STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS VOTER'S GUIDE Look inside for mini-profiles on Student Senate candidates from each constituency, as well as the editorial board's endorsement. PAGES 5A, 6A AND 7A THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN VOL. 115 ISSUE 129 â–ĵ ADMINISTRATION MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2005 WWW.KANSAN.COM IOHNSON KU dean of students fired Johnson had been dean of students since 2001 and associate vice provost since 2002. Following formal investigation University terminates Johnson BY TY BEAVER tbeaver@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITER Richard Johnson, associate vice provost and dean of students at the University of Kansas, was terminated Friday following a formal investigation. On March 30, the University received a formal complaint against Johnson, said Lynn Bretz, director of University Relations. Immediate action was taken, and Johnson was informed of the complaint. Johnson was put on administrative leave with pay on March 31 pending a formal investigation by the department of human resources. He was fired based on the the investigation, but because of the personal nature of the complaint, no further details could be provided. Bretz said. Kyle Stearns, Derby junior, said he was stunned when he heard the news. Johnson mentored Stearns last semester for his minor in leadership studies. The two often discussed how Stearns was growing as a student. Johnson called Stearns himself with the news. Stearns said Johnson was crying on the phone, and the conversation ended quickly. "I was bewildered," he said. "I just don't know any other adjective to use." With only five weeks left in the semester, Stearns said it was important to focus on getting through the semester. He also said what Johnson did for the University spoke for itself, despite his unexplained termination. The needs of students are the primary concerns at the time, Bretz said. Frank DeSalvo, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, was named interim dean of students and will help the Office of Student Success pull together and finish the semester strong, Bretz said. "We're pretty lucky to have T” I was bewildered. I just don't know any other adjective to use." Kyle Stearns Derby junior someone with Frank's abilities in this position during this difficult transition," she said. — Edited by Azita Tafreshi SCIENCE Grant awarded for ice sheet research BY TY BEAVER tbeaver@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITER Chancellor Robert Hemenway along with Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Scott Borg of the National Science Foundation will announce a federal grant at 11 a.m. today that will establish a new Science and Technology Center on campus. The $19 million grant was awarded after two years of efforts by David Braaten, associate professor of geography, and Prasad Gogineni, professor of electrical engineering. Braaten Applying for the grant was long and stressful, both researchers said. Gogineni started working on the first proposal The grant is the biggest federal grant that any university in the state of Kansas has ever received. Gogineni 10 days after receiving heart bypass surgery, but it will be worth it, he said. The payoff in terms of what we can do for KU, Kansas and the nation is outstanding," Gogineni said. Several factors played into NSF's final decision, he said. A good track record in ice sheet research was a big factor, Gogineni said, but education and diversity in the sciences were important as well. collaborated on a series of different projects. Their latest was the Polar Radar for Ice Sheet Measurements or PRISM project, also funded by an NSF grant. Gogineni and Braaten have It is important to understand how ice sheets are affected by climate, both researchers said. "We're seeing ice sheets that have been around for thousands of years breaking up in the span of a month, and we need to know why." Braaten said. Using radar systems mounted on lightweight aircraft, the two researchers mapped the thickness and layers of polar ice in Greenland and Antarctica. Their goal is to understand how the climate is affecting the size of ice sheets. With the new money, they plan to miniaturize the radars SEE GRANT ON PAGE 3A ARTS 'Princess Bride' actor critiques, performs Mandy Patinkin reminisces,offers advice to students BY DONOVAN ATKINSON datkinson@hansan.com IMPAYLAY WRITER "While you were asking that question," Patinkin said to moderator Jack Wright, professor of theatre and film, "I was thinking about your first question and how I hadn't really answered it. So I was thinking I When Mandy Patinkin does something, he perfects it. Shortly after Saturday's "A Conversation With Mandy Patinkin" began, the Tony- and Emmy-award winning actor and former KU student hadn't answered two questions before he went back to expand on the first question. Erin Droste/KANSAN Mandy Patinkin, actor and former KU student, critiques Dylan Hilman's performance Saturday afternoon in Murphy Hall. Hilman, Lawrence junior, performed a song for Patinkin to analyze. SEE ACTOR ON PAGE 3A MEMORIAL Rachel Seymour/KANSAN Mary Jane Cunningham (middle), wife of Raleigh C. Bowley Jr., holds the name plate engraved with Bowley's name after having it presented to her and Bowley's relatives at the Campanile Saturday morning. Standing with Cunningham are her family members Joan Meyer (left) and Kathy Booth (right). A second name plate of Bowley's was hung in the Campanile that morning. BY DANI LITT ⊆ KANSAN STAFF WRITER Fallen soldier added in stone WWII soldier remembered on Campanile after 55 years Mary turned white as she held on to the rectangular block of granite. Engraved on the stone was "Raleigh C. Bowlby," the name of her late husband, who was killed in WWII 61 years ago, last Friday. "It's beautiful," she said. "I think I'd like it at the foot of his grave." from the University of Kansas, on which the name of her late husband was forgotten. It was the first time she had seen the memorial that commemorated the fallen soldiers His name was added to the middle column of names on the east side of the Campanile in Februarv. Cunningham was given the replica on Saturday during a special dedication ceremony of the addition of his name to the Campanile. Thirteen of Bowly's family members, Chancellor Robert Hemenway, Jeff Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor, Warren Corman, university architect, and a color guard from the United States Armed Forces attended the ceremony. SEE SOLDIER ON PAGE 3A Can I buy a vowel? Two KU students participated in the game show "Wheel of Fortune" for its Big 12 College Week. Each left the game, which will air the third week in May, with thousands in cash and prizes. PAGE 2A Turning it around Jayhawks lose first Kansas Cup in six years The Wildcats defeated the Jayhawk rowers at the Kansas Cup in Manhattan this weekend. Kansas lost the deciding race by one second. PAGE1B The Kansas baseball team came back in the last game of its weekend series against Oklahoma. The Jayhawks finished 9-3, though the Sooners defeated them in the first two games. PAGE 1B kansan.com Study abroad Where would you want to go to study abroad? EXCLUSIVE Visit our Web site to vote in next week's KUlpture poll. 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