WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS 864-4810
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
SECTION A VOL.102, NO.116
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TODAY KANSAN
SPORTS
Honor guard
CAMPUS
Kansas junior Jacque Vaughn was named an Associated Press secondteam All-American yesterday. Page 2B
Multicultural anniversary
Panel discussed last night the life of the minority affairs office in the previous 25 years. Page 5A
NATION
Americans wait to tie knot
Less patience with problem marriages is evident as divorce increases. Page 6A
WORLD
China launches war games
Taiwanese threaten to strike back if mock warfare turns into an attack. Page 7A
WEATHER
WARM AND WINDY
High 70° Low 48°
Weather: Page 2A.
INDEX
National News ... 6A
World News... 7A
Features ... 8A
Scoreboard... 2B
Horoscopes ... 4B
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Dole sweeps up Super Tuesday
Election inspector Carmen Suarez, left, helps voter J.E. Belzaguy place his ballot into a ballot box Tuesday in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood during voting in the state's primary.
Carl Juste / KNIGHT-RIDER TREIBUN Florida was one of seven states participating in "Super Tuesday" presidential primary balloting.
Carl Juste / KNIGHT-RIDDER TRIBUNI
Dole surges ahead in campaign
Kansas senator may have to juggle party differences
By John Collar
Kansan staff writer
While Bob Dole's overwhelming victory in the Super Tuesday primaries virtually assures him of the Republican nomination, the Kansas senator still has several hurdles to overcome to be successful in the general election, said local observers.
The first of these hurdles is assimilating the issues presented by Steve Forbes and Pat Buchanan into Dole's campaign without alienating moderate voters, said Ken Collier, assistant professor of political science.
"There are a lot of Republicans who aren't happy with Bob Dole," Collier said. Dole should realize that the Buchanan and Forbes campaigns are a symptom of Republican discontent and not simply a problem to overcome.
To bring these Republicans into the Dole campaign, Collier said that Dole should
acknowledge the validity of their concerns without endorsing their solutions.
On the issue of foreign trade, which has been an important issue for Buchanan, Collier said that Dole could criticize the North American Free Trade Agreement without undercutting the agreement.
Collier also said that Dole has had trouble being a strong candidate.
"It sometimes seems that he's been working to be president for so long that he's forgotten why he's doing it," Collier said.
Susan Malone, Linwood junior, who works for Young Americans for Dole, said that voters who believe this statement have not taken the initiative to discover Dole's position on the issues.
She said that opposition from the Forbes and Buchanan campaigns would only make Dole stronger during the general election.
Brad Burke, Topeka junior and regional director of Young Americans for Dole, said one of the results of yesterday's primaries might be the withdrawal of Steve Forbes
"I just think they're too lazy to go out and get it." Malone said.
from the campaign.
"If I was him, I would seriously think about stemming down." Burke said.
If I was hurt, I would about stepping down, "Burke said. In contrast, commentator Patrick Buchanan has said that his lackluster showing in the primaries will not convince him to abandon his drive for the nomination.
"His mission is about principles, not whether he can win the nomination," Collier said.
Ted Miller, president of KU Young Democrats, said he did not know whether Buchanan was helping or hurting Dole at this point. He was doubtful whether Buchanan would become a wholehearted supporter of the Kansas senator.
"It would be uncharacteristic of Pat Buchanan to be a cheerleader of Dole," Miller said.
Allan Cigler, professor of political science, said that Forbes might stop campaigning but not withdraw from the race. He also said that a divisive primary season was not unusual and that Dole would have to work at bringing the Forbes and Buchanan constituents into his fold.
Kansan expects GOP nomination
The Associated Press
Sen. Bob Dole easily won contests in Texas, Florida and four other Southern states Tuesday to gain a virtual lock on the Republican presidential nomination.
In victory, he reached out to his remaining rivals and said it was time
said it was time to put their ideas together to beat President Clinton.
"Today, the American people in seven states chose the conservative they want to lead America, chose the conservative they want in the White House," Dole told a victory rally in Washington.
With House Speaker Newt Gingrich at his
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side, Dole stood under a banner that said "Changing America Together" and said: "We're going to move this country forward — get Bill Clinton out of the way and we will get the job done."
Dole was defeating Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes by more than 2-to-1 margins in Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Mississippi. The Senate majority leader also was beating Buchanan in Louisiana, where
Bob Dole
Buchanan's caucus victory in February triggered a surge of support for the conservative commentator. Dole predicted Oregon would deliver him a seven-state "Super Tuesday" sweep and leave him with roughly three-quarters of the delegates needed to clinch the nomination.
"This is now a race between Bob Dole and Bill Clinton," Dole told The Associated Press. Looking ahead, he said he had thought only in a loose way about picking a running mate.
"We've listened and we've heard strong messages," Dole said of his rivals, echoing Forbes' theme of economic growth and Buchanan's emphasis on middle-class economic anxiety. "It is time to come together now and put our ideas together and build a strong agenda for November."
Oregon's mail-in primary delivered another lopsided win and a seven-state "Super Tuesday" sweep. Dole had 51 percent of the vote, to 22 for Buchanan and 13 for Forbes.
Changes in sight for Vision coalition
Candidates kick-off Senate campaign
By Nicole Kennedy Kansan staff writer
Members of the Vision Coalition for Student Senate promised a platform based on the issues students care about at their campaign kick-off party 8 p.m. yesterday at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
Jamie Johnson, Lenexa junior and a candidate for student body vice president, said
Grey Montgomery, Junction City senior and candidate for student body president, said the coalition's emphasis on student needs made it the most legitimate platform in recent years.
coalition members conducted a poll of University students to determine what issues they wanted Student Senate to address next year.
"Vision is about you and your vision," he said. "Only
of transportation and parking department planning efforts, an improvement of technology on campus, the printing of voluntary course evalu
the Vision Coalition asked for your opinion." Montgomery outlined the Vision Coalition's four key platform in his speech.
The coalition is calling for the coordination
ations and improvements in the student enrollment process.
Montgomery said the coalition also would devise a long-term plan for transportation on campus and would push for a city-wide transit system.
Scott Sullivan, Leawood sophomore, is running for re-election to a liberal arts and sciences seat. Sullivan is the student senator who sponsored a Senate resolution earlier this
semester asking the University administration to release instructor evaluations to the student body.
Montgomery said the coalition would also make sure that the University provided one computer to every 25 KU students.
"It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be a good experience, and we're going to have fun," Montgomery said.
The Vision Coalition is being challenged by the Voice Coalition, lead by Cesar Millan, Kansas City, Mo., senior, and Samantha Bowman, Wichita sophomore. Voice Coalition is holding its kick-off 8 p.m. April 2 at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Senate elections are scheduled for April 10 and 11.
Dancer's performance emits sexual energy
Lied Center show by choreographer running tonight
By Susanna Löof
Kansan staff writer
Choreographer Donald Byrd hopes that his dance group's performance tonight at the Iled Center will make KU students think about relationships.
which directions the audience thinks.
"I just want them to think and think for themselves," he said.
But he doesn't want to decide in
Byrd and his group, which has performed nationwide and internationally, will present a selection of Byrd's repertoire dealing with relationships.
Yesterday afternoon Byrd's group gave a demonstration in the Sherbon Dance Studio at Robinson Center.
Eight male and female dancers performed a dance filled with physical interaction and sexual overtones.
Jennifer Rowan, Hiawatha sophomore, was one of about 80 students who attended the demonstration. She said it shocked her at first.
"I am from a very small town, so I have never been exposed to anything as up-front before," she said. "It was very sexual."
Byrd said that the noise level in the theater during intermission was an indication of how successful the performance was.
If people are talking, he has achieved his goal to create debate, he said.
The choreographer's work includes many fast and fierce movements, which makes it different from classical works, such as lyric duets.
Byrd's work is an integration of classical ballet, modern techniques and African-American vernacular dancing.
"It doesn't matter whether I agree with you or we disagree, but we're talking, and that's change." he said.
That is because Byrd's experiences in today's world do not resemble the impression given by such works, he said.
Donald Byrd at the Lied Center
What: Donald Byrd/The Group dance company
When: Tonight at 8
Where: The Lied Center
Tickets: Students, $8 and $10
For ticket information, call:
Lied Center box office, 864-ARTS
A discussion with Byrd and the dancers will follow immediately after the performance.
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