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VOL.100,NO.129
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
T THE STUDENT NEWSPAF OF THE T UNIVERSITY OF KANSAIS
(USPS 650-640)
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1990
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Protesters descend on Strong
Budig outlines steps to end racial discord
Bv Eric Gorski
By Eric Gorski and Jonathan Plummer
Kansan staff writers
Chancellor Gene A. Budig spoke in a packed Strong Hall rotunda yesterday after about 80 students who were upset about the racial climate at KU marched to the administrative offices and demanded action.
Budig, who was attending meetings at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., returned to Lawrence when he learned about the protest. He arrived at Strong about 4 p.m.
About 350 people filled the room and lined the second-floor railing to hear Budig address minority issues and other student concerns. Budig
'Today, I offer the institution's apology to Ann Dean. I have asked the executive vice chancellor to take appropriate action, remembering the
Cruising into the '90s
To push or to pull?
Horse and buggy logic still utilized
by Joseph J. Lies
Is it better to push or to pull? In the olden days of horse and buggy, it was found to be easier to the horse to pull the buggy.
In the present day, with horsepower and wheels all coming in one package, our horse-drawn-carts have become sophisticated cars.
But the question remains as to whether a front-wheel drive car is better than a rear-wheel drive or vice-versa.
For students in the market for a car, knowing some of the individual characteristics of each drive system might be the deciding factor to which type of car they buy. The only problem is that for the most part, front-wheel drive cars dominate the markets.
Front-wheel drive cars have better traction in inclement weather since the major portion of the car's weight is over the wheels that receive the power from the engine; thus, pulling the car down the road.
The weight of the engine, transmission, differential and steering mechanism help to hold the front wheels to the ground thus significantly limiting slippage between the road and the front tires in inclement weather.
Front-wheel drive provides better gas mileage while rearwheel drive cars handle better in general.
Vicki Anderson, service advisor at Dinwiddie Chevrolet Inc., says that a front-wheel drive provides better gas mileage since these cars are smaller and lighter.
A lighter car requires less gas to propel the car down the road; therefore, one can drive between fill-ups, thus saving money on gas.
Examples of front-wheel drive
cars include almost all imported cars by Honda and Nissan.
On the other hand, rear-wheel drive cars have their own individual characteristics that might prove to be important to the consumer.
Rear-wheel drive cars handle better in general.
The idea of better handling pertains to better traction between the wheels and the road while turning or going around curves at high speeds.
The differential; which provides each rear-wheel with power from the engine, instead of being in the front of the car as in front-wheel drive systems, is placed in the back on a rear-wheel drive system.
David Didel, sales representative for Laird Noller Motors Inc., said that with the differential in the back, the entire weight of the car is spread more equally between its entire length; thus, improving handling by helping to keep the back end of the car from sliding around.
The equally distributed weight in a rear-wheel drive car also provides smoother side since the back of the car has less tendency to bounce around.
Some examples of sports cars on the market today that are equipped with rear-wheel drive systems include: Mustangs, Thunderbirds and Cameros.
Even though each drive system has different individual characteristics, the up keep and maintenance for each system will not differ greatly; each system is reliable.
For the select few vehicles that have a combination of both front and rear drive systems, their main selling point is in the idea of safety during inclement weather situations. The added safety feature comes from the fact that at any one time, at least one wheel will have traction, thus helping the driver to stay in control.
Dwight Canady, assistant sales manager for Jim Ellen Buick Oldsmobile GMC, says that students simply need to choose a car that suits their needs.
KU & NISSAN Are Number 1
KANSAN April 11.1990
First day voters turn out in force
By Matt Taylor Kansan staff writer
is for student senators, said Morris, student body vice lent.
Eleanor Macnish, Senate Election Committee chairman, said 2,521 students voted yesterday. Last year a total of 2,575 ballots were cast.
Some tables were running out of
bullets for student senators, said
Poll workers reported heavy turnouts yesterday during the first day of Student Senate elections, and some students complained that fliers were distributed too close to polling places.
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Printing Services had to more ballots because of the turnout, said Linda Weeks, her service consultant. She hat to her knowledge, the e had never had to print final ballots during an elec-
more Macnish, chairman of Election Committee, said allots for residents-at-large gone by 12:30 p.m. All the for non-traditional, law, at-large and engineering were gone by 3 p.m. great news," Macnish said. le are actually standing in votes "
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