THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 101, NO.7
ANSA03 STATE HISTORICAL
DCIETY
OPENA; KS 66412
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.1990
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By Christine Groody
Kansan staff writer
Yelena Yankovskaya returned to her room in McColm Hall on Friday morning and found two notes on her door. One was written in Russian, the other in English. Both notes message: "Welcome to the 10th floor of McColm Hall."
Yankovskya and Kuykin are Soviet students.
This friendly gesture by the women on her floor made home seem a little less far away, said 21-year-old Wiley.
Yankovskya and Vladimir Kuykin are the first Soviet undergraduate students to participate in a student exchange program between Lengnigrad State University and Uzbekistan. He is also director of the KU study abroad program
'I have never left my house for such a long time. I am both sad and happy to be here — sad because I leave my family, happy because I get to meet people and learn more about the United States.'
"They called me in the late afternoon and asked if I wanted to go, and I had to tell my answer in the same evenings."
- Yelena Yankovskya Soviet exchange student
Yankovskya said she knew nothing about KU because she did not have anyone to ask for information. The only information she had about Kansas was what she had read in a history book
Yankovskya, who will study English literature, and Krukin, who will study society arrived Thursday.
Loss of Margin worries officials
By Yvonne Guzman Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
The Legislature's failure to finance the Margin of Excellence resulted in lower faculty salaries compared to KU's five peer institutions, said Del Shankel, interim executive vice chancellor.
"With the first couple of years we were gaining again," Shankel said. "With this year's failure to fund the Margin we dropped back again."
Faculty Salary Comparisons Average Salary (in dollars)
1980 23,973
1981 25,381
1982 27,622
1983 30,918
1984 31,285
1985 33,518
1986 34,917
1987 36,353
1988 37,645
1989 40,672
1990 44,021
1991 45,342 est.
Salaries Relative to Peers (in percent)
the division of biological sciences, said that before the Margin passed, the biology department lost several researchers to other schools and private industry.
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"Salary was a big factor in all those decisions;" he said.
175 to 300 students
Sometimes departments do not have the problem of attracting and maintaining talented faculty because
Don Stull, associate chairperson of the department of anthropology, said that last year the department hired a new faculty member in 13 years.
Although faculty salaries are a concern, they are not the only place where lack of Margin financing will be an impact.
KANSAS FOOTBALL 1990
Building A New Tradition
Beginning his third season as coach of the Jayhawks, Glen Mason has his team pointed in the right direction. With more than half of the team consisting of underclassmen, Kansas has laid the foundation for a return to the glory days.
III Crowle, dean of libraries, sum-
combination of the loss of Margin
art and rising publishing process,
in books and periodicals,
spend in books and periodicals.
iighter department budgets and a higher minimum wage would reduce number of student jobs, said Julie Doolittle, one of the student loment center
loss of the Margin would make less competitive in attracting archers. Snapper said.
budget cuts would affect not onlyent employees but the officesdepend on them, Cooper said.y campus services may have toeducated because of understaffedes.
Programs.
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