Tuesday. Feb. 25. 1986
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News Briefs
Buildings planned for West Campus site
Two new buildings will be built on West Campus to house four facilities operations departments, Allen Wiechert, the university director of facilities planning, said Sunday.
The new buildings will be located east of Chamney Barn. They will house the vehicle maintenance, motor pool, grounds and construction departments. These departments present are located in the Quonset huts north of the Computer Center
The construction will start on the first warm day of spring, Wiechert said yesterday. The project, estimated to cost $1 million, should be completed by July.
The four huts that presently house the departments will be destroyed after the move to West Campus to make way for the construction of the Human Development Center.
13 firearms stolen
Thirteen firearms of undetermined value were stolen from a pawnbash in the 800 block of Massachusetts Street early Saturday morning, Lawrence police said.
A KU student who lives near the shop saw a man near the building about 1:30 a.m. and asked him what he was doing, police said. The man told him he wasn't doing anything and then left.
The student told police the man returned and politely asked whether he could use a ladder that was near the building. The suspect told the student he had been growing marijuana on the roof and needed the ladder to get his grow lights from the roof, police said.
Flood plan discussed
Lawrence city commissioners discussed a proposed text amendment to the city flood plain regulations yesterday afternoon in a study session.
A flood plain is an area prone to periodic flooding from creeks and streams.
Commissioners expressed the most concern about a recommendation by the planning commission that would require some owners of tracts of land in a floodplain to have a study done if they wanted to develop the land.
Owners of tracts of more than five acres would have to submit a study on the effect of the proposed development on the flow of water in the area, according to the proposal.
The commissioners were concerned that the cost of the study might be high compared to the amount of useful information it would give.
Correction
Because of a reporter's error, one coalition running in the officer elections of the Association of University Residence Halls was misidentified in yesterday's Kansan. The correct name of the coalition is Fertility. Candidates for the Fertility Coalition are: Drew Blossom, president, Ellsworth Hall; Wanda Wood, vice president, McCollum Hall; Sarah Hart, secretary, Oliver Hall; and Bruce Miller, treasurer, Ellsworth.
Weather
Today will be mostly sunny and mild with a high temperature in the mid-60s. Winds will blow southwest at 5 to 15 mph. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low temperature around 40. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and mild with a high temperature in the low- to mid-60s.
From staff and wire reports
Recruiting methods to be studied
By Leslie Hirschbach
Senior high school classes in Kansas are getting smaller, but KU officials are trying to prevent those low figures from decreasing future KU enrollment.
Staff writer
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, has appointed a task force to study methods of bringing more seniors to the University of Kansas and keeping enrollment up.
Ambler said he had appointed the group in December because high school senior classes had decreased since 1977.
Although the University has enjoyed a continual but modest growth in spite of smaller senior classes, enrollment figures should balance out within 10 years and begin to drop, he said.
The task force, Ambler said, would study the University's past recruiting techniques and find new ways to draw students to the University.
Bruce Lindvall, director of admissions and chairman of the group, said the University had been reluctant in the past to use recruiting methods
Now, he said, the University may have to engage more extensively in programs such as the college fair, where college representatives speak to high school students about the assets of their respective universities.
because enrollment figures steadily remained high.
Lindvall said he thought it was the first time a task force concerning recruiting had been formed at the University. The group has not met yet, but should begin discussions in March.
Another recruiting method the University hasn't taken advantage of, Lindvall said, is the ambassador program, where KU students are sent to their high schools to talk to students.
Max Lucas, dean of architecture and urban design and a member of the task force, said the group also would study the coordination of current on-campus recruiting methods.
The annual visit by National Merit Scholars winners to the University is another good way to draw students. Lucas said.
Lindvall said the task force comprised administrators, professors and students who would pool their resources to find solutions before enrollment drops.
The group, he said, would do individual research and would meet regularly until a report could be written.
"We should have the report by the end of the year," he said.
Ambler said he wanted KU faculty members to be more involved in recruiting methods than they previously have been.
Those faculty members who have time, he said, may be effective at distributing information about the University.
The faculty would have to be trained, though, so they could give accurate information about the University to high school students. Ambler said.
He said the study also would give Lindvall, the new director of admissions, a chance to present new ideas about recruiting techniques.
By Tom Farmer
KU professor to step down after 37 years
Staff writer
After 37 years of teaching and researching geology, William Hambleton knows without hesitation what he will do when he retires on Jan. 1. 1987.
"I'm going to learn to play a pipe organ," Hambleton, who announced his retirement Feb. 14, said yesterday. "I love the instrument and now I'm going to get to play it."
Hambleton, 64, said he had been too busy to learn to play the instrument because of his duties as director of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas. He has been teaching at KU since 1949
In 1956, he became assistant director of the survey. Hambleton was appointed as the survey's associate director in 1962. He was in that position until 1970, when he became the director.
"I've been director of the survey for over 15 years," Hambleton said. "It's probably time for new leadership."
Robert Bearse, associate vice chancellor for research and graduate studies, will appoint a selection committee shortly after the first of March to find a replacement for Hambleton.
"I regret that he's retiring," Bearse said. "He's contributed a lot to the University and a lot to me personally."
Rex Buchanan, assistant director of publications for the survey, said Hambleton was responsible for making the survey what it is today.
"He's provided a lot of leadership in the survey and he'll be greatly missed," said Buchanan.
Hambleton said that while he directed the survey, it had gained recognition for many things, especially its advancements in the application of computers in geological work.
"Over the last decade, the geological survey has been recognized nationally and internationally." Hambleton said. "We're strongly a mathematics-oriented system."
Hambleton said that in the 1950s he realized the impending emergence of computers in the study of geology and decided that subject was what he would pursue.
The survey has a staff of 50 professionals, 25 teachers and clinical researchers and 75 graduate students from 13 departments throughout the University.
Computer software used to produce geological maps was designed by the survey and is being used internationally in over 700 locations, said Hambleton.
"Our relations with the academic departments
William Hambleton, director of the Kansas Geological Survey, will retire Jan. 1, 1987. Hambleton, professor of geology, has taught at the University of Kansas since 1949. He has been director of the survey for more than 15 years.
are great." Hambleton said. "We're a very strong supporter of graduate students."
of nuclear waste. He said the project was costing the government millions of dollars.
Hambleton also is a member of a national committee appointed by the Department of Energy to select a site suitable for the underground disposal
In addition to his work with the survey and the Department of Energy, Hambleton has had other positions on geological committees.
Bavlor debaters argue way to victory
By Debra West
Staff writer
Forty-one teams representing 28 universities from across the country competed in the preliminary rounds Saturday and Sunday. This field was narrowed down to the top 16 teams, which competed in the elimination rounds.
The tournament, which is hosted by the University of Kansas every year, was won this year by a Baylor
The elimination rounds of the twenty-ninth annual Heart of America Debate Tournament were conducted yesterday in the Kansas Union.
The debate topic had participants questioning the need for more
University team of Mark Dyer and Lyn Robbins.
rigorous academic standards for all elementary and or secondary schools in the country in language arts, mathematics or natural sciences.
John Culver, Overland Park junior and one of the members of the KU debate team, "Ethos," received a fourth place speaker award.
The speaker awards are based on the number of points a speaker earns
in the preliminary rounds, Culver said.
In the preliminary rounds, teams alternate which side of the topic it debates, so no team argues the same side all the time, he said. In the elimination rounds, the side a team will argue is decided by a coin toss.
Culver and his partner, George Lopez, Wichita junior, were ranked as one of the top 16 teams.
KU student sues players for $10,000
By a Kansan reporter
A civil lawsuit was filed last week in Douglas County District Court against a member and two former members of the KU football team.
The men named in the petition are Mike Norseth, former KU quarterback; Jeff Anderson, a senior tight end who was red-shirted last season, and Jay Hager, a former member of the team.
Attorneys for Kevin McKinney, a KU senior who lives in Topeka, filed a petition stating that he had suffered severe pain and mental anguish as a result of an incident in the parking lot of a Lawrence private club on April 5.
Larry E. Gregg, attorney for the plaintiff, said McKinney was asking for punitive and actual damages in excess of $10,000.
On May 9, 1985 the three defendants were found guilty of criminal battery and were sentenced to 30 days in jail and then granted two years probation. They also were ordered to perform 100 to 175 hours of community service.
In addition to suffering "severe pain and anguish," McKinney "has incurred significant out-of-pocket expenses, including medical expenses," according to the petition.
Gregg said he was waiting for a reply from the players before taking any further action.
Staff writer
Committee to schedule ASK review
By Barbara Shear
An ad hoc committee, formed to gather information about the Associated Students of Kansas, decided last night to meet with administrators and students as the first step in evaluating KU participation in the student lobby organization.
The committee has chosen nine people to speak at the planned hearing, scheduled for Thursday evening. Seven of the nine have been confirmed to speak.
ASK is a student lobbying organization that represents the six state universities and Washburn University in Toopeka.
The seven people confirmed to speak at the hearing are Chris Edmonds, former campus director of ASK; Mark Tallman, director of communication for Kansas Independent College Fund and former director of ASK; Richard von Ende, executive secretary of the University; Chris Graves, executive director of John Allen, assistant lobbyist; Ladale George, Lawrence senior and Jessica Wornall, Leawood sophomore. Both of the students also have been involved with ASK.
Each person will have 15 minutes to speak about ASK and then another 15 minutes to answer questions from the committee members, said Jason Krakow, Prairie Village sophomore and chairman of the ad hoc committee.
Committee members said they planned to ask speakers about the original intent and purpose of ASK, the feelings that other schools have toward the University and how KU is being represented in the Legislature.
They also will try to determine what would happen to ASK if the University pulled out of the organization and what the cost effectiveness of the organization would be.
The committee also decided to investigate how effective ASK has been for KU by looking at the minutes of previous legislative assemblies, ASK board meetings, ASK's effectiveness in the Legislature as well as hearing the representatives' opinions.