Thursday
August 29, 2002
Vol. 113. Issue No. 7
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
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Tuition increase hits sports
By Levi Chronister
Kansan Sports Editor
This year's tuition increases affected not only students but the Kansas University Athletics Corporation as well, being forced to pay $350,000 more than last year, said chief financial officer Susan Wachter.
That's the increased cost this year for the approximately 250 full scholarships granted by KUAC to student-athletes and paid for by the Williams Educational
Fund, the KUAC's student-athlete scholarship program that relies on private and corporate contributions.
The $350,000 increase is already partially taken care of because of an increase in funds raised by the Williams Fund this year.
Because of the increase in donations, the additional cost of providing scholarships shouldn't create a repeat of spring 2001, when KUAC cut men's swimming and men's tennis, said associate athletics director Richard Konzem.
"We're at a point where we don't anticipate and don't look for another drop in sports," Konzem said. "There were a lot of factors in those sports dropping. One was a gender issue to be in compliance with our numbers with Title IX. We're in really good shape right now with our compliance numbers."
The money raised to cover the tuition increases would have been more than enough to pay the cost of the men's tennis team but not quite enough to pay for the men's swimming team. For the 2001 fiscal year, the men's tennis team cost $267,000 and the men's swimming team cost $352,000. Wachter said.
Williams Fund director Jay Hinrichs attributed the money raised this year to recent events, such as Mark Mangino being hired as football coach, the men's basketball team's trip to the Final Four and the education of donors about the tuition increases.
"I think the increased activity with
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Bands use local houses to perform
Brian Cicchelli, Lenoxa junior, grooves while Justin Riley, a.k.a. DJ OmNes, Fayettville, Ark., sophomore, tweaks his turntables at the Halfway House Saturday. The party featured various styles of dance music and a cash bar.
Eric Draem/Kansan
By Michael Vennard Kansan staff writer
As the "Pirate House" sank into oblivion, two houses in the Oread neighborhood stepped up to fill the residential music venue vacuum.
The roommates at the "Pink House," 1151 Tennessee St., noticed area bands were not getting the exposure they deserved.
"Local bands were having a hard time with the local venues, so we wanted to give our immediate friends and bands we liked a place to play." Peter Berard, Overland Park junior and former Pink House resident said.
After posting flyers around campus and downtown Lawrence, the Pink House first opened their doors as an unofficial residential venue on October 12,2001.
Pink House resident Scott Horn, Omaha, Neb., senior, said 60 to 70 people crowded into the house to see local acts Getaway Driver, Salt the Earth and Ghosty.
Ghosty and Salt the Earth also played the first show at another residential venue known as the "Halfway House."1247 1/2 Kentucky St., when it started in January.
bands get some notoriety."
"The Pirate House had just stopped having shows and we all decided it'd be a good idea to have another unofficial venue in town," Drew James, Independence junior and Halfway House resident said. "I think it's great to help smaller bands out and get them a little recognition and help the smaller local
Between the two houses, which share a P.A. system, an impressive list of local bands have graced their living room floors. Local bands Santo Gold and the Plot to Kill the President, both played their farewell shows at the Halfway House.
The two houses do not usually
charge admission for local shows, but encourage donations for bands from out of town.
"We usually have a donation jar for gas money to get the bands to the next town." James said.
The bands are not the only parties benefiting from the unorthodox venues.
"It gives underage kids the chance to
see local music when they normally wouldn't be able to," Patrick Roberts, Lawrence High School senior said.
Roberts' band, Clockwork, has opened for Son, Ambulance at the Pink House.
Horn said there are usually at least a
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Cuts leave students shut out of classes
By Lindsey Hodel
Kansan staff writer
University of Kansas students in two sections of humanities and Western Civilization were without teachers on the first day of classes.
David Dewar, senior instructor in humanities and Western Civilization, said his department had scheduled a full slate of classes before the budget crisis.
"The end result was two classes didn't have instructors," Dewar said.
About 70 students enrolled in those two sections, along with seniors scheduled to graduate this year, received priority in enrolling in other sections of humanities and Western Civilization
Jim Woelfel, director of humanities and Western Civilization, said they froze the enrollment process to give priority to the students who were forced to switch sections. He said all the students had been placed in the sections they wanted
However, the shortage of instructors may lead to larger class sizes. Dewar said.
Classes are usually held to 35 students, but Dewar said sections could exceed that number.
Thus far, Dewar said students had responded well to the lack of teachers.
"We're just dealing with the cards we've been dealt," Dewar said. "I don't hold the University responsible."
Jonathan Ng. student body president, said this could show students how much they were directly affected by budget cuts.
"There is another potential budget cut coming when the state legislature meets," Ng said. "This could mean an increase in tuition for students. This shows how important it is for students to vote in the coming elections in September so they don't have to cover costs the state should provide."
Kent Glasscock, R-Manhattan, speaker of the state house of representatives, said the state saw the tax receipt drop seven percent in the 2001-2002 fiscal year, which he said was a huge drop.
Glasscock also said the state was short
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Man tries to kill self family
By Michelle Burhenn
Kansan staff writer
K.C. shooting gallery to change offensive display
John Hoopes, University of Kansas Anthropology associate professor, thinks a new game at Cabala's is offensive and brings up images of colonism and genocide. The shooting display was recently changed so that all of the people probs will be removed or moved "out of perceived harms way."
A fourth child, Raymond Levi Boothe, 11, of Cameron, Mo., was found dead about four hours earlier in the westbound lane of the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 207 in Leavenworth County.
Leavenworth County Maj. David Zoellner said his office was investigating the child's death as a homicide. Leavenworth County has the suspect in custody and the other three children are in protective custody in Lawrence. Zoellner said he could not release the suspect's name yesterday but said formal charges could be filed today. The Leavenworth County Sheriff's office will
In an attempt to kill himself and his three children, a 34-year-old Cameron, Mo., man crashed his car yesterday morning in the 2900 block of Lawrence Avenue, Sgt. Mike Patrick of Lawrence police said.
By Katie Nelson
Kansan Staff Writer
Click, click, go the fake guns in the Kansas City, Kan., Cabela's Safari Shooting Gallery.
But it's not just a game, says John Hoopes, a KU Anthropology associate professor. It's offensive.
For 50 cents, Cabela's customers can take aim at tennis ball-size targets in the upper-floor shooting game in Kansas City's newest outdoor superstore.
"The image of white people firing rifles into a black village brings up images of colonialism and genocide, and the violent oppression of native peoples," he said.
The shooting gallery's targets are strategically placed among a life-size African village scene — next to a bridge, monkeys, cooking utensils and people, among other things. When the targets are hit correctly, it elicits a reaction from the props. Wooden planks flop, birds spit water, and an elephant trumpets from above.
But the people part is what bothers Hoopes, who specializes in Central and South American archeology at the University of Kansas. Before yesterday,
mixed in with the animals, plants and village huts was an older white man hunched over a book and three darker-skinned African natives. One stood clutching a spear. Another bent over, pouring water from a clay pot, while the third's floppy-haired head popped out of a large iar.
And because of Hoopes and others'
complaints, Cabela's top management decided to revamp the display Wednesday afternoon, said Joe Arterburn, Cabela's representative.
All of the people props will be either removed entirely or placed "out of perceived harm's way." Arterburn said.
Hoopes, who has been with the University since the fall of 1989, saw the display last Saturday while shopping for camping gear with his family. He has gained citywide notoriety through local radio and TV news broadcasts by calling attention to what he deems an "offensive and racist" display.
But thanks to yesterday's changes to the gallery, Hoopes is satisfied, he said.
"I'm gratified," he said. "All along I've been asking that they close the display, but if it can be modified to portray gun safety with the legal use of fire arms, then I'm OK with that."
Yet some parents are apathetic to Hoopes' complaints.
"It's part of the game," said Cindy McDermott, a St. Joseph, Mo., mother who was watching her two children shoot the game's toy guns Sunday afternoon.
McDermott heard about Hoopes' complaints through TV news, she said, but it didn't deter her from letting her 7-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl from taking aim at the gallery's water-spitting birds.
"It's not like the targets are on the people's foreheads," said McDermott.
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