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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, November 15, 1989
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Budiq and K-State President Wefaid promote the Margin of Excellence in a commercial.
K-State and KU film commercial
By Lara Weber
Kansan staff writer
About 75 KU and K-State students put aside their rivalry yesterday to appear together in a competition for the Margin of Excellence.
Wearing school sweatshirts in crimson and blue or purple and white, the students stood on a staircase in Nichols Hall at K-State as a camera crew from K-State prepared to film.
Chancellor Gene A. Budig and K-State President Jon Wefalf stood in the foreground awaiting the arrival of the pitch for the first walt of the season.
Robin Eversole, director of University Relations at KU, said that the two universities each received 30 seconds of public service air time during the games. This year,
After a few rehearsals, taping began.
"KU and K-State may compete in sports," Budig said. "But when it comes to academics, we are on the margin of Excellence team."
Wefaid then continued, "We know you'll support year three of the Margin of Excellence because Kanssan finish what they start."
Loud cheers from the students followed as the commercial faded in a close
The Margin is the Board of Regents three-year plan to bring the total financing of its seven institutions to 95 percent of their peer schools and to bring faculty salaries to 100 percent of their peers.
The 60-second commercial will be aired during each basketball game between the Jayhawks and the Wildcats on Jan. 27 and Feb.
It's important to emphasize that we are together on important legislative issues.
- Robin Eversole director University Relations at KU
as was done for the first year of the Margin, the schools decided to combine their time to create a commercial showing their cooperation in working for the Margin in the state legislature.
"It's a nice occasion to talk about the ways the Regents institutions cooperate," Eversole said. "We can remind Kansans of the benefits students have received from the Margin and our need to finish the program."
Budig said that the filming was fun and that the event was an important way to show support for the Marvin.
"It's important to emphasize that we are on important legislative issues," he said.
KU participation was organized by Eversole and B. Jake White, student body president.
White said he was asked by Eversole to recruit students to go to K-State. A KU bus was reserved, and about 25 KU students, mostly senators and students associated with University Relations, traveled to Manhattan for the afternoon.
"A lot of them are students who are interested in state politics," White said. "This type of activity is a little more exciting than the typical lobbying we do year after year."
William confessed, two say
By Jim Petterson Kansan staff writer
Two witnesses testified yesterday that the transient charged with the July 1988 slaying of a 9-year-old Lawrence boy admitted the night he was taken into custody to having committed the murder.
John William, 28, is charged with first degree murder and aggravated kidnapping, or in the alternative, felony
Settlemyre's severally mutilated body was discovered July 14, 1988, floating in the Kansas River.
Sgt. Kevin Harmon of the Lawrence police department testified that he was called to Lawrence Memorial Hospital the night of July 15, 1988, to assist in the taking of evidence from William.
Following the collection of evidence, Harmon testified, he, William and another officer went to a lounge area so that William could smoke a cigarette.
Harmon said he then asked William if there was anything he wanted to change about his story concerning the disappearance of Settlemmy. William replied, "No, Richard just drowned," Harmon said.
He then told William that it would be simple for a coroner to examine the body and determine if Settlemyre drowned
William then said "OK, I killed him," Harmon testified.
Capt. Marilyn Malson of the Douglas County sheriff's department testified she spent much of the early morning July 15 questioning William. She said William offered two different explanations of Settlemyre's death before admitting he had killed Settlemyre.
She said William first told her a Black man jumped out of the woods and cut off Settlemye's head. William later told her that Settlemye drowned and that he had cut up the body to bury it, Malson testified.
Two sororites plan to come to KU
By Lisa Moss
Kansan staff writer
Two sororites will colonize at the University of Kansas in the next two years.
Kappa Delta sorority has been chosen to colonize first, and then Alpha Xi Delta, Margaret Miller, coordinator
She said Kappa Delta would probably begin colonization in February. Students interested in participating in the colonization process can sign up starting Dec. 18.
The number of women who can be in Kappa Delta after colonization has not been decided vet. Miller said.
`Alpha Xi Delta will not colonize until Kappa Delta is stable, she said, which could be a year to a year and a
of sororities, she said.
Rush numbers indicate that the number of women interested in sororites is disproportionate to the number
The three sororities that were not chosen, Alpha Phi Delta Zeta and Zeta Tau Alpha, have been asked to come back in February, said Gina Biele. Panhellenic adviser.
The two sororites were chosen from five after representatives gave presentations in October to Panhellenic.
Panhellenic will then choose a third sorority to colonize at KU after the other two sororities are stable. Bleile said this was projected to happen in 1992 or 1993.
Alpha Phi had a KU chapter until January 1989, when its charter was suspended. The initiated members received alumni status at the end of the spring semester. The members must be to be initiated or to be released from their pledgeship.
Dawn Tabinsky, former Alpha Phi vice president, said a group of alumni had voted in February against recolonization of the sorority.
Friends say Robinson was helpful companion
By Rich Cornell Kansan staff writer
As police continued to investigate the shooting death of Brian Robinson, Topeka freshman, friends remembered him as an enthusiastic, helpful companion.
Robinson was shot in the head and killed at approximately 4:20 a.m. Monday, said Chris Mulvenon, Lawrence police spokesman. Robinson was at a friend's in the Tanglewood apartment complex, 951 Arkan-
One of the three other men in the apartment accidentally shot Robinson with a large handgun, Mulvenon said. No one was arrested.
Mindi Reiff, Arlington Heights, Ill., freshman, said Robinson had been glad to begin studying mechanical engineering at the University this semester.
Scott Lundemo lived with Robinson this semester. He said they graduated from Topeka West High School in 1987.
"He liked his stereo a lot, and his truck," he said.
In high school, Lundemo
theoblum created pottery with a
splintered mold.
After graduating, Robinson worked at an apartment complex in Topeka, Lundemo said. He also attended Kaw Area Vocational Technical School, where he earned a
certificate in electricity, heating and air conditioning.
The police will give the district attorney's office their reports relating to the case when they finish investigating it, Mulvenon said.
Jim Flory, Douglas County district attorney, will determine if charges should be filed in the case, Mulvenon said.
"It's the assumption by the detectives that the DA will see the case in the same light as they did," he said.
Ron Olin, police chief, said he asked Flory to decide if charges should be filed because the shooting was accidental.
"When it's a case where it's not a clear-cut criminal activity, we defer that decision to the DA," Oln said.
Several guns were found in the apartment after the shooting. Mulve
Carol Moddrell, county coroner,
said Robinson's blood-alcohol level
was 10 percent when he died, equiva-
tual to the amount of legal intoxication.
Services for Robinson will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Lowman United Methodist Church, 15th Street and Gage Boulevard, Topeka.
Robinson is survived by his mother, Pauline G. Robinson, Topea; a sister, Donna Daniels, Topea; a brother, Steven A. Robinson, Dallas; and a grandmother, Grace D. Madden, Topea.
Black KU students polled for preference
By Cory S. Anderson Kansan staff writer
A consensus was not reached.
The Big Eight Council on Black Student Government recently asked Black student government groups on each campus to find out from their students whether they preferred to be called Black or African-Ameri-
Frenchette Garth, president of the KU Black Student Union, said opinions in her group's discussion of the issue were mixed.
"It's really hard to get a feel as to how the general assembly feels about being called African-American," she said. "What was was needed to discuss it more."
Garth said that in an informal vote, 16 students voted for being called African-American, 14 abstained and 24 justist being called African-American.
"In my personal opinion, we need to call ourselves African-American," Garth said. "Basically because I feel that I should be back toward the motherland."
Greg Knight, former Black Student Alliance president at the University of Colorado, said that in his group's discussion of the issue, more people leaned toward being called African-American. However, many expressed concern about being grouped in any way.
"Many preferred African-American to Black because Black only refers to a color." Knight said. "African-American describes your heritage."
Knight said that several students were concerned about the negative images that zo with the color black.
"A lot of people use that word in a black sheep or black hatter, be sure."
Ardra Tippett, chairman of the council, said that even though not all people who were considered Black traced their roots back to Africa, society called them all Black. Her rationale was that African-American was a term that held a deeper meaning than Black.
"I would rather be lumped into a category that meant something," she said. "If I have to choose, I would rather be referred to as an African-American female than a Black female."
Tippett summarized responses from other campuses.
> Students at Oklahoma State University were split equally on the
At the University of Oklahoma, the minority affairs office has just changed its name to African-American Student Services but its BSU was left unchanged. Mr. Eldred didn't care, one liked Black and the other preferred African-American.
> At the University of Nebraska, the African People's Union called the African People's Union
At the University of Missouri, Black students said they had more pressing problems than deciding to call Black or African-American.
At Iowa State University, the majority of students wanted to continue being called Black.
At Kansas State University, the issue had not been discussed. the issue
"I think people deserve to be called what they want to be called," Tippeet says. "I think people should respect others and appreciate their culture and heritage."
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