Coach: A look at the new women's assistant basketball coach. Page 1B
Scholars: The University has a record number of National Merit Scholars. Page 3A
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
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SECTION A VOL.103, NO.20
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1996
USPS 650-640)
Ross Perot snubbed for presidential debates
WASHINGTON — A nonpartisan commission recommended yesterday that Ross Perot be denied a spot in the presidential debates because he has no realistic chance to win. An outraged Perot vowed to sue.
The Commission on Presidential Debates said its purpose in recommending the exclusion of Perot and Reform Party running mate Pat Choate to provide a forum for candidates from which Americans would choose the next president.
"Participation is not extended to candidates because they might prove interesting or entertaining," said the panel of five Democrats and five Republicans, which has sponsored the fall debates since 1987.
Clinton sends troops and warning to Kuwait
WASHINGTON — In moves designed to keep Saddam Hussein in a box, President Clinton dispatched 3,500 Army soldiers to Kuwait and warned the Iraqi leader of new attacks should he threaten his neighbors or U.S. forces.
"It's obvious that he's always pushing the envelope," Clinton said. "We didn't want to create a precedent that would lead him to believe he could take further action. We didn't want there to be any ambiguity at all."
The warning to Hussein will remain in effect indefinitely, a spokesperson for the State Department said.
After congressional leaders met with Clinton, Democratic senators said Clinton had not hesitated in sending the troops to Kuwait. Although plans to send 5,000 soldiers were announced on Friday, reports that the decision was being reviewed emerged Monday.
we're doing it because the Kuwaiti government feels threatened," Defense Secretary William Perry said. The 3,500 soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, would join 1,200 others in Kuwait by the end of the week, he said.
Perry rejected speculation that the Kuwaiti government initially was unwilling to accept additional U.S. forces or that the United States-led coalition that mounted the 1991 war against Iraq had been fractured during the past two weeks.
Heart treatment process may harm some patients
CHICAGO — A heart monitoring procedure used to treat critically ill patients may actually be killing some of them, researchers say. The procedure is used in the United States more than a million times a year.
Patients who underwent the procedure, called right heart catheterization, had a 21 percent higher risk of death in the succeeding 30 days, according to figures on 5,735 intensive-care unit patients at five U.S. medical centers.
Right heart catheterization involves inserting a balloon-tipped catheter into a neck vein and guiding it into the heart's right atrium. The procedure allows doctors to measure heart performance and to choose the right treatment.
Though some patients might benefit from the procedure, Dr. Alfred F. Connors Jr. of the University of Virginia said his study had failed to identify any who did.
"What we determined is that there clearly is an association between the use of right heart catheters and a higher rate of death," Connors said.
Connors offered some possible reasons why: Any time a foreign agent like a catheter is inserted into the body, there is an infection risk. The procedure has been known to irritate the heart muscles and sometimes cause irregular heartbeats which could be fatal.
The Associated Press
Admissions director hired
Goal is to attract finest students
By Lindsey Henry Kansan staff writer
Alan Cerveny, associate vice president for admissions and enrollment services at James Madison University, has been named director of undergraduate admissions for the University of Kansas.
Selected after a national search, Cerveny will assume his position on Oct. 21. The position had been vacant since former director Deborah Boulware left last spring.
"I grew up in Nebraska, so I am excited to
return to the Midwest." Cerveny said. "I am excited to join one of the premier universities in the nation. I really want students from Kansas and surrounding states to be aware of the educational jewel in their own backyard."
For the past nine years, Cerveny has
worked in admissions and enrollment services at James Madison, a public school noted for its competitive admissions program. James Madison receives 13,000 applications for 2,500 freshmen slots. Prior to his position at James Madison in Virginia, Cerveny was the assistant director of admissions and advising at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
He said he wanted to develop a stronger admissions policy that would reflect the University's sound academic reputation.
"We want to increase the average ACT score for incoming freshmen," McCluskey-Fawcett said. "The average for the fall of 1994 was 23.4. We want to see the number up to 24.5 by the year 2000. That doesn't seem like a big difference, but it is not that easy considering the range of numbers is not that huge."
"I want to bring the finest students from the country, as well as the state, to the University," Cerveny said. "I want to spread the word to students that they can attend a superb university at a lower cost as compared to KU's peers."
Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, associate provost for academic services, said Cerveny was chosen because of his experience with student recruiting.
"I think he will be really strong both as an administrator and as a contact for parents, high school students and principals," McCluskey-Fawcett said.
Kathryn Tuttle, acting director for the Office of Admissions, said Cerveny's biggest challenge would be attracting students to the University.
She said that for the University to be competitive, it had to pursue higher-level students aggressively.
"Student recruitment has become a big business," Tuttle said. "It involves a lot of telecounseling, being well-published and marketing, and having a computer system to support it all."
Studying lakeside
Anne Mattingly, Wichita senior, enjoys the weather at Potter Lake. Mattingly was catching up on some homework between classes.
Kathleen Driscoll / KANSAN
Naismith Hall cracks down on drug use
Two students may be charged
By Andrea Albright
Kansan staff writer
A resident assistant at Naismith Hall called Lawrence police Sunday night to investigate a suspicious odor coming from a second-floor room.
Detective John Lewis said that when police arrived about 11 p.m., they smelled marijuana. When they knocked on the door, a male and a female answered.
Two KU students caught with marjuana last weekend may have a complicated series of punishments ahead of them.
"The officers asked for the marijuana, and they gave it up," Lewis said.
The investigating officer determined that the two freshmen were in possession of what looked like a controlled substance. Although neither student was arrested, the police will submit a report to the Douglas County district attorney's office.
Crystal Johnson, resident manager at Naismith Hall, said the hall had a strict policy about illicit drug use.
"We give students a verbal warning at the beginning of the year," Johnson said. "If they're caught with drugs, the next person who knocks on their door will be the police."
KU police officer Gayle Reece said that students are not required to open their door to officers unless they have a search warrant. If the door is not opened, officers either file a report for future reference or obtain a search warrant.
John Long, assistant director of student housing, said the University
See NAISMITH, Page 2A
Campus groups provide volunteers to assist candidates
KU students stuff more than ballots in 1996 campaigns
By Neal Shulenburger Kansan staff writer
Some students are making a difference in 1996 political campaigns without donating money.
Most of them work as volunteers in state or local elections.
Trisha Lacey, Atchison third-year law student, volunteers for Democrat John Frieden's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. Like other
campaign volunteers, she mails campaign materials and distributes campaign literature.
Campus organizations such as the KU Democrats and the College Republicans help connect students with campaigns.
Jackie Cottrell, press secretary for Pat Roberts' senate campaign, said that the College Republicans was a big source of volunteers.
"We expect to get a lot of our help from college Republican organizations from across the state," Cottrell said. "Right now we are planning on meeting with College Republicians from Washburn, K-State and KU so that we can organize them for oppor-
See CAMPAIGN, Page 2A
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Opinion. ... 4A
National News. ... 7A
Features. ... 8A
Horoscopes. ... 4B
Classifieds. ... 7B
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