Row, row, row your boat
Coaches and rowers on the eight-year-old Kansas crew think this year's squad may be the most competitive one ever. A Kansan reporter also takes a firsthand look at life on the team.
Stories, page 7
More than 50 debate teams competed in the preliminary rounds of the KU fall debate tournament this weekend, and the final rounds are today in the Kansas Union.
It's debatable
The big chill
Story, page 3
The high temperature today will be in the low 50s with gusty winds and cloudy skies Tonight's low temperature should drop to the mid- to lower- 30s.
Details, page 3
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. 97, No. 51 (USPS 650-640)
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Monday
November 3,1986
Nicaragua official may visit KU
By TONY BALANDRAN
Staff writer
KU officials are trying to clear the way for a campus visit by the vice president of Nicaragua.
Charles Stansifer, KU director of Latin American studies and professor of history, said yesterday that Sergio Ramirez, the vice president, had accepted a formal invitation earlier this semester to visit the University of Kansas.
Stansifer said the issue now was whether the U.S. State Department would grant Ramirez a visa allowing him to the places where he had been invited.
"The United States has a long and distinguished tradition of opening its doors to a wide variety of political
views." he said.
for this reason, Stansifer, who has known Ramirez since 1971, said he had high expectations that the State Department would grant the visa.
Stansifer said that the plans for Ramirez's visit were tentative but that the visit could include an open discussion on United States-Nicaraguan relations.
In 1967, Ramirez came to KU to take a 10-week course in the Applied English Center.
Ramirez had accepted several invitations to speak at the University in the past but later canceled the visits and courses in obtaining a visa. Suspister said.
In April 1984, Ramirez canceled his appointment to speak at KU because
of restrictions the State Department placed on his visa, which allowed him to travel only in Kansas.
Ramirez, also a lawyer, historian and writer, then considered it disrespectful to his country to come to the U.S. under restrictions. Stomfer said.
Information on the status of Ramirez's current visa was unavailable yesterday from the State Department.
Ramirez's KU visit, if allowed,
would be one of several stops in the
United States beginning Nov. 15, said
Francisco Campbell, minister
counselor of the Nicaraguan embassy
in Washington D.C.
Gerald Ford to attend a conference on peace and democracy in Central America, Campbell said. The conference is scheduled to be at the Carter Center at Emory University in Alanta, Ga.
Ramirez has also been invited by former presidents Jimmy Carter and
Campbell said Ramirez also had received invitations to visit Harvard University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"If he is granted a visa to enter the country," Campbell said, "then Vice President Ramirez would attend the conference and would appear at the institutions that have invited him from various states. That is the plan."
See RAMIREZ, p. 5, col. 1
Student will appear on 'Jeopardy'
By PAM MILLER
Staff writer
Which KU student is a Douthart Scholarship Hall resident and is appearing on the nationally televised game show, "Jeopardy"?
Answer: Who is Elizabeth Souders?
Answer. Who is 21 months old?
Souders. Stanley senior, received notice two weeks ago from representatives of the game show to come to Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 18 and tape an episode of the show. Souders was not sure when it will be shown on television.
Monday morning
Souders and a friend, Kayla Folger-Herman, Hoyt senior, went to the Alameda Plaza Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., in February and auditioned for a chance to appear on the show.
At the audition, representatives of the show had the contestants take a test and play a mock game of "Jeopardy."
Finally, the representatives announced the names of the people they would consider for
"We were the last two names on the list," Souders said.
Souders said the representatives told them that those who received a call from the game were on their way.
Souders said she was at Douthart when she received the call.
"This strange voice on the phone said, 'Hello Elizabeth, this is Ingrid,' Souders said I didn't know any Ingrid. Then she said she was with 'Jeopardy' and asked me if I was free on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
"Before she hung up, she said, 'Be sure to call your mother, because I called her first and she was very excited.'"
Souders said that her mother called almost as soon as she hung up the phone.
"The first thing she said was 'Does this mean you get to be on the show?' I said yes, and she
Souders said she went to the audition because "I was just egotistical enough to think I was pretty good and I wouldn't mind winning a lot of money."
Although she said she was not an avid "Jeopardy" fan, she and her family watched the show together when they could.
Elizabeth Souders, Stanley senior, will be in Hollywood on Nov. 18 to tape an episode of the game show "Jeopardy." Souders and a friend auditioned for the last February.
New class offered for spring session on drug problems
By NICOLE SAUZEK
When NCAA officials announced in September their plan to test athletes before any national athletic competition, they also stressed a desire for universities to bring education into their drug testing programs.
And, although most universities do have full-scale drug-testing programs, education beyond pamphlets is not in most cases, not yet been provided.
But at the University of Kansas, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's request for drug education has been fulfilled.
A new class on drug awareness will be offered this spring through the University rather than through the athletic Department or a private clinic.
Now, athletes receive drug counseling only if they test positive during drug testing. They then are evaluated by a professional drug rehabilitation cling.
The one-credit hour class, Drugs in Society, has not been officially entered in the Spring Timetable or been given a day and time, but students may request the class during enrollment, said Raymond Moss, assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation.
"We're probably the first college to take a look at the national drug problem as a whole," said Tricker, the co-designer of the class, which he will teach. "This class will be far more indepth than videos or presentations currently offered."
The idea for the class comes from a survey done by Tricker and David Cook, assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation.
Tricker and Cook polled trainers
who ran major-college drug testing programs on the kind of drugs they tested for and the percentages of athletes who tested positive.
Because of the study's uniqueness, Tricker said, the findings will be published soon in a book on drug abuse in sports written by Jeer Meer of Psychology Today magazine. The professors were notified by Meer after a presentation at the American Alliance for Advancement of Applied Sports Psychology conference in Jekyll Island, Ga.
After the conference, the professors and a few officials in the Athletic Department sat down with the figures and asked one another a question.
What if?
"A lot of it sparked from questions posed to us on what more we could do," said Lynn Bott, director of sports medicine at KU. "There's only so much an athletic department can do. Our one concern was the aspect of education."
Basically, the class aims more at freshmen and transfer athletes, although any student can enroll, said Richard Lee, director of support educational services for the Athletic Department.
"We're pretty much making it mandatory that our freshmen athletes be initiated into this class," Lee said. "I feel this is just one of the reasons why I have had to take to deal with the drug issue from an educational standpoint."
In the class, students will have to create fictitious drug problems and then answer their problems and present findings.
"I designed the course to improve the knowledge and awareness of drug
See CLASS, p. 5, col. 1
By a Kansan reporter
One dead, one hurt in automobile crash
Three KU students were involved in an auto accident Friday in Missouri that left one dead and another seriously injured.
Kathryn Howell, Crystal Lake, Ill., freshman, died of multiple injuries that she received in the accident Beth Wolniewicz, Crystal Lake, Ill., freshman, was listed in fair condition last night at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
The driver of the car, Janice Mattheis, Northbrook Ill., freshman,
The accident report said that Matheis' car was traveling east on I70 near Odessa, Mo., about 1:45 p.m. Friday. Matthes was passing a string of traffic when her car crossed into the median and she lost control. The car skidded back toward the eastbound traffic, striking the rear of a tractor-trailer.
The driver of the tractor-trailer.
Tim Malmore, 40 of Arnold Mo.
Wollinwicz was taken to Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, Mo., with neck, head, face and internal injuries.
Kline, Slattery clarify positions during local debate
By KAREN SAMELSON
Staff writer
The adrenaline flowed when the candidates for the local congressional seat debated in Lawrence yesterday, and both seemed to relish the opportunity to clarify their stands.
Phill Kline, the Republican candidate for the Kansas 2nd district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, used the debate to question his opponent. Jim Slattery, the
DECISION '86
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce sponsored the debate, which was broadcast on Live Cable Channel 6. About 60 people attended the debate at City Hall, 6th and 7th floor.
Democratic incumbent, said he was delighted to answer the questions and "set the record straight."
Candidates rebut charges, remain in good spirits
Both candidates agreed on the need for drug education programs, but Kline accused Slattery of being inconsistent about the death penalty.
Kline said Slattery had voted against the death penalty when he was in the Kansas Legislature, but recently voted for a death penalty provision for people convicted of selling, addictive narcotics to minors when death resulted.
Phill Kline, the Republican challenger, and Jim Slattery, the Democratic incumbent, met in Lawrence yesterday for their second debate of the campaign. The first was taped Friday on Topeka radio station WHIW.
By KAREN SAMELSON
Staff writer
In a rare move in the Kansas 2nd District congressional race, candidates made and rebuffed charges face to face yesterday, without the assistance of news releases and press secretaries.
Both candidates seemed in good spirits after the campaign and chatted briefly.
Slattery said Congress' bill was limited in
"I won't wish you good luck on Tuesday, but I wish you good luck after Tuesday." Slattery told Kline.
The two candidates have met occasionally at county fairs and parades, but Kline has been more visible locally than Hull, who is seen in Washington, D.C., most of the fall
Kline has criticized Slattery for turning down nine debates, saying that the public should have the chance to scrutinize the candidates.
When asked about economic sanctions against South Africa, Slattery said he had voted for the sanctions. Kline said he would vote for the sanctions as long as they were applied fairly.
scope and entirely different from bills he voted against in the Kansas House. He said that his position was evolving and that he would consider the death penalty when he thought it would serve as a deterent to crime.
"I can't think of anything more important than meeting the public." Kline said.
Slattery said he was tied up in
Kline used the rest of the reply time to talk about measures to feed hungry people in the city.
Washington because Congress didn't adjourn until Oct. 18.
Slattery also said that in September his staff had asked the local television stations whether they wanted to sponsor a debate, but they weren't interested.
Slattery also said that as a husband and father, he had to take time out for family responsibilities.
Both candidates have made repeated references to their families, with Kline talking about his mother's child care experience. Ms. Mitchell's brother on the family farm near Atchison.
Along with his grain program, Kline talked about the need for penalties on exporters who adulterated grain with dust. He called for the end of U.S. subsidies for foreign agricultural products that compete with U.S. products.
Slattery commended Kline for picking up on the issue of subsidies, which Slattery had
"We are subsidizing the major banks of this country at the expense of our farmers. Sickness is not a problem."
The United States subsidizes Third World countries to help them increase their
agricultural production so they can pay interest on debts, he said.
Slattery said he was proud that the total budget was $15.5 billion less than the president's and accused Kline of misleading the
Slattery also said the United States had to lower interest rates and stabilize the value of U.S. exports.
Kline used his rebuital period to attack Slattery's office expenditures. He also pointed out that Slattery had voted on three new budget recommendations in her budget recommendations by $16 billion.
public by referring to only 1.6 percent of the budget.
He also said his office expenditures were higher than those of the other Kansas delegates because of extra work for the House Budget Committee and the diversity of the 2nd District, which includes two military installations, nine colleges and universities and the state capital.
Because Slaughter exceeded his time limit, Kline also took extra time to charge that the southeast Kansas district ranged from coal mines to universities, but that the congressman there didn't spend as much money as Slatterry had.
When asked about the Strategic Defense Initiative, Kline said he thought the United States should harness the forward march of technology by developing SDI.
Slattery said he had supported financing for SDI but not the full amount that the president had requested.
Kline charged that Slattery had voted for $85 billion in tax increases, which would be enough to finance SDI.
Slattery denied that he voted to increase income tax for individuals but said he had voted to increase corporate taxes on companies making profits of $50 billion. Increasing corporate taxes enabled Congress to lower rates for individuals, he said.
"Let's tell the rest of the story," he said.