THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1989
(USPS 650-640)
VOL. 99, NO. 83
Academic projects face cuts
by Kris M. Bergquist Kansan staff writer
Campus departments could lose Student. Senate financing of the publication of academic journals because of the passage of a new financing bill.
a new financing on. The bill, passed at the Senate meeting of April 2014, mandates Senate financing for academic research projects, experiments that would be academic in nature and academic journals, except those financed by the Graduate Student Council.
"Now, say the KU Space Club needs money for an academic experiment; they could probably get it by saying it was a group activity. With this new rule, it would make it almost impossible to fund it," said Michael Diggs, off-campus senator, at the meeting.
Diggs, or can-ish, with one few exceptions, such as KU Bands, JIKH and the University Daily Kampan, Senate does not finance organizations that give academic credit to students who participate, said Jane Hutchinson, Student Senate Executive Committee chairman. It had been a general policy for some time for Senate not to finance the journals that it thought should be financed by academic departments, she said.
department. Hutchison said that activities financed by the undergraduate Student Council were an exception because graduate student groups tended to be more focused, and publishing an academic journal was often the reason for such groups' existence.
such groups. Whenover Senate adopts something as a general policy, it should be put under Rules and Regulations because groups make decisions on that basis." Hutchinson said, "And, in all fairness to the groups, it needs to be stated."
See JOURNALS, D. 6. col. 1
Spring fever
Taking advantage of the warm weather, Barb Wishnow, Lincoln, Neb., graduate student, and Kristin Beechel, Cotter, Ark., junior, relax in the grassy area near Memorial Drive and the Spencer Museum of Art.
Juror qualification slows North's trial
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Oliver North's Iran-contra trial quickly ran into jury selection trouble yesterday, and the judge said that there could be problems with the "triability of the case" because so many people had seen or read of North's testimony in congressional hearings.
U. S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell said that only 16 of the first 54 prospective jurors indicated on questionnaires that they weren't exposed to North's congressional appearances. The former White House aide testified to House and Senate investigating committees in 1987 under a grant of limited immunity from prosecution based on his testimony.
During an afternoon court session, two of the 16 were declared qualified to be in a pool of people who eventually will be considered for jury duty.
One of them, a retired postal clerk, said she paid as much attention to North's televised testimony as she paid to "The Three Stooges." She said that her house had burned down and she was occupied at the time with itemizing household articles that had been lost.
the heart lungs. The other person declared qualified, a young mechanic, said he knew nothing about North.
North's lawyers objected to her selection, noting she said she turned on her television set during North's testimony, but wrote in her questionnaire that she had seen none of the hearings.
Gessell also heard arguments on how exposure to North's earlier testimony should affect qualification or disqualification of potential jurors.
John Keker, the head of the prosecution team, argued that the question should be whether a potential juror could be fair and impartial, not whether the person was exposed to North's testimony. In that testimony, North detailed instances of misleading Congress, altering and shredding documents
Oliver North on trial The felony charges against former National Security Council aide Oliver North:
Oliver North:
Obstruction of Congress in September and October 1985, and again in August and November 1986.
False statements to Congress on Sept. 5 and 12 and Oct.7, of 1985
Obstruction of a presidential inquiry in November 1986.
False statements on Nov. 23, 1986
- Destroying or falsifying government documents
- Receipt of an illegal gratuity
- Conversion of traveler's checks to personal use
Conspiracy to defraud the Treasury and the I.R.S.
as well as other matters for which he faces criminal charges.
Barry Simon, an attorney for North, said that anyone who was exposed to North's testimony should be disqualified, even if the person remembered nothing about it. Simon said that jurors could experience recall "during the recall of the case," according to the presentation, and therefore, all the work is for naught" in an attempt to select a fair and impartial jury.
Brendan Sullivan, another of North's attorneys, also sought to rule out as jurors anyone who had seen recent replays of North's congressional testimony in news reports.
Plane crash at Texas base kills 19 Crew of refueling tanker 'never got it off ground' Air Force tanker crash in Texas
See JUROR, p. 6, col. 1
The Associated Press
ABILENE, Texas — A military refueling jet bound for Hawaii crashed in a ball of flames on takeoff yesterday at Dyes Air Force Base, killing all 19 people aboard, the Air Force said.
The plane's crew "never got it off the ground," said witness Vernon Wright, 19. "The first thing I saw was just the mushroom of smoke."
Officials at Dyess and at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base near Marquette, Mich., where the flight originated, said the plane's passengers included spouses of military members, retired military members and one child.
"I heard the plane as it was coming down," said Skeet Jackson of Abilene. "Engines were backfiring and missing. It curved off to the left and crashed. And then I saw the ball of smoke and fire go up."
Initial reports forwarded to Air Force commanders at the Pentagon
suggested that the pilot of the plane experienced some kind of problem during his takeoff roll, according to officials who spoke on the condition they not be identified.
they not be seized. "It was toward the end of the roll, and he apparently had no choice but to press on," one source said.
to press on. The wreckage burned for more than an hour after the crash.
The plane, based at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base near Marquette, Mich., was en route from Dyess to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii on a training mission, said Dyess Airman 1st Class Beverly Foster.
man 1st Class Delegation
Sources in Washington said the
Military search and rescue teams set up floodlights and searched into the night before the last two bodies were found, a base spokesman said.
were found. Aboard were seven crew members from Sawyer, 10 passengers from Sawyer and two passengers from Dyess. The names were being withheld pending notification of relatives.
Knight-Ridder Tribune News / PAUL SOUTAR and BILL BAKE
plane was carrying close to a full load of fuel totaling 155,000 pounds, including its own fuel and fuel to transfer during the flight to Hawaii to some F-16 fighters.
The Air Force said the KC-135A tanker crashed at 12:10 p.m. near the south end of the Dyess runway, near U.S. Highway 277 about six miles southwest of Abilene.
Mall plan changes, pleases commission
bv Angela Clark
Kansan staff writer
In a study session last night, members of the Lawrence City Commission examined an updated design for the riverfront mall and were pleased with the changes.
with the commission.
A design was presented to the commission at its meeting last week but was rejected when the commissioners asked for one that was more aesthetically pleasing.
"It's a substantial improvement," said Lawrence Mayor Bob Schumm. "They've tried to work consistently with our wishes."
The $21 million project is to be built on the site of the old Bowersock Mill and Power Co. Sixth and New Hampshire streets.
Chuck Keens, senior project consultant for the Chelsea Group, the developer of the project, was happy with the commission's reaction.
"I expect we'll start demolition next week," he said.
at week When the original design was rejected by the commission, developers of the project scurried to satisfy
the commissioners.
the Commission." "We did what we could to meet your 'the commissioners' concerns," said David Longhurst, a Lawrence businessman assisting the Chelsea Group.
The commission's criticism was based upon three elements of the project. The commissioners, wanting a more aesthetically pleasing building, asked for a prettier surface on the pedestrian promenade over the river, more dimension and height, the buildup to the more wintry side in the northwest side of the project. Only two of the requirements were met in the new plan, however.
No windows were introduced in either the west or the north side. Keens said.
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the olshea Group, however,
solved the olshea problem by
suggesting that it be topped with a
patterned surface, and that the
entrances be designed to give them
an identity of their own.
an identity of the deck.
Approval of the aesthetic design of the deck is on the commission's agenda for its Feb. 7 meeting.
Game to teach history Black History Month begins today
by Cynthia L. Smith Kansan staff writer
Jazz means hurry up and junkebox means wild time.
Facts included in the Black Trivia Game will teach players about black history, said Ed Beasley, the game's author and vice president of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History.
mean with friends. Friability and sorority students will compete against non-greeks to define African words like these in a Black Student Union-sponsored contest Feb. 4 in Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas Union.
Beasley said the game grew out of the production of "Black History." the first nationally televised program that focused on the topic. Beasley wrote and narrated the program that was shown on 65 channels from 1970 to 1974.
American The association established Black
Hillary Week in 1926. The observance was expanded to a month in
1976.
1970. 10. 23. "Another 3,000 questions," he said "It was easy to do because I've been teaching black history since 1966."
discuss names such as "colored," "negro" and "African."
Beasley commuted between and taught at five schools in 1970, including KU; William Jewell College, in Liberty, Mo.; in Kansas City, Mo.; at Rockport, Mo.; the University of Hawaii at Kansas City and Pen Valley Community College.
Beasley became the second professor to teach black history at KU in 1970. He said he was the only black historian in the area from 1980 to 1985.
After the program, BSU plans to hold a party at 10 p.m. in a location to be announced. The party will honor Motown recording artists.
Valley Community.
This event will be part of BSU's
celebration of Black History Month.
BSU also will host a black heritage
program at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 in
Alderson Auditorium.
Lisa Thompson, BSU corresponding secretary, said the program would be a student talent show.
Kellie Paris, BSU president, said Black History Month had an important purpose at KU.
"Maybe from the things they get from Black History Month, people will learn how to understand and tolerate black people," she said.
BSU president surprised with position Job, school are top priorities
by Cynthia L. Smith
Kansas staff writer
Kansan staff writer
She was not prepared for the surprise last fall.
When she left her home in Omaha, Neb., to begin her junior year at the University of Kansas, Kellie Paris planned to serve as the Black Student Union vice president.
She said she knew Johnson was active as president during the summer but had not talked to him. She said she did not know why he
But Darrin Johnson, who was elected to serve as president, did not enroll at KU last fall, so Paris assumed his position.
"I got here and he was gone," she said. "I had to learn my way around the office, how to fill out forms and what our budget was. Everything."
The BSU executive board lost another officer when Kim Davis resigned as treasurer. Paris then had to fulfil the treasurer's obligations also. She said she hoped a new treasurer would be voted into office within the next two weeks.
secretary.
Thompson said that she informed Paris of the projects that Johnson, the former president, had organized during the summer. She told Paris about a BSU-sponsored picnic for incoming freshmen the day before it was scheduled.
Kellie Paris, Omaha, Neb., junior, is president of KU's Black Student Union.
Paris said she could not have adjusted to her added responsibilities without the help of Lisa Thompson, BSU corresponding secretary.
uled.
"She had everything taken care of in three hours," Thompson said.
"I couldn't believe it."
Thompson said the event was successful and that she had tried to help Paris compensate for the three non-filled offices.
"I feel that she is Wonder Woman." Thompson said. "She was thrown into a job that she didn't know anything about, but when she had to assume responsibility as president, she did it."
Top priorities
Paris said her top priorities were the BSU presidency and her
studies. She is majoring in political science and hopes to attend law school.
"I want to go to Georgetown (University in Washington, D.C.) badly," she said. "I've been in the Midwest too long."
Aside from academics, Paris said, the BSU president should not have any additional responsibilities.
But Paris is a co-chairman of social activities at McCum Hall. She would not have taken the chairmanship if she had known she would have to serve as BSU president, she said.
She said that because she shared the office and worked with a committee, the position did not conflict with her BSU activities.
See BSU, p. 6, col. 1