THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 90, No. 111
The University of Kansas—Lawrence. Kansas
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Wednesday, March 19, 1880
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Owens refuses to talk as Sooners seek coach
By GENE MYERS
Associate Sports Editor
In Norman, Okla, the basketball program is in a state of limbo.
In Lawrence, the basketball program is in a state of confusion.
In Norman, University of Oklahoma head coach Dave Bliss has moved on to Southern Methodist University with one assistant coach and two graduate students resigned. The other one reportedly will too, which leaves no one recruiting for the job, and an acting secretary taking care of business.
IN LAWRENCE, University of Kansas said he refused to Bliss old job. But Owens, 36 years as KU head coach, refuses to deny or confirm his interest. His only comment is "no comeback."
That is the same comment from the Oklahoma athlete director, Wade Walker. The comment was Richard Bell and the search committee president of the Oklahoma club club. Her favorite comment is, "Aren't I poplouw now? I can't believe all the attention I've given."
Jan Warner is the president of the 604 member club, the Tip-Ins. The club held a meeting 10 days ago and decided they would succeed. The club successfully破亡 Bless. A domoine reaction followed.
"After Blisse resigned, we just started getting calls from people asking us to see if Ted Owens would come back to Oklahoma," Warner said. "Our 7S directors met and talked about our teamwork, so should be our new coach. We gave our recommendation to the search committee."
SINCE THEN, Walker has asked for and received permission from KU Athletic Director Bob Marcum to talk with Owens. Marcum confirmed that.
Warner said that no one had officially talked with Owens vet and that he had not
visited Norman. A March 31 deadline for a recommendation to the Board of Regimens has been set by athletic officials. Interviews are scheduled to start this week.
"I'm sure some of Owens' old-time playing buddies from OU have visited with him by telephone," she said. "We have friends who he's still got a lot of friends in Oklahoma."
ALTHOUGH OWENs has friends in the Tip-In Club, he may not have many on the 10-member search committee. Published reports in Norman today said Billy Tubbs, head coach at Lamar University, was the favorite of athletic officials. Tubbs, who recently refused the head job at Tulsa University, is keeping head in Beaumont, Texas.
Yesterday, Owens was silent in Hutcheson's speech. He National Junior College Championships. He would not say whether his silence would hurt KU's recruiting. National letter-of-credit.
Bob Hill, KU assistant and chief recruiter,
doesn't think Owens' silence will hurt.
"No, it hasn't hurt our recruiting efforts." Hill said. "I think the browbeating he took during the season has hurt our recruiting more than anything.
"Recruits will stay interested in KU until they know it he's going to stay here or not. If Coach Owens goes toOU, it's obviously going to hurt us."
DURING KU'S 15-14 season, Owens was under pressure from disgruntled alumni and fans. Immediately after the Jawahars lost to Kansas State University in the finals of the Big Eight Tournament, Marcum had a big confidence for Owens, his second in four years.
But Bliss resigned the following week and was replaced by Succer, a successor. A player at Bolton from 1989 to 51, she unsuccessfully tried for the head job she then was a KU assistant coach in the mid-70s.
The Tip-Ins want him, but Warner admitted that the organization had no direct influence.
"I don't think we have any influence other than the athletic department knows that we're an organized and hard-working school," Ms. Terry continues to see the program improve and build.
"They know we'll always be there, win, lose or draw."
OWENS, WHO is two victories shy of 200,
Tubbs, and Tubbs, have taken Lamar to the
NCAA playoffs for two straight areas; arent
the only names discussed in Norman.
Joey Meyer, assistant at DePauwl
Joey University and son of DePaul head coach Ray Meyer, is another one. Assistant Art Tollis of Louisiana State University, head coach Jim Valvano of Iona College, John Thompson of Georgetown University, Nell Thompson of Weber State College and David Whittier of Alcorn State University are others.
Owens isn't the only newsmaker in KU basketball right now. Ricky Worchia, freshman, said over spring break that he would not know whether he would return to KU next year. He said he was considering Wisconsin State University or Georgia University.
"I talked to Coach Owens in Wichita over spring break," Ross said. "He told me to finish up the semester here and then think seriously about my future."
ROSS SAID HE did not know why he might want to transfer.
"This is like a big mystery," he said. "I just can't say exactly what brought this all along for me. It's a combination of a lot of different things."
One of those things is Owens' future.
"My decision might depend on who they bring in here if he leaves," he said. "But whether he stays or goes doesn't have any bearing on my decision.
"He's been good to me. I have all the respect in the world for Coach Owens." And said Warren and the Tin-Leg.
"Y'all better fight to keep him," she said.
"We want him."
Sun sprouts
Mary Ann Stewart, 801 Lake St., waters some of the sprouts in her passively heated solar greenhouse. The garden is designed so that the sun will keep the plants warm and cool. At the front, there are large white rocks.
Board OKs fee, sets restrictions on in-court help
By SUSAN SCHOENMAKER Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The Student Legal Services Board approved a $15 court representative user's fee amendment yesterday, following an administration onosomal.
The board followed the administration's modifications closely in drawing up three court representation bill amendments.
The two other amendments prohibited Legal Services from court representation of criminal misdemeanors and restricted court representation to administrative matters relating to a student's status. The Student Senate March 26, 2013.
The board had voted against setting a user's fee in previous meetings.
"I think this is getting away from the philosophy of free legal服务," said board member Rob Rocha. "You are paying twice for the service."
This semester, each full-time student paid $1.25 through student activity fees to finance Legal Services.
Leben said the $15 user fee would represent a significant monetary commitment.
"You can't just say, well, let's have a $1 user's fee because that would be making a farce out of an administrative requirement." Leeben said.
The board also issued a policy statement clarifying its position on representation of students in administrative matters.
In addition to the proposed user's fee, students using court representation services would be required to pay all court costs, including a $35 filing fee.
THE BOARD said students might be represented in administrative hearings when the case directly related to or affected their student status.
The board policy gave Legal Services lawyer Steve Ruddick the discretion to decide whether a case involving administrative matters was student-related.
Ruddick a student might be able to prove a case was student-related if it substantially his grades or finances. Ruddick could not "automatically dismiss" appeals.
More state student aid possible
Staff Reporter
By SCOTT C. FAUST
State sen. Arnold Berman, D-Lawrence, yesterday站ed the Senate Ways and Measures Committee into adding $300,000 to the budget program, which he called "nifty-nour."
The committee is expected to make recommendations on the 1801 KU budget today.
The $300,000, which would provide 600 additional $500 state scholarships to students attending public post-secondary schools, is part of the Senate Ways and Means Committee's fiscal year 18J1 budget considerations for the Board of Regents office.
If the addition is approved by the full Senate and then by a House and Senate Conference Committee, the total scholarship fund will be $1.1 million.
Berman told his fellow committee members that he will be a state scholarship program to be closer in nature to the tuition grant program, which students at Arkansas private colleges.
STUDENTS RECEIVING *tuition grants also are eligible for up to $250 in state scholarship money, but regents school students are eligible only for state scholarships.
The committee recommended a $200,000 increase above last year's tuition grant funding, for a total of $4 million.
Berman said the total budget for state scholarships, which is based on need and ability of students, was 20 percent of the federal money, was 20 percent of that provided for tuition grants. The grants are made to private institutions.
Twenty-five percent of students attending Kansas private colleges receive grants. *Brian*, said adding, that 368 private college students receive money from the grant and scholarship programs.
"If that isn't bad enough," he said, "less than 2 percent of public school students receive state scholarships."
During discussion of Berman's successful proposal, State Sen. Jack Steinger, R-Kansas county, countered Berman by saying colleges should never absolutely control higher education in the state and that private colleges were a necessary option to public schools.
Senate Ways and Means Committee chairman Wint Winter, R-Ottawa, called Berman "might miggil Hatha attacking a lot of little Davis" because the Lawrence district
contained KU, the most heavily funded school in the state.
"It does occur that it's a somewhat disproportionate battle that he proposes to engage in here." Winter said.
WINTER SAID Berman should be happy that a $1,450 limit was placed on scholarship money going to private school students last year. The same limit expected in this year's budget.
Berman then accused some committee members of being defensive on the issues of increasing state scholarship money because they had private colleges in their districts.
"How can we all in good conscience sit on top of 96,000 post-second school students and say that the total amount we're giving them is $80,000, and not a single dollar is Berman asked. 'I'm not after your colleges. They fall under our own weight.'
Vandals damage display by Muslim association
Staff Reporter
By RICK HELLMAN
The information booth on Jayhawk
The information booth on Jayhawk
morning and its contents, a
morning and its contents, a
copy of documents said to have been
used in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran,
expeditions of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran,
The window on the booth's door was cracked and some documents, part of the display by the Muslim Student Association, were torn down sometime ago. The University is recording to Judy Browder, director of the University Information Center.
Browder said the vandal or vandais apparently had gained entry to the booth by forcing up a sliding window that
was normally kept shut by a piece of wood placed on the track.
"It a matter of protection of rights," Browder said. "These people have as much right to use this booth as any other registered student group."
The display, which went up Sunday, has a screen that displays the detailed U.S. spying operations in Iran as well as evidence of plans for the ad-hoc attacks the deposed shah to the United States.
Mahmud maiman, Mashad, Iran freshman and a member of the Muslim Student Association said he would post about his views. He would be safe from further vandalism.
Med Center's crime rate misleading, official says
By GREG SACKUVICH
By GREG SACKUVICH Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Kansas Bureau of Investigation statistics for 1979 show that the University of Kansas Medical Center has the highest crime rate in the state. A study, according to the Med Center's police chief,
"We don't have the highest crime rate. That was based on a lesser population than we actually have." Jack Pearson, director of the Center's police department, said yesterday.
KU student killed
There were actually 100 fewer crimes
A memorial service for Charlotte Haines, Ridley Park, Penn., sophomore who was killed in an automobile accident on December 21, 2015. p.m. today at the Potter Lake Pavilion.
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Haines, 23, a Hassinger Hall resident, and
was called instantly when the car in which
were riding slid on ice into the path of a
Another KU student and the driver of the car were not seriously injured.
In the event of bad weather, the service will be moved to Hashinger Hall theatre.
Family members ask that memorial contributions be made in Haines' name to the Margaret Hashinger Scholarship Foundation of Kansas Endowment Association.
committed at the Med Center in 1979 than in 1978. Pearson said.
Because the number of crimes has, in fact, decreased and the crime rate is misleading, he said, no major changes are needed to secure the security on the Med Center centers.
The crime rate is determined by the number of crimes committed for every 1,000 people. The KBI used a population of 2,102 full-cident Center, the number of full-immune students.
The Med Center reported 310 crimes, which, using the smaller population figure, is a crime rate of 147.5 crimes for every 1,000 people.
THE ACTUAL population of the MeD Center is about 10,000. Pearson said, including the faculty, staff, visitors and patients, in addition to the students.
Last summer a man was running naked around the Med Center campus. At first he ran on Wednesday nights, but then he went to another club. The man finally was caught, Dalley said.
Perhaps the most unusual crime at the Med Center was solved by the Kansas City Kan., police department, according to Capt. Tom Dalley of the department.
Most of the crimes committed at the Med Center are non-violent, Pearson said. Of the 310 crimes committed last year, 10 were assaults and one was an armed robbery.
The next highest crime rate was in Junction City, with 133 crimes for every 1,000 people.
1978
Rape -25%
Robbery -2%
Assault-aggravated -3.5%
Assault-nonagravated -10.5%
Curfew -22.5%
Larceny -66%
Auto theft -56%
1979
Rape - 5%
Robbery - 1%
Assault aggravated - 4.5%
Assault nonaggravated - 9%
Burglary - 21.5%
Pendency - 8%
Auto theft - 5%
Although the number of crimes reported in Lawrence increased 9.3 percent from 178 to 1979, the percentage of crimes committed in each district was unchanged.
Lawrence crime rate up
Staff Reporter
By JENNIFER ROBLEZ
Changes in the economy and an uncertain political situation helped contribute to more violent crime, which increased by 9 percent in 2014. Lawrence assistant police chief, said last week.
"Historically, the incidence of crime rises when the economy goes down. The rise can be caused by several factors."
Criminal acts included in the KBI figures were murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and sexual exploitation.
According to figures released by Thomas E. Kelly, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the incidence of violent crime rose 9.2 percent in Lawrence.
Olain said the increase in the number of thefts reported was responsible for boosting the overall crime rate.
FIGURES COMPILLED by the crime analysis unit of the Lawrence Police Department differ only slightly from the state's records. Total violent crimes committed in Lawrence during 1978 numbered 3,501, compared with 3,755 in 1978, which account for an increase of 9.3 percent.
However, criminal analysts in Lawrence also count simple assaults in addition to worse crimes like arson or bombing. These same one committed with the use of a weapon. A simple assault is any other threat against a
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In 1978 Lawrence police took 1,963 theft reports, last year they took 2,180 reports of simple thefts. That represents an 11.1 percent increase, or 117 more crimes.
The number of aggravated assaults, also a barometer of social conditions, increased from 128 in 1978 to 170 in 1979. Simple assaults in the city dropped from 367 in 1978 to 345 last year.
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In other categories, 23 raps were reported in 1978 compared with 18 last year. Robberies did not occur in those cases.
AUTOMOBILE THEFTS increased by 17 from
172 in 1978 to 188 last year.
No murders occurred in 1978, but one was reported in 1979.
William Arnold, professor of sociology, who teaches a class in causation of crime and delinquency, said crime rates were affected in times of inflation and depression.
Otin said that crime was a part of the measurement of the way society lived, but that it did not totally reflect the performance of the police department or the city.
"When unemployment goes up, crime rates rise. Public during periods of inflation people earn more, but their hopes for material gain rise faster than their income," he said.
LOSS OF CONFIDENCE in a nation's ability can cause people to defy authority, he said.
Olin also said that people tended to disobey laws when they lost respect for governing
in Kansas, violent crime was up 11 percent. Aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft were the biggest increases between the two years, with serious assault going up 12.3 percent and car thefts increasing 11.4 percent. Shawnee County, which has one of the largest Johnson County, showed the largest increases.