MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS 864-4810
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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SECTION A VOL.102, NO.59
(USPS 650-640)
SPORTS
Ready for the season finale
A tough loss to Nebraska hasn't crushed Kansas' bowl aspirations. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Nose flossing for a cause
Performing stupid tricks helped some students raise money for charity Friday. Page 5A
NATION
Shutdown could happen
A stalemate between Congress and the president could result in a government shutdown. Page 8A
WORLD
Assassination forewarned
The Israeli security agency Shin Bet admits assassination warnings went unheeded. Page 8A
Weather: Page 2A
INDEX
Opinion ... 4A
Horoscopes ... 6A
National News ... 8A
World News ... 8A
Scoreboard ... 2B
Horoscopes ... 4B
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Fugitive dies after two-day chase
Missouri man liked living on the 'edge of madness'
By Scott Worthington Kansan staff writer
Police acted appropriately in a two-day hunt for a Missouri man that ended Friday in a gunfight and left one officer wounded and the man dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Ron Olin, Lawrence police chief.
"I think from the information available at this time that my officers acted in exactly the fashion they've been trained to do," Olin said. "They took the appropriate steps and did the right things."
Police said William C. Post was found dead with a gunshot wound
to his head near the Kansas River east of Eudora. On Thursday, Post held up Western National Bank in Lenexa and then abducted a woman whom he ordered to drive to Lawrence, police said. The woman got away unharmed, and all of the stolen money was recovered.
Several different law enforcement agencies called off an intensive search for Post in Lawrence about 11 p.m. Thursday.
However, about 9:30 a.m. Friday, Lawrence police received a report that a man matching Post's description had stolen a white utility van at gunpoint from an east Lawrence business. Post drove the van east of Lawrence, eventually striking a blue Pontiac 6000. The collision forced the van off the road near the intersection of 1500N Road and 1625E Road.
Post then commandeered the Pontiac, driven by a 16-year-old Eudora youth. Post forced the youth to drive north. After hitting a dead end on 1850E, Post set off on foot toward the Kansas River. The hostage was unarmed.
About 50 police from several agencies arrived minutes later and set up a two-mile perimeter around the area.
"As we were trying to put together a tighter circle, our detectives found someone who was not moving," said Ron Olin, Lawrence police chief. "That was unusual. At that point, they tried to approach the individual, and a gunfire erupted."
In the gunfire, detective Michael Patrick suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder. The wound was not considered life-threatening, police
said. Pattrick was treated at an Olathe hospital.
Minutes later, police heard a single gunshot come from the woods. They later found Post dead with a .357 caliber revolver lying next to him.
Post had been paroled in March from the Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary after a 23-year sentence for bank robbery. Post remembered a shootout with California police in the 1992 book "Hot House," in which he is quoted as saying, "The experience of shooting it out with that cop was absolutely, totally, the most beautiful experience of my life." In another part of the book, Post said, "The truth is, I've always liked living on the edge of madness."
Post took care of several cats while in jail, earning him the name
Catman of Leavenworth. During the months after his release, Post worked in a Savannah, Mo., animal shelter.
One other detective, Randy Roberts, was involved in the exchange, but he was unharmed. Both Roberts' and Pattrick's actions will be investigated, Olin said.
Police said they did not know Post's whereabouts or actions Thursday night or before 9:30 Friday morning, but they did not believe he had caused harm to any other people.
Police expressed mixed emotions about how the manhunt ended.
Game had merchants seeing red
"When anyone loses his life, it's hard to declare it a success," said Loren Anderson, Douglas County sheriff. "It was successful in that innocent people were not injured."
Local businesses saw a huge crowd of fans from Cornhusker land
By Brenden Sager
Kansan staff writer
Before, during and after watching the Cornhuskers have their way with Kansas' football team, Nebraska fans had to find somewhere to go.
Local businesses that are usually filled with Jayhawk fans found themselves seeing Cornhusker Red.
"The general consensus after the bar was closed was thank God for the cops," said Mark Mehrer, employee at Johnny's Tavern, 402 N. Second St.
Mehrer said the bar closed 15 minutes early Saturday night and that the employees felt it necessary to call the police because of rowdy behavior. About five police cars showed up at Johnny's at about 1:15 Sunday morning to expedite departure of Jayhawks and Corrhuskers.
Sgt. Doug Bell of the Lawrence police said there was not an unusual amount of incident reports this weekend. The Lawrence police add extra police for football weekends.
Mehrer said there were a few fights at Johnny's, some bloody T-shirts and lots of hooting and hollering from Nebraska fans who steadily streamed through Johnny's throughout the business day.
But some Lawrence merchants welcomed the Big Red fan machine.
"I think we might have broken a sales record," said Kenda Sessions, manager of Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts. "It was like a sea of red."
Carlton Martin, guest services attendant at the Holiday Inn Holdome, 200 West Turnpike Access Road, said the hotel was booked. Up to 80 percent of guests were Cornhusker fans.
Perhaps the person who entertained the most Cornhuskers during their victory weekend in Lawrence was KU's own Rebecca Stanek, Omaha, Neb. senior.
Stanek said that she had invited about 200 Cornhusker fans to her home. She said that there were two kegs, two televisions and a six-foot submarine sandwich. She said that one thing she didn't have was a guilty conscience
She said the Nebraska fans were more well-behaved than they had been in meetings past. However, as usual, they filled Free State all day and into the night.
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Sessions said that she had found Cornhusker fans to be among the most avid in all of college football
There were no reports of misbehavior beyond the norm, Martin said.
"We had tons of people from Nebraska," she said. "I had no doubts Nebraska would win."
Junior offensive tackle Scott Whittaker sits on the bench during the final minutes of the Kansas-Nebraska football game on Saturday. The Jayhawks fell to No. 15 in the Associated Press poll after their 41-3 loss to the Cornhuskers.
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Robert Mosher, Nebraska fan, fell from the stands at Memorial Stadium during the Kansas-Nebraska football game on Saturday. Mosher was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released Sunday evening.
Engineering professor wins HOPE
By Sarah Wlese
Kansan staff writer
Marylee Southard says she can tell when her students don't understand a concept, and she's not about to ignore it.
to look at my students' eyes and if I see confusion,
I'm not going to stop or move on," said Southard,
associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering.
"I'm going to continue explaining until they understand."
It is that attitude that makes her an outstanding teacher in her students' minds and has earned her a special recognition.
special recognition
Southard was presented with the 1995 Honor for the
Outstanding Progressive Educator award Saturday at
halftime of the Kansas-Nebraska football game.
"If a teacher is perceived as being good at teaching, that's the ultimate affirmation to us that we're doing our job," she said. "It says that people believe you're good."
Good is an understatement, said Robin Cox, Norman, Okla., senior. She is taking C&PE 656, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, from Southard this semester.
Chad Schaffer, Lawrence senior, had Southard for C&PE 121, Introduction to Computers in Engineering, when he was a freshman. He said that Southard was intent on helping students succeed.
Southard, who began teaching at the University of Kansas in 1899, said that getting a student-based award had been her goal but that she was surprised it came so soon in her career.
"Chemical engineering is a very difficult curriculum, and I think that students would get frustrated and quit if they didn't feel that others thought it was important." Cox said.
She really tries to get you involved in the problems you're working on," Schafer said. "She is very instructive and makes you do the extra steps so you understand the process."
Carl Locke, dean of engineering, said that Southard deserved the award.
When Cox had problems early in her college career, it was Southard, her adviser, who encouraged her to stick with engineering. She even offered to tutor her for free.
"We're very pleased that she won the award," Locke said. "She's not only an excellent teacher, she's also an excellent researcher."
"They like their work and are very enthusiastic about it," Schaffer said. "They want you to do well, whatever it takes."
It came as no surprise to Cox and Schaffer that three of the five HOPE finalists were from their department, which has about 200 students.
Schaffer said that most chemical and petroleum engineering professors gave their home phone numbers to students and encouraged them to call if they had questions. If the homework is especially difficult, a professor might answer as many as 30 calls in one night without ever becoming annoyed, he said.
rau Willhite, chairman of chemical and petroleum engineering, said that the department's multiple HOPE finalists was a reflection of the teachers' belief that teaching — and teaching well — was essential.
"We try to make it easier for students to have a successful experience in our department," Willhite said. "They are the reason we are here."
The other finalists were Don Green, Conger-Gabel distinguished professor of chemical and petroleum engineering; Bala Subramanian, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering; David Holmes, professor of psychology; and Mary Klayder, assistant director of the KU Honors Program.
Every year, students nominate teachers for the HOPE award, sponsored by the Board of Class Officers. Southard received $300 and a permanent plaque displayed in the Kansas Union. The award was created in 1959 to recognize outstanding teaching and concern for students.
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