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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102.NO.3
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1992
ADVERTISING: 864-4358
(USPS 650-640)
NEWS: 864-4810
Andrew pelts Florida, moves on
Louisiana coast next in its path
The Associated Press
Sean M. Tevis / KANSAN
Source: Knight.Ridder Tribune, The Associated Press, CNN
MIAMI — Hurricane Andrew struck southern Florida yesterday, with wind gusting to 164 mph and a 12-foot tidal surge that flattened many homes, uprooted trees, flug boats and boats and wrecked an Air Force base.
The hurricane was blamed for at least 13 deaths in the Bahamas and Florida.
Andrew blew into the Gulf of Mexico on a path that could take it to New Orleans as early as tonight, causing mass evacuations to be ordered along the Gulf Coast.
"It's like a bomb hit," said Joel Holstein, looking at the remains of the Florida City trailer park where he and his wife had lived.
With top sustained winds of at 140 mph. Andrew was the most powerful hurricane to strike Florida in more than 60 years.
The hurricane left about 2.5 million people without electricity in Florida.
The storm still had sustained winds up to 140 mph as it headed into the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters said some strengthening was possible today.
New Orleans is close to the center of Andrew's probable path. People there and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast stocked up on batteries, flashlights and other emergency supplies. Or they started to flee.
At 10 p.m. Andrew's center was New
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As Andrew veered into the Gulf of Mexico, the National Weather Service posted a hurricane warning from Pascagoula, Miss., to Vermillion Bay, La. Authorities ordered more than 200,000 people to leave low-lying areas of New Orleans and recommended evacuation for more than 1 million others.
In Florida, Gov. Lawton Chiles rushed 1,500 National Guard troops to ring Miami's Coconut Grove, Homestead and other areas after reports of sporadic looting. All of Dade County was put under a 7 p.m.-7 a.m. curfew.
President Bush authorized federal disaster assistance and flew to Florida, where he toured damaged areas and visited a shelter.
Suburbs southwest of downtown Miami appeared to be hit worst.
"There was complete devastation. It's like building blocks, and somebody comes along and steps on it all." Dade County Manager Joaquin Avino said.
Andrew smashed ashore about 25 miles south of downtown Miami before dawn. The National Hurricane Center recorded sustained winds of 140 mph
ern half of the Florida Keys, but islands south of Marathon on Key Vaca were mostly spared. Access into theKeys was restricted.
and a 164-mph gust before its measuring device broke. Radar dishes tipped over the edge of the center's roof.
The blasts of tropical air were strong enough to strip the paint off houses.
As weak sun broke through in late afternoon, a swath of destruction in residential subdivisions and farm communities became evident. Many buildings were leveled, others badly damaged. Downed trees, utility poles and live wire blocked streets.
A pre-storm evacuation order covered more than 1 million people along the coast.
"Right now there are nine confirmed deaths we believe are related to the hurricane," said Metro-Dade police spokesman Robert Dells. Details weren't immediately available.
Miami police reported a 10th death. Fire-rescue officials reported 350
Damage was extensive in the north-
The Category 4 hurricane was the worst to hit Miami since 1926, said forecaster Max Mayfield at the National Hurricane Center.
injury calls in Dade County but said they didn't know how serious they were.
The strongest hurricanes, with sustained winds of at least 155 mph, are classified as Category 5. Only two such hurricanes have hit the United States since record-keeping began. In 1969, Camille killed 256 people in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Student faces the aftermath
By Lynne McAdoo
Kansan staff writer
His parents, who hid in the house during the hurricane, were not hurt.
The force of Hurricane Andrew was felt even at the University of Kansas. Chris Derks, Kendall, Fla. senior found out yesterday that his home, which was about 20 miles south of downtown Miami, was destroyed by Andrew's devastating winds, the most powerful hurricane in decades.
"We kept in contact until about 2 a.m., when the phone lines went down," Derks said. "I watched CNN the rest of the night."
He did not know that his parents were safe until 1:30 p.m. yesterday, when his mother called him on a friend's cellular phone.
"It was a waste of time to go to classes," he said. "I ran home and tried to get a hold of my parents."
While his parents were hiding in their bathroom, the winds ripped off the roof of the house. His parents ran through the living room to hide in a closet under the stairs. They stayed in the closet for four hours until the eye of the hurricane had passed.
Most of the family's possessions were destroyed, including Derks' mentions from his childhood and high school years.
"My mom found some of my swimming medals in the front yard," he said.
Derks said he had mixed feelings about whether to go home to see the damage.
The house was covered by insurance, so the family plans to rebuild
"I can't see my head being in the books for a while, but I can't see myself helping much down there either," he said.
It is uncertain whether the hurricane will affect the weather in Kansas, but the rest of the University's experience with the hurricane will probably not be as traumatic as Derks'.
“It’s still in the Gulf of Mexico, and until it strikes land, we don’t know its path,” said Joe Eagleman, KU professor of meteorology.
"If it goes in a straight line, it could be like hurricane Carla in 1981, and we are just watching it."
Tonight, that same number will page a 1991 Ford Tempo to pick up any KU students, with valid KUIDs, within minutes after they dial.
Last year, students dialing 864-SAFE could expect an over-used, exhaust-belching auto to roll to their location 30 to 80 minutes after their first call, if the car arrived at all.
See story, Page 3.
CORRECTION
Directing the'Hawks
See story, Page 8.
Robert Foster, KU director of bands, leads the Marching Jayhawks through the rigors of daily practice sessions.
After 21 years, Foster continues a proud tradition, including a 1989 award that recognized long-term achievement.
Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore fired back yesterday at Republican assaults on Mrs. Clinton and painted the GOP as a party that wanted to bash "other people's families" rather than solve family problems.
On Page 1A of yesterday's Kansan, the graphic accompanying the story headlined "Fee payment system hits snags" contained incorrect information. KUID stickers may be picked up today and tomorrow in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. After that, they may be picked up at windows one or two at Strong Hall.
POLITICS
See story. Page 9.
Will "freshman" be a faux pas at KU, too?
By Christine Laue
Kansan staff writer
"I have not heard it under discussion by anyone," said Danny Kaiser, assistant dean of student life. "That doesn't mean people have not been talking about it, but I'm not aware of it."
Nebraska Wesleyan University is the latest university in the United States to phase out the word "freshman." But students at the University of Kansas have not made any official complaints about the term KU officials said.
"It hasn't been one of the major issues I've been involved with," Shetton said. "That does not mean it is not an issue."
However, use of the word was
Kristin Lange, a member of the Women's Student Union. commended the Nebraska school for the change.
Robert Shelton, university
ombudsman, said that words
dealing with gender concerned
some people but that he had not
received any complaints about
the word freshman.
"I'd like to see our administration do the same," she said. "It's a more inclusive term. It's definitely more accurate."
Coleen Gowen, assistant vice president for university relations at Nebraska Wesleyan, said the class' research concluded that freshman was an exclusive term because it did not accurately represent the student body. More than half of the students at Nebraska Wesleyan are women.
The linguistics class approached the university administration requesting that the term freshman be replaced
an issue at the private college in Lincoln, Neb., where a linguistics class studied how commonly used words people views
Kaiser said that if the word freshman was to be phased out at KU, possible changes would be considered by the University administration and Student Senate as opposed to the approach by the linguistics class at Nebraska Wesleyan.
The term freshman still will be used to categorize a student by number of credit hours because it is a standard term at universities across the United States, Gowen said. But incoming students will
"It's not a policy; it's not a mandate, and we're not banning the word," Gowen said. "We're just changing the word, as appropriate, to make our campus more open and welcoming to all students."
with "first-year student" 'whenever possible'. The administration decided that the request was feasible.
"We would not turn students away, but we might direct them to Student Senate," he said.
be referred to as new students or first-year students. The college also will change course names when possible. For example, freshman English will be changed to English I composition.
Oversold coupon books cause chaos
By Joe Harder
Kansan staff writer
Some Lawrence area advertisers are still feeling the negative effects of a summer coupon book sale, claiming that the promoter oversold the book and printed some false or misleading coupons.
But area businesses are not the only ones who have been burned by Gold Card Advertising, the firm promoting the coupon books. Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Douglas County, a non-profit organization that originally invented the coupon book, also is experiencing a blast from angry book purchasers who can no longer redeem the oversold coupons.
Tim McHenry, executive director of Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Douglas County, said that the organization had canceled sponsor
ship of the books in mid-May and that it never had received any money from their sale.
"I would say that we are getting five to six calls a week from people trying to redeem the coupons," he said.
Businesses that ran coupons in the book are caught between the need to honor them and the fact that they cannot afford the cost of the oversold services.
"It's been real bad advertising," said Jill Yaste, a hair stylist at Reflections West, 2323 Ridge Court. "I've had several people threaten me as if I was the one breaking my contract."
Yates said Reflections West had a coupon in the coupon book for a free permanent. She said she was told by the book's promoter, Mark Kanges of Gold Card Advertising, that 500 books would be sold exclusively to Gold
McHenry said that Kanges approached him in late April asking for permission to use the Big Brothers-Big Sisters name. In exchange, McHenry said, Kanges promised that his organization would receive $500 if zero to 999 books sold, and $1,000 if 1,000 books or more sold.
Because of the oversold coupon books, Yaste said that she had no available appointments until February. She said that after that she would only be able to honor the coupons at half-price.
Yaste said, judging from the response to the coupon, that she thought Kangues had been very generous.
Card members.
See COUPONS, Page 2.
Coupon warning
The Better Business Bureau advises coupon users to be wary of all coupon promotions and issued a comment on the Shoppers Guide Coupon Book report that advises the following:
Before purchasing any coupon book, examine it for any limitations include specific times or days, value only with additional purchases and
Consider the value of the book In relation to how much and often it may be used.
Get the name and address of the redeemer company. This company not the redeming merchant, is with whom complaints should be made.
Source:Better Business Bureau
Sean M. Jevis / KANSAN