VOL. 101. NO. 102
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 26,1991
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Facilities operations employees Jim Wiggins (left) and Rod Dunavin install light bulbs on a marquee for the Rock Chalk Revue before hanging it on Hoch Auditorium. The show, a talent competition among organized living groups, is a benefit with proceeds going to the United Way of Lawrence.
Rock Chalk performance overbooked by 300 tickets
Ticket-holders asked to switch to Thursday or Friday shows
By Katie Chipman
Kanean staff writer
Tickets for the Saturday night performance of Rock Chalk Revue were sold on Wednesday. In fact, they were oversold.
Members of the 10 greek houses performing in the show had a pressel in which people signed up and met to接待 one of the three show dates.
When the names on the waiting list were counted for Saturday's show, the list had 390 people more than could be accommodated in Hoch Auditorium, where the show will be performed.
"We had tickets for sale at Dillons and SUA. However, in the pre-sale, we sold out, and we had to pull out the rest of the tickets there," said Leigh Koehler, the director of the show. "We've never had so many requests for tickets."
To correct the problem, Reinhart said the sororities and fraternites had been asking people to switch their tickets for the Thursday or
'We could have sold 1,500 more tickets if we had an unlimited amount of space.'
The state fire marshal decreed that the third floor balcony of Hoch was unable to be used for the perimeter. The loss of a full of 500 seats each performance.
"We're putting in as many seats as humanly possible to fit in as many people as possible but still stay within fire-code laws," she said.
- Jeff Wilson business manager for show
Fridav shows.
Jeff Wilson, business manager for the show, said, "We could have sold 1,500 more tickets if we had an unlimited amount of space."
Hoch Auditorium can accommodate 3,000 people.
The money made from the show
"We encourage people who cannot go to Saturday's performance to attend the show Thursday or Friday." he said.
Michelle Green, business representative of Delta Gamma sorority, said "I had to call over 100 people to cancel their tickets. We gave them a choice of getting a full refund or not getting another night with a partial refund."
will go to the United Way of
Lawrence. Wilson said the members
hoped to beat last year's donation
of $28 000.
Members of Delta Gamma who are involved in the show sold more than 285 tickets, but got only 185 seats because several houses sold more than 1,000 tickets and turned in their list early.
"It was really unfair," green said. "We weren't late, but in a way we got punished for not being as early as other groups."
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Saddam Hussein said today that he had ordered his troops to leave Kuwait, which he said was part of Iraq until last night. He said the withdrawal would be complete by day's end.
Reinhart said they were establishing guidelines for future years so mistakes could be avoided.
The Associated Press
Iraq says withdrawal to be finished today
The Iraqi president declared a moral victory in the six week resistance to the military onslaught of the U.S.-led coalition, which launched a ground offensive on Sunday.
"Today we will complete the withdrawal of our forces, god willing," Saddam said in a Baghdad radio address.
Saddam's message followed a radio announcement earlier in the day that Iraq would withdraw in compliance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 660, which stipulates that an Iranian withdrawal be
immediate and without condition.
In Washington and Saudi Arabia, U.S. commanders said they had no indication that the Iraqis were indeed withdrawing
A senior Pentagon official said last night allied intelligence sources had reports of some movement (trap) units going north
"It's too early to say whether it's repositioning or withdrawal," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Bush administration had refused to stop the war on the basis of the earlier announcement, demanding Saddam personally and publicly agree to an unconditional retreat.
White House press secretary Martin Fitzwater said that until such a commitment was made, the United States will continue to prosecute the war
On Friday, the Bush administration rejected a Soviet-brokered peace offer as not going far enough in securing an unconditional and immediate Iraqi withdrawal and a mandate from Saddam of all claims to Kuwait.
The allies said they would give Saddam a week to leave Kuwait
In his speech today, Saddam characterized the struggle as one between Iraqi patriots and foreign aggressors.
"Dear brothers, I applaud your victory you have faced 30 countries and the evil they brought here," Saddam said. "Good will triumph over evil. Brave Iraqis you have won, you are victorious
More gulf coverage Pages 8,10
Allies encircle Kuwait City, Iraqi forces
1 U.S. A-10s, Army armored units. British forces destroy 35 T-72 Iraqi tanks in first major encounter with Republican Guard
4 Marnes, Saudis push through sand walls trenches, minifields
2 In largest helicopter operation in history, 2,000 of Army's 101 airborne airlifted 50 miles into Iraq
3 Egyptian armored forces move across Iraqi mine fields toward Kuwait City
5 Saudi and U.S. forces march up coastal road toward Kuwait City
6 31 U.S. British warships shell Kuwait coast and Favakah island
7 Iraq fires two Scud missiles at Israel; no damage
8 Two more Iraqi planes escape to Iran; about 150 to date
Iraqi Scud missile U.S. military barrack; at least 12 killed, 40 unaccounted
SOURCE: News reports, pool reports subject to review by military censors;
Research by WEDY GOVERY and JUDI TREIBLE
Student Senate to have input in future Western Civilization book lists
By Michael Christie
A decision by the Department of Western Civilization to keep the current reading list for next year will allow a Student Senate subcommittee to participate in future changes. He also signed a letter for James Woolfeal said yesterday.
Kansan staff writer
Woelfel said a decision was made to keep the reading list through next week, and then to change it.
program committee decided that a number of changes needed to be made.
"We decided that, rather than rush this through, it would be better to go with this current list through next year," he said.
The Senate minority affairs curriculum subcommittee, co-chaired by Giles Smith, is scheduled to meet on Wednesday at a program committee March 22.
The program committee meets once a month, and the subcommittee was scheduled to appear at a meeting Feb. 15.
The meeting was postponed, Woelfel said, because reading materials were submitted by the subcommittee just two days before the meeting.
"I really wanted the members of the program committee to read them."
Smith said last week that he was
unaware of any deadline for materials to be submitted.
The decision not to change the reading list for next year does not mean that the list will stay the same, Woeelfel said. Some reductions in the number of readings may be possible, but no new authors will be added.
"We felt that we would do a better job if we gave ourselves more time," he said.
Every three years the department
re-evaluates the reading lists for the two classes. It addresses the number of readings, the amount of readings and issues regarding sex and race.
"The problem is trying to do all of that. to do everything." he said.
Smith said that the subcommittee wanted to speak about the issues it considered important, such as the lack of care for children or groups or groups that have been oppressed
historically.
"We don't want to dictate what the curriculum is. We just want to speak with them," Smith said.
Woolfeel said he saw the rescheduling of the meeting as positive, and it would give both groups more time to deal with the issues.
"Our discussion with them can become an integral part of reading revision," he said.