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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1996
SECTION A VOL. 103, NO. 17
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romer chancellor dies at his home Wednesday
Deane W. Malott, who presided over the University of Kansas when Lawrence and the school saw a post-warm boom that produced an additional 10,000 city residents and 6,000 students, has died. He was 98.
. Malott died at his home Wednesday in lthaca, N.Y., where he lived since 1951.
Malott served as the University's eight chancellor from 1939 to 1951.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said in a statement that even though he never met Malott, they corresponded.
"I found him to be remarkably perceptive about current problems in higher education," he said.
The physical sciences building on campus was named for Malott.
Malott left the University in 1951 to become president of Cornell University in Ithaca, a post he held until 1963 when he became president emeritus of Cornell.
Malott was born July 10, 1898, in Abilene. He received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1921 and a master's degree from Harvard in 1923. He taught business at the Harvard School of Business.
Funeral arrangements were pending yesterday.
The Associated Press
Twelve groups will be "On a Mission" in the 1996-97 Rock Chalk Revue.
"I am really excited to see what comes out of this year's theme," said Matt Kennedy, Emporia senior. "It leaves a lot of room for imagination."
Groups 'On a Mission' to interpret revue theme
The theme, "On a Mission," was left open for interpretation, like past shows, to encourage creativity and brainstorming among groups.
The theme was announced at a meeting that began at 7 p.m. last night at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. More than 60 people attended.
Although the show has been seen in previous years as a greek event, Ryan Wilkerson, Mission Hills Junior, stressed that all organized living groups are encouraged to participate.
Rock Chalk Revue is a variety show performed annually by students. The show will be presented on March 13, 14 and 15 at the Lied Center, with all benefits going to the United Way.
"This year we have three scholarship halls participating," Wilkerson said.
Each group will work on a notebook to be presented to an independent judging panel. The notebook contains ideas, scripts and music each group will use in its show.
Final selection of the five groups that will participate in Rock Chalk will be made on Nov. 25.
-Kansan staff report
Dole, Clinton negotiate planning for debates
WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Bob Dole's team opened debate negotiations with the Clinton campaign yesterday by pushing for four one-on-one exchanges with President Clinton, hoping the forums would give the GOP ticket more chances to catch up.
The Associated Press
A Democratic official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Clinton-Gore campaign wanted no more than three, citing precedent and the belief that Dole was eager to use the debates to his advantage.
The negotiations were designed to settle the number of debates, their format and whether Ross Perot should share the stage.
Linear tuition has limits
New pay plan restricts diverse class schedules
By Lindsey Henry Kansan staff writer
The new linear tuition rate for the University of Kansas allows students to get exactly what they pay for in the classroom. But for students who want more than just the required classes, paying for every
hour creates a question of academic balance.
"This new plan does not help people who really want to get something more out of their education. It just provides the people who want to get out of school in four years with job training."
"This plan is especially hard for the sophomores who don't know exactly what they want to do," said Mary Klayder, assistant director of the College of Liberal Arts and Sci-
balance.
"There were classes I wanted to take that I am not taking because I feel like I don't have any time now," said Shana Hughes. Wichita sophomore. "I feel like I am being pushed into taking only the required classes.
student complaints but believed linearization was a fair concept.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said he understood
"The fact is that the University could no longer afford to give away instruction with the flat tuition rate," Amber said. "It wasn't fair for someone taking seven hours to pay as much as someone taking 20 hours."
Klayder said she feared students would take only their required classes, rather than others that could be more beneficial.
Though linear tuition may benefit the University in the long run, it's forcing students to be selective.
"There's a hesitation to add another discipline when someone is just concerned with getting their degree," Klayder said. "Students are now going to have to make choices for their money to pay off in the long run."
Ambler said that before this year, the state of Kansas controlled the University's tuition money. Now the state has permitted the University to handle its own tuition funds.
students took more courses and produced $30 million, the University would have to return the additional five million to the state," Ambler said. "Now we could keep a good part of that $5 million to put back into the University and the students."
"Hypothetically, if the state had budgeted our tuition to be $25 million and enrollment increased, or if
ences honors program. "They may not have the opportunity to look around, and they might accept one area that may not be what gets their fire lit."
Everyone loves a parade
Brian Hott / KANSAN
The Kansas Jayhawk Mascot takes the seat of honor during a parade celebrating his 50th "birthday." The parade passed down Jayhawk Boulevard yesterday afternoon to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
mascot and the KU bookstores. The "smiling Jayhawk" was created by Harold Sandy. The original Jayhawk was created by Henry J. Maloy in 1912.
Tooning out
Many KU students are giving up on comic strips after The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes flew the coop.
Bv Jeff Ruby
Kansan staff writer
In an informal poll of 200 students on campus, 25 percent said they either didn't have a favorite strip, disliked all comics or didn't read the comic page.
KU students aren't finding the funnies very funny these days.
like The For Fair. Students at Wescoe Hall, Watson Library and the Kansas Union on Wednesday afternoon were asked, "What is your favorite comic strip?" Of those polled, the respondents who named a favorite comic strip overwhelmingly chose cartoons no longer appearing in national papers, particularly Calvin and Hobbes, which got 39 votes, and The Far Side, which got 29 votes.
"Lately there haven't been a lot of funny comics," said art student James Abbott, Andover senior. "I've always been fond of the absurd stuff, like The Far Side. Now there are strips trying be like The Far Side."
Voices, and Art Watterston,
Artist Gary Larson's last *The Far Side* strip
appeared in December 1994, and Bill Watterston,
author of Calvin and Hobbes, quit in 1995.
author of Cartoon History, Watterton has said newspaper comics aren't
Art student Nathan Atichon, Manhattan freshman, said the funnies have suffered without those two popular strips, but he said he still opened a newspaper to the comics page first.
Long-standing cartoons such as Peanuts, Garfield and Blondie commonly were named as favorites as well, but others say they would like to see something fresh, such as Dilbert, when they open the comics.
as artistic as they once were, and he refused to allow rurs of his strip, a Universal Press Syndicate representative told the Santa Fe New Mexican.
"There are good comic strips these days, but probably not in the same league as Calvin and Hobbes or The Far Side," he said.
"Charlie Brown just isn't funny anymore," Abbott said. "Charles Schulz is getting a little too old. He needs to get in touch with people of our generation."
According to a poll completed by The
See CARTOONS, Page 2A.
Students to observe the Jewish New Year
By Nicholas Charalambous Kansan staff writer
Instead of dropping the ball and drinking champagne, Jewish families tonight will celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the new year in the Jewish calendar, with a large meal, apples and honey.
Because the holiday falls on a Friday, Beth Ackerman, Dallas senior, and many other students will leave Lawrence today to spend the weekend with family and friends.
Ackerman's mother spent this week preparing a meal of chicken, brisket and sweet-and-sour cabbage soup for about 20 family members and friends. For the past two days, Ackerman has been baking braided challah bread with golden raisins.
Challah bread traditionally is formed into a circle to represent the end of one year and the beginning of another, Ackerman said. The raisins, as well as honey, figs and apples, represent the sweetness of the new year.
Rosh Hashanah represents the opening of the book of life and the beginning of the 10 days of awe, which ends with Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, when the book of life is sealed.
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the eight days in between are a time for Jews to reflect on the past year and look forward to the year ahead.
"This is the time when we reflect on our lives," said Richard Buck, Chicago doctoral candidate, who also leads services at the Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Dr. "We're trying to understand ourselves as part of a community; trying to be the best person we possibly can."
"It's the time when I can be with other Jews," he said. "The religion is not a big part of my life but at this time in the year, I like to remember it. It gives you an identity."
Dan Simon, Denver sophomore, who plans to spend the holiday in South Dakota, said he would attend synagogue for five hours on Saturday.
The Jewish Community Center will hold two services, one conservative and one reform, at 7:30 tonight. Both services will include prayers, singing and responsive reading from the congregation. The reform service will include prayers in English and Hebrew, and acoustic guitars will accompany singing.
The center also will hold services at 9:30 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Vaughn to have surgery today
Jacque Vaughn will have an operation today at the University of Kansas Medical Center to reattach torn ligaments in his right hand.
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