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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, February 2, 1993
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KU greek organization to sponsormock trial
BRIEFS
KU's chapter of Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol will have a mock trial at 7 tonight at the Karissas Union Ballroom.
The student organization, which is sponsored by the interfraternity Council and Parahellenic, is having the event to illustrate liability implications involved when providing alcohol at fraternity events.
On trial are a fraternity and a sorority charged with negligence in following University and international fraternity guidelines on alcohol consumption and distribution at a party where two students were killed.
Dave Westol, executive director of the Theta Chi fraternity, will act as prosecuting attorney in the mock trial.
KU student to pay fines in Oliver false fire alarms
The KU student charged with setting off a false fire alarm last October in Oliver Hall entered a diversion agreement Friday with the Douglas County District Court.
According to court documents, under the agreement, Thomas Gerber, St. Louis, Mo., freshman, must pay the court $686.50 for the diversion and cost courts. That figure includes $200 that Gerber must pay to CrimeStoppers to compensate for the reward money they paid for the information leading to his arrest.
In return, the state suspends prosecution as long as Gerber fulfills the terms of the diversion agreement.
In addition to the fines, Gerber must serve 25 hours of community service before March1.
Setting off a false fire alarm is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in the county jail and or up to a $2,500 fine.
KUjobfair to provide summer opportunities
Representatives from 50 companies and organizations will be at the Internship and Summer Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Karsas Union Ballroom.
The fair will give students an opportunity to apply for summer positions at companies and volunteer organizations. The fair is free.
Ann Hartley, assistant director of the University Placement Center, said students should start thinking about summer jobs or an internship.
Deadlines for internship applications are early in the semester, and it is never too early to start looking for a summer job. Hartley said.
"It is a good opportunity to network and see what options are out there and get a foot in the door with a company," she said.
Subcommittee suggests lower faculty pay raises
A Kansas Senate subcommittee recommended that faculty at the Regents universities receive a 2.5 percent increase in salary yesterday, 5 percent less than what Gov Joan Finney had recommended and 2 percent less than what the Regents recommended.
The Kansas Senate Ways and Means subcommittee on Regents Systemwide Issues announced several recommendations that it would make to the full Ways and Means committee this week.
The committee said it would consider restoring the .5 percent difference between its recommendation and the governor's later in the legislative session. That change would come in a pay bill that would include a 1.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment increase for state employees.
The committee did not include a recommendation for a 1 percent increase in faculty retirement plans, saying that it would require a change in state law that would affect all state employees.
The recommendations included a 3.5 percent increase for operating expenditures, .5 percent less than the governor's recommendation.
The committee also recommended an out-of-state tuition increase of 10 percent, 2 percent more than the Regents request.
"The committee felt that nonresident tuition was still a bargain," said State Sen. Gus Bogina, R-Shawnee.
African-American history month
Daily calendar of events:
Lecture: "Black Women Taking Charge," a panel of African-American professional women will discuss their challenges and perspectives on the future at 7 p.m. at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Free.
Prohibitory bill submitted
By Dan England
Kansan staff writer
Administrator-free legal board proposed
A bill prohibiting administrators from sitting on KU's Legal Services for Students board was submitted yesterday to Student Senate.
Compiled by Kansan staff writers Mark Klefer, Terrilyn McCormick, Ben Grove and Frank McCleary.
John Altevogt, board member and sponsor of the bill, said a conflict of interest would be dissolved between the University and the board if the bill passed.
The board represents students who have legal problems, which can include helping the student contest a parking ticket, Altevogt said. But University policy states that the board cannot represent a student who is in trouble with the University.
Even though the board is notable to represent students when they have a conflict with the administration, anything discussed between the board and a student should be privileged information, Altevogt said.
He said having an administrator on the board interfered with communication between the board and students.
"It's like having the prosecution sit right there while the defense is in counsel with his client," Altevogt said.
In Spring 1992 the Senate passed a bill that would allow the board to represent students in trouble with the administration. However, David Amber, vice chancellor of student affairs, who must approve a bill before it becomes a University rule, vetoed the bill.
Lance Wright, student body vice president, said that because the board was fully financed by student money, students should be in control. The passing of the bill would be a step in to gain
complete control of the board, he said.
"This will make sure it really is a student board," Wright said.
Danny Kaiser, assistant dean of student life, is the administration's representative on the board.
Brad Garlinghouse, student body president, said that he was in favor of student control of the board but that he was not sure this bill would help the Senate achieve that goal.
Caryl Smith, dean of student life, said Kaiser served as an information source for the board and helped the board to communicate with the administration.
"It would be a bit unfortunate for any group to not have all the information when it is available to them." Smith said.
Smith said if Kaiser was removed, the board and the administration would have to communicate some other wav.
The bill will be reviewed in Senate committees this week and voted on next week. Altevogt said.
Daron J. Bennett / KANSAN
Waving spirit
With the help of KU Crimson Girl Nikki Julian and the rest of the Spirit Squad, a new KU flag measuring 9 by 12 feet is given its debut appearance at Allen Field House.
Twins to help in study of psychiatric illnesses
Researchers to use computers to find contributing factors
By Vicki Bode
Kansan staff writer
An evaluation of how twins react to computerized images may help a KU researcher find clues to the causes of schizophrenia.
The study, conducted by Rue Cromwell, Wright professor of psychology, will focus on how twins process information using a computerized testing procedure. The computer flashes shapes or words on the screen with commands while a researcher measures the twins' reaction times.
Cromwell said the test results would show how genetic factors contributed to psychiatric illnesses like schizophrenia. Twins without mental illness will be used for the project.
"By using twins, we will have some evidence that some genetic factors are involved in illness," Cromwell said.
Sharon Vaughn, psychology program assistant, said a correlation existed between reaction times and psychiatric problems.
"People may do poorly on attention information processing tests before the onset of mental illness," she said.
The project is conducted through KU's Midwest Twin Registry. The registry, founded at KU in 1987, collects data concerning twins which is then used to study conditions such as lan-
"By using twins, we will have some evidence that some genetic factors are involved in illness."
Rue Cromwell Wright professor of psychology
guage, aging, mental health and genetic disorders, said Michael Crawford, director of the registry.
Crawford said researchers at the registry also conducted tests on twins and their families. The tests study the genetic causes of such things as vocal qualities and migraine headaches.
Similar programs exist throughout the world, because twin studies can help determine if a trait is caused by genetics or the environment, he said.
The registry's researchers also will assist Cromwell by testing twins to determine whether they are identical or fraternal, he said.
Cromwell said the study would begin this month. He plans to test 1,500 pairs of twins during a three-year period.
Service to make facts computer accessible
Kansanstaff writer
By Brady Prauser
Students curious about concerts on campus, what time the basketball game starts or whether it's raining in Mongolia can get that information and more any time they want without leaving home.
And soon, students may be able to get timetable and course description information at home from their computers through a new campus-wide information system implemented by Computer Services.
The system is called KU facts, which was implemented last semester to make useful information accessible to students 24 hours a day from their homes, said Herb Harris, assistant director of user services.
Information from various campus offices and organizations is loaded onto the mainframe, and students who have modems with their computers can access it from home.
If the timetable is added to the system, students also could get information on courses by highlighting the course title and reading a description similar to what appears in the undergraduate catalog.
Rich Morrell, University registrar, said he thought the computer listings would decrease adds and drops because students would have more information about what courses were about.
However, Morrell said, he was unsure when the timetable would be added to KUfacts because of other priorities.
Harris said any campus office or organization could put any information it wanted publicized into the KUfacts data base by calling Computing Services.
Students also can access KUfacts from many sites on campus. All residence halls and most buildings on campus have direct wire connections for KUfacts.
"But I definitely think it's something we ought to get to," he said.
"The idea is to provide the information people need in the most complete way possible and to do it in an interesting and user-friendly way," Harris said. "We don't want this to be an advanced game. It's not Dungeons and Dragons. You should be able to make some sense of it right away.
“If we don't do that, it's a nuisance, designed for technoids who don't have a life. This is for real people who want to sign on and get what they need in five minutes.”
Lou Montulli, Orlando, Fla. senior, helped implement the program. He said future additions to the data base depended on the willingness of University offices and organizations to use the service.
"We're trying to provide the technology so that other people can provide the information," he said. Although Computing Services provides the resources and instruction on how to use the system, those who want to add and update information about their office or group are responsible for doing so, he said.
KUFacts, a campus-wide information system, provides 44-hour access to information and other resources. Implemented by Computing Services, can be accessed by computer with a modem from anywhere in the world.
Computer system opens KU to the world
1. Dial Computing Services at 864-5300 or, 864-5350 if your modem is rated at 9600 haud or better.
2. You will receive a "*" prompt Type "c, space, vx".
How to use KUfacts:
3. For the user I.D. enter "KUfacts".
4. Use the arrow keys to maneuver to the instructional information heading.
Derek Nolen/KANSAN
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