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Vol. 99, No. 33 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANUAK
Wednesday October 12, 1988
KU community mourns deaths of two students
Kansan staff writer
By James Farquhar
Kangaroo staff writer
Waves of grief swelled through the campus when a news reporter that a student admitted suicide on campus sometime late Monday night or early yesterday
The body of Glen D. Franklin, Chicago junior, was found hanging from a tree branch in a lightly wooded area behind the Delta Tau internship, 111 W. 11th St., shortly after an icy day, in upper Yankton, police reported.
Franklin's suicide marked the sec-
ond KU student death this week.
Sorcer kjesenJ, a junior from Denmark, died from an apparent suicide Sunday in rural North County, said Lt. Jim Brown of the Johnson County sheriff's office.
Iskjaer, 26, was a fine arts student majoring in industrial design.
Lt Larry Jones of the sheriff's office said a friend found 15kspar body hanging behind a rural resi- ture. The coroner's report was not available.
Franklin's body was found by a Daua Tau Deaf fraternity member, police said. Police responded to a 911 call from a member of that fraternity.
Franklin was a 20-year-old pre-business major and a member of the
fraternity.
Lawrence and KU police are still conducting a joint investigation. KU police said there was no evidence of foul play.
"It is too beautiful a morning for it to something like this to happen," said KU police LI. Jeanne Longaker, the death at a press conference
She said Franklin left notes that she didn't know the content of her memoirs and was David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the deaths of two former staff members.
"My first reaction was absolute shock and great sadness," he said. "Students face difficulty, sometimes they are overwhelmed, their virtuosity must always try to help."
Judith Ramaley, executive vice chancellor school Ambassador's court
"The deaths are unfortunate and frightening," she said.
Ramaley also said in a prepared statement "on behalf of the University community, I would like to express our grief and sorrow and to ask you to help me and my family, fraternity brothers, and friends of Glen D. Franklin."
ence."
"Because the tragic event occurred on campus, it has touched many lives very directly and many have shared the pain of this experi-
Gary Price, a staff counselor for University Counseling Center, has been appointed to counsel fraternity affairs by deeply affected by the truces.
Members of the Delta Tau Delta raternity expressed sorrow at the oss of their fraternity brother.
"The members of the Gamma Tau chapter of the Delta Tau Fraternity share the family's great a statement from the house said
Memorial services for Franklin will be at 7 tonight in the St. Lawrence Catholic Center, 1631 Crescent Road.
Deputy Douglas County Coroner Carol Modrell said that the body had been taken to Chicago, where his parents live.
No services for Iskjaer have been scheduled.
Ramaley said she thought suicide more less frequent at KU than at FSU, but because Franklin's suicide occurred on the campus, it was more of a
"Those who are feeling succiled usually leave the campus, maybe because of their feeling of isolation."
Kansan reporters Jay A. Cohen and Laura Woodward contributed information to this story.
By Grace Hobson
Kansan staff writer
The resounding advice from counselors to anyone who is contemplating suicide or someone who has committed suicide seems simple — talk to someone.
Advisers voice suicide concern
"Seeking help is the most important thing," said Richard Nelson, a counselor at the KU Counseling Center. "It can be difficult to find someone who will listen."
In the past four days, authorities reported that one kU student committed suicide and that another student was killed.
But for every suicide, there are even more attempts. Li David Cobb of the Lawrence police department said that about two suicide attempts a week were reported.
Suicide is the second most common cause of death for college students, said Charles Yoke, chief of staff at the New York State University.
"We are 80 percent more attempts than suicides," Cabb said. "Most attempts are feeble in nature, but they can be a major risk."
For those who know someone who has committed suicide, Nelson said that two avenues of help were available. First, he referred to compassion counseling. For instance, Compassionate Friends is a national support group with a chapter in the United States.
"It's important for survivors to talk to professionals about what they are feeling." Nelson said. "They need a different kind of support."
Jan Bruns, a counselor at Headquarters, said it to thwart suicide attempts, it was necessary to have a team of professionals.
a loss of interest in hobbies or school.
Bruns said that some of the signs of a potentially suicidal person were:
"It's better to have a mad friend than a dead friend," she said.
frequent physical concerns and becoming accident prone.
- changes in appetite, friends, appearance and sleeping patterns.
- alcohol or drug abuse
- an attempt to give away prized possessions.
- a lack of interest in the future.
an increase in risk-taking behavior
a lack of interest in the future.
"We take it very seriously when someone says to want to die. Bruns said." They need to be heard and (often) told that death is inevitable.
Bruns said that anyone was capable of attempting suicide. But those who were most likely are people who have attempted suicide before, had a friend or family member who committed suicide or those who have family problems.
Bruns said that for people who were close to someone who was suicidally seeking counseling was
Please see COUNSEL, p. 6, col. 3
John Anderson, former U.S. senator and third party candidate in the 1980 presidential election, addresses an audience of about 200
people about the presidential election process. Anderson spoke in Woodruff Auditorium last night.
Anderson critical of campaigns
By Craig Welch
Kansan staff writer
Voter resuscitation during the 1988 presidential campaign is a much more difficult task than in 2016, John Anderson said last night.
"I see an enormous amount of indifference toward this election," he said. "We are sending out a tragic and devastating signal."
Anderson, a former U.S. Senator and third party candidate in the 1980 presidential election, spoke at a rally in Richmond to look at the Issues, before an audience of about 200 people in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansai Center.
Student Union Activities sponsored the event Anderson was攒 $1,390 for appearing at KU. Student Leonard, a SUA spokesman.
Calling the 1908s an "Age of Illusion," Anderson said the presidential election process was becoming a programmed media event. The campaign's independent candidate Michael Dukus' messages were being lost and Republican candidate George W. Bush created an atmosphere of symbolism.
Anderson said that to resuscitate voters, he envisioned an ideal last week that would allow citizens who didate would drop the "canned" commercials and get rid of the media-hype. Instead, the candidates at town meetings. He shared this view in a fable he wrote early yesterday titled "An October Surprise."
cans. After the candidates communicated their goals to the listeners, he said, the meeting would be open to the public.
The fable detailed his proposal for randomly selecting towns and audiences to get a good cross班 of Democrats and Republi-
"They (the public) could express their hopes, their fears and their dreams," he said "Then, when I was the one who was dreaming
"Neither candidate would abandon his campaign strategies — they have too many high-priced advisers."
Anderson also said there was growing concern that Congress indescribably of the issues might undermine democracy in the United States. "This gridlock," he said, was caused by the numerous interest groups beginning to trade over their groups before the system comes to a standstill.
Anderson said his main message to the public was that sacrifices needed to be made to remedy the problem of unemployment, a year turn-around from being a creditor nation to a debtor nation, the deficit and the overconsumption by government, industry and agriculture, he said that it was time for change.
As an example, Anderson mentioned that the dangers of fluorocarbons were discovered by scientists as early as 1973. But it took United States until recently to begin discussing the problem seriously.
"I think the whole process is badly flawed," he said.
"We wasted 15-20 years before addressing this issue," Anderson said. "If procrastination is the thief of time we've been robbed."
Housing officials say dorm policy on lockout works
$5 fee for unlocking hall rooms has residents, AURH complaining
By Jeremy Kohn
Kennan stoll water
Student housing representatives have met with opposition from KU housing officials on attempts to force renters to residence hall lockout key policy.
Fred McEllenbie, director of residential programs, said the room was full of new free room openings, and then a $8 charge for each additional time the room is unlocked. He said the new locks were installed with many number of requests to open locked doors. A few students abused their free lockout privileges last year, he said.
Jean Morrow, assistant director of residential programs, that said last week that the agency's policy, and that each included fines or some form of disbursement for abuses.
McElenie said, "Some students wouldn't bring their keys back for days on end."
Larry Burgess, Association of University Residence Halls housing and contract officer, said he and David Loncari, AUR president, had talked to housing officials twice during the past month about change in the policy. But the decision, he said, is now out of the students' hands.
"I think we're going to wait this week and see what happens," Burgess said.
The office of residential programs will make the final decision.
Burgess said the proposed policy, which was written by AHI, allowed students to use additional ditional lockouts each cost $2. If lockouts continued another five times, then the student would be fined if they used a ditional lockout that would cost $0, and the assistant
The lockout policy allows students two free room openings, and then a $5 charge for each additional time the room is unlocked.
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Most hall residents said the new policy was not only unpopular, but could become expensive.
residence hall director could discipline the student
Michelle Ernst, Leawood freshman at Lewis Hall, said that she knew a woman with whom she worked. "They take away your hall privileges if you don't pay it," she said.
Burgesen said he and Lonarcic proposed the AUHR policy to Morrow. He said Burgesen's grans, on Sept. 16, told Lonarcic also spoke to hall directors and their staff.
Burgess said Morrow appeared to show interest in the proposal. However, he said he is resident director of a law firm and told Loncarice on Oct. 4 that there was not enough evidence of student dissatisfaction with the policy to war-
But Burgess said, "I've yet to meet anybody pleased with it."
Although some students might be unhappy with policy. Tim Planigam said the rule was good because it had significantly decreased lockout key
Burgess said AURH representatives will continue trying to convince halls' staff that students dislike the policy
Casual attitude led to plant shutdown
Plutonium processing plant managers ignored numerous complaints, DOE says
The Associated Press
GOLDEN, Colo. — The shutdown of plutonium processing at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant because of a safety violation follows repeated complaints by workers, citizens' groups and the government that management had a cavalier attitude toward health and safety.
Jim Wilson, who heads a state-appointed monitoring commission on radioactive waste at Rocky Flats, and Saturday's shutdown was symbolic of the Department of Energy's new attention to problems at the country's nuclear weapon plants, and gave the DOE credit for "taking the
Tom Kanch of Citizens Against Rocky Flats Contamination, a grassroots group formed from members of the local community.
radioactive wastes at Rocky Flats, saw the shutdown as a slap at plant management.
"If simply confirms what many people have said all along — that safety and health problems at the plants are greater than the DOE and Rockwell (the plant's chief) team, then the plant] have been willing to admit," he said.
DOE shut down the main plutonium processing room at Rocky Flats, 16 miles northwest of Denver. The plant, which employs about 6,000 technicians, converts plutonium to make triggers for nuclear weapons.
Rockwell International Corp. spokesman Pat Eichardt said yesterday the closure of the processing room has had little effect on production at Rocky Flats.
"We have 100 major buildings out here. If this is
short term, it will have minimal effect on the plant operation if it is longer term, yes, it could be a short term.
It was the second major suspension of nuclear weapons production in two months. Three reactors at the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina were down in August because of safety concerns.
The DOE has made no plans for either plant to reopen.
Please see NUKE, p. 8, col. 3
The shutdown in Building 717 at Flat Flats apparently stems from a Sept. 29 incident in which a Rockwell supervisor and two employees entered the building because a warning sign was blocked from view.
The Associated Press
in refusing to join the debate panel. Rather becomes the only network anchor not to participate annually televised election encounters
LOS ANGELES — CNS anchor Dan Rather yesterday said he declined an invitation to be a panelist in tomorrow's presidential debate. He said he would report on it than participate in it.
ABC's Peter Jennings served as a panelist in the Sept. 25 clash
Rather declines chance to be on debate panel
between Massachusetts Gov Michael Dokukie and vice presidents Daniel Burrow and Brokaw asked questions of vice president candidates Lloyd Hickman.
"I prefer to report on the process than participate in it," Rather said in a statement
In covering the two events, Rather has gone out of his way on CBS to refer to them as "joint campaign appearances" and not "the best." He said the debate format was "not the best." He did not elaborate.
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