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FRIDAY DECEMBER 7,2001
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ISSUE 69 VOLUME 112
Kansas State freshman's body found in lake
The Associated Press
MANHATTAN — Authorities found the body of one Kansas State University freshman in Tuttle Creek Lake yesterday, and two others were thought to have died in a boating accident on the northeast Kansas reservoir.
A search for the three, who had taken a sailboat out Tuesday afternoon, began about 5 a.m. yesterday on the southern shoreline and was suspended about 12 hours later as night fell.
The body of Timothy Bennett, 19, of Kansas City, Mo., was recovered with a life jacket about 9:15 a.m. in Carnahan Cove, about one-half mile from where the capsized boat was found a short time earlier, authorities said.
Kansas State officials identified the other two as Kyle Chapman, 17, and Christopher Shipley, 18, both of Olathe.
Brian McNulty, operations manager of the 12,000-acre lake, said the search would resume about 8 a.m. today but in recovery rather than rescue mode, with four boats on the water and officers on horseback along the shore.
McNulty said the other two students were thought to have died.
"Based upon the fact that we haven't found them on the shoreline, we presume they are under water," he said.
"We've talked to the families and told them that in all likelihood they didn't make it," he added.
Chapman's yellow, 15 1/2-foot racing sailboat was spotted about 9 a.m. yesterday by a Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter. The keel and rudder were found detached from the main portion of the boat in separate areas of the cove, officials said.
The search included 50 rescue workers, six boats and two helicopters. Officials began searching Wednesday afternoon, with the highway patrol searching the lake with an infrared-equipped helicopter.
The students had not been seen since they took the sailboat out Tuesday afternoon. Their empty boat trailer was found at the Blue Valley Yacht Club, and their shoes were found on the dock, said Steve French of the Riley County Police Department.
Chapman is an experienced sailor, the school said in a statement. Bennett is majoring in environmental design, Shipley in animal sciences.
Boaters have been enticed to area lakes in recent days because of unseasonably mild temperatures and wind providing ideal conditions for sailing. Temperatures at the lake approached 70 degrees amid high winds on Tuesday.
Determining faculty salaries
Job market and merit factors in deciding pay for staff
By Paul Smith Kansan staff writer
Not even Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle could entice Janet Murguia to give up her commitment to the University and to her alma mater.
Murguia, executive vice chancellor for University Relations, said she recently turned down an invitation from the South Dakota senator to serve on the Federal Communications Commission.
"I'm passionate about promoting higher education," Murguia said. "It's very important to me."
Six-figure salaries are typical for administrators such as Murguia for the University of Kansas to stay competitive with peer institutions. But officials said compensation reflected the low-pay rates for employees University-wide.
Hemenway said that most KU administrators earned 15 to 20 percent less than administrators at other Big 12 schools Faculty and staff follow that trend o lower salaries than peer institutions.
"Our administrative salaries show the same thing as our faculty and staff salaries," said Chancellor Robert Hemenway. "We are well behind our peers."
While Hemenway said he was interested in raising all University salaries to match those offered at other schools, administrative salaries were a particular concern when attempting to hire new administrators or
when an administrator left for better pay elsewhere — a periodic occurrence.
e somewhere. Provost David Shulenburger said that administrative salaries were also influenced by the job market.
"it's all on a merit basis, just like faculty salaries," the Bulenburger said.
unty salaries. In addition to his office staff, Hemenway also determines the salaries for Shulenburger, Murguia and Donald Hagen, executive vice chancellor for the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Shulenburger determines the salaries for the vice chancellors and deans.
of the vice administrator.
A few administrators do not receive their entire salaries from state taxes. The University of Kansas Endowment Association, which provided $20 million in support of faculty and staff last year, sometimes adds private dollars to make a
For a list of administrator and dean salaries
see page 3a
see page 3A
position more attractive.
postroom more than 40,000. For example, Bill Fuerst, dean of business, receives money from a distinguished professorship, while Heenway directs $85,000 of his discretionary endowment funds to augment Murgia's salary.
John Scarfe, communication director for the endowment, said most funds like professorships were set up specifically by donors to help the University reach the rank as a top university.
"The objective is to continue to increase the quality of faculty and administrators at the University of Kansas," Scarffe said.
History comes to life through journal
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By Jen Denton Kansan staff writer
Dear Lloyd,
Because you are much too young to understand the terrible tragedy which has befallen today, I hope to keep this diary for you...
Hours after Japanese air strikers bombed Pearl Harbor 60 years ago
today, shaking a world and triggering America's involvement in World War II, Edna Sponholtz opened up a black journal, clutched a black pen and wrote a letter to her 5-year-old son, Lloyd.
Lloyd, now a 65-year-old associate history professor at the University of Kansas, did not remember his mother sitting down in their Chicago home to write the letter that Sunday afternoon. While
his mind was muddled from
the exact events of Dec. 7,1941 he rec-
collected just bits and pieces of one of America's most historical days.
Unlike Sept. 11, where Sponholtz could vividly account each detail from what he was doing to whom he was with, Pearl Harbor clouded his memory.
Pearl Harbor clouded
He said he was too young to understand how America had been bitten with surprise and neared its second world war. The morning, afternoon and evening of that Sunday were all foggy for Sponholtz. He did not remember what he heard. He did not remember what he felt.
"It was extraordinarily unusual." Sponholtz said, as he thumped through the sheets of murky white loose-leaf paper. "It's an expression that I don't remember seeing before. Stern. Serious."
Sponholtz paused. The silence lasted for a few seconds. He looked up.
"I really can't find the right adjective."
I really can't find the right objector. Edna Sponholtz wrote three more diary entries that December. They continued sporadically through 1942. The writings helped her cope with the war, Lloyd said, but they were also a teaching tool for her youngest child. She reflected on certain battles and sympathized with those who lost their lives.
Her words were not always positive. On Feb. 16, 1942, she was befuddled by how poorly prepared the U.S. government was compared to other world powers. She wrote about every American defeat. She wrote about pain, tragedy
She wrote for her son.
and heartbreak. She wrote about war
"She was not a diary writer," Lloyd said of his mother, who never went to college. "So this is really exceptional."
When you are old enough to study history in school, it will help you to understand our reaction to the historical events happening each day and how these events may shape our way of life in the future.
There was a room in William Tuttle's childhood home his family called 'the library.'
Books became a big part of his life, and history pierced far into his brain. By the end of his sophomore year in college, he told one of his fraternity brothers that he was going to be a historian.
SEE DIARY PAGE 3A
December graduates get little fanfare
By Jeremy Clarkson Kansan staff writer
Jason Barricklow will receive his chemistry degree this month and will not have a ceremony to celebrate his work.
Only business, engineering, law and journalism schools will have formal ceremonies for their December graduates. Graduates in other departments must wait until May for a formal ceremony because the number of graduates is too small for a ceremony.
dates is too small. Because the School of Business will have about 200 December graduates, students are allowed to invite only two guests to the ceremony, which disappoints T. J. Lervik, Mulvane senior.
"Who has two people in your family you can bring?" Lervik asked.
The School of Journalism allots four guest tickets to each graduate and expects 86 graduates this semester. Lervik suggested that future December graduation ceremonies be moved
from Wooldruff Auditorium to the Lied Center so more people can attend.
However, some departments will wait to honor their December graduates until May. Paul Schumaker, professor and chairman of the political science department, said although some students may not go through the formal graduation ceremonies, the few who graduated in December usually wait until May. He said the department usually had between six and 12 December graduates.
Barricklow said because he knew he would graduate in December, he walked down the hill last May. Lervik said he would attend the ceremony for the School of Business but was unsure if he would walk down the hill again in the spring.
Although the ceremony may be important to some students, finding security in the job market appears to be top priority.
Barricklow, Newton senior, said he
December graduation ceremonies:
The School of Journalism: 1 p.m. Sunday at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The School of Engineering: 3 p.m. Sunday at Woocruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The School of Law: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14 at Rice Room in
Green Hall.
The School of Business: 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15 at Woodruff
Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
INSIDETODAY
planned to move to the Kansas City area to laud a job but was unsure of his chances.
"I'm worried because of the way the economy is," he said.
Contact Clarkson at 864-4R10
COLORFUL CREATION
Original creations like this glass sculpture make the ceramic sale a popular event. People formed a line before 7 a.m.yesterday so they could get first pick of the art. The department of art and design organized the event.
J. E.WILSON/KANSAN
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WEATHER ...6A
CROSSWORD ...8A
COMING IN MONDAY'S KANSAN
NEWS: A look at diversity issues in the University's greek system.
SPORTS: A recap of the Jayhawks' game against UMKC.
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