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Thursday April 28, 1988
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Vol. 98, No.144 (USPS 650-640)
Budget to Hayden for final approval
Package includes Margin of Excellence
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — The Legislature yesterday sent about threequarters of the state's next annual budget to Gov. Mike Hayden, including money for the Margin of Excellence program for Board of Regents universities.
Other major bills passed included the "KanWork" welfare reform program and salary increases for judges.
The House and the Senate passed eight appropriations bills containing close to $3 billion in spending. Hayden had proposed a $4.2 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
Hayden praised the Legislature for tackling major appropriations bills on the first day of its wrap-up session. The House-Senate conference committee negotiated the compro-
mission before the wrap-up session began.
"Their actions today in passing all but three of the remaining regular
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Their actions today in passing all but three of the remaining regular appropriations bills hopefully signifies a readiness to bring this session to a timely and orderly close.'
Mike Hayden
Mike Hayden governor
appropriations bills hopefully signifies a readiness to bring this session to a timely and orderly close," Hayden said.
The Margin of Excellence program was proposed by the regents as a way of making state universities more competitive with their peers in other states and to increase faculty salaries.
A conference committee agreed to spend a total of $9.1 million to fund
the program, $5.3 million for salary increases and $3.8 million to improve other academic programs. The regents had requested a total of $10.8 million, $6.3 million for salary increases and $2.9 million for programs. The extra money would increase faculty salaries by an average of 7.5 percent.
Rep. Robert Vancur, R-Overland Park, urged his colleagues to reject the conference committee's compromise on the Regents budget. The House had voted only to fund the salary increases.
"This has been rather a substantial change in philosophy — we said we would fund the faculty part of the plan, recognizing that need." Vancrum said.
However, Rep. Rochelle Chronier,
R-Neodesha, said many of the universities would use the extra program money to hire extra professors.
Students will race canoes at KSU
By Julie Adam
Kansan staff writer
Sink or win is the motto for KU civil engineering students this weekend.
The students, who built and will race their concrete canoes in Manhattan on Saturday, say they will win.
Dan Lanning, Ottawa junior,
was putting the final coat of paint
on the cane that will beat willie
Baker. The team's second annual
Annual ISSL Concrete Game Bac
"We've got the winning canoe right here," he said. "This is the year. We've got all the calculations, and it's not going to sink unless there are big waves."
Ben Frevert, Pomona senior,
said that about 25 civil engineers
have helped to construct the
canoe, which is a different design
than canoes that KU engineers
have made in the past.
BY JOHN HENDERSON
TALKING HEADS "Naked" (Warner Bros.)
Talking Heads got started by covering bubblegum songs from groups like the Arches, and it looks like the band might be doing better, makes the band almost lovable in a sense.
calypse Pizza Hut being covered with daisies, it's downright silly. Welcome to the new 1910 Frugtug Co.
I can't fault the musicians on this album. The sounds are natural and fresh, and band members seem to enjoy playing the music. The problem is that they are known for their innovations and brilliance, not sing-along melodies. A few years back, David Byrne (rock's Renaissance man, says Time magazine) used the words from a poem by Dada artist Hugo Ball as lyrics for a song. It wasn't even a good joke then. Since then, the band's pretensions have grown. Now, when they send a post-apo
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY "Introducing the hardline according to Terence Trent d'Arby." (CBS)
D'Arby is big in the United Kingdom and on in the United States. After a series of hit singles and one smash album, CBS hypes him like crazy and weekly music magazines let him get away with statements such as "I think I'm a genius." So how is the album? It is not brilliant or beautiful — just there but as a commercial product, it pops up and pop-scul. The production is remarkable. D'Arby's voice is pretty good and easily recognizable, although he gets over dramatic at times. Some nice touchs, such as
the keyboard riff on the hit "Wishing Well," lend character to the songs. I like the fact that some of the people involved, such as ex-Essential Logic guitarist Phil Legg and ex-Pop Group members Sean Oliver and Bruce Smith, might finally see some money after about 10 years of non-recognition and poverty.
10,000 MANIACS "In My Tribe" (Warner Bros.)
I like this one! I really do. The album is rather stupid, I'll admit: the lyrics get too "sensitive" at times, and the music can be sterile. Some of the ideas are embarrassing. Do we really need another song about Vega's "Luka?" The band is as ambitious as a 14-year-old who thinks he is smarter than his parents. The album includes a
great song about being a lazy rock star and one that makes Jack Kerenoca a bigger idiot than he already is by slagging his cronies Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs. It's completely funny. The best songs include the heartfelt rendition of Cat Stevens’ “Peace Train” and the ones in which natale Merchant sings about things that only she could care about, such as “Mv Sister Rose.”
This is a band that understands the power of music to give great effect. The musicians need more charm, they don't.
BEAT HAPPENING "Jamboree" (Rough Trade)
Unlike the average American garage band, Beat Happening uses a heavy jazz influence, particularly in the Charlie
Summer pics
BY KEVIN DILMORE
Predicting the success of a summer feature film is similar in some ways to picking the winner of a horse race. Studio heads bank on the track records of stars and directors just as bettors on horses and jockeys. They put their money on what they believe to be sure things and maybe a long shot or two. Then, they cross their fingers and watch the finish line, honing to end up in the black.
So think of me as a cinema bookie. I’ve sorted through stacks of pre-publicity information, compared lineups of stars, writers and directors, and played a few hunches. The result is this list of what could be some of the better movies of the summer season. You’ll soon have your chance to place bets on a star or two that the post times, listed at the end of each entry, are tentative, depending on the whim of the studios.
ILLUSTRATION BY ANDREW PAVICH
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
This co-production between Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Disney is the latest from director Robert Zemecik, who also directed 1985's "Back to the Future." Set in a world where cartoon characters exist alongside human beings, the film combines live action with animation and is styled after the murder mysteries of the 1940s. The action begins when Roger Rabbit, a cartoon actor, hires a human detective (Bob Hoskins) to find the man or beast responsible for the murder of his cartoon producer. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" will have guest appearances by Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Popeye, Betty Boop and Bugs Bunny, and will feature a duet by Donald Duck and Daffy Duck. (June 24)
red heat. The latest from director Walter Hill, this
"Red Heat."
"Big Country."
Dan Aykroyd and John Candy star as rival brothers-in-law in this comedy about two couples who go on a camping trip that becomes anything but relaxing. This marks the third collaboration between writer-director John Hughes and director Howard Deutch. They produced 1980's "Pretty in Pink" and last year's "Some Kind of Wonderful." Be on the lookout for a possible title change for this one. (June 24)
is an action-adventure that stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi. Schwarzenegger plays a tough Soviet cop who tails a Soviet drug smuggler to the streets of Chicago. Belushi is a rule-bending U.S. detection assigned as the Soviet's tour guide and partner (Bruce Pride, Jr.). "co-write the script with Troy Kennedy Martin, who wrote the award-winning BBC-TV production 'Edge of Darkness.'" (June 24)
"Dead Heat."
KANSAN MAGAZINE April 27, 1988
attack, journeys to California to renew his relationship with his father (King), a lifelong movie-extra. The film was co-written and co-produced by Crystal, and it also stars JoeBeth Williams. (April 22)
Not to be confused with "Red Heat" or "Outer Heat," the new James Caan film, "Dead Heat" is a horror-mystery that tells the ghoulish story of two Los Angeles cops on the trail of someone who is resurrecting the bodies of criminals and using them to start an undead crime wave. Jee Piscop plays the living partner of Treunt Williams, a rescued policeman who has escaped from prison he has left before he completely decays. "Dead Heat" is the first unit directed by Mark Goldblatt, the second unit director of "RoboCop." (May 6)
Billy Crystal and Alan King star in a new feature directed by Henry Winkler. Crystal plays a talented New York City surgeon who, after suffering a near-fatal heart
"Memories of Me."
Under the direction of Ron Howard, this more than $25 million production could make or break George Lucas' Lucasfilm Ltd., after the 1986 box-office disappointments "Labyrinth" and "Howard the Duck," Warwick Davis, who played Wicket the Ewok in "Return of the Jedi," stars in the title role of this fantasy set long ago in a mythical land. Willow, a dwarf, teams up with elves, trolls and other magical creatures to combat forces of evil. The film, Howard's first since 1986's "Gung Ho," also stars Jean Marsh and Val Kilmer, better known as Iceman in "Top Dog." (May 27)
"Willow."
Reeves) chance upon a time machine. Instead of using it to correct past evils, the two decide to round up Socrates, Abraham Lincoln, Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Joan of Arc for a celebrity cram session for their impending history exam. Directed by Stephen Herek, this "excellent adventure" features George Carlin as the "ultimate cool dude from the future." (release date not set)
"Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."
While shopping in their neighborhood
-Eleven. Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu
"Moon Over Parador."
Richard Dreyfuss stars in this Paul Masursky satire about a U.S. actor who resembles the dictator of a Latin American country, Parador. When the dictator dies, Dreyfuss decides to take control of the country to avoid a bloody revolution. This is Masursky's first film since he directed Dreyfuss in "Down and Out in Beverly Hills." The film also stars Raul Julia, Sonia Bragan and Jona Winters. (April 29)
Kevin Dilmore is an Abilene senior majoring in film studies and journalism. He also is a Kansan staff writer.
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