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KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA, KS 66612
KU
VOL.104,NO.6
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
ADVERTISING #6443
MONDAY AUGUST 23, 1994
(USPS 650-640)
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Daron Bennett / KANGAN
Three of KU's international students (clockwise from top left) Jochum Bohnt, Stimmergart, Germany, Janki Cobanholm, Kyrenia, Cyprus, and Dorthea Axmann, Maizn, Germany came to KU for an education, but not everything they have learned happened in class.
International students find KU welcoming
By Shannon Newton Kansan staff writer
"I have had a good start," Yanki Cobanogu, grandman from Kyrenia, Cyprus said. "And I really felt like the orientation helped us get used to things such as the enrollment process and the big classes."
From shopping at Wal-Mart to adjusting to a life far away from their families, international students at the University of Kansas have to adjust to the University as well as American culture.
Cobanoglu, along with other international students, arrived in Lawrence in August to begin an extensive orientation program sponsored by International Student Services.
For three exchange students, the transition to American college life has been relatively smooth.
"I was not used to such a big store as Wal-Mart," Cobanoglu said, "And I ended up staying there for 3 hours."
Cobanoglu said he found that his biggest adjustment was with the whole atmosphere, from Wal-Mart to the 8-hour time difference.
Cobanoglu said he has not had any problems with the formalities involved at the University. He plans to spend four years at KU to get an electrical engineering degree.
Dorthea Axmann, a graduate student from Mainz, Germany, said her biggest problem was getting used to not being able to come home to her family every day.
"I felt cut off from home," she said. "When I first arrived, I dreamt about them a lot."
She also was not used to the hustle and bustle of the American lifestyle.
"Here there is always something to do," Axmann said.
Jochen Bohner, a graduate student from Stuttgart, Germany said he had no extreme problems when he arrived at the University.
"The orientation really helped out," Bohner said, "Most importantly because we got acquainted with other international students."
The orientation program included bus tours of the campus and community, workshops on enrollment procedures and a panel discussion featuring international students who have been attending KU.
"They were helpful in advising us and relating the problems that they first had when they arrived," Bohner said. "It was also nice to meet the other international students before most of the American students arrived."
The biggest advantage for Bohner at the University are the facilities.
"I can always find a computer room when I need to," Bohner said. "And I really like the bookstores because they tell you what you need, and you do not really have to look hard."
Bohner also liked the social life that Lawrence had to offer.
"I really like to go downtown, because I like the bars and the live music," he said.
Former Kansas men's basketball coach Dick Harp, who followed the names of James Naismith and Phog Allen, returned to Lawrence and spoke in honor of Naismith on Saturday.
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Shanks jury returns guilty verdict
Former coach acquitted of one rape charge
By Manny Lopez
Kanean staff writer
Kansan staff writer
About 30 people watched Friday as Jeffrey Shanks fell to his knees and wept as the verdicts were read at the conclusion of his rape trial.
The former graduate assistant football coach, who was tried on two counts of rape, was acquitted of the first charge and found guilty of the second. Shanks will spend the next six weeks at the
Douglas County jail until he is sentenced Oct. 6. Douglas County District Attorney Jerry Wells said the average sentence for a rape conviction is about six years.
"Although the acquaintal was disappointing for the victim, I also understand date rape is difficult to prove," Wells said. "At least we've proven on one count that he is a ransist."
Barbara Ballard, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, said she hoped the guilty verdict would encourage people to come forward and report attacks.
"The verdict sent a message," said Ballard, who also is associate dean of student life. "It proves someone can be found guilty of their actions and that victims
don't press charges without some reason."
The jury did a responsible job, Ballard said. She said she thought serving on the Shanks jury would have been difficult.
"The jury holds someone's fate in their hands and that can cause extreme emotional trauma for people." Ballard said.
It took almost six hours for the jury to decide on a verdict. After the verdicts were read, one of the jurors who asked to not be identified said the jury couldn't convict Shanks on one of the counts because police were not thorough enough in their investigation.
"We were uniformly upset with how the state handled the case,"
the iuror said.
The juror said that he believed both women's stories, but that he was unsure why more people were not interviewed and used as witnesses. He said Shanks' former roommate should have been called to testify because he allegedly heard the woman say, "Stop" at the time of the incident.
Shanks testified the woman never said anything.
KU Police did not return phone calls to the Kansan Friday.
The reading of the verdicts was as emotional as some of the trial testimony. At 10:22 a.m. Friday, Mike Warner, Shanks lawyer, came out of the courtroom to tell Shanks and his family that a verdict had been reached. Immediately, Shanks hugged his mother,
who already had tears in her eyes.
As the jury filed into the jury box, Shanks looked at each juror individually.
When the first verdict of not guilty was read, Shanks fell to his knees, clasped his hands as if praying for a second not-guilty verdict.
When the guilty verdict was read, Shanks slumped to the floor and cried. After polling each juror about the guilty verdict, Shanks was taken into custody.
Earlier in the day, Warner filed a motion for a mistrial after the trial was suspended Thursday because a juror was in the hospital. That juror returned Friday for the deliberations.
Monument commemorates Naismith
By Shannon Newton Kansan staff writer
The inventor of basketball and the University's first men's basketball coach, James Naismith, was honored on Saturday with the dedication of a new monument in the cemetery where he was buried.
The event began at Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery with a visit to Naismith's grave.
Before the dedication began the Marching Jayhawk played such songs as "I'm a Jayhawk" and "Crimson and the Blue."
Hank Booth, of KLWN Radio, encele the event, and after the national anthem and an invocation, there was a ribbon cutting ceremony by members of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
Children and adults clapped to the songs as they sat in chairs in front of the podium watching the band, while others tried to find shade under nearby trees.
Visitors who attended the dedication ceremony Saturday at Lawrence Memorial Park of a memorial to James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, held hands as they paid respect to Naismith's grave. Naismith was the first men's basketball coach at KU.
Family and friends of Naismith were there to witness the long awaited dedication.
Every person giving remarks, spoke of Naismith's excellent and memorable qualities and accomplishments.
Bob Allen, F.C. "Phog" Allen's grandson, spoke about how his grandfather felt about Naismith.
"My grandfather used to tell me what Naismith always said to him," Allen said. "And this has stayed in my mind. 'Don't be afraid to serve humanity, and wait for your reward.'"
He thanked Naismith for all of his services.
"Thank you for creating the game that was my grandfather's life." Allen said.
The memorial is a large stone with a picture of Naismith carrying books in one hand and a basketball in the other.
Naismith coached basketball at KU from 1898 to 1907 and taught physical education from 1898 to 1937. He retired
from the University in 1937.
Dan watkins of the Chamber of Commerce said that Naismith's tradition of excellence had played a large role in the community.
"His dedication was to students and athletes and that tradition lives on," Watkins said.
Other speakers at the event were Marlan Washington, women's basketball coach and former men's basketball coaches, Dick Harp and Ted Owens.
Washington said that the people of Lawrence should be honored and proud to be a part of Naismith's history.
Roy Williams, men's basketball coach, was not able to attend the dedication because he was out of town. Bob Frederick, KU athletic director, read a letter from Williams apologizing for missing the tribute.
"He also supported women's athletics as co-coach of the women's basketball team." Washington said.
Another honored guest of the dedication was Bernice Webb, author of The Basketball Man, a biography of Naismith. She said that the dedication was a climax for a long awaited memorial to the inventor of basketball.
"The dedication came in a burst of glory." Webb said.
Naismith died in 1939 at age 78 and is buried at the Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery. He was elected into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959.
Homosexuality depicted in commercial
By Nathan Olson
Kansan staff writer
An alarm clock beeps loudly as white words on a black screen read "Sunday Morning." The words fade, and a series of images appear showing a baby being fed, a church choir, and a football game.
The commercial, which aired on KSNT in Topeka Friday, was produced by Alliance for Progress (AFP), a Dallas-based nonprofit human rights organization.
The images are part of a television commercial intended to show that these activities are normal in the lives of gays and lesbians.
Jarrett Lane / KANSAN
About 50 gay rights supporters gathered at a downtown Topeka bar to watch the commercial's debut. The group then walked to the Capitol for a press conference and gay rallies.
Eric Moore, director of LesBiGay Services of Kansas, addressed a group of about 50 gay rights supporters Friday outside the Capitol in Topeka in support of a gay commercial.
Jon Etienne Mourot, alliance co-founder, said the commercial was debuted in Topeka because of its location in the "heartland of the nation." The group also wanted to counteract the influence of anti-gay groups there, Mourot said.
Christopher Parman, alliance co-founder,
said he was pleased with the commercial.
"Our aim is to air the commercials nationwide." Mourt said.
Eric Moore, Lawrence senior and director of LesBiGay Services of Kansas, spoke at the rally.
"We're here to thank AFP for helping us to educate KU students," he said during his speech.
Moore said the commercial made educating the public easier.
"Aside from education, we hope to allow gay and lesbian people to become a part of
"How do I know this?" he said. "The Bible tells me so."
the American mainstream," he said. Paul Evans, minister for the Metropolitan Community Church of Topeka, also spoke at the rally. He said that gays and lesbians were humans and that God loved all people.
Forum set on rape prevention
Kansanstaffreport
Recent rapes in Lawrence have prompted Douglas County Rape Victim/Support Services to hold a community forum on rape and sexual assault at 7:30 tonight at New York Elementary School, 936 New York St.
The forum will provide the public a chance to ask questions about rape, said Sara Jane Russell, director of the group. Russell said everyone was encouraged to attend.
The event is sponsored by the group, which is partially sponsored by Student Senate and student fees.