THURSDAY, MARCH 21.1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
SECTION A VOL.102.NO.121
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TODAY KANSAN
SPORTS
So, we meet again!
Kansas will face former Jayhawk Ben Davis as they take on the Arizona Wildcats Friday. Page 10A
CAMPUS
Oscar night, Lawrence style
The Lawrence Film Commission will host its second annual Oscar party Monday night. Page 3A
NATION
Menendez brothers guilty
The penalty phase to decide their fates begins Monday. Page 5A
WORLD
Quake rocks China
At least 24 people died and 10,000 are homeless after the 6.9 magnitude quake.Page 6A
WEATHER
SUNNY AND WARM
High 55°
Low 27°
Weather: Page 2A.
INDEX
Opinion ... 4A
National News ... 5A
World News ... 6A
Horoscopes ... 7A
Scoreboard ... 8A
Sports ... 10A
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University jobs hang in limbo
Decisions to be made by July 1
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
Some of KU's unclassified professionals don't know what jobs they'll hold July 1. And that's a scary prospect for professionals who have dedicated years to their careers at the University.
Unclassified Professional Staff Association met yesterday with four members of the five-member team charged with helping to implement the University's new administrative structure. Former chancellor Del Shankel serves on the team but did not attend.
About 25 members of the
Chancellor Robert Hemenway and the implementation team have determined where most people will fit into the administrative structure Hemenway pro-
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posed in January. No one will be laid off, but some people and positions will remain in limbo.
"Some of us certainly feel like you have our lives in your hands," said Lori Reesor, associate director of admissions. "Yes, we won't be out on the streets, but for a lot of us, these are our careers and our lives. These aren't just jobs."
Implementation team members Sally Frost-Mason, acting dean of liberal arts and sciences; David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs; Richard Mann, director of University administration; and Lindy Eakin, associate executive vice chancellor, fielded concerns during the noon meeting at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union.
Frost-Mason and Shulenburger said they empathes with the
unclassified professionals who did not know what position they would hold. Shulenburger's position has been eliminated, and he is applying for provost; Frost-Mason is one of five finalists for dean of the college.
"The quicker you can decide, the better because waiting is just one more stress factor," Riley said. "I would encourage you to meet as often as possible."
Janet Riley, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs, said she thought implementation team members might not realize how stressful it was for people to wait, not knowing what their jobs would be.
Mann said that the only alternative to waiting while the final details were decided was to make all of the decisions covertly.
"The only other way to do this is to pull this all together secretly and spring it on you," Mann said. "And I don't think anybody wants that."
Eakin said the team members were working to match individuals' talents and capabilities with their positions.
The implementation team does not plan to issue another report before the new structure is implemented July 1, but decisions will be made on a continuing basis as members meet with different University departments.
"Once we're through with this process, some people will be in better positions," Eakin said. "We want to make the best use of these people."
It's a party-cle
Martin Pert, professor of physics from the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at Stanford University, speaks with Albert Gapud, Los Baños, Philippines, graduate student, during a reception at the Spencer Museum of Art. The department of physics and
astronomy invited Perl to speak about his 1975 discovery of the tau lepton, which he received the Nobel Prize for in 1995. The tau lepton is an atomic particle that is 3,000 times heavier than an electron.
Internships still available
Placement center lists opportunities
By R. Adam Ward
Kansan staff writer
Some students who have more to worry about during spring break than sand sticking to their sutant lotion are turning to the University Placement Center for help.
The center, 110 Burge Union, contains reference materials and a job board with listings of internships and on-campus, off-campus and summer jobs, said Kim Scarbrough, internship coordinator at the center.
Scarbrough said that in the past two to three weeks the number of students looking for employment at the center has increased.
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Students seeking internships in their fields might have fewer opportunities now than if they had started early, Scarbrough said. But for those who are seeking general summer employment it is not as essential that they start early.
Terry Glenn, director of the center, said students usually could find internships after spring break.
It's not too late for those who haven't made plans for the summer yet. Spring break is a good opportunity for them to gather their thoughts, without being distracted by classes, she said.
General employment is better paying but not a better learning experience than an internship, she said.
Ruth Lichtwartd, assistant buyer for books at the shop, said spring was the time when they sold the most internship and job searching books. The section on career guides is so popular that they typically buy one or more of every career or resume book that is offered to them, she said.
Exact figures of how many students use the center are not kept. Glenn said, But he
Pat Gleason, St. Louis sophomore, said he would probably start looking for an internship during spring break.
Gleason said he had used the Internet to find some leads but hadn't prepared a resume yet.
said about 1,000 students attended the job fair the center sponsored in February.
The Mt. Oread Bookshop also has reference books for internships.
Senate looks at advising plan
Students can access the job or internship listings on the center's home page at http://kuhb.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/sydfacts/upcfacts/upc_main.html.
Kim Cocks, president, and Dan Hare, vice president, ran for election last year on a platform that included plans to change the face of student advising at the University of Kansas.
The student body president and vice president are fulfilling one of their campaign promises.
By Nicole Kennedy
Kansan staff writer
Members of the Student Senate subcommittee for academic affairs and student outreach have released a plan to
create a central advising office at the University.
Becca Kelly, Nunemaker senator, and Aroop Pal, All-Scholarship Hall council senator, presided at the subcommittee.
Hare said that students planning to graduate from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences needed professors to help them explore ways to apply their degrees to careers.
The subcommittee has worked with administrators, professors and students to determine how the advising process could be made more effective.
"Dr. Shulenburger seems pretty supportive of the idea of students coming up with what they want for advising," Hare said. "It'll be the obligation of the next Senate to make sure they start working on it."
The report will go before Senate April 10 for endorsement. It will also be forwarded to David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs.
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Samantha Bowman, Nunemaker senator, said she thought the plan was great and that she was sure next year's Senate would continue to encourage University officials to address the advising issue.
Silence is result of most gay bashing
Offenses not reported to police by victims
By Susanna Löof
Kansan staff writer
Chris Hampton is so used to being called names because of her sexual orientation that she doesn't get surprised anymore.
"I yelled something much more colorful and kept on walking," said Hampton, Lawrence graduate student and e-mail coordinator of LesBiGay Services of Kansas.
Hampton did not report the incident because she did not think she had enough information for the police.
The most recent incident occurred a couple of weeks ago, when Hampton was leaving the Hideaway, a gay bar on 106 North Park St. A pickup truck passing by slowed down, and a man in his twenties leamed out of the window and shouted, "God damn queer."
"It scares me because I know that people sometimes get killed because of their sexual orientation" she said.
"Unfortunately, some might feel uncomfortable reporting violence or threats thrown at them based on their sexual preference," Keary said. "We want those kinds of things reported."
But even though she's not surprised, Hampton said verbal harassments were frightening.
KU police Sgt. Chris Keary said it was common for harassments and bashing to go unreported.
The pledges were dismissed from the fraternity, and the case has been forwarded to the Douglas County District Attorney. The district attorney's office did not release any information because no charges have been filed.
Olin said that when Lawrence police arrested some Ottawa gang members on charges of street robbery last year, the members told police that to join the gang, prospective gang members could choose either to commit a felony, allow gang members to beat them up or bash a gay person.
Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin said police could not know whether incidents of gay bashing have increased because they are rarely reported. The Lawrence Police Department received one report of gay bashing last fall, but no reports had been made since then. Olin said.
Only one case of gay bashing has been reported to KU police since 1995, when the department started keeping statistics of such crimes, Keary said.
Joe Cuevas, Topeka sophomore and co-director of LesBiGayS OK, said that he had not been bashed at the University but that bashing does occur.
That incident took place close to the Campanile at the end of January. Four Sigma Alpha Epsilon pledges allegedly harassed a man with homophobic comments and threw a rock through the passenger-side widow of his car, KU police reported.
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"It does happen, but I don't think we hear as much about it," he said. "People may be embarrassed about what happened to them."
James Kitchen, dean of student life, said the University cooperated with the group to educate students to prevent gay bashing.
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Members of the greek system also use education to prevent gay bashing, said Bill Nelson, assistant director for the Organizations and Activities Center and coordinator for greek programs. He said Sigma Alpha Epsilon planned educational programs for its members in April. In addition, the Greek community arranges programs addressing human-digity issues twice a year.
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