The University Daily
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
KANSAN
Thursday, January 13, 1983 Vol. 93, No.75 USPS 650-640
NCAA rule tightens freshman standards
By JIM BOLE Staff Reporter
A recently approved National College Athletic Association provision that raises academic standards for prospective college athletes is a signal that athletes come to college to be students, not just athletes. KU's Big Eight conference faculty representative said yesterday.
The provision, which will take effect in 1986, will require high school athletes to have a 2.0 GPA in a core of basic college preparatory classes and a minimum 700 combined SAT score required for admission to Brankman, dean of the KU School of Journalism and KU's faculty representative to the Bie Eight.
IF A STUDENT DENOTM meet these criteria, he cannot compete in college athletics his freshman
The provision will not affect athletes already in college by 1986. It requires athletes to attend a sports college.
"The issue between coaching staffs and athletic directors has been, 'Are we going to say academics is important to athletics or not?' " Brinkman said.
The provision is an effort, he said, to put academics back into athletics.
However, presidents of several predominantly black colleges have questioned whether the provision would discriminate against black athletes. They said at a NCAA convention this week that the ACT and SAT were racially prejudiced.
Brinkman said the provision might be perceived as prejudiced against athletes who
were not prepared for college academics, but he said he thought the proposal would be revised.
BRINKMAN SAID the debate over possible discrimination led to the adoption of an amendment to the original proposal. It allows a student to accept an athletic scholarship even if he does not meet the academic standards. However, he cannot play or practice his freshman year, he will lose one year of
Del Brinkman, KUAC member
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eligibility, and he must meet the academic requirements of all freshman athletes.
Brinkman said the amendment would allow an athlete who was not fully prepared for college study to compete in college athletics, even if it meant sitting out his first year.
However, he said he did not think universities would take advantage of the amendment often because it would mean giving a limited amount of four-year scholarships to students who would graduate.
"I would hope that schools that cared more for the athlete and less about their athletic program would use it, but the superpowers are not going to take a chance like that," Brinkman said.
Johnie Young, clerk typist in the office of admissions and records,
told Dirk Medema. Locknort, III., junior, which classes were still
available during residual enrollment yesterday. Late enrollment begins today. See related story page 7.
Vacation heating reduction saves $100,000
By ANDREW HARTLEY
Staff Reporter
Lowering thermostats in more than 35 buildings for one week during Christmas break saved the University at least $100,000. University officials said yesterday.
The temperatures in the buildings were lowered to 45 degrees from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2. Other buildings that contained equipment or machinery were lowered to 60 degrees or kept at 68 degrees.
William Hogan, associate executive vice chancellor, estimated that the measures saved the University between $100,000 and $150,000. The final figures are to be released Jan. 27.
TOM ANDERSON, director of Facilities Operations, said that the experiment was very successful, and that maintenance workers experienced few problems.
He said, however, that steam heat had to be turned back on sooner than expected in three buildings — Military Science Annex, Blake Annex and the University Relations Center
because the temperature dropped below 40 degrees, increasing the danger of frozen pipes
Hogan said a pipe burst in one building because of the outside temperature, not from an opening.
Anderson said the buildings might have had fewer problems this year than during other winter breaks because maintenance workers kept a closer watch on the buildings.
the success of the shutdown, according to Anderson, was also due to employees who were out of work.
FACULTY MEMBERS had to come to cold offices to complete research or plan classes for
Richard Cole, president of the KU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, expressed concern last fall that the cold would slow the work of faculty finishing research grants during the break. However, he said yesterday that faculty members were given extensions so they could complete their work before deadline.
But many other staff members in the closed buildings had four-day vacations. Those emigrants had to stay home.
time or days without pay for the time off,
according to Gail Hamilton, former president of
HOGAN SAID officials would decide in a few weeks whether the buildings would be closed again next Christmas. Buildings will remain open during spring break, he said.
Cole said that although the shutdown may have been needed this year, he was not in favor of closing down the campus during breaks in the future.
"It would be a terrible mistake to shut down again." Cole said. "The period is really not a vacation for the faculty and staff, it's a time to do some work without disturbances."
Hamilton said that if administrators planned to close buildings in the future, she hoped they would tell employees several months in advance what it would be like to allow them to adjust their vacation schedules.
SOME OF THE BUILDINGS closed for the week were Blake, Bailie, Flint, Fraser and Wescow
The University earlier cut its utility costs by turning off air conditioning early last fall and installing a new ventilation system.
Revenue concerns new regents
Bv VICKY WILT
Staff Writer
Finances again will be the main problem facing the Board of Regents this year, two newly appointed Regents members said yesterday.
Former KU Chancellor Archie Dykes said that until the economy improved, financing higher education would continue to be a problem for the state.
But Wendell Lady, former speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, said it was difficult to say whether there would be further reductions in the amount of money available to
"I'm certainly hopeful that will not be the case," he said. "The Legislature is going to pass the necessary measures needed to raise the initial revenue. It's absolutely imperative that we do."
LADY WAS officially named to the Regents Monday when his tenure as speaker of the House ended. He will serve out the four-year term of Jim Dumas, Prairie Village Democrat, who resigned last fall. Lady's term ends Jan. 31, 1985. Dykes, Topeka Republican, and Patricia Caruthers, Prairie Village District, replace Glen Sinclair Glass, whose former office is in D.C.. A third new member will be named later this month, said Mike Swenson, Gov John Carlin's press secretary.
Lady said he was surprised at his appointment to the Regents. He said he had been looking forward to a breakover from the responsibilities of her position, as a JIBLE reluctant to take the position at first.
because there are four new members on the Regents, Lady said, Carlin had indicated that it would be helpful to have someone who was familiar with the educational and legislative
LADY SAID HIS 10 years of experience in the Legislature was one reason he was named the lieutenant.
Lady was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee before he became the speaker, and he said that he helped the legislative process with the review of budgets for the Regensburg institutions.
See LADY page 5
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Wendell Lady, newly appointed member of the Kansas Board of Regents, recently ended a 10-year term as a Kansas legislator. Lady, an Overland Park Republican and former speaker of the Kansas House, is one of four new regents appointed by Gov. John Carlin.
Weather
Today will be mostly sunny and warm with a high of 55 to 60, according the National Weather Service in Topeka, Winds be from the west to southwest at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight should be fair with the low around 20.
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and cooler with a high in the low to mid-40s.
Director credits patrols with decrease in crimes
James Denney, KU police director, said no burglaries were reported between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3.
"Believe it or not, some people actually come to KU because they think it's easy pickings here," Denney said. "Then they just start their writing." Or, they write writers or computer terminals, or whatever.
During the same period last year, four burglaries, one car break-in, three thefts and six instances of vandalism were reported, according to police records.
"We think we were successful with the the
added patrols because no burglaries were reported during that period, and only one minor
"We had seven to ten officers patrolling, and six or seven cars rolling at all times," he said.
KU police had also increased plainclothes foot patrols.
Denney said he thought the threat was greater this year because of the increased publicity that the University of Kansas built shutdown hard at the time of the attack, campus buildings during the semester break.
Five security officers also patrol University buildings between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Denney
"During the prime crime times, we made it clear that the buildings were being watched," he
Fraternity appeals probation; IFC decision due next week
By ELLEN WALTERSCHEID Staff Reporter
The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, put on a one-year probation last month for a drinking incident, has appealed the decision, the president of the interfraternity Council said yester-
The IFC Judicial Board put the fraternity, 1911 Stewart Ave, on probation for an incident in late September in which a pledge became seriously ill, said Brad Becker, IFC president.
But the fraternity will not be on probation while the appeal is pending, he said.
MITCHELL WATT, who was president of the fraternity at the time of the incident, said that the pledge, Randall Grohs, had been participating in a pledge class "walk-out," a tradition in which pledges leave on an unannounced trip. Grohs, a Wichita freshman, was "captured" and taken to the apartment of an active member of the fraternity.
watt said that Grohs, who was on medication at the time, had passed out at the apartment while drinking straight whiskey and had been taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where his stomach was pumped. Although about 15 active members were present at the apartment, Grohs was the only pledge class member present. Watt said
Art Farmer, IFC adviser, said he had learned of the incident when he had called Watt after hearing rumors of it.
Farmer said, "He came in and talked very openly about the incident."
FARMER SAID he assumed most of the people involved in the incident were related to the fraternity. But he said he did not think the entire pledge class had been involved
("Grobs) was a pledge, but it wasn't a pledge activity." Farmer said. "It was an isolated event."
Becker said the fraternity had appalled the board's probation decision last week. He said he was confident that the fraternity would be back in session.
The judicial board comprises Becker and five past IPC presidents. Becker said that he had not been involved in the original judicial decision regarding his role as a prosecutor because he was a member of the TKE fraternity.
Violating a probation can result in suspension from activities sponsored by the IPC or in a fine.
GROHS, WHO is still a TKE member, said he was sure the fraternity would win its appeal.
David Geier, TRE president, said the fraternity hrd amended its bylaws regarding drinking and forcing anyone to drink as a result of the incident involving Grobs.
Geier also said he had invited four speakers to come to the fraternity house to talk about alcohol and its abuse. He said the KU office of student organizations and activities had asked the fraternity to arrange for the guest speakers after it learned of the incident.
"We're happy to comply with that," Geier said.