THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1989
(USPS 650-640)
VOL. 99, NO. 117
KU reviews minority issues report
Kansan staff writer
by Cynthia L. Smith Kansan staff writer
A yearlong study of minority issues at the University of Kansas is continuing its methodical process to try to improve relations at the University.
Two of the three Minority Task Force implementation committees are expected to submit their findings about the task force's report within two weeks, Kelley Hayden, the assistant to the executive vice chancellor, said yesterday.
The committees studied ideas suggested by the task force. The task force recommended improvements in campus attitudes about minorities, the number of minority faculty and the recruitment and retention of minority students.
Minority students, including American Indians, Asian Americans, blacks and Hispanics.
campus this spring.
Last fall, 7.9 percent of KU faculty were minorities.
James Turner, director of affirmative action and implementation made the report significant.
'1 think the recommendations can be pro-
fessional, but if we just put them on the back
board it wouldn't make much difference.
The task force was established in March 1988 because of racial tensions at KU after a forum that included the Ku Klux Klan at Hoch Auditorium.
Hayden said the administration could not be expected to implement all of the committees'
"The University hasn't obligated itself in that regard and could not," he said. "But, the University has an obligation to keep this set of conditions on the agenda this year and in years to come."
The committee that examined student issues finished before the tentative March 15 deadline. Hayden said the implementation committee members were contacted almost immediately before winter break and many were unable to meet until February.
"And, of course, the people who want action, they get impatient sometimes," he said. "But the goal is to keep as many people involved in the process as possible. Anytime you do something campus-wide, it's going to take a lot of time."
"At the moment, those people are being asked to look at the plans and see how they fit in," he said.
Hayden said the report by the student issues committee was being reviewed by officials of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the office for Student Affairs because many of the implementation suggestions concerned them.
Hayden also said that after the implementation, the findings were finished, their findings would be compiled.
He said the Minority Task Force then would review the committees' findings.
"We've got to put them together in some sort of document that makes cohesive sense," he said.
"They can either accept or reject the various
judgments." Davidson, "amassing them'll
fall some times but between
W. Wes Williams, dean of educational services, was a member of the student issues implementation committee. Williams said he was enthusiastic about his committee's work and would be disappointed if some of the suggestions were not implemented.
"Anything like this is going to cost a lot of money and that's the only thing that would hold any of these back," he said. "But I think there will be some changes."
Laborer collapses at library
by a Kansan reporter
A man was listed in critical condition yesterday after he collapsed at the construction site of the science and technology library at the University of Kansas, a hospital founded by Lawrence Memorial Hospital said.
Don Pew, a construction worker for F&R Air Conditioning, was transferred yesterday afternoon from Lawrence Memorial to Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, the supervision.
Bruce LeClair, a construction worker for F&R, said Pew was doing duct work on a scaffold in the library of the library when he collapsed.
Coworkers and paramedics assist in carrying Don Pew to an ambulance. Pew, F&R Air Conditioning worker, collapsed yesterday
Pew remained conscious, he said.
"He was in a tight situation," said Jim Hendrik, construction worker. He complained that he was pressed with his speech was blurring.
Lawrence Memorial had no additional information.
Three KU students help police catch car burglars
Kansan staff writer
bv Angela Clark
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Three members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity helped the law enforcement police catch three amateur ballers Sunday, police reports showed.
two of the suspects were arrested on charges of three counts of auto burglary, three counts of theft, possession of burglary tools and contributing to the delinquency of a minor
Mike Hake, Highland Park, III. junior; Jay Michael Howard, Ponca City, Okla., sophomore; and Daniel K'Oeefe, Wichita minor, noticed a car with its lights on several cars in the neighboring parking lot of Sigma Kappa sorority, 1325
W. Campus Road, the police report said.
"We'd had problems with people breaking into our cars two days before" O Keefe said.
O'Keele said. Two other people were sitting in a car about 15 yards away, and Haight and Howard stopped them.
KU and Lawrence police were called, and the man from the woods emerged.
The three KU students ran into the parking lot and scared the person with the flashlight into the woods;
other gentleman showed up from the woodwork because it was his car," O'Keefe said.
Two of the suspects were arrested on charges of three counts of auto burglary, three counts of theft, possession of burglary tools and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The other suspect, a 16-year juvenile, was detained and released to juvenile authorities, said Chris Mulvenon, Lawrence police spokesman.
residents Loren Vernon Laird, 18
1910 N. Taylor St., and Christina
Marie Logan, 18, 3445 S.W.
Burlingame Road
"So when the cops showed up, the
Their car contained assorted burglary tools, empty wallets, two stores and credit cards, the reports were entered into evidence.
Mulvenon said the two also were suspected of burglarizing cars in the Meadowbrook apartment complex, the Oread neighborhood, the KU campus and various motel parking lots.
New bill proposes tax-free deposits
The two arrested were Topeka
by Candy Niemann
Kansan staff writer
Another attempt to give Kansans a tax-free future for higher education savings may be falling by the way-side.
The bill is sponsored by State Rep Katheyn Sughrue D-Dodge City.
House Bill 2014 would allow parents of children younger than 18 years of age to deposit $1,200 a year in a tax refund to their accounts except from state tax.
It passed through the House Taxation Committee Wednesday and is on the house calendar.
But some legislators say that may be as far as it gets this session.
He said the bill did not give enough incentive for taxpayers to bother with setting up an account, because the tax savings on $1,200 would only go to about $60 in exempted income tax and a couple of dollars interest.
"The bill would have to be changed to be passed," said State Rep. Keith Roe, R-Mankata and chairman of the House Judiciary. "It doesn't have enough pizzaz."
And most people, he said, would not have the money to deposit $1,200 each year, so the account would only result in a one-time savings of 860.
He said it was likely that the bill would not be acted upon during this session and would be brought up again next year.
"Other states have done a lot better and come up with more exciting programs." Roe said.
The bill applies to dependents only, meaning that aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins could not open up an account as a gift.
Last year, the Associated Students of Kansas worked with legislators to initiate a similar bill, but the attempt was a failure.
"it takes time," said Chris Graves, executive director of ASK. "But I thought the hearings went well well this time. I am pleasantly surprised."
Stanley Koplik, executive director of the Board of Reqins, said the Regents supported the bill, but had not been actively campaigning for it because of other time-consuming commitments.
Jon Joserand, governmental affairs specialist, said bills such as bill 2034 were difficult to pass because they contained a fiscal note, meaning that the bill would cost the state money.
The official estimate is that if the bill would be enacted, Kansas could lose between $600,000 and $300,000 in state taxes.
Exxon overwhelmed by Alaska oil cleanup
"And with the way we are spending around here, anything with a fiscal note is a concern," said State Rep. Marvin Smith, R-Topeka.
Captain and crew face interrogation about shipwreck
The captain, Joseph Hazelwood,
was not on the bridge when the vessel
left shipping lanes to avoid ice,
rammed a charted reef and ran
aground early Friday. The third
male who did not return, was in charge. Exxon Shipping Co. President Frank larossi said.
Federal investigators piecing together the sequence of events leading up to the spill said they planned to interview the captain and other bridge officers of the tanker Exxon Valdez.
VALDEZ, Alaska — Strong winds yesterday delayed efforts to control a huge oil spill in Prince William Sound, and the president of Exxon Shipping said the company was "a whale of a business" by the magnitude of the cleanup.
The Associated Press
A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman in Washington, D.C., said the captain, third mate, quartermaster and bridge lookout were among those who would be questioned.
Investigators said at a news con
ference that the results of drug and alcohol tests on crew members would be made public when officials were given them, possibly in two or three days.
The 987-foot tanker, carrying 1.9 million barrels of North Slope crude oil, apparently struck a glancing blow against a rock, kept going and hit rocks a second time, then ran around, lazari said.
But according to one source close to the investigation, it is questionable whether the tests will be of much value. Druculce Anderson, an NTSB spokesman, said preliminary indications are that the tests may have been administered as long as 10 hours after the accident.
About 240,000 gallons spilled through the hull, creating an oil slick that has since covered about 100 square miles, according to the Coast
Meanwhile, guts up to 70 mph idled most aircraft, including one that was to spray chemicals to break up the oil slick.
The accident closed the Port of Valdez, the southern terminus of the Alaska Pipeline, and crude oil prices rose sharply yesterday.
Iarossi said the wind damaged some of the containment booms used to corral the oil, including some around the stricken tanker.
"Frankly, we are a little overwhelmed," he said. "We still have a major problem ahead of us, but we feel we are gaining."
Knight-Ridder Tribune News / GREG RASA
Workers continued pumping operations to remove the 1 million barrels of oil left on board the Exxon Valdez. By yesterday morning, about 100,000 barrels had been transferred to the Exxon Baton Houge Farms in Louisiana, which is percent of the remaining oil off the vessel in three or four days.
He said he cannot guarantee that all the oil will be removed from the tanker nor that all of the slick will be cleaned up.
The vessel remained stuck on Bligh Reef, about 25 miles from Valdez. Iarosii said that the wind had pivoted the ship 12 degrees to the north, and that the crew said the new position felt much more stable.
Abortion testimony to be heard
by a Kansan reporter
The bill would require girls younger than 18 to obtain parental and judicial consent before having an abortion
Proponents of a bill that would require minors to obtain consent from their parents before having an abortion will not be able to pass.
The Federal and State Affairs Committee will hear testimony from opponents on the issue at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 28, on the issue of
Minors would be able to request judicial consent to obtain an abortion if consent is not granted by a court.
The bill was passed on March 7 by the Senate after lengthy debate on the floor. The bill was amended to allow a grandparent to give consent, and a provision was included to allow court counsel for girls attempting to
obtain judicial consent.
State Sen. Edward Reilly, R-Leavenworth, who supported the bill when it was debated on the Senate floor, said the bill addressed the issue of when the parents' rights ceased to exist.
The bill would not affect married girls younger than 18 or those otherwise not in the care of a caregiver or guardian.
Although the bill has not been discussed by the House of Representatives, some senators expressed their opposition to the bill. State Sen. Norma Daniels, D-Valle Center, said during the Senate committee meeting that she opposed the bill because it would make it easier to take the life of the unborn.
If the bill is approved by the House committee, it will go to the House floor for approval, and then to the
Soviet voters express dissatisfaction
MOSCOW — Boris N. Yeltsin and other anti-establishment candidates rode a wave of popular discontent to victory in parliamentary elections that gave Soviet voters their first chance, according to returns yesterday.
The Associated Press
Results trickling in from across the country indicated Soviets took
communist Party chiefs in the nation's second- and third-largest cities were defeated in Sunday's voting, and a top member of the Soviet leadership apparently was held some district where he ran unopposed.
Yeltsin, the burly, 58-year-old for mer Moscow party boss, won a land slide victory after a populist cam
advantage of new electoral freedom to express their dissatisfaction with shortages of food and consumer products, and officials who promised reform.
The winners will join those picked earlier by the Communist Party and other organizations in a new 2,250-member Congress of People's Deputies. The parliament is still certain to be dominated by the ruling party, which has a strong leadership that assured itself of seats without 'baving to face opposition at the polls.
paign against the special privileges afforded the party elite at a time when most people can fint practically nothing in their stores.
The one-time Gorbachev protege amassed 89.4 percent of the vote against Yevgeny Brakov, a factory director, in a race for a seat to represent Moscow, according to N. Orlov, chairman of Moscow's election commission.
Brakov, 51, who also campaigned for improvements in the food supply but whose factory makes the ZIL limousines that symbolize privilege.
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