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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.104.NO.79
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1995
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KU students feel quake's aftershock
Tremor in Japan worse than LA's
By Paul Todd Kansan staff writer
When Takahito Shiki, Osaka, Japan, graduate student, saw the pictures of the burning, smashed city of Kobe, Japan, on television, he thought they were photos taken after World War II bombing raids on Japan
But they weren't. They were videotaped just yesterday.
An earthquake registering 7.2 on the Richter scale struck the towns of Kobe and Osaka early yesterday morning, killing
1,812 people and injuring 6,336 others. More than 900 people were still missing last night.
People in Tokyo, 280 miles east of Kobe, barely felt the quake.
Shiki said that when he first heard about the quake, he didn't think it was real.
It was the second earthquake in Japan registering more than 7 on the Richter scale in the last month. On Dec. 28, a quake of 7.5 rocked northern Japan.
"I thought it was a joke," he said. "It's like a nightmare. I still can't believe it."
Shiki and his brother, Osato Shikd, called their parents immediately to make sure they were all right.
Carl Arvidson, a KU graduate from Eudora
carl was teaching English in Osaka,
called Takahito and Osato Shiki yesterday to tell them he was not hurt.
The quake destroyed roads and buildings and caused severe fires. Almost every house in suburban Kobe was destroyed.
Although Kobe was hit the hardest by the quake, Osaka also experienced heavy damage, and the ancient city of Kyoto reported damage to priceless statues and temples.
It was the worst quake in Japan since 1952, when an 8.2 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people in north Japan.
Taku Baba, Osaka, Japan, junior, said he had not reached his parents yet but that his home was far from the areas of Osaka that suffered the most damage. He said the phone lines to Japan had been busy all day
Japanese questioning their belief that modern engineering and prevention measures could withstand major earthquakes. Many roads and buildings that were said to be resistant to quake damage buckled and collapsed in the disaster.
Don Steeples, KU professor of geophysics, said that 75 percent of all earthquake activity in the world happened around the Pacific Rim, including California, where the Pacific plate of the earth's crust comes together with other plates in "subduction zones."
The large amount of damage left many
The quake was three to four times stronger than the Los Angeles quake.
Journalist to receive KU award
By Kellie Tompkins
Kansan staff reporter
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Ellen Goodman started her career on the editorial page at a time when women's columns appeared only in the women's section.
That was in 1976. Now her column appears on op-ed pages in more than 440 newspapers across the country.
On Feb. 10, Goodman will be at KU to receive the National Citation for Journalistic Merit, an annual award given by the William Allen White Foundation.
Goodman, an associate editor for the Boston Globe, will receive the award at a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. in
Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The event is free.
After graduating from Radcliffe College in 1963, Goodman worked as a researcher for Newsweek magazine. She never
Filen Goodman
took a journalism course in college, but her interest in reporting stuck.
In 1976, Goodman became a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group.
"I came to The Boston Globe as a "reporter for 10 years," Goodman said. "I became a columnist because I was opinionated. My editor said he wanted to get my opinions out of the news hole."
William Dickinson, a lecturer at the School of Journalism, was the editorial director and founder for the Washington Post Writers Group when Goodman joined.
"Ellen was one of my early columnists," Dickinson said. "She wrote a serious column of social commentary. Those were the early days of the feminist movement. She had great instinct for what was important."
Goodman said she chose her topics based on what was in the news, what she thought would interest readers and what interested her.
Tom Kimmey, Omaha, Neb., freshman, and Stevie Culles, Olathe freshman, take a nap while camping inside Allen Field House on Monday night. During the past week, more than 30 groups of KU students have camped every day for tonight's KU-Kansas State basketball game.
Students sacrifice time for seats
For love of By Brian Vandervillet Kansan staff writer
It is 9:30 on Monday night.
school, groups of Kansas basketball A group of about 50 students have brought sleeping bags, walkmans and board games to the dusty halls of Allen Field House. They are motivated by the idea that close seats are the only seats in the KU vs. K-State basketball game. A game that has become larger than life.
Phil McGuire, St. Louis sophomore, leaves through a *Mademoiselle* magazine with his girlfriend. His group, the "Hawkheads," has camped in the field house since last Tuesday afternoon and is second in line for the seats of its choice. He explains that he is desperate for entertainment. Desperate for basketball.
"My enthusiasm is getting bigger and bigger," said McGuire, who has camped more than 40 hours.
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they cooked with a camping grill earlier in the day.
Chris Horton, Leawood freshman, said his group had been eating the spaghetti since Saturday morning.
"We're definitely the most prepared," Horton said. "These clowns over there have been playing UNO. We have Connect Four."
More than 30 groups are represented by at least one delegate who can reserve up to 30 seats.
A group of students playing UNO said that they had camped since Sunday night. They said that they could withstand the less-than-ideal living conditions for seats behind the KU bench.
The groups of KU basketball fans have agreed not to camp outside the field house between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Also groups rotate campers. As long as one person from a group answers the hourly roll call, the group's place in line remains safe.
"It's not that bad," said Boomer Janowski, Wilmette, Ill., sophomore.
"The floor is kind of hard, but that's why we have the sleeping bags."
Another camper, Mike Turrentine, Lawrence freshman, was looking forward to facing KU's most bitter rival.
"It's Kansas State," he said. "We want revenge from football. We want bragging rights."
But other students said they wanted to see the game more than they wanted revenge.
"I have an intense love for KU," said Russell McGuire, Harper sophomore.
McGuire said the wait would be worth it when his group made a dash for the seats behind the north goal.
Bernie Kish, director of KU ticket operations, said KU basketball fans' loyalty was unmatched in the nation.
"We'll be done with the crap work, and then we'll get to enjoy the fruits of our labor."
"Their camping out shows their great love for Kansas basketball," he said. "I appreciate it, and I know Roy appreciates it, too."
Distributed enrollment is delayed Computer lacks capacity to handle new prograr
By Virginia Marghelm Kansan staff writer
Computer problems have thrown a wrench into the works of the University of Kansas.
Distributed enrollment, which would allow students to enroll by computer at several campus locations or at off-campus computers with a modem, was scheduled to begin this semester.
But lack of mainframe computer capacity has delayed the start of the system indefinitely, said Richard Morrell, University registrar.
The mainframe, a large computer designed to handle large amounts of data and many users, was supposed to have handled distributed enrollment. The computer handles the University's payroll, student records, the library system and many of the electronic-mail systems used on campus. Morrell said.
Two main programs, a database of classes and a program for the enrollment process, will be used in distributed enrollment, he said. The database of classes was written in a new language that is more powerful than older languages, but programmers did not anticipate the increased amount of space necessary for the language.
As a result, the problem was discovered only recently by the computer programmers who were building the system. said David Gardner, director of computing services.
"This didn't come to light until we had enough of the system built so we could take measurements," Gardner said. "The system was being designed to handle 150 students enrolling at one time. The computer system we have today could not handle that load."
Before distributed enrollment can begin, he said, computer experts will have to determine how much computer capacity KU needs. Then the University may take bids on a new frame.
Gardner said he did not know when a new mainframe would be purchased.
Morrell said the University would have to wait for the experts' report, but he expected that a new mainframe would be purchased.
"That's clearly the direction they want to go," he said. Meanwhile, programmers will continue to develop the system for distributed enrollment.
Administrators decided to start distributed enrollment because of the advantages it would give students, Morrell said. Eventually, the system would allow students to change their addresses or order transcripts through a computer.
Pay back time
The No. 7 Kansas men's basketball team returns to Allen Field House tonight to face the Kansas State Wildcats.The Wildcats upended the Jayhawks 68-64 last season.
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No plans made for administrative cutbacks
New chancellor may study structural shift
If KU's new chancellor, Robert Hemenway, wanted to, he could eliminate every administrative position on the Hill.
"How we operate and how we're organized is his call," said David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs.
By Matt Hood Kansan staff writer
But it is too early to determine what kind of changes, if any, will be made, Hemenway said.
"I will analyze all aspects of University organization," Hemenway said. "Then, only after careful analysis and consideration, will any changes come forth."
Hemenway did make changes when he started his job as cancellor at the University of Kentucky. But those changes were made only after careful study and consultation with those affected,he said.
CHALLENGES: Administrators discuss the challenges Robert Hemenway will face as chancellor. Page 3A
FAMILY CONNECTION: Robert Hemenway's daughter, Robin, is a KU graduate student. Page 3A
Hemenwain also said that he believed in streamlining the administration as much as possible, but he re-emphasized that he didn't have any plans for immediate changes
in KU's administration.
"Bob didn't come in here cutting and slicing," Blanton said. "He moved blocks around on the organizational board. He plays to people's strengths."
Jack Blanton, vice chancellor for administration at Kentucky, witnessed the changes that Hemenway made at Kentucky.
Blanton said that one administrative position was eliminated when Hemenway took over. The vice chancellor for academic affairs resigned because he wanted to return to teaching. Blanton said. Hemenway decided to leave the position vacant and, in doing so, brought the chancellor into more direct, daily contact with the deans of the individual schools. Blanton said.
James Chapman, assistant chancellor at Kentucky, said that in the last year Hemenway combined two of the colleges on the Lexington campus and, in the process, one dean's position was eliminated.
Hemenway combined the school of library science and information and the college of communications, but the combination was
voluntary on the part of everyone involved, Chapman said.
"He's a good person," Chapman said. "You should be reassured. He's concerned about his people."
Speculation about changes Hemenway might make at KU began almost immediately after Hemenway was named as KU's 16th chancellor Jan. 7.
The Lawrence Journal-World reported that one possible change could be the elimination of the executive vice chancellor for the Lawrence campus. The position is held by Ed Meven.
Hemenway again said that he had no plans for changes.
Meyen said there hadn't been any debate about the elimination of his position.
"I've heard no discussion about that," Meyens said. "Anytime you have a new chancellor, that chancellor looks at the total structure."
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