University Daily Kansan, February 26, 1985
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of the required courses. ASK would want the Legislature to insure that all high schools in the state provide these courses, she said.
Hammond said that now only 7 percent of the state's high school graduates had taken all of the suggested courses. Other Regents' studies indicate that only 10 percent of this year's freshman class at state universities took the courses in the suggested curriculum.
HOWEVER, INCREASED demands for the courses would strain local school district budgets, according to state and local school officials.
Harold Blackburn, commissioner of education, said the State Board of Education had not estimated the cost of a mandatory preparatory curriculum. But the proposal would require some school districts to hire teachers who already scarce alice math and science teachers.
Dan Neuenswanber, Lawrence school superintendent, agreed that the proposal would mean additional demand for the required courses.
"Any time you increase the course requirements," he said, "you raise the number of science and math teachers
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said a mandatory preparatory curriculum would not necessarily eliminate the open admissions policy.
necessary to meet those requirements.'
The state already requires a diploma for admission to a university, he said, and the proposal only defines further the type of courses the diploma must include.
"Personally, I'd be opposed to anything that would do away with open admissions." Amber said. "I would have more opportunities; I would be would be." If they came with a little more preparation.
The jury ruled Playtex was 80 percent liable for O'Gilvie's death and awarded her husband, Kelly O'Gilvie, and her two children, Andrew and 1.3 million. Playtex's liability is $2.9 million.
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science students and by faculty and students conducting research.
WALLACE SAID HE had been talking with Honeywell officials about a new computer system that the company will introduce later. The company's own GCSO system when it is paid for in two years.
Evais said the system would be useful to
the University because of its larger computer
Playtex denied liability, saying Thomas Hays, O'Gilvie the Wichita doctor, had misdiagnosed the case as scarlet fever and failed to properly treat the ailment. Hays was found liable in the case, but does not owe any damages because he was not a defendant in the lawsuit.
"It would be very competitive in the marketplace." he said.
Family of victim awarded $9 million from Playtex
If the University decided to buy the system, Wallace said, academic users would not have to rewrite computer programs to suit a different system.
Evans said he had informed several KU officials about the new system
But Niebaum said he did not think faculty.
The Honeywell CP-6 probably would be disconnected under each of the three plans.
formation on student transcripts, enrollment, financial aid and library cataloging. Several academic departments also use the computer for word processing.
At a Feb. 8 open meeting with faculty and staff, Niebaum and Mann favored a $1.5 million improvement of the computer system using a Digital Equipment Corp. computer.
Niebaum said the computer committee had not ruled out any of the three proposals it had been considering during the last several months. A new system is needed to replace the overloaded academic and administrative computers used now.
WICHTH – A U.S. District Court jury yesterday awarded more than $9 million in damages to the family of a Wichita woman who died in 1983 of toxic-shock syndrome.
"I DON'T SEE much support from faculty and customers about that," he said.
The University now has two different computer systems for its administrative and academic users. An International Business Management institute is conducting investigative computing, such as storing in-
The main components of this system would be a VAX 8600 computer made by Digital Equipment Corp, and an IBM computer, or one equivalent to it, that would be compatible with the new VAX 8600. Each computer is expected to cost about $750,000.
staff or students were interested in keeping the Honeywell system. He said no one from the University or Honeywell had approached him about the new system.
THE HONEYWELL GCOS system and CP-6 system are used only for academic computing.
The product liability case named International Playtex Inc. as the defendant, claiming that the firm ammunition's company's inherent treatment caused the death on April 12, of Betty L. O'Gilve, II.
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said. Facilities operations workers repaired the ruins Sunday.
The sump pump in an older part of Robinson was working fine. Heinez said.
"We probably had about 1 inch or 1/12 inches of water on one court, and others had run out."
"Because the building is low, it is essentially a basement," Heinze said. "The sump pumps failed to kick on, and the ground water rose water up and came onto the floors."
The water warmed the floors of the courts, but Heinge said the floors might flatten out as the weather became warmer.
Heinze said that facilities operations would
ask outside contractors for cost estimates for sanding the courts. The courts usually are sanded at the end of every summer, Heinze said, but may have to be sanded sooner because of the water damage.
The flooding delayed the spring racquet-tournament at Robinson until Mar. 17.
Students usually learn how to play doubles during the last week of class, but the closing half of the courts forced students to learned doubles a little early.
"Since I hadn't introduced them to doubles yet, I did today," said Phil Lowcock, who teaches racquetball, physical conditioning and officiating of softball classes.
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