WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Men dominate in tournament
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CAMPUS
Chew on this
In spite of health risks, some KU students still enjoy taking a dip of tobacco. Page 6A
NATION
Perot plans new party
WORLD
Former presidential candidate Ross Perot has plans to form a new political party. Page 9A
Former Italian premier accused
Giulio Andreotti spent 50 years in public service but now is accused of aiding the mafia. Page 10A
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INDEX
Opinion . . . . . . 4A
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Features . . . . . . 12A
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Horoscopes . . . . . 6B
University suspends Delta Chi
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Mothers say punishment too lenient
The University of Kansas has suspended Delta Chi fraternity indefinitely for an August hazing incident that sent two pledges to the hospital, the University announced yesterday.
"We think the actions we have taken are reasonable and responsible and prudent," said David Amber, vice chancellor for student affairs.
But the mother of one of the hazing victims called the suspension a joke.
“it's the funniest thing I've ever heard,” said Carol Hines, mother of Delta Chi member Nate Hines, Kearney, Neb., sophomore. “It makes you wonder if they are all alumni of the fraternity.”
The suspension bars Delta Chi from using the name of the University or its facilities and from participating in University-sponsored activities. The fraternity also must complete a 13-point plan of corrective measures, which includes coordinating all activities with Bill Nelson and Jeff Weinberg, student affairs staff members, and sponsoring an anti-hazing speaker.
Ambler said expelling the fraternity was not an option.
"Suspension is the most severe action we can take against a student organization." he said.
But Carol Hines isn't satisfied.
"They waited until they thought it would blow over," she said. "The University said they had a investigation, but they never talked to me. I guess not saying anything is an admission of guilt."
the sanctions were fair. At this point, she is more concerned with her son's health.
Dwana Mues, mother of hazing victim Adam Mues, Kearney, Neb., sophomore, said she wasn't sure if
"I'm still dealing with a boy who is home from school and who is not healthy," she said.
Adam Mues and Nate Hines were hospitalized for dehydration resulting from doing lawn and maintenance work in the August heat and from being forced to do push-ups by fraternity members. Nate Hines returned to KU and Delta Chi, but Adam Mues suffered kidney failure and had to drop out of school.
Adam Mues is still taking blood pressure medication and will not know for six months whether he has permanent kidney damage, Dwana Mues said.
Braden Hopkins, Delta Chi president, said he thought the sanctions were harsh but appropriate.
"He isn't the same kid who went down to KU in August," she said.
"The punishment fits the crime," he said.
Steven Bossart, director of alumni services at Delta Chi's headquarters in Iowa City, Iowa, said the University sanctions were fair and rehabilitative.
The international fraternity announced on Sept. 14 that it was placing the KU chapter under a two-year alumni conservatorship and was beginning fraternity expulsion proceedings against four Delta Chi members whose names have not been released.
Ambler said the University was unable to prosecute the four members because the University's jurisdiction on personal behavior stopped at the edge of campus.
He also said that the University would not pursue charges through the Douglas County District Attorney's office, even though hazing is a Class B misdemeanor in Kansas and carries a maximum $1,000 fine or six-month jail term.
Ambler said his concern was savaging a fraternity that had been a
"That's up to the individual or the fraternity," he said.
See DELTA CHI. Page 3A.
Delta Chi is suspended indefinitely and must complete a 13-point plan of corrective measures.
THE DECISION
WHAT IT MEANS
Delta Chi cannot use the University name or its facilities and cannot participate in University-sponsored events. It can apply for reinstatement of these privileges after one year.
$\Delta X$ 13-point plan
Delta Chi must follow every step of this, the University's 1.3-point sanctions plan, before it can apply for reinstatement:
2. Meet regularly with suspension monitors
1. Coordinate all activities with two KU suspension monitors
3. Provide a revised new-member education program
4. Not participate in any event that takes place on KU property
5. Inform parents of current members about their suspended status 6. Inform parents of current members about the school's policy.
every member/student in anti-hazm policies
7. Participate in new member/
7. Participate in new me education programs
8. Finance, organize and co-sponsor an anti-hazing speaker
9. Work with campus leaders to clarify and strengthen the University and Interfraternity Council's anti-hazing policies
10. Sponsor a philanthropic project with proceeds to go to an anti-hazing organization
11. Provide an explanation of the hazing incident in Delta Chi publications
12. Have Delta Chi alumni present at fraternity initiation activities
13. Sponsor an annual retreat with alumni and representatives of the international fraternity
Phillip Brownlee Kansan staff writer
Greek system reacts
KU fraternity and sorority presidents have responded to Delta Chi fraternity's suspension by resolving to eliminate hazing as a Greek tradition.
Education and communication are the keys to changing behavior and preventing hazing, chapter presidents said.
"We are in the midst of changing old traditions that were no good," said Matt Jennings, Phi Delta Theta president.
Phi Delta Theta has gotten parents and alumni more involved in
the life of the fraternity as a way to discourage hazing, Jennings said.
Talking with the pledges themselves is one way to prevent prohibited activity, the presidents said.
"We discuss with our pledges possible scenarios that shouldn't
Theta, are holding initiation ceremonies earlier in the fall so that pledges become official members of their houses sooner.
All Greek houses are required to follow anti-hazing rules set by the University, their national headquarters and often their insurance companies. As a result, most KU fraternities and sororites now have student risk management officers who owesee their houses' compliance
"This system has to evolve," said Carey Stuckey, Kaup Alpha Theta president. "We are entering a new environment, and we need to change with it."
Matt Jennings
Phi Delta Theta president
happen and tell them what they should do if they do occur," said Kyle Cooper, Sigma Alpha Epsilon president.
Alan Stearns, Delta Upsilion president, said his fraternity promoted house unity instead of pledge unity.
House unity builds trust, removes animosity between pledges and older members and creates an environment that doesn't allow hazing, Stearns said.
Other houses, like Kappa Alpha
with those rules
Besides following rules, fraternities and sororites should focus on making sure all greek members have positive experiences, said Stephanie Sears, Alpha Delta Pi president.
"We need to promote the dignity of all
people," she said. "Hazing is the opposite of what we believe."
But changing traditions isn't easy.
"It's always a battle," Kyle Cooper said. "There are people who move with you and those that resist."
The chapter presidents are encouraged by the progress that is being made.
"There are a lot of houses doing good and presidents trying to make changes," Alan Stearns said.
Chattin' with the chancellor
David Toland, lola freshman, speaks with Chancellor Robert Hemenway last night during an informal program called, "Meet the People In Your Neighborhood." The gathering was held in the Ellsworth Hall lobby.
Pam Dishman /
KANSAN
Internal Revenue Service investigates KU
By Josh Yancey
Kenan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Dig out the receipts, calculators and green visors. The Internal Revenue Service is in town.
The University of Kansas is being audited by the IRS. An audit is an investigation often random, sometimes targeted of an institution or an individual's financial accounts.
The process should be painless for an institution with orderly accounts and nothing to hide. At least, that's
what KU administrators are hoping Richard Mann, director of administration, is overseeing the audit for all KU campuses, including the University of Kansas Medical Center. Kathe Shinham, director of the comproiller's office, is overseeing the Lawrence campus portion of the audit. All University offices, campuses and organizations are under investigation.
"We're not surprised," Mann said. "This was not done because of something they saw in our returns or our finances. This is a part of a study of some of these nonprofit
organizations, especially those of higher education. We were anticipating this at some point."
Mann said IRS officials might spend a few weeks at the University examining documents and computer files. The entire investigation, however, could take up to a year. Auditors have camped out in the Kansas University Endowment Association's headquarters in Youngberg Hall on West Campus.
The IRS is examining the University's records for fiscal years 1993 and 1994. The IRS has targeted major universities in recent years.
The University of Washington is being audited along with KU.
Auditors search for possible discrepancies in tax withholdings and tax avoidances, especially in university payrolls. Errors can result in the university or university employees being required to pay back taxes.
Privacy laws prohibit the IRS from discussing audits of institutions or individuals.
For example, KU employees who received sports tickets for less than the IRS-imposed 20-percent discount limit during the last two years may be required to pay taxes on the
tickets. A discount that is more than 20 percent technically qualifies as income that have been taxed.
The University has limited its ticket discounts to 20 percent, but larger discounts were given during 1983 and 1994. The result could be a few employees paying back taxes.
Steve Pyrek, public affairs officer at the IRS, said the auditing of institutions of higher education was a common practice.
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"There's no trend all of a sudden." Pyrek said. "This is a routine type of thing, part of our regular audit program."