WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
SECTION A VOL.102. NO.1
ADVERTISING 864-4358
(USPS 650-640)
SPORTS
Preparing for battle
Kansas quarterback Ben Rutz and the Jayhawks prepare for the 1995 season. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Jumping In
Chancellor Robert Hemenway has been on the job fewer than three months, and already he has had to make budget-cutting decisions. Page 2D
CAMPUS
Letting it all hang out
NightOwls, 804 W. 24th St., Lawrence's first clothing-optional club, is drawing national attention, but owner Jeff Wallace is keeping his shirt on about the titillation. Page 6A
NATION
Faulkner enters The Citadel
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for Shannon Faulkner to become the first female cadet. Page 17A
WORLD
Former official condemns Hussein
The son-in-law of Saddam Hussein has vowed to overthrow the Iraqi government. Page 21A
INDEX
Sports...B
KUCampus...C
KUAdministration...D
KULeisure...E
Nation...17A
World News...21A
Search committee to look for new dean
Liberal arts position not likely to be filled until next semester
By Novelda Sommers Kansan staff writer
James L. Muyksen's resignation as dean of liberal arts and sciences has created the need for yet another search committee.
David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs, will begin the search for a new dean of the college in September.
Shulenburger said a new dean could be in place as early as January or as late as July.
"You start out optimistic, but if you have not found a candidate you have faith in, it is better to continue the search," he said.
Shulenburger said that if someone from another university was chosen, that person probably would be unable to accept the position until the beginning of a new academic year.
Shulenburger's first step will be to meet with the college's five committees Sept. 6 to solicit nominations for a search committee. He hopes to have the committee
selected by the second week of September. Faculty, students and staff also will be invited to submit nominations to the Office of Academic Affairs, 132 Strong Hall.
Shulenburger said the search committee would look for applicants for the dean's position outside the University of Kansas by placing advertisements in publications around the country. The committee also will take nominations from within the University.
"I will have the committee be very active, soliciting nominations from places we know good talent to reside," he said.
Promising candidates will be
invited to the University to be interviewed by Shulenburger and the search committee. When committee members are satisfied with the list of candidates, they will make a recommendation to Shulenburger, who will choose the new dean.
"We are not going to compromise," he said. "The decision is too important for the University and for the college."
The dean of the college is responsible for 16,000 students, 600 faculty members and a $40 million budget.
The new dean will replace Muyksens, who resigned July 19 to take a position with the Georgia Board of
Regents.
Sally Frost-Mason, associate dean of the college, officially will become acting dean Aug. 18. She said she most likely would place herself in the pool of applicants for the dean's position.
Frost-Mason said that after five years as an associate dean, she was prepared to take on the added responsibilities of dean. She said her duties already had changed since she began assuming Muyksen's duties.
"What I have learned is that I have a lot more to learn," she said. Muyksen will advise Frost-Mason until the end of the month.
Students take advantage of their free time during Hawk Week and party at Free State Brewing Co. Inc., 636 Massachusetts St.
Edmee Rodriguez /
KANBAN
Hawk Week parties break ice, begin semester
Kansan staff writer
By Craig Lang
With events such as Playfair and traditions night, Hawk Week is an opportunity for new students to meet people and to understand what life will be like as a student.
But for Robyn Poe, McLouth senior, it's the parties that really help new students to feel at ease at their new school.
"It's a more comfortable setting," said Poe, who was at the Crossing, 618 W. 12th St., on Monday night. "It's just easier to be yourself."
Poe was sitting with Abby Elliott, Great Bend junior, who agreed that Hawk Week parties were a better icebreaker than University-sponsored events.
"It's easier to be yourself," she said.
End-of-the-semester parties may be more fun, Elliott said, but there's a certain excitement about Hawk Week parties.
"After the newness wears off, the parties thin out," she said.
"Everybody's excited to come back and see their friends," she said.
But as soon as classes begin, the party pace slows down, Elliott said.
Tim McEvoy, assistant manager of Webb's Fine Wine and Spirits, 800 W. 23rd St., said he had a definite increase in business during Hawk Week.
Nor is KO any more of a party school than any other, Poe said. "I think every school's a party school," she said.
Nor is KU any more of a party school than any other. Poe said,
McEvoy expected about 50 kegs to be ordered this week.
Because many students have been home during the summer, McEvoy said he thought students partitioned more during Hawk Week because they were with friends and away from parents.
"They also have no classes this week, so they concentrate on having fun," he said.
Jesse McGrath, Wheaton, Ill., junior, said Hawk Week was an important time for people who liked to throw parties throughout the whole year because first impressions were crucial.
"If the party is good, people will remember and go again and bring their friends," he said.
Pam Dishman/ KANSAN
Ryan Reynolds, Hutchinson freshman, prepares to slap hands with fellow classmates at Playfair. The Hawk Week event was held last night in the Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
Summer enrollment lowest since 1987
Although
fewer
By Josh Yancey
summer.
Kansan staff writer
students enrolled this
University officials think the changes are natural.
Enrollment figures at the University of Kansas this summer were down, but University officials aren't particularly concerned.
Figures released Friday showed that 9,131 students — 302 fewer than last summer — attended classes at KU campuses. The figures, based on an official head count 20 days into the summer session, were the lowest in eight years.
The figures include enrollment at the Lawrence campus, the Regents Center in Overland Park and the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
The total is the lowest since 1987's count of 9,055. Enrollment increased steadily after 1987 and peaked at 10,218 in 1991.
KU officials said they saw the changes as natural occurrences.
"Summer enrollments at KU and nationally have varied in recent years," said Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor, in a prepared statement.
Meyen says decreases in grants for some in-service education programs for teachers had contributed to
the decline.
The Med Center had an enrollment of 1,865, a drop of 47.
Only the Regents Center had an increase, from 881 last summer to 966 this summer.
At KU's Lawrence campus, 6,492 students took summer classes. a dron of 340 from last summer.
Robert Stark, dean of the Regents Center, said that a 30 percent increase in student credit hours offered had attracted more students to that campus.
"It's simple," Stark said. "We offered more courses. If we offer more, we will always have an increase in enrollment. There's a huge demand here. If we offer what they want, we will have no trouble attracting students."
"To make enough money to return to school, I had to find a place where I could live rent-free, and that wasn't realistic in Lawrence," said Sara Hupp, Topeka sophomore.
Summer enrollment figures have no bearing on legislative funding. The funding is based on fall enrollment figures, so the cyclical nature of summer enrollment doesn't worry KU officials.
One reason students gave for not enrolling in summer classes was the need to save money by living and working at home.
Others said they wanted to enjoy their summers away from school.
"It was mostly about freedom," said Joe Ontjes, Hutchinson graduate student. "After a year in school, I wanted the summer off to do the things that I wanted to do. I wanted to work, and I didn't want to take classes."
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