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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, July 6, 1994
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Drivers licensed to vote
Motor-voter plan running smoothly
By Laurie Hudson Kansan staff writer
When Lawrence resident Matt Sarna renewed his driver's license yesterday, a woman in a blue uniform also offered him a voter registration card.
Thanks to new federal legislation called the Motor-voter program, registering to vote can be done at the same time as applying for or renewing a driver's license.
"It's more convenient," Sarna said, after filling out the card. "It's a good idea."
The goal of the national law — which went into effect Friday — was to increase the number of voting American citizens.
Secretary of State Bill Graves said 77 percent of the voting-age population in Kansas was registered to vote.
"Within four years, we estimate that motor-voter will reach more than 90 percent of the eligible voters in the state." Graves said in a written statement. "It couldn't be much simpler."
- However, Graves named one conditi on the simple process.
"You just can't walk in off the street and register to vote," he said. "Registration through the motor-voter program is available only to those persons whose primary business with the division of motor vehicles is in getting or renewing their driver's license."
Brandi Fresh, St. Louis senior, said the bill would speed the process of establishing in-state residency because she could fill out her license and voter-registration paperwork in one sweep.
I need to do both, and to be able to do both at the same place would be great," she said. "I do want to vote, and I need to establish in-state residency."
Ken Clark, Kansas division of motor vehicles representative, said the program would not put extra strain on driver's license bureau employees.
"I don't think it adds any more duties to their jobs," he said. "We don't even explain how to fill the form out. There are posters on the wall."
In order to vote in the Aug. 2 primary election, eligible voters must register by July 18.
Voters can also register on the second floor of the Douglas County District Courthouse.
People need to reregister if they have changed their name, their residence or if they did not vote in the last two November elections.
In addition to the motor-voter program, change of address forms will soon serve as voter registration cards, Clark said.
17 named to selection committee
Regents also delay Tonkovich appeal increase tuition
By Alicia Hein and Matt Hydeman
Kansan staff writers
The Kansas Board of Regents announced the 17 members of the chancellor selection committee Thursday. The committee will be responsible for naming a replacement for departing KU Chancellor GeneBudig.
Nine committee members were asked what they believe was the most important quality to look for in a new chancellor. Their responses follow.
Don W. Green, Conger-Gabel Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at KU and codirector of the tertiary oil recovery project:
If not at the top, then near the top would be a person who understands a major university like the University of
Kansas — someone who is able to interact with faculty, students, alumni and friends of the University and who understands everything from budgets to how the faculty operates to the roles of graduate and undergraduate students."
Roland Hurst, laboratories manager in civil engineering at KU and former member of the search committee for the vice chancellor of academic affairs;
"The committee has not met yet, and I feel that to answer that question now would be a little premature."
Sharon Bass, associate professor of journalism and recipient of the 1992-93 Outstanding Educator Award from KU's Mortar Board:
"I guess my immediate reaction is that it's not fair to reduce it to one quality. From my own hopes, this could be a very dynamic time for KU. To find someone who is visionary and can inspire others to a vision, and who has integrity. I'm not looking for a specific requirement on paper."
"We need a leader with a lot of
Richard Mann, University director for administration:
dimensions to manage a complex place like the University. There are many important aspects, but I think the most important overall quality is leadership."
Sherman Reeves, KU student body president;
"It's hard to sum up. I guess it would be someone who understands what it means to be in a university setting and academia and appreciates what the University does for society."
Garrett White, second year medical student at the University of Kansas Medical Center;
Ann Allegre, clinical associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center;
"I think that whomever is chosen as Chancellor should have the ability to relate to both the students and the faculty — to 'bridge that gap.' They also need to uphold the traditions of KU and have the ability to fundraise."
"I believe that the Chancellor should be someone who will lead the Medical Center toward doing more to educate physicians so that they are more prepared to work in today's medical climate."
William Houghland, executive committee member of the Alumni Association and ex-president of Koch Oil:
"It's so important to the University to have a strong leader. I'd rather not say more until the search committee has met."
T. P. Srinivasan, professor of mathematics and chair of Faculty Executive Committee:
"Outstanding leadership; a deep understanding of the scholarly and educational elements of the position and someone who can serve the mission of the University. He must also develop a good rapport with legislators, alumni and the public."
The responses from the other eight members of the search committee will be published in next week's Kansan.
In other Regents business, resident students will have to save $3.63 more a week per semester to offset next year's tuition increase. Non-residents must save an additional $15.31 a week.
The extra costs resulted from last.
week's Regents 7 percent increase approval for both in-state and non-resident students for the 1995-1996 school year. For residents, this equals an increase of $58 or a total of $883 each semester, not including fees. Non-residents increase is $245, or a total of $3,742.
In addition, Emil Tonkovich will have to wait until September for a decision regarding his appeal.
Judith Siminoe, associate general counsel for the Regents, said the committee in charge of Tonkovich's appeal told the board Thursday they will need to wait until the September meeting to reach a decision on the matter because of the amount of information they have to consider. The Regents traditionally do not meet in July and August, she said.
Tonkovich appealed to the Regents in 1993 after being fired for violation of a moral turpitude clause. In 1991, female law students made allegations of sexual harassment against Tonkovich.
Tonkovich denies the charges.
New country-western bar gallops into Lawrence
By Alicia Hein
Kansan staff writer
Coyote's, 1003 E. 23rd St., is scheduled to open Friday July 29, owner Joe Benski said.
Another country-western nightclub is joining the herd of bars in Lawrence.
Coyotes' will be competing with Cadillac Ranch, 2515 W. Sixth St.; Sidewinders Saloon, 729 New Hampshire St.; and the Branding Iron Saloon, 806 W. 24th St., for a piece of the country bar action.
Benskm said that he is aware of the competition but that he feels his bar will be different from other country nightclubs in Lawrence.
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Tyson Brewer, Lawrence resident, paints the walls at Coyote's, which is a new country-western nightclub. Coyote's, 1003 E. 23rd St., opens July 29 and will be the fourth country bar in Lawrence.
He said that although the bar would have a country theme, it would focus on providing dance music for all tastes.
"I don't want it to be just country music fans in here," he said. "If you want to dance to whatever else is popular to dance to, we'll be playing it in here. Even if you don't know how to dance country, you can still come in here and have a good time."
Benskin also said he thinks that Coyote's sound and light system will help set the bar apart.
"We're going to have a great sound and light show, unlike anything that is currently in Lawrence in any type of bar," he said.
Coyote's will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. and will feature top-40 country hits as well as dance music. The bar's舞 floor is just a little over 5,000
square feet, Benskin said.
A disc jockey will provide the music. Benskin said that he also would hire bands periodically but that he would concentrate more on well-known acts than on local bands.
"All our live music will be national recording artists," he said.
Brian Carney, manager of the Branding Iron Saloon, said he thought that Coyote's lack of live music will keep the two bars from being in
direct competition with each other. He said the Branding Iron Saloon had carved a niche for itself as the place for live country music in Lawrence.
Jon Davis, owner of Cadillac Ranch, also said he believed that his bar had a regular clientele that would not be affected by the opening of Coyote's.
"We've established our own little niche crowd," Davis said.
Davis also said that Coyote's would be open to people 18 and over and therefore would be targeting a younger crowd. Cadillac Ranch is only open to those 21 and over,
Bob Lockwood of Lawrence could be considered part of that "niche crowd" at Cadillac Ranch.
Lockwood and his friends visited Cadillac Ranch last Thursday. The reason they chose the bar, he said, is simply because it is "the place to go."
Lockwood said he wasn't sure if Lawrence could handle four country bars. Even though Cadillac Ran was full the night he was there, he said he wasn't convinced that it could handle too much competition.
"Ilike it here," he said,
"but if Coyote's takes off and becomes the place to be, we'll probably go there."
"If this place was in Kansas City, it would have closed down by now," he said.
Benskin, the new bar's
owner, has had experience in the Kansas City country bar scene. He has worked in management at the Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave. in Westport, for the past year, and he said Coyote's would be similar to the Beaumont Club, which also plays some non-country dance music. He's sticking with the format because it's worked well so far.
"Why change something that's proven itself?" he asked.
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