MONDAY,FEBRUARY12,1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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SECTION A VOL.102,NO.94
SPORTS
Its a jungle out there!
The Missouri Tigers handed Kansas its first Big Eight Conference loss of the season. Page 1B
CAMPUS
You must be born again
KU Christians: It's common to grapple with spiritual issues during college. Page 3A
iowa caucuses are here
NATION
(USPS 650-640)
The outcome of today's events in Iowa likely will play a large role in shaping nominations. Page 7A
WORLD
IRA bombers sought
Friday's London business district explosion has injured the peace process. Page 6A
WEATHER
SUNNY
Brian Hott / KANSAN
High 53° Low 18°
Weather: Page 2A.
INDEX
Opinion ... 4A
World News ... 6A
National News ... 7A
Features ... 8A
Sports ... 1B
Scoreboard ... 2B
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Brian Hott / KANSAN
University Marshal Norton Greenberger, left, and Gov. Bill Graves, right, join in giving Chancellor Robert Hemenway, center, a standing ovation after his inauguration. Hemenway is the 16th Chancellor of the University of Kansas.
Inauguration of a new era
Representatives of higher education file into the Chancellor's inauguration wearing traditional caps and gowns. Among them were president of the other Regents schools and professors of the University of Kansas.
With wit and wisdom, Hemenway officially becomes chancellor
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
Chancellor Robert Hemenway decided that the best way to convey his goals for the University of Kansas was to tell those who attended his inauguration a story actually, three stories.
Hemenway told the crowd of about 1,700 that he would not inflict upon them his unsuccessful attempt at writing a noble, rhetoric-filled speech. Instead, he conveyed his personal convictions through three simple stories in his inaugural address yesterday at the Lied Center.
A who's who of the University community attended the 2 p.m. ceremony, including Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, Gov. Bill Graves, former chancellors Del Shankel and Clarke Wescoe and representatives from 80 other universities and colleges.
Hemenway, who was installed formally as the University's 16th chancellor, spoke of the importance of the classroom and of maintaining a student-centered university.
"Students, you honor us with your presence," Hemenway said. "If we can discover your desire, challenge you to fulfill your potential and care enough about you as human beings to find the purpose for your learning, we will have a student-centered university."
Hemenway told stories about an 84-year-old woman who learned to read, his 8-year-old son's sometimes-dangerous curiosity and a literary character's high-level thinking.
"Now, I don't have too many of these to spare, but I'm going to take a hair from my head to illustrate this," he said. "Fiber-optic technology has become so sophisticated that a fiber the size of a human hair can deliver every issue ever published by The Wall Street Journal in less than one second."
Hemenway even sacrificed a hair from his balding head to discuss the power of advanced technology.
Graves and Kassebaum pledged to support Hemenway in an era of tighter budgets and cries for accountability in higher education.
"Bob Hemenway will bring new ideas, new energy and a new vision," Graves said. "But he will not be successful without our collective help."
Kassebaum, who graduated from the University in 1964, said Hemenway's first months on the job had been promising.
"Dr. Hemenway, in your brief tenure as chancellor, you have shown both wisdom and understanding," she said.
Kim Cocks, student body president, said after the ceremony that the ideals Hemenway spoke of were in line with the work Hemenway had done during his first seven months as chancellor.
"I think his speech was about what he's been doing so far," Cocks said. "He's shown through his actions that he thinks that the University should be student-centered."
The ceremony included an inaugural poem written by Luci Tapahonso, associate professor of English, and an original composition by Robert Foster, director of KU bands.
to the University in 1964 by former Chancellor Wescoe and his wife.
Hemenway was presented with the silver ceremonial collar, which was given
Wescoe, who served as chancellor from 1960 to 1969, said Hemenway's inauguration was more elaborate than his own, which coincided with convocation in 1960.
"The governor didn't attend my inauguration; the chairman of the Board of Regents didn't attend and no representatives from Washington attended," Wescoe said. "It was a difficult time for the University, but we managed to get through the inauguration."
Hemenway's wife, Leah, said yesterday's inauguration and Robert Hemenway's speech were meaningful to the Hemenway family.
Robert Hemenway, who initially was hesitant to have an inauguration in a time of budget constraints, said he had not expected the ceremony to have such an emotional impact on him.
"I think he expressed what he really believes in and what he's really concerned about." she said.
"I think that in the day-to-day existence of the University, it's easy for us to lose sight of the impact and importance of a traditional ceremony such as this," he said.
Proposed bill could remove Kansas event
Legislators debate pros and cons of presidential preference primary
By John Collar Kansan staff writer
Gov. Bill Graves said on Friday he would sign legislation this week that would eliminate the presidential preference primary in Kansas this year.
The Legislature passed a bill on Friday that would cancel this year's primary but would allow it in future presidential election years. The Kansas primary is scheduled for April 2.
Legislators supporting the bill said holding the primary this year would be a waste of state funds because each party's front runner
had strong support in Kansas.
"The presidential preference primary in Kansas is somewhat of a farce," said State Sen. Janice Hardenburger, R-Haddam, who sponsored the bill.
She argued that the primary should be eliminated because delegates to the national conventions did not have to vote according to the primary results.
She said the primary also occurred after other key primaries, which was too late.
"The presidential preference primary is merely a straw poll, a very expensive straw poll," she said.
Hardenburger said that Sen. Bob Dole's status as
Janico Hardenburger state senator, R-Haddam
the Republican front runner and President Clinton's incumbency assured each candidate's victory in the Kansas primary.
State Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, agreed that spending $1.4 million on the primary was not justified during a tight budget year.
"There are so many other places where we could use the money," Ballard said. "I don't know how I could justify having the primary."
Legislators rushed the bill through last week after they found out that the secretary of state's office had ordered the printing of ballots to begin today.
However, other legislators contended that Kansans should have the opportunity to vote and that the primary should not be subject to the whims of the Legislature.
House Speaker Tim Shallenburger, R-Baxter Springs, said the reasons for eliminating the primary were wrong.
Major presidential primaries
Today: Iowa
today: Iowa
Feb. 20: New Hampshire
March 5: Junior Tuesday
11 states: all New Eng-
land states except New
Hampshire; Georgia and
Colorado
He cited Republican candidate Steve Forbes' rapid rise in the polls as an example for unpredictable outcomes for elections.
March 12: Super Tuesday, six states: Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee and Oregon
March 26: California
"Who knows what will happen between now and April 1," Shallenburger said.
State Rep. Bill Reardon, D-Kansas City, who supports holding the primary, said primaries encourage greater voter participation than caucuses do.
"The issue is, people should be allowed to vote," he said.
Video tutorials mix homework with humor
New study guides failing sales test
By R. Adam Ward Kansan staff writer
Videos with names such as The Creepy Crawly World of Calculus and The Illustrious Yet Elusive World of Microeconomics are attempting to demystify intimidating academic subjects.
The videos mix jokes with comedy skids, some performed by computer- animated skulls and others with a
Wayne's World-esque duo.
The video tutorials, featuring comedians from the comedy troupe The Standard Deviants are advertised as being like your professors, only funnier.
Local bookstores have bought into the idea of the tapes, but so far the sales have been slow.
"People are willing to pay $30 or $40 for a study guide with a textbook, but maybe they're afraid of this," said Jackie McClenny, clerk at the Mount Oread Bookshop in the Kansas Union.
--people don't know what the tapes are, McClenny said. Because the stores have the option of returning unsold tapes, she had not opened any or played them in the book shop
Sales may be slow because most
"It is such a new idea that people need to see it and get used to it for it to quickly," she said.
Melissa Young, textbook manager at the University Book Shop, 1116 W. 23rd St., said she experienced a similar problem.
But, she added, sales of the tapes have picked up since the company began running advertisements on the radio.
The videos work with any course because they do not follow a specific textbook, she said.
Eric Lattig, director of marketing for the Cerebellum Corporation, which makes the tapes, said the tapes should be attractive to students because of their low price.
KU students, however, had a mixed reaction to the $19.90 price tag.
The biggest selling tape is The High Stakes World of Basic Statistics, Young said.
cation is invaluable," said Anthony Williams, Kansas City, Mo., junior.
Williams said it definitely would be less time consuming to watch a video than go to the library, locate 10 sources and read about a subject.
Other students didn't think that mixing humor with learning was a good idea and that students should rely on traditional methods of learning.
"I think students need someone who can answer all varieties of their questions," said Jeremy Eaton, Kansas City, Kan., junior. "I don't think a video would help me that much."