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Tuesday, January 30, 1996
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ON CAMPUS
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting at 10:30 a.m. today at 4045 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call Ellen Strubert at 864-3742.
Andrew Tsuabik will sponsor KU Ki-Alkido Club at 6 p.m. today at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Matt Stumpe at 844-6592.
Hispanic American Leadership Organization will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Stella Adame at 842-0534.
low at 749-3380.
African Studies Center will sponsor a screening of "Mississippi Masala" at 7 tonight at the Kansas Union. For more information, call Akin Alavi at 864-3054...
Kansas women's rugby will sponsor an informational meeting at 7 tonight at Robinson Center. For more information, call Stacey Stringfel
Students for Wildcare will sponsor wildlife biologist, Mike Watkins, speaking on the history of bald eagles in Kansas, at 7 tonight at 2031 Haworth Hall. For more information, call Jay at 749-1371.
AIESEC will meet at 7:15 tonight at 2023 Haworth Hall. For more information, call Vaughn Lawrence at 782-3394.
KCBT Student Ministries will sponsor a Bible study at 7:30 tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Adam Decatur at 841-1683.
African and African-American Studies will sponsor an African studies faculty seminar at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Peter Ukpokodu at 864-4225.
A KU student's car was stolen at 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of Kentucky Street, Lawrence police reported. The car was valued at $8,000.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's speakers and amplifier were stolen and car window was damaged between 5:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. Thursday in the 3100 block of West 22nd Street, Lawrence police reported. Damage was estimated at $200 and the items were valued at $450.
A KU student's car license was stolen between 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the S.E. Memorial Stadium parking lot, KU police reported.
Two KU students were the victim of an aggravated burglary and theft when an unknown person walked into their home and stole two guitars, a camera, shoes and a leather jacket at 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the 2100 block of West 26th Street, Lawrence police reported.
A CD-ROM reader, software and software protector were stolen on Thursday from Computer Engineering Services in Learned Hall, KU police reported.
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KANU disc jockey of jazz dies at 45
By Susanna Lööf
Kansan staff writer
Bob Hammond's smooth voice used to be a friend in the night for many jazz lovers in Lawrence. But the friend is no longer there.
Hammond
Hammond was the host of
Jazz in the Night every weeknight between 8 and midnight. Darrell Brogdon, KANU program director, said the program was popular.
Bob Hammond
"It was especially popular with KU students who liked to listen to it when they stayed up at night and studied," he said.
The show will go on despite Hammond's death, Brodgon said. Last night's program was planned to be a
tribute to Hammond, and future shows will be hosted by substitutes
"He loved jazz," Brogdon said. "He often referred to himself as a keeper of the flame."
Brogdon described Hammond as
ruly devoted to jazz music.
The flame Hammond wanted to keep alive was the popularity of traditional, straight-ahead jazz, such as that played by Charlie Parker and Bill Evans. Brodson said.
Dick Wright, associate professor of music history, was KANU director when Hammond was hired in 1972. He said Hammond was knowledgeable about jazz.
"There were many people who relied on him, listened to him every night and called him." Wright said.
Survivors include Hammond's parents, John S. and Ruth Hammond of Merriam, four brothers and one sister.
Despite Hammond's vast knowledge of jazz, he did not show off. Wright said.
Services will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic
Church in Shawnee.
Weather
Source: Associated Press
Crumbling classrooms proposal questioned
State senators balk at use of money to pay $15 million in interest
By John Collar Kansan staff writer
The state budget director and several Democratic state senators traded verbal jabs yesterday on issuing $163 million in bonds for capital improvement projects at Regents institutions.
The bonds would finance improvements to the infrastructure at the six Regents universities, including providing $21 million to renovate Murphy Hall and Joseph R. Pearson Hall. The crumbling classroom plan, as it is referred to by the Regents, also would help bring campus buildings into compliance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act and fire and life-safety codes.
Petty said she also was concerned whether the state general fund would be responsible in the case of bond default. Petty requested that a formal legal opinion on the bond proposal be made on behalf of the
The funding proposal, which has been endorsed by Gov. Bill Graves, requests that money from property taxes be used to pay the bond interest, which would be about $15 million per year. Taxes would not be increased in the proposal because tax money is already earmarked for a Regents building-improvement fund.
Legislature.
State Sen. Marge Petty, D-Topeka expressed concern during a Senate Ways and Means Committee meeting that using property tax money to pay the bond interest would be unconstitutional.
Other senators also said the proposal did not adequately answer their concerns.
State Sen. Bill Brady, D-Parsons,
said the plan did not ensure that the
funds would go to the projects that
most need improvement
"I need to have some level of comfort that we're not just doling money out, and we are meeting priorities," Brady said.
State Sen. Jerry Karr, D-Emporia, said he was not comfortable with the proposal.
Karr said the budget department's legal opinions on the constitutionality of the proposal might not be valid because the department had paid for the opinions.
"I don't think it' been put together very well," he said. "This plan doesn't seem to allow for a cushion for emergencies."
But Gloria Timmer, director of the budget, said after the meeting that the issue of constitutionality had been researched adequately by her department.
"We do have written opinions from various bonding experts," Timmer said. "The governor wouldn't have recommended the proposal without such assurances. Some of the issues that were expressed were very parochial and inappropriate."
Regent John Hiebert said the proposal was one of the Regents priorities for this legislative session. He also said he was satisfied that the funding mechanism was constitutional.
The Regents have said that the bonds would be economical because the interest on the bonds would be cheaper than dividing up the projects on a yearly basis and paying higher construction costs.