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The Inside Front
Tuesday September 7,1999
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Classified Senate wants to change pay system
For Jerry Hansen, president of the Classified Senate, last year's problems are continuing into the new semester.
Hansen's problems stem from legislative bills, which were introduced last year, but have yet to be passed. The Classified Senate will discuss these bills at its first meeting from 10:30 a.m. until noon Wednesday at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The bills cover issues from overtime work and retirement plans to changes in the pay system for classified employees.
Hansen said it would take a lot of money to get the bills passed this year.
The Senate will take its annual trip to the state capital in November, when classified employees will take the day off to lobby for House Bill 2522.
Mike Auchard, currently serving as a chair of legislative affairs for the Classified Senate, said the bill's purpose was to change the pay system for classified employees from one based on longevity to a more performance-based pay scale.
"One problem," Auchard said, "is that people aren't convinced how well a performance-based pay rate would work."
However, Hansen and Auchard said that bill would go a long way in improving the life of classified employees.
NATION
- Scott Kirsch
C-SPAN site vandalized; note quotes punk lyrics
WASHINGTON—Hackers vandalized the Internet site of the C-SPAN cable network Sunday, replacing its Web page with a bizarre note that included lyrics from a punk rock band.
The hackers, calling themselves "United Loan Gunmen," also claimed responsibility for the defaulency of the Internet site for ABC just weeks ago. The group is believed to be relatively newly formed, and its only known attacks have been the ones against C-SPAN and ABC.
Officials at C-SPAN, the public affairs cable network that broadcasts House and Senate proceedings and other public affairs programming, could not be reached Sunday night*
The Web site for C-SPAN was temporarily replaced with a black page carrying the logo for the hacker group. It also included lyrics from a song by the punk band, Dead
Kennedys, that purports to be a conversation between a U.S. government official and the leader of a Middle Eastern country.
Jesse Jackson says Bush should talk about drugs
NEW YORK—Texas Gov. George W.
Bush is a rich man's son caught in a
Bush: Refuses to say whether he has used narcotics.
poor man's trap on the question of whether he should admit to having used drugs in his younger days, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Sunday.
Speaking with reporters after giving a sermon at a Manhattan church, Jackson said the
Republican presidential candidate and Texas governor had failed to show leadership on the drug issue.
Jackson claimed that 80 percent of a Texas prison population of 140,000 is under drug sentences, while Bush himself refuses to say whether he did or did not use narcotics in his youth.
"I say, free George Bush. And also a generation of youth trapped in that same trap, because above all we must not sacrifice equal protection under the law. And there is no category called 'youthful indiscretion' on cocaine," Jackson said.
Rain from Dennis moves north toward Virginia
BELHAVEN, N.C. — As coastal residents began to repair the storm damage, rainfall from the remnants of Dennis drifted northward across Virginia.
Flood watches were in effect today for parts of Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle from the storm, by now a tropical depression. A flash flood watch for parts of North Carolina's northeast Piedmont and coastal plain was canceled.
As of yesterday morning, the Raleigh-Durham area had received 7.4 inches of rain in two days. In southeastern Virginia, a tornado struck the town of Hampton during the weekend, causing an estimated $7.2 million in damage and slight liv injury a dozen people
With the storm centered over Virginia, the last of the rain was expected to be out of North Carolina by last night. Dennis spread about 2 inches of rain over drought-streken New Jersey during the weekend, and more showers were forecast for today.
iowa house explodes; seven die, six injured
RICHLAN, Iowa — A house exploded during a party yesterday afternoon, killing at least seven people, leaving only a hole in the ground the sheriff said.
Six other people were taken to hospitals in Iowa City, and three were in critical condition.
The blast destroyed the ranch-style home and cars parked in front. Hours after the explosion, light smoke was still coming from the charred debris.
"There's just a hole in the ground," Keokun County Sheriff Ron George said. "When I got here, the house was gone."
George said the dead were found in the basement. The cause of the explosion was unknown. George said a propane tank behind the house was still intact
It wasn't clear whether the party was a family gathering. A couple and their two daughters lived in the home, neighbors said.
"We've known them forever," said Maria Reif, who lives in the neighborhood. "He built that house himself, and it was a beautiful home."
Richland is 35 miles southwest of Iowa City.
WORLD
Greek Orthodox church wants apology from Pope
ATHENS, Greece—Pope John Paul II must apologize for centuries of perceived Roman Catholic misdeeds against the Christian Orthodox to receive a religious welcome in Greece, Greek Orthodox Church leaders said yesterday.
The Holy Synod's snub was not binding on Greek Premier Costas Simitis' government, which has said the pontiff can make his first-ever visit to Greece as pope.
Pope John Paul II: It is asked to apologize for a religious welcome.
But a
But a spokesman for the synod, Metropolitan Kallinkos, made clear that if the pope wants to visit, he must show a sign of "humility and repentance" for what some Orthodox clerics consider a long history of Vatican-sponsored aggression
and arrogance.
The demand opens rifts that could encourage anti-papal demonstrations if the visit occurs.
ON THE RECORD
More than 97 percent of Greece's population is baptized into the Orthodox church.
The Associated Press
A KU student's compact disc player and 10 compact discs were stolen between 11:15 p.m. Aug. 28 and 12 a.m. Aug. 29 from a car parked at the 2700 block of Harrison Place, Lawrence Police said. The merchandise was valued at $230
A KU student's window was destroyed between 1:30 a.m. and 3:12 a.m. Saturday at the 2300 block of Murphy Drive, Lawrence Police said. The window was valued at $200.
A KU public safety officer was dispatched at 11:29 a.m. Wednesday on a report that a Hewlett Packard laser printer was stolen from Room 118 of Summerfield Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The printer was valued at $800.
A KU public safety officer was dispatched at 3:19 p.m. Tuesday to a non-injury accident at KU Lot 72 by the Burge Union, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU public safety officer was dispatched at 10:26 a.m. Thursday on a report that a KU student had not returned a rental car, which was rented from Laird Noller Ford on Aug. 16, the KU Public Safety Office said. The car was found at 10:55 a.m. Thursday at KU Lot 90 by Robinson Center.
High cost-of-living hurts Kansas salary rankings even more
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University of Texas and almost $8,000 less than the University of Nebraska, which had the second-worst salary of the Big 12 schools included.
"This is our competition for faculty," Shulenburger said.
Compared with its peer institutions — the University of North Carolina, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Colorado, the University of Iowa and the University of Oregon — KU did no better. Oklahoma and Oregon were not included in the study, but the University ranked behind the other three in all three areas.
She also said that most professors she knew grumbled about salaries — whether adjusted for cost of living or not.
Mary Anne Jordan, associate professor of design, said that although she didn't consider cost of living when deciding to come to KU and she didn't think most other professors did, the University had often used cost-of-living arguments as a recruitment tool — arguments that the study contradicts.
"A lot of the administrators here would say that the cost of living is low." Jordan said.
"Everyone's constantly talk
ing about it," she said. "It's a daily conversation."
The competition for faculty makes it critically important to raise salaries, which the Board of Regents is lobbying hard for, he said. However, Shulenburger said it was too early to tell if the Kansas Legislature would agree to raise salaries.
The Pope Center study could help the Regents in their fight because it contradicts some legislators' arguments that KU faculty don't need to be paid as much because the cost of living is cheap, Shulenburger said.
"In a sense, this is useful," he said.
Meanwhile, Sally Frost Mason, dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences, said prospective faculty were influenced more by salary than the cost of living in an area.
"In general, the bottom line for most faculty tends to be salary, regardless of cost of living," Frost Mason said. "Quality of living is important for some, especially if they are planning on having families and raising children. Cost of living is something we've tried to use to persuade faculty during recruitment, but generally, it's not a deciding factor."
ON CAMPUS
— Edited by Chris Hopkins
OAKS, a non-traditional student organization, is having a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Alcove E in the Kansas Union. Call Staple Recovery at 830-0024.
Alternative Spring Break is offering an information session at 7 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Call Chris Huskey at 864-4317.
The Student Alumni Association is meeting at 7 tonight at the Adams Alumni Center. Call Jen Mueller at 864-9778.
The Center for Community Outreach is offering an information session about intergenerational programs at 7 tonight at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call Melissa Cline at 864-4073
The KU Baha'i Club is meeting at 7:30 tonight at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. Call
Amanda at 331-0007.
■ Ecumenical Christian Ministries is having a University Forum from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. The program is "Current Events and Humanitarian Relief in Kern." Cell Thad Hedland at 843-4033
Student Senate is having a series of meetings tomorrow in the Kansas Union. Committee orientation is at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Kansas Union Ballroom. Graduate Affairs is meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Walnut Room. Student Rights committee is meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Jayhawk Room. Multicultural Affairs is meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the International Room. University Affairs is meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Ballroom. Finance is meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in Parlors A, B and C.
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