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January 20,1999
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Vol. 109 • No. 76
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Vice chancellor set to change jobs
Crowe to be chief librarian at Spencer
(USPS 650-640)
By Chris Hopkins
Kansan staff writer
Bill Crowe, vice chancellor of information services and dean of libraries, will step down from his positions and become chief librarian at Snower Research Library.
Marilu Goodyear, associate vice chancellor of information services, will replace Crowe as vice chancellor when he officially resigns on July 1. Provost David Shulenburger and Goodyear will conduct a national search for a dean of libraries.
"When Bill came, he said that he wanted to be an administrator for 10 years and
then wanted to do something fun," Good year said.
Crowe has been an administrator with the libraries for nine years and vice chancellor for three years.
The main project that Goodyear will be spearheading is KUWired, which she said was a strategic planning document for the University of Kansas.
KUWired plans include a new faculty/student e-mail system, which will help online class work, more e-mail terminals throughout the campus and a research network for the University.
The University now is working with a two to three year plan, and a 10-year plan will be formulated this fall. While Crowe said he would still be involved in KUWired's planning, he said Goodyear would lead the project.
Crowe said he was looking forward to running Spencer Research Library, which he said was one of the best in the nation.
"I think that we can have a renaissance at Spencer Library. We have all the foundations there," Crowe said.
documents in the area, particularly in terms of natural history, English and Irish studies, Kansas history and the University Archives. Some of the original works date
Grove: After 10 years, wanted to do 'what fun'
He said the library had one of the best collections of original
back to the last millennium, he said.
One of Crowe's main goals is to make all the documents at the library accessible electronically. He also wants to improve fundraising for the library system, another project he will run from his new position.
Crowe worked at Indiana University from 1971 to 1979 and at Ohio State University from 1979 to 1990 prior to coming to the University of Kansas. He will be replacing the retiring Alexandra Mason, who has worked at Spencer Research Library for the last 40 years.
Goodyear has been at the University since 1996. She previously worked at Texas A&M University and has received two master's degrees from the University of Missouri and a doctorate from the University of Colorado-Denver.
State of the Union
Clinton: Social Security, economy eclipse controversy
Heather Biven, Sarah Donegan, and Jim Kelly watch President Clinton's State of the Union address. The three students, members of Young
By Ezra Sykos Kansan staff writer
He also announced that the government would sue the tobacco industry for smokers' health costs.
President Clinton, standing before a Congress torn about his fate last night, proposed to protect Social Security with the huge budget surpluses that Republicans were eveing for tax cuts.
On a day of high drama that shifted from his daytime trial in the Senate to his prime-time State of the Union speech, Clinton made no mention of the sex-and-lies case that led to his impeachment and imperils in his presidency.
But with the economy booming and the budget balanced, Clinton said America's achievements were sometimes overlooked in the clash of controversy.
Several Republicans boycotted the 77 minute speech; Chief Justice William Rehnquist, presiding over Clinton's trial, also stayed away.
"With our budget surplus growing, our economy, expanding, our confidence rising, now is the time for this generation to meet our historic responsibility to the 21st century," Clinton said.
But congressmen weren't the only ones watching.
Ten KU Young Democrats were glued to the television screen in Phil Stevenson's apartment.
Stevenson, KU Young Democrats chairman and Coffeyville senior, said the president did a good job of giving off a very business-as-usual appearance in the midst of such a distracting time.
Julie Merz, St. Louis sophomore and vice president of the KU Young Democrats, said the president's words on Social Security and education especially stood out to her.
"He's a gifted orator and he usually knocks
you out of the ballpark," she said.
Timothy Burger, Lenexa junior, said that although many of the president's proposals appeared attractive, most were unrealistic.
In an apartment not so far away, a group of College Republicans also gathered to watch the
"I think he has more on his plate than he can deal with," he said.
A small crowd watched the speech over
food and drink at G. Willikers Dell & Bar, 733 Massachusetts St.
Brian Baker, Prairie Village senior, was sitting with a friend watching, Baker, who attended the last State of the Union speech in Washington, said the president showed poise.
"He knows his strength is seeming confident no matter what is happening," Baker said. "He knows the American people still support him. He's so charismatic."
The TV in the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St. showed no trace of Clinton
"I am just tired," Martinez said. "Tired of the kiss and make up philosophy that the United States administration is giving the American people."
Tate Martinez, of Brainer, Minn., said he'd rather drink beer and play pinball than spend time watching the speech.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
Task force has plan to curb underage drinking
Students may face increased penalties for drinking underage and using fake IDs based on the recommendations of the Joint City-Universities Task Force on Alcohol Abuse Prevention.
By Heather Woodward
Kansan staff writer
Mayor Marty Kennedy, Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Robert Martin, president of Haskell Indian Nations University, presented the task force's report yesterday.
Kennedy said the city would investigate stiffer punishment for minors caught drinking. The task force recommended a $300 fine for a first minor in possession of alcohol and a $500 fine for subsequent convictions.
"Right now, the punishment does not affect their financial standing or their involvement in the community as much as it
The task force also recommended that people purchasing kegs of beer for house parties be required to register the keg at the time of purchase and be held responsible for underage drinking.
should." he said.
"Alcohol is a problem," said Meghan Ralston, Lawrence lawman. "I don't drink, but pretty much all of my friends do. It's so easy to get it. The bars don't seem to care. You can always find someone to buy alcohol for you. I don't know how successful anyone will be in regulating it, though. People will always find a way to get around it. That's the history of alcohol regulation."
However, some KU students believe that increased regulations won't curb underage drinking.
Other recommendations by the task force include a city plan to
See TASK FORCE on page 2A
Carmen Sanches, Fairway junior and KU alumna Kate Evilsizer enjoy a few drinks at Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St. Student drinking has been targeted by the Joint City-Universities Task Force on Alcohol Abuse Prevention. Photo by Joseph Griffin/KANSAN.
Alcohol survey results
These statistics, gathered by the CORE survey administered to University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University students in October of 1998 reflect alcohol
availability and frequency of use.
50 percent of Haskell students and 58 percent of KU students reported engaging in cringe drinking in the past two weeks.
Kyle Ramsey/KANSAN
68 percent of underage Haskell students and 84 percent of underage KU students consumed alcohol in the past 30 days.
Panel set to consider ESU policy on biases
By Dan Curry Kansan staff writer
A colloquium at Emporia State University tonight will address problems with the university's decision to remove sexual orientation from its nondiscrimination policy.
itage room of the Memorial Union at Emmorial State.
Two University of Kansas graduate students and one faculty member will comprise the panel at the colloquium, "Preventing Discrimination: Civil Rights Issues and Sexual Orientation," which will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Her-
Emporia State President Kay Schallenkamp removed sexual
Her decision dismayed gay and lesbian groups across the nation.
orientation from the policy last July at the advice of a Kansas Board of Regents attorney.
Christine Robinson, acting member of Gay and Lesbian Academic and Staff Associates and Lawrence graduate student, has worked with Emporia State students and faculty to oppose the decision since it was revealed to the public early last December. Robinson will be a panelist in the colloquium.
"Faculty and staff members can now be fired, denied tenure, not hired, et cetera, based on prejudices toward someone's sexual orientation," she said. "Students can be denied admission to the univer-
"This doesn't just affect students," Robinson said. "This affects students, faculty, administration and support staff."
city, denied all kinds of opportunities in student organizations, sports teams, based on sexual orientation."
These same concerns have been the impetus for the formation of an Emporia State task force composed of faculty, staff and students.
Leslie Lewis, director of ethnic and gender studies at Emporia. State, will
KU POLICY
The University is committed to providing equal opportunities to all students, and prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, sex, color, disability, national origin, ancestry and sexual orientation.
moderate the colloquium. Lewis said that the task force would look into the language of nondiscrimination policy as well as a larger statement of Emporia State's values.
"That task force has written a paragraph ... that would essentially say ESU that would not discriminate based on sexual orientation," she said. "I think what we're headed for is a policy including sexual orientation that will indeed be stronger than what we had before."
Lewis said that Emporia State's current policy, the one that Schallenkamp changed, was weak because it did not have precise language and people were not as aware of it.
The colloquium is part of the push to create more awareness of the issues involved with nondiscrimination policy, Lewis said.
"We wanted to bring in people who had a certain amount of expertise in civil rights issues and gay and lesbian concerns," she said.
The new policy has not been finalized, and it is still subject to Schallenkamp's approval.
The University of Kansas is not in danger of having its sexual orientation clause removed from the nondiscrimination policy, said Maurice Bryan, assistant to the provost and director of the Equal Opportunity Office, who will also be a panelist at the colloquium.
The university has sexual-orientation included in its nondiscriminatory policy since 1977, Bryan said.
The other KU panelist of the colloquium will be Ben Zimmerman, professor emeritus of Social Welfare.
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