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VOL.104.NO.50
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1994
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Knight-Riddler Tribune
Fatal plane crash takes 68 lives
Weather delays search for clues
The Associated Press
ROSELAWN, Ind. — An American Eagle commuter plane crashed yesterday in a cornfield during a driving rainstorm, killing all 68 people aboard.
Flight 4184 from Indianapolis to Chicago went down 30 miles south of Gary in northwest Indiana at
Heavy rain forced authorities to quickly halt the search of the area until today.
American Eagle would not speculate on the possible cause of the crash, airline spokeswoman Debbie Weatheres said. State police and airline officials said nobody survived.
Larry Midkiff said he was driving along a highway when he spotted a black puff of smoke and the plane banking sharply before it plunged to the ground.
"It didn't look like it had a left wing on it," Midkiff said. "It just looked like a black streak coming down."
"Debris was so scattered, you really couldn't tell if there was an airplane out there," said Michael Schwanke, a reporter with WLQI radio in Rensselaer who was at the site.
The plane was descending from an altitude of 10,000 feet to 8,000 feet when it disappeared from radar screens at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, said Don Zocht with the FAA.
The plane, which was full, had
been circling in a holding pattern before it began its descent, said Tim Smith, a representative for American Eagle.
American Eagle commuter planes have been involved in at least two other fatal crashes in the past seven years.
American Eagle flight 3378
crashed Feb. 19, 1988, in a wooded
area about a mile away from the runway after departing in dense fog from the Raleigh-Durham, N.C. airport bound for Richmond, Va., killing all 12 people aboard.
American Eagle had planned to celebrate its 10th anniversary today, complete with a ceremony unveiling a specially-decorated airplane from behind a wall of balloons at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Persons wishing to receive information about passengers may contact American Eagle at the following toll free number: 1-800-433-7300.
GTAs file complaint against state senator
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
The Kansas Association of Public Employees yesterday filed a four-count unfair labor practice complaint against Gus Bogina, head of the Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee, for comments attributed to Bogina in an article published in Saturday's Lawrence Journal-World.
In the article, Bogina was quoted as saying he would oppose increased funding for KU graduate teaching assistants if they formed a union.
The complaint, which was filed with the Kansas Public Employee Relations Board, states that Bogina's comments discouraged GTAs from forming an employee organization, which is a violation of the Public Employer Employee Relations Act.
Scott Stone, chief counsel for the Kansas Association of Public Employees and the GTAs' attorney, said it was deplorable that a person in Bogina's position would try to intimidate GTAs by threatening to reduce funding.
On Oct. 18, Monty Bertelli, hearing officer for the Public Employees Relations Board, ruled that KU GTAs were public employees who have
"This is a blatant example of interference with public employee rights," Stone said. "Bogina's statements demonstrate either a lack of respect for public employee rights or an ignorance of the law."
the right to form a collective bargaining unit.
Bogina characterized the complaint as "stupid and ridiculous," saying his comments in the Journal-World article were misinterpreted.
"I could care less whether the GTAs form a union," Bogina said. "I don't oppose a union. I just don't want to increase the line-item appropriation for GTAs."
Bogina said no basis existed for the complaint filed against him.
"As a representative of the people, it's my duty and responsibility to say exactly what I believe," he said. "The public employee association is a militant group that is trying to cause a confrontation."
Bogina said he had not seen the complaint yet. After Bogina receives official notification of the complaint from the Public Employees Relations Board, he will be asked to respond to the complaint.
If Bogina denies the allegations, a hearing could be scheduled by the board. The Kansas Association of Public Employees is asking that the board order Bogina to cease making further comments about the GTA union.
David Reidy, Lawrence graduate student and a leader of the GTA union movement, said Bogina's comments were in line with the senator's past actions.
"Bogina has never been a friend of ours, and his statements only reveal him as an enemy reasserting himself." Reidy said.
Pumpkin painting
Richard Devinki/ KANSAN
Katy Hall, St. Louis senior and Applied English Center group leader, teachers her class about the traditions of Halloween Monday at the Kansas Union by decorating pumpkins.
Giving out the budget The following is a calendar of Student Senate events for two year block allocation proceedings.
November 4, 6:00 p.m. International Boat
$ November 3, 8:50 a.m. International晨
Apportionment Hearings
November 8, 2015, 6:45 PM p.m., The Box
Stock Allocation Status Handout
November 2, 6:30 p.m. Simpli Hall
Student Senate
November 7, 1985-10-05 p.m. Injured from Block Allocation Status Hearings
3 November 7 Block Allocation Status Hearings
Block Allocation Status Hearings
November 9, 6:20 PM, Sunset Room
Appointment Heardings
6 November 3, 06:54:31 p.m. Paiun
Block Allocation Status Hearings
November 24, 2016 8:35 AM
Block Allocation Status Deliverations
10 November 24, 6:39 p.m. to be determined
Block Allocation Status Delimitations
Block Allocation Status Deliveries
November 3, 8. 00:31 p.m. gs. 1 Bue
Student Senate
November 2.5, 6:38 p.m. in St James'
Student Senate begins revenue code process
Groups must meet specific criteria to receive funds
By James Evans Kansan staff writer
The process allots money to student groups and organizations for two-year
Source: Student Senate Dave Campbell, Micah Laaker / KANSAN
Today Student Senate begins the allotting procedure of the largest portions of its budget for 1996 and 1997.
The period commonly is called the Senate budget process.
periods. Twenty groups are estimated to go through the two-year block allocation procedures, said Chad Browning, treasurer of Senate. He said that for a few groups, the funding they would receive would be the only money they would get for the year.
He said the groups that were given two year block allocations were considered responsible enough to manage their own budgets.
"The money that organizations are asking for represents a great deal of their budgets." Browning said.
During-apportionment hearings in October 1992, the Senate finance committee decided that $1,072,779 would be available for block allocation. The total Senate budget for fiscal year 1995 is $1,291,300.
Some of the groups that will be up for two-year block allocation include Black Student Union, KU Bands and the Hilltop Child Development Center.
Stephanie Guerin, head of the finance committee, said the groups that received block funding had to meet four basic criteria.
The group must provide a broad, tangible benefit to the University; show continued viability as a functioning corporation, organization or group; have been established and continuously financed by Senate for three years prior to block allocation status; and demonstrate a need for
block allocations on a two-year basis.
Groups that do not meet this criteria still are eligible for funding for specific events. They also can receive money in one-year blocks.
"Most of the problems for groups and organizations in the past have come from a lack of understanding of the criteria for funding." Guerin said.
She said she encouraged groups to attend some of the early block allocation proceedings this week to gain a better understanding of the process.
Senate is accepting applications from campus groups for two-year block allocations until 5 p.m. today at the Student Senate office in the Kansas Union .
The Kansas Rock Climbing Club practices on a 32-foot indoor training wall at Robinson Center. The club will have a competition at 1 p.m. Sunday at Robinson.
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Candidate hopes to better sentencing guidelines
Safety is motivation for lawyer running for attorney general
Editor's note: This is the first of two stories profiling the Republican and Democratic candidates for Kansas' attorney general. The Kansan will be profiling all the candidates and issues on the Nov. 8 ballot.
By Shannon Newton Kansan staff writer
Carla Stovall spends most of her time doing one of two things — sleeping or campaigning.
Stowall, 37, is the Republican candidate for Kansas' attorney general. She said that because the Nov. 8 election was quickly approaching, she had not been able to do
Election '94
much beyond campaigning for the election.
Stovall, a lawyer at a private practice in Topeka, said she missed spending time with her niece and two nephews.
"They're great campaigners though," she said. "They have shirts that say, 'Vote for my Aunt Carla.'"
Stovall said she became involved in politics because she wanted to enforce the law and protect the public.
"I love to prosecute." she said.
She said that if she were elected attorney general, she would work to establish better sentencing guidelines for criminals and, most importantly, first-time offenders.
"The average sentencing that first-time offenders get is four years and seven
months," she said. "That has to be changed."
Snowall said she wanted to change the sentencing for juveniles and for adults. Juveniles that commit adult crimes needed to serve adult time, she said.
She said that current sentencing guidelines were not adequate and that she wanted to implement an immediate change.
Stovall said her opinions had been influenced by her desire to ensure the safety of her niece and nephews.
Stovall said she developed her work ethic from growing up on a farm in Hardner. This work ethic inspired Stovall to run for office.
Stovall said that her experiences with the
"We have to make sure kids are given positive role models," she said. "It's circular. If kids have role models now, they will be positive role models for other generations."
"I didn't want to look back some day and regret that I was too afraid to run for the position," she said.
See STOVALL, Page 8A.
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