University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, November 8, 1989
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William trial jury selection begins
By Jim Petterson Kansan staff writer
Jury selection for the trial of a transient charged with the July 1988 killing of a 9-year-old Lawrence boy started yesterday as attorneys began questioning prospective jurors.
Those approved for additional questioning will be assembled later in the courtroom and questioned as a group. From the group, errors will be selected to participate in the trial of John William, 28.
Each prospective juror was asked by both defense and prosecution attorneys about exposure to pre-trial publicity and beliefs regarding the use of the insanity plea.
Ed Collister Jr., one of William's court-appointed attorneys, said he expected the jury selection process to last two more days.
Judge James Paddock on Monday granted a defense motion to question prospective jurors individually.
William is charged with preem-
dited murder or, in the alternative,
felony murder and aggravated
kidnapping in the death of
Richard D. Settlemyre, 9, of
Lawrence.
Settlemyre's mutilated body was discovered July 14, 1988, floating in the Kansas River.
Stan Davis, KU professor of law, said that in a complex case, like the William trial, it was not unusual for attorneys to conduct a lengthy jury selection process.
The jury selection process began yesterday morning at 10 a.m. and ended at 5:10 p.m. after 18 prospective jurors were questioned. Of the 18 questioned, six were dismissed.
Students design low-income homes in contest
By Tracy Wilkinson Kansan staff writer
Architectural designs submitted by 28 KU students are being displayed by the 1989 Affordable Family Housetime Competition in Kansas City, Mo.
Michael Swann, director for the Regents Center for Architectural Studies, 200 Boatman's Center, 920 Main St., said this year's competition was functional and the first of its kind in Kansas City.
"We wanted to create something that serves the greatest number of people most readily," he said. "It sparked a lot of interest. Since we've had the competition, it has called a great attention to the problem of low income families in our country, another one next year, centering on single family affordable housing."
Swann said that one of the most interesting dimensions of the competition for him was the way that KU could compete with its design for low income affordable housing.
"There is a strong sense of social commitment in Lawrence," he said. "The dominance of KU entries is overwhelming. They've got quite a reputation."
Swann said that for the past three years KU had done architectural work for the homeless with the Salvation Army, building and designing emergency shelters and transitional housing.
Although no KU student designs received cash prizes in the competition, Swann said that to the school's credit, the quality of the work was praised as outstanding by the judges.
"It is an public service," he said,
and makes an intellectual and service
city in Kansas City, and
it is virtually unnoticed by the
lawrence campus."
Judges for the 31-exhibit competition included professional architects, representatives from the American Institute of Architects, the KU School of Architecture and Urban Design, the the Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance, the Homebuilders' Association and the Paseo圣殿 Church.
Competitors were assigned to design two four-unit housing structures for a site located on a vacant lot in mid-town Kansas City, and Paseo in mid-town Kansas City.
Greg Highbarger, Columbia, Mo. senior, said that he and nine other students in his Architectural Design 500 studio entered the competition as
a group and that each person was to design a unit which had four apartment/houses with three bedrooms for each family.
Two designs from each group were chosen for the main competition.
The main issues to consider when designing the structures were the affordability of and use of materials and the context or surroundings in which the buildings would be, Highbarger said.
"Making sure the building fits into the surrounding architecture and buildings is important," he said. "We had to stay within $25 to $35 per square foot. That limits your design freedom."
Lisa Thompson, Rose Hill junior, said she also submitted a design she worked on as part of a group in her architectural design studio.
Thompson said this was the first class assignment that brought the skills she had been learning into real world applications.
"It think we were able to take it more seriously because it is a real concern," she said. "It is a major concern for architecture right now."
The competition itself was less of a consideration for her than the problem.
Regents classified workers to discuss concerns
By Kate Lee
Kenyan staff writer
Health care costs will be one of many concerns voiced this weekend by the Kansas Council of Classified Employees.
Kansan staff writer
A meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the English Room in the Kansas Union.
Cindy Riling, president of KU's Classified Senate, said -classified employees from the Board of Regents schools would discuss their concerns and develop a combined position paper.
"Our big concern at KU this year is health care," she said. "We want to do what we can to let the Legislature understand that they to keep health costs down."
Riling said the KU position paper also would contain statements asking the Legislature to continue full financing for payment of bonuses and
financing for a classification and job rate study that began in 1985.
The plan was implemented to study and re-classify employees so salaries, job titles and responsibilities be in line with national standards.
She said last year's Legislature passed a mandate calling for the continuation of the study, but no funds were allocated.
Family issues are a big concern for the KU employees as well, Riling said.
"We want to propose a family leave policy," she said. "It would be a maternity/paternity leave policy for parents who have a child, adopt a child or someone who suddenly becomes a single parent."
RoJene Broccelman, president of the Classified Senate at Fort Hays State University, said the position paper from Fort Hays State would include an item about salaries.
including an across-the-board 5 percent cost of living increase, and a tuition fee waiver for classified employees and/or their spouses and children.
Riling said the KU position paper and the Regents combined paper would be reviewed by the University's administration.
KU classified employees have found support in past years for their ideas from both the University's administration and legislators, although the administration actually does not lobby the Legislature as representatives of the classified employees, she said.
She said she hoped to organize a lobby day for classified employees to give them the opportunity to go to Topeka and meet with legislators.
"It's not because they don't care," Riling said. "It's more because we're state employees."
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