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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS 864-4810
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
SECTION A VOL. 103, NO. 1
THURSDAY. AUGUST 29,1996
ADVERTISING 864-4358
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Ruling to allow forced leasing to U.S. military
TOKYO — Japan's highest court ruled yesterday that Tokyo can force landowners to lease property to the U.S. military, upholding a government policy that roused angry protest on the southern island of Okinawa.
The 15-judge supreme court said forced leasing was Japan's "duty" under its security accord with the United States.
Okinawa Gov. Masahide Ota had appealed a court decision by a lower court which said 35 landowners must renew their leases with the U.S. military.
Ota had refused to begin proceedings against the defiant landowners, saying forced leasing violated the owners' property rights and the constitution. A total of 3,000 Okinawans oppose renewing their property leases.
Ota refused to say whether he would comply with yesterday's ruling and cooperate with Tokyo.
Fires rage across west; Marines on alert to help
GRANTS PASS, ORE. — Nearly 20,000 firefighters battled wildfires across the West yesterday as federal authorities promised more Army reinforcements and tens of millions of dollars in emergency funds.
A short stretch of cooler and sometimes rainy weather helped firefighters make progress on the 490,188 acres burning across Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada and Montana, said Don Smuthwaite, representative for the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
In a motion filed Tuesday in Denver U.S., District Court, attorney Stephen Jones said the government had reports, including some from foreign governments, and was withholding information.
More than 37,000 lightning strikes since Monday across Montana, Idaho and Wyoming had crews racing to put out new fires before they grew.
DENVER — An attorney for Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh accused government agencies that investigated the case of stalling on requests for information on other possible suspects.
Among the information are reports that Iraq may have sponsored the bomb, Jones said. He also said Israel and Kuwait might have provided intelligence information on possible terrorist acts expected about April 19, 1995, the day a bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people and injuring more than 500.
CLAS professors cash in
Professors in College received 12 of 16 awards
By Eric Weslander Kansan staff writer
McVeigh's attorney asks for more reports
With firefighting forces stretched thin, a battalion of Marines from Camp Pendleton, Calif., was on alert for mobilization as an extra firefighting crew.
Of the 16 KU recipients of the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, 12 are professors in the college.
Sally Frost-Mason, dean of the college, said these awards were especially noteworthy because of the size of the departments.
Of the 25,000 students at the Lawrence campus, more than 12,000 are in the college.
"These are departments that deal with a large number of students, teach large classes and do an excellent job at it," Frost-Mason said. "It's probably no accident that so many students choose these as their maiors."
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt told the NBC-TV Today show that he intended to recommend that President Clinton seek additional emergency firefighting funds from Congress amounting to tens of millions of dollars.
Ronald Francisco, chairman of the department of political science, said the key to receiving awards was to have strong candidates.
For instance, recipient Burdett Loomis has been involved with a very successful internship program in Washington, D.C., Francisco said
He also credited the efforts of Beverly Davenport Sypher, associate dean of the college. Sypher, who oversees the social sciences, also received a Kemper award for her work as a professor of communication studies.
Although the distribution of the Lawrence campus awards is complete, four more Kemper awards will be given at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
The complete list of Lawrence campus 1906 Kemper Fellowship award recipients includes: Marilyn J. Amy, associate professor of educational policy and leadership; Christine M. Arguello, associate professor of law; Paul J. D'Anieri, assistant professor of political science; Amy J. Devitt, associate professor of
English; Stanley F. Lombardo, professor of classics; Burdett A. Loomis, professor of political science; Da-Hsiang Donald Lien, professor of economics; Craig E. Martin, professor of botany; Joane P. Nagel, professor of sociology; Mehrangiz Najafidazeh, associate professor of sociology; Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics; Nancy L. Peterson, professor of special education; Robert C. Rowland, associate professor of communication studies; Greg Shepherd, associate professor of communication studies; Marylee Z. Southard, associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering; and Beverly Davenport Sypher, professor of communication studies.
The majority of the W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence Awards went to teachers in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Sixteen awards of $5,000 each were given.
Kemper Awards
- The Associated Press
No awards
Architecture, Art & Design, Business,
Fine Arts, Journalism, Social Welfare
Soaring into sunset
Tvler Wirken/KANSAN
Ben Smith, 14, of Lawrence, launches himself and his bike off of a ledge behind Wescoe Hall. Smith and some friends were performing tricks on their bikes at various locations around campus last night.
Andy Rohrback/KANSAN
Evaluation changes
1. The proposed faculty evaluation calls for annual evaluations by a department head or school dean, who are called unit administrators. Each department sets up its own standards for evaluation. Multiple sources, including peer and student input, will be used to evaluate teaching.
2. If a faculty member's performance is continually under par, the unit administrator and faculty member will create a plan for development, arrange for counseling or a change in teaching assignments. A faculty member can reject such recommendations, but continued failure to meet academic responsibilities can lead to dismissal.
4. After review by the provost, the recommendation will go to the chancellor. If the chancellor agrees, the motion will be presented to the faculty committee on tenure and related problems, which could dismiss the instructor.
3. If the instructor still fails to meet academic responsibilities, the unit administrator can recommend dismissal to the provost, even if the instructor has tenure.
Regents force University to alter faculty evaluation
By Lindsey Henry Kansan staff writer
Answering critics who say tenured faculty don't have to work as hard as other staff, the Board of Regents requested that each of the six Kansas college institutions detail their process of
In compliance with the Regents, Provost David Shulen-burger worked with faculty, University Council and Univer-
faculty evaluation.
sity Senate Executive Committee members to fine-tune the University's policy on faculty evaluations this summer. The policy now says that tenured faculty members can be dismissed if they fail to teach at an acceptable level.
SenEx and the council will hold an open meeting at 3:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union to discuss questions and concerns of faculty members, said Laurence Draper,
president of the council.
Student views of evaluation changes on 8A
All faculty members are invited to attend and make suggestions.
The committees have until Sept. 20 to submit their revised evaluation policy with faculty input. If this version is not accepted, the Regents will take immediate action.
"The board is serious about having a policy," Shulenburger said. "If this policy is not accepted, they will write one for us."
Shulenburger said the policies were sent back because they lacked definition. "The original policy did not include
In its May meeting, the Regents initially asked to review each university's faculty evaluation policy. Each of the six policies were rejected and sent back to the universities with a report card suggesting ways to improve.
See Evaluations, Page 8A.
Students catch Macarena fever in clubs, bars
By Erin Rooney
Kansan staff writer
A few couples were scattered across the dance floor on Saturday night as the slow country song came to a close. Suddenly, the Bayside Boys' mix version of the Macarena sounded over the speakers, and people flooded onto the dance floor at Cadillac Ranch.
Cadillac Ranch, 2515 W. Sixth St., is not the only place people are line dancing and doing the Macarena.
KU students are line dancing at clubs, bars and parties.
"Last weekend I went to a party at an apartment and that song came on, and everybody there started doing the Macarena," said Tani Rembolt, Lincoln, Neb., junior. "People were doing it on the stairs. There was no room in the apartment left to dance. It was crazy," she said.
KU dancers are not alone. A line-dancing craze has taken the nation by storm.
To the sounds of pop and country music, people are doing different line dances, including the Macarena, Slap Leather, the Cowboy Stomp, the Electric Slide and the Tush Push. Yesterday the hosts of Live With Regis and Kathie Lee introduced the newest line dance, the Train. Dancers doing the Train move their arms to mimic a train conductor blowing a steam whistle.
Tina Rome, Hutchinson senior, said, "Everyone is doing the same thing, so you can't look too stu-
See Dancing. Page 8A.
Tiffany Derrickson, Lenexa junior, and Jamie Wolktamp, Olathe sophomore, spend their Saturday night line dancing at Coyote's.
Steve Puppe / KANSAN
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No more parking freebies
Visit it Sept. 1!
The parking department announced that it would begin ticketing in yellow and resident hall lots after Labor Day.
TODAY
Story on 3A
The other Ball State game...
The Kansas women's volleyball team begins its season against the Ball State Cardinals in Porvallis, Ore.
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Story on 1B
Weather: Page 2A.
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INDEX
TV ... 2A
Lottery Numbers ... 2A
Opinion ... 4A
National News ... 7A
World News ... 7A
Scoreboard ... 2B
Horoscopes ... 6B
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