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February 14,2003
Vol. 113. Issue No.97
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
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Kansas to play Iowa State amid celebrations, commemoration p.1B
Bohl rumors abound
Director denies reports of misconduct at Fresno State
By Ryan Greene & Doyle Murphy
rgreeene@kansan.com
dmurphy@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriters
With his former employer facing allegations of academic misconduct, University of Kansas Athletic Director Al Bohl is facing rumors about his job security.
work. The money was funneled through Alexander and former academic adviser Katie Felten. Cebrun denied knowing Stintz or having any involvement with the players' course work.
Ine Fresno Bee reported Sunday that Stephen Mintz, former statistician for Fresno State University, said that he wrote 17 pieces of course work for former Fresno basketball players Courtney Alexander, Terrance Robertson and Dennis Nathan in 2000. Mintz told the Bee that he received at least $1,500 from Nate Cebrun, a Las Vegas street agent for his
Fresno State is currently the target of an NCAA investigation.
Kansan file photo
The infractions allegedly occurred during Bohl's tenure at Fresno State. Bohl served as athletic director at Fresno State from 1996-2001.
The allegations fueled reports on sportstalk radio shows and in Internet chat rooms that Bohl would be fired within the next two months.
Wednesday night.
"We've had to listen to it all afternoon on the radio," Konzem said Wednesday. "It's ridiculous."
bohl also denied that he was facing unemployment in a phone interview
Recent rumors on Internet chat rooms and sportstalk radio have speculated that KU Athletics Director Al Bohl is in jeopardy of losing his job. Both Bohl and Senior Associate Athletics Director Richard Konzem have flatly denied the reports.
"They are rumors" he said. "I'm just going to forge ahead, trying to do great things for the University of Kansas."
Bohl replaced former athletics director Bob Frederick in June 2001. Shortly after accepting the position, the Bee released Fresno's financial reports from 1998-2000 that showed $1.16 million in accounting discrepancies, resulting in a seemingly balanced budget and bonuses for Bohl. Bohl has denied any wrongdoing and said he had confidence that Fresno State President John Welty would resolve Fresno State's latest problems.
"I know Fresno is going to do the right things to handle the situation out there," Bohl said.
As for Bohl's situation, Chancellor Robert Hemenway issued a statement through the University Wednesday night denying that Bohl's job was in jeopardy.
"We're aware of recent news reports regarding Fresno State University," Hemenway said. "Both Fresno State and the NCAA have ongoing investigations. It would not be appropriate to comment
on those investigations at this time. No changes in athletics administration at KU are being considered."
— Edited by Christy Dendurent
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Courting marriage God included in faith-based love triangle
By Cal Creek
ccreek@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Many students have entered into a three-way romantic relationship while at the University of Kansas — and most of them don't use phrases such as "menage a trois" to describe it.
So, who's the third partner?
The relationship exists between two people and their God.
Whether they call it a courtship, an engagement, a dateship or simply dating, these students come from a variety of religions, most of which stress the same values and beliefs when it comes to dating.
"The courtship is a discernment," said Katie Pretz, Osawatomie junior. Pretz and her boyfriend have been dating for 10 1/2 months. She said that they didn't consider themselves dating because generally when people date they are not
Students from a variety of religions make God a part of their relationships — whether they call it a courtship, an engagement, a dateship or simply dating.
moving toward the future.
"We're not just hanging out spending time together," Pretz said. "If we decide during the courtship that we're not meant for each other then we'll break up. Hopefully it will lead to an engagement."
Students in faith-based relationships find prayer helpful.
Sara Batenhorst, a Catholic student and Fort Worth, Texas, junior, said she prayed with her boyfriend before they went out, or they would say a rosary on the way to their destination.
Batenhorst also found help in a class
offered at St. Lawrence Catholic Center titled "Theology of the Body." The class stresses the importance of abstinence in faith-based relationships and is offered as both a coed and single-gender class. The coed class meets at 8:30 p.m. Sundays at the center, the men's class meets at 5:15 p.m. Thursdays, and the women's class meets at 7 p.m. Sundays. The classes are open to all students regardless of their faith.
Abstinence is an important issue across a variety of faiths.
"When we try to live up to that standard the relationship goes a lot smoother," Adam Stiller, a St. Louis junior who identifies himself as a Protestant, said about his relationship with his girlfriend. "We actually find it more frustrating when we fail to live by that guideline."
The formalities of a religion can also
SEE COURTING ON PAGE 6A
SUA officer abuses database
By Cate Batchleider
cbatchelder@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
By Cate Batchelder
Before candidates for this spring's Student Senate election have thrown their hats into the ring, a possible elections violation may have occurred.
Ryan Doherty, Lee's Summit, Mo. sophomore and the recreation and travel coordinator for Student Union Activities, acknowledged yesterday that he forwarded the information of about 700 students from an SUA database to potential student body president and vice president candidates.
Although Knopp and Coffeyville junior Catherine Bell, his running mate for vice president, deleted the e-mail before looking at it. Doherty violated SUA's constitution and possibly federal law, said Lawrence junior Fallon Farokhi, SUA president and potential Delta Force candidate for student body vice president. Bell said she and Knopp deleted the e-mail before opening it because they thought it was junk mail.
Last month, Doherty e-mailed the information — which included names, addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and KUID numbers — to his fellow Theta Chi fraternity member Andy Knopp, Manhattan junior and potential KUnited candidate for student body president.
Knopp said neither he nor Bell asked
Doherty to get the information. He said Doherty gave the information to Knopp and Bell to help them raise interest in their bid for Student Senate. Doherty said he erased the KUID numbers so that they weren't included in the e-mail. Farokhi said.
SUA members found out about Doherty's actions and held a meeting to discuss the matter with him. As a result, the remainder of Doherty's $500 scholarship that he receives each semester as an SUA officer was taken away. The SUA board voted to keep him on staff Feb. 5, but Doherty resigned Monday.
"He's not a bad guy," Farokhi said. "It's been a really emotional time for him. I don't think he realized the severity of his actions."
Farokhi said Doherty thought he was utilizing his SUA resources but didn't know that they weren't his resources to use.
Doherty acknowledged the situation and deferred comment to Knopp.
"I just feel like he didn't understand the rules," Knopp said.
"Basically, the e-mail was nothing better than a student directory," he said. "It really wouldn't have done us any good."
Knopp said it was lucky the identity information wasn't used publicly.
STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS
Molly Hess, Lawrence sophomore and vice president of administrative affairs for SUA, filed a complaint with
What happened: Ryan Doherty, recreation and travel coordinator for Student Union Activities, forwarded SUA member information to potential KUnited candidates.
What this means: The forwarding of confidential information violated SUA policy.
What's next: Otherty resigned from his SUA post and the incident will be handled internally by SUA.
the elections commission Monday.
Elections Commissioner Courtney Wachal said the commission acknowledged it had received and dealt with the complaint but wasn't able to comment.
The issue was discussed at a meeting of the Kansas Union Memorial Corporation, the governing body of the union. Student Body President Jonathan Ng was at the meeting.
"This is not an issue with the coalition," said Ng, KUnited coalition member. "I know that kind of behavior would never be encouraged."
"SUA dealt with it as an internal matter," Knopp said. "And I think they dealt with it as they saw fit."
Ng and Knopp said this was entirely an SUA responsibility.
— Edited by Christy Dendurent
By Jessica Palimenio jpalimenio@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Out-of-state students who have made the decision to attend the University of Kansas can save money by applying for residency—but only if they are willing to meet the requirements.
An in-state undergraduate student pays $97.35 per credit hour. An out-of-state undergraduate student pays $337.45 per credit hour, so gaining residency can save students more than $240 per credit hour in tuition.
Students must apply to a committee of three university faculty members that reviews the applications based on the state's definition of a resident.
In order to gain residency, students must have lived in Kansas 365 days before applying, must rely on Kansas resources for support and must have intent to make Kansas their permanent residence.
Molly Winters did not enroll at KU
"Intent is incredibly difficult to prove while they are attending school," Wiesner said.
Renee Wiesner, assistant to the registrar, recommends that students withdraw from school for a year to prove their intent because evaluating a student's intent to stay in Kansas is subjective.
Kansas drivers license
Kansas voter registration
Continuous presence in Kansas
Vehicle registration in Kansas
Proof of a lease or ownership of a
Proof of a lease or ownership of a home
Employment in Kansas
Payment of Kansas income taxes
this year with the intent to prove residency. Winters is from Omaha, Neb., and would have been a junior.
She recently applied for residency and expects to return to KU in the fall if it is approved. She will attend classes at Johnson County Community College in the summer.
"Juco is giving me in-state tuition now," Winters said, "so I'm going there for now."
But taking the time off to be granted residency is not a guarantee, and some students are not willing to take the chance.
"I'm not going to take a year off and be a year behind if it's not guaranteed," Mariel Sparr, Omaha, Neb., senior, said.
Sparr is waiting for a decision on the third application she has submitted.
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