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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1996
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Little focus on terrorism added to bomb deaths
WASHINGTON — A failure by the Pentagon and key field commanders to focus on terrorism contributed to the death toll of the bombing in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 U.S. airmen in June, according to a task force report released Monday.
In response, Defense Secretary William Perry ordered a review of whether any Air Force personnel should be court-martialed.
President Clinton praised the report as unvarnished, blunt and straightforward.
Clinton said everything possible would be done to protect troops in the field, and the report would be aggressively implemented.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, RGa., campaigned in his home state, accused the Clinton administration of being consistently weak in its approach to protect Americans from terrorism.
"I think we need to do a great deal more to protect our young men and women," he said.
WASHINGTON — In a little publicized provision, President Clinton's crackdown on youth smoking encourages states to use minors in sting operations to detect illegal tobacco sales — or risk losing federal aid.
The government says its new rule did generate a healthy dose of responses from citizens about the physical and psychological safety of undercover children and their ability to understand legal issues like entrapment.
But it says examples around the country—including an Illinois town where stings using junior high school students have had a dramatic impact —show that such problems can be solved with proper adult supervision.
New federal law allows minors in tobacco stings
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — Relief is on the way for NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid.
Atlantis space shuttle to pick up astronaut
Atlantis is supposed to dock with Mir late Wednesday, despite the failure of a critical power unit that could force NASA to cut the flight short.
Space shuttle Atlantis blasted off Monday on a mission to bring her home from the Russian space station Mir, where she has spent a record-breaking six months in orbit.
NASA considered moving the docking to Tuesday but decided against it because of the extra fuel that would have to be used.
The problem still could lead NASA to shorten the docked phase of the 10-day mission and bring Lucid back to Earth a little early.
Bosnian election returns await complete results
SARAJEVQ, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
— Early election returns yesterday showed the leader of the Bosnian Muslims and a Serb nationalist lying to head a three-member presidency that aims to hold Bosnia together.
it was far too early to predict the winner with only a fraction of the 109 electoral districts reporting partial results last night.
The candidate who gets the most votes overall and leads the presidency could determine whether Bosnia splits apart into separate ethnic republics or hangs on as one nation.
Misconduct policy to change
Transcripts to show charges
By Lindsey Henry Kansan staff writer
A new definition of academic misconduct is coming to the University of Kansas.
Last year, Provost David Shulenburger asked University governance to revise its policy on academic misconduct to address an
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increase in classroom behavior problems as well as threats to an instructor in an academic setting, said Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, associate provost for academic services.
services.
"Last fall, there was an incident where a faculty member was threatened by a student after class," McCluskey-Fawcett said. "And there was no policy to deal with that situation."
In University Council and Senate's revised policy, instructors may suspend disruptive or physically violent students immediately from their course sections. The suspension would remain in effect until a hearing with faculty and the Dean of Student Life. In cases where physical threats are made, the KU Police Department would be notified.
"This puts the student in more jeopardy," McCluskey-Fawcett said. "This cracks down on repeat offenders. Hopefully, the long-term consequences will put some teeth into the policy."
Michael Doudoroff, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, said the new policy could applaud conscientious students.
When the changes are implemented, permanent transcripts and central University files would show if a student has been caught cheating or charged with classroom disruption repetitively Under the old policy, only the school in which the student was found guilty of academic misconduct would keep files of the incident.
In the past, less than a half a dozen
The revisions will go into effect pending Chancellor Hemenway's approval, and they will appear in next semester's student handbook, McCluskey-Fawcett said.
The revisions also include a change that would allow all academic misconduct sanctions applied by the schools or the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to be centralized in the provost's office.
students a year had been caught cheating for a second time, McCluskey-Fawcett said.
"Transcripts should show the distinction between ethical, hardworking and careful students, and those that don't put forth the effort they should." Doudoroff said. "I hope this will make people take their academic responsibility more seriously."
"Maybe this policy will flush out more people," she said.
Maintenance may help cars go extra miles
By Bradley Brooks
Kansan staff writer
Most drivers use traditional maintenance techniques on their cars. But for at least one KU student, karma is the secret to keeping her car running.
"I use positive mental thinking to keep my car going," said Jill Rohde. Lawrence sophomore.
Rohde's 1984 Nissan Stanza has 330,000 miles and still runs, despite her unusual maintenance techniques.
"I just add oil when I notice it is running weird," she said.
But for students who don't rely on karma, a little maintenance could go a long way.
I drove my van to Alaska and back—16,000 miles — this summer," said Ernest Leek, Olathe senior.
Leek changed the oil and gave his Volkswa-
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Basic automobile maintenance
**Oil and filter change:**
Every 3,000 miles or three months. Expect to pay about $20.
Transmission service
Every 25,000 miles for automatic transmissions, every 50,000 miles for manual transmissions. Most mechanics charge about $50.
Overall tuneup:
Every 20,000 miles for older cars. Some new cars don't need tuneups until 100,000 miles. Check what your car's manual recommends.
Tire rotation:
Every 6,000 miles, I cost about $10.
There are mechanics who perform all of these services in Lawrence. Contact the dealer who sells your type of car, or check the yellow pages for local mechanics.
The location
Every 6,000 miles. It costs about $10.
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Jill Rhode poses with her car on 9th Street. Some people are opting for older cars rather than new models, but older cars often require more maintenance.
Peeper violates privacy of 3 scholarship hall women
Kansan staff writer
By Andrea Albright
A man wearing a black mask and little else gave a disturbing performance to an unwilling audience at Miller Scholarship Hall on Wednesday.
Annelies Helms, Osakaloosa freshman, was alone in the kitchen on Miller's bottom floor, microwaving a midnight snack. A noise from outside of an open window caught her attention.
"A guy was standing six or seven feet away from the window," Helms said. "He had a flashlight pointed at his crotch, and he was massturbing."
Helms looked out into the dark and saw a small light, but it took a moment for her eyes to focus.
Helms couldn't believe her eyes, so she went out to the hallway to find someone who would come verify what she was seeing.
Toyin Adeyanju, Lawrence freshman, was
in the hallway, but was afraid to come to the kitchen and look out the window. But when Helms convinced Alex Harris, Lawrence freshman, to go look, Adeyau joined.
heisman, to go back upstairs. "You could only see from the middle of his stomach to the middle of his thigh," Harris said. "It was kind of disturbing."
"I shut the window, turned around, turned the light off and rushed everybody out," Harris said.
When Harris realized what was going on, she hustled the women out of the kitchen
The women went upstairs and called the police.
Ironically, the women had recently talked about what they would have done if they had been the women that encountered a man exposing himself near Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall on Sept. 7.
"We thought we would just laugh," Harris said. "But you don't. It robs you of your sense
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Towers fire leaves 3 smoking University, sorority won't pay for damage
By Ashlee Roll Kansan staff writer
Jennifer Bouwkamp, Overland Park sophomore and member of Pi Beta Phi, lives two floors above where the fire started.
The fire that damaged Tower B of Jayhawker Towers has left behind more than a burned kitchen. Three Pi Beta Phi sorority members who live in the towers sustained damage to personal property, but neither the Department of Student Housing nor the sorority are willing to help pay for the students' losses.
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"The smoke was so thick that my roommate thought that the fire was in our apartment," Bouwkamp said. "It just reeked of smoke."
"We did this for students that encountered inconvenience due to the fire," said Kenneth Stoner, director of student housing. "It was restricted to the first floor."
Although the University of Kansas said it was not obligated to pay for any damage to students' individual property, dry cleaning for tenants on the first floor was paid.
Bouwkamp said that the smoke had damaged clothes and linens in the apartment and left behind an unpleasant odor.
"The smell doesn't go away," Bouwkamp said. "We have to dry-clean everything."
Bouwkamp said her bill was about $200 so far.
Although the apartments were cleaned, Bouwkamp said the smell still remained. "You can still see smoke hanging in the air," she said
Charles Yockey, Watkins chief of staff, said that although the initial smoke was dangerous, there were no health risks to living in the apartment after the smoke was gone.
Although the fire occurred two floors below Bouwkamp's apartment, smoke damage is possible if smoke seals and other preventive measures like fire doors are not in proper working condition.
Stoner said that it was University policy to insure its property, not student property. It is the student's responsibility to cover their personal belongings with home-owners or renters insurance.
"Even if there is a fire with not a lot of fire damage, smoke and soot can travel if areas are not separated by fire doors," said Richard Barr, Lawrencewire said.
The three women live in the towers because their chapter house was overcrowded.
Diane Simpson, attorney and representative for the Pi Beta Phi sorority, said that it was not Pi Beta Phi's financial responsibility because the women live on University property.
the leasees are responsible for insuring their individual property," Simpson said.
Bouwkamp said that she was still waiting to hear from her insurance company to find out whether her personal property was covered.
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