Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1986
Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan
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Car accident causes minor head injuries
A three-car accident yesterday resulted in one person being taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for minor head injuries, Lawrence police said.
A car driven by Sandra Morris, Wichita freshman, was leaving the intersection of Iowa and Harvard streets when she was struck from behind by a car driven by Leanor Valencia, 2404 Brush Creek Drive.
Valencia had been hit from behind by a car driven by John Clawson, 1436 Westbrooke St. Clawson told police he was following too closely and could not stop in time. Police cited Clawson for following too closely.
Valencia and a passenger in her car were treated at the scene for neck injuries. Clawson was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for head injuries. He was treated and released.
Winter is talk topic
Paul Ehrlich will speak about "Nuclear Winter" at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The free lecture is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Sigma Xi.
The nuclear winter theory proposes that a nuclear war would create a large cloud of smoke and debris. Nuclear winter theorists think this cloud would block the sun's rays and lower the temperature of the earth's surface to dangerous levels.
Ehrlich is a professor of population studies at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., and a KU graduate. He is the author of "The Population Bomb" and "Extinction," which he co-wrote with his wife, Anne.
Hall deadline nears
Students interested in living in KU scholarship halls next semester must turn in their applications by noon March 1 at the office of residential programs, 123 Strong Hall. The office will accept late applications after the deadline, but they will not be given priority.
Nunemaker to close
Nunemaker Center, which houses the KU College Honors Program, will close March 5 for repairs and will probably remain closed for the rest of March, said Janet Jackson, honors program secretary. The re-opening date will be announced later.
The offices of the honors program will be moved temporarily to 550 Snow Hall, she said. The telephone number, 864-4225, will remain the same.
Readers who have ideas for stories or photographs may call the Kansan newsroom at 864-4810. For ideas about campus and area coverage, ask for Cindy McCurry, campus editor. For magazine ideas, ask for Sharon Rosse, magazine editor. For arts and entertainment ideas or On Campus items, ask for Jill White, arts editor.
Where to call
For sports, ask for Dave Giles,
sports editor. For photographs,
ask for Brice Waddill, photo
editor.
Today will be partly cloudy and mild with a high in the low 70s and northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and a low in the low 40s. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and a high around 50.
Band makes social statement
Weather
From staff and wire reports.
By Grant W. Butler
Staff writer
Andy Prieboy, lead singer for the Wall of Voodoo, belts out a song during the band's performance last night. About 300 people attended the concert at the Kansas Union Ballroom. The show was sponsored by Student Union Activities, Firm Productions and radio station KLZR.
The love poems John Hinkley Jr. wrote to Jodie Foster seem like a strange subject for dance music.
But for Wall of Voooo, a five-man band from Los Angeles, such a combination makes a strong statement about American society in the song "Far Side of Crazy."
"I just started writing it from his point of view. It's based on his love poems and his situation." Andy Priebey, vocalist for the band and the composer of the song, said yesterday.
"Some people asked us 'Is this your attempt at top 40 radio,' and that's great because it's based on this guy who took some pot shots at the president."
Wall of Voodoo brought its potion of music depicting the sleazy and mundane sides of American life to the Kansas Union Ballroom last night. About 300 people attended the concert.
The concert was part of the Student Union Activities Standing Room Only Concert Series, and was presented by SUA Special Events, Firm Productions and radio station KLZR.
The band's set featured an energetic performance by Prieboy, who bantered out the songs' lyrics while dancing and gesturing wildly to the audience. The concert was a fusion of various musical styles, ranging from country to hard rock, and lasted a little over an hour.
The music relied heavily on preprogrammed drum beats, strong lead guitar by Marc Moreland and the vivacious voices of Priebov.
Bruce Moreland, bass, said the band's music parodied the image of wealth and high society that many rock stars and television series portrayed.
"People project this image of life that you have to be so much better than others, and if you're not upper-middle class you should feel like there's something wrong with you," he said. "America's not like that."
The band's music, which Bruce Moreland described as "Western speed metal," has influences from many areas.
"Our biggest influences are Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Black Sabbath, he said. "That's all true. We love country music. It's our favorite. And Black Sabbath's great and Beethoven's great."
The band's latest album is called "Seven Days in Sammystown." The band performed most of the songs from the album. The title refers to the sleaziness of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Pribow said.
"We were looking for a name that would sum up Los Angeles and a
place like Las Vegas," he said. "Mare's girlfriend suggested 'Sammystown' since she had just been in Vegas and had seen an ad for Sammy Davis Jr. that said 'Welcome to Sammy's Town.' That kind of sleaziness covered both L.A. and
Vegas as well as a small town. '
The biggest response from the audience came when the band played the song "Mexican Radio." Priebey jumped into the audience at the outset of the song, and sang most of it while dancing with audience
Marc Moreland said that just because the "Mexican Radio" video appeared on MTV, people should not conclude that Wall of Voodoo got its popularity from MTV. The song also received a lot of radio air time.
members.
Pay raise for nurses proposed
By Lynn Maree Ross Staff writer
If a bill now in the Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee passes, nurses at the University of Kansas Medical Center won't have to beg the Legislature each year for a pay rate increase.
The bill would authorize the Med Center to provide a shift differential to nurses who work late shifts. Late shifts run from 3 p.m. to 7 a.m.
A shift differential is an amount added to the nurses' base rate of pay because of the hours they have to work.
Terri Rosselet, executive director for the Kansas State Nurses' Association, said yesterday that nurses working late shifts at the Med Center already received a 10 percent shift differential, but the hospital had to beg for the money every year during budget hearings.
Geraldine Davis, associate director of nursing service at the Med Center, said the bill was important "because of the difficulty we have enticing people to work those shifts."
Anyone whose work begins during or carries over into the 3 p.m. to 7 a.m. time slot would receive the additional pay.
If the bill passes, she said, the state would be required to give the Med Center the money, making budget proceedings for the hospital less complicated.
"It's a matter of cleaning up the process," said Richard von Ende, executive secretary of the University.
Although the state supports eight other medical facilities, this bill would only apply to the Med Center. Other state-supported hospitals are in Norton, Winfield, Parsons, Osawatomie, Topeka, and Larned and also the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka and the Rainbow Mental Health center in Kansas City.
Rosselot said she knew why the Med Center was covered by the Senate bill, but was unaware of why the other hospitals were excluded.
"KU is the one where recruitment is the most difficult," she said.
Use resources, speaker says
Von Ende said he hoped a 10 percent differential was enough. Some of the other hospitals in Kansas City are considering increasing the differential they pay late-shift nurses from 10 percent to 15 percent, he said.
Staff writer
The Med Center also has the most nurses, she said. Because of the competition for late-shift nurses in Kansas City, the hospital needs to offer an additional incentive to get nurses to work at the Med Center.
By Tom Farmer
The advancement of society includes the utilization of all of its resources and the available knowledge of minorities, the president of Atlanta University, said last night.
Luther Williams, the president of the university in Atlanta, Ga., spoke to about 150 people in Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas Union. His speech was titled "The Black Intellectual: The Second Reconstruction."
Williams's speech was sponsored by the University of Kansas Lecture Series and was a part of Black History Month.
The second reconstruction, he said, is recognition by the entire community of the potential of minorities. This, he said, is possible only through opportunity and challenge.
Williams said the first reconstruction was the integration of most colleges and universities.
"Historically, black colleges and universities were actually limited in
the numbers of activities they took part in." Williams said. "Now, they play a vital role in scholarship and opportunities for minorities."
An effort that Williams said needed to be made in U.S. society was the recognition of black scholars. They have equal stakes in the major issues of concern in the United States today—the economy, education, foreign trade and international relations, Williams said.
"Evolution of the country, the whole society, is unavoidably dependent upon the work of individuals," he said.
There are minorities performing scholarly studies on critical research issues, he said, but they often do not receive the recognition enjoyed by their peers.
"The only practical course to make twenty-first century advances is minorities keeping involved in major issues." Williams said.
He used a recent television commentary made by a nationally known journalist as an example of how minorities were not used in situations
where they could have been beneficial.
The commentary, about the crisis of the black family, was by white CBS newsman Bill Moyers. Williams said the use of Moyers for the commentary was an example of how minorities were overlooked in situations where they could contribute their scholarly abilities.
On the subject of college athletics, especially the academic requirements placed on student athletes, Williams agreed that the requirements should be followed. He said the colleges and universities also should provide programs to assist the athletes in their studies.
"The universities should address needs of student athletes," Williams said. "If they cannot make it academically, they should cease to be student athletes."
Williams has a master's degree in biology from Atlanta University and a Ph.D. in microbial physiology from Purdue University. He has been president of Atlanta University since 1984.
Staff writer
By Peggy Kramer
Hall residents identify parking lot problems
Security in residence hall parking lots should be the top priority for improvements, according to eight hall residents who met Sunday night at Hashinger Hall.
Kelly Bond, Reynolds, Ga. graduate student, said yesterday that the purpose of the meeting was to define parking lot problems and decide which deserved immediate attention.
Liz Walz, Topekia sophomore, said, "All the other concerns could be eliminated if there was a handle out on security."
The meeting was an effort to unite residence halls and identify each hall's specific parking-lot problems, she said.
In addition to vandalism, other problems residents faced were lighting and lack of parking space for residents and visitors, she said.
A petition, circulated by Bond earlier this month, helped trigger an increased evaluation of parking-lot problems. The petition requested more frequent police patrols of the Daisy Hill extension parking lot, repair of potholes, and security and lighting improvements.
Because the residents agreed on a top priority, they could work together toward solving related problems. Bond said.
Drew Blossom, Association of University Residence Halls president, said AURH would work with parking services and KU Police Department to increase current efforts. Both groups expressed interest in working out the specifics of each problem.
"Iimproved lighting is still something we want to work on and right now it is a campuswide issue," he said.
Attention Student Organizations It's Budget Time
Budget request forms for FY 87 are now available in the Student Senate Office B105 Kansas Union. These forms must be completed and returned by 5 p.m. Friday, March 7.
Two workshops will be held to explain the forms and answer any questions. It is strongly recommended that all organizations attend a workshop.Incorrect Budget Requests can result in delayed or reduced funding.Last workshop will be held at 4 p.m.February 26 in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
paid for by student activity fee