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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
SECTION A VOL.103, NO.9
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1996
ADVERTISING 864-4358
(USPS 650-640)
Registrar accused of strangling wife
Sue Morrell, program manager at Student Union Activities, was granted a temporary protection from abuse last Wednesday against her husband, Richard Morrell, University Registrar.
The protection was filed Aug. 26 in response to an incident that occurred at their home July 16. A Sept. 9 hearing will determine whether the restraining order becomes permanent
Sue Morrell filed an incident report July 18 with Lawrence police alleging that Richard Morrell attempted to strangle her during a domestic dispute. The Douglas County District Attorney is reviewing the case to decide whether to press charges against Morrell.
The temporary protection prohibits Richard Morrell from abusing, threatening, harassing or disturbing the peace of Sue Morrell, their 10-year-old daughter or their 12-year-old son. Sue Morrell also is granted exclusive possession of their home, although both continue to have access to the house.
Sue Morrell declined comment, and Richard Morrell could not be reached for comment.
Aircraft industry boom gives workers overtime
WICHITA — The aircraft industry is booming in Wichita, and workers are pocketing the overtime pay to prove it.
New workers are not being hired fast enough at many plants, so workers are being asked to stay late or arrive early. Whole divisions at some local plants are in overtime mode.
At Boeing Wichita, the move to higher production rates, which began in January, has increased hiring and voluntary overtime, said Kim Scanion, the plant's senior compensation manager.
Scanlon said the increased overtime had caused managers to worry about employee burnout.
"Sometimes we just have to tell someone to not come in over the weekend," Scanlon said. "Our general manager doesn't want people's lives to suffer."
Insider says Clinton approved retaliation
MILWAUKEE — President Clinton has approved military and economic retribution against Saddam Hussein for his army's movements into Kurdish-controlled areas of Iraq, u. U.S. official said yesterday.
The official in Washington, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not provide a timetable for when — or whether — the presidential directive would be carried out. With speculation growing in Washington about U.S. military movement against Iraq, the official said the action was likely.
White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry told reporters in Milwaukee that the United States had evidence that Hussein's troops were moving deeper into Kurd-controlled areas. He said it appeared Husein's objective was Sulaymaniyah, an administrative center for the Kurdish area.
There also was evidence that Iraq troops were hunting down and killing political opponents in the areas they are seizing.
Sen, John McCain, R-Ariz., a key foreign policy adviser to Bob Dole, told a political rally in Salt Lake City that military action by the president was expected.
At the same time, McCain issued a slashing attack on Clinton, accusing him of a failed foreign policy that he said contributed to Hussein's aggression.
—The Associated Press
Afterward Dole was asked if he agreed with McCain.
"Yeah," Dole said. "Weak leadership. We probably should not have to be doing what we're doing."
KU water of highest quality
Water checked on weekly basis
By Dave Breitenstein
Kansan staff writer
While many KU students think the drinking water on campus is of poor quality, the department of environmental health and safety conducts tests to ensure it is of the highest quality.
"The water quality program consists of two parts: the water coming in and the water going out," said Mike Russell, director of the department of environmental health and safety. "We check water on both ends of the spectrum."
Russell said the department checked every week for coliform bacteria, fecal coliform and chlorine levels.
Copper levels also are monitored once a year.
"We focus most of our testing in areas of food production, such as a cafeteria or a faucet where a lot of people fill coffee pots," he said. "We don't test water fountains, though. The state says we don't have to because each fountain contains filters and a safe holding tank."
The department sends 15 samples of water each week to the state department of microbiology in Topeka, which performs tests for $$ a sample.
Russell said all campus water was sent from the city of Lawrence and checked many times for quality before it ever arrived on the Hill.
While both the city and the University test the water, Russell said the department often received complaints.
"We do hear a lot of complaints about water discoloration. If a faucet is not frequently used, rust may form in the water lines," he said. "It's mainly just a nuisance. You couldn't drink enough of it to cause a problem. All you need to do is let the water run for a couple of minutes to get rid of the color."
James Haiar, Omaha, Neb., senior, said he did not like the taste of the water on campus.
"There's a few water fountains on campus that aren't very tasty or clean," he said.
Russell said the other aspect of the water quality program was making sure the water that departments disposed of was safe.
"We want to make sure nothing hazardous is going down the drain, like chemicals from one of the labs," Russell said.
Russell had some advice for students and faculty regarding what they wash down the drain.
"If you have a problem, call us so we can have it checked," he said.
Items that should not be disposed of in campus pipes include sand, chemicals that deteriorate metal, oils and large items.
Photo illustration by Steve Puppe / KANSAN
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety conducts many tests to ensure the highest quality of water on campus.
Picnic pediatrics
Geoff Krieger / KANSAN
Allen Quinlan, Olathe first year law student, wraps his daughter Ashley's a merry-go-round. Quinlan was with his wife, Gloria (left), and family ties arm at Veterans Park, 19th and Ohio. Ashley hurt her arm while playing on terday for a picnic at the park.
Kansan online, interactive
UDKi informs links KU to web
By Bradley Brooks Kansan staff writer
"We want UDKi to become a launch point students will go to when searching the net to find out both what's on campus, and what else is out there," said David Teska, online editor.
Students surfing the web today should take notice of a new site: the UDKk, the interactive homepage of the University Daily Kansan.
Students who find the UDKi site
As of today, only the Newstand, with features and news stories, and Election '96 links are available. Teska said the Newstand would feature articles normally associated with a printed newspaper.
Teska said that the UDKi initially would be reprinting what's in the Kansan. "But we will be expanding it," he said.
at http://www.kansan.com are greeted by the sight of two hands grasping a crystal ball. Inside the ball are some of the links available for students to explore.
The Election '96 location is a launch point to other web sites. Teska said that this would allow a user to connect with various candidates and parties sites, thus providing a user with a wealth of political information from one centralized location.
"Every page we build has to be maintained," Teska said. "That is the reason why we haven't gone 100 percent operational yet."
Ivy Clothier, technical supervisor of the UDKi, said the site was going to expand and would have six or seven more sections by the end of the semester.
The biggest limitation for the UDKi is the availability of staff to update the online paper daily.
"We will have biographies within a week," Clothier said. "We
See UDKI, Page 6A
Art by Jesse Speer / KANSAN
You'll see this image when you visit the homepage of the University Daily Kansan interactive.
Humble earth not center of universe
By Eric Weslander
Kansan staff writer
KU scientists design galaxy maps that have international draw
Earth is not a special place in the grand scheme of the universe.
that theory, although not new, has been further supported by Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy. Melott and two colleagues have discovered that The Great Wall of Galaxies, an enormous curving group of galaxies that appears to center on Earth, is not so great.
Using computer simulation, Melott and his colleagues produced galaxy maps that centered on the observer no matter where the observer was placed on the map.
Since their discovery, they have received international attention. World Wide Web surfers from countries including Israel, India and Germany have downloaded their maps and reports from the Internet, they were featured by Science News in June and will be featured by Discovery magazine in October.
"It it (the great wall) makes you think that you're special, that there's this weird pattern surrounding you, but it's really just bogus," he said. "Some people were surprised, but they shouldn't have been."
"There are three kinds of responses: 'That's totally amazing,' 'That's wrong,' and 'I already knew that.' Melott said. "All three are very strong."
Because the universe is constantly expanding, scientists find the position of objects by determining the velocity at which they are moving away from us. Melott said this method distorted the arrangement of astronomical objects.
NASA and the National Science
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