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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, September 30, 1987
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Local Briefs
Nominations for HOPE award will be delayed
The Board of Class Officers will not be accepting nominations for the HOPE award this week as originally planned because the class officer elections and other class officers will off Stubbs, senior class president.
BOCO has not decided on a two-week period that seniors will be allowed to nominate faculty members for the award. However, the recipient will definitely be announced Nov. 14 during half-time of the football game between Kansas and Oklahoma State.
HOPE stands for Honor to an Outstanding Progressive Educator, and seniors have been present at the graduation of 890 to a member of the KU faculty.
Police arrest men with stolen bikes
Three Topeka residents were arrested Monday on charges of possession of stolen property.
According to police spokesman Sgt. Don Dalquest, the three suspects, aged 20, 19 and 17, tried to kid- Bike's Hick Shop. 1038 Vermont St.
The owner of the shop recognized the stolen bike. He diverted the attention of the men and called the police.
A second bike was found in the trunk of the car. The two custom-made bicycles, valued together at $1,800, were taken from a Topeka bicycle shop, according to Lawrence police reports.
Japanese royalty will visit Manhattan
Prince Akibih and Princess Michiko, the crown prince and princess of Japan, will visit Kansas State University on Oct. 12. Their visit will include a tour of the university's horticultural therapy program, presentation of a glass sculpture by university glassblower Mitsuki sung, a luncheon and entertainment by musical groups.
KU students earn journalism awards
Four KU radio-television students won the first-place awards in the Mark of Excellence Contest sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi
Dawn Tongish and Bok Kealing won best television documentary for their five-part series on the homeless.
Patty Noland won best spotnews reporting for her story that aired on KANU-FM about protests by Catholics against a campus showing of the movie "Hail Mary."
Matt Ehrlich won best radio news/non-deadline for his report on the near-collapse of the farm economy in Kansas.
328 freshman vote for class officers
A total of 328 freshmen participated in the elections for freshman class officers yesterday, the first day of elections, said Tim Raynor, junior class president and elections chairman.
Raynor said he was pleased with the voter turnout. He said turnout was higher than in past years, and those who are competing in the elections.
Freshmen still may vote today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the rotunda at Strong Hall.
Rainbow Coalition denies affiliation to party
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow Coalition are in no way affiliated with a liberal political party that plans on supporting Jackson in the Democratic primary, coalition members said yesterday.
By VIRGINIA McGRATH
From staff and wire reports.
Staff writer
The liberal organization, the New Alliance Party, calls itself a blacked, multiraction, pro-gay national political party. Its vice-presidential candidate, Mike Pelletiere, and a campaign aide are in Lawrence
gathering signatures on a petition to get the party on the national ballot
Rainbow Coalition members said they thought the alliance was expressing too much of a connection to the group, and New Alliance said they weren't.
But Charles Meek, interim state chairman for the Kansas steering committee for the National Rainbow Coalition, said, "That organization is so much more than we think they are affiliated with the Rainbow Coalition, and they are not."
Shavonne Carter, youth coordinator for the National Rainbow Coalition in Lawrence, said members of the New Alliance Party were misrepresenting themselves to people when seeking support.
"People have called me who thought they were part of the Nation," she recalled.
Meeks said, "They are trying to get a lot of supporters involved with our organization by implicating that we are involved with them. They are confusing some people."
But Phil Pinheiro, public relations director for the New Alliance Party, said yesterday that the group had a plan to move it were part of the Rainbow Coalition.
New Alliance Party members assume Jackson won't receive the nomination and would like Jackson's supporters to vote for the New Alliance Party as a third party in the general election, campaign officials say.
"We're supporting Rev. Jackson in the Democratic primary. And there are members of the Rainbow Coalition who are also members of the New Alliance Party and members of the Democratic Party, and members of the Rainbow Coalition. But that's the extent of our connection with them," Finheiro said.
Pam Smith, press assistant for the national office of the Jesse Jackson Exploratory Committee in Washington, also said that no affiliation existed between the two organizations, but that she couldn't comment any further.
Late fee to enroll favored
By NOEL GERDES
Ex-administrator returns to classroom
Staff writer
Students might have less time to enroll late at the University of Kansas next spring without paying more under a proposal that the University Senate Executive Committee approved yesterday.
The proposal from the academic affairs office would charge a $10 late fee for students who enroll during the first 10 days after classes begin. The charge would increase to $25 after the first 10 days of classes. For late enrollment in summer session, students would pay $10 through the first five days of classes and $25 after that.
Also, after the first 10 days of classes or the first five days in the summer, students would have to submit a petition explaining why they couldn't enroll on time, and the petition would be subject to a review. According to the proposal, no student should be enrolled in classes or 10th day in the summer unless the class had met less than one-fourth of the scheduled sessions.
Currently, KU charges students $10 for late enrollment until the 20th day of classes or the 10th day in the summer and $25 after that. To enroll after the 20th day of classes or the 10th day in the summer, students must submit a petition, but the petition generally is not reviewed.
The increase in late enrollment fees would encourage students to enroll earlier, Brower Burchill, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, said in a memo dated Sept. 21. If students enroll before the 20th day of classes, they will be included in the official KU enrollment figures, and KU may be eligible for more money from the Legislature.
Any increase in late enrollment fees must be approved by the former Governor and the Regents. They would consider the proposal at their November meeting.
In other action, Judith Ramaley,
executive vice chancellor, told
SenEx that KU could save as much as
$60,000 by locking up buildings
during winter vacation. She said that
buildings used the most energy when
people opened and shut the doors,
and when they closed the doors,
certain buildings, it would not be
necessary to turn down the thermostats.
Last year, KU turned down the thermostats in buildings that are used little during winter vacation,
when Wescoe and Fraser Halls, she said.
She said that if the thermostats were turned down, KU ran the risk of freezing utility systems.
Bob Porter, associate director of physical plant facilities operations, said that KU tried to maintain normal building temperature at 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
Former Executive Vice Chancellor Robert P. Cobb is back in the classroom. He is teaching English
By JENNIFER ROWLAND Staff writer
It was 1957 and Wilt Chamberlain was KU's star center in basketball, Jimmy Dorsey's band was featured in greek week on campus and fall enrollment hit a nine-year high at 9.030.
Among the list of 90 new KU faculty members was then-associate English professor Robert P. Cobb. Five years later, he began 25 years in KU administrative and research and sciences and most recently, executive vice chancellor.
This fall, Cobb returned to full-time undergraduate teaching, relocating in an office on the third floor of Woolsey Hall.
"Yes, there is life after administration," he said. "I find that my evening activities tend to be more of my own choosing than they had been, as well as my weekend activities."
He taught intermittently during his administrative years, but now spends time attending lectures, visiting with students and grading papers, rather than going to daily meetings and appointments. Cobb's newest assignments are English 105 and 209.
"I told somebody that I always aspired to leave administration before I was carried out, thrown out or burned."
Leaning back in his chair, he talked about his first promotion to dean in 1962, when he was called into the liberal arts and sciences dean's office.
"I recall very clearly, my first reaction was 'What have I done wrong?'" he said.
Visitors to the office can tell that Cobb, 62, had just moved to the location this summer, because the two bookcases against the back wall are only half-filled with books.
Cobb said that since his position shift he had enjoyed more privacy and less frequent newsuser interviews.
"It is a good deal quieter in my office in Wescoe Hall than it was in 231 Strong Hill." he said.
With mandatory retirement age eight years away, Cobbs said he might eventually phase out teaching so that he could retire earlier.
Cobb spent a few weeks last spring in France, and he hopes to learn to speak French fluently. He also traveled to Colorado and New Mexico last spring.
Retire is not a word in his vocabulary.
Cobb takes a low-impact affective class twice a week, which he helped alleviate stress.
"I don't think I've retired," he said, "I think I've never been the arsenal to a certain extent."
"The trick, of course, is to maintain some kind of balance." Cobb said.
He said KU students had changed and seemed better prepared for college since he took his first position at the University 30 years ago.
"When I came in 1957 it was rare to have a student who had had four years of English in high school. It's exceptional now to have students who have not had four years of English in high school," he said.
Student vies with officials to save house
Staff writer
By VALOREE ARMSTRONG
Today could mean D-Day for a house in Lawrence unless Doug Barland can come up with $15,202 to save it.
Barland, Lawrence senior, went before the Lawrence City Commission last week in an effort to stop a house on at 2185 Vermont St.
"The main thing is to save the house." Barland said yesterday.
The house had been scheduled for demolition by the city when Barland bought the house from his father, Ray. Barland appealed the city demolition order at last week's City Commission meeting.
The house has been an eyesore for years, commissioners say, despite attempts by the city to force Barland's father to bring the house up to city code. Commissioners said last week they were wary of granting another extension, but they granted one anyway.
Barland is trying to secure a loan by 5 p.m. today to cover the amount the city demanded he have available for the repairs.
Although Barland estimated improvements would cost less than $5,000, the city's community development staff made its own inspection last week and estimated improvements would cost $15,200.
director, said. "We prepare for the worst." The city's estimate did not take into account work Barland planned to do himself, he said.
"If he doesn't get the money to us, we'll go on with demolition." he said.
we go on with demolition, he said.
The city wants Barland to sign an agreement that if he gets the money but doesn't complete the work promptly, the city will use the money and do the work.
But Lynn Goodell, public works
The agreement would be an effort to assure neighbors and commissioners the problem would be rectified one way or another. Goodell said.
"It's real tough to balance between its neighbors' values and the own. GT
Barland said that he thought the
estimate was too high and that the city was worrying for no reason.
"They don't have to worry about it because I'm going to finish it," he said.
Barland said he contracted a plumber and an electrician but hoped that he and his brother could do much of the construction work themselves.
A senior in mechanical engineering, Barland said he would graduate in December and had considered living in the house himself.
"But I have to go where the jobs are," he said.
Goodell said he hoped Barland would be able to bring the house up to code. He said he, too, would rather save houses than destroy them.
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