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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102,NO.40
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1992
(USPS 650-640)
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Second debate focuses on people's issues
Voters challenge Bush, Clinton and Perot
The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va.—President Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot fielded questions from uncommitted voters last night in a civilized, issue-rich debate that spotted differences on tax, education, health-care and handguns issue.
It was a presidential debate unlike any other. Rather than standing behind the customary wooden lecterns, Bush, Clinton and Perot sat on blue-upholstered, long-legged chairs and paced in front of them.
With Carole Simpson of ABC News serving as moderator, the three men fielded questions from an audience of 209 voters — a format that mitigated against any notion that Bush might speak out against his younger Democratic rival in a bid to raise doubts about his honesty or fitness to serve as president.
Bush started more aggressively than in Sunday night's first debate, taking a page from Dan Quayle's debate book and criticizing Clinton for trying to come down on more than one side of an issue. "You can't turn the White House into the Waffle House," he said. Clinton replied that he had been disturbed by the attack.
"I'm not interested in his character," he said. "I'm interested in changing the character of the presidency."
Clinton said the wealthy should pay their fair share of higher taxes, but Bush opposed any tax hikes and noted that he differed from Perot on the question, also. Perot favors some tough tax increases to help bring down the deficit.
There were few surprises during the 90-minute session and little to suggest that the debate would boost Bush in his effort to overtake Clinton by Nov. 3.
After a brief clash in which Bush renewed his attack on Clinton's anti-war activities during the Vietnam War era, the candidates were brought up short by a questioner's demand that they focus on the issues and not the personalities.
They swiftly took the advice and proceeded to dissect their disagreements on a range of issues. Mostly they were domestic concerns, leaving Bush little opportunity to press his case for character, leadership and crisis management.
Bush used his closing statement to make a swipe at Clinton's proposed tax hike and to ask the voters to decide who had the ability to handle a crisis in the Oval Office.
In his closing, Perot said that if the U.S. people wanted to solve their problems, then they ought to consider him.
Clinton closed by speaking to the voters in the audience rather than looking into the camera. He criticized the Republicans' "trickle-down economics" one final time, then said, "We've got to grow the economy by putting people first, real people like you."
The three men then shook hands and moved into the audience to greet those who had been their questioners.
See related story, Page 8.
The second debate Candidates answer to the people
Question from the audience:
"How has the national debt personally affected each of your lives?"
"I love my grandchildren. I want to think that they're going to be my Lord and an education.
Everybody is affected by the debt because of the tremendous interest that goes into paying on it and everything comes out of your pocket and my pocket."
Source: The Associated Press
"Every year, Congress and the president sign laws that make us do more things and gives us less money to do it. I'm a state, when people lose their jobs there's a good chance I'll know them by their names."
"It caused me to disrupt my private life and my business to get involved in this story, how much I care about it. ... If you knew the private life I have, would agree in a minute that it's a whole lot more important getting involved in politics."
Dan Schauer / KANSAN
Holly McQueen / KANSAN
Backpacking? Knot!
Andy Hail, Leawood sophomore, and Stephanie Kearney, Boulder, Colo., senior, practice tying their taut-line hitch rope as a part of their backpacking class. The students spent the class period yesterday walking around campus practicing 10 different knot-tying techniques.
Regents KU gets $1.9 million for Allen Field House
Regents to study Washburn issue
By KC Trauer
Kansan staff writer
HAYS — The Board of Regents yesterday said too many questions still linger about accepting Washburn University into the Regents system and approved a broad-based review of the feasibility of the university's affiliation with the state.
The board asked its staff at its Sept. 17 meeting to compile information about the impact of the Regents accepting Washburn. That request came one day after Washburn officials proposed to a legislative committee a five-year, $11 million plan to institute the university into the Regents system.
Ray Hauke, Regents director of budgetary planning, said at yesterday's meeting that Washburn's projected $11 million cost to the state could jump to $29.2 million with inflation.
Questions such as what would be the true
cost of affiliation and whether the state could afford Washburn, needed to be answered before deciding whether to accept the university, he said.
The Regents yesterday agreed to a one-year, four-step review to answer some of those questions.
The review will include an economic study assessing the future financial health of the state, a study of Washburn's academic programs and a review of the role the Regents should take in governing higher education in Kansas.
Tad Ayres, Regents general counsel, said the review represented a concerted effort to address the Washburn issue, a change from previous boards that chose not to take an official position.
Regent Jack Sampson praised the review. "I don't think we can totally analyze Washburn's impact on our system until we know where we are going and where they are going," he said.
"We think it is time for a change," Ayres said. "It's appropriate, if not necessary, for the board to take the leadership role and express its opinion."
David Monical, executive assistant to Washburn President Hugh Thompson, said he hoped the review would show that Washburn's plan was the best and that the university would not back off its initiative in the Legislature.
"We need to keep the Washburn issue on the front burner," Monical said. "Also, there may be a prospect for it passing in this Legislature."
In other business, the Regents approved a University of Kansas request to amend part of its budget to include $1.9 million for the construction of three new exit towers in Allen Field House and a walkway linking the field house to the parking garage.
A December 1991 report by the state fire marshal reported a number of fire safety code violations at the field house. It said that too few exis existed in the arena's upper lev-
"I think it's wise not to rush into this process," he said. "It's important to be given ample time to study this."
University of Kansas Chancellor Gene Budig said he thought the review was a reasonable first step.
Hispanic law students motivated to succeed
By Mark Martin Kansan staff writer
For many Hispanic law students, the motivation to succeed in law goes beyond a big navcheck.
"Hispanic lawyers are in the position to help communities with certain domestic and social issues," said Michael Martinez, founder of the Hispanic Bar Association of Greater Kansas City. "Through this association, people can find the representation they need."
Martinez, a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, helped form the association to serve as a network for Hispanics in the legal profession. He said the group would also sponsor seminars for Hispanics in Kansas City, and act as a referral service for Hispanics who needed lawyers.
While groups like the one in Kansas City are popping up across the country, the fact remains that Hispanic lawyers are often hard to come by.
According to U.S. Census information, Hispanics now make up almost 10 percent of the U.S. population. But currently, Hispanics make up less than 2 percent of law school students.
Hispanic law students and professors at KU said it was vital to have more Hispanics in the legal profession.
"Just by working in areas with Hispanic populations, we can represent people who normally aren't represented," said Jan Sandoval, a second-year law student from Overland Park. "We can represent people who couldn't talk to other lawyers because of language barriers, or other barriers."
There are 34 Hispanics of 547 students enrolled in the law school this year. While this is double the number that were enrolled three years ago, it is less than 7 percent.
Phil DelLaTorre, professor of law, said that although there were non-Hispanic lawyers representing Hispanic people and communities. Hispanic lawyers could help their own communities in special ways.
"There are certain legal problems that the Hispanic community and other minorities face, and it helps to have someone who can identify with the problems and the people," he said. "But beyond that, lawyers can help people gain entrance into other things like
business, education and community leadership. Hispanic lawyers can get service and help to people who might not otherwise have it."
DeLaTorre added that most of the gains in civil rights in the 1950s and 1960s were through legal changes.
"School desegregation, voting rights, all these things were important changes then, and law and legal rights are still very important, particularly for minorities," he said.
Miguel Madrigal, a first-year law student from Kansas City, Kan., said he thought being a minority motivated him to do well in law school.
"For a lot of us, we are the first generation to go to college, let alone graduate school," he said. "There's a lot of pride involved, and the fear of failure is always in the back of your head."
Although several students were quick to point out that the term "Hispanic" represented more than 40 countries and many distinct cultures, they agreed that Hispanics in general brought a different perspective to law.
"I think minorities in general may be more sensitive to subjects like constitutional law," Madrigal said. "Within recent memory, a lot of our families didn't have a lot of rights in this country."
DeL托雷 said Hispanics generally had a strong sense of community.
"This sense of community often plays a large role in career choices within law," he said. "In my observation, it seems there are a significant number of Hispanics and other minorities who go into public law, where they are directly affecting minorities and other public issues."
Christina Madrigal, Miguel Madrigal's sister and a second-year law student from Kansas City, Kan., said she thought her generation would be key in raising Hispanics' status in the U.S.
"By the year 2000, we'll be the biggest minority," she said. "So I think we all feel a pressure to succeed, and help our peers."
New floor needs repairs
Hot-diggity dogs! Fans gorge to food record
the repairs completed in time for "Late Night with Roy Williams" on Oct. 31.
Complications with the new floor at Allen Field House have closed the court for repairs. Contractors say they will have
See story, Page 3.
Crowd at KU-K-State game eats about 12,000 wieners, a concessions milestone
In addition to setting an attendance record, the 52,000 fans at Saturday's Kansas-Kansas State football game also ate their way to a concession-sales record.
By Joe Harder Kansan staff writer
The crowd ate about 12,000 hot dogs, contributing to a record $110,000 in gross revenue, said Steve Vormehl, owner of Mid-American Concessions, a private company in charge of concessions at Memorial Stadium and Allen Field House.
"Generally, the national average is about one hot dot for every 10 people." he said.
"we're generally above that. But for the K-State game, it was about one in five.
"It was kind of like a feeding frenzy. Everybody went nuts."
The previous revenue record was about $70,000, set in 1900 against K-State and tied at this season's opener against Ball State, said Richard Konzem, assistant athletic director.
"So much of it is a factor of the weather," he said.
The temperature Saturday hovered near the mid-60's, with sunny skies and a light, westerly wind.
Vormehre agreed and said that Saturday's warm weather especially influenced drink sales.
Drink sales account for about 70 percent of the total concession sales, he said.
"But frankly, they're good problems," he said.
He said that the concession stands had trouble keeping up with the added demand but that they did not run out of supplies.
"You can have 50,000 people when it's cold and we won't sell as much," Vormehr said.
Konzem said that the increased concession sales was one of several new developments caused by higher attendance at Kansas' home football games These developments include traffic problems and the amount of time it takes to get to the stadium.
Konzem said that the Athletic Department received about one-third of the income generated from the concession sales.
Football food vending
A concessions sales record for a single game was set at Saturday's football game.
RECORD:
$110.000