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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102.NO.73
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,1992
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Richard Scott gives the No.1 sign after Kansas' 74-69 victory against Indiana Saturday at the Hoosier Dome.
'Hawks may be No.1
It may have been a game in December, but Saturday's battle between Kansas and Indiana had the feel of the Final Four.
The No. 3 Jayhawks' 74-69 victory against No. 2 Indiana, coupled with the fall of No. 1 Michigan to No. 4 Duke Saturday night, could make the Jayhawks the No. 1 team in the nation. The Associated Press poll is released today.
In this week's USA Today-CNN coaches' poll, the 'Hawks are No. 2 and Duke is No. 1.
Kansas received 14 first place votes to Duke's 20.
KU student is Rhodes Scholar
Courting the top rank
The two top-ranked basketball teams lost Saturday leaving No.3 Kansas the best contender for the No.1 ranking.
1. Michigan
lost to No.4 Duke
2. Indiana
lost to No.3 Kansas
3. Kansas
defeated No.2 Indiana 4. Duke
4. Duke
defeated No.1 Michigan
E. Kentucky
5. Kentucky defeated No.13 Georgia Tect
5. Kentucky
See game coverage, Page 7.
"They don't have to pay for graduate school," the Lawrence senior said, while laughing.
Pam McElwee's parents have more than one reason to be happy about their daughter winning the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.
Lawrence woman ends University's 10-year drought
By Delin Cormeny Kansan staff writer
McElwey found out this weekend that she became the first KU woman and the first KU student in 10 years to win a Rhodes Scholarship, which will
pay for a two-year stint at Oxford University in England.
"It's just incredible," she said. "I'm incredibly excited."
She is one of 32 recipients chosen from among 100 national sem-finalists, which were chosen from among countless regional and state finalists.
"You've got to have a very clear sense of what you want to study," she said, "My interest is in developing countries and biology."
But McElwee considered luck to be an element.
The 21-year-old said she will graduate from KU in December with a bachelor's degree in political science and
"I'm not the best student to pass through in the past 10 years," she said. "It was just the right time."
environmental studies. At Oxford, she plans to complete a one-year master's degree program in forestry.
"I need to find something to do for another year," she said, because the scholarship will pay for two years of study. "I may study geography or biology. I'll just have to wait and see."
She said her goal was to work for a United Nations agency or an international development agency, possibly in Kenya, as an environmentalist.
McEllwee has finished her course work for her degrees and is a research assistant to Vice President-elect Al Gore's environmental policy adviser in Washington.
She said that although she was pleased about winning the scholarship, she was also a bit nervous about
living up to the title of Rhodes Scholar.
"Obviously, I always put pressure on myself to do well," she said. "And now I have to prove that I deserve this scholarship, so it's going to be hard."
McEllen's mother, Margery McElwee, said Pam was simply continuing a family tradition by studying science. Both parents are scientists.
"I'm overwelmed she won," Margery McElwee said. "I'm still in a state of shock."
Margery McElwee teaches chemistry, math and physics at Eudora High School, and Carl McElwee is a professor of geophysics at KU.
The Rhodes Scholarships are awarded annually in honor of Cecil Rhodes, a South African statesman.
Daron J. Rennett / KANSAN
Jack Frost nipping at his toes
Santa Claus may have a warm heart, but even with the red suit and boots, Larry Freeman needs a space heater to keep his feet warm while playing Santa Claus in downtown Lawrence yesterday. Freeman, who has played ski on and off for twenty years, has been appearing for the past two years in downtown
Learning disabilities challenge KU students
Kansan staff writer
By Lynne McAdog
Don Turnbaugh, a Colorado Springs, Colo., senior, pointed to a photograph of himself taken while he was in the Army.
In the corner of the photo, on a board propped up near his feet, Turnbaugh had written his name.
He spelled it wrong.
"The 'augh' part always confused me, he said.
Turnbaugh, who is dyslexic, does not spell well and reads on a fourth-grade level. When he is tired, the words on the page start to twist and turn; so the sentence becomes sittutes words he does not recognize with words he does know, which
often changes the meaning of what he is reading.
To Turnbaugh, each word looks like a picture. He does not see letters — he sees circles and sticks and dots all bunched together.
"I can't use textbooks because there is no storyline," he said. "I can't just skim the pages looking for a paragraph that has the information I need. I have to look at each individual word with equal importance."
All those students get supportive services through the Student Assistance Center. The SAC sends letters to teachers and parents, and requires they help a student with a
Turnburch is one of the 157 student sat the University of Kansas who has a
learning disability. The SAC will help by providing note-takers, recorded lectures, books on tape, extended time for exams and oral exams.
But not everyone gets :the help they are entitled to.
Michael Shuttle, coordinator of SAC services for students with disabilities, thinks the official number of students with learning disabilities is misleading.
"The population is greater than what the numbers are because some people may not know they have a disability or they don't want any one to know about it, or they just figure they are going to do things on their own."
Even so, students with learning disabilities are coming out of the closet and universities are struggling to deal
with them, say administrators, counselors and students
A learning disability has long been a hidden handicap. Affected students often fail in one area and excel in another. In fact, school work is one of the few ways to measure a learning disability. Definitions vary, but whatever it is, it is a problem that cannot be cured. All students can do is learn study techniques that compensate for their disability.
That is not easy. A learning disability scrambles messages between the eyes and the ears and the brain. Some students may learn by listening to class lectures and discussion. The same students might be unable to read the textbook for the class. A student may be able to describe his ideas
But for all of them, college means lots of studying.
"If you are dyslexic, things take longer. It takes lots of practice and lots of repetition," said Heather Chapel, Green Bay, Wisc., junior.
"By the time I finish studying, my head hurts. It's not a headache, it just pain."
Turnbaugh has found through trial and error what study methods are
"I know some people on campus must think I'm crazy because I walk around reciting my notes from lectures out loud," he said.
"People don't realize that a paper that they would do over a weekend or
the night before it's due takes me weeks to write," he said.
Students with learning disabilities often enter college unprepared for what they face. In college, the emphasis is on thinking and a heavy reading load.
"They stuck me in slow classes," said Jason Brooks, a Boulder, Colo., junior, whose learning disability was diagnosed during his first year at KU. "They thought I was another dumb ass."
Brooks did not read his first novel, "The Color Purple," until last
"I wasn't going to go to college," he said. "After 18 years of being called
Story continues, Page 3.
Holiday sweets
A group of Hashinger Hall residents brought some merriment to Daisy Hill residents with a gift from the Christmas carol and a bit of Christmas candy.
Fraternity gives record donation to non-profit group
See story, Page 5.
By Muneera Naseer Kansan staff writer
Abused and neglected children got an early Christmas gift yesterday as the Delta Upsilon fraternity at the University of Kansas presented a $14,800 check to The Villages Incorporated, a non-profit organization.
Lymn Huffman, development associate for The Villages in Topeka, said that the organization took care of abused children who had been given to the Social Rehabilitation Services or Dr. Karl Menninger, a world-renowned psychiatrist from Topeka, founded the organization in 1964.
"I think it is a fantastic effort," Huffman said. "Out of 100 chapters, the authors hadn't read them."
the most for our organization."
Ed Schager, philanthropy co-chairman for the fraternity, said the money was raised at a football tournament in September, from T-shirt sales and from donations by local businesses.
The money will be used to manage group homes that belong to The Villages. Each home houses 10 children, ranging from 6 to 18 years of age. There are eight such homes in Kansas and 10 homes in Indiana. A married couple lives in each home and serves as parents.
"It runs like a normal family home." Huffman said. "It helps them to mature and learn to be responsible. They learn what a family is all about." He said one home cost an average of
He said one home cost an average of $50,000 a year to manage.
"It means something special when you actually go out and see those kids," he said. "It is the whole fact of where the money goes."
Robb Berke, philanthropy chairperson for the fraternity, said that the donations were for a worthwhile cause.
Rosemary Menninger, daughter of the late Menninger, watched the presentation. She said that The Villages served as a nationwide model for helping abused and neglected children.
This is the third year that the fraternity raised more than $10,000 for the organization, breaking last year's record by $300. Delta Upsilon has been helping The Villages since 1984 and has contributed more than $100,000 to the organization.
(Left) Ed Schager and Robb Berke, members of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, present a check for $14,800 to Don Harris, executive director of the Villages Inc., and Rosemary Meninger, daughter of the founder of the Villages.