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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.103,NO.90
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
KANSAS STATE
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MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1994
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ALANTA — All the hard work the Buffalo Bills did in the 30 minutes of the first half took less than seven minutes to undo in the second half.
It began with a Thurman Thomas fumble — caused by Dallas Cowboy Leon Lett, of all people — and ended with vintage Emmitt Smith.
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Dallas won the game yesterday 30-13 for its second straight championship, but it was decided before the halfway mark of the third quarter.
"They chose a slow death," Dallas receiver Michael Irvin said. "They
came in and were not going to give up the big play. A lot of teams play us that way. That just leaves a lot of room for Emmitt to run."
Last year, it was the second quarter that doomed Buffalo in an eventual 52-17 Super Bowl loss. This year, the Bills lasted until the third quarter.
"When you play us, you choose your poison," Irvin said. "But you're eventually going to die."
When the poison took effect, the Bills' 13-6 halftime lead had turned into a 20-13 deficit, and Buffalo's place in Super Bowl infamy had been secured as a four-time loser.
The Bills did everything they were supposed to do in the first half, led by Jim Kelly's pinpoint passing that helped keep the ball away from the Cowboys big-play offense.
Buffalo got the kickoff in the second half and had a chance to add to its lead. But the aggressive Cowboys turned up the heat, and on just the third play of the period, it all came apart for the Bills.
Thomas came barreling through the line only to meet Lett's big hand; the ball squirted loose and seemed to lay on the Georgia Dome carpet for several tanzalizing seconds.
Finally, James Washington scooped it up in mid-shade heading toward the sideline, cut toward the middle, reversed his path again and scooted into the end zone untouched.
The score was only tied after Washington's spectacular run, but there was a feeling that it was only a matter of time before the Bills collapsed.
"We were letting the momentum slip away from us, and you could feel it. It bothered everyone," center Kent Hull said.
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Robert Jerry, dean of law, plays foosball with children at the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, 1520 Haskell Ave. The American Bar Association Work-A-Day program encourages future lawyers to work on community service projects.
Law students give time to community
Volunteering time helps dispel negative myths about lawyers
By Susan White
Kansan staff writer
jennifer Olsen, first-year law student, spent her free time Saturday playing games and reading with children at the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence.
"I always do community work," she said. "I want to do public service as a career in the future."
Olsen and about 80 other law students participated in the national American Bar Association Work-A Day program on Saturday. The program, which includes 10,000 students from 100 different law schools across the nation, encourages
future lawyers to work on communityservice projects.
The program began last year with 52 schools and 6,000 students, said Mitch Ghoddistin, first-year law student and KU coordinator of the program, but KU did not participate.
"This is the first year ever we've done anything like this," he said. "It's something we plan to do every year from now on."
Ghodstin said he learned about the program during a meeting last year for the American Bar Association in Kansas City, Kan.
Law students painted offices at Haskell LIGHT, 137 Pawnee; the Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vermont; and the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, 714 Vermont. A second group
"I heard they needed people to help, so I offered to do it," he said. "I ended up being the coordinator for the program."
cleaned up the grounds around the Ballard Community Center, 708 Elm, while a third group spent the day with children at the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, 1502 Haskell Ave.
Ghodstinat said the program would help dispel the negative myths about lawyers.
"Ialways want to do community service," he said. "I also wanted to let people know that lawyers can be good people."
"We wanted to generate an interest among the law students to do community service," he said. "Obviously community service is always needed."
Ghodstinat said the KU student law division of the American Bar Association was planning to do
Don Francis, the KU chapter representative to the American Bar Association, said the program would help law students as well.
more projects for the Ballard Community Center in the near future.
"It was their plan from the beginning, and we're really proud of what they're doing," he said. "The legal profession has an obligation to do community service, and here students are putting words into action."
Robert Jerry, dean of the law school, said he arrived from Wichita early in the afternoon and hurried back to Lawrence to take part in the Work-a-Day. Jerry had he was glad to see the law school had a good turnout.
Nathan Muyskens, second-year law student, said he decided to work on the project to improve his image as a future lawyer.
"The legal profession has been given a really bad name," he said. "This is a way for us to give something back to the community. There are not a lot of outlets to do this."
Regents vote unanimously to cut degrees
Master's in atmospheric science gone
By Jamie Munn Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — Despite personal appeals by a KU professor and graduate student, the Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to discontinue the state's only atmospheric science master's degree.
A total of seven KU degrees officially were discontinued by the Regents, but the master's program for atmospheric science was the only cut to draw debate.
Other eliminated programs included the bachelor of arts in comparative literature; the bachelor of arts and bachelor of general studies in computer science; the bachelor of arts in Italian; and the bachelor of arts and bachelor of general studies in atmospheric science.
"It would be like positioning it for the age of the dinosaurs," Eagleman said.
Joe Eagleman, professor of meteorology, said the University would miss out on future technological advances and economic benefits if it dropped the master's program.
Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor, said the University was faced with the responsibility of providing services while strengthening its strongest programs with limited funds.
Regent John Hiebert said that the atmospheric science department had been evaluated several times in the last few years and that the evaluations had suggested hiring more faculty.
"We can't offer everything." Meyen said. "There are strong graduate programs surrounding the state of Kansas in atmospheric science."
But the program only has three faculty members now, and the Regents require six faculty members in masters programs.
"The issue is not the importance of
the program, but the adequacy of the program," Hiebert said.
Other universities in Oklahoma, Colorado and Missouri have stronger atmospheric science programs, he said.
David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the University had rated the program as peripheral because of a lack of faculty and not the quality of the degree.
Shulenburger said the discontinuities, both those made by the University in the spring and those made at Thursday's meeting, would bring the number of programs at KU down to about 200.
"We can't have 217 strong programs," Shulenburger said. "We'll be in a better position to be a strong university with high quality programs by making these tough choices."
Paul Castleberry, Lawrence graduate student, also attempted to convince the Regents to reconsider the master's degree.
Castleberry said that he had had the option to attend Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University but that he had chosen KU because of the local severe weather.
"Yes, we are a small program." Castleberry said. "But if we start sending students to other places like Missouri and Oklahoma, I think we should keep people here."
No specific degrees will remain for comparative literature and Italian, but the courses will continue to be offered in the English department and consolidated into the French and Italian department respectively.
The bachelor of science, master of science and doctoral degrees remain for computer science but will be moved to the School of Engineering
The unanimous decision came at the first official meeting for several new members on the Board of Regents.
New members included Executive Director Stephen Jordan and regents Catherine Conger, Tom Hammond, Philviss Nolan and Karen Krepps.
Conger, Hammond, Nolan and Krepps await official legislative appointment hearings this week.
Order diploma now to receive it in May
Graduating students who don't register for graduation tomorrow may find themselves empty-handed in May.
About 600 of the expected 1,200 applications to receive a diploma on graduation day have been turned in, said Diana Fox, graduate coordinator for the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Students can turn in applications any time until April 15, but the University cannot promise that they will receive a diploma in M.
Those people who do not receive a diploma at the graduation ceremony eventually will receive it in the mail, Fox said.
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The Kansas women's basketball team remained undefeated in the Big Eight Conference with a 77-50 thrashing of Kansas State yesterday in Allen Field House..
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Haskell students satisfied with board's decisions
By Denise Nell
Kansan staff writer
Last week's Haskell Indian Nations University Board of Regents session ended in victory for the student body.
Sleepy Eye LaFromboise, Haskell student senate president, led a group of students who presented to the board a list of changes they wanted. Among them were requests to end weekly room checks and "contribution" hours, which require all Haskell students to work for the university 40 hours each semester.
In addition to backing the students' stand against the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway, which would cut through Haskell's wetlands, the Regents formulated a plan that would give students more say in the way they are treated.
The board formulated a plan in which the senate could pass a resolution about something it wanted changed. The dean of students and a student and staff committee then would be required to examine the proposed resolution. The resolution would stand if the committee approved it.
Haskell Indian Nations University
Adrian Brown, Haskell student senate vice president, said the new process was long overdue. He said the legal system at Haskell often seemed to work against students instead of for them.
"This is going to make a big difference," Brown said. "Before, we had to wait until the Regents rolled around again. It strikes a little more fear into the hearts of the entities we deal with."
Brown said the senate would begin working on some of the resolutions immediately.
Since Haskell is just now making the transition from a junior college into a four-year university, LaFromboise said, the senate was unsure what problems they may be
The board also approved a policy that would prohibit romantic or sexual relationships between students and staff members. The policy was formulated by one of Haskell's Quality Improvement Teams, groups made up of students and staff that studied the issue and made a recommendation to the board.
The Regents did not pass another recommendation to increase fees at Haskell and adopt admissions requirements. Brown said the Regents felt that there was not enough student representation on the team that made the recommendations. He said that the team now would reexamine the issue with more student representation and make a new proposal when Haskell's board reconvenes in May.
LaFrombose, who also is a member of the board, said he took from the meeting a
facing. He said he hoped to communicate with student groups at the University of Kansas, such as Student Senate and the Native American Students Association, to get advice about what types of resolutions they should propose.
Approved a policy that would formalize the steps a person with a sexual harassment complaint should take.
Regent rulings
Haskell's Board of Regents decisions:
■ Approved a policy that would prohibit romantic or sexual relationships between students and staff.
Backed the students' opposition of the South Lawrence Trafficway by rejecting 12 compromises offered by Douglas County officials.
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Approved a resolution process for the student senate.
Rejected a proposal that would establish admission requirements and raise student fees.
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feeling that the Regents were willing to cooperate with students.
"I was very, very pleased with the leadership the Board of Regents had with students in all areas," he said. "Things can start operating like they should."