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VOL.101.NO.70
THE UNIVERSITY DAIL KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4,1991
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Sununu submits resignation
Bush accepts; Skinner mentioned as possible successor
The Associated Press
MERIDIAN, Mississippi — White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigned yesterday after his reelection, Republicans for his abusive style.
In a handwritten note Sununu told Bush that he thought it was in the president's best interest for Sununu to resign.
Bush accepted the resignation, effective Dec. 15, and said Sununu would remain as a counselor to the cabinet rank through March 1.
The announcement ended weeks of speculation about Sununu's future. In his five-page letter, Sununu said that until recently he was convinced that he could be a strong contributor to Bush's efforts.
"But in politics, especially during the seasons of a political campaign, perceptions that can be effectively dealt with at other times can be – and will be – converted into real political negatives," Sununu wrote. "And I would never to want not to be contributing positively, much less be a drag on your success."
There was no immediate announcement of a successor, although Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner has been mentioned frequently as a replacement.
Sununu, 32, came to Washington as chief of staff right after Bush's election in November 1988. The New Hampshire governor had been widely credited with turning the tide against his hopes by orchestrating a come-from-behind victory in that state's primary.
Sunumu had a reputation as a pit bull but proclaimed himself a pussycat. He alluded to both charm and mischief, so he offered to always be of help to Bush.
"I assure you in that pitbull mode or pussycat mode (your choice, as always) I am ready to help," he wrote.
Bush's eldest son, George W. Bush, had warned Sununu that he had alienated many key Bush supporters who were urging that he be replaced, Washington sources said.
Right up until Sununu's resignation, the White House insisted that Bush had complete confidence in his aide. But other officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said they doubted that Sununu would survive the latest controversy.
Administration and GOP officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the younger Bush, who has always been a key adviser in Mr. Trump's grounded out Republicans in Bush's inner circle during the past week.
He relayed his findings — which were mostly negative — to Sumuum Nov. 27 before the Bushes left the White House for a Thanksgiving weekend at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Md., the sources said.
"He (the young Bush) told him (Sununu) there was a problem," one Reputican source said. The source said that George W. Bush was acting as a go-between at the specific request of his father.
Critics have blamed Sununu for some of the mistakes and mixed signals the White House has sent out during the past weeks on dealing with the faltering economy. His role in dealing with other Republican members, has contributed to the calls for Sununu's resignation.
White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said that Bush met with Sununu on Sunday in Washington after returning from Camp David and also had dinner with Skinner at the White House.
Fitzwater said he did not know what Bush and Skinner talked about.
MarkRowlandts/KANSAN
After a Natural Ties Christmas dinner at the PiBeta Phi sorority, Kirk Douglas, left, decorates cookies with Tasha Pearson, Derby junior and Pi Phi member. Natural Ties was created to build friendships between developmentally disabled people and KU students. The organization was founded in 1988 at KU and now operates on seven campuses throughout the nation.
Baking up Christmas spirit
Segregated greeks strive for respect and understanding
By Rochelle Olson Kansan staff writer
It was 1977
Denra Edgerton, an African-American woman, went through sorority rush at KU only to be cut by every house.
Nancy Tollison, a white member of Alpha Chi Omega, one of the sororites that cut Edgerton, wrote a letter to the University Daily Kansan. "A black girl went through sorority rush recently," the letter said. "Her treatment as a person and as an issue was discouraging. She had glowing recommendations — recommendations that would have assured any white girl an invitation to the next set of parties."
Tollison wrote that her sorority sisters used excuses such as "I could't live with you" or "I'm not going to go".
Only seven of 1,422 members in the 22 o
24 fraternities in Interfraternity Council are African-American, according to the poll.
None of the 11 of 14 sororities in Panhellenic that responded to a recent Kansan poll reported having an African-American member.
The letter made a splash in the local and state media. Fourteen years later, the greek system at the University of Kansas remains racially segregated.
Every member of the four fraternities and three sororites in Black Pantherie
Segregation, they say, has roots in both races. There is little pressure from whites to Americans to integrate and few concrete examples of the part of white Greeks to end segregation.
What's more, not many people think things are going to change.
KU officials, members of white and African-American fraternities and sororites all admit three separate and segregated Greek systems exist at KU.
Midwestern universities seem to be slower at achieving racial integration than East or West Coast schools, said Kimberly, vicechancellor for student affairs.
But the problem of segregation within the greek system extends beyond KU.
Thirty-seven years after Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education, the mark school desegregation case, one can look around the country and see that the notion of achieving equality still is an elusive goal. Ambler said.
In the '50s, fraternities and sororites had clauses prohibiting them from initiating anyone but white, Christian men and women.
Minorities in the greek system
The Greek system at the University of Kansas is racially segregated. Minorities represent 4.6 percent of all fraternities and sororites, including Black Panhellenic, in which all members are African-American, according to a Kansan poll.
TOTAL ACTIVES (2.839)
*other includes 6 American Indians, 3 Arabic, 2 ebawaeans,
2 Indian, 1 African Argentinean, 4 Egyptian, Egyptian,
5 Chinese, 6 Mongolian, 7 Persian, 8 Ukrainian.
**other includes 2 American Indians, an Italian Indian, Greek and Eoveton
Note: The following houses did not respond to the poll: Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Alpha Epion fraternities and Alpha Gamma Delta, Beta Delta and Sigma Delta Tau sororites.
Source: Kansan poll Jeff Meesey/KANSAN
Since then, they have eliminated the clauses. However, a greek membership that is more reflective of student populations has not been achieved. Amler said.
There is also less pressure to integrate in during the '60s civil rights movement.
Please see Greek, Page 6
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See stories, Page 11
KU hiring fewer faculty, report shows
By Blaine Kimrey Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Because of the budget crunch at KU, the number of full-time faculty positions decreased by 5 percent between 1985 and 1990.
However, as the number of full-time faculty members decreased, the number of executive, managerial and administrative staff members increased by 28 percent during the same period, according to reports that the University of Kansas filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Larry Sherr, professor of business and co-editor of Total Quality Management in Higher Education, said this discrepancy between the number of full-time faculty and the number of administrators being hired at KU was part of a national trend.
He said the trend was indicative of the inefficient bureaucracies running universities nationwide.
Shera said that outdated practices used by universities included a formal chain of command, many levels of supervision and infinite form reports
Our customers have coped the worst practices of American business," Sherr said. "We've been copying businesses that have failed to be competitive."
and costanalyses.
All of these practices perpetuate hiring bureaucrats, he said.
Sherr said it was ironic that more administrators were being hired than faculty because the bureaucratic function was secondary to the educational mission of the University.
He said that the decrease in full-time faculty positions had been offset by an increase in the number of graduate teaching assistants.
"I believe that our primary function is teaching and research," he said. "That work is performed by faculty and students."
Between 1885 and 1990, the number of GTAs at the University increased by 41 percent, according to the EEOC report.
Sulenburger said that GTAs unfortunately were replacing positions that once were filled by full-time faculty and set constraints necessitated the shift.
Dave Shulenburger, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the discrepancy between administrative hiring and faculty hire at KU was mostly attributable to factors other than inefficiency.
He also said that the 28-percent increase in executive, administrative and managerial hiring indicated by
More managers, fewer faculty
Del Shankel, interim executive vice chancellor, said KU mirrored the national trend to hire more administrators than full-time faculty.
KU 1985 1990
Full-time faculty 1,100 1,043 (-5%)
Administrators 238 304 (+28%)
National
Full-time faculty 473,537 514,622 (+9%)
Administrators 120,585 137,561 (+14%)
Source: KU office of institutional research and planning and EEOC Aimee Brainard/KANSAN
the EEOC report was deceiving.
Because the University lacks the money to give raises to faculty members, she has asked the faculty members administrative staff that carry prestige, Shulenburger salad.
Thus, although the EEOC report may classify these people as new administrators, they actually are old faculty members with new titles, he said.
Shulenburger also said that non-faculty members now were doing jobs that faculty members used to do.
Because of the decrease in faculty those faculty members that remain
need to devote even more time to research and instruction.he said.
The non-faculty members performing the secondary functions faculty members used to take care of are listed as administrators in the EEOC report, Shulenburger said.
Nevertheless, he agreed with Sherr that the University could be run more efficiently.
"It's undoubtedly true that in this environment, we need to re-evaluate the ways that we're spending money," he said. "And we need to make sure that we're spending money in ways that best help us achieve our mission."
Books ripe for thieves to harvest and cash in
By Melissa Rodgers Kansan staff writer
Textbooks are a cash crop, especially at this time of year.
People realize that textbooks can be easily stolen and resold for cash, said Mike Reid, manager of the Union bookstores.
"Students should treat textbooks as a valuable commodity." he said.
KU police representative John Mullens said more textbooks were stolen at the end of semesters because it was book buy-back time.
Often textbooks are stolen along with backpacks when they are left unattended at the library, he said.
This semester about 50 books valued at $2,170 have been reported
William Crowe, dean of libraries, said theft in general was common in large public libraries.
Before coming to KU, Crowe worked at Ohio State University, the university of Michigan and Indiana University.
According to KU police reports, books were stolen from at least three faculty offices this fall.
"It was very common for people to stale textbooks, because they are easily and quickly sold for cash," he said.
stolen to KU police. Mullens said.
Textbook buy-back began yesterday at the Jayhawk Bookstore and will begin at the Kansas and Burge union bookstores Monday.
Both stores buy books throughout the year, but prices are best during buy-back periods.
Reid said the average buy-back price for a textbook was 50 percent of the original new price if the textbook was used the next semester.
Reid and Melissa Young of the Jayhawk bookstore, 1420 Crescent Road, said students should report any incidents to KU police and the bookstores.
Reid and Young said students should mark their books in an unusual way. For example, students should write their KUID numbers on certain page. That way, if someone tries to resell the stolen book, the person buying books back can look for the marks.
Mullens said one to five people were caught each semester trying to sell stolen books.
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