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University Daily Kansan / Monday. April 11, 1998
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GTAs appeal accusations Spanish department may let them teach
By James Buckman
Kansan staff writer
Graduate teaching assistants for Spanish classes who appealed disciplinary action taken because they allegedly canceled their classes on the day before spring break may have the opportunity to teach next year, said the chairman of the Spanish and Portuguese department.
Robert Spires, the chairman, said that the department considered each GTA's appeal individually Friday morning.
"the decision was such that it does not close the door on them," Spires said. However, Spires did not guard that the GTAs would be rehired.
The Spanish department did not release the names of the GTAs.
The action against the GTAs began in March when the department, acting on tips from students, spot-checked Spanish classes on the day before spring break and found that some of the classrooms were empty.
Subsequently, about 10 GTAs were given letters saying their contracts would not be renewed next year because they canceled a class without authorization. All were given a chance to appeal the decision.
Spires said that the GTAs should have been aware of the departmental policy about canceling classes.
"There is a written policy that the new people are provided with, and we have an organizational meeting in August before classes start and it became clear to them that they were never to change or cancel a class." he said.
Linda Beville, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, said that all GTAs at the University of Chicago agreed to agreement before they started work.
The document says that an unauthorized failure to meet classes at the appointed time and place is an action
I don't like playing policeman. I prefer to think that everybody knows that his or her duty is to teach a class at the appointed time or place.'
Robert Spires
Spanish and Portuguese department
Spires said that all the GTAs in the Spanish department had signed the agreement.
that could constitute grounds for cancellation of appointment.
Kathleen Beer, a GTA in Spanish who held her class on the day before spring break, said she was surprised at the action, but that she knew GTAs were not allowed to cancel their classes.
"I just assumed that we're responsible as TAs to have class," she said. "The ones that didn't had their own reasons for canceling."
Beer said that other GTAs said they either held class outdoors on that day, or that they canceled class on that day, or that they had finished covering the material.
Spires said that the department had spires spot-checked its classes based on
"We didn't think he had a reason to do this before," he said. "But, one answer was true."
"I don't like playing policeman. I prefer to think that everybody knows that his or her duty is to teach a class at the appointed time or place."
All GTA contracts come up for renewal each year, and exactly whose will be renewed will be decided at a later date.
Canceling a class is not the only reason a contract might not be renewed. Academic performance and other areas of teaching performance also are considered in the process.
Forrest MacDonald/KANSAN
Mud matches
Craig Lamar, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore, watches a mud volleyball game from the sidelines. The game was part of a tournament this weekend sponsored by Alpha Delta Pi sorority and
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The purpose of the tourney, played at 2400 Kresge Road, was to raise money for a Ronald McDonald house for families of critically-ill children.
Photo conference explains graphic news
Bv Iulie Adam
Kansan staff writer
On Saturday morning, about 300 people got a lesson on how to effectively shoot famous athletes and graphically execute beautiful pages.
During the conference, which was in Woodrud Auditorium of the Kansas Union, the journalists spoke to area camera buffs, photojournalists
Armed with loaded cameras and 35mm film, the audience prepared itself for "A Conference in Visual Communications," sponsored by photojournalism students in the School of Journalism structures and Pulitzer-Prize winner photojournalists and newspaper editors.
Brian Lanker, a freelance photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for photography in 1973, opened the conference with a slide show.
Some of the photographs, Lanker said, were part of a package called "Pieces of 82" in which the pictures depicted upon the sports memories of 1882.
The pictures included shots of Sugar Ray Leonard's eyes, the legs of Olympic runner Mary Decker, and the football player Herschel Walker.
swimsuit issues. He said that working on the swimsuit issue was not as glamorous as people thought.
Lanker said that when he photographed the desert scenes, he had to work when the lighting was best, which was early in the morning and late in the day, which are the coldest times in the desert.
He also showed slides of a project that depicts great black women of the United States. Lanker is working on the project for Life magazine.
Lanker also showed slides of his work, from two Sports Illustrated
Olympics.
Another speaker was N. Christian Anderson, editor of a California Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper, the Orange County Register. He told the group about the importance of photojournalists becoming more involved the total product of the newsaper, not just taking pictures.
Among the women featured in his project are Rosa Parks, who in 1955 was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, and Wilma Rudolph, a U.S. runner who won two gold medals in the 1960
Other speakers included David Peterson, a KU graduate and Des Moines Register staff photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Iowa farm crisis; Tom Bentkowski, director of design for Life Magazine; and C. Thomas Hardin, photo and graphics editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Brown's choice relieves fans
By Elaine Sung
Kansan sportswriter
About 3:30 p.m., surrounded by media and hundreds of fans in Allen
By mid-afternoon Friday, the KU campus was already in mourning. There were rumors that Larry Brown, who had brought Kansas its second NCAA championship just four days earlier, had jumped ship and was headed for UCLA.
Field House, Brown appeared with Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick and read his prepared statement
"Although I visited UCLA last night — I had received permission from Bob Frederick — I came back, and after thinking about it, I've decided to stay at the University of Kansas," he said.
Gary Mook/Special to the KANSAN
Larry Brown
The crowd erupted in screams, most athletic officials were stunned and Brown motioned for the tumult to die down.
"I apologize at this time for these things to be coming out," he continued. "This ought to be a time to thank the accomplishments of our team."
It was a decision few expected, certainly not Frederick, and definitely not UCLA athletic officials, who thought they had Brown for the job and had even called the Kansas football office for biographical information.
Brown originally had been scheduled to meet with Frederick about 1:30 p.m., upon flying back to Lawrence from Los Angeles. Brown then called Frederick, Frederick was not optimistic, having heard the
earlier reports, but he had not talked to Brown yet.
Brown had been making phone calls to unidentified friends and was still on the phone when Frederick arrived. They went into the bedroom, and Brown announced that he was staving.
His decision was not based on money, Frederick said.
"I just think that he felt comfortable, and I think this is what he wants." I added. "Predicts."
After the news conference, Brown met with his players in the basketball office. The players emerged from the office both stunned and relieved.
"I'm happy," said forward Milt Newton. "He just told us he was staying and to get ready for next year."
That same day, Indiana forward Ricky Calloway announced that he was transferring to Kansas next year.
Calloway, a 6-foot-6 junior, was unhappy playing for Indiana coach Bobby Knight. Calloway said previously that he had wanted to transfer to Kansas, but would do so only if Brown was staying with the Jayhawks.
Cinderella to be at Lawrence parade to honor Jayhawk's surprise success
By Donna Stokes Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas Jayhawks wore the glass slipper to the Final Four, and with a "Cinderella finish" April 5 began celebrating the NCAA National Basketball Championship.
But the celebration didn't end at midnight. Far from it.
On Wednesday, it will continue with a parade through downtown Lawrence and the annual basketball banquet on campus, both to be attended by Disneyland's very own Cinderella.
Cinderella will be coming in Wednesday morning from Anaheim, Calif., to join in the parade.
The parade will be at 4 p.m. anp will go from Seventh and Massachusetts streets to 14th and Massachusetts streets, said Peggy Johnson of the Downtown Lawrence Association, who is organizing the parade.
Joe Aguirre, a spokesman for Disneyland Productions, said, "Other athletic teams have had what is called a 'Cinderella finish', but this is
'Other athletic teams have had what is called a 'Cinderella finish,' but this is the first time Cinderella will be appearing with the team in a parade. I do think it's very appropriate.'
Joe Aguirre
spokesman, Disneyland Productions
the first time Cinderella will be appearing with the team in a parade. I do think it's very appropriate."
Disneyland is paying for her flight to Kansas, and the Downtown Lawrence Association is going to pay for Cinderella, Aguirere and an aide to stay at the Eldridge Hotel on Wednesday night.
Cinderella will also attend the banquet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and will be presenting something to the team.
"It's a surprise, but I assure you it's appropriate." Aguirre said.
Johnson said she hoped players from the 1952 national championship team and players from the 1957 team, who also competed in the Final Four, would be able to appear in the parade.
Johnson said the banquet's origina location was in the Kansas Union Ballroom, but it may be changed to Anschutz Sports Pavilion to allow more room.
"We also have a couple of carloads of Phog Allen's grandchildren, who will add a historic element to the parade." Dr. F.C. "Phog" Allen coached Kansas basketball for 39 years and took the Jayhawks to the national championship in 1952.
But that's not all. After an, a parade can't be over until it's really over.
"We also have a fat lady to bring up the end of the parade," Johnson said.
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