6A = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FROM THE FRONT
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2002
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"He was able to speak to them in a way that they understood and he could communicate a passion for research and excellence," Ahluwalia said. "The good news is that he's not the only one with that gift."
"Just getting the Hoglund Center off the ground is a huge deal, and it won't be something that is matched in this part of the region at all," he said. "The question is; what does it mean when the main instigator is going somewhere else?"
Budget cuts may be responsible for KU losing important assets in its goal for higher prestige and ranking.
Ahluwalia said Welch's four year stay was standard among talented university administrators across the country.
"It's certainly true that other universities are making offers to KU faculty that are sometimes one and a half to two times higher than what they receive here." Hemenway said.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said this year's budget cuts invited other universities to entice faculty members with offers of higher salaries. University faculty will not receive raises this year, he said.
Hemenway agreed, comparing the more than 1,700 faculty members at KU to a football team whose members rotated in and out even when the team was winning. Hemenway said Welch was the "exceptional running back."
Welch said a tight budget would not halt the $125 million for life sciences programs that he had helped solicit from the Kansas legislature for KU
But many at the University look to the future.
He expects officials to begin looking soon to find a replacement for Welch by July.
The life sciences program obtained a top-35 ranking this year, up from last year's rank of 61. The program jumped further than any other U.S. university in life sciences.
"KU can definitely move on, as it has in the past," Ahluwalia said.
"You work on this as a team — Mike Welch was a very important part of that—but the team is still in place," he said.
Jim Roberts, vice provost for research at the Lawrence campus, said the University's federal funding for life sciences had grown faster than any other university. Research departments at the University have $224 million in research funds this year, an increase of $100 million in the last five years.
Jasitj Ahluwalia, chair and professor of preventative medicine and public health who helped hire Welch at KU, said Welch had been a charismatic figure who influenced the Kansas legislature, convincing its members to allocate more money to the University than they had in the past.
Roberts said the increase in money could be attributed to people like Welch lobbying for money. Hemenway also asked faculty to pursue larger grants from the government.
Welch agreed that KU was on an upward leadership trend.
Kansas State University and Wichita State University.
"I think it's well on its way," he said.
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Strait
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like they were returning the favor."
"She was one of the most amazing people to ever grace our planet." Beedles said.
Maggie Beedles, Lawrence senior, said she cared for Strait on a daily basis during the last year, but had been close to Strait for the past four years.
planet, because Mike Zybko was also one of several students who helped Strait.
with daily tasks, like feeding her birds and watering her flowers.
University during World War II and was the choir director at the First Christian Church for 32 years.
"We hit it off real quick," said Zybko, Kansas City, Kan., junior. "She was always smiling and making jokes. She cared so much. She was always available to listen."
The University of Kansas Women's Hall of Fame inducted Strait in the spring of 2000 as a longtime friend of KU students.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, met Strait 17 years ago when he first arrived at the University. The two quickly became friends and Strait even attended his daughter's wedding.
"She was an institution all by herself and she will really be missed." Stoner said.
attained it born Oct. 29,1908 in Neodesha. She taught piano at the
A service will be held at 10 a.m. today at First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St.
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people yelling outside, it hopefully forces them to think critically about what they are doing," he said.
"We wanted to bring the issue to the public eye and bring this institution to the forefront of public attention," he said.
In addition to sending a message to the World Bank and IMF, Morrell also hoped the demonstration would stimulate more people to research the policies of these two institutions. He said he thought the protesters had accomplished this goal.
Other students attending the protest had different goals in mind. Aaron Jacobs, Leawood junior, said he wanted to affect
Protesters gather every time these organizations meet. Jacobs said that if the protesters quit now, they would send the wrong message to the people they were trying to reach.
these organizations' pocketbooks.
"Even though we had less people, I think we accomplish more because nobody got arrested and we involved so many new people who had never heard of the issue before," he said.
ple who were part of another protest were arrested the day before he and other KU students arrived. However,he said there were no incidents with the police during the rest of the weekend.
But, he said the protesters' numbers were down this year.
"Before we even got there, the World Bank and IMF had to hire police officers and even send out the army," he said. "They had to spend millions of dollars just to prepare for the protest."
Jacobs also said over 300 peo-
Tyler Longpine, Hays junior, said he was not sure whether the protesters' message reached the public's ears.
Despite this fact, Longpine is confident the politicians within the World Bank and IMF received the demonstrators' message.
"There was another protest going on, so I think our message got somewhat muddled by the media," he said.
"It's pretty hard to ignore 20,000 people protesting outside your building," he said.
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Lawsuit
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ground, said David Brown, attorney for the residents. Mediators do not make decisions.
"It is my hope that we can agree." Brown said. "We have been working very hard to get this case settled."
the judge's order for mediation is a step in the right direction, said Lynn Bretz, director of University Relations.
"We're just really pleased the case is moving." Bretz said. "The University has contended all along that we've managed the trust in accordance with Mrs. Wattins's will."
Donor Elizabeth Miller Watkins, who died in 1939, established a trust fund for hall improvements in her will. A group of Watkins residents requested access to the trust's accounting records in February 2000.
Murphy ruled in September 2000 that the women of the halls were beneficiaries of the trust. Before that ruling, the University was considered the only beneficiary.
clairy. In May, the judge ruled that Bank of America, the trustee, had used money each year for renovations and repairs in the halls.
The halls' residents are suing to gain access to the trust's
What it means: The parties in the nearly 3-year-old lawsuit must seek mediation in order for the case to proceed. Murphy would not rule on any of the pending motions until mediation occurs.
Suit goes to mediation
What happened: Judge Jack Murphy ordered that residents of Miller and Watkins scholarship halls, the University and the Bank of America must seek official mediation in the lawsuit involving the Elizabeth Miller Watkins Trust.
What's next? Murphy set an Oct. 29 deadline for mediation. The parties will return to court Nov. 1. At that point, the case will have been settled by mediation, or it will move to trial.
accounting records.
He also scheduled a hearing Nov. 1 to check the progress of the mediation. At that point, the case will be settled by mediation or it will go to trial.
Brown asked the judge to appoint an auditor to examine the records. Yesterday, Murphy set an Oct. 15 deadline for the parties to agree on an auditor or to submit a list of names from which he would pick an auditor.
mittee. Bernard, Overland Park senior, was among the original group of residents who filed the motion that started the lawsuit.
After nearly three years, the lawsuit still remains an important issue to the residents of both Miller and Watkins halls, said Rachel Bernard, president of the halls' Student Preservation Com-
"I was a freshman when I signed the first petition," Bernard said. "I really hope mediation is what gets us through."
New residents at Miller and Watkins halls supported the lawsuit as strongly as the residents did three years ago, Bernard said.
"It's not really something you have to sell," Bernard said. "It's an amazing place to live, and people are grateful to live here. People want to preserve and protect it."
Since February 2000, the halls' residents have racked up about $65,000 in legal bills, Brown said.
The halls' alumni donated money to pay for most of the bills throughout the lawsuit, Bernard said.
Since the lawsuit began, both halls had seen major renovations, including the addition of air conditioning.
"We believe that many of the renovations that have occurred are the direct result of the suit the women filed," Brown said.
The installation of central air was part of a long-term timetable of planned renovations for the halls, Bretz said.
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