University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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The following 1982-83 All Undergraduate Student Association tAUSAi finance allocations were met with both acceptance and disap- pointment by the various recipient student organizations. Martha Killebrew, AUSA Finance Chairman commented, til think the process went smoothly. . .the organizations were very cooperative and, I think, understanding. It was a tight situation since there wasntt enough money to go around. I feel real bad we didn,t have more to work with and I hope we can make up for it next year. Jeff Eggemeyer, lnter-Fraternity Concil UFO, added that, They iseveral dissatisfied groupsi make it sound negative but we were very satisfied...We had to readjust our sights but that was OK. Molly Chandhuri of Student Health Advisory Council tSHACi, on the other hand, said, 8We were really disappointed...Our biggest pro- ject was cut, which was a Health Book which we thought would benefit the campus the most. Scott Meiklejohn, DU Programs Board tDUPBi: 11We would have preferred the $89,000, mainly because were also picking up Homecoming this year. But I think we wontt have too much trouble operating. Robert Lazarus, AUSA President, commented: tiOverall we felt we had an equitable allocation this year although we were disappointed in the total dollar amount we were able to allocate. There were organiza- tions who we felt deserved more money but the funds just weren't there. Organization Request Final Allocation AISEC $5,758.04 $917.00 Alpine Club 15,256.38 7,454.00 AUSA Court 626.00 361.00 AUSA Overhead 15,532.00 15,532.00 AUSA Senate 17,753.00 12,360.00 BACCHUS 6,951.78 1,591.00 BSA 3,976.78 2,096.00 Business Commission 7,544.45 3,431.00 Clarion 28,970.78 27,700.00 DUPB 89,553.63 79,000.00 DUSSDO 5,190.00 560.00 EOP 6,310.67 2,107.00 FACE 12,625.04 1.00 Foothills 4,169.76 3,569.00 Gay and Lesbian 886 2,201.80 819.00 IFC7PanheIlenic 18,737.35 9,864.00 180 7000.00 3,518.00 K-Book 21,105.30 19,202.00 KEGH 29,442,50 4,639.00 LOCO 1,753.93 200.00 NACHO .00 1.00 OAS .00 1.00 OLA 6,280.00 2,280.00 Ombudsman 3,934.60 1,681.00 Open Clinic 8,692.48 6,494.00 Peer Counseling 1,901.80 1,751.00 POW 4,137.73 761.00 REACH .00 1.00 SHAC 3,934.60 3,475.00 Total $335, 179.24 $208,888. 00 Martha Killebrew Dena LEWIS

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18 Jeans Day for Support Group embers of D.U.1s newly organized Gay and Lesbian Student Support Group par- ticipated in National Gay Awareness Week beginning April 12, by spon- soring some of their own events on campus. On HBlue Jeans Dayf both at D.U. and in the larger Denver com- munity, those who were in support of gay rights were asked to wear blue jeans. Lance Clem spoke on iiGays in Businessfi with 20 to 25 in atten- dance, about half from D.U.,s organization. uThe talk helped boil away some stereotypes held about gaysf, said Support Group Chair- man, Scott Bryan. A picnic was held in Fort Collins with support groups from Wyoming, D.U. Metro, Auraria, and Regis Colleges. According to Bryan, uThe overall response to the week wasnit en- thusiastic, but wasn't thoroughly apathetic, typical of DU. We got some support and brought in some new members. Participation in Na- tional Gay Awareness Week helped D.U.,s group realize that there is more to the gay community than they realized. The years goals for the Support Group included organizing more events, getting more members, being active in other activities, as well as making people comfortable with the group. Participation in National Gay Awareness Week was progress made for the support group, which struggl- ed for recognition in 1981. The group was first denied AUSA recognition after an emotional meeting on November 11, 1981, then recognized only after AUSA President Karen Brody used her privilege to vote, making the two- thirds majority needed for recogni- tion. Bryan feels the group has slowly become visible, not obnoxiously ap- parent, on campus. We use the sub- tle type approach to get people together, he says. W Scott Ogden Das Essen Comida Taam Saulo Mendez he International Student Organization sponsored its annual International Dinner on May 7, 1982 in the Pioneer Ballroom of the Student Union. The dinner, a tradition for nine years, was counted a success with 500 people in attendance and a $300.00 profit. The native dishes of over twenty countries were represented including Andorra, Armenia, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Holland, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Norway, Saudia Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Many countries also presented native music and dances. itlfs a way for lots of people around the University to know our culture and taste our food? said Ciro Genaro, ISO president.

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Fermata Put on BFA Program 5 a student majoring in lyric theatre, you will receive intensive training in voice, ac- ting, and dance. Upon completion of the program, you will be prepared for further...study, for apprentiship in an acting company, or for profes- sional performance. So read a pam- phlet published in 1981 by the University of Denver. Now, after on- ly three years in existence, the lyric theatre program is officially ltin lim- bo.w In Spring, 1981, it was announced that the future of the lyric theatre ma- jor, leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts lBFAl degree, was in serious doubt. Problems ranging from inadequate facilities to a small enrollment plagued the program from the outset. However, it was with the pur- chase of the Colorado Womensl Col- lege lCWCi facility that serious thought was given to discontinuing the program. A Fall, 1983 move to the CWC campus is tentatively planned for the Lamont School of Music, while the theatre department plans to continue in its current facility in Marjory Reed Hall. Thus, the lyric student majors would be forced to attend classes at each campus. David Fenema, head i .9 u , r m Margery Reed Hall, home of the theatre department. of the BFA program, feels that uno final decision on the program can be reached until the CWC problem is completely resolvedfl However, Fenema is less than hopeful in his assessment of the situation, citing the logistical problems of scheduling and shuttling the lyric theatre students from campus to campus, and believes the program ltprobably will fold. Students enrolled in the BFA pro- gram have taken several courses of action. Some students have transfer- red to other schools to pursue their Martha Killebrew major, while others have opted to re- main at the University of Denver to pursue other fields of interest. The smallest number are those who have remained at DU with the hope that the lyric theatre major will be con- tinued. Many of the BFA students are angry at the loss of the program. Ac- cording to one student, lllt was the beginning of a program that could have worked, but it was as if no one cared. It was new and not very big and so the money that was needed was never there.