THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1989
KU senior vaults to an NCAA record
Steve Traynor/KANSAN
Kansas pole vaulters Pat Manson (left) and Cam Miller celebrate after competed at the Big Eight Conference championships Saturday in Manson set a NCAA record of 18 feet, 8 inches. Kansas track teams Lincoln, Neb.
VOL. 99, NO.101
Kansan sportswriter
by Cynthia L. Smith
Kansas two-time All-American pole vault Pat Manson lay in the pit, silently staring at the bar and receiving 18 feet, 8 inches above him.
Thirty seconds later he picked up his pole for a second attempt. On his next attempt, Manson stared down at the bar.
"When I got up I was draped over the bar like a blanket," Manson said. "I didn't even touch it. I looked down and the bar was too wide to chest by about four inches. I cheeked a betty holler when the hit it."
And the cheers of about 1,000 fans joined Manson's shout at the 1989 Big Eight Conference Indoor Soccer League in Lincoln, Neb. this weekend
Manson's vault of 18-8 bettered the NCAA indoor pole vaulting record of 18-7-3 set in 1983 and the Big Eight indoor record of 18-1-4 set in 1985. Both records were set by former Oklahoma State All-American and American record-holder Joe Dial.
ships with a vault of 17-64. Because McMichael pulled his hamstring during that vault, he pulled out of the event.
Manson's vault of 18-8 puts him six inches above the nearest competitor, Oklahoma senior Tim McMichael, who has vaulted 18-2 this season. McMichael finished third at the Big Eight Champion-
The vault also surpassed the Kansas and Bob Daveney Sports Center records set by former Jay-Z coach Steve Reeves with a valuation of 18.7 in 1983.
Manson said he was equally excited because senior Cam
Miller, his teammate and room-
mate, placed second with a vault of 17.94.
Manson's vault of 18-8 also beat his personal best of 18-⁵, which he set at the Lawrence Invitational in 1988, and this season's NCAA which he set with a vault of 18-⁵. last weekend at Kansas State
"It (vitualizing 18-8) was my goal of the season, and it got it so I'm very happy, but I'm not done yet either." he said. "Anytime you become satisfied, you're done. I become satisfied and I'm not done."
dous job, and I know he's going to do better," said Rick Attik, Kansas assistant track coach and 1988 Olympic pole vaulting coach.
Manson said he knew he would make the vault when he took off. "Pat (Manson) did a tremen-
See KU'S, p. 10, col. 3
Iranians seek ties to USSR
Khomeini wants aid to fight West
The Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomini yesterday said he wanted strong ties with Moscow to help fight the "devilish" West, and Iranian legislators reportedly agreed to consider breaking ties with Brit-
Khomeini's overtures to the Soviet Union, which he previously had condemned for its atheist ideology, came during a 1½-hour meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze.
Shevardnadze late met prime Minister Hussein Musavi and delivered an invitation for him to visit the Islamic Republic News Agency
The agency said Sheardnadze did not ask Khomeini to withdraw his order for Muslim zealots to assassinate British author Salman Rushdie because of his book "The Satanic Verses." Britain reportedly asked Sheardnadze to press Khomeini to give a reprieve to Rushdie, whose book has been denounced as offensive to Islam.
"There was no mention of the affair in Shevardnadze's speech," said the agency, monitored in Nicosia.
The meeting with Shevardnadze came two days after Khomeini declared that Iran did not need relations with the West.
Special Olympics tradition for KU
Kansan staff writer
by Mary Neubauer
Williams and his team gave a basketball clinic to 150 Special Olympians from across Kansas yesterday at Allen Field House.
Coach Roy Williams has more than stepped in to fill Larry Brown's shoes as basketball on another tradition as well.
Williams said it was not hard to take over the clinic from where Brown left off. Special Olympics coordinators came to him and asked if he would like to continue with them, or had in the past with the team.
Williams said it was not a hard decision.
"I think we should do things like this," he said. "There are good causes every time you turn there's only so much you can do."
The Jayhaws also scrimmaged in November at the Kansas City Kansas Community College. All proceeds from donations at the
door went to the Special Olympics.
Yesterday, players led Special Olympians in warm-up drills and helped them practice free throws, layups, dribbling and passing as well as picking athletes to form teams and scrimmage. The clinic ended with a team autograph signing session.
Julie Moore, Special Olympics tennis director for Kansas, attended the clinic for the fifth time. Although the number of Special Olympians in the clinic was limited to 150, she said, a lot of times they brought more than one quarter because the athletes loved the Jawhaws.
Special Olympians are qualified to participate in the athletic program from age 9 through maturity, Moore said. Most of them are
"The team does such a good job with the athletes," Moore said. "Mark Turturgeon (assistant coach) and Scooter (barry) is phenomenal."
See PLAYERS, p. 6, col. 1
During the basketball clinic for Special Olympians, Kansas assistant basketball coach Kevin Stallings teaches Kim Monty, Kansas City, Mo., resident, how to spin the ball on her finger. The Kansas basketball team conducted the clinic yesterday at Alien Field House.
by Angela Clark
Kansan staff writer
Committee cuts budget proposals Forensics. Kansan allotments would have most drastic drops
"The organization already runs on a shoestring," said Bill Halderman, finance committee member and
In the first round of Student Senate revenue code hearings, the budget requests of KU's Forensics team, the University Daily Kansas and the University of Illinois cut to amounts less than what they have received in recent years.
The hearing is the first of two to determine Senate financing. Finance committee recommendations will be to the Senate after Spring Break.
However, there was much debate about the tentative cut
If they pass the Senate, the recommendations will be forwarded to David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, for approval, but changes are not usually made at that point, said Pat Warren, finance committee co-chairman and Overland Park sophomore.
He said that the cuts made in committee usually were not changed significantly.
One of the changes made during the hearing involved the KU Forensics team, which requested $11,544 for transportation, tournament fees, housing, meals and supplies. Only the $1,100 for the tournament fees were approved this year, and was approved this year. In the fiscal 1967, the team received $10,266.
"We only pay for registration fees for every other group," said Chris Shirling, Student Senate treasurer. "It doesn't make it right with other groups going through to say, 'We can't pay for their meals and board, but we can for Forensics.' Is this right? Is this consistent?"
first-year law student. "It is a bargain for national recognition. I think a cut is inappropriate."
Barry Pickens, Forensics team president, had no comment.
"Until I know more about the situation. I'd prefer not to comment about it," he said.
The University Daily Kansan's budget request was tentatively cut to $4,945. a 50 percent decrease from $10,368. A separate $1098 loss from the Senate since 1992.
"The UDK is a well-run paper," Shirling said. "It is a great business. They can go out on their own."
Committee members said that they hoped the Kansan would be phased slowly into autonomy with the use of the Kansan's $235,000 reserve fund.
"We fund other student organizations to the extent that they are viable." said Joe Orrick, finance member and Prairie Village senator.
"The Senate fails to realize that the Kansan serves more students than any other revenue code organization." Adam said. "By cutting 50 percent, the Senate is not only hurting the Kansan but also depriving the 23,000 students who depend on the information the Kansan provides."
Julie Adam, Kansan editor, said that the tentative cut would hurt the University community.
BSU's request was tentatively decrease to $4,945, a 5 percent decrease from its year's budget of $2,033. BSU requested $0.545 for 1990-91.
Questions about BSU's requests for registration fees and supplies promoted the tentative cuts.
they have not shown what it takes to have revenue code status." Shirling said. "They don't know how to spend the revenue wisely and
Tentative budget allocations
Campus Organization Amount requested Amount tentatively allocated
KU Forensics team $ 11,544 $ 1,100
Black Student Union $ 9,545 $ 4,945
Univ. Daily Kansan $109,890 $ 54,945
Student Bar Assoc. $ 34,315 $ 8,163
Graduate Student Council $124,886 $73,075
KU Recreational Services $327,000 $140,632
KJHK $ 68,676 $ 49,861
Associated Students of Kansas $ 38,250 $ 32,906
Legal Services for Students $182,717 $160,717
Facilities $192,000 $112,500
Recreational Facilities $192,000 $112,500
responsibly."
Ardra Tippet, Lawrence sophmore, disagreed. Tippet, newly elected chairman of the Big Eight Council on Black Student Government and BSU program chairman, taught at UNC and this campus because of the Big Eight Council. Regardless of pens and pencils, we use our money wisely.
"They're trying to put roadblocks in our way. We're used to it. We will not let it put a damper on our spirit."
Warren issued a statement about the budget decisions.
"It was the feeling of the committee that past experiences did not warrant a large increase in Senate
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funding." the statement said. "The committee's actions are not permanent and may be changed before they are finally sent to Senate."
Other revenue code groups had their requests tentatively cut. The Student Bar Association, the Graduate Student Council and KU Recreational Services all had their requests cut almost in half or more.
The Student Bar Association's request was cut to $8,163, an increase of more than $1,000 over this year's budget and no association. Bad request $34,315.
"It's reasonable," said Bill Mose-
See FINANCING, p. 14, col. 6
Senators, KU officials to discuss Margin budget
by Thom Clark
Kansan staff writer
Two members of a Kansas Senate ways and means subcommittee are expected to meet with University officials today to discuss the proposed budget for the Margin of Votes administration official said yesterday.
Jon Josserand, assistant for government relations, said that the legislators would meet with Chancellor Gene A. Budig and Judith Ramley, executive vice chancellor, to discuss for the second year of the Margin.
The Margin is the Board of Regents
three-year plan to bring the total financing of its seven institutions to 95 percent of their peer schools' financing and to bring faculty salaries to 100 percent of their peer schools' faculty salaries.
State Rep. Jessie Branson, DLawrence. said that her constituency
Josserand said that the two subcommittee members, State Sen. Paul Feleciano Jr., D-Wichita, and State Sen. Joe Harder, R-Moundridge, would also discuss fee waivers for graduate teaching assistance and the Legislature raise the fee waiver from 75 percent to 100 percent.
"I received 1,200 return from our source," Branson said. "And 75 percent said the state should use the data to improve care, such as education and child care."
generally favored the state's investment in education. She distributed surveys to 12,000 households in her district, asking about options for students to attend college that the state took in as a result of changes in the federal income tax
Branson said that the windfall was a result of the federal Tax Equity Act, passed in 1866, and that the estate had grown to more than $135 million.
Branson said that she voted against the bill calling for a $105 million refund to state taxpayers through income tax cuts and circuit court taxes. The bankmaker reduces taxes for those who earn less than $3,000 annually, she said.
Josserand also said that the House had passed a bill that would provide additional funds to the University for research. The senate will now be considered before the Senate.
He said that the bill would allow the new science library, under construction south of Hoch Auditorium, to be completed earlier than scheduled.