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Friday, November 9, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Opinion
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Procedure too slow
Search must begin for executive vice chancellor
T two important administrative positions are vacant, but University officials have approached the searches for replacements in extremely different ways.
The search for a permanent director of the Office of Minority Affairs got off to a slow start, but officials are handling the search in a productive and efficient manner.
Officials have set Jan. 1 as the target date for the announcement of a new director. The search committee has reviewed the applicants and narrowed the field to five candidates.
The five candidates are being brought to the University of Kansas one at a time to participate in open forums with students, faculty and administrators.
On the other hand, Chancellor Gene A. Budig still has not announced when he will begin the search for a permanent executive vice chancellor.
Budig has known at least since former executive vice chancellor Judith Ramaley's April 1990 resignation announcement that the position was going to be vacated.
Budig谈 Thursday that Del Shankel, interim executive vice chancellor, is providing strong leadership and is willing to remain in the position as long as the administration repeats.
This allows Budig time to consult with
individuals on and off campus about possible changes in the position of executive vice chancellor.
Throughout this academic year, Budig has said he will consider those changes. He especially would like the next executive vice chancellor to achieve greater cooperation between the Lawrence and University of Kansas Medical Center campuses.
Budig estimated that sometime in the spring he would "sit down and move ahead" in the search for an executive vice chancellor.
Budig should be commended for evaluating the position of executive vice chancellor and for considering any changes for the position that might be needed. Executive vice chancellor is an important job, and it should be wrapped into the most effective position possible.
However, the search to fill the position with a permanent replacement should begin soon. Shankel has said he would like to get back to his research and teaching here at the Univer-
The search for a new executive vice chancellor also should be given as much attention to detail as Budig's consideration of changes. The Lawrence campus needs an exceptional second in command. Jill Harrington and Christine Renolds for the editorial
Jayhawk basketball
Fans look forward to cheering on 1990-91 team
T The Kansas men's basketball season opens tonight with a game against the Australian men's national team. The Jayhawks, balancing pre-season injuries and a young team, forge into the winter expected to take second place in the Big Eight.
Although Coach Roy Williams has
expressed unhappiness with pre-season play, the team is eager to take the court.
We look forward to cheering on the Jayhawks amidst the excitement of the 1990-91 season.
Good luck! Rock Chalk Jayhawks!
Buck Taylor for the editorial board
Carving the heart out of poetry
Welcome to Poetology 101.
My name is Anna Drew-
word, and I'll be your pro-
fessor for the semester
Poetology is a dissective, rather than imaginative, approach to poetry. In Poetology 101, we will devote our time to plucking pentameters and measuring metaphores, so that we can wring meaning, like stale water from a dishlost, from the poems we study. Previous enjoyment of poetry is not required for this class; in fact, it is actively discouraged. We are here to learn poetry, not to cherish it.
Since peteology is a dissective science, we will need certain tools to aid us in our task. For this class, you will need a Metaphor Meter and an Imagery Isolator to help you count the figures of speech in each poem. You also will need a ruler to measure the depth of thought in each poem, as well as several jars of peteicide in which to preserve your specimens.
You will spend four hours a week in the laboratory,where you will dissect various helpless specimens.
Each poem will be subjected to a rigorous series of tests, designed to isolate and classify the essential elements of poetry. Some poems will be more difficult; you will need to do is dissect and observe. Other poems, however, are more difficult. You will need to dissect and redirect them, carving out the heart of each specimen. For your own safety, we request that you exercise imagination outside the classroom.
Eric Swanson
Staff columnist
To assist you in studying for the exams, we have provided a poetry case, where you will mount the specimens you have studied. Each specimen must be properly mounted and labeled with both the common
and the Latinate names, accompanied by a full description of each component.
Besides your lab work, you will be graded on your performance on three exams, plus the final. Each exam will require you to name and dissect various poems, applying the various theories we have discussed. There will also be a short answer section, where you will be required to construct a poem featuring at least five metaphors, three similes, three poetic devices, and two alliteration. All poems must adhere rigorously to the theories we have discussed; any poems bearing the insidious stamp of originality will be rejected
As you begin your study of poetology, please remember that imagination and curiosity are to be discarded before you enter the classroom. Remember, we are here to learn poetry, not to cherish it.
Eric Swanson is an Arvada, Colo. senior majoring in English and journalism.
LETTERS to the EDITOR
War would be mistake
We believe that the United States is about to make a grave mistake by going to war with Iraq
Certainly the people of the United States do not support the entrenched monarchy of Kuwait or the totalitarianism of Saddam Hussein, but the policies of the United States have enabled these regimes and others like them (i.e., General Noriage, the Shah of Iran, etc.) to retain their power. Why? Because such governments permit American corporations to exploit their resources and environments.
The U.S. presence in Saudi Arabia is misguided, inflammatory and destabilizing The United States and many other Western governments made Iraq the country it is today, Kuwait
itself made massive loans to Iraq when it was at war with Iran.
The U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf is so offensive to many people in the Middle East, that Iraq and Israel must get their differences down a war.
The only light at the end of the tunnel for the world is that the crisis has given new life to the United Nations. Now that the United States has paid its ues to the United Nations, we hope that the United Nations will be allowed to prevent "the scourge of war" as mandated in its charter.
Rachel Rutledge, Wichita
Rachel Rutledge, Wichita freshman;
Justin Palmer, Lawrence graduate
student; Paul N. Lougabach;
lawrence resident; Tim Mummel;
Oakley sophomore; Scott Graham;
Cincinnati, Ohio, graduate student
Remember the veterans
Sunday is Veteran's Day; perhaps a day like any other for most people. But it is not. It is a day to think, rethink and remember what happened in the past through the young men and women who have served or are serving
our country.
world War I veterans, in their 80s and 90s, have a lifetime of thoughts, knowledge and history. World War II veterans have seen their country be bombarded. War veterans are finally being recognized for their hardship and service to their country. Vietnam War veterans are slowly recovering from a devastating war, both in the air and on the one they found here at home.
Remember also Beirut and the Falklands. A memorial near Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia will pay tribute to all women who have served in the military.
Today, poised for military action are 230,000 men and women in the Persian Gulf. I am against war. I do not want the insanity of fighting to resolve conflicts to continue. I want world peace for all. But Veteran's Day, and every other day, is the time to separate the war from the warriors. Thank you veterans, and welcome home.
Sky Westerlund
Lawrence graduate student
Confused? Voters knew the master plan
It's a good thing my friend is such an optimist, or I might have abandoned entirely a fading notion that Douglas County and Kansas voters knew they were doing Tuesday.
"The voters, without even realizing it, engaged in a master plan destined to improve our county and state," she told me between slurps of cream-laden coffee. The morning newspaper, complete with bars and graphs, apparently told her more than it told me.
The voters, I told her, are tired of worrying about education, and think educators and students are a bunch of whiners.
She laughed at my feeble understanding of the election and at the glop of maple syrup on the table that clung to my left sleeve.
"What are your reservations?"
Reservations failed to adequately describe my apprehension about Tuesday's outcome, but I calmly explained why it was bad news for those obsessed with the importance of education.
Rich Cornell
Associate Editorial Editor
"Hey, I've heard enough about that campaign misstatement. You've
First, I said, let's look at the governor's race, because the locals did best there. County voters, unlike Hayseed Hayseed, favored Hayseed Hayseed. He has twice persuaded a Statehouse that hated his arrogance and big ears to finance the Margin of Excellence. The same guy gave up on the Margin of Excellence, but he committed to getting it financed again next time around.
Frazzied Finney was the winning candidate. She said the Margin was a neat idea, but not a top priority. She said education should begin in the home, where little girls were supposed to "just say no" to incest.
made your point."
OK, take a look at some local issues. Voters inhibited a proposal that would have paid for a second apartment. The voters improved three existing buildings
"Reason supports that rejection. Voters feared that much of the $13.8 million cost for the project would be paid by nine graders."
"You know, the New Kid on the Block Theory. Under the plan, ninth graders would attend the high schools, which would negatively affect the older students used to the block theory. Students in chologically brushed seniors would form an alliance with discontented taxpayers."
What sort of alliance?
"It was feared that the seniors would beat up the ninth graders and take their lunch money. That's new business, but the new money, instead of buying Old Milwaukee Light, would be handed over to tax officials to pay off the $31.8 million bond. In return, the peeved taxpayers would slip homework answers to the senior class thugs."
I understand why taxpayers wanted to prevent ninth graders from being beaten up by psychologically damaged seniors. But if voters did not pay paying taxes, why did they say they wanted more roads to drive on?
"That's where my master plan theory really shines. Voters know more than you think. Consider what happened. Better schools got the big new roads received the go-ahead by educators who ran for office were shunned for more commerce-minded candidates. In the race for the state's 44th house district, Brazen Ballard lost to Prudent Praeger. Likewise, in the commission election, Rebele Rundell was beaten by Brand-new Bulber."
That seems to follow my limited line of reasoning. Education isn't important to the people who vote here, right? The E-word proved as harmful in this race as the L-word has in races past.
"As usual, you miss the big picture. Of course people here care about education. Lawrence is 'the education mecca of Kansas. It's an oasis of learning. That's why people here are smart enough to figure out how to get their kids educated without paying too many taxes.
"A little known fact about the two proposed roadways is that they both will handle traffic in only one direction — away from town. The roads secretly are planned to accommodate a large number of discouraged about packed classrooms and a dearth of ninth graders to beat up."
That can't be
"But it is. Smart voters, for a few bucks each, invested in students' futures, suggesting that they follow the white stripe to the nearest university or Big Eight university. That eliminates the need for a new high school."
The syrup on my pancakes, as well as that on my sleeve, had coagulated. My brain waves also were sticky. I left my friend at the restaurant and kept at home, slipping into a dream about wetland roops that ate Bucks.
Rich Cornell is an Olathe senior majoring in journalism.
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