UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, February 9.1995
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Admissions debate continues
Regents' task force may recommend bill
By Virginia Margheim Kansan staff writer
The Board of Regents is taking a different approach to qualified admissions this year.
The Regents are in the process of creating a task force that will look at qualified admissions from a different angle, said Stephen Jordan, executive director of the Board of Regents.
Different standards that could be used in qualified admissions will be examined by the taskforce. Consideration will be given to changing proposed qualifications from high school courses to more in-depth testing, Jordan said.
The Regents have recommended qualified admissions policies in the past to the Legislature, but none have passed.
The task force could make recommendations in about six months, he said.
No bill will addresses qualified admissions during this year's legislative session. Instead, the Regents will wait for the newly-formed task force's recommendations before considering new legislation.
Kansas is the only state that has no qualified admissions policy for its state-supported universities.
Although many Kansas high schools offer extensive curriculums, some students decide not to take challenging classes, Jordan said. Establishing a qualified admissions policy would compel students to meet a minimum level of education.
"What we believe is that a high school diploma does not meet that level," Jordan said. "One of the real problems is that students are not taking the curriculum when it's there."
Allan Cigler, professor of political science, said that although he supported qualified admissions, he was worried that qualified admissions would exclude some students unfairly. Students who attend rural high schools may not have the opportunity to take rigorous classes.
Qualified admissions would draw more students to KU and would make Kansas students work harder in high school, he said.
Russell Getter, associate professor of political science, said he opposed qualified admissions.
"It's trying to solve a problem that is better off solved elsewhere." Getter said.
If high school graduates are not prepared for college, Kansas needs to concentrate on improving high schools, he said.
Turning down applicants on the basis of high school performance would be harmful to the individuals, Getter said.
"That would be like condemning those people to a second- or third-class status for the rest of their life," he said.
The last proposal the Board of Regents submitted to the Legislature recommended that Kansas high school students applying to a Regents institution meet at least one of the following standards:
Student standards
Have completed a high school curriculum, recommended by the Regents, with a grade point average of 2.0.
Have a composite ACT score of 23 or higher.
Rank in the top one-third of their high school class after seven or eight semesters.
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It would be hypocritical to reject from college the same people who are paying taxes to support the institution, Getter said.
James Carothers, associate dean of liberal arts and sciences, said Kansas' resistance to adopting a qualified admissions policy had deep roots.
in the early 1900s, Populist politics were popular in Kansas, Carothers said. Populists traditionally oppose a concentration of power in the government and in the rich.
Kansas developed an ideal of equal opportunity which is reflected in the opposition to qualified admissions, Carothers said.
goes home. She can walk a little with a walker and wears her supportive neck collar only when she needs to. Doctors at Baptist Medical Center said the doctors in Chile did an excellent job on her surgery, Valverde did
LUCKE: Health returns
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Tuesday, Karin Lucke's parents told her that her brother died in the wreck.
"She dealt with it really well," Valverde said. "They thought she knew subconsciously anyway."
Valverde said Karin Lucke would have to be reminded of the crash several times before it would become part of her long-term memory.
Karin Lucke's father, Herman Lucke,
expects his daughter to recover quickly.
"She's very motivated to get well," he said.
the very little need we give, he said.
If her speaking abilities are any indication,
the memory problems also will clear up
quickly, he said.
"She speaks perfectly," he said. "She speaks three languages, and she can speak any one of them."
Two KU groups will help with the Luckes' medical and travel expenses, which are piling up.
The Hispanic American Leadership Organization sold concessions at the men's basketball game on Jan. 18 and donated the proceeds, along with some extra HALO funds, to the Hermann Lucke Memorial
Helping Lucke family
The University of Kansas Symphony will hold a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Lied Center. Tickets are $6 for the public and $3 for KU students and senior citizens. Proceeds will benefit the Luke family.
Send donations for the Hermann.
Luke Memorial fund to:
Kansas City, Mo. 64116
Checks should be made out to "Northland Cathedral Assembly of God" and marked "In memory of Hermann Lucke."
Northland Cathedral Assembly of God
129 Vydon Rd.
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fund. Both Karin Lucke and Hermann Lucke were members of HALO.
"They helped out HALO while they were at KU," said Steve Torchia, head of fund raising for HALO. "We wanted to return the favor."
The KU Symphony also is helping by making its next concert a benefit for the Lucke family. Steve Anderson, professor of music and dance, said people who wished to make separate contributions to Hermann Lucke's Memorial fund could do so after the concert.
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