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Vol. 95, No. 144 (USPS 650-640)
Thursdav. Mav 2.1985
Senate allots $10,000 for lighting study, plan
By JULIE MANGAN
Staff Reporter
A proposal to pay experts $10,000 to study campus lighting this summer and report their findings this fall was approved last night by the Student Senate during its final meeting of the semester.
The Senate voted 31-5 with three abstentions to grant the money from the Senate unallocated account to finance a project that would locate problem lighting areas or campus and propose lighting improvements
Another $10,000 in Senate money would use to install the lights if the Univer agreed to donate at least $50,000 for I installation.
will be prepared this summer by an illumination engineer and one assistant. It is a follow-up to a study of night crime on campus, which was done by Ronald Helms, director of architectural engineering, and completed in March.
The Senate also voted to allocate $4.28
build boxes for distribution of stud
pump
WILLIAM EASLEY, STUDENT body president, said the completed proposal would be used to lobby the Kansas Legislature for additional money to improve campus lighting. The Associated Students of Kansas would be asked to help lobby.
The proposal must be completed by Sept.
15 of the $10,000 will be returned to the Senate
boxes, at a cost of $35 each. The cost was determined by facilities operations, the department in charge of building the boxes. Facilities operations is the only department authorized to do such work on campus.
The boxes would be built next to eight of the 14 Kansan boxes on campus.
THE BOXES WILL be used to distribute publications from registered student groups, including in the Streets, Graduate Student Newspaper and Praxis, whose members first brought the idea to the attention of the Senate.
"Folks, rape's alive and well on this campus, whether you know it or not."
Reza Zoughi, Student Senate Executive Committee chairman, agreed.
The money would be used to build ei
"IF IT'S GOING to prevent one attack, one rape, one harrassment, you got more than $10,000 of your money's worth," he said.
But some senators said they didn't think the proposal would prevent raps.
the shopper would prevent tapes.
"No proposal to decide where to put lights is going to stop even one rape," said Doug Stallings, graduate senator.
Stallings said he thought that campus lighting was a problem and that the Senate
LICHTWARDT SAID THE Senate could donate the $10,000 to new lights, offer to match the money with the Board of Regents and crime education and prevention programs.
Ruth Lichtwardt, co-chairman of the Senate Minority Affairs Committee, also suggested alternate proposals.
In other action, the Senate voted to allocate the following supplemental funds for non-revenue code student groups:
- Society of Women Engineers — $440.
THE EMBARGAGE, EFFECTIVE May was imposed by executive order and does
Reagan bans trade, hints of sanctions
In the order, Reagan said, "The police and actions of the government of Nicaragua constitute an unusual and extraordinal threat to the national security and force of the United States and (1) he declare a national emergency to deal w th that threat."
By United Press International
The action, White House aides said, taken in response to the vote in the House week to deny Reagan $14 million in aid for Contras.
BONN. West Germany — Presso Reagan declared a national emerger yesterday and banned U.S. trade w nicaragua with hints that more sanitic be added to the administratio campaign against the leftist Sandimi regime.
Reagan, frustrated by Congress in efforts to win more U.S. aid for the conrebels seeking to outst the Sandinist announced the trade embargo shortly after it was launched in Born for the seven-nation economic summit of the main industrial democracies.
See AID, p. 5, col. 1
The total ban on trade, on Nicaragua airline flights and ships arriving in U.S. ports puts Nicaragua in the same category, as I. S. Trade is concerned, as I. Vietnam and Libya
Last year, Nicaragua sold $57 mill worth of bananas, beef, shellfish and coff to the United States and bought $111 million in U.S. goods, mainly agricultural chemica fats and oils, and some machinery, include tractors.
Sit-in del
By CINDY McCURRY Staff Reporter
- The Mid-America Journal of Politics — $690
SPORTS
The protesters, whose numbers have ranged from about a dozen to almost 50 want
Students, faculty and others protesting to Kansas University Endowment Association ties to South Africa said yesterday that the strong HI lobby, at least until tomorrow.
The protesters, who have demonstration since 9 a.m. Monday, are doing more than sitting. Three protesters met yesterday with Robert Cobb, executive vice chancellor, and David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, discuss the University's position on divestiture.
Miami's marriage of the mascots: Just another promotional stunt, like giving away cars, tax advice and open-heart surgery
Big-League Baseball
Better play, marketing, TV help colleges woo the fans.
Maine went on to upset top-ranked Miami, 3-2, after 10. The defeat endured the Hurricanes' 24-game winning streak, leading one game in a row. They are never what they're cracked up to be."
The night was balmy, the stadium full and the Hurricanes of Miami led the Maine Black Bears 1-0 after four innings. Suddenly the Miami ground crew unrolled a white carpet, and a “wedding” broke out in the infield. Public-address announcer Jay Rokeach, in a white dinner jacket and yarmluke, intoned the
Such elaborate stunts are hardly commonplace, but the fact that they occur at all suggests that college baseball may
oe emerging from a long slum. In the last decade, beautiful new ballparks have sprouted up around the country and attendance has soared; better coaching and longer seasons have been established which in turn attracts the attention of professional scouts. Last year 73 percent of the players selected in the major leagues' June draft came from the college ranks, compared with 39 percent in 1971; more than 40 percent of all current major leagues played college baseball. With the enormous success of amateur base-
Fraser with James (left), Davies: 'A good product'
Los Angeles Olympics and five seasons of national television exposure on ESPN, sports fans are beginning to notice.
While football and basketball have long been highly visible, heavily promoted and often lucrative college sports, they are still not as popular than water polo and lacrosse. The weather
vows for Miami's mascot, the bright orange Miami Maniac, and his fuzzy green bride before 4,200 cheering fans, a national television audience and an all-macstick wedding party that included Hialeah Park's Freddie the Flamingo and the Hamburglia from McDonald's. The newlyweds left on their honeymoon after the eighth inning, and
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obviously causes problems for northern schools. College baseball also suffered from a lack of support staff, spring competition from tennis and track—and even the stronghold that professional baseball has on the American public.
Now more colleges are fielding baseball teams than ever before, and the traditional powerhouses, like Southern Cal. Texas and Arizona State must share the spotlight with upstarts from Mississippi State, Wichita State, Miami, Michigan and, of all places, Maine. With the talent spread across the country, today's stars include Oklahoma's ace pitcher Bobby Witt, Michigan shortstop Barry Larkin and first baseman Will McGee. But the team will form in time to go early in the 1985 draft. The higher level of play could lead to revenue-producing programs at more universities. It might also tempt major-league clubs to use the colleges as "farm teams" the way pro football and basketball teams long have.
CHRIST BUNKER, SHAWNEE Mission law student and one of the protesters who met with the administrators, said. "I would like to make sure the chancellor has heard both sides of the story.
Miami head coach Ron Fraser—the "Wizard of College Baseball Promotion"—isn't surprised. "It's just a question of marketing the product," he says. Fraser, 48, took over at Miami in 1963. "They had nothing," he remembers, and he knew they needed three things: lights, scholarships and spectators. Fraser started with spectators. "Kids want to play in front of people," reasons Fraser, a native New Jersey team who coached the Dutch National Team to three European championships. So, in true Charlie Finley fashion, he painted the bases green, white and orange. Then he started using bat girls, "hoping that dirty old men would come to the games."
In a statement last week to the University Senate, Chancellor Gene A. Budig said he didn't think divestiture would change apar- theid in South Africa.
they still would like to see some favorable action on the resolution by the Student Senate and the resolution by the University Council."
corporation that invests money from donors and other sources and uses profits to help the charity.
- KU India Club — $554
NEWSWEEK ON CAMPUS/MAY 1985
BANKS, WHO HAS visited the protesters daily, said, "I admire them I admire somebody who is willing to stand for what he believes in. I find that students and faculty are generally apathetic and afraid."
University Council's resoultion at 1 pm today in the lobby of Strong. The talk is part of a teach in organized by the protesters.
Plans for Vietnam memorial rejected again
By NANCY STOETZER
Staff Reporter
Construction of a campus Vietnam memorial, which has been in the planning stage for more than 18 months, will be further delayed because a committee has again rejected the proposed design and site, the chairman of the Vietnam memorial committee said yesterday.
The faculty Committee on Art in Public Spaces studied plans for the proposed memorial and earlier this week submitted a report to Robert Cobb, executive vice president of the U.S. foundation, and site proposal needed revision, said Tom Berrer, memorial committee chairman.
rejected the original design submitted by John Onken, St. Louis senior, winner of the student design contest. Onken revised the design and resubmitted the plan to the memorial committee in the fall. The committee approved the revision and sent the plan to the public spaces committee, which sent the report to Cobb saying more changes were needed.
Last spring, the public spaces committee
Berger said the memorial committee intended to stand by its original goal of insuring that the memorial be created by students in honor of students.
Burger said his committee would respond to the report. He said he didn't think it would be appropriate to discuss either report or comment. The committee did not get received his committee's response.
"We're not dealing with irreconcilable differences," he said. "The University is committed to building a Vietnam memorial."
Cobb said he would try to arrange a meeting with committee members and officials from the office of facilities planning to work out the differences.
BERGER SAID ONE of the problems mentioned in the report was that the proposed memorial was too large.
Marvin Grove, the wooded area southwest of the Spencer Art Museum, is the proposed site for the memorial. The original had been Chandler Court in the Burge Union. That site was rejected because the memorial would have faced the Party Room, and some committee members thought this made the court an inappropriate site.
Berger said, "In terms of planning, the goal of the memorial seems to have fallen by the wayside. The memorial was perceived by students and designed to be financed and designed by KU students."
by the public spaces committee recommended that another committee be formed to determine the most appropriate site on campus for the memorial.
BERGER SAID THAT in October, he had met with public spaces committee members and Onken to discuss moving the memorial to Marvin Grove. He said everyone had agreed that the grove would be an appropriate place for the Vietnam memorial because it would be near Memorial Stadium, dedicated to students and alumni who died in World War I, and the Campanile, dedicated to those who died in World War II.
But Berger said the new report submitted
"My design was just too much — not as subtle as they wanted. The committee is looking for something more traditional."
Plans for the Vietnam memorial began in fall 1983. During that semester, student leaders formed the memorial committee, received money for construction from the Student Senate and conducted a student design contest.
Onken said he didn't think he would be designing the new memorial.
"I RESPECT THEIR decision, I see how they feel. I'm just sadder and wiser now," he said.
The memorial list the names of the more than 60 KU students killed in the war or listed as missing in action. Berger said the memorial honors all those who served and sponsored Vietnam memorial in the country.
- Amnesty International — $290
* KU International Folk Dance Club —
* 20.
- Counseling Student Organization - $200 print the Journal of Contemporary counseling.
Crime, bugs plague life in Towers
y MICHELLE WORRALL
taff Renorter
aff Reporter
A 1966 advertisement touted the newayhawk Towers apartments as the ultimate in campus living.
The multi-million dollar apartment complex has been plagued with problems, anging from roaches to arson, since its completion in the late 1960s.
and photographs capture the smiles and
opes of the architects during the construc-
on of their dream. But the dream never
dame true.
"I call them (KU police) several times a week, not for actual problems, but for potential problems," he says.
The four-tower complex and its adjacent ropery are among the highest crime areas n campus, according to KU police records. ohn Brothers, sergeant of community services, says half of the crimes at the owers occur in the parking lots.
But Scott Joslove, assistant manager of the owers, says the crime rate is not that high.
THE MAIORITY OF THE reported crimes
inurgery, theft, and criminal damage to
hospital.
Colored push pins, representing reported amputies痛，bury the complex on the rime map in KU police headquarters at arruth-O'Leary Hall. Fifty-four colored acks, representing theft, burglary, noise disturbance, damage to private property and niscelleaneous crimes against persons mark he Towers and the surrounding area.
Joslove says he calls police whenever heears a suspicious noise, such as a loud bang or breaking glass.
J. J. Wilson, director of housing, says many of the crimes in the Towers can be prevented properly using the door locks, which consists of a regular lock and dead bolt.
HE SAYS THE central location of the bowers makes the apartments an easy target or a desirable spot.
Students who moved into Towers A and B, the first two buildings completed, said they could hear the people next door brushing their teeth. They complained about the delay of phone installations, washers and dryers, lack of lighting and faulty air conditioning.
Originally, the Towers were privately owned apartments operated and built by a 3artlesville, IL investment company and executives from Phillus Petroleum Co.
Complaints began before the entire complex was built.
in the 1970s, the complex was rocked with arson, thefts and vandalism to cars and plantations.
"They're only good if people use them," he says.
Wilson says he is not aware that the Towers have more crime problems than residence malls or other apartment complexes.
In 1980, the Kansas University Endowment Association bought the apartments for an undisclosed sum to provide more housing for students.
"WE KNEW IT was a problem, and it didn't have a good record. Wilson says "We haven't had one."
Sgt David Cobb of the Lawrence police says many of the Towers problems stem from a high concentration of people living in the tower. The Towers have an occupancy capacity of 90%.
When the apartments switched ownership, the Lawrence police gratefully passed the key.
Cobb says, "We could have kissed them. Every time there was a call, it seemed like we were going over to the Towers. I don't see how anything could be any better now."
In a 1981 Kansan story, students complained about feces in the elevators' cookRoaches in the buildings, no hot water in the maintenance and a lack of parking for cars.
The University has not been able to solve all of the problems with the Towers.
That same year, a grocery cart full of
See TOWERS, p. 5, col. 3