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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.103,NO.159
KANSAS STATE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA KS 66612
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1994
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Police say, 'We don't have streetwalkers'
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Connecticut man calls Lawrence prime area for recruiting by pimps
By Alicia Hein
Kansan staff writer
There are no streetwalkers on Jayhawk Boulevard.
At least that is the general consensus among law enforcement officers from both the KU and Lawrence police.
Prostitution has been a hot topic with local police since last week, when a speaker from a group that works with exploited children
claimed-pimps were trying to lure KU students into the world of prostitution.
Frank Barnaba, president of the Paul and Lisa Foundation of Westbrook, Conn., was in Wichita Thursday as part of a seminar on exploited children when he made the allegation.
Barnaba said his group — which operates outreach programs in New York to try to get young prostitutes off the street and out of the business — has found 32 girls from Kansas more than any other state.
"there is a problem in the state of Kansas," Barnaba said yesterday in a telephone interview. "I don't know why, but pimps have had success there in recruiting prostitutes. There's no panic at the University level, but everyone should be on the lookout."
Barnaba said he has heard from "an excellent source" that pimps have been in Lawrence this year trying to recruit prostitutes.
"She was a prostitute from the Lawrence area who said her 'man' — her pimp — and another man had been in Lawrence as late as this past spring trying to recruit prostitutes," he said.
Barnaba said pumps often find success by going to fast food restaurants and handing out business cards to employees and customers claiming to be representatives of modeling agencies. They also go to recruit at local bars, he said.
"They will romanticize you, and you might not know for months that they're in the sex business," he said.
All this is news to KU police.
Officer Cindy Alliss of the KU police said the department has received no reports or complaints of prostitution.
"We haven't seen any evidence of any kind of activity now or in the past," Alliss said. "If it is going on, we'd sure like to know about it."
L. Ed Brunt of the Lawrence police agreed that the department has seen nothing to indicate an increase in prostitution or recruitment.
"We have not noticed any trend or increase in arrests or activity." Brunt said. "It's obvious to most of us that in Lawrence, we don't have streetwalkers. If we were to get notice of any activity in Lawrence, we would follow up on it, but we do not have rampant prostitution in Lawrence."
Yumi Chikamori/ KANSAN
Fine fetching
Richa Reda, Kansas City, Kan. resident, and his dog, Atlas, play a frisbee game. Reda threw a frisbee to exercise Atlas at Potter Lake yesterday afternoon. There were gentle breezes, and
temperatures remained mild at 80 degrees. Temperatures last night were expected to reach record lows of 50-55 degrees.
Rodeo to lasso in donations for charity group
By Alicia Hein
Kansan staff writer
Organizers of the Douglas Country Charity Rodeo are hoping for a little cooperation from Mother Nature.
The group will try once again this weekend to raise money for charity by sponsoring a rodeo at the Douglas Country Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper Street. Most of the money raised will go to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lawrence, an organization that matches children ages 5 to 17 from single-parent families with volunteers.
An effort to raise money for the group was made in late October, but bitterly cold temperatures kept spectators away and donations down.
"It was terrible," said Wayne Othick, cochair for both the events. "We probably had about 150 people show up, and I can't believe we even had that many. It was so cold."
This year's event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under.
Though the only events held at last year's rodeo were team roping and bull riding, this weekend's performances will also feature calf roping, saddle bronco riding and steer wrestling.
Othick expects participants from all over Kansas and surrounding states. He said the group decided to try a rodeo again because there were many entrants in October.
Two timed events include include breakaway roping and barrel racing.
In addition to professional participants, amateur cowboys and girls ages 3 to 6 can take part in the rodeo, Othick said. Children can participate in "mutton bustin", an event where they climb on to sheep and hang on for as long as they can while the sheep run
"We saw that the interest was there from the number of participants, so we started planning this one right after that," he said.
Becky Price, representative for Big Brothers and Big Sisters, said the donation will go toward funding group activities and staff salaries.
around the arena. The child who stays on longest will receive a belt buckle, Othick said. Children who participate will receive a ribbon.
Price said that although most of the organization's activities are individualized for each child, several kids from Big Brothers and Big Sisters will gather at the rodeo this weekend.
"They'll be there help out on programs and just having a good time," she said.
Agency to decide on violations
KU may have to repay $500,000 in expenses
By Roberta Johnson Kansan staff writer
KU officials can breathe easier until September when the Environmental Protection Agency makes its final decision on whether KU should return more than $500,000.
The University and the agency both broke federal guidelines during a 1989 conference by spending $506,929 on unauthorized items including alcohol and a $2,000 robot to entertain guests. The violations were discovered during a 14-month audit released last month.
"There are very strict regulations laid out in federal documents," said Gordon Milborne, a representative for the agency's auditing office in Washington, D.C.
"Some definitions are clear; others are very gray. Milborne said. "We stayed away from the gray areas in our audit; we stuck with things that were very clear."
"One of the most clear offenses is the alcohol-related, which is prohibited by federal guidelines. But it wasn't a large amount."
John Pattison, director of academic and professional programs for continuing education, supervised the conference. He declined to comment.
The Division of Continuing Education had handled the conference.
Tom Hutton, director of University Relations, said that KU holds about 200 cooperative conferences each year.
"I'm not aware of this ever happening before," he said.
But the University was not to blame for the mishandling of funds, Hutton said this week.
"In a nutshell, we were hired, and we did the job," he said. "EPA can't produce the documents, but the University can provide extensive documentation that we followed the instructions of the EPA."
A summary of the the Environmental Protection Agency's audit report also suggested that the agency was to blame.
"EPA did not adequately control many costs associated with this conference," the report stated.
"The Region 7 Project Officer...did not eliminate ineligible or unnecessary costs from the KU proposal before approval. He did not maintain adequate records...he did not document decisions and justifications for expenditures in the official grant file."
Although the agency was partner to the violations, it still has 90 days to make a decision about KU's role in the spending.
But it's likely that the decision will remain in KU's favor. Milborne said.
"It seems that their position is that it's unfair to KU to recover that much money," he said.
Mulbore also said that KU's situation was not unique.
"It happens not so much in universities, but it happens quite regularly in institutions that receive grants and coop money given by the EPA," he said. "There is some degree of regularity. If it's not EPA, it's someone else having problems with ineligible costs."
Bennie Salem, the agency's audit manager in Kansas City, Kan., said the report spurred investigations of conferences with other universities, including Temple University, which the Washington, D.C. office was investigating.
Milborne said he could not comment on Temple's situation until a final report had been made.
Ballroom fete honors Budig's 13-year term
With the recent openings of three new coffeehouses in downtown Lawrence,coffee connoisseurs have their pick of the best brews.
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By Matt Hydeman
Kansan staff writer
People from all walks of campus life showed up Friday afternoon at the Kansas Union Ballroom to express their appreciation for Chancellor Gene Budig and his work.
The reception was held in honor of Budig's successes over his 13 years of service — from honoring students and faculty for their successes to delivering his State of the University addresses to alumni, said Ed Meyen, executive vice-cancellor.
Budig with his wife, Gretchen, by his side, shook the hands of faculty, staff and students in a line that stretched to the doors of the ballroom, autographed baseballs and reminisced about days gone by.
"We hold this reception here, Gene, in the place where you felt so comfortable," said Meyen, in a brief
speech to those assembled and Budig.
Budig was presented with a book, called "The Budig Years," by the faculty, classified and unclassified senates that chronicled his 13-year career at the University in pictures. Also, a resolution passed by the three senates that listed many of Budig's accomplishments was read.
Budig then thanked the assembled guests for their kindness and assistance over his tenure at KU.
"I've gotten more help forthcoming from many of my friends for the American League job — from the faculty, staff and students," he said.
"I don't have to worry about governors anymore," he said. "My new life deals with Albert Bell and cork bats."
Budig said that he had some hopes for KU in the future.
"We have one of the most exceptional state universities, and we must make sure that it stays that way," he
said, to a roar of thunderous applause.
Several of the guests to the reception said that the chance to say goodbye to Budig was important.
Sandra Zimdars-Swartz, chairperson of the Religious Studies department, said that although Budig was leaving, the University had to look forward.
Zimdars-Swartz said that her hope for the next chancellor wasn't far from what others had said.
"Change is good," she said. "We've now had a wonderful period where we were very financially strong. And perhaps it's now time get some new ideas and new outpaces."
"We need someone who is academically strong," she said. "Someone who can deal with the changing faces of students and adapt — a chancellor who can take us into the next millennium."
Valerie Crow / KANSAN