CAMPUS/AREA
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, January 18, 1995
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Bare bottom photocopies jam machine
By Teresa Veazey Kansan staff writer
a bare-ess photocopy turned into an embarrassing incident for the East Asian Studies office.
KU police reported that during the weekend someone made photocopies of a male buttocks and genitalia on the office's copy machine, damaging it in the process.
On Monday, a KU police officer was called to 105 Lippincott Hall after Maria Carlson, associate professor of Slavic languages and literatures, discovered the photocopies on the damaged copier.
Cameron Hurst, director of the Center for East Asian Studies, has an office around the corner from the copy machine. He said he was thankful that the embarrassing incident did not happen during office hours, but he wasn't taking it personally.
"With modern technology, we always find a way to abuse it," Hurst said. "It was a silly, ridiculous thing to do. I don't think it was a statement against this office but done for personal reasons."
Hurst was disappointed that the copies were made but was relieved that no permanent damage had been done to the copier.
Office secretary Bertha Jackson, who uses the machine frequently, did not find the copies or the broken copy machine humorous when she came to work on Monday morning.
"At a quarter to eight, when I came in, I was very irritated." she said.
Ricoh Copiers service technician Galen Shelley, who fixed the machine, said the copier stopped working because it was jammed with paper. The weight of the person who sat on the copier damaged the scanner and impaired the machine. This was the first time in eight years that Shelley had to repair a copy machine that contained an obscene photocopy.
Shelley said that this kind of prank was more common on college campuses because of the maturity level of students but that it also happened occasionally in business environments.
Shelley said the repair bill easily could have been $1,000. The cost of fixing the machine is yet to be determined.
In a worst-case scenario, the person who sat on the copy machine could have broken the glass and fallen through.
"This is definitely dangerous and could cause injuries," Shelley said. "It would be embarrassing to be taken to the hospital for something like that."
Shelley stressed that this incident should be taken seriously, but he acknowledged that the situation was semi-humorous.
"You don't run into something like that everyday," he said.
Familiar face will greet Hemenway on campus
By Matt Hood
Kansan staff writer
When Robert Hemenway was named KU's new chancellor, a Hemenway already was on the Hill.
Robin Hemenway, 24, is a graduate student in American studies and the daughter of KU's new commander in chief. And she has seen the personal side of the new chancellor that generally isn't apparent in the search process.
"He's fair and reflective," she said. "And he's just a really nice guy. He acts the same way in his work environment as he does at home."
When Robert Hemenway was named KU's 16th chancellor on Jan. 7, Robin Hemenway was both proud and pleased.
"People would say that I'm biased, but I think he's the best choice," she said.
Robin Hemenway admires and respects her father's academic work and his professional accomplishments, but Robert Hemenway is far more than just an intellectual in her eyes.
"He's always there to listen when I need to talk," she said. "He's always been there for me."
Robin Hemenway remembers how her father used to read to her when she was a child. She grew up in an intellectual environment, surrounded by books and scholars.
"I was exposed to a lot," she said.
She said that her dad coached her basketball team and always encouraged her to get involved in extracurricular activities.
tax, site said.
"He was more strict about school. He always wanted me to realize that I could do whatever I wanted to do."
semester on her way to a master's degree.
When it was time for Robert Hemenway to decide whether to leave the University of Kentucky in favor of KU, he went to Robin.
"But it wasn't just academic stuff. It was just book stuff."
When Robin Hemenway decided that American studies was what she wanted to do, she went to her father. Robert Hemenway was an assistant and then an associate professor of American studies at the University of Wyoming from 1680 to 1973. When Robin Hemenway asked her father for recommendations of good American studies programs around the country, KU was on the short list.
Robin Hemenway
"He wasn't strict, but he wasn't
Taking her father's advice, Robin Hemenway came to KU in August 1994 and is now in her second
"He was concerned that I would
have a problem,
she said. "I told
him that I thought
I could handle it."
However, she was not a big factor in her father's decision, she said.
"He would never ask me for inside information," she said.
Robert Hemenway said that he wanted his daughter to keep her own identity.
"I'm very proud of my daughter." Robert Hemenway said. "I'd like for her to live as much as possible independent of
having her father as chancellor."
Robin Hemenway doesn't expect her life to change dramatically when her father takes over as chancellor this summer.
"I don't expect to be treated any differently," Robin said. "I know I'm going to do the best job I can do regardless of what my last name is."
Many challenges await Hemenway in chancellor job
By Matt Hood
Kansan staff writer
KU's administrators know the trenches and the academic battlefields of Mt. Oread. As Robert Hemenway plans to take charge as the new chancellor, KU's administrative commanders know the challenges that await him.
"It's surprising they still don't have any 'G'-rate stamps," said Scott Moore, Lenexa senior. "I think it makes the postal service look bad."
The Kansas Union is out of 3-cent stamps, and postal workers said they did not expect a new shipment to arrive until later this week.
Del Shankel knows better than most the challenges that Robert Hemenway will face. Shankel has been acting chancellor since Gene Budig left in August 1994 to become the president of baseball's American League. Shankel was also acting chancellor from 1980 to 1981.
Abbott said post offices everywhere were unable to meet the demand for 3-cent stamps.
Speaking from his experience as chancellor and 36 years experience at the University, Shankel said dealing with the University of Kansas Medical School in Kansas City, Kan., would be Hemenway's greatest challenge.
Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor, said Hemenway had to be an effective leader for KU.
"He's got a lot of experience on a campus very much like the Lawrence campus," Shankel said. "But his experience with a major medical center is not as extensive. I think getting up to speed on what's going on in healthcare issues will be one of his major challenges."
CAMPUS in brief Kansas Union post office runs out of 3-cent stamps
David Amble, vice chancellor for students affairs, agreed that effective leadership was a necessity.
"We'll need strong leadership," Ambler said. "The traditional role of the chancellor of the University of Kansas is to provide leadership for higher education in Kansas."
"Issues of the University are always embedded in the broader issue of education in Kansas." Meven said.
Ambler added that this leadership included being accountable to the public, to parents and to the Legislature.
When the U.S. Postal Service raised the price of a first-class stamp from 29 cents to 32 cents Jan. 1, Abbott thought the 5,000 3-cent stamps she had on hand would be enough to meet campus demand. But she sold out in less than two days and could not get another shipment of stamps until four days later. The second shipment sold out Thursday.
FUTURE: Changes at KU could be made
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Marsha Abbott, postal worker in the Union, was reluctant to order more of the 3-cent, or "G" stamps. The stamps, featuring a picture of a blue dove, are to be used with 29-cent stamps.
"I don't want to be stuck with a lot of stamps that nobody wants," Abbott said.
1980.
"I know it has no validity." Mann said.
Chancellor Del Shankel said that there had been casual discussion about the future of the executive vice chancellor position ever since it was created in 1974. And he should know. Shankel was the first to hold the position, and he served as executive vice chancellor until
Meyen and Ambler both agreed that Hemenway would face challenges in the areas of funding and enrollment $ ^{+} $
Richard Mann, director of administration, said any discussion of the elimination of the executive vice chancellor position was purely speculation.
"This isn't a cause for panic. We've had a very stable university over the years."
Meyen said that Hemenway's fiscal challenges would include the issues of faculty salaries and funding for the University's infrastructure.
"Every chancellor might want to make some shifts," Shankel said.
Shankel said that other than filling the vacant position of executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical School in Kansas City, Kan. Hemenway didn't discussed any personnel plans or priorities.
Ambler said that the challenge of enrollment included the issue of multiculturalism.
"Racial relations on campus as are good as they have been for some time, but that is always a concern." Ambler said. "Dr. Hemenway has some expertise and success in working with those problems."
Meyen also included the research side of the University in Hemenway's challenges.
"The research mission across the country is going through a lot of change," Meyen said. "A number of challenges lie there."
Ambler said he preferred to call this list of challenges a list of opportunities, and both he and Meyen said that Hemenway had the opportunity to continue the quality education at KU.
Sexual orientation focus of study session.
Kansan staff writer
By Sarah Morrison
A study session, which is open to the public, will take place at 4 p.m. in City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
The debate about whether to add the words "sexual orientation" to Lawrence's human relations ordinance is expected to intensify today.
The session was called by city commissioners after a coalition, which included the campus group Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Services of Kansas, requested the change.
The coalition, called Simply Equal, wants to extend antidiscrimination protection in employment, housing, and public accommodations to people on the basis of sexual orientation.
The current code offers protection on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, ancestry or disability.
Eric Moore, president of LesBiGayS
OK, said the members of Simply Equal hoped the commission would place the proposed change on the agenda so it could be put to a vote during a future city commission meeting.
"We're asking the commission to vote to put it on the agenda," Moore said. "There are several possible outcomes of the study session. The commission could say yes, they could say no or they might assign it to a task force."
Ben Zimmerman, professor emeritus of social welfare at the University of Kansas and co-chairman of Simply Equal, said the commission might be hesitant to address such a controversial issue so close to the April 4 elections. By assigning it to a task force, they might be able to delay the issue until after the elections, he said.
The controversy over Simply Equal's request has heated up in the last few weeks. The Rev. Leo Barbee, pastor of the Victory Bible Church in Lawrence, has been the most vocal
opponent of the proposed amendment.
"Amending the city code is not necessary," Barbee said. "Most people are unaware of the implications of the two words 'sexual orientation' being added to the city code."
Barbee said Simply Equal's request was just an attempt by homosexuals to legitimize their deviant lifestyles.
Moore said his group supported the proposed amendment because it would provide lesbian, gay and bisexual students with legal recourse if they were discriminated against off campus.
The University's nondiscrimination policy includes sexual orientation.
"If a professor yells at me, 'Get out of my class because you are a fag,' I have legal recourse under the University's policy," Moore said. "But if my boss yells, 'You'reired because you're a fag,' there are no legal steps, no legal means within the community to do anything about it."
Discrimination and harassment
In 1991, acting vicechancellor Del Shankel appointed a Gay, Lesbian and Bixuel Concerns Study Committee to study the problems that gays, lesbians, and bisexuals experience while at KU. In 1993, the committee reported its findings, including the following:
15% said they had experienced discrimination in off-campus jobs because of their sexual orientation
18% said they had experienced harassment in off-campus jobs because of their sexual orientation.
73% said that because of their sexual orientation, they either hedged or did not discuss whether they were seeing or had had an intimate relationship with someone in various settings, including social and work environments.
42% said they would hesitate putting up a picture of a special friend or partner because of how co-workers might react to the gender of that person.
59% said they had witnessed verbal or physical harassment or assault because of a person's sexual orientation.
26% said they had experienced physical harassment or assaults.
34% said they had experienced threats of physical harassment or of assaults.
Noah Musser/KANSAN
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