THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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SECTION A VOL.102, NO 14
(USPS 650.640)
SPORTS
Ripken passes long-time mark
Baltimore shortstop plays in his 2,131st consecutive game. Pages 1B,6B
CAMPUS
Too hot to handle
Haskell students suffer through the heat in residence halls that have no air conditioning. Page 3A
NATION
FBI coverup hearings begin
A white separatist says agents murdered his wife and son in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. Page 7A
WORLD
Governments condemn France
France's renewed nuclear testing has elicited protests. Page 10A
WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY
High 72°
Low 62°
Weather: Page 2A
INDEX
Opinion . . . . . . 4A
National News . . . . 7A
World News. . . . . 10A
Scoreboard. . . . . 2B
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Injured Delta Chis deny hazing
A close source says fraternity to blame for alleged incident
By Phillip Brownlee Kansan staff writer
Two Delta Chi members who were hospitalized during Hawk Week said that the fraternity was not to blame for their illnesses, but a source close one of the members claimed otherwise.
Adam Mues and Nate Hines, both Kearney, Neb., sophomores, said they were hospitalized for severe dehydration resulting from doing lawn and maintenance work at the fraternity house in the August heat.
Mues said the fraternity was not to blame.
"We just overdid it," Hines said. "The work was all voluntary."
remained anonymous said the dehydration was caused by Mues and Hines being forced to do strenuous exercises.
However, a source who asked to
"The pledges were forced throughout the week to do military-like exercises," the source said. "Nate and Adam were singled out one day by an older fraternity member and were forced to do extra push-ups."
The source also said Hines had been approached by fraternity members and was told not to tell details of what happened.
Braden Hopkins, Delta Chi president, said he was surprised to hear the charges of hazing but could not comment until the investigation was completed.
"Nate loves KU and doesn't want to have to look over his shoulder," the source said.
Hines and Mues were admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Aug. 17. Hines spent four days at the hospital. Because of kidney failure, Mues was airlifted to St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo, where he remained for 12 days.
Hines is back at the University of Kansas and is still living in the Delta Chi house. He said he felt fine. Mues was forced to drop out of school because of his hospitalization, however, and will not return to KU until the spring semester. Both Hines and Mues said they planned to stay active in the Delta Chi house.
Although Hines said the dehydration resulted from working in the heat, he did admit that some elements of hazing had occurred. But he would not be specific. He also said that his parents blamed Delta Chi for his hospitalization.
"They have a lot of anger and disappointment with the fraternity," he said. "They both would prefer that I stayed somewhere else."
Both the University and a risk management commission set up by Delta Chl's international headquarters in
See HAZING, Page 2A
KU official says hazing occurs despite dangers
By Josh Yancey
Kansan staff writer
The images of fraternity pledges being forced to drink huge amounts of alcohol and being subjected to painful and humiliating abuse may exist partially in myth, but most people would agree that hazing at KU fraternities still occurs.
Now, after an alleged hazing incident at Delta Ch fraternity that may have caused two KU students' hospitalization, University officials are stressing that hazing in the greek system never has been condoned.
Unfortunately, hazing still occurs, said Bill Nelson, coordinator for greek programs and assistant director of the organizations and activi
ties center.
"People allow this to happen," Nelson said. "Students, parents and friends are reluctant to share what happens, and when they don't come forward, they become just as much a part of the problem."
Delta Chi, 1245 W. Campus Rd., released a statement stressing the fraternity's concern for the students' well-being and promising to cooperate with the University of Kansas in an investigation.
See GREEKS,Page 24
Multicultural center opens at KU
Brian Flink / KANSAN
Steve Quoetone, Haskell Indian Nations University junior, performs as a fancy dancer at the grand opening of the Multicultural Resource Center. Quoetone, who performed with Ron Brave and Friends, is from the Kalowa tribe.
Grand opening celebrates diversity by informing, entertaining students
By Hannah Naughton
Kansan staff writer
The puzzle pieces of cultures came together yesterday for the grand opening of the Multicultural Resource Center.
The celebration was from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn between the center, which is in the annex behind the Military Science Building, and Summerfield Hall. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony began at 12:30 p.m.
In a welcoming address to the crowd, Sherwood Thompson, director of minority affairs, called for people to remove the straitjackets of multiculturalism and grow with the new center.
"We need your collective genius to make this project successful." Thompson said.
The ceremony was preceded by a joint color guard presentation by the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine ROTC. Jennifer Keith, Kansas City, Kan., junior and director of Inspirational Gospel Voices, sang the Star Spangled Banner.
The committee brought the Thunderbird Theater from Haskell Indian Nations University. Their performance, a narrated pantomime with drums called Creation, told the story of how the Native American people came to be.
The center's programming committee worked for a year to plan the grand opening, said Gloria Flores, associate director of minority affairs and committee co-chairwoman.
"We wanted it to be attention-grabbing," Flores said. "We wanted to show what the Multicultural Resource Center is — representative of diversity."
The center's opening also featured Native American dancing and music, Lawrence band Safety Orange, KU Jazz Ensemble I, Eastern music by Ashiklar
and the Inspirational Gospel Voices.
The committee arranged tours of the center and set up tables where campus organizations could provide information about their groups.
"We're here to promote the opening of the Multicultural Resource Center," said Mark Chotimongkol, Dodge City senior and internal vice president of the Asian American Student Union.
Chotimongkol said he saw the
"We wanted to show what the Multicultural Resource Center is representative of diversity."
associate director of minority affairs
The groups at the tables were not limited to minority or ethnic organizations. Groups like Student Union Activities, the University Theater and KU Democrats were present alongside the KU Hillet Foundation, the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, KU Cultural India Club and Delta Sigma Theta, a Black sorority.
"I was on my way to class, and I stopped because it looked interesting," said Sumita Debroy, Kansas City, Kan. senior. "I want to know what it's all about. It could help everyone learn about other cultures and bring cultures together."
center as a place that would provide needed exposure to a variety of cultures.
Student Senate chooses committee officials
By Sarah Wlose
Kansen staff writer
Members of Student Senate's five standing committees met for the first time last night to participate in orientation workshops and elect officers.
In the past, orientation had been a brief introduction to committees and usually had lasted about 15 minutes, said Jamie Johnson, Nune-maker senator.
This year, orientation lasted an hour and a half and consisted of workshops about parliamentary procedure, University governance and finance. Johnson said the workshop format was better for preparing members to deal with legislation and make decisions.
I thank it informed everyone a little better," said Johnson, who was elected as chairman of the University Affairs committee. "It also gave new members an idea of the time
and work involved in being on a committee."
Ken Martin, student senate executive committee chairman, said Senate received about 400 applications from students wanting to join a committee, an increase of 20 to 40 students from last year. About 350 students who applied attended the meeting.
Martin said he was optimistic about the increased participation and good initial attendance.
After the workshops, students broke into individual committees to elect officials.
Committee chairman and vicechairman election results were as follows:
Finance committee: Alan Pierce,
chairman; Derek King, vice
"I think it's a good sign for the year to come," Martin said. "It shows that students want to make an impact, get involved and get things accomplished."
Multicultural Affairs committee:
Cesar Millan, chairman; Ron
Chen, vice chairman.
Student Rights committee: Kevin Lafferty, chairman; Heather Austin, vice chairwoman.
University Affairs committee:
Jamie Johnson, chairman; Scott Sullivan, vice chairman.
Graduate Affairs committee members chose not to elect officers at the meeting.