University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, September 13, 1988
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Gift to KU pays tribute to alum
By Laura Woodward
Kansan staff writer
Clay Blair has spent the past few months walking a tightrope of negotiations.
Blair, president of Clay Blair Investment Holding Company, located in Overland Park, has offered to donate the land needed to build the new Regents Center at 127th and the Quiva Road in south Overland Park. Totaling 35 acres, the property is a matter of $490,000 to $1 million.
Larry Winn III, an Overland park lawyer who played Blair. He was diagnosed with the last two months when Blair and the last two administrators hadn't been able to work together.
"It is not as easy as you think to give land away." Winn said.
While president of a motivational seminar company in 1985, Blair was indicted in a mail fraud case that was tried but was declared a mistrial. Federal prosecutors later decided to drop all charges against the he has immersed himself in his business and community interests.
Blair annually serves as a counselor at Missouri Boys State and works with the Pre-School for the Visuals Hand-capped.
His motivation in denating the land is twofold.
"Most important is that I'm donating the land in the name of a
KU grad and business associate who died last year," Blair said. "That's really my motivation."
Blair declined to identify the business associate because he was still consulting the associate's family.
Also, Blair considers the land donation as a way to return something to his alma mater.
"I see this as a great opportunity to the educational world to get closer to what people really want," he really pleased that this has out. It has been a real collaboration.
Blair earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Kansas in 1963. While at KU, he helped establish the Ph.D. program his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta.
One of Blair's most vivid memories of college occurred during finals.
"I remember one semester that I had seven finals," he said. "I graduated from KU in three years so I always had a lot of hours. It was almost comical trying to get through it."
Blair said that as an observer of bureaucracy, he was surprised at how well the negotiations were coordinated.
I think that this is a great opion. he said. 'I'm pleased with the cooperation and the city of Overland Park, I really believe in KU's success.'
Reggae a success, promoters say
Ticket sales at the Reggae on the Plains concert Sunday fell short of the promoters' expectations, but the organizers still considered the show a success.
By David Stewart
By David StewKansan staff writer
The concert, which began at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Stadium, featured five reggae groups, including Andrew Tosh, son of slain world-renowned reggae singer Pet Tosh.
Brett Mosiman and Jeff Shiley of Noteworthy Productions, the promoters, said the concert was successful even without a large turnout. About 750 tickets were sold.
"The show was fantastic," Shibley said. "Even people who didn't believe they wanted to he up dressed were up and, no, they didn't."
Mossman said that he expected a bigger crowd and that he was trying to find out why Haggone on the dance floor had no boots.
"It's really hard figuring out how something like this falls short," Mosiman said. "It's upsetting that you bring some world-class acts to Lawrence, and nobody seems to care."
Susan Lavinson, chairman of special events for Student Union Activities, said SUA and anticipated student activities.
"We were hoping to get closer to 2,000," she said. Lexison said that one problem was that people would not be able to watch the Sunday, approximately 200 people were listening to the music while sitting on the hill below the
Levinson said that the promoters lost money
from the concert, so SUA would not receive the previous agreement of 10 percent of ticket sales after the break-even point. However, she said, "We want to offer the percentage of sales of bats, trunks and tie-dye衬衫."
Last week, Sue Murrell, manager for student union events, said the concert would cost a total of $25,000.
"I don't think it's right to talk about money," Mosman said.
Both Mossman and Shibale said that the amount was incorrect, but they would not release the funds.
Although Reggae on the Plains didn't meet their expectations, Maxman and Shibley said they would be back.
Another look into qualified admissions
Bill's sponsor plans to reintroduce controversial plan during next House session
By Laura Woodward Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
This week marks the first anniversary of the Board of Regents staff's announcement of its support for qualified admissions.
The bill died in the Kansas House last February, but its authors said yesterday that they planned to resurrect it next legislative session.
Touted by some legislators as elitist, the bill would have required high school graduates to complete a college degree or enter to attend a Regent university.
"The bill failed by a large measure," said State Rep. Denise Apt, Rola, chairman of the House Education Committee and one of the seven sponsors of the bill. "But practically no one understood it. It was not a
The Regents have already adopted a suggested preparatory curriculum for science. Students learn years each of math, science and social studies and two years of a foreign language.
restrictive bill at all, I guess we didn't do a very good job of convincing people."
for the past 73 years, Regents schools have backed a policy of open admissions, accepting all Kansas high school graduates.
"Any item that tampers with 80 years of tradition is going to hurt people being passed up. said Sue Johnson, a member of the Board of Regents. "It will probably take at least two or three more years for it to pass through the Legislature."
State Rep. James Lowther, R. Emporia, said that one reason the bill for qualified admissions failed because legislators were main formers.
Many western Kansas legislators argued it was elistist because rural schools often did not offer a foreign language program or advanced science.
"There was too much misunderstanding prevalent among the legislators about the bill." Lother said. "It took on the specter of an elitist."
Apt offered another reason for the bill's failure. last year was an election year.
"Possibly, its time just has not come." Ait said. "I think there is a philosophy that, in Kansas, Karnas may go to the institution of their
Jourith Ramataye, executive vice chancellor, said that she supported the university's efforts to would raise the academic quality of the University rather than limit
Haze from park fire dissipates
"Most people would agree that they want students to be prepared for college," Ramaley said.
Lowther said that Kansas was one of a small minority of states that didn't have qualified admissions.
By Debbie McMahon Kansan staff writer
Last Wednesday and Thursday, the smoke appeared as a red haze, that was visible at sunrise and sunset.
Smoke from fires in Yellowstone National Park won't be seen again in Kansas for at least another week, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service predicted yesterday.
Almost 1 million acres have burned in the 2.2 million acre park as of yesterday, The Associated Press reported.
Robert Wavin, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Seattle, was wearing a jacket that changed, so that most of the smoke was driving into North Dakota, South Dakota.
"I would think it would be at least a week before the winds change, and then another one to two days for the storms," Warren said. "The distances involved." Warvin said.
Eo Jae亮娟, professor of atmospheric science at KU, said the return of smoke depended on the changes in pressure at the jet stream level
"Right now the jet stream is coming a little bit more from the southwest," he said. "There is a large low pressure zone, so we can take the jet stream. As that weakens, it will give an opportunity for the smoke to return. But computer projections show that the low pressure system is moving north, for at least the next three days."
The smoke from the fires made it appear cloudy Wednesday and Thursday even though the National service in Tepee reported clear skies.
KJHK forum airs student concerns
By Craig Welch
Kansan staff writer
The founder of The Committee Representing Students That KJHK Serves said last night that he was speaking with the group's first open forum.
Jeff Morwon, Lawrence graduate student and KJHK staff member, formed the registered campus organization last week to allow students to express their concerns to the administrators and area residents attended the forum last night in 100 Stauffer-Flint Hall.
"There has been a lot of misinformation about this issue. The committee's role was as an information provider." Morrow said. "I'd say we were pretty successful."
Morrow, who owns the Yellow Sub and Glass Onion restaurants at 824 W. 12th St., sponsors special programs on KJHK that have been affected by the recent changes at the station.
Morrow declined to comment about his role as a sponsor. He said his role was not an issue for the forum.
Another purpose of the meeting was to introduce the candidates for the position of student representative for the Radio Television and Film sequence. One of the responsibilities of the representative is to serve as a voting member of the six person KJIKH board.
The candidates for the Sept. 1
and 15 election are Janet Cinih,
everland Park North, lawsu-
ward, junior; Richard Ostrat, Wichita
junior; Richard Outman, Wichita
"T
there is not a system conducive to student input at KJH, either staff or interested students. In terms of rational discussion to the appropriate authorities, this gathering served its purpose.'
Jeff Morrow Lawrence graduate student
junior; David Spizman, Omaha,
Neb. sophomore. Spizman did not
attend the meeting because of
families matter, Murrow said.
Umax Utsler, chairman of the radio and television department, was named to the NFPA's request. Usetl, a member of the KJHK board, helped explain the issue to Mr. Utsler.
The audience directed questions to the three candidates and Dawn Abrahamson, the Student Senate representative for JKHK. The questions concerned format design, student centricity, staff positions and the surveys that polled JKHK's listeners.
"Although the best way to illicit any change is to ask at the lowest level, I would hope you would see the board as a last stopping place for complaints." Utsier said in meeting the questions to meetings.
Morrow said the meeting helped air some of the community's grievances that had been ignored.
Jeff Morrow, president of the Committee Representing Students That KJHK Serves, mediates discussion about KJHK at an open forum in Stauffer-Flint Hall.
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