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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, February 19. 1993
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Saferide saps Senate funds
By Brett Rlggs
Kansan staff writer
The Student Senate finance committee has proposed budget cuts for 10 of the 18 Revenue Code groups in order to allocate additional money to the expanding Saferide service.
The committee proposed the cuts despite working with a $1,152,950 budget that is $1,925 more than last year's. The proposed budget must pass through Senate on Wednesday.
Revenue Code groups request funds from Senate every two years through a budget hearing process. This year, groups made budget requests on Jan. 26 and 28, and then the committee deliberated and set the proposed budget on Feb. 2 and 4.
Saferide, a free student cab service sponsored by Senate, was budgeted
for $55,000 this year but needs $70,000 to operate through the end of the semester.
Kevin Sigourney, Senate treasurer, said the cab service would be financed from the student organization's budget instead of being budgeted separately by the student executive committee as it had been in the past.
Because the student organization's budget must now accommodate Saferide, the finance committee proposed raising its budget from last
year's $71,406 to $130,000 for each of the next two years.
Sigourney said that the committee proposed the cuts so they could fully finance the cab service. He stressed the importance of keeping the operation level of the service at its current level.
"In our meetings, I said we needed cuts across the board," Sigourney said. "It would have been extremely difficult to fully fund all of these organizations."
One organization that would suffer under the proposed cuts is Legal Services for Students, which provides free legal counseling for students. The committee proposed $149,357 for Legal Services, which was a 20 percent cut from last year's $186,781.
Jo Hardesty, director of Legal Services, said the proposed cuts would
cut the number of attorneys from three to two and student assistants from five to two.
"We are overworked right now, so what is it going to be like with the cuts?" Hardesty said. "I think it would force students to seek private counsel."
Headquarters' Inc., a 24-hour crisis and counseling center, could benefit from the proposed budget.
Marcia Epstein, director of the center, said that 25 percent to 30 percent of the center's budget comes from Senate. She cited rising rental costs and a need to increase the number of personnel as the reasons they requested more money.
"We are at a point where we are looking to expand," Epstein said.
Budget cuts, budget increases
Some campus groups will suffer and some will benefit if Student Senate passes the Finance Committee's proposed Revenue Code Budget next Wednesday.
Biggest cuts
$39,193 last year
Senate Unallocated Account, 42,6 percent decrease
$22,498 proposal
$10,488 last year
Student Bar Association, 39.7 percent decrease
$6,320 proposal
Biggest Increases
$71,406 last year
$71,406 last year
Student organizations SO
Student organizations, 82 percent increase
$130,000 proposal
$20,120 last year
$30,000 proposal
Headquarters INC., 49.1 percent increase
$30,000 proposal
Former law dean defends Tonkovich in hearing
Source: Student Senate
By Brady Prauser
Kansan staff writer
Robert Jerry, dean of law, and his predecessor both testified yesterday in the Emil Tonkovich dismissal hearings — but on opposite sides of the fence.
Jerry continued his testimony against the tenured professor, while former dean Mike Davis took the stand for the first time and defended Tonkovich during the 19th week of hearings.
Although Jerry's testimony produced nothing new, Davis said that when he attended a summer 1991 meeting between Tonkovich and the University administrators who fired the professor, he could not understand how they could
determine Tonkovich committed any wrongdoing
"I find it difficult to find a violation from what they talked about," Davis told Lisa Ford, who represents Tonkovich.
The meeting was held after a law student
Ford is a Kansas City, Mo., lawyer and one of Tonkovich's former students. For weeks prior to yesterday's hearing, she had watched in silence as Tonkovich conducted his own defense.
During cross-examination, Ford asked Davis why he was at the 1991 meeting with Tonkovich, Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Del Shankel, then executive vice chancellor.
accused Tonkovich of pressuring her into performing oral sex.
Davis said that Tonkovich sought his advice on what to do about the allegations and that he went to the meeting because Tonkovich "simply wanted another set of ears."
He said he made it clear to Brinkman and Shankel at the meeting that he was not representing Tonkovich.
The former dean said that he questioned the administrators about four additional allegations brought against Tonkovich at the meeting, but that the administrators "weren't very forthcoming."
Ford continued her cross-examination by asking Davis to describe what type of professor
Tonkovich had been before his dismissal
Davis responded, "I could not remember someone who had done so well so quickly in terms of response he or she received from other students.
"Professor Tonkovich was a superb educator of professional lawyers. He was not only very popular with students, but I think he was an excellent trainer of students."
Chancellor Gene Budig moved to dismiss Tonkovich in August 1992, saying Tonkovich violated the faculty code of conduct. Tonkovich asked for a public hearing before the faculty committee on tenure and related problems to determine whether he had violated the faculty code.
Irene Lanier / KANSAN
Former KU athlete sentenced to life
Andrew Hodges / KANSAN
Julie Galloway, St. Louis junior, spends the afternoon sculpting clay for her Ceramics II class. Galloway worked on the project Wednesday for her class in the Art and Design building.
Defense attorney cites cocaine, alcohol use as cause of murder
Musical molds
Knight-Ridder Tribune
By Mark Klefer
Kansan staff writer
Former KU football player Ronnie Caldwell sits in the Douglas County Jail, where he awaited a life sentence for the murder of Jeffrey Holly.
Ronnie Caldwell had a clean record but used cocaine daily. One day last summer, his involvement with cocaine helped destroy that clean record.
Caldwell's attorney, Wes Norwood, admitted the connection between Caldwell's cocaine use and his act of violence at Caldwell's sentencing yesterday for the first-degree murder of Jeffrey Holly.
"It was a one-time occurrence, caused by the use of drugs and alcohol," Norwood said.
Judge Ralph King yesterday sentenced Caldwell, a former KU football player, to life in prison. The sentencing came more than a month after Caldwell pleaded guilty to the murder of Holly, a Lawrence resident.
Norwood said before the hearing that Caldwell had pleaded guilty as a
Caldwell, who has said he had become a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses since the shooting, stood with one hand gripping the other behind his back throughout the short hearing. When asked by King if he had anything to say, Caldwell said little.
"I realize what I have done and that it is wrong, and I accept the consequences," he said. "I pray for Jeff and his family."
way to prevent District Attorney Jerry Wells from recommending a "hard 40" sentence. After the plea, Wells agreed to dismiss the motion that would have required Caldwell to serve 40 years in prison without parole.
According to testimonies before the court, Caldwell and a friend, Rodney Harris, picked Holly up at his home in Lawrence on July 29. It was the same
"I look upon this as a true tragedy," Wells said at the sentencing. "Not only was Mr. Holly's life ended but Mr. Caldwell's as well."
While driving, Caldwell and Holly had a disagreement. Testimonies revealed that Caldwell stopped the car and shot Holly five times with a .357 magnum revolver. Police arrested Caldwell on Aug. 1.
house where Caldwell often went to purchase cocaine, an addiction that Caldwell has said he had been spending $200 a day to keep.
Caldwell must serve at least 15 years before he becomes eligible for parole.
Cold weather results in hot video rentals
By Jess DeHaven Kansan staff writer
The cold weather may be keeping people indoors, but for many it's an opportunity to grab a bowl of popcorn and catch up on the latest video releases.
Representatives of three Lawrence video stores said they had seen an increase in video rentals during the last week because of the winter weather.
"There has been a lot of business this week, starting with the snowfall," said Steve Rhodes, owner of Video Biz, 832 Iowa St. "Monday was extremely busy."
Lewis Windham, store manager of Hastings Books Music and Video, 2000 W. 23rd St., said the cold winter months usually brought an increase in business.
"People don't want to go out so they come in here." Windham said.
Windham said customers had been stocking up with more than one video for the weekend.
Doug Redding, video clerk at Liberty Hall Video, 644 Massachusetts St., said some students had been renting videos and musicals for classes.
"They did that the last time we had a big snowstorm," Redding said. "A lot of people are getting PBS documentaries about the Civil War and there has been a lot of interest in Charlie Chaplin movies with the new movie that came out."
Many students agreed that renting videos was a good way to spend a cold evening.
"If I go with my girlfriend we rent whatever she wants, usually some romantic-type flick — pretty boring stuff," said Jason Miller. Concordia freshman. "If I'm out with friends or by myself, it's usually something with lots of blood and explosions — something nasty."
Janet Uher, Wilber, Neb., sophomore, said she enjoyed warming up on cold nights with laughter.
"I like funny ones, comedies like the Great Outdoors" and "Naked Gods."
Jenny Schwartz, Edina, Minn., freshman, said all kinds of films appealed to her.
"I like comedy and suspense movies like 'Housesitter' and 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,'" she said. "I also watch vacation-type videos."
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