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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, AUG. 29, 1985, VOL. 96, NO. 5 (USPS 650-640)
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Academic problems may bench 4 players
By Chris Lazzarino Sports editor
Robert Mimbs
Four football players did not travel to Honolulu for Saturday's season-opening game against the University of Hawaii because of academic problems, athletic department officials said yesterday.
Warren Shields
Alvin Walton
The players have not been certified by the athletic department as meeting academic requirements. Their eligibility for this season remains in question.
All four of the players probably played Saturday had they beencertified.
Robert Mimbs, tailback, started the first five games of last season. Mimbs, Kansas City, Kan., senior, was the team's second leading rusher last season with 494 yards. He has not practiced since Aug. 20.
■ Warren Shields, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, was listed second on Monday's depth chart at outside linebacker.
Alvin Walton, Banning, Calif,
senior, was supposed to start at left
cornerback and be the top punt
returner.
still are seeking certification to play Saturday, assistant athletic director Gary Hunter said yesterday.
Marvin Mattox, Pamona, Calif., sophomore, was listed second on the depth chart at strong safety.
Dick O'Coon, associate sports information director, said Walton, Shields and Mattox would fly to New York's game if they were certified today.
All of the players except Mimbs
Mimbs definitely will sit out the Hawaii game, O'Connor said, but he may be certified after Saturday.
None of the four players still seeking certification this season was involved in the problems a year ago.
Last season, the football team lost 10 players to academic problems.
The football team left Lawrence by bus early yesterday morning for an 8 a.m. flight to Honolulu from Kansas City International Airport.
Marvin Mattox
Athletic director Monte Johnson and head football coach Mike Gottfried could not be reached for comment yesterday about the four players. Both were in Honolulu.
director in charge of support services, also could not be reached for comment. Lee supervises academics for KU athletes.
Mimbs, 6-0, 190 pounds, started the first five games of the 1948 season. He and wide receiver Richard Estell scored twice, and the sixth game for passing curve.
Richard Lee, assistant athletic
Mimbs and Estell missed the Kans-
ate and Oklahoma State
state games.
left cornerback last season and is considered the most physical performer in the Kansas secondary. He made 58 tackles last season, intercepted two passes in Kansas' 28-11 win over Oklahoma and blocked a punt against Iowa State, setting up a KU touchdown.
The Kansas coaching staff considers Walton a prospective all-Big Eight Conference player. He earned the 110-percent award during spring drills.
games.
Walton, 6-0, 180 pounds, started at
Mattox, 6-4, 205 pounds, moved to strong safety during spring drills after lettering last season as a defensive end. He started against Vanderbilt and Missouri and made 38 tackles.
Kathleen Hatke, legislative assistant at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Mission, said athletes must be certified as meeting academic requirements before competing in games. She said certification was kept on file by the school's athletic director.
Walton transferred to Kansas after two seasons at Mt. San Jacinto Junior College. San Jacinto, Calif.
Shields, 6-0, 215 pounds, moved to linebacker during spring practice after earning a letter during his freshman season as a backup fullback. He played in eight varsity games and also on the junior varsity team.
At such time, Hatke said, the athletic director must be able to produce all necessary academic certifications. She also said all academic certifications must be signed by the athletic director.
The only time the NCAA normally would be concerned with the records would be when an investigation was started. she said.
Enrollment jump may bring record
By Susie Bishop Of the Kansan staff
Combined fall enrollment on the Lawrence and Kansas City, Kan., KU campuses rose by 102 students over last fall, establishing a possible record for first-day fall enrolment, according to initial figures released yesterday by the office of student records.
Official 20th-day figures are based on the number of students enrolled on the 20th day of classes and the number of course hours they are taking.
Gary Thompson, director of the office of student records, said the official enrollment figure would be the 20th-day count on Sept. 20. The 20th-day count is the official headcount for all seven schools governed by the Board of Regents and is used to determine the schools' budgets.
The total for both campuses was 24,660 students, compared with last fall's total of 24,558 students — an increase of 102 students, or about four-tenths of 1 percent. The Lawrence campus gained 124 students, but the Kansas City, Kan. campus lost 22 students.
Gil Dyck, dean of educational services, said yesterday in a prepared statement, "We expect the official 20th-day enrollment will be about the same as last year's total."
"Early reports indicate a slight increase in enrollment at the
University of Kansas this year," Chancellor Gene "A. Budig said yesterday in a prepared statement. "The continuing pattern of increases each year, despite national trends to the contrary, reflects the high regard in which students are treated. We are gratified that students and their parents continue to accord such stature to KU."
This fall's opening enrollment on the Lawrence campus was 22,428 students, compared with 22,304 last year. This headcount includes students on and off campus.
Enrollment at the College of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Kan., decreased by 22 students. This fall's figure was 2,232 students, a drop from 2,254 students last fall.
Enrollment for on-campus students increased by 52 students — 21,200 students this fall and 21,148 students last fall. Enrollment for off-campus students increased by 72 students, 1,228 students to last year's figure of 1,156. Off-campus students are those taking KU courses in Topeka and a program in Topeka and in the Regents Center in Overland Park.
The number of students who are enrolled on both campuses decreased by six students — 139 students this year compared with 145 students last year. Dually enrolled students are officially counted in the Lawrence campus figures.
Toll price increases to 75 cents
By Bob Tinsley
By Bob Tinsley Of the Kansan staff
Cheryl Landrum drove to campus Monday morning, expecting to pay 50 cents to park her car in the yellow zone parking lot near Memorial Stadium
She and many others were surprised when they paid an extra quarter for parking in the lot, the only toll lot on campus.
"It's a big shock; that's what I think," said Landrum, Kansas City, Kan., senior. "Monday morning I came in and gave the man 50 cents, and he said, 'Hey, that's another quarter.'"
The KU Parking and Traffic Board decided in December to raise the cost of parking in the toll lot from 50 to 75 cents a day. Dear Kears, director of parking services, said yesterday. The increase took effect Monday.
Landrum said she planned to buy a parking permit. So did Steve Belli-
"It's robbery," he said of the tol increase. "Day after day, it adds
Yellow parking zones are scattered across campus. Several are clustered around Memorial, Stadium. Others border the Burge Union on its east and west sides and another is south of Robinson Center.
Kearns said the increase would make the price of toll parking equal to the price of metered parking on
See PARKING, p. 5, col. 1
Worker quits, blames bosses
By Jill Waldman
Of the Kansan staff
A KU facilities operations worker who complained about the handling of a campus asbestos removal project last year quit earlier this month, just one week after his dismissal was overturned by the Kansas Civil Service Board.
Steve Braswell was one of the workers at the KU power plant who complained in December about the handling of the removal of an asbestos-laden boiler at the plant, south of Stauffer-Flint Hall. Some facilities operations workers have expressed concern that they were exposed to asbestos during the removal.
The Civil Service Board overturned Brasswell's dismissal Aug. 1 after Brasswell appealed to the board during a hearing July 17.
"Employees over the years have gotten to the point where they can't speak out about things." Braswell said yesterday. "They can't speak out about things that are bad on their health."
Braswell returned to work for a week but quit his job Aug. 7 because he said he was not 'satisfied with the work environment' of the operations. He is now a KU student.
The dismantling of the asbestos- laden boiler began in September 1982
Rodger Orok, director of support services for facilities operations, said yesterday that he hadn't heard any complaints from workers, although he thought they might have been caused by retaliation from administrators.
"I told them to complain, but they said they didn't want to get in trouble," Brasswell said. "It would be for anyone who complained."
and ended in December 1984. Braswell said he had heard workers complaining that they did not want to participate in the dismantling because of health concerns.
"I think we've made a number of efforts to assure workers that we're real people and we'll listen and try to respond." Oroke said. "Whether it's a manager, director or supervisor, they can speak with anybody."
Brasswell said Tom Anderson, director of facilities operations, had set up programs to administer health tests to all workers who had been exposed to the virus, but none of the workers he had talked to at the plant knew about the tests.
Anderson was on vacation and couldn't be reached for comment.
"Since the time the asbestos report came out in May, we have developed a thorough, comprehensive program for handling all asbestos matters, including training and remaining in close contact with regulatory agencies," he said.
Oroke said that tests would be starting in six weeks and that all workers had been notified through the new testing to discuss physical examinations.
"He (Braswell) must not be talking to the men," Oroke said. He said that tests would soon be conducted to
"Tests are mandatory under federal law," he said. "We're trying to get the procedure set up, but it takes a lengthy amount of time."
Braswell was suspended from work for three days after he abruptly left a required asbestos training meeting in April. He subsequently complained about the suspension to Anderson, and they got into an argument, Oroke said.
establish the base health conditions of workers at regular intervals.
Brasswell said, "I guess I got fired over the incident of blowing up at the director and the board felt that with the circumstances the action was too severe.
He said he left the meeting because he was upset by the discussion of the asbestos that workers had been exposed to during the boiler removal project.
Jemmy You is the owner of Hunan Restaurant, 1516 W. 23rd St., Owners and managers of the six Chinese restaurants in Lawrence save the competition for business is friendly but fierce.
Diners get a taste of Orient
By Bonnie Snyder Of the Kansan staff
Of the Kansan staff
Chinese restaurants, it seems are taking a larger piece of the dining market.
The number of Chinese restaurants in Lawrence has grown quickly, but the operators of the six area restaurants say there are still enough customers for everyone.
"I think now more and more people like to try foreign food," said P.S. Liu, owner of Cathy Restaurant, 2104 W. 25th St.
Chinese food is becoming more popular in the Midwest. Liu said, and because Lawrence is a college town, people from all over the world live here.
He said some foods that people traditionally thought of as Chinese were really American versions of Chinese dishes.
"Chinese food is made of mostly vegetables and is good for people who watch their weight." Liu said.
"Chinese people never know chow mean until they come here." Liu said. "And chop sue literally means 'a little bit of everything.'"
One of the delicacies he described was a dish called gong-bau squid.
Perry Lung, manager of the month-old Human Restaurant, 1516 W. 23rd St., said Americans usual don't know how to eat Chinese food.
Liu, who left China more than 30 years ago, said Cathay's menu included milder Cantonese food, such as sweet-and-sour pork, as well as some hot, spicy dishes from central China.
"It tastes very good," he said.
"It feels like you are chewing gum."
Lung said Hunan was unique because of its authentic Chinese atmosphere. Many of its furnishings such as a chandeiler, sofas and chairs were imported from Taiwan, Lung's native country.
"We spend a lot of money on decoration," he said. "A lot of customers just come in here to look."
Chan Savang Sanguane, manager of House of White Horse, 2210 Iowa St., and a native of Thailand, said his business slowed only temporarily when a new restaurant opened.
"Customers will try others for two or three months and then come back," he said.
Wong, a native of Hong Kong, said her entire kitchen staff was Chinese.
Connie Wong, owns the Royal Peking Restaurant, 711 W. 23rd St., Lawrence's oldest Chinese restaurant. Her family purchased the restaurant from P.S. Liu 11 years ago.
"I don't think Americans can cook Chinese food." she said.
About her competition, Wong said, "We have our customers, they have their own."
Patrick Tang is the House of Hugel's owner, manager and some-time cook. His restaurant, at
The Royal Peking's new specialties are Din Sum, Chinese noodle dishes.
He said the restaurant business was "interesting and good for my future," which he hoped would include a chain of restaurants.
2907 W. Sixth St., is $ 2^{1/2} $ years old.
"When customers say it is good food, it makes me happy," he said. "I want to keep the people coming back."
Egg Roll King, 1511 W. 23rd St., is Lawrence's only Chinese fast food restaurant
Paul Liu, who is not related to P.S. Lui, said his goal was to make Chinese food fast, inexpensive and nutritious.
"Chinese food shouldn't be a luxury in America," he said. "After all, Chinese people eat it every day."
"We think Chinese fast-food should be just like American fast-food. It should fit into everybody's life."
Unlike the other restaurants, Egg Rock King employs mostly American students, said Liu, who is also from Taiwan.
"A lot of customers become our friends, and some of our friends become our employees," Liu said. "We hire the Americans because we think that not only Chinese can cook Chinese food. Some Americans here can even cook the Chinese food better.
"The other reason is we're doing business in the states, not in China. Any business coming into this town should bring money into this town, not pull the money away."
Liu said he was not worried about competition.
"It is our motivation," he said.