Index Section 2 Summer Summary Section 3 Sports Section 4 Campus Section 5 City and Area THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday August 19, 1987 Vol.98, No.1 Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas (USPS 650-640) Administrators are anticipating enrollment jump Staff writer By AMBER STENGER Last fall, students had to sit on the floor because classroom seats were full. Professors found the class rosters useless because they weren't accurate, and administrators had to work late into the evening. This year may be as hectic as last year. Even though administrators have last year's experience to guide them, they don't know what to expect yet. So they're trying to prepare for everything. Total enrollment at KU's Lawrence campus was about 23,500 last fall. Last spring, 19,099 students pre-enrolled. An additional 4,851 students enrolled for the fall semester at summer orientation sessions. Some of these enrolled students will drop out. However if all the enrolled students pay fees this week and attend class, the estimated total will be 23,950. However, some University administrators estimate that up to 1,000 more students will enroll this week, pushing Lawrence campus enrollment to almost 25,000. enrollment. Brower Burchell, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, explained that students enrolling this week would include students who did not pre-enroll in the spring, new students who did not enrol at a summer orientation session, and readmitted students who had dropped out of school and will attend classes this semester. There is no way to accurately determine how many of these students will enroll this week, he said. The University tried to learn from the horrors of last fall. This year, the University has increased the number of sections and the sizes of some classes. Burchill said. W. Wes Williams, dean of educational services, and Bruce Lindvall, director of admissions, said they anticipate that from 500 to 1,000 additional students will enroll this week. accommodated, Burchill said. However, the University would be pushing its limits if more than 1,000 show up. "It more than 1,000 new students enroll this week, students will have to be satisfied with less than desirable schedules," Burchill said. "It is not just a matter of money. We need instructors to teach and space to hold classes." About 1,000 new students can be CLASSES: Money probably will be available to hire new instructors for next year; however, space for classes will be the real problem in the future, Burchill said. About 200 courses have been closed as of Aug. 15, including Biology 104, History 100 and Mathematics 105, according to enrollment center lists. English 650 and French 113 are two of about 70 courses that have been cancelled. An updated course availability list will be posted today in front of the enrollment center in Strong Hall. Even though several courses have been closed and cancelled, Mel Dubnick, associate professor of public administration, said the administration had done a good job planning for fall enrollment. tall an ear. "Strategically, I think the administrators have done a great job." Dubnick said. "No student will have to take things that will not help them toward graduation. There is no way a student can't get a half-way decent schedule." Students who need to alter their schedules may add and drop classes from Aug. 24 to Sept. 4 at the enrollment center. Dubnick said that despite improvements on last year's enrollment process, the problem of overcrowded classrooms remains. class room. For example, Dubnick will teach a 100-level class in a classroom that has 50 seats, but there are 55 students enrolled in the class. Dubnick said he was counting on five people dropping the class, or he said he'd ask for more chairs in the room. Baby Jay welcomes freshmen and new students to KU Traditions Night at Memorial Stadium. Baby Jay was one of several featured attractions KU torch passed to new students By DARRIN STINEMAN Staff writer Staff writer The waving of the wheat. The Rock Chalk chant. The passing of the torch. Traditions Night yesterday at Memorial Stadium helped give those terms meaning to more than 1,000 of the University of Kansas' new students. Kansas new student Cancellor Gene A. Budig, football coach Bob Valesente and other members of KU's staff and faculty had the task of passing on the University's rich traditions at the first "Hawk Night" of Hawk Week, which runs from Aug. 17 to 21. "Tradition is and will remain a big part of the University of Kansas," Budig said. Professors, he said, "are a very important part of our contemporary tradition." Budig was quick to establish the theme of the evening. week, which runs from midnight the ceremony is part of the week's series of James Carothers, associate dean of liberal arts and sciences, explained the origins of the waving of the wheat, the crimson and blue as school colors, the Rock Chalk chant and the "unique tradition" of the Jawhayk as school mascot. He emphasized the importance of the University's people in maintaining its traditions. "The traditions of the University are far more than bricks and mortar . . . it's a family of people." Carothers said. Valesente shared that sentiment. "Welcome to the KU family, it's a great family to be a part of," he said. "You're a part of one of the greatest universities not only in the country but in the world." Bob Frederick, new athletic director, who spoke about KU's athletic traditions, also emphasized See TRADITIONS, p. 11, col. 3 Raising the rates Tuition increases for all KU students Staff writer By BRAD ADDINGTON 1. All KU students — resident and non-resident, graduate and undergraduate — will pay higher tuition this fall. Undergraduate residents will pay $662.50, a 2.7 percent increase from the $645 they paid last fall. Undergraduate non-residents will pay $1,747.50, a 9.2 percent increase from the last fall's $1,600. Graduate residents will pay $722.50, a 2.5 percent increase from the $705 they paid last year. Graduate non-residents will pay $1,807.50, an 8.9 percent increase from last year's $1,660. Stanley Koplik, executive director of the Kansas Board of Regents, which governs state universities, said he didn't think the tuition increases would affect enrollment. "I think they are very,very modest, and there are opportunities for financial aid," he said. influence. Rawson, director of business and fiscal affairs for the Lawrence campus, said the Regents had raised tuition this year for two reasons. The first is the Regents agreement with the state Legislature to have students at Regents institutions pay about 25 percent of the cost of their education. The second reason is tuition increases at KU's peer institutions, which are universities similar to KU. They are the universities of Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Oregon. ma and Gregor. Rawson said the Regents approved the tuition increase about May of 1986 and it usually made such decisions about a year and a half in advance Tuition also will increase in five other Regents institutions this fall: Kansas State University, Wichita State University, Emporia State University, Pittsburgh State University and Fort Hays State University. David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the Regents already had approved a tuition increase for the fall 1988 semester. The cost of KU Fees increase at Regents universities KU, K-State and Wichita State all charge the same incidental fees, which pay for academic programs. However, total tuition differs among the universities because each University of Kansas (undergraduate) Resident Non-resident 1987 $662.50 $1,747.50 1986 $645 $1,600 Although tuition increased at KU this semester, it is still less than Kansas State and Wichita State. Tuition increased at all six Regents universities this semester.
ResidentNon-resident
Emporia State University
1987$595.50$1,340.50
1986$568$1,193
Fort Hays State University
1987$623.75$1,368.75
1986$605$1,230
Kansas State University
1987$665.65$1,750.65
1986$651.25$1,606.25
Pittsburgh State University
1987$566$1,311
1986$551$1,176
Wichita State University
1987$699.50$1,784.50
1986$680.25$1,635.25
Other Regents universities' undergraduate fees KANSAN GRAPHIC Source: Board of Regents charges different special fees, which support other activities. At KU, all students will pay $127.50 in special fees this semester. That money goes toward a student health fee, a Kansas Union fee, a Student Senate activity fee and a women's and non-revenue sport fee. KU's special fees increased $2.50 from last year because of an increase in the women's and non-revenue sports fee from $6.50 to $9. Smoking details in air Administrators to set policies for campus buildings By MARK TILFORD Staff writer Welcome to please-put-out-your- Marlboro country. Graham Fraser, Lancaster, England, junior, had just finished a cigarette Monday in the entrance to the Kansas Union. Under University of Kansas compliance with a new state law, that area should be nonsmoking. But Monday, no signs were apparent. Fraser said he wasn't aware of the new restrictions. "I try never to smoke where it offends people," he said. "When I put in my roommate application at McColum Hall, I checked non-smoking." The law may not cause problems for Fraser, but many administrators are working to translate the law into specific policies for KU buildings The state law went into effect July 1, and Del Shankel, acting executive vice chancellor during the summer, stated the University's policy in a July 7 memo. The memo essentially reverses the former policy, which allowed smoking in all areas except those marked as non-smoking. Now, all University At residence halls, the decision on where to designate smoking and non-smoking areas is still up in the air, said Fred McElhene, director of the office of residential programs. buildings are non-smoking except those areas marked as smoking. Residence hall cafeterias, he said, will be an important consideration. If any smoking is allowed in them, it probably will be in specific areas. "We always try to match smokers with other smokers as roommates," McElhenie said. "It would be very difficult to tell someone they couldn't smoke in the privacy of their room." See related story p.1, section 4 But upstairs rooms may be handled differently. At Wesco and Learned halls, policies haven't been set either. Robert Adams, associate dean of liberal arts and sciences, said college officials didn't know how smoking areas would be designated in Wescoe Hall or who would make the decision. Department heads will meet this week to discuss where smoking will be allowed at Learned, said Tom Mulnazzi, associate dean of engineering. At the Kansas and Burge unions, space will be divided roughly evenly between smoking and non-smoking areas, said Jim Long, director of the unions. Specifies of the policies, he said, would begin to be discussed at a board meeting Saturday. Until then, he said, temporary smoking areas have been set aside in the two unions. "We are going to select some areas for smoking." Mulinazzi said. At Green Hall, few changes will be made. At Murphy Hall and other arts buildings, some areas will be exceptions to the rule, said Peter Thompson, dean of fine arts. "We've had a policy since we moved into this building (Green Hall) that pretty much conforms with the new policy" said Michael Davis, dean of law. "It's logical to assume areas outside theaters would remain a smoking area during intermissions." Thompson said. The fine arts office and theaters are in Murphy Hall. Meanwhile, the department of See SMOKING p. 6, col. 1 Laws hurt bars, owners say By JAVAN OWENS Staff writer Lawrence bar owners are scrambling to adjust to new Kansas drinkig laws that many of them say have only hindered their businesses. Fewer students now frequent the drinking establishments that used to be landmarks of Lawrence, the owners say. As of July 1, persons in Kansas must be 21 years old before they can legally consume any alcoholic beverage. Another new law — liquor-by-the-drink — that some owners thought would give relief from the loss of 18 to 20-year-olds, actually has offered little aid to area bars because of stringent requirements attached to it. Before liquor-by-the-drink was passed last fall by a majority of Kansas voters, including Douglas County voters, Kansas bars were classified as either taverns or clubs. Taverns sell only 3.2 beer. Clubs may serve liquor only to persons with club memberships. The amendment created a third type of bar that can sell liquor without requiring a club membership as long as 30 percent of their business comes from food sales. Jeff Tschudy, manager of the Rock Chalk Bar. 618 W. 12th St., said that although people under 21 could no longer go to his bar, the Rock Chalk would remain open for the remainder of the year as a bar that serves 3.2 beer. But Tschudy said the bar will be sold in January. "We're going to keep it like this for the last semester — we want to make this place as fun as possible," Tschudch said. "I really don't know what's going to happen to it. This" Tschudy said the new laws hurt students the most. enough of a landmark where it could survive in the future." students the book. "I don't know what 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds do — it must be tough on them," he said. Ken Wallace, owner of the Jayhawk Hawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St., agreed. New problems will accompany the new drinking age, he said. "All this law has done has shifted the drinking from supervised places to unsupervised places," Wallace said. "There's a considerably greater amount of drinking in cars, on porches and in the streets." "It's ludicrous, motivated by politics without any consideration for logic or ethics." Wallace said he was applying for a See LIQUOR, p. 6, col. 1