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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102,NO.21
(USPS 650-640)
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1992
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We're back!
after defeating Tusa on Saturday, Kansas entered the Associated Press top 25 for Week 1.
Complete coverage and poll, page 9.
25. Boston College
24. KANSAS
23. N. Carolina St.
22. Southern Cal
21. San Diego St.
20. Oklahoma
George White, Kansas running back, attempts to break through Tulsa University's defensive line.
Fans celebrate football success
By Kristy Dorsey Kansan staff writer
Cheers and applause thundered through packed Lawrence bars Saturday night as KU fans gathered around large-screen televisions to watch the Jayhawk football team crush Tuba 40-7.
That victory pushed the Hawks into yesterday's Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 1976 with a ranking of 24. For many fans, Saturday's win seemed to signal the return of football enthusiasm to KU.
"I'm very, very happy that we have good football now," said Trey Wiley, Lawrence senior, who watched Saturday's game at Benchwarmers Bar and Grill, 1601 W. 23rd St. "It's like they can do no wrong."
Kert Mezger, Wichita senior, said he agreed.
"We've actually got a good team this year to where an ESPN game won't be an embarrassment," he said, referring to Thursday's 7 p.m. home game against California.
"Now they're solid. They're working as a unit." he said.
Ed Hockenberg, Des Moines, Iowa, senior, said he was disappointed with the lack of football enthusiasm when he first came to KU. But he said he thought there was potential for as much excitement about KU football as there is for Javihawk basketball.
Kent Qandil, Lawrence senior,
said he thought the team would go
to a bowl game this season.
"If we beat one of the big three — Colorado, Oklahoma or Nebraska
— that's the big test," he said. "We've got two of the big three at home, and we beat one of them.
Football notes
- There are now four ranked big Eight teams; Colorado #10, Nebraska #15, Oklahoma #24, and Kansas #24.
- The Kansas - California game
Thurs., night will be the first night
game at Memorial Stadium
since 1931.
- Tickets for the Kansas
California game are $19 for
reserved seats and $9 for
general admission.
Ticket rush
Kansas ticket officials urge fans to purchase tickets early for Thursday night's game against California. The game will be nationally televised at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
To avoid long lines at the ticket window Thursday and delays when entering Memorial Stadium, officials suggest that people purchase tickets in advance at the Allen Field House ticket office.
Because of the football team's performance so far this season, it deserves support from students, said Stacey Kretschner, Lecompont sophomore. She encouraged people to come to Thursday night's game between KU and California at Memorial Stadium.
we'll go to the Aloha Bowl, and we'll win."
"With winning the first three games this year, it will get everyone hyped up for the California game, which is good because it's going to be tough," she said.
Rains drench Lawrence
Water floods parts of campus, city streets
Despite rising waters from the downpour, several motorists made their way through the intersection at 23rd Street and Ousdahl Road.
Students, staff bail out flooded campus buildings
By Lynne McAdoo
Kansan staff writer
A surprise storm dumped almost two inches of rain in 20 minutes about 5 p.m. yesterday, causing flooding around the city and in several buildings on campus.
More than two feet of water forced Lawrence police to close 23rd Street between Alabama and Iowa streets for 45 minutes.
Police also closed part of north Second Street near the underpass and the intersection of 15th Street and Naismith Drive.
Dalquest said that when rain fell so quickly,洪水 usually occurred.
"We had beacuops of flooding," said Ron Dalquest of the Lawrence police department. "Sixth Street was amazing. It looked like a waterfall."
"Even at Ninth and Massachusetts, water was running curb to curb."
The rain caused four auto accidents but no injuries, police reported.
Christine Dixon, Wichita freshman, gets dragged back into the retaining pool behind Oliver Hall. The pond filled to depths of more than three feet.
"There were just so many streets flooded, by the time we answered the calls much of the water had subsided," Dalqual said.
"Due to the renovation, we were left wide open," said Wayne Pearse, maintenance supervisor of the Union.
Construction at the Kansas Union also caused some problems.
Students at Stauffer-Flint Hall used towels to stop the flow of water into the photography laboratories in the basement. About two inches of water accumulated in the basement. The water leaked through an emergency exit door and the foundation.
At least three buildings on campus experienced flooding.
He said Union workers had to pump the flooded area near the construction site so that the water would not reach the food service's main storage area.
The ballroom ceiling also leaked for a few minutes, but Pearse said he thought the leakage was caused by the wind-driven rain.
Office on the ground floor of Green Hall and students had to start bailing.
He said that there was no serious damage and that construction would be done.
"Three of us were in here working on our cases, when all of the sudden we heard this gushing noise," said Elizabeth Wilmot, third-year law student.
"We used a broom, dustpan and a bucket," said Dr. Spizipian, third-year doctor.
Rain also leaked into the Legal Aid
Joe Heim of the KU Weather Service said a weak storm system in central Kansas caused the storm.
Strong winds hit Kansas City area
The Associated Press
Only one minor injury was reported, said Ted Nelson, deputy chief of the Kansas City Fire Department. The department set up a command post in eastern Kansas City, where the storms hit about 7 p.m.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A strong storm, possibly a tornado, ripped through the Kansas City area last night, uprooting trees, felling power lines and destroying at least one barn, authorities said.
Nelson said the injury was from flying debris, and that the individual was
Ken Smith, a meteorologist with WeatherData Inc., said that as of 9 p.m., the storms had not been designated as a tornado.
Nine homes were damaged by the storm, but the damage was mostly confined to windows and roofs. One residence, however, lost a barn that was blown across a road, Nelson said. At another home, a car, a boat and a recreational vehicle were demolished, he said.
Several power lines were also down, but it was not clear how much of the area, if any, was affected by power outages. Nelson said.
The storm also swept through southeastern Raytown, east of Kansas City, damaging trees and six or seven homes, said Sgt. Bill Riley, emergency management coordinator for the city. No injuries were reported and damage was minor, he said.
The storm also struck Olathe, Kan,
in suburban Kansas City about 6:45
p.m. uprooting trees, damaging roofs
and overturning some cars, a dispatcher for the Olathe Police Department said. A gas line also snapped in the storm, but was repaired quickly.
Public Enemy
Public Enemy brought its political and often controversial rap music to the Kansas Union Ballroom last night. Before its concert, Public Enemy appeared at a forum uniting African-Americans.
--and American Indian people living in Lawrence
See stories. Page 3.
'Murphy Brown' strikes back at Quayle tonight
WASHINGTON — All is not forgiven, but Vice President Dan Quayle said yesterday he sent Murphy Brown's baby a gift.
The Associated Press
Vice president to watch show with single mothers
Quayle plans to watch the show's hourlong season premiere tonight with several single mothers.
The vice president made headlines last May when he accused the popular television show of glamorizing illegitimacy by having its lead character bear a child out of wedlock. He made the charge in a speech blaming the Los Angeles riots in part on the poverty of values in inner cities.
That touched off a running battle with Hollywood. Quayle was roundly criticized at the recent Emmy Awards ceremony,
where "Murphy Brown" took three awards, and the show's producers are poised to strike back in tonight's premiere.
"I'll be watching," Quayle said yesterday on NBC-TV's "Meet the Press."
"I'm going to have a temporary cease-fire with Hollywood. In the spirit of lightheartedness and joining in the fun, I have sent Murphy Brown's baby a gift and a note."
David Beckwith, Quayle's press secretary, said the gift might be opened on the CBS "This Morning" show today, which will be broadcast from the set of "Murphy Brown."
Quayle will watch the show at the Washington apartment of a friend who has raised several of her sister's children, Beckwith said. He declined to identify her or the single mothers who will also be there.
Quayle has maintained that his slap at "Murphy Brown" was never meant to imply that single mothers were unfit parents or
less than full-fledged families. He has since called single mothers heroes and noted that his own divorced sister and grandmother have raised children on their own.
Despite the gift, Quayle said, "I'm not going to back down from criticizing Hollywood because I don't think Hollywood reflects our values."
"Unfortunately, it seems that for him the
Quayle's staff has seen copies of the script, which shows a sleepy, decidedly unglamorous Murphy Brown — played by Candice Bergen — struggling to adjust to her infant's unrelenting demands.
The script ends with the character Murphy Brown delivering a televienced rejoinder to Quayle saying, "While it's easy to blame television or Congress or even an administration that's been in power for the last 12 years, the truth is, when it comes to the social ills in this country, there's enough blame to go around."
'Murphy's Revenge'
The season premiere of "Murphy Brown" airs at 8 ontight on CBS affiliates WIBW-Channel 1.3 and KCTV-Channel 5.
KANSAN
only acceptable definition of a family is a mother, a father and children..." the fictional television newswoman says. "Perhaps it's time for the vice president to expand his definition and recognize that whether by choice or circumstance, families come in all shapes and sizes."
Beckwith said that despite the slaps at Quayle, "I have to give them credit. Much of the show is devoted to de-glanorizing single motherhood. It's clear they heard the message."