FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
SECTION A VOL.102.NO.113
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TODAY KANSAN
SPORTS
Player of the year
Kansas junior Jacque Vaughn edged out Oklahoma senior Ryan Minor for the award. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Europe for 84 cents a day
Travel author Gil White spoke last night on how to travel on a budget. Page 3A
China performs missile tests
WORLD
The third round of tests will be completed on Taiwan's doorstep. Page 5A
NATION
Dole wins New York
Looking for an experienced candidate, New York voters choose Dole. Page 6A
WEATHER COLD
High 29° Low 0°
Weather: Page 2A.
INDEX
Opinion ...4A
Nation/World ...5A
Features ...8A
Sports ...1B
Scoreboard ..2B
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Linear tuitionangers Council
University Council wasn't aware of tuition changes
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
Members of University Council plan to send a message to the Board of Regents: They don't like linear tuition or the process that led to its approval.
The Council yesterday approved sending the Regents a letter that details concerns with linear tuition and that requests implementation of linear tuition be delayed until April 25.
"Primarily, the Council has concerns about the possible negative ramification of this policy on the quality of education at KU," the letter said. "A system of linear tuition has the potential to seriously damage programs that are not core requirements, stymie intellectual curiosity and promote consumerism among students."
A Council subcommittee now will meet to formulate alternative methods of tuition assessment.
The Regents last spring voted to change the University's flat tuition rate to a linear rate that assesses tuition by the credit hour. However, members of the Council say that they and most of the University community knew nothing about linear tuition until it had been approved. And they are not happy with the linear tuition system that is scheduled to be implemented when students begin enrolling the first week in April.
Several Council members said they didn't oppose all variations of linear tuition systems, but they opposed its present form.
"Like any other new policy, I think linear tuition is going to go through a number of changes," said Robert Nunley, Council member and professor of geography. "If we approach it properly, we can have a considerable impact on how it gets applied."
David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs, told Council members that the Regents discussed linear tuition for several months before it was approved and that local newspapers wrote about linear tuition before its approval.
Council members said they were frustrated that the issue didn't come before the Council before the Regents voted on it, but several members agreed that the Council should try to be more proactive rather than waiting for issues to come to the council.
"If in fact this was reported in the Journal-World and if in fact SenEx knew about this, is there any reason Council shouldn't have taken proactive measures?" said Marion O'Brien, Council member and associate professor of human development and family life.
Council members agreed that it was important to convey to the Regents that they do not hold the same view. Student Senate also has passed a resolution in opposition to linear tuition.
Council members said that more than anything, they wanted the Regents to work with them to develop a system that would not force students to make educational decisions based on economics.
"Ihope the Regents will recognize that there will be some wrinkles, and we hope that they'll be willing to work that out with us," said Joshua Rosenbloom, Council member and associate professor of economics.
Dean candidates to visit KU campus
By Jason Strait
Kansan staff writer
The times and places for faculty to meet the candidates for the position of dean of liberal arts and sciences have been set, but that is all the faculty is being told. The candidates still remain nameless.
David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the five candidates' privacy
would be protected until they made the final commitment by visiting the campus.
"This is a key position at the University," he said. "We want to give ourselves the best chance possible to hire a dean for the college."
Kim Wilcox, chairman of the college dean search committee, said the candidates' names were being withheld to minimize any disruption the candidates might face by having their names released to the public.
tive policies and describe their vision of the college's future.
He also said that all five candidates had college-level administrative experience at large public institutions.
Names and specific information will be released just prior to the candidates arrival, Wilcox said. The candidates represent the fields of biology, English, East-Asian language and culture/comparative literature, political science and psychology.
She said most of the faculty at the University were aware that she was a candidate for the permanent position of dean.
Sally Frost-Mason, acting dean of liberal arts and sciences, has said that she is a candidate.
"I was very pleased, to say the least," she said. "I hope my colleagues won't be too disappointed with me being a finalist."
At the meetings, finalists will give a brief history of themselves, explain their administra-
"We want to give ourselves the best chance possible to hire a dean for the college."
David Shulenburger vice chancellor for academic affairs
The finalists will interview on campus for two days each, starting Wednesday and continuing through April 1.
Although the meetings are closed to students, representatives from the student body will meet with the finalists separately. Wilcox said.
who represent students at these meetings. Reedy said the meetings would provide the candidates with an opportunity to interact with the students and gain a student perspective of how the college works.
Chris Reedy, Topeka senior, and Rebecca Roesner, Lawrence graduate student, are the student members of the search committee and are involved in the process of organizing groups
"We have to have a dean who is at ease with undergraduates and graduate students," Reedy said. "The dean will need to be someone who respects students and their concerns."
that will represent students at these meetings.
Green thumb
Stacie Kawaguchi, Honolulu graduate student, waters plants at the West Campus Greenhouse. Plants are kept in the greenhouse before they are planted on campus.
Steve Puppe / KANSAN
Schools make the grade
Four KU graduate programs rank among nation's top 20 in national news magazine
By Teresa Veazey Kansan staff writer
The results are in — and the University of Kansas has three graduate schools ranked in the top 20.
The U.S. News and World Report World Wide Web site listed the KU School of Education, School of Journalism, School of Social Welfare and the University of Kansas Med Center's primary care school as being among the top graduate programs in the nation.
Gallagher said the school, which competed with universities such as Harvard University, which was ranked first, received its high ranking because of the quality of its faculty and its reputation among colleges throughout the nation.
The University's School of Education graduate program was ranked 20th out of 191 graduate education programs nationwide, according to U.S. News and World Report. Karen Symms Gallagher, dean of the School of Education, said she was faxed the rating at 7:30 a.m. yesterday.
The School of Journalism and Mass Communications' graduate school was ranked ninth in print journalism by deans and faculty members at other journalism schools, according to U.S. News and World Report. The school also was one of the top five schools rated by media professionals. The University of Missouri at Columbia placed first in print journalism and was the only other Big Eight school that received a ranking in journalism.
"We're thrilled," she said. "I believed we would be in the top 25."
Mike Kautsch, dean of the School of Journalism, said he was very pleased that the graduate program received a top ranking because it showed that journalism students were well-prepared and highly skilled.
"The reason we're able to compete is because we have a dedicated faculty, a tradition of concern for students and a tight focus on maintaining a positive relationship with students and faculty," he said. "Ours is a program that puts teaching and academic advising on the list of priorities year-in and year-out."
The School of Social Welfare was ranked 18th in the master's program for social work Rankings were based on responses from social work deans and top officials of accredited master's programs.
The Med Center was ranked 15th out of 62 medical schools in primary care, which included family practice, general internal medicine and pediatrics. The ranking was based on questionnaire results from medical school deans, senior faculty and directors of intern-residency programs.
Task force gives Day on the Hill the green light
By Nicole Kennedy Kansan staff writer
Day on the Hill is on, despite past concerns about the safety of the event.
KU administrators endorsed the annual spring concert yesterday, after reviewing a report by a task force on the purpose, cost-effectiveness and safety of the event.
"It's a risky event whether we like to know that or not," said Sue Murrell, Student Union Activities program manager. "If the event grows
we wanted to make sure it's a safe and fun day for everyone."
SUA program coordinators had been waiting since mid-November for this endorsement so they could begin planning the festival.
Leslie Taylor, SUA live-music coordinator, said she hoped there would be enough time to sign bands before May 4. She started mailing out offer letters to bands yesterday.
"I'll find out next week when I start hearing from bands," Taylor said.
Jim Long, director of the Kansas
"This fits into their normal programming process," Long said.
Union, said it was not unusual for SUA to do an evaluation of this type of event.
Event coordinators remain tightlipped about which bands they are inviting to play.
"We usually don't tell which bands we're looking at until they're accepted." Morrell said.
Morrell said she didn't want any more rumors circulating about who would headline the show.
Fraudulent fliers appeared
Taylor said she had received 45 demo tapes and compact discs from local and regional bands wanting to perform at the concert.
However, Phish will not be headlining the event. Morrell said she still did not know who had produced and distributed the bogus filers.
around campus last week advertising Phish as the main act for Day on the Hill, and the SUA box office received calls from students asking if Phish actually was coming to campus.
"I hope we get more local bands," she said.
Taylor will accept tapes and compact discs from local and regional bands until 5 p.m. March 15. The selection will be March 20 and all bands selected to perform will be notified by March 22.
As for the headlineer, Taylor said she expects to chose a band in the next few weeks.
"The deadline that I've put on myself is to try and have the bands announced right after spring break," she said.
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