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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
April 6, 1987
Vol. 97, No. 126
(USPS 650-640)
Chad DeShazo/KANSAN
Reza Yuwono, 3, from Surabaya, Indonesia, peers past an authentic Indonesian fan at Ferra Soegijono,
Surabaya, Indonesia, junior. Soegijono was helping with the Indonesian booth at this year's 35th annual
International Festival of Nations on Saturday afternoon at McCollum Hall.
Students partake in festival of nations
By JENNIFER FORKER Staff writer
A man strolled through a throne of people Saturday, dressed in a long, white robe and turban, with a long sword slipped into the belt of his robe.
A woman from India stood behind a counter, dressed in a long, sheer, purple dress. Her
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The two attended the 35th annual International Festival of Nations on Saturday at McColum Hall. People from 19 nations, some dressed in their nations' traditional attire, participated in the festival.
purple sari, a traditional Indian style of dress, rested on her shoulders.
Participants displayed native artifacts and foods during an exhibit from noon until 5 p.m.
He said that about $290 was made from 25-cent food tickets but that not much money would remain after paying bills and splitting the profits with McColum Hall.
Laham said club members wanted to get people from different nations together for a festive, joyous occasion. Although the exhibits, costumes, dances and foods were all different, the people were similar, he said.
Admittance for browsing through the exhibits and watching the evening's festivities was free.
"We want everybody to take pride in their countries, but we want to show how much alike we are." Laham said.
Food tickets were used to sample the exotic foods, from Bangladesh's chicken and rice to Korea's bulgoki, which is the nation's rendition of barbecue beef. Students at the French exhibit offered leek or onion quiche and students from Portugal supplied a dessert called sweet rice. Sardines and tuna also were offered at the Portugual display, but the sweet rice sold fastest.
Malaysians displayed their national flag, ornate fans and kites and traditional Malaysian clothing, like sarongs. Sarongs are skirts of long pieces of colorful cloth sewed together to form a tube. Malaysians step into the tube-shaped material and then wrap the material around their waists.
Steven Teoh, Malaysia fresh
man, said the sarongs, used for summer wear, were cool and comfortable.
Indonesian students exhibited their national flag, wood carvings from Bali, sandalwood fans and shadow puppets. Nigerians had a table of red-dyed and black-dyed leather goods from purses to
bracelets. The exhibit from India displayed sandalwood carvings of Buddha and the Hindu deity, Krishna, leather purses and saris.
Other groups with exhibits were Venezuela, Panama, Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Palestine, the Ivory Coast, Syria, Lebanon and Pakistan.
About 200 people gathered to watch the dancing and singing by seven groups. Afterward, the winners of the day's events, based on food, exhibits and the evening's show, were announced.
The Palestinian and Indonesian groups tied for first place.
Mall construction would spell doom for block of homes
Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series that examines the effects of Lawrence's proposed downtown mail. The second part will examine how the proposed mall would affect owners of businesses in the 600 block of Massachusetts and Vermont streets.
By TODD COHEN Staff writer
In a Peanuts comic strip a few years ago, Snoopy hopped off his doghouse and journeyed to revisit the place of his birth, the Daisy Hill Pupoy Farm.
But Snoopy's homecoming was ruined when he found, where the puppy farm once was, a six-level parking garage.
"You're parking on my memories." he wailed.
The residents of three houses in the 600 block of Kentucky Street soon may share Snoopy's anguish. Their houses are in the exact spot where a six-level parking garage would be if a proposed downtown Lawrence mall is approved.
However, only one of those residents has tried actively to stop the plan, which Lawrence residents vote on tomorrow. A three-question advisory referendum on the mall project, which was proposed by Cleveland developers Jacobs, Visconsi &
Jacobs, awaits the voter's decisions.
Jacobs, awaits the voter's decisions. Bonita Yonder has her law office on the first floor of a turn-of the century pink stucco house on the corner of Sixth and Kentucky streets. Singer and writer Danielle She's in the building's original oak floors and trim. She's also in the process of buying it.
"When I first walked in, I knew it was mine," Yoder said. "I thought, 'This is my place.'
"This is my ideal house. It fits my personality. I love older buildings."
Yoder wants to save the house. In February she joined Citizens for a Better Downtown, a group opposed to the closing of streets for the mall, and helped collect the 4,430 signatures on a CBD petition that forced the city commission to put a referendum on the ballot.
"Frankly, I think the 600-block proposal is going to be dead soon."
The parking garage site for the 600-block proposal was recommended in a traffic study done for JVJ by the Bachman Associates, Evanson Ill.
The study stated that '60 percent of the site traffic has direct access to the garage without traveling through
See PARKING, p. 12, col. 1
Student dishonesty worries KU officials
By VALOREE ARMSTRONG Special to the Kansan
The KU office of admissions is taking steps to stop transfer students from lying about their previous academic records.
Bruce Lindvall, director of admissions, said recently that he was concerned about transfer students who misrepresented their past work so they could meet the University of Kansas' 2.0 grade point average admission requirement.
The current application forms for transfer students include a stronger warning than previous applications. The bold-lettered warning emphasizes that the applicant must send proof of identity, documents, or face a penalty for falsification.
Lindvall also has instructed his staff to be alert for suspicious applications. Suspensions now are pending against several students who allegedly gained admission dishonestly, he said.
"We have tried to become more alert to the possibilities of the problem," he said. "If we suspect a problem, we'll write a letter."
Lindvall's crackdown comes at a time when KU is tightening admissions standards because of increasing pressure to accommodate an enrollment boom. Students are finding it difficult to get into certain classes because of cuts in state financing.
Dishonesty in applications is a concern at other universities, too, and a wide range of social observers express concern at the nation's increased acceptance of dishonesty.
Millard Storey, director of admissions at the University of Colorado, said his staff was "on the look-out for suspicious applications," and offenders generally were treated severely.
Lindvall links the lack of honesty in students to society's tolerance of dishonesty in everyday life.
"I think it's a national trend," Lindvall said. "We must be living in a society that says it's OK to cheat on your taxes. If it can help you get ahead, why not? If it will help you get into KU, why not?"
AT KU when foul play is suspected, the admissions staff requests in a letter, in person, that the student verify the information. Lindvall has evidence of misrepresentation after a student is admitted, he requests a hearing that can result in suspension
Lindvall is involved in two such hearings now.
KBI blood tests show victim was intoxicated
See FALSIFY, p. 6, col. 5
Bv PAUL BELDEN
Staff writer
One of the four KU students killed March 27 in a car-train wreck was intoxicated as defined by state law when the accident occurred, blood-alcohol tests from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation indicate.
Alan Sanders, Douglas County coroner, said Friday that according to the KBI tests, Daniel J. McDevitt, 19, Salina sophomore, had 0.10 percent alcohol in his blood when the accident occurred. In Kansas the minimum blood-alcohol level for intoxication is 0.10 percent.
The accident occurred at 10:45 p.m. at a train crossing on County Road 1900N, about a mile north of Lawrence and 75 yards west of U.S. Highway 24-59. Also killed in the accident were Joel D. Grantham, 20, Overland Park sophomore; Jennifer Lyn Jones, 19, St. Louis freshman; and Elizabeth "Betsy" Dunlap, 21, Salina junior.
J. D. Hall, Kansas highway patrolman, said investigators did not know who was driving the 1970 Plymouth family when a train tore the car in half.
All four victims were members of KU fraternities or sororites. They
reportedly had just left a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity party at TeePee Junction and were headed to a Chi Omega sorority barn party when they were killed.
According to KBI tests, the other three students had blood-alcohol contents of 0.04, 0.08 and 0.08, all below the legal limit, Sanders said. He would not specify what level each of the other victims had.
Jim Flory, Douglas County district attorney, said he was investigating where or from whom the students got the alcohol. He said the exact percentage of alcohol in the students' blood was irrelevant to his investigation.
Earlier last week, Sanders performed unofficial blood-alcohol tests at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Those tests indicated that all four had blood-alcohol levels below 0.10 percent. Sanders said.
The KBI toxicology lab also is testing the students' blood for various drugs. Sanders said, but isn't finished.
"The investigation just deals with the issue of underage people being in possession of liquor," said Flory, who expects to finish her investiga-
See ACCIDENT, p. 6, col. 3
Top qun
About 170 Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps students demonstrated their shooting skills and general military knowledge in the Big Eight Draft Competition on Saturday in Hoch Auditorium. See story page 3.
Election preview
Students will choose a new student body president, vice president and senators Wednesday and Thursday. The Kansan takes a closer look at the three coalitions in this year's elections. See stories page 16.
MCI officials will investigate abuse of access cards at KU
By JAVAN OWENS
Marsha Ambler, Pratt law student,
received an $800 MCI phone bill last
July. Her access code had been used,
but she had not placed any of the
calls. She called the company to
straighten out the problem and to
cancel her service.
Special to the Kansan
Ambler said that when she called investigators for MCI Telecommunications, they were understanding of her predicament. But MCI officials are much less understanding toward students who use illegal access codes and send astronomical bills to people like Ambler.
"We want to let the students know that there are no free lunches, and there are no free phone calls," said William J. MchHale, MCI Southwest division director of public relations in St. Louis.
MCI officials today will begin conducting a two-week investigation in Lawrence, allowing KU students who have abused the phone service to come forward, identify and pay for calls they have placed illegally. Students who know of phone abuse also are encouraged to contact investigators.
Some prosecutions now are pending at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas, and American University in Washington, D.C. McHale said more than 1,000 students came forward at Texas and some fewer than that at American University.
Students who do not come forward to make restitution during the investigation will be turned over to local police if they are identified. McHale said.
"There is usually evidence for prosecution and in some cases conviction," McHale said. "We consider this a very serious matter."
McHale explained that college campuses provided a perfect oop-
McHale said the long distance service industry was concerned about the frauds because the illegal use of access codes have cost the industry more than $500 million. Those losses are transferred to the consumer.
The team of investigators will conduct interviews in room 222 of All Seasons Motel, 2309 Iowa St. The room will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. today through Friday and from April 13 to 16.
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Lt. Jeanne Longaker, of the KU police, said police learned of the investigation last week, but would report to MCI investigators called them in.
She said MCI already had traced phone calls to a specific number in Lewis Hall where there were 85 attempts to use an illegal phone code. She said she was sure other phones would be targeted for investigation of abuse as well.
unity for the abuse of long distance service.
"Someone gets abold of a code and they give it to a friend and they give it to another friend, and pretty soon it's all over campus," McHale said.
"They felt it was at least one student, and they felt reasonably sure it was more than one." she said.
Mhale said that MCI officials would work with the local telephone company, Southwestern Bell Telephone.
The abuse of long distance codes is considered a theft of telecommunications services by Kansas law. A first offense would be classified as a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in the county jail and up to a $2,500 fine upon conviction.
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