WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
SECTION A VOL.102, NO.73
ADVERTISING 864-4358
(USPS 650-640)
SPORTS
Aloha, sales?
With the Kansas football team's trip to Hawaii, local retailers try to cash in. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Classmates a world away
KU English 101 students learn culture and communicate worldwide with e-mail. Page 5A
NATION
For all you news junkies
ABC has announced plans to start a 24-hour news channel. Page 9A
WORLD
Canadian town begins healing
Volunteers tore down the house where Canada's most horrifying sex crimes occurred. Page 9A
WEATHER FLURRIES
High 31° Low 17°
Weather: Page 2A
INDEX
Opinion . . . . . 4A
Nation/World . . . 9A
Features . . . . . 10A
Sports. . . . . . 1B
Scoreboard. . . . 2B
Horoscopes . . . . 8B
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ROY
A PROFILE
The unfinished book on one of the nation's winningest coaches
The Coach strides into a packed Allen Field House, taking in the sights and sounds that engulf him. The band blares "I'm a Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay Jayhawk." His players drain three pointers from all around the hardwood floor. The Crimson Girls frolic around in unison.
More than 16,300 fans chant "Roy! Roy! Roy!" as the student section erupts in an orchestrated chaos.
Roy Williams, dressed more like a TV anchor than a basketball coach, nods to his coaches, waves to the student section and hurls tightly bound T-shirts into the sea of fans.
The second-winningest college coach may have assembled his best team ever. The Jayhawks have been picked by many preseason publications to finish first or second in the nation.
Williams is entering only his eighth season,and already he's a leader standing on the brink of greatness, a book waiting to be written.
See ROY WILLIAMS, Page 6A.
But the book isn't quite finished. Williams has yet to win the "big one." Nor has he heard the call that would tempt him to return home to coach his alma mater, North Carolina.
But until the final chapter is written here are some of the episodes that will go into the latest Kansas basketball legend in the making.
Roy Williams, the nation's second-winningest active coach, stands poised to lead the Kansas men's basketball team in the storied tradition of his predecessors. But his story remains in progress, as he has yet to win an NCAA Championship.
Tom Leininger/KANSAN
Universities consider future of Vision 2020
Regents create plan for Kansas schools in the next century
By Phillip Brownlee Kansan staff writer
The Kansas Board of Regents has created Vision 2020, a plan which would prepare Kansas universities for the 21st century.
But some university presidents and faculty members, while they support the initiative, remain skeptical about the
financial incentives.
"The whole process could result in some serious heartbreak," said Jon Wefald, Kansas State University president, at the November Regents meeting.
Vision 2020 sets multi-year, system-wide goals for change and holds university chief executive officers responsible for change. It also establishes a common format, method and timetable for reporting progress.
The initiative focuses on five areas; curriculum and instruction; faculty time and talent;
--faculty development, support and rewards; operations and support processes; and financing.
Regent Bill Docking, Arkansas City, said that one of the most significant reforms would be restructuring the faculty reward system.
"There has been too much emphasis on research and not enough on teaching," he said. "Rewards should be based on where talents lie."
The university presidents must report their initial plans for reform to the Regents this summer and next fall.
Wefaid said that universities are pressured to become more efficient but sometimes are punished when they improve.
However, several have expressed concern that the Kansas Legislature might use the reforms as a basis for more budget cutting.
Robert Hemenway said that he had accepted the position of chancellor at the University of Kansas because of the state's reputation for supporting its universities.
"My fear has been that the state of Kansas now is backing away from its traditional support of higher education," he said.
"Goodwill can only go so far," he said.
Besides not cutting funding, Hemenway said that there needs to be rewards for change.
KU faculty members also expressed concern about more reforms.
"We are always being scrutinized and examined," said Betty Banks, associate professor of classics. "There is no confidence in the Board of Regents about what we do."
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