Tuesday
November 5,2002
Vol.113 Issue No.52
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KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
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Kansas basketball exhibition opener puts sophomores on display p.1B
Donation to aid softball field project
By Levi Chronister
Ichronster@kansan.com
Kansan sports editor
Tracy Bunge was a college junior when Jayhawk Field, the current Kansas softball stadium, was built in 1985.
Bunge, now the Kansas softball coach, said the facility was great when it was constructed. Times have changed in the past 17 years, though, as other schools have built newer and better stadiums.
"When you have 400 or 500 seats and half of those are blocked views and you have no bathrooms and no permanent
concessions," Bunge said, "There are a lot of problems out there."
Cheryl Womack, the chief executive officer of VCW Holding Company, LLC, in Kansas City, Mo., may have
the solution for those problems.
Coach Tracy Bunge
Womack, a 1975 graduate of the University of Kansas, has pledged $2 million to help build a new softball stadium at the University. Her pledge will pay for half of
a $4 million plan that would create a new stadium where Jayhawk Field is now southwest of Allen Fieldhouse. It would also include permanent facilities such as locker rooms and training rooms.
"I think it's going to be a huge positive for us." Bunge said. "We're extremely excited about the commitment the Athletics Department has made by doing this for us."
Pending approval from the Kansas Board of Regents, the field will be named for Womack's father, Demostenes Arrocha, a Panamanian immigrant.
Part of the construction project will
include turning the field around by moving home plate to where center field is located. Bunge said the switch would be beneficial because it would put fans' backs to the wind, turn the field into a hitters' park and allow the soccer team to use the locker rooms.
Half of the money necessary for the planned renovations still needs to be raised, but Bunge said she saw the donation as a jump start into the planning process. She plans to begin breaking ground as soon as the season is over in May and to have the facility ready for March 2004.
Junior catcher Dani May would welcome a new field.
"Living here in Lawrence for 10 years, I've seen so many games on that field," said May, a Lawrence High graduate. "To know that possibly next season I'll be able to play in a brand-new stadium in Lawrence is just an awesome feeling."
Bunge said she hoped Womack's donation would be the first of similar contributions to other Kansas women's athletic teams including the soccer, tennis and rowing teams.
Edited by Ryan Malashock and Adam Pracht
Election 2002
'Kansan' guide to candidates
GOVERNOR
(all Kansans are eligible to vote for Governor)
Kathleen Sebelius
Party: Democrat from Topeka
Experience: Kansas Insurance
Commissioner 1994-present; Kansas House of Representatives, 1987-1994
Issues:
Education: Education is one of Sebelius' top priorities. She sees education as the best economic development agent Kansas has to offer.
- Budget/Spending: Sebelius plans to audit state government spending to see if money can be saved. She has made no pledge regarding taxes, but she has said that Kansans can not afford a tax increase right now.
- Abortion: Sebelius supports abortion rights, and has no
Crime/Guns: Sebelius supports Americans' right to bear arms and has no plans to change Kansas gun laws. No information on Sebelius' crime stance was available. Running mate: John Moore
Web site: www.ksgovernor.com
Tim Shallenburger
Party: Republican from Topeka Experience: Kansas House of Representatives, 1986-1998; Speaker of the House, 1995-1998; State Treasurer, 1998-present
Education: He supports implementing a Four-in-the-Core program, requiring four years of science. Core, English and social
studies before high school graduation; developing a student loan repayment program for college graduates working as teachers.
- Budget/Spending: Shallenburger has pledged not to raise taxes. He believes that a long-range economic development plan for Kansas – promoting tourism, agriculture and business recruitment – will help solve the budget crisis.
- Abortion: Shallenburger is an abortion opponent endorsed by Kansans for Life.
- Crime/Guns: No information on Shallenburger's stance on crime was available, though he has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association.
Running mate: David Lindstrom Website: www.timehallenburger.com
Web site: www.timshallenburger.com
Dennis Hawver
Budget/Spending: Hawver plans to minimize government programs and cut the state government work force in half.
Party: Libertarian from Ozawkie Experience: Served in the Air Force, 1966- 1971; practiced law in Hawaii and Kansas, 1974-present Issue:
Education: As part of minimizing government programs in Kansas, Hawver would eliminate state aid to
schools
- Abortion: Hawwer supports abortion rights.
- Crime/Guns: In favor of decriminalizing drug use and promises to pardon all non-violent drug offenders currently in prison.
Abortion: Hawver supports abortion rights.
Running mate: Joe Heller
Web site: www.lpks.org
SEE ELECTION GUIDE ON PAGE 5A
Chancellor's crib creates connection for students
By Michelle Burhenn
mburhenn@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When an older man came to the door of Watkins Scholarship Hall last month, Rachel Hynson didn't understand why he was inviting her hall's residents to jump on the moon walk, a carnival-style balloon house he had rented for his grandchildren.
It wasn't until after the Dillsburg, Pa., sophomore nodded politely and the man walked away that a friend told her that he was her neighbor, Chancellor Robert Hemenway
Hemenway is the seventh chancellor to live in the Outlook, home to University of Kansas chancellors since 1939. The chancellor's residence is next to Miller and Watkins scholarship halls, and Hemenway and hall residents said his on-campus residence allowed opportunities for interaction.
Hemenway said living among students at the Outlook, 1532 Lilac Lane, had definite advantages and helped him serve students.
Hemenway has served as chancellor of the University since June 1995. The Outlook is his first campus home, but he said the idea of living on campus appealed to him when he was applying for the job.
He said living on campus didn't have many disadvantages, but he did pay more attention to the appearance of the house.
"I was kind of looking forward to it, to be honest," he said.
"You feel more of a part of things when you're on campus."
"Occasionally you'll get a prank or a note on the front door," he said. "But most of the time people are respectful."
Hemenway's home is not only a private residence but also an extension of his work and office. The second floor and basement are the private quarters, used by Hemenway, his wife and his 14-year-old son, Arna. The entry level of the house is public.
"Yes, it's a home, but it's also a meeting place for people of the University," he said.
Hemenway said students sometimes stopped by his home for a visit.
"We always enjoy meeting students," he said. "We invite students to come by for events."
He opens the home up to guests for a holiday tree-lighting ceremony and to graduates for a lunch on commencement day. He said he wanted all students to stop by the house before they graduated.
Hemenway is the host of many events at the Outlook.
SEE CHANCELLOR ON PAGE 3A
The Origin of the Outlook
The Outlook was built in 1912 by J.B. Watkins, and his wife, Elizabeth Miller Watkins, with the idea that it would become the home of future chancellors after the couple died.
Elizabeth Miller Watkins, who also provided finances for the building of Miller and Watkins scholarship halls, lived at the Outlook for 28 years. Deane W. Malott was the first chancellor to live in the house.
The first floor is used for official University of Kansas entertaining and includes a central hall and five rooms. The second floor, where the chancellor and his family live, has eight rooms.
The furnishings on the first floor belong to the University, but the chancellor furnishes the second floor.
Eric Braem/Kansan
Chancellor Robert Hemenway is the seventh chancellor to live at the Outlook. The first floor is decorated with artwork from the Spencer Museum of Art.
Aaron Showalter/Kansan
The Outlook, the chancellor's residence since 1940, is on the eastern edge of the University of Kansas campus near Watkins and Miller scholarship halls.
Celebration informs nontraditional students
By Katie Nelson
knelson@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Information on everything from apples to automobiles, careers to computers will be available at this year's Nontraditional Student Celebration.
The Student Development Center's annual event started yesterday in the Kansas Union with an information table and seminars on nutrition and careers. The events will run until Nov. 16.
"This year, there is so much going on,
This is the third time the Student Development Center has put on a series of events geared toward KU's more than 4,000 nontraditional students, who are defined as 3 years older than the class they are in, married, have children or have taken a break in their education.
SEE NONTRADITIONALS ON PAGE 3A
One such nontraditional student is Dion Jones.
we couldn't fit it all into one week," said Laura Morgan, assistant director of the Student Development Center.
NONTRADITIONAL STUDENT CELEBRATION EVENTS Today in the Kansas Union
11 a.m. - 200 p.m. Backpack weigh-in, Lobby, fourth floor
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. "Grad school bound?" Advice and assistance? Atrium, third floor
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Stress balloons, Lobby, fourth floor
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
"Student-parent resources," Atrium, third floor
11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Free mini-massages, Lobby, fourth floor
Tomorrow
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Computer security online," Alcove D, third floor
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free mini-massages, Lobby, fourth floor
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Drop-in stress management consultations, Lobby, fourth floor
1 - 2 p.m. "Meet the Dean,
Lobby, fourth floor
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