THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (USPS 650-640) THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16, 1989 VOL.99,NO.94 Worker shoots 4 kills self at bank The Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. — A man described as a disgruntled employee shot women co-workers to death and then killed himself at the office of a savings and loan association yesterday, police said. The gunman was identified as Emanuel Tsegave, 33, of Silver Spring, Md., police said. Two victims also have been identified by police as Cynthia Mitchell, 28, of Landover, Md. and Tanya Walker, 25, of Fort Wayne. The names of the other victims were not immediately released. Police in this Washington, D.C., suburb said that the three people killed in addition to Tsegave from all female employees at Chevy Chase Tesagaye also wounded Edward Johnson, 22, of Silver Spring, Md. police said, Johnson who was shot in the back while he was on duty at Suburban Hospital after surgery According to Montgomery County police spokesman Officer George Luddington, Tsegavey got off an elevator at the credit card department of the $&L at the end of the lunch hour, walked down a hallway and through a set of double doors, and shot Johnson and one of the women. The Ethiopian native then went into a nearby lunchroom and killed the other two women, Luddington said. Tsegaveh then turned his .38-caliber handgun on himself, Luddington said. As Sri Lanka votes, 56 killed The Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Terrorists killed at least 56 people yesterday during the first parliamentary elections in 11 years, police reported. One victim was a Cabinet minister's son. Another was a cyclist seen lying dead in the road, shot from a passing car minutes after he voted. Extremist gangs attacked election officials and assaulted several polling places with bombs and gunfire, wounding at least 20 people, authorities reported. The government announced a nationwide overnight curtiewear beginning at 9 p.m. "in order to assist the war effort." Knight-Ridder Tribune News A fellow worker said the man was a collector in the credit card department. Another employee, Dean Abellano, said he was sitting next to Johnson when Tsewang came into the office. Election officials said that about 65 percent of the 9.3 million eligible voters cast ballots despite the violence and threats of intimidation from extremists in the country, who voted in the presidential election in December. "It happened very quickly." Luddington said, who described the gunman as a disgruntled employee. Alex Chapin, of Atlanta, who was on the telephone with an employee of the SKL when the shootings occurred heard screaming in the background. "I hear a banging at the door and I, I heard somebody say." Don't let him in, don't let him in. Chapin said another scream and I another shot. Nine political parties and 10 independent groups competed for the 225 seats in the new Parliament. reported killed by Tamil terrorists in northern Sri Lanka, stronghold of the ethnic minority. Police blamed terrorists of the Sinhalese majority for 47 killings, including that of Jayantha Mallimarachiich, whose jeep was ambushed in a Colombo suburb. Officials said police killed seven Sinhalese who attacked polling stations, and two people were They say the government has given too much to Tamils rebels, who seek an independent homeland in the north and east, in an attempt to end the war that has taken at least 8,500 lives since 1963. Sinhalae extremists began an anti-government campaign in July 1987, and opposed the elections Tamilis, who are predominantly Hindu and make up 18 percent of Sri Lanka's 16 million people, claim discrimination by the Sinhalese, most of whom are Buddhist. Matthew Hill, Omaha, Neb., graduate student, prepares for a recital. Hill was practicing last night at Swarthout Recital Hall for a performance Saturday at 8 p.m. Piano man New office is moved into Union by Merceda Ares Kansan staff writer Students looking for the Organizations and Activities office yesterday found only an empty room. On Monday, the Student Senate and other organizations began moving from 105 Burge Union into their new campus. The students were forced to the fourth floor in the Kansas Union "The temporary facilities were nice." Nile said "It's just that the location made it hard to find us and we've been more students coming in." Pam Holley, Student Senate vice president, said she loved the new offices. A glass door opens into a large reception area decorated in mauve tones. The complex, which used to be a library, Bookstore, houses 16 organization. See RENT, p. 6, col. 1 Jim Long, director of the Kansas Legislators discuss censorship proposal Bill gives rights back to students and instructors by John P. Milburn Kansan staff writer A battle pitting school districts against journalism instructors and their students is in brewing in the statehouse, legislators said yesterday. "I don't think the bill will be passed by the Legislature this session," said State Rep. L, V. "Sam" Roper, D-Girard. A year after the U.S. Supreme Court gave censorship rights to school districts, a bill introduced in Congress would give those rights back to students. He said he expected the bill to be passed eventually, though. Roper said student journalists had a right to freedom of speech that must be protected. Roper, who co-sponsored the bill with five Republicans and three other Democrats, had said he had sued Mr. Clinton to be working on a bill for some time. He said efforts to write the bill had grown out of grassroot support. The Kansas Constitution states that all persons have the right to freedom of speech and publication of opinion. The Kansas Constitution states that all persons are responsible for their actions. Roper said that the bill was an attempt to define those rights for students He was optimistic about the bill's chances for passage. "As long as you can get 63 votes in the House and 21 in the Senate, anything is possible," he said. He said that he had talked to Ewileen Rhue, publications adviser at Pittsburgh High School, after she asked him to create guidelines for publications. Rhue is scheduled to testify Feb. 27 before the House Education Committee. She said she would give the account of being asked by her school district to create a copyright policy the form of publications guidelines. "The Hazelwood decision doesn't mandate districts to censor." Rhue said. "It doesn't say they must, but only allows them to." She said that publication guidelines for Pittsburgh High School stated that the principal and the faculty sponsor should provide all material before publication. Rhue said she had always gone to the principal if something seemed controversial or needed clarification. John Koepke, executive director of the Kansas Association of School Boards said the association would be taking on the responsibility of hearing to voice its opposition to the bill. Koenke said he was not aware of However, school boards have a different opinion. Censorship of the high school press He said he had no problems with greater freedoms for college publications because students were older and had received greater education and responsibility. He said that little training would be exercised at the college level. Since 1983 Hazelwood East High School St. Louis, Mo, has been fighting a long court battle over principal's right to vote in the school board. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision and now the Kansas Legislature is debating a bill pertaining to Stephan said that he was in favor of the Hazelwood decision and that high school students were not mature responsibility for what they print. He said that the bill was unnecessary for the House to approve because no problems had occurred He said the question of the bill's constitutionality in compliance with Hazelwood was not something that would stop the Legislature from passing a law, it is legality would be decided if and when it was passed by the House and Senate. any cases in the state where school boards had problems with student publications since the Hazelwood ruling in January of 1988. He said that the association would be in opposition of any legislation that would take power away from school boards to monitor publications. Stephan said that it was not the place of the Legislature to decide or interfere with the policy of the school boards if the Supreme Court had In January, 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-3 that the Spectrum was not a "public forum" but merely a part of Hazelwood High school curriculum. The majority opinion, written by Justice Byron White, empowers school officials to keep articles out of public high school newspapers if they feel the material (1) Interferes with the school's "educational mission" (2) is "inappropriate" for young people to read, or (3) Leaves an impression that school officials hold views Journalism instructors support bill to halt high-school censors Kansas Attorney General Bob Stephan agreed. "High schools and school districts should have the authority given to them." Stephan said. Kansas House Bill No. 2234 Pertaining to censorship of high school publications given them certain rights. his bill is currently before the House Education bill. A hearing on his bill is scheduled for Feb. 27). "No board of education shall adopt or approve any policy, rule or regulation that abrogues, violates, or is in derogation of the rights of liberty of the press in student publications or publications that express their sentiments on any subject, to the extent that such rights are granted by this act." by Alan Morgan Representatives from the School of Journalism will testify before a Kansas House committee in support of a lawsuit that would override Supreme Court rulings on censorship Jackie Engel, Kansas State Scholastic Press executive secretary and Ku lecturer in journalism; Mike Kautsch, dean of journalism; and Tom Eblen, Kansan general manager, are tentatively scheduled to try to persuade legislators to adopt the bill Feb. 27.