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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1992
VOL.102.NO.63
(USPS 650-640)
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KU's Davis to transfer homeward
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams announced yesterday that sophomore forward Ben Davis will transfer to another school beginning next semester.
Ben Davis
Davis, 6-foot-8, averaged 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds a game last season. Davis started seven games and one of the Jayhawks games last season.
"This is a big loss for our program," Williams said. "But I do understand Ben's thinking, and I do wish him
well, I will try to help him in any way I can, and I appreciate his efforts for our team."
Williams said that Davis' decision would have an immediate effect on this year's team but that it would try to overcome the loss.
"The timing of the move is difficult for us, but we will continue forward," he said. "Other members of our squad will have to step forward to make up for the loss of a young man who was going to be very important to us."
Davis, a native of Fort Pierce, Fla., played his final season of high school basketball at Oak Hill Academy, a boarding school in Mouth of Wilson, Va.
"I've been away from home a long time counting my years at Oak Hill," Davis said. "For the past few months, I've been thinking more and more about my family and me, and I want to stay here and up, but it will probably be closer to my home in Florida."
"I don't have any regrets about my decision to come to the University of Kansas, and I have no hard feelings towards anyone here. It just hasn't worked out like I had honored."
Davis was selected to last season's Big Eight Conference All-Freshmen Team. He had career highs of 18 points against Maryland-Baltimore County and 10 rebounds against Central Missouri last season.
Patrick Richey, junior guard/forward, said that the decision surprised him.
"I didn't know it was coming in any way," Richey said. "I heard him talking about transferring in the past, but I thought that was all over with by now, and I thought that he was happy here. Plus, we have a good team and have a chance to win it all this year."
"I talked to him the other day, but didn't try to talk him into staying. You have to let him do what he has to do if he's
Davis will be eligible to play for the school he chooses during the spring semester of 1994.
KU groups say Senate action discriminates
See related story, Page 9.
By Stacy Morford
Kansan staff writer
International student groups, already incensed by Student Senate's conservative financing habits, say student body president Brad Garlinghouse blatantly discriminated against them in a column he wrote for "Presidents Incorporated," a newsletter for student organizations.
Garlinghouse said he was not racist and that Senate tried to act in the interest of all students on campus when it allocates money from student activity fees. He said he wrote the column in the November newsletter to express that point.
In the column, Garlinghohe wrote: "This year alone we have spent almost $8,000 to fund international student organizations. Now I'm not necessarily trying to say that
Story continues, Page 10.
Kicking butts
Smokers at the University of Kansas are gearing up for 24 hours without cigarettes as part of the American Cancer Society's 16th annual Great American Smoke-out tomorrow.
See story, Page 3.
Blueprint for the future
Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor, explains the results of KU's program review during a public forum at the Spencer Museum of Art.
Faculty voices its concerns
By Lynne McAdoo
Kansan staff writer
Faculty in programs affected by the proposed elimination of 15 academic degrees had mixed reactions to the recommendations outlined in a program review forum yesterday.
Although the recommendations will not cause the loss of any faculty positions, professors were still concerned that the proposals could cause problems.
The most cited reason for elimination of a degree was low enrollment or lack of qualified faculty.
Professor Elizabeth Schultz, head of the humanities and comparative literature programs, both slated to be eliminated, was upset about the proposal.
The University recommended eliminating the humanities degree and creating an emphasis in the classics department. It also recommended eliminating the comparative literature bachelor's degree and creating a track in the English department.
Elizabeth Banks, associate professor of classics, also was wary about the classics department absorbing the humanities program. She said she did not want to see the department sacrificing higher-level classics courses to offer humanities courses.
"I feel humanities and comparative literature should stand as individual programs," Schultz said. "Their recommendations, 1 fear, will render the programs invisible."
Proposed eliminations
The University of Kansas recommended yesterday the elimination of 15 academic degrees and emphases within degrees.
Bachelor of Arts and master's degrees in atmospheric science
Bachelor's degree in history and philosophy of science
Bachelor's degree in humanities
Bachelor's degree in comparative literature
Bachelor's degree in geophysics
Bachelor's degree in engineering physics
Bachelor's degree in pharmacy
Bachelor's degree in toxicology
Bachelor's degree in social work
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Bachelor's degree in recreation
Glassblowing emphasis within the sign major
Community journalism emphasis within journalism bachelor's degree
Master's degree in petroleum management
Source: University Relations
Doctoral degree in visual arts education
Joe Eagleman, professor of meteorology, did not understand why the University picked atmospheric science as a program to eliminate.
"There's no reason to do it," Eaglerman said. "It's not going to save any money. We have three tenure-track professors for the master's and the undergraduate programs. We know we're understaffed, but there's no reason to pick on the small programs."
The University recommended eliminating both the bachelor of arts and the master's degree in atmoto-
ry, but not the bachelor of science degree.
Don Marquis, professor of philosophy, was not surprised about the recommendation to eliminate the history and philosophy of science degree. He said the lack of faculty interested in teaching the courses spurred the decision to eliminate the degree pro-
Sean M. Tevis / KANSAN
The bachelor of science degree in toxicology in the School of Pharmacy, also slated to be eliminated, will not be missed.
"It's been sort of a shell for a number of years," he said. "It was almost false advertising to suggest it as a viable major."
"The undergraduate degree was never instituted, and we never had a major," said Elias Michaels, head of pharmacology and toxicology. "We never had any students."
Wayne Osness, head of the health, physical education and recreation department, was concerned about the students. The bachelor's of recreation degree was recommended for elimination.
"Of course we are disappointed," he said. "I feel we will have a lot of disappointed students."
KU unveils plan for reorganizing
By KC Trauer
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas yesterday announced the results of its program review, which included recommendations for eliminating 15 academic degrees, transferring four academic departments and reallocat-
$1.35 million to academic programs from non-instructional programs.
Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor, detailed the recommendations to about 120 people attending the public forum at the Spencer Museum of Art auditorium.
He said the program review, which was mandated by the Kansas Board of Regents, was an effort in part to prove to the public and the State Legislature that the University could live within its means.
RESTRUCTURING the UNIVERSITY
For the past nine months, University faculty, students, staff and administrators have examined KU's academic and non-academic programs. The goal was to determine how the University could strengthen those programs and become a more cost-effective university. The results of that effort were announced yesterday.
See related stories, Page 8.
Among the recommendations:
Meyen said the University made the recommendations with a goal of both improving cost-effectiveness and strengthening its academic programs.
The University proposed deleting 15 of its 216 academic degrees. It advocated converting some of those degree programs to concentrations within other degrees.
Meyen said many of the programs had few faculty and even fewer students. For example, in the last five years seven students received a bachelor's degree in geophysics, which is slated for elimination.
If the programs are eliminated, no faculty positions will be cut. Meyen said. And students in eliminated programs may have to take courses.
The program review report calls for four academic departments to move into other schools or departments
Meyen said the University was aiming to reduce its 68 academic departments by 10 in the next six years.
He said that would allow more senior faculty currently in administrative positions to teach and research. It would also save in administrative costs.
The University recommended reallocating $1.35 million to its academic programs from its non-instructional units, which include support services such as facilities operations, the Office of Financial Aid and the Student Assistance Center.
Meyen did not specify from what units the money would come but said it would be used in part to create 17 full-time faculty positions.
The reallocation stems from the review of noninstructional units ordered by Chancellor Gene Budig to coincide with the academic program review. The review resulted in 85 recommendations for restructuring non-instructional units.
The report advocates consolidating every placement center on campus to a central office during the next three years.
The University Placement Center now serves the School of Education, School of Fine Arts and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Other schools run their own programs, which vary in quality, Meyen said.
"The students are not equally served," he said. "We think we can gain efficiency and improve effectiveness to better meet the needs of the students. Through consolidations, we believe we can create a first-class placement center."
Historical Society digs for artifacts at trafficway site
By Muneera Naseer
Kansan staff writer
Amy Maisa, a 1992 KU graduate in anthropology from Augusta, placed her hands into the front pockets of her cowboy as she stood in the open cornfield.
In high brown boots and a warm jacket, she braved the cold November temperature to search for clues from a historical American Indian site.
Maish is one of seven archaeologists and volunteers from the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka who will search the field southwest of Lawrence.
"It is interesting work," Maish said. "I am glad to have a job in my field."
The search started Monday, and yesterday was the media's chance to tour the area. Archaeologists did not want to publicize the site to protect the historical artifacts and the privacy of the
property owner, whose name has not been revealed.
Yesterday's precipitation created a muddy field across which searchers were scattered.
Their search involved a manual scanning of the field surface for artifacts. If any were found, that spot was marked with tiny pink, blue or white flags. The spots will then be dug for more clues.
At one such spot, Virginia WulRuhle, a 1969 KU graduate and archaeologist, worked with a shaking screen.
She placed wet mud from a dug-out square area onto the screen and shook it. The shaking allowed the mud to filter through the screen, and any artifacts would be left on top.
The first archaeological inspection in the area was about three years ago, after Douglas County decided to build the South Trafficway connecting
After the county decided on the exact route of the highway, this new search for artifacts began.
Interstate 70 with Kansas Highway 10. At that time, some archaeologists looked over the proposed route to search for historical remains, which they found.
David Corliss, assistant to the city manager, said that when federal or state funds were used in public projects, certain investigations, including archaeological digs, had to be conducted before construction to ensure that historical artifacts were saved.
Corliss also said that under the law of eminent domain, the government could take privately owned property for public purposes if it provided fair market compensation. If the owner does not agree with the compensation, then a court can assess and settle the value of the property.
Pat Tompkins / KANSAN
John Peterson, Lawrence volunteer, sifts through dirt in a field southwest of town in search of prehistoric remains.