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The Inside Front
Thursday February 5,1998
News
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Kansas Select Committee on Higher Education agrees to advance on a plan that would replace the Board of Regents and establish a new board to govern four-year institutions.
On CAMPUS:
*“Die Fledenmaus” opens at 8 tonight in Crafton-Preyer Theatre after a delay caused by roof repairs to Murphy Hall.
Boris Yeltsin declares that a United States attack on Iraq might provoke global warfare.
are alter a delay caused by poor repairs to Murphy Hall.
The Society of Black Engineers will hold a business etiquette workshop tonight in the Kansas Union.
After a U.S. military plane sliced a ski gondola's cable in Italy, killing the 20 passengers, italy's defense minister demands criminal prosecution.
Higher-education group OK's plan to restructure
Members of the Kansas Select Committee on Higher Education reached consensus last night on a plan that would dissolve the Board of Regents and establish a new board to govern four-year institutions.
The plan, presented to the committee by state Rep. Jim Garner, D-Coffeville, would create a Council of Higher Education to supervise two divisions. The governance division would manage the six four-year institutions, and the coordination division would work to organize curriculum among all post-secondary schools, including community colleges and vocational-technical schools.
The committee agreed to move forward with the plan in an informal vote taken by committee chairman David Adkins, R-Leawood.
Separate personnel would staff the divisions. Committee members said the divisions had to remain separate to alleviate community colleges' desire not to be governed by a state entity.
The Board of Regents would be eliminated, as would the State Board of Education. Local boards will retain governance of community colleges.
A document prepared by committee staff members estimated that implementation of the plan would cost the state at least $470 million.
"Are those American dollars?" said Adkins when presented with the cost estimate. Rep. Mike Farmer, R-Wichita, said implementation had to occur over five years to disperse the cost.
Brandon Copple
No Robin for this Batman but opera ready to open
Three months after being postponed because of roof repairs, "Die Fledermaus" is flying into Murphy Hall.
The Johann Strauss opera, whose name
means "The Bat," will run at 8 tonight through Sunday in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre. The production was postponed in November because of repairs to the Murphy Hall roof.
Del Unrhun, University Theatre director, said he was pleased with the repairs to Murphy. "We're very excited to finally have the theatre back," he said.
John Staniunas, "Die Fleddermaus" director of production, said the three-month hiatus was an unusual experience because the cast had finished rehearsals before repairs to Murphy halted production.
"It gave us time to think some more about the characters, which was good, but during the three months, one of our lead characters got sick, and another ended up dropping out of school," he said.
Stanians said replacements had been found for the vacated roles.
"Die Fledermaus," originally set in 1890s Vienna, Austria, has been updated to the 1920s United States and will be performed in English for this production, he said.
The opera's name is derived from a scene in which a drunken reveler, after leaving a costume party, is deserted in a park and passes out wearing his bat costume. When he wakes, he is surrounded by onlookers vows vengeance upon the partier who led him there.
Stanianus said he chose the 1920s because they were a time of prosperity which paralleled the United States of the 1990s.
Reserved seat tickets for "Die Fledermaus" are on sale at the Murphy Hall Box Office, 864-3982; the Lied Center Box Office, 864 ARTS; and Student Union Activities 864-3477. Tickets are $7.50 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for the public.
— Chris Horton
Black engineers to hold business-conduct seminar
the Javhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
The National Society of Black Engineers will hold a workshop tonight at 7 p.m. in
the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Onion
The workshop, Corporate Conduct/ Business Etiquette, which will be held in conjunction with African-American History Month, will address business attire,
resume writing, corporate dining, time management, cover letters and interviewing skills. The workshop is free and open to the public.
This is the third time the workshop has been held. Terrell McTyer, Kansas City, Mo., junior and NSBE vice president, will lead the event.
"It's important people understand what is the right way, not so much the white way, of conducting yourself in corporate America," he said.
McTyer has had training in corporate etiquette through different organizations and workshops.
Sara Anderson
Yeltsin fears another war with Iraq could escalate
MOSCOW — In a blunt warning to President Clinton, Boris Yeltsin declared yesterday that the United States might provoke global warfare if it follows through on threatened attacks against Iraq.
"One must be careful in a world that is saturated with all kinds of weapons, some of them in the hands of terrorists," Yeltsin said in the Kremlin. "By his actions, Clinton might run into a world war."
A few hours later, presidential representative Sergei Yastrzhemsky assailed foreign media, claiming some of them interpreted Yeltsin's warning as a threat to Moscow to retaliate for an attack on Iraq.
"One can hardly imagine a more ridiculous and absurd interpretation," Yastrzhemsky told reporters.
However, aside from Yeltsin's reference to terrorists, neither the president nor his representative offered any explanation for how conflict with Iraq might escalate into a global war.
troversy and later are disavowed by his aides. While making the televised remarks, Yeltsin looked grim and appeared to be speaking off the cuff.
The Russian leader has a long record of making vague statements that spark con-
The United States and Russia repeatedly have disagreed about the possible use of force to make Iraq comply with U.N. weapons inspections. But both Washington and Moscow generally try to avoid direct criticism of each other.
Italian officials demand justice after jet accident
CAVALSEE, Italy — Italy's defense minister demanded criminal prosecution yesterday for an American military pilot whose plane sliced through a ski gondola's cable, sending the car's 20 riders plunging to their deaths.
The U.S. suspended all low-level flights by military aircraft in Italy after Tuesday's accident, which had some Italian media and politicians calling the U.S. pilots "Rambos" and demanding the closing of all American bases there.
American military officials and Italian prosecutors are investigating why the U.S. Marine Corps surveillance jet, stationed at the U.S. air base in Avianna, hit the gondola's cable, sending the skiers in the gondola 280 feet onto rocks and snow below.
"This is not about a low-level flight, but a terrible act, a nearly earth-shaving flight, beyond any limit allowed by the rules and laws," Premier Romano Prodi told reporters.
"We are not asking for revenge, but that the law on criminal responsibility be applied to the commander of the airplane," Defense Minister Beniamino Andreatta was quoted as saying by the ANSA news agency.
- The Associated Press
Communist party leaders, who provide the government with key support in Parliament, immediately called for the closing of U.S. bases. And commentators and local leaders expressed anger at the U.S. military.
KU students could use IDs as debit cards
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getting involved to prepare for the future."
Samp said the features created by Commerce would be available to all students, but students would not be required to opt for every feature, Samp said.
The banking abilities of the card will help students in their everyday lives, said Jerry Samp, Commerce Bank president.
Bradbury said the check-card account, which was provided by the bank, would function just like a checking account. Students could use the card to make purchases anywhere debit cards were accepted. Students also could withdraw up to $600 a day from ATMs. Additionally, if the card were lost, it would be treated like a lost or stolen credit card – the card's functions would be canceled, he said.
"We think that with a high-tech card, most people will want to access its capabilities," he said. "But it will not be compulsory."
Commerce is the bank vendor for several other universities' smart-card programs, including Fort Hays State University and Wichita State University. The bank also worked with Kansas State University's ID card program.
The cards at K-State do not yet offer all that was promised, said Mike Hadley, Rosehill junior at K-State.
"I've just used mine to get into the rec centers," Hadley said. "I'm sure it does a lot of interesting things, but I haven't seen them yet."
The idea of having an ID card with the ability to double as a financial tool is appealing, said Jeff Evans, Towanda junior. If the card has adequate security, it will be an asset, he said.
"That's pretty cool," he said. "I do a lot of library research, and it's a pain in the butt to walk in there with a pocket full of change for copies. The card sounds more convenient."
The cards are manufactured by CyberMark, a company based in Columbus, Ohio. CyberMark has produced smart cards for seven other colleges and universities.
The cards will be used for making copies, vending machines, doing laundry and checking out library books initially, Goddard said. Eventually, more features will be brought on-line, she said.
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1825- Hannah Lord Montague of New York grabs her scissors and creates the first detachable collar on one of her husband's shirts, in order to reduce her laundry load.
1921 - Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium.
Today IN HISTORY
1937 - FDR proposes enlarging Supreme Court, plan failed because critics feared it would allow "court packing" in his favor.
1983 - After being expelled from Bolivia, former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barrie was brought to Lyon, France to stand trial for alleged war crimes.
- Two 6-inch-by-9 inch speakers and the accompanying speaker boxes were stolen from a KU student's car between 11 p.m. Monday and 5:45 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of Ohio Street. The speakers were valued at $45, Lawrence police said.
- The convertible top to a KU student's car was damaged between 11 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m. Tuesday in lot 121. The cost of the damage was estimated at $200, KU police said.
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