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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WEDNESDAY JUNE 27, 2001
ISSUE 139 VOLUME 111
GOLFITO, COSTA RICA
KU Professor assures Golfito's safety for students
Professor discusses security, Martin's murder during meetings with students
By Karen Lucas Special to the Kansan
After visiting Golfito, Costa Rica less than a month after a KU student was fatally stabbed there-Charles Stansifer, professor of history and former director of the Center of Latin American Studies said safety was not a general problem.
Stansifer said he thought what happened was an unusual occurrence.
"There's a very low homicide rate in Golfito," Stansifer said. "It is in general—despite this one tragic incident—a pretty safe place to be."
The body of Shannon Martin, Topeka senior, was found in the early morning of May 13. She traveled to Golifor, where the University of Kansas has a study abroad program, for a week to do field work.
Stansifer also traveled to San Jose, where he had a meeting with various officials at the U.S. Embassy.
The purpose of his visit to Golfito was to assess its safety.
"I saw my mission as trying to understand the dangers and the security of students living and working in Golfito," said Stansifer, who has been to Costa Rica about 75 times for teaching and research purposes.
Stansifer said things were going well for the students, who are studying biology and living with host families.
"They're excited about the opportunities, and they're taking advantage of them," he said. "I don't think the students are overly concerned about problems of security."
Nevertheless, Stansifer said safety was addressed in their orientation session. References were made to Martin's murder, and although students had the chance to ask questions about it, they didn't heavily pursue the topic. Students also were advised not to get out alone at night or venture into the rain forests unless they were in a group. Students were given life jackets.
Stansifer said he talked about security with a lot of people in Golfto—including hotel owners, other North Americans and also individuals in bars.
Shortly before her death, Martin had gone to a bar, which Stansifer said was in a safe area. However, the bar has been closed since the murder.
Martin's murder still is under investigation.
In his meeting last week with Jaime Daremblum, Costa Rican ambassador to United States, Sen. Sam Brownback learned that Costa Rican officials planned to have the FBI do DNA testing on evidence, said Erik Hotmire, press secretary for Brownback.
"His meeting on Tuesday with the Costa Rican ambassador to the United States was a very professional meeting, and Senator Brownback is hopeful that we will be able to move toward justice in this tragic case," Hotmie said.
Lucas can be reached at 864-4810 ou
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HALL FAMILY FOUNDATION DONATION
KU schools divide grant
Campus will benefit from $8.5 million gift
By Mark Hansen
Kansan staff writer
The Hall Family Foundation's $42 million gift has been pledged and allocated to the University of Kansas—now $8.5 million of it will trickle down into the Lawrence campus.
"We did approach them and ask them for a gift," he said. "They responded."
Director of communications for the Kansas University Endowment Association, John Scarffe, said even pledges the size of the foundation's $42 million gift are usually the result of solicitation.
The pledge includes $1 million to fund two professorships in life sciences.
$7 million will go to the Hall Center for the Humanities for construction, lectures and professorships in the humanities.
Paul Kelly, chairman and Professor of molecular biosciences said, "The funds have been pretty carefully spelled out. The endowed professorship is half million—that will have a good trickle down effect. The state of Kansas provides a
$500,000 will go to an endowed professorship at the School of Business.
Where the money goes
one-for one match for those professorships."
Here's how much of the $42 million Hall Family Foundation donation will come to the Lawrence campus.
Kelly said he hopes the $500,000 for each professorship will be matched privately so the state would have to match $1 million, making the professorships worth $2 million each.
He said the professorship money will finance the salary and research costs for each new professor and a start-up package. which will cost about $450,000.
A committee will search nationally for the new professors. They are
Center for Humanities.
The grant also includes $7
Janet Crow, executive director of the center, said the gift was unique.
"To receive a $7 million gift in the humanities is extremely unusual and very significant,"
A building committee will decide by early fall if $3 million of the grant will be used to build a new building or renovate an existing one. The other $4 million will fund professorship chairs and lecture activities.
the interest collected from the endowed chair fund would finance the Hall Center lecture series indefinitely. Crow said.
Part of the foundation's pledge, $1 million, will help fund a challenge grant for the center, which has a $500,000 base and requires the center to raise $4 for each dollar of the grant before the center will receive the money. The Endowment Association will raise the remaining $1 million.
The School of Business will receive $500,000 for an endowed professorship honoring Maurice Joy, professor emeritus in finance.
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CAMPUS CHANGES
Kansas Union renovation continues
Construction's second phase winds down as third phase waits for contractors' bids
By Luke Wetzel Kansan staff writer
A new convenience store and expanded dining area approach completion at the Kansas Union while the final phase of the renovation awaits bidding.
The last phase of the renovation, a $6.2 million project, is up for bid Tuesday, July 10. However, before work will begin on the one-and-a-half-year project, students will see some noticeable changes.
The Hawk Stop, a 24-hour convenience store, will be finished in early July and ready by the fall.
"It's an expansion of what we currently do," said Pat Beard, building services director. Beard said the store, which will replace the candy counter, would also serve as a point to check KUIDs so that students, faculty and staff are the only ones using the computer lab. The lab will be open 24 hours a day.
Oliver Electric electrician, Todd Hockenbury, foreground, examines the ceiling plans for the cafeteria on the forth floor of the Kansas Union. Burger King, Pizza Hut, Mexican and Asian cafes, a coffee bar and convenience store highlight some of the additions to the union, which should be completed shortly after the fall season starts.
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The third floor dining area will be a completely revamped food court by the fall. Added will be a Burger King, Pizza Hut, cafe, salad area, coffee area and Mexican and Chinese food areas.
Steve Scannell, assistant director of consultant services at Design & Construction Management, said he hoped to have negotiations with the contractor
finished by Wednesday, August 1
"We're going to try and hurry that through the state system so we can get the project done quicker," he said.
"We're hoping to do it in two weeks."
we're hoping to do it in two weeks. Beard said the renovation also would provide a central stairwell.
SEE CONSTRUCTION ON PAGE 3A
Frederick's resignation effective on Saturday
The search committee has yet to announce new director candidates
As the June 30 resignation of Athletics Director Bob Frederick draws near, the search committee and representatives for the KU Athletics Department remain secretive about progress on finding a new leader for the department.
"It's not something that's public information," said Reggie Robinson, search committee chairman. "The search is a private personnel matter."
By Laurie Sisk Kansan staff writer
Doug Vance, sports information director, said the decision to appoint an interim director would be Chancellor Robert Hemenway's decision and that Hemenway has not yet indicated such a move.
Frederick's resignation will be effective Saturday, yet no mention of an interim director for the department has been announced.
Hemenway could not be reached for comment yesterday.
INSIDETODAY
Frederick announced his resignation April 26, and a 16-member search committee subsequently began the process of finding a replacement.
Frederick was hired in 1987 as KU's 12th athletics director. After his resignation becomes effective, Frederick plans to teach in the School of Education.
The search committee and Heidrick & Struggles, the executive search firm, are looking for candidates to fill the vacancy. The firm also helped fill athletics director vacancies at Arizona State, Louisiana State, Michigan and Notre Dame.
Two weeks ago, Robinson said Heidrick & Struggles would recommend candidates to Hemenway but would not release the candidates' names to the public. Robinson did not comment about the progress of the firm's search
Robinson also said the search committee wants to have a list of candidates for Hemenway's consideration by late June or early July.
Sisk can be reached at 864-4810 or writer@kansan.com
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