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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 103, NO.80
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
KANSAS STATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA KS 66612
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14. 1994
Proposal would extend closed-campus hours
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Brian Vandervliet / KANSAN
The Senate Executive Committee is considering a bill proposed by the Parking Department that would extend the time students could not drive on campus. The proposed change would restrict vehicles from campus from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
By Jamie Munn
Kansan staff writer
People who want to drive through campus at night may have to wait another 45 minutes for access if a new recommendation by the KU Parking Board is passed.
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Booth restriction for Jayhawk Boulevard would extend from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. instead of the current 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. regulation.
David Faurot, head of parking board, proposed the new parking regulations at the University Senate Executive Committee meeting this week.
"People think this is a safety problem," Faurot said.
Originally, Faurot recommended restriction from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., but he compromised with SenEx members for the 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. time period.
Don Kearns, director of the parking services, said he was comfortable and pleased with the decision that had been made.
"I thought they took care of it very reasonably." Keams said.
The initial recommendation began as a concern for pedestrians and those who had campus access at the end of the day. Cars were piling up at traffic booths waiting to cut through campus when the stop signs changed, Faurot said.
Lawrence High School students and KU
students were cruising down the street after 4:45 p.m. increasing traffic, too, he said.
"There's a general concern about a lot of traffic and a feeling that reducing it will increase safety," Faurot said.
before the restrictions began in the morning. Many of these drivers were students with 7:30 a.m. classes who hoped that they could leave class before getting a parking ticket, Faurot said.
Another complaint was directed toward people who parked illegally in blue spaces
Early opposition to the changes were expressed by Student Body President John Shoemaker.
"Increased enforcement of the current rules would deal with the problems laid out here." Shoemaker said.
If tickets were given out as soon as the restrictions began, fewer people would abuse the early parking rules. he said.
SenEx member John Altevogt disagreed with the initial proposal for several reasons.
Altevogt said he was concerned that students, especially females, would not be able to park on campus until after dark. If they needed a parking space before 6 p.m., they would have to park in less lighted areas, such as spaces near Potter Lake, he said.
Altevogt found another flaw in the plan.
"There's an inconsistency in that we've opened up our parking lots at 5 o'clock," he said. "But now you're telling them that the parking lot is open, but you can't get there until six."
After the times were amended, however, Altevogt agreed with the recommendation.
Kearns said the new parking proposal, which also includes a $5 increase for campus access passes, would go to the University Council for approval at its next meeting, on Jan. 27.
The council will also consider a parking recommendation to remove the evening restriction on 43 spaces behind Strong Hall and Bailey Hall.
Festivities to honor King's birthday
By Denise Nell Kansan staff writer
This year's ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration will feature a weekend of festivities, including a speech by a well-known journalist, a gospel musical and a commemorative service with a keynote speaker.
Trying to spread the warmth and knowledge that Martin Luther King Jr. shared, Aaron Greene, Olathe junior, lights the candle of Kyle Moore, Newark. N.J., senior. The vigil last night in front of Wescoe Hall was one of many area events planned honor King.
Tony Brown, host and executive producer of "Tony Brown's Journal," a television show based in New York, will start the festivities with a speech at a banquet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Brown's speech will focus on the week end's theme, "Building a Healthy Community (Patience to Toil)."
Jennie Zeiner / KANSAN
Admission to the dinner and speech is $20, to the speech only is $10. KU students and children aged five to 10 pay $10 for dinner and may attend the speech free.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day festivities are sponsored by the Ecumenical Fellowship of Lawrence.
A gospel chorus from Newton will sing with a Lawrence youth choir at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Lawrence High School auditorium, 1001 Louisiana St. The gospel performance is free.
The Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Sampson of Detroit will be featured as the keynote speaker in a commemorative service Monday at 1 p.m. in the Lied Center. The service is free.
The Rev. Charles Kennybrew, head of the King celebrations in Lawrence, said the memorial service had been moved to the Lied Center from its usual location at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St., to accommodate more people.
"We had really outgrown the churches here in the city," he said. "Last year we practically filled it up. It's really growing."
Sponsoring the event are: the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, Haskell Indian Nations University, The City of
Lawrence, KU Black Student Union,
USD 497, KU office of Minority Affairs,
the KU School of Journalism and Douglas County.
Sherwood Thompson, director of the Office of Minority Affairs, said the involvement of so many different groups
was a positive sign.
"It's a very healthy sign," he said. "It indicates that Lawrence is interested in healing the wounds of racial discrimination and injustices. It's a sign people are interested in learning about how to be a progressive community."
Williams supports coaches
Next 24 to 48 hours may be emotional, upsetting, he says
Bv Gerry Fey
Kansansportswriter
"I don't know what's going to happen," an unusually somber Williams said yesterday in a news conference. "I think it's sad that issues were not addressed in the way we felt like they were going to be."
Amidst the shadow of a possible boycot of college basketball games by the Black Coaches Association this weekend, Kansas coach Roy Williams said he supported such an action.
Williams was referring to the association's request for restoring a 14th scholarship to Division I men's basketball. The request was denied earlier this week at the NCAA convention in San Antonio.
The association is rallying support for the boycott from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, of which Williams is a member.
"We made some concessions and tried to show some ways that there would be money saved that could then be given to a 14th scholarship," Williams said. "So they took our concessions, and they didn't give the 14th scholarship, either."
"I've been on six hours of conference calls since yesterday morning with different groups of coaches," Williams said. "The next 24 to 48 hours is going to be very telling, very emotional...disturbing."
Williams said he was not happy with the way the scholarship issue had been handled. Some university presidents have said that coaches did not looked for budget cuts that would free money for the extra scholarship. But Williams said that the NABC had made cost-cutting concessions, such as cutting back on in-season recruiting evaluations.
"The bottom line is that college basketball, particularly men's college basketball, pays an exorbitant percentage of all the expenses on every campus for all your sports," Williams said.
Williams said the NCAA might have denied the scholarship because of the attitude some university presidents had toward coaches. However, he said the Kansas administration was in favor of the extra scholarship.
The NCAA basketball tournament raises revenue for 75 percent of NCAA expenses. Williams said.
Williams said he conferred Wednesday with his players
"Men's basketball coaches feel like we're getting squeezed every which way we turn," he said. "We've got a group out there now that's willing to make a stand, and I'm very supportive of that."
cotted. Kansas is scheduled to play Kansas State at 8:30 Monday night in Allen Field House.
"We talked yesterday afternoon after our practice because I'm trying to keep them aware of what's going on," he said. "And we'll do it again after practice today."
Players would not comment on the possible boycott yesterday, but senior forward Richard Scott spoke with the Kansas City Star Wednesday.
"Players only get a certain amount of games," Scott said. "If they want to go on to the next level, a boycott isn't going to help them. I think a boycott would hurt players more than it would coaches."
Williams said he was fearful about the possible boycott this weekend.
"Players, coaches. I think college basketball has a lot to lose," he said. "And all it takes is some people being truthful and trying to work with people, instead of standing up there like God Almighty."
Williams said he was facing the hardest decision he had ever had to make.
"When I've lost, I've been very disturbed and distressed, ready to jump off a building," he said. "When we went on probation, I felt the same way. And none of those compare to the way I feel right now."
BUSINESS AS USUAL: "Hawks still preparing for Monday night's K-State game." Page 11.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment has become an increasingly common issue. Incidents in University residence halls have brought the issue home for some students. Page 10.
Health officials say flu strain will become more widespread
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported yesterday that Type A flu is expected to become even more widespread before the end of January.
ATLANTA — The severe type of flu that hit epidemic levels in December is only going to get worse.
The Associated Press
So far, the strain has been reported in every state except Mississippi, Delaware, Hew Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Flu season normally begins in November and lasts until March.
The flu outbreak became a national epidemic during the last two weeks of December, when deaths from flu and pneumonia rose in the 121 U.S. cities monitored by the CDC, said Dr. Larry Schoenberger.
"I am confident that mortality data will continue to rise," said Schoenberger, medical officer for the CDC's influenza branch.
The elderly and other people at high risk from the flu may still benefit from a flu shot, he said.
The vaccine is effective about 70 percent of the time, making it worth taking, Schoenberger said.
"You've got a virus that is very tricky," he said. "It's able to change on a regular basis."
In Mississippi, state epidemiologist Dr. Mary Currier said the flu might peak later.
He estimated that 42 million people have had flu shots this winter.
"We are starting to hear more and more from physicians who say they are seeing patients with flu-like symptoms," she said.
Add/drop days rescheduled to observe national holiday
Richard Morrell, University Registrar, said the remaining schedule for add/drop would be moved back one day to accommodate observation of the holiday.
Kansan staff report
Add/drop may become a madhouse next week when students scheduled to make changes on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday hunt for alternative appointments.
"It's extremely important to preserve the dignity of that day," Morrell said.
If students are scheduled for Monday, they should come Tues-
Though he knew that some students would want offices open, Morrell said,he felt strongly that the time should be spent observing the holiday.
day; if students are scheduled for Tuesday, they should come Wednesday, and so on, Morrell said.
He encouraged students to stick to the new schedule but said students would be accommodated as best as possible.
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Morrall said he didn't realize that the add/drop day was scheduled for King's birthday until the student timetable had already been printed.