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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102.NO.153
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1993
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Royals owner names Budig to board
Kauffman wants baseball team to stay in KC
By Lisa Cosmillo
Kansan staff writer
Chancellor Gene Budd Friday was named one of five new members to the Kansas City Royals Board of Directors.
Gene Budig
It was the first step in a plan by Royals owner Ewing Kauffman to keep the Royals in Kansas City well into the future. Kauffman released the complex plan April 19.
Pending approval by the major league baseball owners and the Internal Revenue Service, the five board members will serve until after Kauffman's death. They then will form a limited partnership and take over Kauffman's control of the baseball team. Kauffman is diving of bone cancer.
Budig, who has had an enduring interest in baseball, said he was honored to serve on the Royals Board of Directors. He emphasized that his
appointment would in no way interfere with his responsibilities as chancellor.
"Iregard this assignment as community service." Budig said. "People ask how much time is involved I have attended one board meeting. I would expect there would be maybe four or five meetings a year of the total board."
Budig also serves on the boards of Mercantile Bank and Western Resources.
He has been interested in baseball since he was a youngerster and is an avid collector of autographed baseballs, including some autographed by such baseball greats as Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams.
"My interest in baseball is not new."
Budig said: "It has been a great interest of mine since childhood. I had great enthusiasm but little talent as a player. It is a high honor to be associated with the Kaufmans and the Royals. Baseball is and will remain an important part of my life."
The other four members of the board are David Glass, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores. Inc.; Mike Herman, financial advisor to Kauffman and the Kauffman family trust; Larry Kauffman, owner of the K&E Baseball Academy and son of Ewing Kauffman; and Louis Smith, president of the Kansas City division of Allied Signal. Inc.
At a later date Kauffman will designate one of the five board members to represent the partnership at ownership meetings and to oversee operations.
Kauffman, unable to attend Friday's announcement, said in a written statement, "It is desirable to have the new members identified and in place so we can go forward. While these gentlemen have varied backgrounds, they share in my general philosophies and special qualifications and interests to the Kansas City area and the Royals. I am confident they will provide the type of leadership to the organization consistent with what has made the Royals one of the top franchises in professional sports."
"Like the other directors, I am committed to keeping the baseball team in
Budig shares Kauffman's vision for professional baseball in Kansas City.
this part of the country. It is an extraordinary asset for the Midwest." Budig said.
Budig met Kauffman 12 years ago when they were introduced by members of the staff at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
"We became good friends; our interests were similar," Budig said. "Ewing Kauffman was intrigued by all aspects of education. He was an individual who cared about others and was committed to making a lasting difference. Many of our early conversations revolved around educational reform and increased opportunities for minorities."
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Budig said Kauffman ran his foundation with these same philosophies.
Bald eagles at Clinton Lake endangered by man, environment
Kansan staff writer
By Carlos Tejada
Hawaiian staff writer
Apparently, it has none.
Park ranger Teresa Rasmussen talks about the bald eagles' natural predators as she sets up her telescope.
"Virtually nothing eats a bald eagle," she says.
Courtesy of Clinton Park Army Corps of Engineers
The telescope shows why. The adult bird watching over its nest measures three feet long from beak to tail and has a wingspan wider than most people's cars. The feathers of its head and tail are pure white. It cocks its head at a passing jet, curious yet unconcerned, and scratches itself with a powerful grace. The nest, a bundle of sticks and weeds six feet across, seethes with the activity of hungry chicks.
"This pair of bald eagles," Rasmussen says, "is the first ever recorded nesting of bald eagles in the state of Kansas."
They are not hidden on some game preserve, either. The eagles, a mating pair and their three chicks, have built their nest in a stand of dead trees at the south end of
Above : A mature bald eagle (left) and an eager sit in their nest. The tree is located in the middle of a south finger of Clinton Lake about 1,500 feet from the nearest shore. At right : A mature bald eagle perches on a tree near its nest.
Clinton Lake.
The eagles built their nest at Clinton in 1989. Nobody is quite sure why, Rasmussen savs.
"There are a lot of theories," she says. "One of the main ones is that when these lakes came in, it left a lot of dead trees standing in the water, and it provided a good habitat."
The eagles are not the only ones who find the dead trees attractive. Rasmussen says. Fish also like the submerged trunks.
Consequently, she inspired some hard feelings between a few area fisherman and the eagles.
"They set up shop in what some people consider prime spots, Rasmussen says.
So far, nothing has threatened them, Rasmussen says, but the rangers protect the area anyway.
To protect the eagles, Rasmussen and her fellow rangers have installed a ring of buoys in a 200-yard radius around the nest. With the exception of mid-summer, when the
"I would hate for something to happen to them," she says.
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eagles leave the nest until October, boats are not allowed inside the ring.
Some insurer, however, don't appreciate being deprived of such a choice fishing spot. Mark Hulse, a creel clerk for Kansas Wildlife and Parks, has heard many of the protests.
"I have some people complaining because it was one of the best places in the lake for crappie fishing," says Hulse, whose job involves talking to fishermen and counting the number of fish caught each day.
For the most part, fishermen have accepted the nest without complaint, he says. The limited number of eagles probably helps.
"I think if we had more than one nesting pair, they might change their tune," he says
Hulse saw the eagles close up when the rangers borrowed a bald eagle from the Topeka Zoo as a hire in one of their many tag teams to tag them with an identifying label.
"It's something to be right up next to one," he says.
Unfortunately, he says, human contact with the eagles tends to be malicious. Many residents of the area remember an instance in 1989 when a man and his young son took
their boat past the buoys. Once he was directly beside the tree, the man beat upon the tree with an oar until the adult eagle flew away.
"He said he wanted his kid to see an eagle fly," Hulse says. "What an idiot. The guy had a total disregard for the eagle at that point." Some people feared the incident would
Marilyn Stone, manager of the Clinton Store — a grocery and tackle store in the town of Clinton — said that despite the incident, she had not heard stories of fisherman bothering the eagles in the five years she has managed the store.
"Most people enjoy it," she said. "It doesn't get in anybody's way."
a counties for molesting or harming a bald eagle include a maximum fine of $25,000 and a maximum prison sentence of one year. A second offense carries a $250,000 fine and a prison sentence of up to two years.
The eagles have not bothered Dexter Claspill, Tecumseh, who has been fishing at Clinton for several years.
Economy hard on summer jobs
By Todd Puntnev
Story continues, Page 6.
Kansan staff writer
Debbie Spies, Overland Park junior, said she felt frustrated with the job search after applying to restaurants, grocery stores, department stores and retail stores — with no success.
The sluggish economy has soaked up chances for many KU students to find jobs this summer.
"I applied at about 15 places and had three or four interviews." Spies said. "I felt hopeless."
The U.S. labor force this summer is expected to include about 23 million 16- to 24-year-olds, many of whom are high school or college students. But because the job market is slim, many college graduates looking for full-time work are filling jobs normally available to students.
Terry Glenl, director of the University Placement Center, 1208 Oxford Terrace, which helps KU students find jobs, said the job market usually was tight during the summer but is a little more difficult this summer."
Other college graduates find jobs outside their fields of study. Carla Pfaff, KU alumna, was a communications and political science major but now works at Manpower Temporary Services, 211 E. Eighth St.
"I feel lucky to just have a job." Pfaff said.
Tree lucky to have a job. She said.
She said many people with college educations came to Manpower because they could not find permanent jobs.
"You wouldn't believe the number of people from law school or who have master's who come in," Pfaff said. "People with B.A.s are willing to do factory work."
That means stiffer competition for fewer jobs.
Maxine Martin, branch manager of Interim Personnel, 1601 W. 23rd St., said the biggest problem, though, was not a weak job market.
"The largest obstacle we have in assigning students jobs is that we're needing something that works around a class schedule." Martin said.
Alecia Wicks, office supervisor of Adla Personnel Services. 110 E. Ninth St., said she had not seen a significant increase in college students seeking jobs.
While the economy might be shaky elsewhere, Wicks said Lawrence was not badly affected. "I don't think the economy hit us as bad as it did with other places," she said.
with other places, she said.
That is little relief for students such as Spies.
That is nitty relief for students such as Spies:
"There are lots of people I know who can't find jobs and they're scraping to find just the rent," Spies said.
The problem has forced the government to spend $ 000 million to create about 600,000 summer jobs. A Clinton administration proposal that could help create an additional 200,000 jobs is mired in Congress.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Plenty of pests
Warm and wet weather have resulted in an abundance of bugs in the area this summer.
See story, Page 8
Enrollment decreases 2.5 percent
Kansan staff writer
First-day enrollment figures for this year's summer session at the University of Kansas are down 215 students from last semester.
Fewer course listings fee payment by mail budget cuts cause drop
This summer 8,417 students enrolled, compared to 8,632 in 1992, said Wes Williams, dean of educational services.
"This slight decrease was anticipated, as there were fewer course offerings," Williams said. "This was the first summer that we had in which may have altered our enrollment patterns."
Budget cuts may be the reason for departments offering fewer courses, he said.
Williams said he believed that the official enrollment count which is taken on July 6, the 20th day of classes, would be closer to last year's fixtures.
Last fall fee payment by mail was introduced on the Lawrence campus. Instead of paying fees a day or two before classes begin, students mail in their fees up to a month in advance, depending on the semester. This summer is the first summer the system has been in use.
Students who receive financial aid or who are unable to pay the entire amount in advance have the option of paying a $100 deposit by May 20 and completing the process the day classes begin. In Fall 1983 the deposit will rise to $250 due by Aug. 2.
Rich Morrell, University registrar, said 68 percent of students raid their fees by mail.
"Most, people paid the total amount and didn't need to show up for completion. I think it went well," Rademacher said.
John Rademacher, assistant registrar,
said he thought students were responding
Ben Tillman, associate comptroller, said,
"I thought it went great. A lot of students
are taking advantage of payment by mail."
Margaret Hu, Manhattan senior and Truman Scholar, said she thought taking summer classes was a good idea.
Students take summer classes for a variety of reasons ranging from a desire to finish quickly to getting a particularly troublesome class out of the way.
In addition to the registrar's office, student financial aid and the comptroller's offices take part in the fee completion process.
Diane Del Buono, director of student financial aid, said that she was pleased with the completion process and that a change in financial aid laws had eliminated a late fee for those students receiving financial aid in two disbursements.
"I think it's an ideal time because most of the classes only last between four weeks and eight weeks and you can concentrate just on that class and focus your energy just on that subject." He said.
Summer enrollment falls
Summer enrollment figures are down 215 students compared to 1992. Summer enrollment figures for the past four years are shown below. Wes Williams, dean of educational services, said he thought the figures would parallel last year by the 20th-day official head count.
Year Opening day Closing day
1989 8,411 9,938
1990 8,870 10,149
1991 8,868 10,209
1992 8,632 9,581
1993 8,417
Bethany Garvey, Leavenworth sophomore, is enrolled in a chemistry course this summer while visiting her parents in Leavenworth. Garvey attends Berry College in Georgia and decided to get the class out of the way during her visit.
"I didn't start taking chemistry until my sophomore year, and I needed the courses for my minor in chemistry," Garvey said.
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