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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOV. 19, 1985, VOL. 96, NO. 62 (USPS 650-640)
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Cold Details page 3.
Mark Mohler/KANSAN
Cleaning up
Harold Rosson, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, demonstrates the procedure that will be used when fuel from KU's nuclear reactor is removed. Radioactive fuel will be unloaded from the reactor vessel by a South Carolina company and placed on a truck that will deliver the material to the Savannah River, Ga. Department of Energy Reprocessing Plant. Rosson demonstrated the procedure yesterday in the Nuclear Reactor Center, which is next to Learned Hall. Above is a view of the core of KU's nuclear reactor from the top of the reactor center. The reactor will be shut down permanently sometime in December or January.
See related story on page 3 for more information.
Investigation ends in arrest of KU student
The former student, Maurice Posada, 24, was charged with cocaine distribution after appearing before a U.S. magistrate yesterday, said Robert Davenport, special agent of the Kansas City FBI office.
A two-year cocaine-trafficking investigation that focused on Lawrence and the KU campus resulted in the arrest Sunday of a former KU student, an FBI special agent said yesterday.
Posada was arrested Sunday in Kansas City, Mo., as part of an ongoing investigation that began in June and included the KU campup:
By Mike Snider Of the Kansan staff
"I'd have to say it's continuing
behind osseous. The former
business was supported by a
"We have reason to believe that Posada had brought large quantities of cocaine into the area in the last two years," he said. "Not only Lawrence, but Kansas City as well."
Police records list Posada's current home as Miami. KU records indicate that Posada is originally from Bogota, Colombia and that he attended the University of Kansas from 1979 to 1983.
More arrests may be made, he said.
Posada is being held in the Jackson County, Mo., jail for a detention hearing at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Bail for the detainee will be set at that time. Davenport said;
Duane Acker, president of Kansas State University, also attended the dinner meeting with the governor in Topeka. He said each school was supposed to evaluate the effects of the proposed budget cuts and report them to Carlin.
Robin Eversole, director of the office of University Relations, said Chancellor Gene A. Budig had no time to comment on the investigation yesterday afternoon.
ment on whether other KU students or administrators were being tested.
Robert Cobb, executive vice chancellor, said, "I have no personal knowledge that it's a problem here, but I know that it doesn't occur in Lawrence."
"Each university will be responsible to the governor on the consequences of the the budget officer's requests." Acker said. "We will emphasize the need to meet the Regents' requests."
Budig said his office was compiling an appeal for KU's budget request in response to the budget officer's pro-
Davenport said he would not com-
"There will be no meaningful economic development without the support and strength of the state to maintain its position and maintains the lead institution in the state."
Davenport said the Lawrence Police Department initially began a criminal complaint in
Lt. Wayne Schmille of the Lawrence Police Department said he preferred not to provide additional information on the investigation because he was not sure what information FBI officials had made public.
Douglas County District Attorney Jim Flory said, "I'm aware of the fact an investigation was taking place and an arrest was made."
"They were not in on this arrest specifically, but they were involved n the investigation," he said.
Carlin calls meeting on budget cuts
Posada was arrested at 2 p.m. Sunday near the Ward Parkway Shopping Center after he attempted to sell methadone and cocaine to undercover FBI agents.
The investigation, which began in 1983, included a drug trafficking ring that started in Colombia and went to Miami and then Lawrence. The investigation resulted in eight people being indicted for conspiring to distribute cocaine in 1984.
He said he told Carlin that the effects of schools, especially the University of Kansas, on the state's economy and development justified the Regents' budget increases.
By David Silverman Of the Kansan staff
The meeting in Topeka came after the state budget director's announcement Friday that he would chop more than $45 million from the Regents' original budget request. He also deduced more than $9 million from the Regents' lowest alternative budget
Gov. John Carlin, prompted by an impending budget crisis for the Kansas Board of Regents, summoned the heads of Regents schools to the governor's mansion Sunday to discuss ways to avoid severe budget cuts, Chancellor Gene A. Budig said yesterday.
"The state's existing budget recommendations are unacceptable," Budig said. "They cannot be allowed to stand.
See BUDIG, p. 5, col. 1
The discussions were productive, but no specific solutions were reached. Budig said the governor was disappointed to the proposed cutbacks.
"The governor wants to help," he said. "He realizes that higher education must play a lead role if the state is to make progress."
"It (the Regents' request) is a reasonable budget. It deserves to be considered. We will support the board's recommendations."
Star Wars differences resurface at summit
United Press International
GENEVA — On the eve of their first encounter, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed yesterday to work on a way to curb the nuclear arms race at their summit, but differences over Star Wars resurfaced.
- Sea related story
Reagan has written down his own ideas on an arms control agenda and will present them to Gorbachev in their first face-to-face meeting this morning, national security adviser Robert McParlane said.
In a brief airport arrival speech, Gorbachev expressed his willingness to work for positive
"It will be vintage President Reagan," he added.
results and then lit into Star Wars — the popular name for Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative.
"First and foremost is the question of what can be done to halt the unprecedented arms race in the world and its extension to new spheres. Gorbachev said in an evident speech on April 21, 1985, Reagan envisions as a space-based defensive shield against incoming nuclear missiles.
When asked to reply to Gorbachev's comments, Reagan said, "We both must have the same intention. If he feels as strongly that way as I do, we'll end the arms race."
However, Reagan stuck by his Star Wars position — that it is not a bargaining chip in arms control negotiations.
The two men will meet first for two hours this morning at the Villa Fleur 'd'Eau, a private
chateau on Lake Geneva being used for the meeting the United States will host. A second two-hour meeting will be held this afternoon and the whole process will be repeated tomorrow at the Soviet mission.
A top U.S. official said it was probable that the leaders might get together again Thursday before Reagan flies back to the United States to be with his son, Donald, at the McParlane said no decision had been made.
Security was tight around the city. Armored cars and tanks sat on the runway at the airport.
Soldiers bundled up against the cold and carrying automatic weapons surrounded the mansion where separate but almost identical Swiss military ceremonies were held for the two leaders.
Three soldiers standing in the honor guard keeled over from the cold.
Gorbachev, accompanied by his wife, Waisa,
was greeted at the airport by Swiss President
Kurt Furgler in a ceremony similar to the one
that met Reagan Saturday — right down to the
Persian rugs and yellow chrysanthemums on
the speakers' platform.
The Gorbachev then drove to the Soviet mission, where they will stay during the summit, and joked with employees in the driveway. As snowflakes started to collect on the brim of his fedora, the Soviet leader brought the employees up to date on news from home and compared the weather.
"It's cold here but it's already icy in Moscow," he said. His wife agreed, saying, "It's freezing."
Swiss first lady Ursula Furgler gave a tea for Reagan's wife, Nancy, who arrived at the mansion in a mink coat and matching hat.
Disinterest common among voters
Previous elections show low turnout
This is one in a continuing series of stories dealing with Student Senate and the Senate elections scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday.
By Theresa Scott Of the Kansan staff
Complete Student Senate elections coverage
A higher percentage of students
cast ballots in the 1969 Student Senate
But since those first elections 16 years ago, the percentage of students showing up at the Senate polls has fluctuated, reflecting a general decrease in the number of students indicating interest in their government.
Some KU students, professors and administrators acknowledge the decline in the number of voting students and offer many explanations for it. The explanations include the fewer number of coalitions and candidates running for office, the fewer number of controversial issues and the existence of unconcerned, uninformed students.
- One coalition gets help from an outside support group, p. 3.
- Campaign nears end as the final debate disintegrates, p. 3.
- Common Sense and Chrysalis leaders outline their ideas, p. 4.
- Groups, not student government, interest many today, p. 7.
- Seventy-five candidates for 58 Senate seats are listed, p. 8.
- Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday.
"The number decrease is of concern to me," David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said "I don't know the answers."
Amber said he thought the number of students attending the University of Kansas affected voter turnout. He said that the smaller the student body was, the larger the percentage of students that voted. A small student body puts pressure on students
No fool-proof remedy for the problem has been found, however.
to be "good citizens" and vote.
In fall 1969, 17,576 students were enrolled at the University. This semester, 24,446 are enrolled.
Ambler also said the number of candidates, coalitions and issues made a difference in the number of students voting.
Last year, 17.4 percent of the student body cast ballots — the highest percentage of voter turnout in eight years.
David Day, chairman of the Student Senate Elections Committee, said that he didn't expect as high a turnout in this year's elections.
“Obviously, the student body in recent years hasn't been as interested in issues as it has been in previous years,” he said.
"Last year there were seven coali-
tions running," he said. "This year
there are only two. This year the
candidates are listening to the student
body rather than slugging it out over
issues."
Todd Tumbleson, Omaha seni-
sa he said he never voted in a Senate
"I haven't ever voted because I
don't know anything about the candidates," he said. "I'm not informed and I've never been informed of the importance of it.
"It hasn't spurred my interest."
it hasn't spurned my interest.
Alan Cigler, professor of political science, said interest in student government had decreased because students didn't think Senate policies affected them.
"Most students simply don't believe student government is salient to their lives," he said. "The plain fact of the matter is that people are here to get an education. They are also concerned with having a social life. Politics are not high on their list of priorities."
Cigler said he thought this was a trend at other universities.
In the Big Eight Conference, student body voter turnout ranges from 6.5 to 25 percent:
The University of Colorado — Ken Kutzler, elections commissioner for the University of Colorado Student Union, said a turnout of about 18 percent was average. He said 25 percent of the students voted in spring 1984, representing a record turnout.
Iowa State University — Keith Stepp, president of the student body government, said voter turnout averaged about 14 percent. He said the 20-percent turnout in 1984 was the highest ever.
■ Kansas State University — Jenny Johnston, secretary of the Student Governing Association of the Student Government at Kansas State, said she had about a 12-percent voter turnout.
The University of Missouri-Columbia — Gouy Conway, assistant director of student development, said 12 percent was a typical turnover. He turned out had reached 20 percent only once or twice in the past 10 years.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Kelly Kuchta, chairman for the government's liaison committee, said last spring's voter turnout was the highest ever. He said 15 percent of the students voted then.
Burdett Loomis, professor of political science, said few students
Oklahoma State University — Jon Starr, president of Oklahoma State's Student Government Association, said voter turnout was decreasing. In the 1983 election, 18 percent of the students voted, he said. This year, 6.5 percent of the students voted.
The University of Oklahoma Blaine Wesner, president of the University of Oklahoma Student Association, said voter turnout was about 25 percent.
Schedules affected by power loss
The power failure at Bailey yesterday forced School of Education officials to cancel most classes and reschedule others. Watkins Hospital, however, continued operations with the help of emergency generators.
Tom Anderson, director of facilities operations, said yesterday that Bailey Hall, as well as Wakins Memorial Hospital, had lost electrical power Sunday evening because of breakdowns in two transformers.
A power failure Sunday night in Bailey Hall couldn't prevent the dawn of another Monday, but it did give students and faculty of the School of Education a day off.
By Gary Duda Of the Kansan staff
Anderson said facilities operation crews were working to install temporary generators that would provide power until the regular transformers could be repaired.
The temporary generators in Bailey allowed electricity to come back on by late yesterday evening
Anderson said that the generators in both buildings had broken before but that the reasons remained a mystery.
Lightning, Anderson said, could have caused the transformers to
See POWER, p. 5, col. 1