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Rayford's attorney asks to drop battery charges
With the consent of former Kansas men's basketball guard Calvin Rayford's girlfriend, Rayford' attorney entered a plea for dismissal to the charges of battery yesterday at Douglas County Courthouse.
Rayford pleaded not guilty July 3 to a battery charge after he was arrested July 2 for allegedly hitting his giflerrie in the face. He was charged with domestic battery and released after posting a $500 bond.
Before Judge Paula B. Martin could dismiss the case, she ordered that Rayford's girlfriend sign the dismissal.
Rayford's girlfriend had repeatedly called the courthouse urging the judge to dismiss the case
Neither the district attorney, Rayford or his girlfriend were present in the courtroom.
According to police reports, Rayford is accused of punching his 26-year old girlfriend in the face during an argument concerning another woman.
Kansan staff report
Yeltsin upset by Lebed's efforts in Chechnya
GROZNY, Russia — Boris Yeltsin criticized his security chief yesterday for how he handled the Chechyna crisis, raising doubts about a truce signed earlier in the breakaway republic.
Yeltsin's comments came during a television interview in his Kremen office intended to dispel rumors that his health is failing.
The 65-year-old leader's remarks raised questions about the chaotic situation in Chechnya and seemed to undermine a new agreement hammered out by his security adviser, Alexander Lebed.
"I'm not completely satisfied with Lebed and his work in Chechnya," Yeltsin said in excerpts from the interview, broadcast on Russia's NTV television.
The president complained that when Lebed was running for president, he constantly promised to resolve the Chechnya crisis.
Clinton's welfare reform finds jobs, wins votes
WASHINGTON — President Clinton, who promised in his 1992 campaign to end welfare as we know it, made new promises to create the jobs needed for the controversial new system to succeed. He also pledged to work on changing some provisions decried by key Democratic supporters.
The ceremony was the president's third effort in as many days to take the headlines away from Republican rival Bob Dole by giving a dramatic send-off to high-profile legislation.
The welfare transformation ends a federal guarantee to the poor that has existed since the New Deal days of President Franklin Roosevelt. It was denounced by many Clinton allies.
Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children's Defense Fund, said Clinton's action was the biggest betrayal of children and the poor.
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Teacher gets $5,000 shock
Award brings Hemenway's visit to class
By Lindsey Henry
Kansan staff writer
Many instructors might expect a few students to stroll into class a little late on their first day. What they probably are not expecting is Chancellor Robert Hemenway and an entourage of guests to march in and present them with a $5,000 check.
Such was the case for Greg Shepherd, associate professor of communication studies. Shepherd was yesterday's first recipient of the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence.
going," Shepherd said. "I am truly honored with the award. I was originally attracted to the University because it cares a great deal about undergraduate education, and so do I."
"This really gets the heart
The W.T. Kemper program, established after Kemper's death in 1989, is a five-year project to recognize outstanding teachers and advisers at the University of Kansas. In conjunction with Commerce Bank, the W.T. Kemper foundation established $250,000 to finance the program. The University of Kansas Endowment Association provided an additional $250,000 so that 60 more instructors may receive cash prizes in the next four years.
Twenty cash awards of $5,000 each will be given out in unannounced classroom visits through Sept. 3. Sixteen professors from the Lawrence campus and four professors from the University of Kansas
Medical Center will receive recognition. Instructors were nominated for the award by faculty and staff members
Burdett Loomis
as well as by students and alumni.
Amy Stetzler, Overland Park junior, was in Shepherd's COMS 244 class when Hemenway, University officials and representatives from Commerce Bank entered 330 Strong Hall.
"I was shocked to see all of the men in suits," Sitzler said. "I thought it was a FBI shake-down."
The element of surprise is something Hemenway said he looked forward to witnessing.
"This is a great tribute to teaching," he said. "I wish we had checks for more of the great faculty."
The $5,000 award will be included in the recipients' next paycheck and may be used at their discretion.
Jerry Samp, president of Commerce Bank, said that Kemper had a philanthropic interest in higher education in Kansas and Missouri. A similar program for the University of Missouri began in 1991.
Yesterday's other award recipients include Paul J. D'Anieri, assistant professor of political science; Robert C. Rowland, associate professor of communication studies; Marylee Z. Southard, associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering; Burdett A. Loomis, professor of political science; and Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics.
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Chancellor Hemenway and Commerce Bank President Jerry Samp congratulate Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics. Duncan, along with five other professors, were presented yesterday with the W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence Award, which included a check for $5000.
Festive inflatables
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Bill Wachspress creates a Jayhawk head out of balloons for Susan Robison and Dessie Orear, Lyndon freshmen. Wachspress was part of the Union Fest, which took place yesterday in front of the Kansas Union to promote services available to students. See Page 3A for Story
Dial-in users will not face hour cap
Computer Center plan includes grace period
By Bradley Brooks Kansan staff writer
There will be no maximum hour cap imposed on any KU student, faculty or staff who use dial-in access to the campus computer system, as was erroneously reported in the University Daily Kansan yesterday.
"Users will have unlimited use of the system; use will not be limited in any way," said Jerry Niebaum, executive director of information technology systems.
Niebaum said these are the facts on the
fee increase:
Students will be charged $50 for service through July 31, 1997.
Students who wish to discontinue service at the end of December will pay $20.
Users who begin service on or after Jan. 1, 1997, will make a one-time payment of $30 for service through July 31, 1997.
A person can sign-up for or renew an account at http://www.cc.ukans.edu/ renew.html.
According to a memo prepared by William Crowe, dean of libraries and vice cancellor for information services, these charges allow dial-in users 50 hours of online time a month. After 50 hours is reached, a 50 cent-per-hour charge is assessed to the user. But no bill less than $10 will be issued, so a user has a 19-hour
"Users will have unlimited use of the system."
Jerry Niebaum Executive director of information technology systems
grace period before he will be charged.
The maximum fee is set at $30 a month for a dial-in user, no matter how much time he spends online.
Theft victim takes law into her own hands, chases robber
By Andrea Albright Kansan staff writer
When Tracy Floreani went to see Lonestar last Tuesday, she could not have predicted that on the way home she would have to take the law into her own hands.
Floreani, Lawrence resident, and Christy Prahl,
Lawrence graduate students,
left Liberty Hall,
642 Massachusetts St.,
and proceeded home down Massachusetts
Street.
As Floronei carried a bag of vegetables from the Farmer's Market in one hand and her wallet in the other, she noticed a man with his head down approaching her and Prahl. The man, wearing a baseball cap, bumped into Floreani as he passed her, knocking the sack of vegetables onto the sidewalk.
"It seemed like it was a long time," Floreani said. "But it was probably two seconds before I realized he had the wallet."
Florean chased the man down Seventh Street and through the alley between Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets.
She ran toward a public parking lot as the assailant pulled away. Floreni said as soon as she yelled, a man in the parking lot reacted immediately and ran after the assailant.
After the losing him near the dumpsters at Dos Hombres, 815 New Hampshire St., Floreani and the man from the parking
stopped chasing the assailant.
Prahl, who called the police, said she was not afraid when her friend began chasing the suspect.
"The whole time I was running I was yelling "There's nothing in it anyway!" Floreani said. "A woman in the parking lot saw him ditch the wallet."
Bryan Bowden, head instructor at Tracy's Karate, 1104 E. 23rd St., said that a person can lower his or her chances of becoming a victim by making eye contact with others on the street and walking confidently.
"Just the way you carry yourself can make you look like a victim," said Bowden.
Bowden said the best thing to do after a robbery was to point, yell and make a scene.
"I was impressed by her quick thinking and wondering if I could ever dulcate it. "Prahl said.
He also said that chasing the assailant was a good idea only if there were others around and you had no intent to actually catch him.
"It's not worth taking a chance with your health over money," Bowden said.
For Florean, the chase is over, but she will continue to be shocked by the incident.
"I just got back from Italy, a place that's well known for pick pocketing," Floreani said. "It was weird to have this happen in Lawrence."
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KU student bares all
Anne McAlister, Lawrence sophomore will appear in this month's Playboy. Girls of the Big 12
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One man's waste is another's $5,000
Department of chemistry has saved $5,000 by recycling hazardous waste.
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