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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102,NO.104
KANSAS STATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA KS 66612
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1993
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Regents see new Hoch plan
Courtesy of University Relations
The new Hoch, which is scheduled to be completed in 1995, will feature a limestone exterior and a second entrance on the east side.
Building to have state-of-the-art design features
By Dan England Kansan staff writer
"I think I've been asked the question 'What does the new Hoch look like?' about a hundred times every day." Wiechert said at the meeting. "I'm very proud of the answer."
Allen Wiechert, director of facilities planning, unveiled Hehoud Auditorium's new state-of-the-art look to the Board of Regents yesterday.
PKG Design Group of Lawrence, the prime architectural firm for the $18 million reconstruction project, expects to hear bids from construction companies in early summer. Construction will begin this summer, and the project will be ready for student occupancy in the fall of 1995.
Funding for construction was appropriated by the Legislature from $185 million in federal funds received by the state for shortfalls in federal payments in previous years.
Warren Corman, Regents director of facilities planning, said that the new Hoch would help alleviate KU's student overcrowding. Seven percent of KU's classroom space was lost when Hoch was destroyed.
"This building was designed specifically for classrooms," Corman said. "The old one wasn't."
With three large lecture halls and four classrooms, more than 2,000 students would be taking classes in the New Hoch when it is completed. Wiechert said.
The largest lecture hall will be able to seat 1,000 students. Another level that opens to Jayhawk Boulevard will reach the upper part of the largest lecture hall. Two levels above will provide lobby space for the lecture hall.
classrooms on the Jayhawk level will be able to seat 50 students each.
The 1,000-seat hall may be unique among campus lecture halls across the nation.
The front of Hoch, which was not damaged in the 1991 fire, will look the same as before the fire. It is the only part of Hoch that will not be changed.
Wiechert said that he did a telephone survey of institutions the same size or larger than KU, and that none of those schools had specifically designed a lecture hall for classes larger than 750 people.
The building will have a new second entrance on the east side, and its surface will be covered with limestone.
On each side of the 1,000-seat hall will be a lecture hall with 500 seats each. Four
Wiechert said sloping floors would lead from level to level in the new Hoch.
A Government Documents and Map Library will be located two levels underneath a service drive level between the Anschutz Science Library and Hoch. The east side entrance will be above the service drive and will provide access to the lecture halls from the ground up.
The library section will have an elevator independent of Hoch. Part of the library area, called the testing commons with a capacity of 300, may be used for testing or as extra study space for the library.
Hoch Auditorium was built in 1928 and served as a basketball arena until 1955. The building then was used as a theater and lecture hall until fire gutted it in June 1991.
Report criticizes law school funding
Study also says staff remains insufficient
By Dan England Kansan staff writer
An accreditation report received by the Board of Regents yesterday that criticized the funding of the School of Law does not worry KU's administrators.
"We knew we had resource problems," said Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor.
According to the accreditation report, issued by the American Bar Association in November 1992, faculty salaries at the school have deteriorated dramatically in recent years. During the last five years, the school has dropped into the lowest quarter
Board of Regents
Despite the report's criticisms, David Shulenburger, acting vice chancellor of academic affairs, said he was confident that the school would receive accreditation status when it went up for review. The school was accredited in 1992 for a seven-year period.
of law schools in terms of faculty salaries. The report also said that the administrative staffing was insufficient and that the law library and its staff were too small.
of law schools in terms of faculty salaries.
"There is not a doubt in my mind," he said.
"This happens every time. An accreditation report is not going to say things are wonderful all the time."
A bill now in the Legislature that would start a per-credit-hour fee for law students would help solve some of those problems, Meyen said. If the bill is passed, $20 will be charged per credit hour next year, $30 starting Fall 1994 and $40 for Fall 1995.
Shulenburger attributed the school's problems to the level of financial support provided by the state and the University.
"The fee was designed exactly for those problems." Mewen said.
The report also criticized the "effect of the allegations of sexual harassment and gender issues on the environment of the law school and the school's ability to focus upon and achieve its education goals."
But sexual harassment is not an accreditation issue, Shulenburger said, and the issue should not have an effect on the school's accreditation.
The Board of Regents receives a report every February on the accreditation status of various schools within Regents universities.
The accreditation process certifies institutions and programs after they meet a specified set of standards.
Accreditation is voluntary, but there are serious consequences for nonaccreditation.
According to a Regents issue paper on accreditation, students in nonaccredited schools may have trouble transferring credits to an accredited school. Graduates may have difficulties obtaining licenses to practice in their field.
Music students say department ignored opinions
Professor's firing, change in faculty cause controversy
By Jay Koester Special to the Kansan
Tucked away in the back of the Feb. 9 Kanan is a classified advertisement that reads, "To: Music adm. & faculty — the grass is always greener, isn't it?"
The advertisement is the only outward sign of trouble in the department of music and dance. But just speaking with students in the department clearly shows that all is not well. The advertisement, which ran at least four times before Feb. 9, refers to the departure of two well-talked professors.
In 1901, the department administration fired David Turnbull, then assistant professor of music, despite student support for him.
This year, Max Bonecuter, assistant professor of trombone, lost his job.
Students are concerned that their opinions of professors are being ignored by the department administration and that the administration's actions are causing an atmosphere of fear among professors in Murphy Hall.
While some students think both professors were treated unfairly, there are some differences between the two situations. Turnbull was fired one year before becoming eligible for tenure. Bonecultor's position this year changed from part-time to full-time. Because of this change, the music department had to conduct a nationwide search for the position, in accordance with University policy.
Turnbull, who still lives in Lawrence, was notified on May 3, 1991, that he had been fired, but he was not given a reason. He has not taught since the Spring 1991 semester. He rarely enters Murphy Hall now.
"It's just weird up there," he said. "There is behind-the-back talk and slanderous talk. If these people aren't stopped now, they are just going to continue to ruin people's lives and careers."
Last year, classified advertisements ran in the Kansas to protest Turnbull's firing. One Feb. 10, 1992, advertisement read, "Why was David T. Fired? Does ANYBODY know??" Another, which ran on March 5, 1992, read, "Turnbull?" Cannot. He hit a 'Stoner wall with 'Anderson windows."
The ad was referring to Roger Stoner, assistant chair of the department of music and dance, and Stephen Anderson, head of the department of music and dance.
Gary Leepold, Wichita senior and a student of Turnbull's, said he did not know who had been placing the advertisements, but that their purpose was to draw attention to the situation because student concerns were not being addressed by the administration.
"I think they show that people aren't getting anything done by going to the administration," he said.
"It is really the only way to get their opinion out so that it can be heard. There is no outlet here that will be dealt with in a good manner to the satisfaction of the students."
In Bonecutter's case, a seven-member committee was formed by Anderson in September 1992 to conduct a nationwide search for someone to fill the new full-time position. Stoner was chosen to head the committee.
The committee chose David Vining, a part-time faculty member at Bowling Green State University, over Bonecutter, despite numerous letters from students that expressed their support for Bonecutter.
The students said they were left feeling like their opinions and their support for Bonecutter were ignored by the committee.
Carly Marshall, Desoto sophomore, said she thought the committee should have comprised only Bonecouter's peer faculty members — not administrators such as Stoner. She said she believed that too many first-year faculty members who did not know Bonecouter were on the committee.
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Cutting back
In order to make room for Saferide cab service in the Student Senate budget, Senate has proposed budget cuts for 10 student services and organizations.
Second suspected measles case reported
See story. Page 3.
By Vicki Bode
Kansan staff writer
Students and staff in Oliver Hall may be required to receive measles immunizations if a suspected measles case, the second reported in the last week, is confirmed.
Results of the tests, conducted by the state Department of Health and Environment, are expected today, according to a press release from University Relations.
Someone from Oliver Hall has been tested for measles, but officials would not specify whether the person was a student or a staff member.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said if the test showed positive, Oliver Hall residents and staff would be required to get an immunization at Watkins. Every student and staff member would have to get a shot unless they had documented proof that
"If it is confirmed,it will be considered an epidemic."
Charles Yockey Watkins'chief of staff
they have had an immunization after 1980 or if they were born before 1967, he said.
"If I were a betting man, I'd bet the person doesn't have measles," Yockey said. "It is confirmed, it will be considered an epidemic.
"If students don't get a show within 48 hours, they will be restricted from class."
Staff members who fail to receive an immunization would not be allowed to report to work, according to the press release.
Yockey said he expected more people to get measles if the second case was confirmed.
"We have to try to keep it confined to Oliver," he said. "The problem is that students living in Oliver go home on weekends so it could rapidly spread to other cities."
A first measles case was reported last month, but some cases from Others.
She said she was going to get a shot from Watkins tomorrow.
"The ball is making sure everyone really hears about it." Capps said. "They are talking."
Megan Costello, Lenexa freshman, said
Students living in Oliver Hall have been informed about the possible epidemic and
Erin Capps, a Gardner freshman who lives at Oliver, said that floor meetings were held to inform the residents about measles.
Measles outbreak?
Measles immunizations are available at Watkins Memorial Health Center for students who have visited Oliver Hall within the last two weeks or for any student who wishes to have an immunization. The health center will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday.
Although a case of measles is difficult to confirm, the initial symptoms are similar to those of head colds: fever, sore throat, muscle aches, and a red rash that breaks out on the forehead and then spreads down the body within 24 hours of initial symptoms. Students who have questions should call Watkins at 864-9500.
she had the first case
"People have heard about me having it, and now they don't want to be around me," costello, who said she has recovered. "They were kind of scared of me."