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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1986, VOL. 96, NO. 101 (USPS 650-640)
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Zuohuang Chen, associate professor of music from China, conducted the University Symphony Orchestra yesterday through Mahler's "Symphony No. 1." He will receive the Outstanding Educators Award on Sunday from KU's Mottar Board.
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Conductor tries to tie countries
Staff writer
By Grant W. Butler
Every weekday, Zuohuang Chen grabs his conductor's baton and does what he can to bring the world closer together.
"I would like to have myself be part of a bridge that can cross political differences between countries to build up a better world," Chen, conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra, said Tuesday.
"Each country has its own treasured cultural heritage, which includes music," he said. "Each nation contributes so much to the world."
"As a musician, I strongly believe in sharing. Americans don't know much about Chinese music, and Chinese people also don't know that much about Western music."
Sitting in his office, which is cluttered with scores of Mahler's "Symphony No. 1" and the musical "Sweeney Todd," Chen shrugged his shoulders and explained where he fit in.
The current period of social reform in China is making classical music available to more people, said Chen, associate professor of music.
"The arts are becoming more important in my country, and I'm happy to see that," he said. "It's a very good sign. People are lining up hours in advance to get tickets to classical concerts
change, but they haven't talked about the details yet."
"It's very rewarding because that's what I want to do when I return to China."
But when he will return to China is still uncertain.
When he returns to China, Chen said, he is assured of a position as conductor of China's best orchestra, the Central Philharmonic Orchestra in Peking.
Chen originally was going to be the conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra for one year, and then return to China. Now, he said, it is probable that he will remain at KU for another year as part of a proposed teacher exchange between the Beijing Central Conservatory and the KU School of Fine Arts.
This summer, Chen said, he will return to China to become the official conductor on the philharmonic, and then return to the University in the fall to act as the philharmonic's
"I havent signed a contract yet, but it's very possible that I'll be here," he said. "The Ministry of Culture has approved the ex-
spokesman in the United States.
"The KU position for me is not permanent," he said. "I don't have tenure. But I'll act as the orchestra's representative in this country and help their reputation.
"As another country's symphony conductor, it would be good for me to serve at KU. Of course, I'll be the same person that I am now, but the title might help for recruiting purposes."
See CHEN, p. 5, col. 1
Judge rules murder case will be tried
Senate examines involvement in ASK
Staff writer
By Brian Whepley
A two-day preliminary hearing that concluded yesterday found sufficient evidence to bring to trial the man accused of murdering former KU design professor George V. Hixson.
District Judge James Paddock said he had heard sufficient evidence to try Eugene Avis Jr. on the charges of first-degree murder and felony theft.
Hixson was found by police in his condominium Dec. 2 after friends became worried about his welfare. The date of his death was determined to be Nov. 22.
Patricia Turcotte, a newspaper carrier for the Kansas City Star, testified she was delivering newspapers at the condominiums on Nov. 22 when a man asked her time. She told him it was 4:07 p.m.
Milton Allen Jr., Avis' attorney, asked Tortoise how she had not picked Avis out of an earlier police lineup. Tortoise said she was too far away during the lineup and Avis had had a hat on at the time.
By Barbara Shear
Turcotte identified Avis as the man she saw at the complex.
Staff writer
A witness testified that Avis had stayed at a transient mission in Kansas City, Mo., at the time a phone call was made from Hixson's phone to the mission.
Felton Booker, building supervisor at the City Union Mission, testified that records indicated Avis had stayed from the night of Nov. 21 to the morning of Nov. 22.
KU was the leading opponent of the proposal. However, ASK lobbyists did not convey KU's opposition to the Legislature.
An ad hoc committee has been set up by the Student Senate to investigate the possibility of pulling out of the Associated Students of Kansas, David Epstein and Amy Brown, student body president and vice president, said yesterday.
A phone company employee testified Tuesday that a call had been placed from Hixson's phone to the number of the mission at 6:31 a.m. on Nov. 22. A collect call was received at Hixson's home from the mission at 6:39 a.m. he said.
The eight-member committee will examine KU's involvement in ASK and what alternatives the Senate could provide to the University if it votes to pull out of ASK, a statewide student lobby organization.
"We are investing almost $25,000 into this organization and we are not being represented," Brown said. "We could take that money and pay a
She said she later saw Avis' picture in a newspaper and recognized him as the man at the complex.
professional lobbyist to represent us directly to the Legislature."
University met Sunday at KU for a legislative assembly. Members of ASK discussed the possibility of Washburn University becoming a Board of Regents school.
"There are many things to take in account," Kurtenbach said. "I'm not against them pulling out as long as it's done fairly and seriously. My intention is to see a decision reached fairly, not emotionally."
"If Washburn becomes a Board of Regents school, we could possibly lose our law school," Epstein said. "It would be a very scary situation for KU."
The Senate decided to look into pulling out of ASK after representatives from six of the seven Board of Regents schools and Washburn
Epstein said committee members would meet Monday night to discuss what action they would take to decide whether to pull out of the organization.
Booker identified Hixson as a man he had seen at the mission several times a week for more than a year. He said that Hixson was usually with
KU has been a member of ASK, which represents the six state universities and Washburn University, since 1979.
Epstein said, "Our participation in ASK has done some good. But the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. If we do pull out, however, we wouldn't leave a void as far as representing the University to the Legislature. We would come up with alternatives and we're prepared to do it."
Kris Kurtenbach, campus director of ASK and a member of the committee, said she wasn't opposed necessarily to the University of Kansas pulling out of the organization but wanted to make sure the Senate was making a rational decision.
"We want the students' support if we pull out," he said. "We're
prepared to go through every correct channel."
Elections attacked in Senate
See TRIAL, p. 5, col. 1
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly to condemn the Philippine elections as a fraud yesterday despite a warning by George Shultz, secretary of state, that the United States should not abandon its strategic ally.
While asking Congress to proceed with care, Shultz said the administration put its stake in democracy in the Philippines above two key military bases there.
United Press International
But State Department officials said Shultz was not hinting at pulling out the bases or linking the election to the bases.
The Senate voted 85-9 for the resolution, which expressed the Senate's sentiments and carried no sanctions.
Shultz was questioned by Sen. James Sasser, D-Tenn., who has introduced legislation to rescind all $226 million in U.S. economic and military aid to the Philippines for the current fiscal year. Sasser would also bring home 18,000 U.S. military dependents from Clark Air Base and Subic Bay Naval Base.
See related story p.2.
"I fear if we don't pull the plug on President Marcos that the Filipino people are going to pull the plug on the United States and on our bases in that region of the world," said Sasser.
Shultz called the controversial election fraudulent. But he said presidential envoy Philip Habib was still in Manila making an assessment of the election, in which Marcos has been declared the winner over challenger Corazon Anuino.
The resolution says President Ferdinand Marcos is holding office in defiance of his people and the Feb. 7 presidential elections were marked by such widespread fraud that they cannot be considered a fair reflection of the will of the Philippine people.
Shultz said Congress and the Reagan administration sent the Marcos government a strong signal of disapproval of fraud and violence in the election. He said Reagan's statement Saturday blaming the Marcos government for the fraud and violence reverberated strongly.
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole said, however, that President Reagan and Congress needed more concrete evidence of allegations of fraud in the Philippine elections before they would cut off aid to the Marcos regime.
Shultz concurred, saying Congress should not immediately abandon the Philippines.
House Speaker Thomas O'Neill, D-Mass, indicated he would support a similar resolution in the House and would send it promptly to the floor for a vote if reported out by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Union plans new look to meet student needs
By Lori Polson
Staff writer
It's hard to preserve the character of a building while making drastic renovations.
Since 1929, the Union has been the center of student activity at the University of Kansas. Students go to movies, bowl, cash checks, hear lectures, attend meetings, go to concerts or simply relax in a quiet corner — all under the same roof.
But that's the goal of the people designing a new look for the Kansas
"We want to save the idea that the Union is the living room of the University," Jim Long, director of the Union, said recently.
Coordinators of a $7 million renovation hope that won't change.
Plans for the renovation will be presented to the Board of Regents for approval tomorrow, Long said.
Architects from the firm of Shaughnessy, Flickel and Scott Architects Inc., Overland Park, are creating the drawings, he said.
"We're striving for a feeling of openness," Long said. "At the same time, we're going to expand our services."
Construction on phase one of the renovation is tentatively scheduled to begin in December. Long said.
Mike Fickel, principal architect in charge of the project, said the firm would try to capture the original design of the building but still make some much-needed changes.
"It been our goal to develop a master plan that will increase student services while retaining a comfortable atmosphere," he said.
By 1898, students should be able to go to one level if they are hungry and
another to buy textbooks or posters. The lounge on Level Four will be completely refurnished and all the student offices will be on the same floor
Part of this atmosphere will be an expanded area for food services on Lakeside.
Warner Ferguson, associate director of the Union, said the new food service area would be arranged in a "merchandise mart" or a "scramble system."
There will be a large room with several stations, each offering a different food item, he said. For example, one station will have soft drinks, one will sell sandwiches and one will sell only salads.
Plaza and main entry
"We're actually going to increase the number of items we sell," Ferguson said.
The architect's plans call for two scramble systems, he said. One would be a large main station open during the day and the other would be a smaller area the :t would stay open until 10 or 11 p.m.
Source: Shaugnessy, Fickel and Scott Architects Inc
"We're trying to extend our food service hours to the regular college student hours," he said. "I don't know of too many students who go to bed at eight o'clock."
After completion of the food service area, the next step will be combining the Oread Book Shop and the
textbook area on Level Two, Long said.
This will entail moving the Oread Book Shop down one level and the textbook area up from Level One.
"We think this will provide efficiency and better use of space," Long said.
There is still some concern that
joining the two bookstores will damage part of the Union's attraction.
James Seaver, professor of history, was part of a committee that helped plan improvements on Level Four of the Union.
See UNION. d. 5. col. 6