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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 102. NO.86
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
KANSAS STATE
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1993
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'Anightmare'
Long Beach State upsets No.1 'Hawks
64-49 defeat quiets Kansas crowd
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
Kansan sportswriter
Allen Field House emptied quickly and quietly last night as the top-ranked Kansas men's basketball team suffered through a 64-49 upset by Long Beach State.
With two minutes to play and the 48er victory in hand, disappointed Kansas fans奔先 filing out of the field house. Kansas players, usually standing and cheering on the sideways, sat in silence while the KU student section continued its support of a then hopeless cause.
Meanwhile, the high fives were flying on the Long Beach State sideline. They continued even while the players doused their coach Seth Greenberg with ice water after the game. Kansas had not lost at home since last season against Louisville.
"The basketball gods definitely were with us tonight," Greenberg said. "This is a great group of kids and a great win."
Several Kansas fans were nearly sneezeless after the game as well.
Franklin Williams, Kansas City
Kan, freshman, said. "It just proves that any team can be beat. We did not shoot very well. This is the first time I've seen them lose here. But it's OK. It's one game."
Kansas plays Rollins College Saturday in the field house.
Kansas senior guard Adonis Jordan said the team would practice hard this week.
"We've just got to go back, look at the film and try to correct our mistakes," he said. "This must not be our night, but it doesn't matter. It's a loss, and we'll have to overcome it."
Williams said he tried pushing the motivational buttons at halftime, but nothing worked. During some of the halftime exercises, he pushed the hudle over to his assistants.
Kansan staff writer James J. Reece and Kansan sportswriter Matt Doyle contributed to this story.
"Everything that could go wrong did go wrong." Williams said. "We got our butts kicked. It was a nightmarse."
(Top photo by Irene
See related story. Page 7.
(Reprint by
Irene)
Lanier/I KANSAN)
Above: As the
Jayhaws fall
behind long.
Beach State, the
crowd starts to
lose interest.
People left Allen
Field House in
Kansas trailed by
as much as 21
points in the second
half. Below:
Kansas coach
Roy Williams
makes a point to
on official during the
Jayhawks'
64-49 loss.(Bottom
photo by
Richard Devinki/
KANSAN)
Biology solicits feedback Department majors to evaluate program
By Jess DeHaven
Kansan staff writer
Concerns about inadequate instructors and graduation recognition have prompted biology students to form an advisory panel to deal with problems in the department.
Dean Stetler, director of undergraduate biology, said he sent out letters to all the biology majors early last semester inviting students to express their concerns about the department. "I had decided that it's been a long time since I was an undergraduate." Stetler said. "I need to know what the students think about the department and where they feel there are problems."
Six students responded to Stetler's invitation: Tricia Cooley, Hutchinson senior; Lila Alkad, Lawrence senior; Angela DeSandro, Leewood sophomore; Francine Katz, Prairie Village junior; Lisette Lange Bill, Barrington, Ill., sophomore and Mike Marmor, Lawrence junior.
Akrad said that the group was concerned most with the quality of the instructors in the department.
"Some of the instructors have forgotten what they are here for," she said. "They've gotten too much into their research, and they are not effective teachers."
To combat this problem, the advisory panel is working on compiling a list of instructor evaluations that would be available to students, who would then be better able to select an instructor, Akrad said.
"We want to let certain instructors know that we won't sign up for their classes," Akrad said.
The panel also wants to make course syllabi and peer advising available to students, she said.
Stetler said that the panel suggested organizing a senior banquet to recognize graduating students from the department.
Students wanted the banquet because biology majors are included in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section at the graduation ceremony and do not receive special recognition during graduation.
Riding vs. driving
In one hour, a KU on Wheels has will
Source: Chris Ogle, Mgr. Mgr. Lawrence Bus Company
Sun Ack, Associate, Environmental Organization
on Wheels bus will:
- carry 74 students
- travel 12 miles
- average 5.33 mpg
- use 2.25 gallons of fuel
use 29.6 gallons of fuel
If 74 students drive
12 miles in one
hour they will:
each use .4 gallons of fuel
average 30 mpg
Buses offer less polluting ride to class
By Vicki Bode
Students who ride the bus to campus may be contributing fewer pollutants to the environment than students without a bus. In dark, environmental studies professors.
"The buses that are empty are the problem," he said. "A lot of gas is
Kansan staff writer
"The buses aren't as efficient as they could be, but they still are a better choice than driving to class," Clark said. "If you take into account that a bus may be carrying 20 passengers while a car has only one, the bus is definitely more efficient."
Derek Nolen / KANBAN
wasted when a bus drives with no passengers."
The buses use diesel fuel, which is better for the environment, said Sue Ask, associate environmental ambudsman.
"The pollutants released by diesel are very different than what a car releases, but diesel tends to be more fuel efficient," Ask said. "Of course, some of the new cars are more efficient than older ones, which does help."
Overall, buses are better for the environment because of three fac
"Since more people can ride in a bus
in than a car the bus is more efficient, diesel is a better fuel and less land is needed if people take the bus," she said. "If fewer people drive to class then less land is needed for parking lots."
Data collected by KU on Wheels and the Parking Department indicated that fewer students drive than take the bus.
Students bought 7,400 bus passes last fall and 5,525 yellow parking stickers for this academic year. Yel- lows allow students to park on campus.
But Natalie Lein, Overland Park sophomore, said the convenience of
driving was more important to her than the environmental factors.
"I feel I have more freedom driving because I don't have to wait for a bus." Lein said. "I can leave when I want to and I just used to always driving."
Ashlie Evanoff, Overland Park senior, takes the bus because she thinks it provides more freedom and costs less.
"The bus gets you to campus quicker and if you drive you're not always guaranteed to find a place to park," Evanoff said. "Also, taking the bus cuts down on the amount of gas I use a week and how much gas I have to buy."
Recycled art
Vinland, a town just eight miles south of Lawrence, houses the art collection of the Kansas Grassroots Art Association. Grassroots artists ignore established art world's rules, using creative materials such as recycled trash in their work.
See story. Page 5.
Clinton meets with Joint Chiefs about ban
Clinton meets President says he still plans to allow homosexuals in military
WASHINGTON — Overriding their objections, President Bill Clinton told military leaders yesterday he will revoke the half-century-old ban on homosexuals in the armored services. The military chiefs said they would respect his authority as commander in chief, a spokesman said.
The Associated Press
Clinton and the Joint Chiefs of Staff met for nearly two hours at the White House to discuss his campaign promise to lift the ban.
"I intend to keep my commitment," Clinton said.
George Stephanopoulos, White House communications chief, said it was the president's decision.
Administration officials say Clinton has prepared a two-step process to revoke the ban. In the first step, the president simply would direct Defense Secretary Lea Again to halt the practice of asking the sexual orientation of new
recruits and stop proceedings to oust declared homosexuals.
The second phase calls for developing an executive order formally lifting the ban and addressing the problems raised by the Joint Chiefs and others.
Stephanopoulos characterized Clinton's meeting with the military chiefs as "cordial, honest and respectful" and said there was no talk of Gen. Colin Powell, the head of the Joint Chiefs, or any other member resigning over the policy.
Powell, returning to the Pentagon, refused through his representative to comment on the discussions.
"He characterized it as a very productive meeting," said Col. William Smullen, Powell's representative. "He said, 'I was pleased with the meeting.'"
Clinton plans to discuss the issue today with leaders of Congress.
Snulllen said neither Powell nor the individual service chiefs would comment publicly on the meeting until the White House issued a statement, which he said was likely in the next day or two. He denied that Powell might resign over the issue.
President Bill Clinton seeks advice from [far left, opposite side of table] General Gordon Sullivan, Army Chief of Staff General Tony McPeak, Air Force Chief of Staff, General Cowl Powell, Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Les Aspin, regarding his pledge to lift the ban on gays in the military.