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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.103,NO.54
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1993
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Duke Naipohn leads his new wife, Jennifer, into their reception at Adams Alumni Center. He goes to school full time while she works as a nurse at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
What makes a marriage work has changed over the years, but the goal is the same:
AHAPPYHOME
When Ward and June Cleaver raised Wally and the Beaver in the 1950s, Americans had a clear idea of what marriage was like.
Ward wore the pants and June wore the pearls.
But when Jennifer Franz, 23, and Duke Naipohn, 27, were married last month, the world had become a different place.
"The Cleavers are unrealistic now," said Duke Naipohn, a Lawrence sophomore. "We have different wants and needs. We both wear the pants now."
Duke and Jennifer Naiphon adapted the traditional ritual of marriage to the changing world of today. And, with greater numbers of women in the work force, higher divorce rates, and the expense and time commitment of raising children, they are doing what families have always done.
Stories by Traci Carl $\Liam$ Photos by Tom Leininger
They are adjusting.
Duke Naipohn, who spent nine years in the U.S. Army, now is a premed student at the University of Kansas. Jennifer Naipohn works full time as a nurse at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
On July 3, Naiphoin and Franz were driving by Danforth Chapel, northeast of Fraser Hall, when he pulled out a ring and pointed to a wedding party outside the chapel.
They're going to the chapel
"I said, 'Hey, you wanna do that sometime?'"
The two had been dating for four months when they got engaged, and they moved in
together after the engagement.
Living together can offer all the basics of marriage, Jennifer Naipohn said, but sharing the same address is not the same as sharing a life together.
She said she wanted the security of an official piece of paper and vows that would last a lifetime. Duke Naipohn agreed.
"We choose the things we do for ourselves instead of trying to fit a mold," he said.
They both share cooking and cleaning responsibilities. They intend to continue that.
He is going to school full time while she works.
That is not always easy.
She's come a long way, baby
Jennifer Naipohn's father asked her to keep her maiden name because there were no men in the family to carry on the Franz name. But she decided to stick with tradition and take her husband's name.
"How do you find time to be in the same state of mind together?" she asked.
"I would much rather have my husband's name," she said.
She thought a hyphenated name would be too much of a haggle, she said.
See AHAPPYHOME, Page 7.
Mike Gregoire, Lyndon senior, faced a different situation when he married Deborah Lee in March. For them, it was easier for Lee to keep her maiden name.
Student remains in serious condition
Reasons for jumping off bridge stay unclear
By Scott J. Anderson Kansan staff writer
A KU student remained in serious but stable condition yesterday at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., after she wrecked her roommate's car and then jumped about 25 feet from a county road overpass onto Interstate 70 on Tuesday.
Cindi Johnico, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, was injured in the accident. Douglas County Sheriff Loren Anderson said his department was still investigating.
The department found no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident. Anderson also said he could not determine why Johnico jumped off the overpass.
"We won't know that until we talk to her," Anderson said. "We will try to do that in the next couple of days, depending on her condition."
"She was northbound on Kasold when she hit the steel guard rail, then she hit the concrete bridge on the west side," Pringle said. "When I got there, I only got within a few feet of her before she jumped. I never got close enough to reach out to her."
Sgt. Betty Pringle was the first officer on the scene at Douglas County Road 438, an extension of Kasold Avenue, and I-70.
Katie Logsdon, Beardstown, Ill., freshman, is Johnico's roommate at Hashinger Hall. Logsdon said the damage to her car made her think the crash was intentional.
"The way my car is, it was no little bitty accident," Logsdon said. "The passenger's side front end was smashed in, and the driver's side front wheel was ripped off. One of the back tires was blown. The engine still works, though. It was mainly body damage."
Logsdon said that Johnico was a stable person but that she had been having some emotional problems.
"She'd been really depressed," Logsdon said. "She was not herself."
Johnico had been having trouble with her classes, Logsdon said. She had been under a lot of stress and was falling behind in school. Johnico had been sick and did not go to class for a week before the accident. Logsdon said Johnico had seen a doctor and was taking medication for strep throat.
Logsdon said Johnico also had a big fight with her parents last weekend when she went home.
Logsdon filed a stolen car report with KU police after the accident. She said she had mixed feelings about her roommate's actions.
"I am very bitter that she took my car, but she didn't deserve to die," Logsdon said. "I am glad she's alive. She just needs to get some help soon."
Egg-ceptional engineering
About 100 high school students race egg carrying vehicles in an annual School of Engineering competition.
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Comedy Central replaces Fox on Sunflower
Sunflower will run new network for one month on a trial basis. Monthly rates will not be subject to change.
By Tracl Carl Kansan staff writer
Sunflower Cablevision Inc. has found a new station to fill the void where the Fox network affiliate, KSHB-TV, Channel 41, and the casts of shows such as Beverly Hills 90210 and Star Trek used to live.
Comedy Central, a channel that features stand-up comedy and shows such as Mystery Science Theater 3000, aired for the first time today on Sunflower's Channel 12.
Dennis Knipfer, manager of Sunflower, said Sunflower would carry the network for at least a month and it would not raise customers' monthly rates.
"It's a preview situation," he said.
Knipfer said Sunflower decided to carry Comedy Central yesterday.
"It aims at some of the same demographics that Fox did," he said. "It was highly requested."
Sunflower discontinued broadcasting KSHB-TV Oct. 6 after price negotiations with the station failed. The channel has been blank since they discontinued KSHB-TV.
KSHB-TV wanted Sunflower to promise to carry the FX Network, a new Fox network.
During that time, cable stations cannot change the networks they offer. Sunflower had tried to reach an agreement with KSHB-TV before the ratings period began, Knipfer said, but the network and Sunflower were not able to reach an agreement.
Under the Cable Act of 1992, KSHBTV also wanted Sunflower to pay 25 cents each month per subscriber to carry the Channel 41 and the new FX network. Before the act, KSHB-TV
Knipfer said he did not know when KSHB-TV would be back on the air.
Today is the first day of November sweeps, which is one of two television rating periods.
could not charge Sunflower for its services.
Sunflower had not received many complaints from customers about discontinuing KSHB-TV, Knipfer said.
Ryan Ramos. Leavenworth freshman, said he used to watch Star Trek almost every night before KSHB-TV went off the air.
He tried to set up an antennae in his dorm room, but it did not work, he said.
"My dad's taping the new episodes for me," he said.
Brian Wilhite, Olathe freshman, said he was excited for the new channel because he was a fan of Mystery Science Theatre 3000, which features an unusual movie critic.
"He watches crappy old movies in space with these two androids he created," he said. "It's sort of a precursor of Beavis and Buthead, but it's more funny."