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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, October 23, 1995
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KJHK celebrates 20 years with a birthday concert
Brian Flink / KANSAN
Jay Berberick, KJHK station manager, and David Gonasegaram, KJHK rock announcer, celebrated KJHK's 20th anniversary with a concert Thursday night at Mulligan's, 1016 Massachusetts St.
Local band members praise station's role as a local innovator
By Aaron Hull Kansan staff writer
After 20 years on the air, KJHK remains true to its alternative heritage, even at its birthday parties.
On Thursday, the station celebrated with a party at Mulligan's, 1016 Massachusetts St. The evening featured a concert by The Day After, The What Gives and Wally Pleasant.
the concert bill was fitting because KJHK supports new music that commercial stations won't touch vet.
"We play the bands as they're still evolving," said David Day, music director of KJHK.
Even though alternative music has found commercial success, JKHK strives to be an alternative to the mainstream.
"We're concentrating on the lesser-known artists and not playing the singles," said Sara Embree, program director.
"We offer an alternative even though alternative is not alternative anymore by playing the little independent bands, like Hum, before the Lazer." Embree said.
The Lazer is the common name for Lawrence's commercial radio station. KLZR.
Band members agree that KJHK still plays an invaluable role in their careers.
"It fills a role that needs to be filled," said Rodd McLeod, drummer for The Day After. "It all
started with KJHK. We've gotten play on the Lazer and on KY 102. KJHK's been the most supportive."
Ranjit Arab, guitarist for The Day After, agreed.
"It plays an incredibly viable role in Lawrence," Arab said. He said few local forums consistently supported new music.
"They play us, and we're the last alternative," he said.
And KJHK's role may have
served an even more important function.
"If KIJK wasn't in place 20 years ago, we'd be listening to Journey now," said Jon Harrison, member of The What Gives.
Day said the station's influence extended beyond its listening base.
"People have a lot of respect for our station, whether they listen to us or not," Day said.
Regents question peer system
Kansan staff writer
By Josh Yancev
But many question the accuracy and usefulness of the peer-institution system used by the Board of Regents schools.
Peer schools are a way for the University to check its progress and to justify funding increases to the state legislature. They help measure long-term changes in university systems and help compare faculty salaries and per-student spending.
The concern focuses on North Carolina, one of KU's and Kansas State University's peer group states. A Regents-appointed task force suggested that the North Carolina schools — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for KU and North Carolina State University for Kansas State — had slipped farther down the lists of realistic peers for both schools.
Now, some Regents and University officials are concerned that future peer-based arguments for increased funding may be ignored because the peer-institutions' credibility may have been damaged. North Carolina now ranks 12th on KU's list of mathematical matches, and North Carolina State ranks seventh on Kansas State's list.
Executive vice chancellor Ed Meyen defended the use of peers as integral for the University's future planning and as a way to provide a frame of reference for the University's goals.
"We need this to have some index for the University to compare itself with," Meyen said.
Our peers
The University of Kansas' peer institutions, chosen in 1981:
■ The University of Colorado
■ The University of Iowa
■ The University of North
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of Oklahoma
The University of Oregon
Kansas State University's peer
institutions, also chosen in
1981;
Carolina, Oklahoma and Oregon.
Generally, the five universities that mathematically match a university's finances most closely are used as statistical peer institutions. The peers for KU and Kansas State are in the same states: Colorado, Iowa, North
Colorado State University
Iowa State University
North Carolina State University
Oregon State University
The Regents' task force recommended North Carolina's retention as a peer group, but other options it offered included the removal of North Carolina and the reduction of the peer system to four universities and using those universities which actually fell under the five-most-similar list. The North Carolina schools would be replaced by the University of Ohio for KU and Washington State University for K-State.
"The concern that I personally have has to do with the methodology that was used in the determination of peers." Hiebert said. "The model did not use research; therefore the model was incomplete. If the peers are going to be used to justify financing, then they need to be valid, credible peers."
Regents chairman John Hiebert said he would like to see a more thorough examination of North Carolina as a KU peer.
The University of North Carolina has about 600 fewer students than KU this semester. The North Carolina undergraduate tuition fee is $820 per semester for residents and $4,787 for nonresidents, compared to $1,911 and $3,950 at KU.
Hiebert said he felt most comfortable considering North Carolina an aspirational peer.
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