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Robert Hemenway, current chancellor of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, was chosen to be KU's 16th chancellor by a unanimous vote by the Board of Regents on Saturday.
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Selection stresses academia
Bv Matt Hood
Kansan staffwriter
KU students are getting a third-string linebacker for a new chancellor.
During his first press conference as KU's new chancellor, Robert Hemenway shared a story about his football days at Hastings College in Nebraska. Hemenway said he was complaining to the coach one day about the rigors of the practice schedule when the coach turned to him and said, "Bob, I think you're going to make a really good English professor."
Hemenway went on to earn his doctorate in English at Kent State at the age of 24. He is nationally recognized for his biography on African-American author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. The New York Times listed his book among the "Best Books of 1978."
Hemenway's coach seems to have made the right call.
Those who know Hemenway say his talents
aren't limited to scholarship. Administrators, faculty and students who know Hemenway say that he is a good chancellor as well. And they all consistently cite three main reasons: his intellect and commitment to better education, his dedication to the advancement of minorities, and his openness with students.
"In a sense, I've spent a lifetime in higher education," Hemenway said at his press conference. "One of the advantages of having a Ph.D. at 24 is that you can spend the next 29 years really focusing on what you need to learn."
One of Hemenway's focuses has been African authors and the Harlem Renaissance.
The importance of education
Philip Barnard, associate professor of English, had Hemenway as an English professor as an undergraduate at Kentucky. Hemenway became one of Barnard's closest mentors and helped
See SELECTION, Page 3A.
Kentucky head Hemenway to be new chancellor
By Matt Hood
Kansan staff writer
The reigns of power and a Jayhawk sweatshirt were passed into the hands of the University of Kansas' new chancellor Saturday.
The Board of Regents named Robert Hemenway, chancellor of the University of Kentucky's Lexington campus, as KU's 16th chancellor. Hemenway is expected to begin at KU before July 1.
Hemenway's first action as the new chancellor was to accept a sweatshirt bearing a Jayahawk from Robert Caldwell, regent from Salina, during a press conference Saturday at the Adams Alumni Center.
Hemenway was the top choice of four finalists interviewed by the Regents last week. The finalists were chosen by a 17-member search committee.
Hemenway will replace Gene Budig woehle NII
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Profiles of the four other candidates who were not selected as KU's chancellor, Page 3A.
in August to become president of baseball's American League. Del Shankel, professor of microbiology and biological sciences, is serving as chancellor.
Frank Sabatini, chairman of the Regents, said the Regents wanted someone who was the "right fit for the University of Kansas at this time."
According to Sabatini, that fit included Hemenway's leadership and management skills, academic background and ability to raise funds.
"He had the interpersonal skills that we were looking for," Sabatini said. "Plus, he has a lot of humor."
Sabatini also praised Hemenway's achievements at Kentucky, including increases in the numbers of National Merit Scholars, minority students and minority faculty.
Hemenway said he accepted the chancellorship with great humility. "I grew up in Nebraska with a great deal of respect for this university," he said. "I've always thought of it as being an academic leader in the Middle West, as well as the nation, as well as the world."
Hemenway said that he would take over the job of chancellor no later than July 1 but that the exact date had not been set. As chancellor of KU, Hemenway will oversee more than 28,000 students and 13,500 faculty and staff.
Hemenway will receive a $160,000 salary, use of the chancellor's house,$18,500 for upkeep and redecoration of the house, use of a car and a $15,000 expense account that includes membership at the Lawrence Country Club.
Because of a computer crash, hundreds of students wait in line for fee payment at the Kansas Union.
Computer network crashes
Fee payment, enrollment shut down for two hours
By Virginia Marghelm and Paul Todd
Kansan staff writers
A University-wide on-line computer system crashed yesterday, causing an almost two-hour delay for students enrolling at Strong Hall and paying fees at the Kansas Union.
Dave Gardner, director of computer services, said the on-line computer system that handles student records, including fee payment and enrollment records, got locked up into a program loop and then crashed.
"The normal restart procedure didn't work, so we had to use some unusual restart procedures, which took some time."
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should be fixed by
today."
Ashley Bryant, Palm Springs, Calif., freshman, arrived at the enrollment center in Strong Hall at 12:30 p.m. and got a good space in line. But at 1 p.m., when enrollment was scheduled to begin, the doors did not open. The computers did not start working until about 2:30 p.m.
"I just wish I would have brought something to read now," said Traci Johnson, Fort Worth, Texas, graduate student.
"I just wish I would have brought something to read now."
Traci Johnson Fort Worth, Texas graduate student
For Mark Stuart, Kansas City, Kan., junior, a normally five-minute process turned into a two-hour ordeal when he tried to pick up a refund check at the Kansas Union Ballroom.
There were no waiting lines when Stuart arrived at 12:45 p.m. But when he went to the printer to pick up his check, something went wrong.
"Nothing happened, and nothing happened, and nothing happened," Stuart said.
Soon after, a line coiled its way around the fifth floor, down the stairs, through the fourth floor lobby, and back up the stairs.
Kathe Shinham, director of the comptroller's office, said that the computers had to be shut down and restarted one at a time.
"We apologize to the students for having to wait in line," Shinham said.
Brenda Selman, assistant registrar, said that the students who had to wait in line for the computer to be fixed eventually got through enrollment yesterday. She did not expect any backup for today's late enrollment.
The Kansas men's basketball team capped off the winter break with a 102-89 victory against the Missouri Tigers. Both Kansas teams came out of December ranked in basketball's top 25.
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Housing rates to increase this fall
Housing Fees will be raised by $160 or more
By Julie Howe
Kansan staff writer
University of Kansas students will see yet another housing fee increase next fall.
The one-year rate for double occupancy rooms will jump $160, from $3,848 to $3,544.
The rate for single occupancy rooms will jump $200, from $4,228 to $4,428. Rates for scholarship halls will go from $2,384 to $2,448.
The Board of Regents in December approved housing-fee increases ranging from 3 to 5 percent for Kansas' six state universities.
KU and Kansas State University were approved for 4.7 percent increases. Wichita State University had the highest increase at 5 percent. Pittsburg State University had the
lowest increase at 3 percent
In 1993, student and faculty representatives of the Student Housing Advisory Board decided to adjust housing rates according to the fluctuation of the Consumer Price Index.
The 1996-1996 rate for most double occupancy rooms will be $3,544, reflecting a 42 percent increase throughout five years. Meanwhile, occupancy rates have fallen from 92.4 percent of capacity in Fall 1990 to 68.2 percent in Fall 1994, according to housing officials.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said the increase at KU was needed to keep up with inflationary pressures.
The lower occupancy is not directly related to the higher rates. Stoner said.
But the decrease in occupancy could be attributed to a combination of factors, including price. Stoner said.
"The occupancy reflects enrollment more than any other issue," he said.
The rate increases were proposed to the Regents in November but because the decision was made in December, many students were unaware of the fee increase.
Lori Bengel, Overland Park,junior and resident of Lewis Hall, said she had no complaints about life in the residence hall.
Todd King, Wamego senior, said he had not heard about it. King transferred from Kansas State for the fall semester and lives in McColum Hall. He said that he had been pleased with the living conditions and that he liked the convenience of being near campus.
"I live in a single room, and I like it," she said. "I can study with one another herme."
"I'm thinking about moving into an apartment next year," he said. "The increase may have an effect on what I decide."
But the fee increase might influence his decision on future living arrangements, King said.
Bengel said that she thought the residence hall was a good value and that it still would be after the rate increase.
The rising cost of residence halls
Annual Cost to student
$2,498
$3,084
$3,584
$3,980
$4,280
$3,394
$3,594
Percent company
$9.24%
$8.06%
$8.16%
$7.79%
$6.52%
N/A
Freshman enrollment
$6,006
$5,767
$5,618
$5,690
$5,211
N/A
Between 1990 and 1995, fees to live in KU's residence halls have been 42 percent. During that time, occupancy in the halts has fallen from 9.24 to 68.2 percent. However, Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said lower occupancy rates correspond to lower freshman enrollment at KU rather than price.
$9.24%
$8.06%
$8.16%
$7.79%
$6.52%
N/A
Noah Musser / KANSAN