Director calls spring JRP room search an error
By DAVID EDDS
Staff Writer
Fred McElhennie, director of the office of residential programs, said last week's attorney general's opinion on the legality of room searches would not affect University policy and described last month's actions.
"The situation last spring was a unique situation that was an error on the part of one resident director."
Richard Frohl, the resident director at JRP at the time of the search, said he did not think the decision was correct.
He said, "I don't think it was an error on my part or in the assistant resident director's part. We were
concerned about doing what was in the best interest of the residents."
McEhlenie said all of the rooms at JRP were searched because safety violations had been found in them.
"There was no way I could be sure there weren't other rooms with a potential for丹器." he said.
Brad Smoot, deputy attorney general, said housing officials were justified in searching two rooms at JRP. One room was overheated and an electric clock was ringing in the other.
But Smoot said that did not justify the search of all rooms in JRP.
'THE ONLY INDICATION you have that there would be problems in other rooms was that students
observe alike. Speculating that there may be problems in your rooms does not warrant a search.
Smoot added that the 24-hour notice rule does not apply to police with warrant, but only to ad-
The attorney general's opinion, issued by Snoot and Robert Stephan, attorney general, was requested by State Rep. Michael Glover, D-Lawrence, after the attorneys were made at JRP during the 1979 spring break.
Glover questioned the legality of room inspections when students had not been notified and when "imminent danger to health or safety" was not present.
During the check, a list was made of rooms containing marijuana, alcohol and street signs that had been sold.
FROLIK SAID the prohibited items were in plain view when rooms were inspected for safety阀
"Fred (McElheene) the assistant resident director to make up of all rooms that had pot grown on them," Ruke said.
McElhene said he told the assistant resident director to make a list of rooms where violations occurred.
"This is the first time that I can recall that we failed to post a notice (of room inspection), which we did not hear."
SMOOT SAID the attorney general was not asked to determine the admissibility of evidence obtained during the JRP room search, and did not express an opinion in that regard.
However, according to the opinion, the relevant constitutional right concerning residence hall searches is the Fourth Amendment guarantee of freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.
No disciplinary action was taken against residents of rooms where prohibited items were found.
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Jim Shipman, new JRP resident director, said he was not familiar with all parts of the attorney general's opinion, but he said he expected all residence hall personnel to abide by it.
KANSAN
Vol. 90, No. 3
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
10 cents off campus
Tuesday, August 28, 1979
Religion brings inmates together
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New bookstore eases long lines
By ROSEMARY INTFEN Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Buying books and waiting in line—the two somehow sit together as any student has gone through the rigors of purchasing a book—is one of the most important of the new Satellite Union Bookstore and the incorporation of a customer book-ordering system, long lines soon may be a thing of the past.
"The system is very simple," said Betty Brock, general manager of the Kansas Union and Satellite Union bookstores. "It's something similar to a catalog order form where you write down the name and author of your product in addition to the course title and instructor."
The orders are then transferred to the main bookstore in the Kansas Union, filled and taken back to the Satellite bookstore students pick them up and pay for them.
The customer order system, which was proposed by Brock, is a new service to the University and is probably the only service of its kind in the country, she said.
Brock said the Satellite bookstore had received about 200 orders for books since it began taking them weekly. Today more than 100 additional order were taken.
"We designed it to serve the students because there is a big need for books in this area of the campus. It's a free service that we hope students will take advantage of.
"SIMILAR ORDERING systems are available at West Coast universities, but we're the first to transfer orders to another location." Brock said.
"So far it is working well and the orders are increasing every day. I didn't realize word get around so fast."
Students who place orders at the Satellite bookstore before 2 p.m. will receive their order the following day. Orders placed after 2 p.m. will be filled two days later, Brock
Purchasing policies at the Satellite bookstore are the same as those at the main bookstore. Refunds and exchanges work with the same discount as the same discount on receipts. Brck said
"SO FAR I've only had to make one trip a day to bring filled orders back to the new store," she said.
Bookstore employees begin filling orders late in the day and usually are finished by early evening, she added.
"We haven't had any major problems so far and all but a few orders have been filled on time."
Minor confusion, however, resulted when some students tried to order Western cuisine from a restaurant and asked to reorder each book in the packet. They no longer confuse when filling up their carts.
The only other problem with the system might be that it creates a hardship for employees, who must fill in to fill the orders, Brock said. Employees will be shifted between stores to train them
"We're trying very hard to keep the lines down at the main store by having this ordering system. Shorter lines are much easier on employees as well as students."
MISSE STEVENS, Union bookstore employee and a part-time student, agreed that shorter help the employee and attract students as well.
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Bookstore blues
Stacy Abbott, Wichita junior, suffered from frustration and fatigue last night as she
attempted to buy books at the Kansas Union Bookstore. The crowded conditions at the bookstore should diminish by the end of the week.
Chancellor's speech fails to rouse some
By KAREN MAJORS
Staff Renorter
Several students attending the 114th Convocation address yesterday morning in Hoeh Auditorium seemed somewhat disappointed with Chancellor Archie R.
In his speech, attended by about 1,500 people, Dykes said that basic research in American universities had in the past been recognized throughout the world, but that this leadership position "is being reduced in fact, it is not by now gone entirely."
He also noted that the fraction of the budget devoted to basic research had decreased significantly in recent years, called the decline in federal support for research the 'single most serious threat to progress' in science.
The Soviet Union, West Germany and Japan have all increased their spending on research and development. Dykes (nation-state) are funded by the United States has decreased
Dykes also bermoned the increased number of U.S. patients being awarded to foreign countries for research and the balance of trade. He also said that the steadily declining number of U.S. scientists and engineers engaged in research was a bad omen for university research.
Maggie Fletcher, Alexandria, Va. sophomore, said, "I came to hear something inspiring, but was easily disappointed. I used Convocation as an incentive to get up and get to my classes on time. I hoped that would establish a positive impression inductively toward the semester, but I doubt it after that uninspiring message.
A handful of students interviewed after the speech said they probably would skip the event next year.
it's too bad more people were sitting on 'Wesco beach' than were attending the ceremony, but I doubt I will go next year," Fletcher said.
Chancellor Archie Dykes
Joe Hodkin, olanice sophomore, said Dykes speech was dead well, but what happened to the statistics. Hodkin said he attended the Convocation ceremony, when he followed the exact same pattern and was similar in content. However, not all students were comfortable with it.
Knight praised the music and said she enjoyed watching the faculty and administration walk in their robes.
Tina Knight, Wichita Freshman, said, "I feel as if I've heard Chancellor Dykes' words before. They're three times—once at orientation and also at a get-together for parents and prospective teachers."
"I think Convocation is a neat tradition that helps unify the school," she said. "It serves a purpose to motivate students for the upcoming year."
Lainie Gruenew, Prairie Village senior, said, "I came because I had nothing else to do. It is definitely one of events that I would only attend once."
Rv.JUDY WOODBURN
Staff Reporter
Weak bolts found in fire escape
State and city officials said yesterday that weak bolts and a rusted weld in a fire escape crumbled when they were held, have caused the collapse of the structure, which injured a 20-year-old KU student.
A report was issued yesterday by the state fire marshal, the Lawrence Building Inspection Department and the Lawrence Department after a study of the fire escape.
The student, Gregory Harding, Leawood senior, suffered severe abdominal injuries in the accident and was still listed in critical condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
According to the report, the platform of the fire escape was loosened from the building because of weaknesses in bolts that anchored it to the building.
The fire escape also might have collapsed because of deterioration of the masonry around the bolts, the report said.
The detachment of the platform caused a
break in a weld that attached a brace to the southwest corner of the platform, the report said.
"But even if there had been 10 bots, they might not have held the fire escape on if they were in the same condition as the ones we found." he said.
Gene Shaughnessy, chief building inspector for Lawrence, said that although a plate with 10 bolt holes held the platform on the base of the concrete wall, he drilled into the wall behind the platform.
Shaundnessy said the existing bolls only supported the weight of the platform and were not secure enough to bond the platform to the building.
He said that some members of the SAE externally had told him the door wouldn't close, and that while standing on the platform, men had to lift the door slightly and then push it back.
"If the boy (Harding) pushed very hard to close that door," Shaughnessy said, "he may have pushed the fire escape away from the building without knowing."
Then, Harding's weight on the detached fire escape probably caused the entire structure to collapse. he said.
Shaunhessayne had some damage to the fire escape might have started the night before the accident, when several people were sitting on a bench were being坐着 on its steps during a party.
"During the party, there may have been two or three bells that were still secure," Shaughnessy said. "Then, as people left, the bells were lowered and increased, the mortar may have loosened."
Shaughnessy also said that the weld and bolts showed signs of internal rust, which might have weakened them.
Jim McSwain, Lawrence fire chief, said the fire escape probably was added to the building in 1989, when other remodeling was done on the house.
McSwain said it was the responsibility of the contractor, the architect or the engineer who designed the fire escape to give access to the city that it was safe before it was built.
But Shaughnessy said that he did not know who the contractor for the fire escape was, and that the city probably would not investigate further.
The report also said it was the responsibility of the house owner to maintain the fire escape and ensure that it was structurally sound.
The owner should consult an expert if signs of weakness or damage to the fire escape are seen, the report said.
Jack Rowe, president of the SAE house corporation that owns the house, said Monday afternoon that he had not yet seen the report. He said the accident was still under investigation, but he would not be on the progress of the investigation.
"Our primary concern is for Greg right now," he said. "All our hopes and prayers are with him."
"With as many fire escapes as there are in town," McMain said, "we want people to get them checked to ensure they're secure." When the fire escapes were built, but it will save a lot of risk in the end."
KU marvels at high enrollment
Bv JEFF SJERVEN
Staff Reporter
Fall enrollment increases of one to two percent at the University of Kansas have taken administrators by surprise, Chancellor Archie R. Dwkes said yesterday.
Figures released by KU last weekend indicated that 400 to 500 more students would enroll at the University this fall than last year's total of 25,480.
"We had not anticipated the increase before this summer," Dykes said. "We got our first indication that enrollment would be responsive to our summer orientation program."
Dykes said he expected increased enrollments in KU programs in Lawrence, Wichita, Kansas City, Kan. and Johnson County.
The increased enrollment is unusual, Dykes said, because the number of students
attending universities has declined in recent years.
"For the past five years, KU's enrollment has grown while enrollment at most major institutions has either remained stable or declined." he said.
DYKES SAID fears of declining enrollment at KU were the result of a shrinking number of Kansas high school graduating seniors. Although the number of high school graduates continues to increase, most Kansas are choosing to come to KU, he said.
Kansas students also may choose KU over
"Young people and parents are showing increased awareness of the quality of education offered at KU." Dykes said.
In past years, professional schools have attracted increased numbers of students. But this year, enrollment in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is up also.
“In recent years, I have seen a tendency for students to stay a little closer to home,” he said.
HOWEVER, MYERS also said the number of students coming to KU from out of state had remained roughly stable, in spite of increased fees. Out-of-state students on the Lawrence campus this fall paid 250 dollars for fees, while Kansas residents paid $33.10.
other universities to avoid paying higher tuition in other states, according to John Myers, director of admissions and records.
"Nonresident fees at KU are not out of time when compared with other institutions." Myers said. "If our fees are compared with the country's, our rates are about averaged."
However, Dykes said that increased tuition rates for nonresidents could result in fewer out-of-state students.
An increase in the number of older adults returning to college or entering KU for the first time also could account for some of the increase this fall. Myers said,
Although inflation could have a negative effect on enrollment, Myers said, recession could boost the popularity of universities.
“WHEN THE ECONOMY is tight and the job market is recessed, people with enough money available could decide to take that opportunity to continue their education.”
Figures released last week indicated that 22,048 students were enrolled on the Lawrence campus and 2,014 were enrolled on the Health Sciences in Kansas City. Kun.
Dykes said official totals for KU's fall enrollment would be released on the 20th day of classes.