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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
SECTION VOL.104, NO. 155
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1995
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KU LIFE
There's gold in them czar hills!
A new exhibit at a Topeka museum features priceless treasures from Russia. Page 1B
SPORTS
Hatching new Jayhawks
The University will add soccer and rowing to Kansas' fall lineup.
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A disk-drive failure shut down the campus-wide administrative mainframe on Monday.
On-line services down briefly
Dave Gardner, director of computing services, said the failure occurred about 10 a.m. and was repaired by early afternoon.
NEWS
BRIEFS
"Occasionally, the hardware fails," Gardner said. "That affects the on-line systems."
Student and payroll records, University accounting and the libraries were affected.
Despite the shutdown, students could still use some library systems.
John Miller, automation librarian, said the on-line catalog was not available, but students could find article citations on local area networks such as CD-ROM.
"The shut down didn't prevent people from checking out books," he said.
Former'Hawk back to coach
One year after graduating former Kansas softball player Kim Newborn is returning to help coach the Jayhawks, softball coach Kalum Haack said yesterday morning.
Newbern, who spent last year as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, was hired to replace Gayle Luedke, who retired after last season. Newbern was a two-year starter at third base for Kansas until she graduated in 1994 with an exercise science degree.
"She was a player just a year ago, and now she's got one year of coaching under her belt." Haack said. "She can understand what they're going through, but she has also seen the other side of it. She will be invaluable to the team."
Compiled from Kensan staff reports
Muyskens resigns as dean of CLAS
Frost-Mason will become acting dean
By Mark Luce Kansan staff writer
James L. Muyksenk, dean of liberal arts and sciences, resigned Wednesday to take a position within the University System of Georgia.
Muyksens, who will be the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs for the Georgia Board of Regents, will oversee 204,000 students and
8,000 faculty members at the 34 schools in the University System of Georgia. He has been dean of the largest school at the University of
Kansas since 1988 and was responsible for 16,000 students, 600 faculty members and a $40 million budget.
sciences, will serve as the acting dean starting Aug. 18. Frost-Mason is out of town and unavailable for
James L. Muyskens
Muyksens, who was considered for KU's chancellor position last winter, said that the offer from Georgia came unexpectedly in early June.
comment.
"If you have been a dean for awhile, your name is going to appear on lists," Muyskens said. "I wouldn't have expected to move. This came out of the blue and surprised me as much as anyone else."
Muyskens said that the opportunity to work more publicly in a state with a progressive legislature and a governor, Zell Miller, who is committed to integrating the educational system made the position attractive.
"I certainly wasn't looking to flee.
but I was surprised to find a state that wasn't pessimistic," he said. "At issue is the opportunity to do some things in educational policy. To make a difference at the state level appeals to me."
David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said Muykens built consensus, unified the college and served as an excellent fiscal manager.
Georgia Chancellor Stephen R. Portch said Musskens would help implement a strategic plan aimed at academic excellence.
"We are are going to be wellserved by his academic expertise, his administrative experience and his interpersonal skills," he said.
"Among his many accomplishments, Jim Muyksen assembled a tremendously able group of associates in the college's offices," he said.
"Sally is committed to providing a liberal arts and sciences education to all. She will continue the emphasis Jim had on education," Shulen-burger said.
Shulenburger said a search committee for a permanent replacement would be formed in the fall. But for the interim, Frost-Mason will be able to meet the challenges.
Muyksen agreed that the college would remain on a steady course.
"We have done as good of a job hiring as anywhere in the United States," he said. "They are committed having a well-developed research and teaching community."
Brian Flink / KANSAN
Elizabeth Sebranek, Columbus, Neb., Senior, washes genomic DNA to remove salts. Sebranek, a human biology major, was the recipient of a $1,000 Undergraduate Research Award.
getting grant
Research awards give students a leg up in the lab
By Meng Yew Tee Kansan staff writer
Elizabeth Sebranek, sitting cross-legged at the laboratory study table, scribbles down notes as she recalls some of the experimental procedures she conducted a few days before.
"7/5/06: Performed partial digest of genomic TY2 DNA. Due to the conflicting concentration of...," Sebranek, Columbus, Neb., senior, writes in her notebook.
Without a $1,000 award from the University of Kansas, Sebranek probably would have at least two jobs and definitely would be struggling with her research on a bacteria that causes typhoid.
"Without the research award, I probably wouldn't be getting very far at all because I wouldn't have the time," Sebranek said. "Rather than constantly having to worry about getting somewhere at a certain time, I am more relaxed and I am able to come into lab really focused."
Sebranek, who is studying human biology, is one of 21 Undergraduate Research Awards recipients. The awards are exclusively for Lawrence campus undergraduates and are available in the summer and spring. However, the awards are at risk of being shelved due to recent budget cuts. The award is worth $1,000 in the summer and $250 in the spring.
The College Honors Program at Nunemaker Center selects the award winners. Students do not need to be in the honors program to apply.
The awards are made based on the merit of the applicant's research proposal and academic record as well as recommendations from faculty members.
Winners come from a large range of academic fields, including philosophy, human development, English, fine arts and chemical engineering.
Sandra Wick, assistant director of the honors program, said 49 students applied for the 21 awards this summer. Last spring, six of 20 applicants won the award.
The $1,000 award now is
Sebranek's primary income and she
is allowed to spend it as she wishes.
While some winners spend the
money on travel, Sebranek mostly
uses it to pay rent and buy grocerys.
"This is probably the best summer I have had at KU because I am not taking other summer courses," she said. "I feel like I'm learning more and enjoying it more this summer."
Sebranek said that the entire process, from applying in the spring to presenting the results later in the year, would be a great learning experience.
"It is a very good opportunity for undergraduates to gain research and laboratory experience," said Eric Elsinghorst, professor of microbiology and advisor on Sebranek's research project, "particularly for students who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree."
Sebranek, who plans to study for a master's degree in pathogenesis, said it would give her an advantage in her graduate school applications.
Office to orphan Undergraduate Research Awards
By Meng Yew Tee Kansan staff writer
The Office of Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service has decided to stop financing the Undergraduate Research Awards beginning July 1, 1996. The move will cut the office's budget by more than $20,000.
Although the choice was not an easy one, the awards, known as UGRA, had to go, said Robert Bearse, associate vice chancellor of the Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service office. Bearse said that offices university-
wide were expected to prioritize and make cuts after the Kansas legislature cut the University's budget by $3 million effective July 1. Bearse's department must cut $300,000, and the UGRA fell on the wrong side of the priority list.
"For at least 10 years, we have been telling people that it is not appropriate to fund the undergraduate programs from the general research fund," Bearse said.
The general research fund, which is allocated by the Kansas legislature, normally is intended for faculty
research only.
However, the Undergraduate Research Awards are not in absolute jeopardy yet. Support remains strong despite the financial trouble. Bearse wants to see the program continue but said that funding must come from elsewhere. The Honors Program is trying to find a new source for funds.
"I'll do everything I can to keep the program," said Mary Klayder, associate director of the Honors Program. "I really believe in this program, and I think it is incredibly important to undergraduates."
KU officials close off parts of Towers' lots
Top levels to be stabilized before residents can park
Kansan staff writer
By Kimberly Crabtree
Kenan staff writer
Jayhawker Towers residents are looking for new places to park.
"We will fix the parts we can," said Richard Mann, University director of administration. "Other parts we may have to leave permanently closed until we can restructure the entire garage."
Officials knew the structure was deteriorating, but the inspection revealed the extent of the damage.
As a result of a July 13 inspection, KU officials shut down parts of the Towers' garages on Monday in order to stabilize the structures. Officials hope to have most of the garages open again by Aug. 6.
According to the inspection report, permanent steel shores must be installed between the east garage's second and third levels and a new access point for level one. With these improvements, the first and third levels can continue to support traffic. Plastic netting also will be installed on the first levels of both garages to catch falling concrete pieces.
"My guess would be the maximum this will last is two years," said James Modig, director of design and construction management. He said that the cost of stabilizing the structure was between $25,000 and $30,000.
The inspection hasn't prompted any immediate plans for a new garage. Modig said.
"That's a rough estimate because we decided what to do very quickly, and we haven't had time to do any figuring yet," he said.
In April, a complete review of University parking problems was completed by Barton-Aschman Associates. According to that final report, "A recent study determined that it was not feasible to repair the Jayhawker Towers" garages, so they must be demolished. Replacement parking will be needed."
Barton-Aschman Associates proposed a $4,866,000 structure to be built for the Towers, which would have added 415 parking spaces. But that proposal was denied by University Council and Faculty Executive Committee last semester.
"Voting down the proposal had nothing to do with Towers," said Barbara Schowen, FacEx member. "Certain aspects of the proposal we didn't think were well thought out. The idea was to wait for the final comprehensive plan."
"I think we only had six or seven residents come get the courtesies." she said.
While the garage is closed, Towers residents are having to scramble for parking spaces.
Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking, said residents could still park on the surface level of the west garage or in an overflow lot south of the Towers. Additionally, parking services offered the students a courtesy pass to park in the Burge Union lots.
Shelly Canada, Tulsa junior and Towers resident, isn't too disturbed by the parking displacements.
"I only use my car to go get groceries, really," Canada said. "It shouldn't be too big of a deal. But they should have looked into it more."
Native of Lawrence found beaten in Ohio
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Kansas State University baseball player remained in critical condition today after being found beaten in an Ohio State University fraternity house.
Other residents found Bradley J. Barker, 10, of Lawrence, on Sunday in a bedroom at the Triangle fraternity house. He was staying there with teammates while playing in a college-level summer baseball league.
He was in critical condition in Ohio State University Medical Center, suffering from severe head injuries, hospital representative David Crawford said today.
Police said they had no suspects or motive for the beating.