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VOL.104, NO.39
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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United States stiffens warning against Iraq
Saddam told to end threats to Kuwait
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The United States will not wait to retaliate the next time Saddam Hussein sends his troops south to threaten Kuwait, Secretary of State Warren Christopher said yesterday.
The warning came a day after the
U. N. Security Council unanimously voted to demand that Iraq end all hostile or provocative actions against Kuwait.
"The message is clear," President Clinton said yesterday. "Iraq must complete its withdrawal. It must not threaten its neighbors in the future."
Christopher, speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," also said it was improbable that Saddam could stay in power even if he complied with all the U.N. resolutions required to bring
about a lifting of economic sanctions.
Christopher emphasized that the United States had all the necessary authority it needed under existing U.N. resolutions to attack Iraqi forces moving toward the Kuwaiti border.
"Next time, we'll probably not wait. We will take action, strong action against him," the secretary said.
Christopher's warning was echoed by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Madeleine K. Albright, who said that the Mideast region was vital to U.S.
national interests and the United States was prepared to go it alone to stop Iraqi aggression.
Albright said on ABC's "This Week With David Brinkley" that the United States would work multilaterally when it could, and unilaterally when it must.
The administration's tough words on Iraq came amid open differences with Russia about the lifting of sanctions and how far U.N. resolutions go in authorizing attacks on Iraq troops.
Russia reluctantly went along with the Security Council vote Saturday demanding Iraq withdraw its elite troops from the Kuwait border.
But the Russians contend that the resolution contained no threat of force if Iraq fails to comply. They stressed that Saddam, in talks with Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev last week, promised to recognize Kuwait's sovereignty, one condition for the lifting of sanctions.
Albright said Saddam, his Revolutionary Council and the Iraqi legislature must all officially approve the recognition of Kuwait. "His words don't carry a lot of weight with us," she said.
Christopher said the sanctions, which have crippled Iraq's economy, will not be lifted until Saddam also complies with U.N. resolutions on respecting minorities, returning Kuwaitis captured in the 1990 invasion and agreeing to international monitoring of Iraqi weapons.
Daron Bennett / KANSAN
Charles Geist, Democratic candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives, 47th District, says that among the issues he hopes to pursue are tax inequities and guaranteeing a good education for all Kansas' children.
Challenger focuses on taxes, schools
Editor's note: This is the first of two stories profiling the candidates for the 47th District of the Kansas House of Representatives. The Kansan will profile all the candidates and issues on the Nov. 8 ballot.
By Manfy Lopez Kansan staff writer
Charlie Geist said he was still naive enough to believe that he could make a difference in the Legislature.
"I had been complaining to my dad about legislative problems," Geist said. "He finally told me to do something or shut up, so I decided to run."
In January, Geist retired form his job with the state to run for the 47th District of the Kansas House of Representatives. The 47th District is comprised of eight townships in parts of Jefferson and Douglas counties, including Eudora and Grantville.
Edouard and Gracie, he
Geist, 66, said he had already logged 18,000 miles on his
truck, and he expected to roll 4,000 to 5,000 more miles on the
odometer by the Nov. 8 election.
He makes his rounds to coffee shops and cafes wearing rugby shirts, cowboy boots, jeans and a name tag with the Kansas state flag blazoned under his name.
"Ive always been a Democrat," Geist said. "My dad was a coal worker, and I drew up during the depression."
Those experiences, and his service in the Air Force, insurance business, aluminum boat making industry and time as a state employee, give him various perspectives, he said. He also has volunteered in several Democratic campaigns, including former Governor John Carlin.
"I believe that the democratic process still works," he said. "Most importantly, I fully support the majority opinion over personal issues."
Keeping taxes under control and school financing are the flagship issues of Geist's campaign. Taxes are always a concern of people, he said.
Many rural residents are concerned about the Legislature's plan to finance schools according to the number of
See GEIST, Page 6A.
Deer friends
Corey Bossard, Hoffman Estates, Ill., senior, (left) and Steve Krigas, Arlington Heights, Ill., senior, have a plan. They opened a "pitting zoo" on the 1400 block of Tennessee Street Friday afternoon in hopes of raising enough money for their tuition. They realized that they at least may have to open every Friday since they only two cents in the first hour. Krigas said that he was just thankful that he and his "deer friend" Bossard, lived in a country where a person could set up a petting zoo in their front yard, flies and all.
Hoch's renovation presents challenges
By David Wilson
Kansan staff writer
And if architects had not designed a system of entrances and exits to herd that many students in and out in 10 minutes, there could have been a problem at classchange time, said Dale Glenn, one of the architects who helped to design the new Hoch.
The reconstructed Hoch Auditorium will hold 2,000 students in three large lecture halls —1,000 in one and 500 in two others.
"You're going to have 2,000 students inside and 2,000 students trying to get in," he said. "The old front doors just weren't going to do that."
The front doors are part of Hoch's limestone facade, the only part of Hoch to survive after it was struck by lightning on June 15, 1991. The resulting fire destroyed
At a slide presentation Wednesday night in Snow Hall, Glenn and Jonathan Miller, architects from the Lawrence architecture firm of Glenn, Livinggood and Penzler, recounted those and other design problems met by their firm and other designers during the three-year designing process.
the building's wooden roof and interior.
Construction on the new Hoch has already begun and is expected to be finished in July 1996. The expected bill for the reconstruction is $21,800,000.
Miller said some of the problems faced by the designers had more to do with psychology than architecture.
"As architects, we all have egos," he said.
"At times there were disagreements."
One of those disagreements was whether to keep the limestone facade.
The architects decided to keep the facade, and Miller said the sometimes-
"It's a fairly tight site in the heart of campus," Miller said. "We had to figure out how the building was going to grow within that tight site."
Another problem faced by the designers was the limited space of Hoch's location.
In addition to the three large lecture halls, the new, air-conditioned Hoch will include space for future classrooms and a subterranean library.
Glenn said the old roof consisted of riveted steel trusses covered with wood — a style that would not pass muster today.
The old Hoch, which operated without the benefit of air conditioning, consisted of an auditorium used as a lecture hall and about eight offices.
spirited exchanges helped the designers to develop good ideas.
"Modern building codes aren't going to let you use wood," he said.
Infact, the old Hoch was so outdated that it had been slated for renovation before the fire, said Allen Wiechert, University Architect.
"The fire was a blessing," he said.
Glenn said the new, bigger Hoch would be a drastic improvement over the old Hoch.
"What I see I think is fine," he said. "But one thing I can see right away is that they didn't bring any natural light into the structure."
Brian Burke, a graduate teaching assistant in architectural engineering, said he liked the plans but said the designers should have made better use of sunlight.
One woman in the audience could not resist asking: "Will there be a lighting rod?"
The Kansas football team recovered from its loss to Kansas State and defeated the Iowa State Cyclones 41-23 Saturday.
And yes, there will be lightning rods on the new Hoch, the architects said.
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Back on track
KU freshman wins $20,000 lottery ticket in Olathe
Shopaholic continues winning streak with lottery tickets; powerball is next
By Matt Fey
Kansan correspondent
It had been a tough weekend for Jamie Carden. Her parents had lectured her all weekend about a clothes-buying frenzy that had dwindled her checking account from $2,000 to $80.
But a trip to a 7-11 convenience store on Oct. 9 charged her weekend and her life.
Carden, Olathe freshman, won $20,000 from a Kansas Lottery "Wild Thing" scratch ticket.
"I was shaking," she said. "My hands were just shaking, I was so excited."
The ticket's game is to match the number scratched to one of five other numbers printed on the card.
Carden said she was happy she had not followed the clerk's advice and purchased a different ticket.
"We just lent reading it over and over"
she said. "We read it 20 times just to make sure it was true."
Carden said she rushed out of the 7-11 to tell her roommate, Angie Ulsh, Olathe freshman, of her newly increased monetary status. Ulsh had bought a lottery ticket after Carden, but she only won $2.
"I sat there in amazement," Ulsh said. "She was hyperventilating, jumping up and down and screaming."
From there, Garden picked up the nearest phone and called her boyfriend and family. She said the general response was disbelief and exuberance.
"At first I didn't believe her, but then I guess I had to," said Kyle Johnson, Olathe sophomore and Carden's boyfriend. "She came rushing over to my house and went crazy. She showed me the ticket, and my dad popped open a bottle of champagne."
Though she was excited, Carden said she hoped not to repeat past monetary management disasters.
"I have a problem," she said. "I'm a shop-aholic."
Carden not only accepted but actively sought assistance from her parents. She plans to keep $3,000 of the $20,000 for herself. She and her father will invest the remainder for her future.
"She's being smart about it," said Carden's mother, Terry Carden. "We wanted her to have the excitement before we sat down and said. Here what's we're going to do."
Carden plans to turn in the ticket this week at the state lottery offices in Topeka.
"It's like I'm dreaming," she said.
Carden only began playing the lottery this year, and she has been a consistent winner. She said she had only lost once in her last 10 attempts, winning from $1 to her previous high of $20.
Although the odds are against her winning a large sum again, Carden still plans on occasionally playing the lottery.
"I think I'm going to start playing Powerball," she said. "If I am some lucky person, then I want to win $30 million."
Meghan Dougherty / KANSAN
Jaime Carden, Olathe freshman, displays her winning lottery ticket by the Campanile.
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