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September 23,1997
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Vol. 108 - No. 24
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Sports today
This season marks the 100th year of KU basketball. Plans for the celebration include a jersey-retirement ceremony and a legends game.
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Age, wear and tear leave campus water pipes
Cracking under PRESSURE
Andrew Rohrback / KANSAN
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Workers examine the broken water main by Allen Field House. A six-foot section of the main broke yesterday morning, leaving the field house without water for several hours. Photo by Roar Nomer/KANSAN
Field house pipe breaks, leaving University all wet
By Mike Perryman Kansan staff writer
The entire campus was without water for a few minutes yesterday morning when a six-inch water main broke near Allen Field House.
The break occurred about 11 a.m., and workers had it fixed by 3:45 p.m. The water flow to Allen Field House was stopped completely between those times. Other buildings such as Dyche Hall and the Kansas Union suffered some flooding and temporary water loss. Workers believed more buildings were flooded but had not yet received reports.
The break was caused by old and weak pipes. The broken section of the water main was located on the northeast side of Allen Field House and was between 60 and 70
years old. The age and the normal 100 pounds of water pressure broke off a six-foot chunk of the pipe, said Bob Porter, associate director of physical plant maintenance.
Workers had patched the water line with a six-foot section of pipe by 3:45 p.m. Until then, faculty and workers in the field house were sent to use the bathrooms at Anschutz Sports Pavilion, said Jeanne Wulffkhue, assistant director of facilities for intercollegiate athletics.
Porter said the break was not unique.
When the water main broke, officials tried to use a different water line, but a blown fuse at the power plant delayed their attempts. After they replaced the fuse, workers managed to divert the water flow to a different line, but a new problem arose. The back-flow preventers, which are designed to keep water in the system from
"Throughout the summer we had four water lines break like this one," he said. "They were all in the Allen Field House vicinity, all about the same age and all suffered similar fatigue."
There had been a lot of work in the area over the past six or seven years, which could explain some of the fatigue the pipe suffered. he said.
Jordan Yochim, assistant director of the Natural History Museum, said there was some flooding in the basement of Dyche Hall and some water leaked into an elevator shaft.
getting back into the main water line, dumped the water they contained and ended up flooding some buildings on campus.
"The water drain in the basement couldn't handle the amount of water coming in so there was some flooding," he said. "But only a few boxes and file cabinets got wet. Everything was salvageable."
Wayne Pearse, Kansas Union building engineer, said the Union was only mildly affected by the break in the water main.
"We had to block off the bathrooms on floors five and six, and we lost the use of a dish-washing machine for about 40 minutes, but other than that, we didn't really have too much trouble," he said.
"We were grateful that they managed to do such a good job creating as much water pressure as they could while still working on the line," Pearse said.
Some students were eating from paper plates for a while, but that was about it, he said.
SUA brings Stone his film to Union
By Corrie Moore
By Carrie Moore
cmoreo at kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students at the University of Kansas will have the opportunity to get a first look at Oliver Stone's new film, "U
Turn," and talk live with the director at 8:30 tonight in the Woodruff Auditorium.
Kansas is one of 40 colleges nationwide that will be connected live via satellite to New York University and Stone. After the show, Stone will
appear on-screen to talk to students.
Network Events Theater is co-sponsoring the event with Student Union Activities. The international company targets universities in major market areas.
Free vouchers for the sneak preview are available at the SUA box office in
the Kansas Union todav.
Ana Calderon, Shawnee senior and feature films coordinator for SUA, said she had had a good response from students so far.
"I think it's going to be huge," she said. "I know this movie is really heavily anticipated."
The movie is under two hours long and the question-and-answer session will last no longer than an hour.
Calderon said that Network Events Theater had worked with SUA for three years and had brought other events such as "Scream" and the "HBO Comedy Hour" with Janeane Garafoal. They provide over $100,000 worth of high-tech equipment to the University and do all the programming and promotional material for their events.
Michelle Dennard, SUA president,
said Woodruff seats 500 people. SUA will give out 500 vouchers. Those who do not get vouchers can come to Woodruff at show time in hopes of finding any available seats, Dennard said.
Walking in the rain
A University of Kansas student walks up the stairs behind Strong Hall. A rainy day caused University students to break out their umbrellas for the second time this semester. Photo by Lynn Kalender/KANSAN.
Latina women start new chapter of sorority
By Sarah McWilliams
smcwilliams@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Latina women are coming together at the University of Kansas, and they're doing it by thinking greek.
Aida Garcia, Lenexa sophomore, started the Delta Alpha chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma, the first chapter of a Latina sorority at the University. The sorority was officially recognized as a chapter by the University this semester, and the ten founding members say they are ready to start a longstanding tradition.
"I think Hispanic female students need a support system from each other," said Angela Valdez, Kansas City, Kans., junior, who joined the sorority with her sister Teresa. "We have the same pride in our culture, the same upbringing, the same morals and values."
The low number of Latino and Latina students at the University of Kansas also prompted the members to form a group that would help Latina women assist each other as they earn their degrees.
According to the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, there are 552 students of Hispanic origin, or about 2.2 percent, at the University as of spring 1997. That number is divided almost equally between males and females.
Garcia started gathering members for the group last year, and the sorority was granted colony status for maintaining membership and for participating in community service, social, and educational projects, such as the Douglas County AIDS Project.
"We want to make a strong foundation," Garcia said. "We want that for the future members."
The sorority does not have a house
and probably won't for the foreseeable future because there are not enough members to generate the money necessary for a house, Garcia said.
Sigma Lambda Gamma requires prospective members to have a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. and 12 hours of college credit, Garcia said.
Most of the members joined the sorority through the KU Hispanic American Leadership Organization, HALO. The sorority will start pledging new members next spring, after fall semester grades are in.
The sorority was started at the University of Iowa in 1986, said Bill Nelson, associate director of the student activities and leadership development center. Members of Kansas' chapter are encouraging Latino students to start Sigma Lambda Beta, which could be the first Latino fraternity at the University, Garcia said.
Minority enrollment Hispanic enrollment by gender:
Andrew Rohrback / KANSAN
Man exposes self to KU student
The student was in the third floor center stack about 7:15 p.m. she was sitting on the floor reading a book when she noticed a man had walked near her, KU police said.
A KU student looking for a book in the Watson Library stacks Thursday night was surprised by an exposed man.
She soon noticed that he sat down about two rows away from her.
When the man realized that she had seen him through the shelves, he pulled down his pants and began to masturbate, the student told police.
The student immediately left the stocks and called the police. By the time the police arrived, the man had left.
The student described the man as a white mate in his 30s with short blond hair and a medium build. The man was wearing a white T-shirt and blue shorts, KU police said.
This is not the first time that a KU student has been a victim of lewd and lascivious behavior in the library. Last year, a student reported a similar sighting.
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