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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 103, NO.66
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1993
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Kennedy shooting shocked University
By Chesley Dohl
Kansan staff writer
Watson librarian Paulette Diflopp remembers a cool afternoon during her high school days in Long Beach Calif. 30 years ago today.
"It was right after gym class and we were all showering when we heard the news," Difilippo said. "People were running all over saying 'Kennedy's been shot.' We were shocked and saddened. It was really quite unbelievable."
Nov. 22, 1963 is a day that many people at KU remember like it was yesterday — the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Donald McCoy, professor of history, was teaching at KU when he heard the news.
"Radios were going and people were trying to tear themselves away from their television sets," McCoy said. "We discussed it during the class that day and shock is the emotion that comes to my mind. Sorrow and shock. After all, people's aspirations were tied in with this man."
McCoy said the media had a huge impact on the exposure and publicity of the Kennedv assassination.
"It took a greater toll on much of the public because it was more of a personal situation," he said, comparing it to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. "People had their attention focused on this man daily."
It was a draining day and week that followed. McCov said.
"The radios and the televisions were saying 'The president is dead.' Everybody was affected and left wondering what this meant politically for the future of the country."
It was raining when Barbara Ballard and a friend went into Chandler's shoe store in St. Louis, 30 years ago, to buy a pair of black suede shoes.
"We walked in and everyone was huddled around the television set," said Ballard, dean of student life. "We asked what happened, and they told us the president had been shot.
"I only half hearted bought that pair of black suede pumps that day."
Hugh Conover, Lawrence senior,
was only a sixth grader in Venice, Fla.
in 1963. But he still remembers that
November day in science class.
"We were playing with a short wave radio that belonged to our teacher, an eccentric science buff," Conover said. "On the civil defense band, they said 'We've just received confirmation that the president has been shot.'"
School was let out after lunch, he said.
"We were shocked and terrified and there were lots of kids crying," he said. "I remember going home and being glued to the the TV. There was a lot of disbelief and then the sorrow and the fear set in."
Paul Kotz / KANSAN
Kyle Wegner, Wichita sophomore, bowls a frozen turkey in the lobby of Ellsworth Hall. The competition last night was put on by the All Hall Program Committee, which consists of resident assistants, hall government members and residents of the hall. The turkeys will be cooked and eaten at a later date.
Turkev bowl
Airline strike spurs scramble for flights
Many KU students may be celebrating holidays in Kansas
By Tracl Carl Kansan staff writer
Marnie Dodson, Amarillo, Texas, senior, had a flight home on American Airlines at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
But Dodson had to spend Friday night at a hotel near Kansas City International Airport and leave Saturday on a Delta Airlines flight to Dallas. She then took an American flight to Amarillo.
She is one of many KU students whose Thanksgiving travel plans have been changed due to an American Airline flight attendants strike that began Thursday.
But the hotel and flight on Delta did not cost her anything, she said, and she was not upset.
"The airline was trying the hardest it could to get everyone on flights," she said.
She now has another flight scheduled on Delta in case her flight home is canceled.
Linda Deal, spokesperson for American Airlines, said canceled flights were being rerouted on other flights.
"We are doing our best to accommodate all passengers whether it is on United or another airline," she said.
Passengers will have a choice between taking another flight or accepting a refund, Deal said. They also can receive credit for another flight within the next year.
She said passengers should call the airline or their travel agent before they left for the airport to check on last minute changes. American's telephone number for reservations is 1-800-433-7300.
They also should arrive at the airport two to three hours before the scheduled takeoff time, she said.
STRIKE CONTINUES: American Airlines turns down a proposal for a mediated board.
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American should know more about which flights are canceled and which are rescheduled by today, she said.
"More and more flight attendants are crossing the picket lines every day," she said.
VICE Commons, a travel agent for the Travel Center, 1601 W. 23rd St., said Saturday that many students already had talked with her about how the strike would affect their plane tickets.
Rescheduling helped many students get home, but not always at their original times and days.
"Most of them I've been able to help so far, but many of them have to skip class and go early," she said.
Commons said she was making duplicate reservations on other airlines for students in case their original reservation was canceled. But for the large number of students flying to Chicago, making reservations with another airline will not be easy.
The two other airlines that fly to Chicago from Kansas City International Airport are taking American ticket holders, but there are not many seats available. Commons said. United Airlines, which flies to O'Hare International Airport, is confirming seats for American ticket holders whose flights were canceled. Southwest Airlines, which flies to Midway Airport, is accepting American ticket holders on standby only, Commons said.
Many students may have to return home next week.
"Forget coming home on Sunday the 28th," Commons said.
Students should keep in touch with their travel agent and American and be prepared for delays at the airport, Commons said.
"The lines are going to be incredible," she said.
Sexologist honored, wins H.O.P.E. award
Students appreciate Dailey's teaching style
By Brian James Kansan staff writer
After being presented with the H.O.P.E. award recognizing excellence in teaching. Dennis Dailey said he felt his 25 years of teaching had paid off.
"This is a neat opportunity to be recognized for that effort," said Dailey, professor of social welfare. "It makes it all feel worthwhile."
Kris Johnson, Nortonville senior and a student in Dailey's Human Sexuality and Everyday Life class, said she appreciated Dailey's knowledge of class material and the way he encouraged students to ask questions.
"I like his openness and the fact that he cares
for his students and what he's teaching," Johnson said. "He's genuine."
The Honor for the Outstanding Progressive Educator award was established by the KU class of 1959 and recognizes outstanding professors who use unique teaching styles. It is the only KU award for teaching excellence bestowed exclusively by students.
Dennis Dalley
Ben Schwartz, Northbrook, Ill., senior, and president of the senior class, said that although the other four finalists would have made excellent choices, Dalley deserved it most this year.
"Dennis Dailey has that enthusiasm of a H.O.P.E. winner and cares so much for his students." Schwartz said. "He had a great interview."
The Board of Class Officers and members of the senior class nominate professors for the annual award. Members of the Board and other campus groups then interview the five finalists. The names of H.O.P.E. award winners are engraved on a plaque inside the Kansas Union.
Dailey joined KU's social welfare faculty in 1969. His undergraduate class, Human Sexuality in Everyday Life, attracts about 500 students a semester. Dailey also teaches a graduate class in the same subject.
He said the class gave him the opportunity to work more closely with students than most professors.
"The subject matter of the class — sex and relationships — is prevalent in students' lives, and I try to translate some of the info from the class into their contemporary lives," he said. "I think they appreciate that."
Dailey joined the University's social wellfa^™
faculty in 1969. He received a Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Professor award in November 1990 and the Outstanding KU Social Welfare Faculty Award in 1989.
Dailey is listed as "one of the most popular professors on campus" in the "Fiske Guide to College," edited by Edward Fiske, former education columnist for the New York Times. Dailey has a doctorate degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis. His teaching, research and consulting specialties include sex therapy, family sexual abuse, sexual dysfunction, dynamics of aging, life cycles and sex roles.
Other finalists for the award were Jeff Aube, associate professor of medicinal chemistry; Timothy Bengtson, associate professor of journalism; Barbara Woods, director of continuing education in pharmacy practice; and Greg Shepherd, assistant professor of communication studies.
Kansas' 73-56 victory against California on Friday sends the Jayhawks to the NIT semifinal in New York for Thanksgiving break.
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Season finale
The Jayhawks sent the Tigers home emptyhanded Saturday, shutting out Missouri in the last game of the season.
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Ewing Kauffman's
Monya Downey, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, is a graduate of Westport High School, which once had one of the highest dropout rates in Kansas City.
Monya Downey knew she had everything she needed to succeed at KU... except money. Ewing Kauffman's Project Choice offered the solution.
Stories by Carlos Tejada Photos by Holly McQueen
Monya Downey found her graduation momentos the day she received the news.
"That was my proudest memory. Not only was I graduating, but I was going to college."
She had ransacked her room on a whim to find the tassel, the robe, the video of the ceremony. But the phone call later that day from her aunt soured her discovery. Ewing Kauffman, the man behind her graduation, had died.
"It was a memory — a flash that all came back at once," she says of that moment.
On that first day of August, Downey slipped the rediscovered robe over her shoulders to relish what she says was the proudest moment of her life.
Today, Downey smiles at the memory. But on that morning, the irony was too painful for smiles.
"I was sad all over again," she
Except for her own personal drive — and the help of a kindly Kansas City billionaire — she might never have accomplished her childhood dream of attending KU.
She tells the story from an armchair in the Burge Union, her hands moving with each word. The gestures fill the space not occupied by her small body. Only the black book bag at her feet — the one with "Project Choice" lettered in gold on the side — gives an indication that she is different from most students at the University of Kansas.
says. "Mr. Kauffman was gone."
"Ive never seen somebody with so much generosity in his heart," Downey says, smiling. "When the Royals were losing, he still kept them. He helped people be aware of drugs.
"The man was outstanding."
See LEGACY, Page 10.
Legacy of Hope
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