WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
SECTION A VOL.102, NO.140
ADVERTISING 864-4358
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SPORTS
Bitten by the injury bug
Quarterback depth is a concern for Kansas football coach Glen Mason. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Few people have applied for the openings in the College Assembly. Page 5A
Student shortage
The Syrian president cancelled a discussion with the U.S. about the Lebanon cease-fire plan. Page 6A
Assad not available
NATION
WORLD
Stroke victim sues
Man says police accused him of drunkenness when he was having a stroke. Page 7A
WEATHER MOSTLY SUNNY
High 77°
Low 54°
Weather: Page 2A.
World News...6A
National News ...7A
Features ...8A
Scoreboard...2B
Horoscopes ...8B
INDEX
The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents.
Classroom quality to be decided
Legislature nears end ofyear's session
A second issue before the Legislature is whether to continue a plan that provides longevity bonuses to state workers.
However, legislators have been hesitant to eliminate the plan for one year
The proposal also would bring KU into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and fire- and life-safety codes.
By John Collar
Kansan staff writer
The bill has been slowed for reasons not related to crumbling classrooms, Ayres said. Legislators have not passed the bill because they have been dealing with two major
The bonus plan, which has been in effect since 1989, gives state workers with 10 or more years of service an additional $40 for each year of employment.
Crumbling classrooms and longevity bonuses for state workers are two of the unfinished issues before the Kansas Legislature as it reconvenes for a three-day wrapup session today.
issues: the reallocation of space in the Capitol and the use of money in the state water plan fund.
Ayres said yesterday that the concerns about these issues had been resolved.
The $163 million capital improvements program for state universities, which the Board of Regents has dubbed its crumbling classrooms proposal, has not been passed. But it does not appear to be in jeopardy, said Ted Ayres. Regents general counsel and director of governmental relations.
Cindy Luxem, communications director for House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, D-Wichita, said that because changing the longevity program required a change in state law, the chances of eliminating the bonuses this year were slim.
million would be spent on an expansion at Murphy Hall. The bond issued also would provide about $11.5 million for a new nursing building at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
In his budget, Gov. Bill Graves recommended the longevity plan be eliminated for one year.
"Quite honestly, I don't think that will happen," Luxem said.
Mirror image
Kris Hargis, Omaha, Neb., junior, works on a self portrait Tuesday by Potter Lake. Hargis will combine drawings of individual features of his face into a collage.
Matt Flickner / KANSAN
Apartment hunting made easy on-line
Internet page will supply lowdown on complexes
By Nicole Kennedy Kansan staff writer
Apartment hunting may be easier for students planning to live off campus next fall.
Student Senate's landlord-tenant task force has compiled information on 90 apartment complexes in Lawrence and plans to put it online in June.
Rachel Schwartz, Lawrence sophomore and Nunemaker senator, said the on-line guide would provide unbiased information about apartment complexes.
"Right now, the only resource that's really available to students is pretty much a book of advertisements," Schwartz said. "You don't really get the full story, which is what we're trying to give to students."
Senate's on-line guide will provide information such as rates, square footage, location and pet policies.
Schwartz said the group had decided to publish the guide on the Internet so it could continually be updated without the high costs of paper publishing. This way, additions can be made quickly as new apartment complexes are built in the city or as information about current complexes change.
"This approach, this year, is the best way to go," Schwartz said.
Because apartment information constantly is changing, Megan Weingart, Stilwell sophomore and chairwoman of the task force, said students should not consider the on-line information binding.
"This is not a contract," Weingart said. "The apartment complexes are not bound to this."
Although the on-line information will not necessarily be binding, Shelly Troglodon, an office assistant at Tanglewood apartments, 951 Arkansas St., said she thought the on-line
"Right now, the only resource that's really available to students is pretty much a book of advertisements."
Rachel Schwartz
kacnei schwartz Lawrence sophomore and Nunemaker senator
service would be a good source for students searching for an apartment.
"I think it goes more into depth with the information about the apartments," Trogdon said. "Some apartment guides don't talk about security or about locations and the bus routes."
Schwartz said she thought students would use the service, especially because most students like the convenience of retrieving information from the Internet.
"I personally don't use the Internet on a regular basis, but I think it is intriguing and would be a worthwhile idea," Trownsell said.
Lisa Trownell, Chicago senior, said she might use the service.
Dick Holt, Wichita senior, said he definitely would use the on-line guide.
"It would be easier than looking through papers and calling around," Holt said.
The task force now is printing brochures to explain how the on-line service works. The group plans to make the brochures available in June at all of the KU libraries, the Organizations and Activities Center, the Senate office and Strong Hall.
The task force has not yet decided whether the on-line guide will be attached to the Senate home page or to the KU Facts page.
Allegations of illegal funds show a pattern,they say
Dole's finance allegations interest professors
By Scott MacWilliams Kansan staff writer
Recent allegations of illegal contributions made to Bob Dole's campaign for the presidency could blow over quietly, but they could be another sign of the need for candidates to address campaign-finance reform, two KU professors said.
Sen. Bob Dole's national vice-chairman of finance, Simon Fireman, allegedly arranged $40,000 in illegal contributions to Dole's presidential campaign, according to an article in The Kansas City Star. Dole called for an investigation in an appearance on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday.
The Star reported that the employees of Aqua-Leisure Industries, which Fireman founded, reportedly were given cash in $1,000 bundles and told to
write checks to "Dole for President." Fireman has been a trade adviser to three presidents, a director of the U.S. Export-Import Bank and a major Republican fund raiseer. He was Dole's
Bob Dole
friend and allegedly seeking an ambassadorial appointment.
"My guess is that the Dole campaign would suspect something when 40 people from the same small company each give $1,000," said Burdett Loomis, professor of political science.
Dole's 1988 presidential campaign committee was fined $100,000 for accepting illegal corporate contributions, exceeding spending limits in New Hampshire and Iowa and improperly using a separate political committee that Dole controlled to further his campaign. It was the largest campaign fine ever assessed.
Loomis said the incident demonstrated the pervasiveness of big money and how people tried to get around the rules regarding campaign finances.
"Clearly, Dole's campaign is enmeshed with a lot of special interests," Loomis said. "There doesn't appear to be any smoking gun here, but it is part of a pattern."
Loomis said that Dole had been associated with other campaign finance problems in the past and that Dole's immediate distancing from Fireman and call for an investigation was expected.
Allan Cigler, professor of political science, said the recent events made good press but ultimately would become a nonevent.
"One difference this might make is that Dole might have to embrace campaign reform," Cigler said. "None of the politicians want to deal with it, and it reflects negatively on all of them."
Students seek summer storage for personal items
By R. Adam Ward
Kansan staff writer
For many students, the annual trek home begins when the spring semester ends and they face the problem of what to do with an inevitable accumulation of hand-me-downs and school-year acquisitions.
Some students opt for putting their belongings in storage, and some try to take it all home with them in rental trucks. Other students just rely on friends to move or store their stuff.
sophomore, said she would use a U-Haul to move her belongings home this summer. She used a U-Haul when she first moved to Lawrence.
Bisola Ojikutu, Lincoln, Neb.
Qilikut said that she didn't remember what she paid for the rental truck but that she thought it was relatively inexpensive.
Steve Putnam, manager of the Lawrence U-Haul Moving Center, 540 Kasol Drive, said the number of rentals tripled during the summer.
George Wilson, owner of Package USA, said he anticipated renting between 30 and 40 Ryder trucks from the Lawrence Ryder location, 811 E.23rd St., on the Saturday after spring classes ended.
Putnam said the most important thing for students to remember was to make reservations early because of the rush.
Giving advance notice on rental truck reservation affects the price, he said.
Other students, like Josh Cantor,
stored furniture during the summer.
The Buffalo Grove, Ill., junior said
he stored his property for about $30
a month last summer.
Cantor said he shared a storage place with three other people. The
Other students have gotten creative in finding a place for their possessions this summer.
Ann Schwermann, an employee of A-1 Mini Storage, 2900 Iowa St., said that on average she rented 100 units to students. She said that the units were priced from $35 to $90 a month.
Colin Weigel, Edina, Minn., freshman, said he would send his stereo.
biggest factor he looked for when choosing a storage place was security. He chose a storage area with a locking outer gate and locks on all storage spaces.
Because he knows many students from his home town, it was easy to find people to take some of his belongings home with them, Weigel said.
clothes and computer home with people he knew.
Lori Lewis, Atlanta sophomore,
said that because she grew up in the Kansas City area, she would be able to store her belongings with friends of her parents who still lived there.
She said she always left her winter clothes and computer in their basement and took only her summer clothes home.
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