MONDAY. OCTOBER 16.1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
ADVERTISING 864-4358
SECTION A VOL.102,NO.41
TODAY KANSAN
(USPS 650-640)
SPORTS
Jayhawks move up in rankings
The Kansas football team jumped three spots to No. 7 in the polls. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Competing with Roy Williams
Late Night may have contributed to the low turnout at a charity benefit Saturday night. Page 5A
NATION
Million Man March today
Black men nationwide are converging on Washington for solidarity. Page 6A
WORLD
Hijacking spooks tourists
Russia's rampant crime was spotlighted when a man hijacked a South Korean bus. Page 7A
WEATHER
SPLENDID!
High 83° Low 46°
Weather: Page 2A
INDEX
Opinion . . . . . 4A
National News . . . 6A
World News . . . 7A
Scoreboard. . . 2B
Horoscopes . . . 4B
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12,000 receive incorrect permits
Human error caused enrollment mix-up
Williams, Edina, Minn., sophomore, felt a bit guilty.
By Josh Yancey
Kansan staff writer
Regan Williams was confused when she opened her Spring 1996 permit to enroll last week.
The information on the front of the permit — Williams' name, student identification number and address — was correct. On the back, however, was someone else's academic history; every class taken and every grade received.
"It's kind of a private thing," she said. "I wouldn't want all my grades made available for some stranger to see."
Williams isn't alone. About 12,000 students were mailed the wrong permits to enroll last week.
human error while running the computer program that sorts the permits caused the wrong information to be matched up with the wrong names, he said.
All students except undergraduates in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences received permits to enroll last week that contained incorrect enrollment appointments and outdated demographic information, said Rich Morrell, University registrar. A registrar's office
Morten said the correct permits would arrive in the mail early this week. The new permits will include a letter of explanation and will be different in color from the incorrect permits. "It was a human error and a very
"It was a human error and a very complex computer program," Morrell said. "Basically, it printed the names and information of the students for whom we were doing this last year."
A series of sequential computer programs produces the permits. The first program determines eligible students and available times and then assigns enrollment appointments. Another program merges the information with the students' demographic information and sorts it in zip-code order for mailing. The process was started without the sorting program being run, and the computer defaulted back to the previous year's program with the previous year's information.
At about 22 cents in postage for each envelope, plus paper costs, Morrell said, the error will cost the
Morrall said students who already had their permits signed by advisers or had received dean stamps should take both permits when they enroll. If the permits have not yet been signed or stamped, then the students should discard the incorrect permits and use the correct ones.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences undergraduates' permits to enroll are printed with a different program that was unaffected by the error.
WHATAWEEKEND!
Students can call 864-5459 or 864-5462 for more information or instructions.
Tom Leninger / KANSAN
Reef LaFrentz, sophomore forward, dances shoeless on Saturday before the Crimson and Blue scrimmage at Late Night with Rov Williams at Allen Field House.
L. T. Levine showed the crowd that he was No. 1 after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Kansas defeated Iowa State 34-7 Saturday.
Tom Leininger / KANSAN
STUDENTS
CELEBRATE
AS FOOTBALL
REMAINS
UNDEFEATED, AND
BASKETBALL BEGINS
By Robert Sinclair
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas football team defeated Iowa State 34-7 on Saturday and improved its record to 6-0. The Jay Hawks were rewarded for their effort by being ranked No. 7 in both the USA Today/CNN coaches' and the Associated Press polls.
It was a Homecoming weekend of singing, dancing and celebrating about the continued success of one team and the future success of another.
"All around campus all week, it's Homecoming this and Homecoming that, you know, the big game," sophomore defensive end Kevin Kopp said. "You go out there and think, 'It's Homecoming, let's play hard and win one for the school."
"It's a fun game to play."
While the football team already has earned its recognition, the Kansas men's basketball team began its quest to prove that the preseason hype surrounding the team was for real.
"Late Night" with Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams and his players tipped off the season with skits and dancing before the team scrimmaged in front of a packed Allen Field House.
"We're excited about starting play, excited about startling practice. It's my favorite time of the year," Williams said. "The expectations are high around here, but they're always high.
"I do think that we are going to be pretty doggone good."
Wescoe lunch to support Black community, march
Campus group hopes to break stereotypes
By Hannah Naughton Kansan staff writer
A smaller assembly will converge at noon today in front of Wescco Hall in support of its larger and more controversial progenitor, the Million Man March.
Today's brown-bag lunch, organized by Black PanHellenic Council, will serve the same purpose of the Washington, D.C., march. The
idea for the lunch grew out of last week's Black Male Think Tank.
"The brown-bag lunch will show solidarity for what's going on in Washington, D.C.," said Chris Howard, St. Louis junior and vice president of Black PanHellenic Council. "People need to get together to break down stereotypes of Black men. We need to be accountable for things going on in our community."
The purpose of the march in Washington is to set aside a day where African-American men can repent for not being what they should have
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been for their communities or their families, said Jessica Keith, Kansas City, Kan., junior and president of Black Student Union.
"They want to change the impression people have of Black males as being aggressive, violent or destructive," said Krista Morgan, St. Louis senior. "It's an attempt to rebuild the Black community to make it stronger."
The brown-bag lunch will build a stronger African-American community at the University of Kansas, Howard said. Uniting behind the national event could develop a net-
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onal event could develop a network for the African-American students on campus so they have places to turn for advice or help.
Howard said the lunch and the march would break down stereotypes of African-American men.
"The African-American man is portrayed as a villain too much in the American society," he said. "We'd like to see people come out and ask us questions to find out who we are."
Keith said today's events would not be tainted by the controversies around Louis Farrakhan, minister of the Nation of Islam and organizer of the march.
"We can't deny that he is a Black leader, even though he might not hold the same views of myself or others," she said. "He saw the vision to do it. It's not a religious thing — it's a community thing."
Although some may link the events with Farkrakhan, the larger purpose people should notice is the uniting factor of the day, Morgan said.
"The uniting factor will be that people will see that we can build up communities and have strong families," Morgan said. "Black men are trying to take a stand and make a change."