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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANS KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TOPEKA, KS 66612
VOL.104.NO.141
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1995
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FBI issues warrants in Oklahoma bombing
The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — As the rubble slowly yielded more dead, the FBI struck back swiftly yesterday and issued arrest warrants for two men suspected of renting the truck that blew apart the federal building with a half-ton of home-brewed explosives.
The death toll rose to 52, making the attack the deadliest bombing in U.S. history. About 150 people remained unaccounted for.
Less than a day and a half after the bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, FBI Agent Weldon Kennedy said law enforcement agents were seeking two white men suspected of using aliases to rent the truck. The men's identities are unknown, he said.
Weldon offered no motive for the attack and no details about the suspects except a physical description.
In London, a third man, a Jordanian-American described by U.S. officials as a possible witness in the attack, was flown back to the United States for questioning yesterday. Italian officials said his bags, seized in Rome, contained possible bomb-making tools.
However, law enforcement sources in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they did not think he had significant knowledge of the bombing.
For most of the day, rescue teams using dogs, fiber-optic cameras and listening devices crawled through the nine-story hulk, looking for signs of life.
Jon Hansen, assistant fire chief,
said 40 bodies were removed from
the bombed-out building, and rescue workers searching a lower level came upon another group of corpses. He said rescuers stopped counting at a dozen.
In Washington, Attorney General Janet Reno announced a $2 million reward for information leading to arrests in the case.
Investigators said the truck was rented Monday, packed with fuel- and fertilizer explosives and parked outside the office building.
An axle thought to have come from the vehicle was found about two blocks away, said a police source. Major auto parts are marked with an ID number to thwart thieves. Two years ago, the vehicle ID number on a piece of axle enabled investigators to break the World Trade Center bombing case.
A federal law enforcement official said investigators believed the truck was rented in Kansas, and they are checking fertilizer dealers there to try to trace the fertilizer used in the bomb.
Chancellor Shankel, if you please
Paul Kotz / KANSAN
'Interim' dropped from Shankel's title by Regents
By Teresa Veazey Kansan staff writer
With an outpouring of support, the Board of Regents voted unanimously yesterday to remove the word "interim" from Del Shankel's title of interim chancellor.
Shankel, professor of microbiology, was named the 15th chancellor of the University of Kansas and will hold the job until Robert Hemenway takes over in June.
Once the Regents meeting began, a motion was made to add Shankel's title change to the agenda. Although most people expected the title change, Shankel was pleasantly surprised.
as he expressed his appreciation.
"Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart," Shankel said, on the verge of tears.
His voice choked with emotion as he expressed his appreciation
He received a standing ovation.
"I jumped to my feet along with everyone else," said David Shulenburger, vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Shulenburger said that Shankel was a voice of civility and that he was able to unify people in situations that were potentially divisive.
"He's served in so many positions," Shulen burdened. "And in all those jobs, he's been more than a caretaker."
Sherman Reeves, student body president, said changing Shankel's title to chancellor was well deserved recognition of what Shankel had done at the University. Shankel's commitment to KU
has been extraordinary, Reeves said.
"Iheard rumors around the University that this might happen," Shankel said. "I owe lots of thanks to the Regents and my good colleagues at the University."
Shankel said his work at KU had been part of a team effort and that report from the University
his support from community had made his success possible.
"I feel tremen-
honed and touched," Shankel said. "It puts me in very distinguished company."
Regent John Hiebert of Lawrence, chairman of academic affairs for the board, made the motion to ch ange Shankel's title.
"The motion speaks for itself," Hiebert said. "We have a deep appreciation for the great contributions he made, picking up the reins of this great ship."
"He's served in so many positions. And in all those jobs, he's been more than a caretaker."
David Shulenburger vice chancellor for academic affairs
Hiebert, who has known Shankel for many years, said Shankel had done a superb job as interim chancellor, a position Shankel also held from 1980 to 1981.
"His gentle speech and caring approach have allowed this University to move forward this year," Hiebert said.
Hemenway outlines KU goals
By Virginia Margheim
Kansan staff writer
When T.P. Srinivasan opened the University Senate meeting yesterday, there was a bigger crowd than usual.
The University Senate, which only meets once a semester, includes every professor at the University of Kansas and usually is sparsely attended.
"Today's attendance illustrates the popularity of our University Senate," said Srinivasan, professor of mathematics and president of University Senate. His light-hearted remark was met with laughter.
The faculty weren't there for the meeting. They were there to hear a speech from incoming Chancellor Robert Hemenway.
Hemenway addressed the crowd of approximately 150 faculty members, administrators, Board of Regents members and students about his hopes for the University of Kansas. Hemenway moved to Lawrence last weekend and is familiarizing himself with KU before he officially becomes chancellor on June 1.
The positive response to his appointment as KU's new chancellor in January was overwhelming. Hemenway said. Even while his son was throwing a temper tantrum in a Cincinnati airport, a stranger approached Hemenway to ask if he were KU's new chancellor. The outpouring of support convinced Hemenway that Kansans took pride in KU, he said.
Hemenway said that from now until June 1 he wanted to learn why people were proud of KU.
"We've discovered what you know, and that's that there are Jayhawks everywhere."
he said
Hemenway discussed his plans to improve the University. Three challenges face KU in the future, he said.
There has been a change in attitude about financing for higher education, Hemenway said. In the past, people were willing to contribute tax money to education.
"Society invested in young people going to college because it had dividends," he said.
Lisa Perry / KANSAN
Incoming Chancellor Robert Hemenway speaks to the University Senate in the Spencer Auditorium at the Spencer Museum of Art. Hemenway officially becomes chancellor on June 1.
But today, there is an attitude that individuals, not taxes, should pay for most of their education. Taxpayers no longer believe that
they are getting an even return on their investments, Hemenway said.
"We have to find a way to regain the confi-
See HEMENWAY, Page 6A
New to the nest
Paul Pierce, Ryan Robertson and T.J. Pugh make up the the Kansas basketball team's recruiting class, which experts say is one of the best in the nation this year.
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Business professor suspects stolen tests
By Matthew Friedrichs
Kansan staff writer
But Levin, associate professor of business, had a surprise for the class when it met Tuesday.
Students in Murray Levin's Business 602 class, Legal Aspects of Business, thought their second-to-last test this semester was over when they left 3140 Wescoe Hall on April 13.
He divided the class into two groups. One group was directed to stay in the front of 427 Summerfield Hall, the other was directed to go to the back.
Levin asked the half of the class in the back to leave the room. He then seated the remaining students throughout the room and handed out a set of test questions.
The questions were the same as the original test questions, but this time, Levin asked students to write an explanation of why they chose their answers.
After the students answered several pages of questions, Levin and a teaching assistant collected the answers and handed out a new set of questions.
Included with the second set of questions was a hand-out that read: "I am aware that some of you had access to stolen exams prior to our two tests that you have
taken in this class so far this semester.
"I know who some of you are but probably not all of you. I have some evidence regarding who stole the exams. I want more than anything else to apprehend the persons involved directly in the theft of the exams."
Levin said the tests were stolen during a previous semester but were similar to the test students were given last week.
Mark Steinle, Olathe junior, said Levin told the class when he handed out the questions that he was considering changing the format of his tests from multiple choice to essay questions and that he wanted students to help evaluate questions from his test bank.
"I was really surprised," Steinle said. "I had no idea that anyone cheated."
"I'm not in a position to tell you much of anything because we are in the process of investigating." Levin
Levin would not comment Wednesday on the number of students involved in the incident.
Levin gave the students two choices. They could write a statement admitting involvement and describing what they knew about the stolen tests, or, if they did not use the stolen tests, they could complete the second set of questions.
Many students in Levin's class said they thought that the students he asked to remain in the room were students who scored highest on the test.
said.
But at least one student who was asked to stay in the room thought Levin's methods had put pressure on students who might be innocent.
Cary Beste, St. Louis junior, said that at first, she thought the questions handed out Tuesday were just Levin's way of checking attendance. Beste said she would have taken more time with the questions if she had known she was justifying her score on the original test.
Beste said she planned to check with her teaching assistant to see how she did on the second set of questions.
"I know I'm innocent," Beste said.
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Joseph Bauman, dean of the School of Business, said the teacher of a class handled questions of academic misconduct.
Bauman said every precaution would be taken to protect the rights of individuals involved.
"The first thing is to find out the real nature of the situation," Bauman said. "We're not to that point."