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MONDAY, MARCH 11. 1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
ADVERTISING 864-4358
SECTION A VOL.102, NO.114
(USPS 650-640)
TODAY KANSAN
SPORTS
Joy was in the air last night as the NCAA tournament pairings were announced. Page1B
March Madness
CAMPUS
Managing alcohol
G. A.M.M.A. works to educate greek organizations about responsible drinking.Page 5A
WORLD
United States to help Taiwan
U. S warships will move closer to Taiwan in case their help is needed. Page 6A
NATION
GTAs turn to unions
Tired of too many duties with too few rewards, GTAs look to labor unions for help. Page 7A
WEATHER
WARM
High 62° Low 34°
Weather: Page 2A
Dean candidates to visit campus
INDEX
Opinion ... 4A
Nation/World ... 6A
Features ... 8A
Scoreboard ... 2B
Horoscopes ... 4B
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Jason Strait
Kansan staff writer
Two of the five candidates for the position of dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas will visit campus this week to interview and meet with faculty and students.
Paul Armstrong, associate dean of the college of arts and sciences and the University of Oregon, will interview Tuesday and meet with faculty on Wednesday. Leslie Flemming, dean of the college of arts and humanities at the University of Maine, will meet with faculty on Thursday and interview on Friday.
Charles Johnson, chairman of the department of political science at
Texas A&M University, and Sally Frost-Mason, acting dean of the college, also are dean candidates. The fifth candidate's name has not yet been released.
Kim Wilcox, chairman of the search committee, said the five finalists' administrative and educational backgrounds distinguished them from the rest of the applicants.
"We were really looking for those applicants that went beyond the required qualifications and met more of the preferred qualifications as well." Wilcox said.
Experience in fund raising, obtaining external research grants, commitment to fostering research activity by faculty and participation in curriculum development were
among the qualifications that distinguished the five finalists, Wilcox said.
Armstrong has been the associate dean at Oregon since 1994 and a professor in English since 1986, serving as department chairman from 1986 to 1991.
He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1971 with a degree in history and literature. He earned his master's degree in modern thought and literature from Stanford in 1974 and earned his doctorate from Stanford in 1977.
Flemming graduated from Carleton College in 1965 with a degree in English and a minor in social sciences. She earned her master's from the University of Wisconsin in 1968
Flemming, who has been dean at the University of Maine since 1990, said she had never been to Lawrence but had heard many good things about the University and would welcome the opportunity to serve as dean.
with a major in Indian studies and earned her doctorate from Wisconsin in 1973 with a major in Indian languages and literatures and a minor in linguistics.
"I feel that I'm ready to take on a somewhat broader span of responsibility at a larger institution," she said.
"I want to get back to a research university like the University of Kansas, where research and graduate education, along with undergraduate, is important," she said.
"The mission of the University is what is important."
Wilcox said that the committee would be getting input from a broad range of groups and that active participation from faculty and students would be key to hiring a dean.
Prior to being dean at Maine, Flemming was an associate dean at the University of Arizona for 13 years.
"We've got five very good applicants," Wilcox said. "Now we have to assess which is going to be the best fit for us. This interviewing process is going to be very important."
Crimson and blue are seeded No.2
The Kansas men's and women's basketball teams both got surprises yesterday.
They just came in different degrees.
Kansan staff report
The No. 20 women's team received some shockingly good news when it was awarded the No.4 seed in the East region, making Allen Field House a first and second round host site. The Jayhawks will play Middle Tennessee State at home in the first round Saturday night.
"They're delighted, and I'm delighted for them," Kansas coach Marian Washington said. "We're happy to be home."
The surprise for the No. 5 men's team was that it landed a No. 2 seed in the West regional. The Jayhawks likely were a top seed before losing
to Iowa State 65-55 yesterday in the Big Eight Conference tournament finals at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.
"I was probably a little surprised," Kansas coach Roy Williams said about the seeding. "I felt by Purdue losing Saturday and us getting all the way to the finals, I thought there was a very good chance that we would be a No.1 seed."
Kansas will face South Carolina State on Friday in Tempe, Ariz., but at least one Jayhawk would like to get back on the court earlier.
"I'd rather play on Thursday just because I'd get to miss school," Kansas freshman guard Ryan Robertson said, smiling.
Matt Flickner / KANSAN
KU students stick with Clinton in primary
Kansas staff writer
Bob Dole may be a KU alumnus, but 54 percent of KU students who participated in the National Student Primary on campus Wednesday chose Bill Clinton for president.
Dole won 33 percent of the KU student vote. Steve Forbes and Lamar Alexander tied for third place, each with 3 percent of the vote.
About 700 KU students voted in the primary, which was sponsored by the Student Legislative Awareness Board. More than 50 universities and colleges nationwide sponsored similar primaries.
Students were asked which issues they cared about most. The majority, 31 percent, said they were concerned about the federal deficit, the economy and jobs.
Education was the main concern for 28 percent of the students
Jason Schreiner, Wakeeeny sophomore and board campus coordinator, said he had thought students who said they were primarily concerned about educational issues tended to support Clinton.
"If you examine what the candidates have done, Clinton has been more supportive of higher education than the Republicans have," Schreiner said. "Most people pay attention to the issues that most directly affect them."
Of those students who voted in the primary, 36 percent said they were independents, 34 percent considered themselves Democrats, and 30 percent identified themselves as Republicans.
"Young voters are disproportionately independent," said Dave Stevens, Wichita senior and board issues coordinator. Clinton won the student vote because he won more of the independent vote, Stevens said.
Nationwide, Clinton captured 65 percent of the student vote. Dole finished second with 15 percent.
In addition, 41 percent of students who participated in primaries on university and college campuses considered themselves Democrats and 39 percent said they were independents.
Nationwide, 90 percent said they would vote in the coming presidential election. At the University, 97 percent said they would vote in the election.
"We believe this year young voters will be extremely active," Stevens said. "This year we are building on the momentum that
was started in 1992 when candidates started to address the issues that young people care about."
Stevens said the national primary results would not be sent directly to the candidates, but that media publicity of the event would alert candidates to the concerns and opinions of young people.
However, Brooke Marcus, Memphis, Tenn., sophomore, said while she had thought the candidates should pay attention to the results, she didn't think they would.
National student primary results
Clinton 65%
Alexander 4%
Buchanan 4%
Dole 15%
Forbes 5%
Keyes 0%
none/other 8%
KU was one of 24 universities from across the nation that participated in the National Student Primary.
KU polling results
Which party?
For president:
Democrats 34%
Republicans 30%
Independent 36%
Other 0%
Clinton 54%
Alexander 3%
Buchanan 2%
Dole 33%
Forbes 3%
Keyes 2%
none/other 2%
Most important issues?
Crime 9%
Social Issues/ Health care 18%
Education 28%
Family values 5%
Federal deficit/Economy/Jobs 31%
Environment 9%
Pat Buchanan
Noah Musser/KANBAN
Web site: http://www.buchanan.org
Contact address: 6862 Elm Street, Suite 210
McLean, VA 22101
Taxes: Buchanan supports a 15 percent flat tax with deductions for mortgage interest and charitable giving. He would finance other cuts with 20 percent tariffs on imports from China and 10 percent tariffs on imports from Japan.
Abortion: Buchanan supports a constitutional ban on abortion with no exceptions.
Bill Clinton
Contact Address:P.O. Box 19300 Washington, D.C.
*0036*
Fax:(202)496-4849
Taxes: Clinton backs a middle-class tax cut but will not make a campaign pledge to not raise taxes. In 1994 he proposed that middle-class families be allowed to deduct up to $10,000 in college tuition from their taxable incomes.
Web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov
Local Contact: Ted Miller, 842-0766
Abortion; Clinton supports abortion rights.
Steve Forbes
Contact Address: 1400 Route 206 N Box 1009 Bedminster, NJ 07921
Web site: http://www.forbes96.com
Taxes: Forbes wants to institute a 1.7 percent flat tax rate. With this plan, adults would receive a $13,000 tax credit, and children would receive a $5,000 tax credit.
- Abortion: Forbes opposes abortion but will not support a constitutional amendment banning abortion unless there is overwhelming public support for it. He will not ban abortion in cases of rape, incest, or if the mother's life is in danger.
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Bob Dole
Web site: http://www.dole96.com
Local contact: Brad Burk, 843-1013 or Susan Malone, 841-2570
Contact Address: 810 First Street, NE, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20002
Taxes: Dole wants flatter taxes but has not publicly said at what rate. He wants to keep deductions for mortgage interest and charitable giving. He also wants a $500-per-child tax credit.
Abortion: Dole supports a ban on abortion, but not in cases of rape, incest or a threat to the life of the mother.