Latin America to Catholicism during the colonization of the New World. Today, more than 85 percent of Latin Americans are Roman Catholic.
Community volunteer groups gathered on campus yesterday to encourage enthusiastic students to help those who are less fortunate.
Volunteer fair
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A changing world
The heads of Israel and the PLO shaking hands? A Black president for South Africa? Some of the world's most bitter conflicts are finding resolutions.
Exhibit set to show off professor's 'Secret Garden'
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By Kathleen Stolle
An awed Mary Lennox falls exhausted against the wooden gate, her jump rope dangling, forgotten at her side. Inside the four stone walls of the secret garden, brambles of brown poke from the ground. An orange-chested robin seems the only sign of life.
Tom Allen created this scene not with words but with pastels and textured paper. Of the 18 illustrations he drew for author James Howe's 1887 adaptation of the classic children's story, "The Secret Garden," it is the artist's favorite.
Kansan staff writer
"I felt like I created not just the image but the feeling of the image exactly like I wanted." said the KU professor of design.
A collection of the illustrations, along with some sketches, go on display Sunday at the Spencer Museum of Art. Located in the Study Gallery, the exhibit runs through Oct. 17.
In order to convey the English story accurately, Allen said he had to research characteristics of Yorkshire manor houses and late Victorian clothing.
He said the story told him which scenes called for illustration.
"I get a mental image in my mind of what
"My aim is to create an illusion of realism that allows the viewer to get into the experience without having to look at every detail." he said.
He said that he tried to create an ambiance, a sense of place and time, that conveyed a particular feeling.
The exhibit of Allen's work coincides with the Lied Center's season premiere of a musical based on original author Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Secret Garden."
Marilyn Stokstad, professor of art history, is curator of the exhibit.
Performances of the musical run Sept. 29 through Oct.3.
"When they announced what they were doing for the opening of the Lied I thought this would be a natural." Stokstad said.
Allen will be autographing copies of "The Secret Garden" at the Friends of the Art Museum's high tea from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25, in the Central Court of the museum. Reservations are required.
Allen said his next project would be his most challenging yet. He has been asked to create 65 pencil drawings for a new edition of Emily Dickinson's 1918 "Poems for Youth."
William Alix / KANSAN
Tom Allen, professor of design, has a collection of his drawings illustrating the book "The Secret Garden" on display in the Spencer Museum of Art. The exhibit opens Sunday and will run through Oct. 17.