FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS 864-4810
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
SECTION A VOL.102 NO.14
ADVERTISING 864-4358
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TODAY
KANSAN
SPORTS
Two players suspended
L. T. Levine and Hosea Friday will not play tomorrow because of team policy violations. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Parking Pains
The KU parking board may consider building a parking lot north of the Kansas Union, again. Page 6A
Oregon senator resigns
NATION
Bob Packwood quit yesterday, following the recommendation of the Senate Ethics committee. Page 7A
WORLD
Bomb explodes at French school
Eight people including three children, were killed yesterday by a bomb outside Lyon. Page 7A
WEATHER COOL
High 70° Low 53°
Weather: Page 2A
INDEX
Campus ... 3A
Opinion ... 4A
Nation/World ... 7A
Features ... 8A
Sports ... 1B
Scoreboard ... 2B
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Behind closed doors...
Rock Chalk announces 1995 theme
Carol Thobae / KANSAN
Tim Beak, Lincoln junior, unveils the Rock Chalk Revue theme announcement for 1959 after Tom Field, Olathe senior, and Sandy Archer, Lawrence senior, introduce him. This year's theme is "Behind closed doors."
The secret is out, and the creative juices are flowing.
By Hannah Naughton
Kansan staff writer
Last night in the Smith Hall auditorium, the advisory board for Rock Chalk Revue kicked off the revue's 47th year by announcing this year's theme — "Behind Closed Doors."
"We had an incredible list of themes," said Tom Field, Olathe senior and executive director for the advisory board. "There is a lot of room to figure out different themes from this one."
The 12 groups participating in the revue take the theme and create their own title and idea for a 20 minute mini-musical skit. The five best ideas will be selected by revue judges, and the groups will perform them in February at the Lied Center.
After the announcement, the directors stood, left the auditorium and headed for brainstorming parties in which the 12 groups involved would begin to develop themes for their
shows.
"It's so broad," said Dena AuCoin, Shawne junior and director for the Delta Delta Delta and Sigma Chi collaboration. "It leaves room for a lot of ideas and a lot of creativity."
The advisory board chose the theme Wednesday night after brainstorming and paring 50 ideas to the final one, said Melodi Wolf, Junction City junior and promotions coordinator for the board.
The revue's proceeds are donated to the Douglas County United Way,
Field and the advisory board members also handed out rule sheets specifying deadlines for each stage of the skits' development. The deadline for show ideas is 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18.
Field said. Each group participating also donates time to community service projects.
The advisory board is in charge of the entire revue, including publicity, arranging acts between skits, choreography and ticket sales.
Field meets weekly with the directors of each show to discuss their progress. This keeps the advisory board apprised of each group's situation and possible problems.
Last year, the groups spent 19,302 total hours in community service, and the show raised $16,000.
Dondi Dix,
Leavenworth
junior, hands
the flag to Aaron
Wellman, Wichita
senior, at the
ROTC activation
ceremony as
Lt. Col. Donald
Denmark and J.J.
Herrman, Topeka
senior, watch the
procedure.
Kathleen Driscoll/
KANSAN
Topeka senior takes command of Army ROTC Jayhawk battalion
By Brenden Sager Kansan staff writer
There has been another change of command at the University of Kansas, only this time it was in the Army.
"I'm in charge of the big picture," said J. Herrman. Toeeka senior.
Herrman was activated as the new cadet commander of Army ROTC's Jayhawk battalion in a ceremony yesterday afternoon at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
At the ceremony, previous battalion commander Aaron Wellman, Wichita senior, presented the battalion's colors to LL. Col. Donald Denmark, Army ROTC adviser. Denmark then presented the colors to Herrman.
As-battalion commander, Herrmann
will be in charge of the Army RCOT's
Herrman said he intended to maintain the battalion's tradition of producing the best officers. To do that, he wants to make sure the cadets are ready for advanced camp — a camp cadets must attend after their junior year.
"Advanced camp tests everything they have learned in ROTC," he said.
115 cadets. He will approve their training schedules, serve as an adviser and oversee other cadets' beer evaluations.
Training for cadets this year will be similar to what they encounter at advanced camp. Herrman said. This
As part of his duties, Herrman will serve as the liaison for the Army unit with KU's Navy and Air Force ROTC units. He will coordinate the color guards at KU football and basketball games and organize the Army ROTC's annual ball.
The battalion commander is selected by the Army ROTC cadre, which consists of full-time officers who oversee KU's Army ROTC programs. The cadre includes Denmark, Capt. Jane Harris and Capt. Charles Miller, all of whom attended the activation ceremony.
The cadre's decision was based on the cadet's grade point average, as well as his camp score — the grade obtained at ROTC training camp.
would include increased physical training and stricter evaluations.
"He basically earned the respect of his peers and the cadre." Miller said.
After Herrman officially was activated, Harris and Miller were presented with Army Achievement Awards for their roles in organizing cadet activities benefiting cadets and the University community.
Famous lawyer led KU group's fight for rights
Kunstler's persistence helped Lawrence Gay Liberation Front
By Philip Brownlee Kansan staff writer
Famed lawyer William Kunstler, who died Monday of a heart attack, is remembered at the University of Kansas for helping a gay rights group become recognized as an official student organization.
Kunstler is famous for defending clients such as Martin Luther King Jr., the Chicago Seven, the Black Panthers and Jack Ruby. He also represented the Lawrence Gay Liberation Front, forerunner to LesBiGaySOK, in its 1971 suit against the University.
"Kunstler was known for supporting little guys and underdogs," said David Hardy, assistant director of the organizations and activities center. "It was great of him to take the case."
The Gay Liberation Front sought formal recognition so that it could receive money from student activity fees. The group's suit claimed that denial of recognition was unconstitutional and would have a "forbidding and chilling effect on free expression and association."
Kunstler was prevented from presenting the case, however, when U.S. District Judge George Templar of Topeka barred him from appearing in court. Templar said that it was a privilege granted by the court, and not a right, for an out-of-state attorney to practice in Kansas. Kunstler was from New York.
"I cannot close my eyes to what is well-known by the judiciary throughout the country," Templar told Kunstler. "Your fame is notorious. You have gone all over this country deriding the judiciary."
Lawrence attorney Jack Klinknett, who served as counsel with Kunstler on the case, said that it was the first time and probably the only time Kunstler had ever been barred from participating in proceedings in any courtroom in the nation.
"He was told to sit down and shut up," Klinknett said. The Gay Liberation Front lost its lawsuit, and its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was denied.
Ruth Lichtwardt, past director of Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas, said that publicity and pressure from Kunstler's presence contributed to the Gay Liberation Front's eventual University recognition.
"The University didn't want publicity," Lightwardt said. "Having such a high-profile civil-rights activist involved automatically gave the case notoriously and publicly."
Elizabeth Gowdy, Lawrence graduate student, said that today's KU students benefited from Kunstler's civil rights work.
"Without people like Kunstler who have been standard bearers of human rights, we wouldn't be where we are today," she said.
Working with computers can create health hazards
By Joann Birk
Kansan staff writer
As students spend more time slouched over keyboards and staring at glowing computer screens, they are discovering that computers can be bad for their health.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said patients often came to Watkins suffering from headaches, eyestrain, muscle spasms in their neck, and pain in their wrists and elbows as a result of computer use.
"Computers are the overwhelming cause of repetitive stress injury in students," he said. "A standard keyboard is straight, but we are not built straight."
Dena Piscotte, Grand Junction, Colo.
senior, wears braces on both arms as a result of carpal tunnel syndrome, a repetitive stress injury that causes the nerves in the wrist and forearm to press against the bones. The only guaranteed cure for Pisciolette would be to avoid the cause of her injury, but she works at three jobs that require her to spend many hours at a computer.
"My hands hurt every day," Pisciotte said. "Sometimes it even extends to my shoulders and neck."
Doctors told Piscotte that she may need surgery in the future.
But Yockey said that surgery often could be avoided.
"Carpal tunnel is a common problem among students," he said. "But it is fixable."
Elizabeth Crandon, an optometrist at Cran-
don and Crandon, 1019 Massachusetts St., said she had seen a dramatic increase in patients complaining of eyestrain and headaches from staring at computer screens. Computers do not seem to cause any permanent damage to the eyes, but she said that different eyewear often was necessary.
Jeffrey Watts, Huntington Beach, Calif., junior, who works at the computer center, said he and fellow employees often experienced eyestrain and neck pain but were not concerned about long-term damage. "I guess it just goes with the territory," Watts said.
Students suffering from eyestrain and wrist pain can make minor changes to minimize suffering. Using a comfortable chair at the correct height and taking time to stretch periodically often can eliminate the symptoms.
Take frequent breaks
Stretch and relax at least once an hour
Avoiding stress injuries
Maintain good posture when sitting at a computer
sit erect with feet flat on the floor
keep wrists bent up slightly
bend elbows at a comfortable angle
been asked to bent aloftly
Use a comfortable chair adjusted to the correct height
Sit so eyes are 18-28 inches away from the computer screen