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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSA
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SECTION A VOL. 103. NO. 46
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1996
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Pedestrian hit by car, suffered broken bone
Laura Erickson, Prairie Village graduate student, remembers very little about the actual accident.
She was crossing the street just south of Irving Hill Road on Tuesday at 3:35 p.m. when a car heading south on Naismith Drive struck her.
"I just remember I looked to see if it was clear to cross and ran out," Erickson said. "The next thing I remember is the emergency room."
Erickson said a small bone in her left leg was broken in the accident. She said doctors told her to stay off that leg for the next few days, but that she would be OK.
KU police officer Gayle Reece said the car involved in the accident was driven by Eric Bechtel, Hutchinson freshman. He could not be reached for comment.
Despite the wintry conditions, KU police cited Bechtel for failure to yield to a pedestrian and inattentive driving.
"We do believe that the weather was a contributing factor to the accident." Reece said.
Erickson said the accident had not made her wary of the traffic on Naismith Drive.
"I'm sure I'll cross that street tomorrow and every other day of the year," Erickson said.
Kansan staff report
JERUSALEM — Mourning the leader who had brought peace within reach, Israelis wept and prayed yesterday for Yitzhak Rabin, marking a year since his assassination by a Jewish extremist.
In the Tel Aviv square where Rabin was gunned down, thousands lit memorial candles and placed flowers on the pavement.
"We are still swimming in a sea of confusion ... looking for a way out," Rabin's grandson said. "Our world has changed. We are no longer the same family, the same people."
Others hummed To Cly for You, a ballad that has become an anthem of lost hope, especially for younger Israelis.
"Friend, we miss you," read a banner headline in the Yediot Ahronot newspaper.
The prime minister's assassination occurred Nov. 4, but according to the Hebrew calendar, the anniversary fell yesterday.
The sorrow briefly covered up the poisonous divisions in Israel that have deepened since the assassination. However, even yesterday's somber ceremonies were not entirely without rancor.
—The Associated Press
Pointing an accusing finger, Rabin's son Yuval said hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must accept some of the blame for creating the hate-filled political climate that led to Rabin's murder.
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Player suspended for Nebraska game
By Andrea Albright
Kansan staff writer
June Henley's speed was not an asset to him early yesterday morning.
Lawrence police arrested the KU football running back for suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. He was detained near Ninth and Iowa streets for driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone.
At 9:30 yesterday morning, Coach Glen Mason announced that Henley was suspended and would not travel with the team to the Nebraska game this weekend.
Lawrence police Lt. Kevin Harmon said that the arresting officers administered a field sobriety test after Henley exhibited suspicious behavior when he was pulled over for speeding.
"Henley was given a field sobriety test
due to several indicators that the officers observed while talking to him," Harmon said.
Although he could not specify exactly what the indicators were, Harmon said they often included an odor of alcohol on the breath, slurred speech or blood shot eyes.
Henley failed the test, which may have included a recitation of the alphabet, walking he to toe, or a standing balance test, Harmon said.
June Henley
mon said. "The results were sufficient to justify the arrest."
"He was given a breathalyzer test," Har-
Henley has had several brushes with the law since his football career began. In 1994, Henley, then a sophomore, was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor theft that was later dismissed. Later that year, a warrant was issued for Henley's arrest after he failed to pay child support. In 1995, Henley was arrested for domestic battery after he allegedly pushed his girlfriend during an argument. Those charges later were dropped.
During the arrest, police also discovered that Henley was driving without proof of insurance or a current driver's license.
This year, Henley was cited for contempt of court for failing to pay child support, but those charges also were dismissed.
Mason said that junior Eric Vinn would replace Henley as starting running back.
Henley was released after paying $850 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 6.
Breaking the bonds of addiction
Geoff Krieger / KANSAN
Spectators listen to a speaker at South Park. The drug and alcohol vigil was held at 7 last night by Project Freedom to commemorate those touched by alcohol and drug abuse. See story on page 3A.
Marching band cancels trip
Lack of money forces decision
By Stephanie Fite
Kansan staff writer
Robert Foster had no problem with the word "no"—he just wished he had gotten more warning.
The request wasn't turned in until June, she said.
Foster, director of KU bands, had to cancel the marching band trip to Ames, Iowa. Yesterday's cancellation came in response to the Athletic Department's decision to deny Foster's request for money.
"The request was denied because it was turned in after we had established our budget last April," said Janelle Martin, assistant athletic director.
Each year, the Athletic
Department provides the band with $20,000 to pay for buses, food and hotel rooms. The money finances all bands at the University of Kansas, including the jazz band and the pop band.
The $20,000 also covers the mandatory annual band trip taken to recruit high school students. Foster requested $18,300 in June to pay for food, transportation and hotel rooms.
The board's decision to not provide the money was reached by the athletic director, the chief financial adviser and a representative from the Athletic Department.
Martin said the request for money was denied because it came after the department had established the budget. It is up to the band department to allocate its funds according to the money given to it at the beginning of the semester.
"We will ask next semester what their needs are and take that into consideration," Martin said.
"This is a working trip and a public relations effort we thought would benefit the University, the band and all other organizations at the University," he said. "We try to take care of the students have so they can afford to go. We pay for their food and transportation — things they miss because they have to attend these trips."
The trip to Iowa was a way for the University to recruit from Iowa schools, Foster said, and the decision to not finance the trip came as a blow to the department.
Susan Wachter, chief financial adviser in the Athletic Department, said that Foster's requests were not unreasonable. However, because a specific band budget hadn't been established, the Athletic Department was unable to meet the band's needs this semester.
"We want to start getting together earlier," she said. "We want to be able to establish a time in January or February to work up a budget for next year."
Matt Rosanske, Overland Park junior, said the band trip cancellation came as a disappointment because each member had practiced throughout the semester for more than 23 hours to perform in front of the high school audience.
"We are more than ticked off," he said. "You would think all of the support we give the team, the department would be able to pitch in for a couple of buses."
Evaluation policy still draws talk
Faculty questions addition attached by administrators
Lautor's note: This story is the last in a series of three articles about faculty evaluations.
By Lindsey Henry Kansan staff writer
When Elizabeth Banks examined the University of Kansas' recently approved policy on faculty evaluations, she noticed a few phrases that she, a member of the University Council, had never seen.
The approved policy states that when an instructor fails to perform in the classroom for three consecutive years, it is the responsibility of the dean or department chairperson to make recommendations for improvement to Provost David Shulenburger.
After the council had passed the policy to be submitted to the Regents, Shulenburger and Chancellor Robert Hemenway tacked on a statement declaring that the provost would inquire and make recommendations if none came from the faculty member's dean or department chairperson.
Banks said during the council's meeting yesterday that the statement was one about which nobody had been notified.
"I felt we have been treated badly," said Baurs, associate professor of classics. "There was no general notification to the faculty. When push comes to shove, the faculty does not count. The administration can do whatever it wants."
Shulenburger said that he and Hemenway decided to attached the amendment to appease the Board of Regents.
"We were not going to change the policy," Shulenburger said. "This was something that was very important to the Regents. It is not a part of the policy; it is just an administrative statement."
Banks said she thought the trust between the faculty and administration had been upset by the decision.
"We need trust among us to make this work," Shulenburger said. "This wasn't a case where any decision was left."
Anthony Genova, professor of philosophy, said he approved of the policy though he had objected to it in the past.
"I think the provost and the chancellor have done a good job in defending the University in regards to tenure," Genova said. "I was worried they would just thrust a whole new tenure policy, and that is not the case. The Regents want to know what 'nonperformance' is, and that seems to be a fair question."
Now that each department must define its own acceptable levels of performance in the classroom, Genova said, the mandate was not as menacing.
"This doesn't look as threatening as if we had to write one blanket policy for the Regents," Genova said. "It is nice to know that we can write up individual statements and don't have to conform to a broad policy."
For Kelsey Roberts, Dodge Center, Minn., sophomore, an investigation after three consecutive poor years is not enough. She said she thought tenure benefited only professors, not students.
"Tenure shmuren. If you are a bad teacher, you should be out," Roberts said. "I think this policy is kind of lenient. I am paying a hell of a lot of money to go here, and if a professor improves to get a good review for one year and goes back to their bad teaching. I lose the quality of my education."
Shulenburger said he thought students would discover the quality in their instructors increasing.
"Students will notice the improvement eventually," Shulenburger said. "This creates a mechanism for the department chair to begin working with a faculty member early on."
Stereos, wallets taken in spree
By Andrea Albright Kansan staff writer
Nine students had their cars broken into Monday night.
Lawrence police said seven cars were burglarized in one neighborhood northeast of campus and two more were burglarized in a neighborhood southwest of campus.
Rebecca Rigdon, Olathe freshman said somebody broke the driver's side window to get into her car. Her dashboard was severely damaged, and so was the
burglar.
"He pulled the dash all the way out over the stick shift." Rigdon said. "But apparently he was cut badly because there was blood all over the car."
In each of the burglaries, which happened late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, the suspect or suspects took stereos, CDs, radar detectors and miscellaneous checks and credit cards. Each of the cars was entered through broken windows.
Rigdon said she had talked to a neighbor whose car also was broken into.
The person who burglarized the neighbor's car broke the driver's window and stole a wallet. Before 2 a.m., the thief had used the credit card for purchases totaling several hundred dollars.
"We definitely think it was the same person." Riddon said.
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Amy Asher, Kansas City, Mo., junior, said her car had been broken into but that the suspects didn't get much.
"When I went out to my car, my window was bashed out," Asher said. "They took my purse which had my KUID, driver's
String of burglaries