THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31. 1989
(USPS 650-640)
Weather freezes Alaska; residents struggle in cold
The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaskans struggled with frozen pipes, shortages of fuel and food, and wind chills of minus 125 degrees in a record cold spell that showed no relaxing its two-week-old ice grip.
A high-pressure system with clear skies, sitting cold and wind heading southeast from Alaska's interior, and another high-pressure system moving toward Alaska from Siberia threatened to prolong the cold snap.
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"Basically, we can expect the same kind of cold to continue, with temperatures way below normal." National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Keeton said Sunday night.
With the temperature hovering around 60 degrees below zero, a plane crashed in a thick, ice fog at Fort Wainwright southeast of Fairbanks, killing eight Canadian soldiers and critically injuring three others.
other's.
The four-engine Hercules was carrying eight crewmen and 10 paratroopers from Edmonton, Alberta, when it crashed Sunday night at the end of the runaway at Fort Wainwright, U.S. Army Maj. Sherrel Mock said.
said.
"The weather was quite bad," said Army Capt. Jim Rodgers. However, Mock said investigators had not
after the accident, Canadian military officials recalled defense forces and aircraft that had been participating in an exercise with U.S. forces.
The Coast Guard, guarding guests up to 100 mph, icing and a wind chill of 70 degrees below zero, canceled a security exercise Sunday at Whitte*
The coldest place in the state Sunday was McGrath, 150 miles west of Mount McKinley, where it was minus 64. It was 61 below zerw in Tanana, 60 below in Fairbanks and minus 45 in Deadhorse. In Anchorage, the temperature was a 'balmy' minus 30, the coldest January day
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since 1975, the weather service reported.
Source: Perry Lake park officials
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Illegal dump sites near Perry Lake causing problems
bv Max Evans
Kansan staff writer
Two huge bald eagles soar across Perry Lake, silhouetted against a brilliant blue sky. A flock of ducks gracefully dips into the still, clear water in search of an early morning morsel.
Three miles upstream, trash, discarded paint cans, waterlogged furniture, and washers and dryers will make their way toward the lake.
Illegal dump sites along the lake's tributaries are poised to send tons of debris into the lake. Anchor the lake, Archer the lake's park manager.
"The trash dumping has always been a problem, but it has gotten out of control," Archer said.
The dumping problem has become so bad that park authorities are blocking off six access
roads. They also are cleaning up dump sites.
Three main tributaries supply water to Perry Lake: Delaware River from the north, Big Slow Creek from the east and Rock Creek from the west. Richard Rucker, park ranger, said there were at least eight dump sites along the tributaries, six of them along the access road that parallels Rock Creek.
Rock Creek is home to the largest of the dumps. At one site are a sofa and nine lounge chairs. A 50-gallon drum rests beside some metal buckets, which are partially hidden by an office desk and a mattress.
and a matress.
Sliding down into the creek are tar paper, screen wire, pipes and tubes.
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Massive dump sites, like this one along Rock Creek, one of the main recreation area. Park rangers have attempted to control the dumping, tributaries for Perry Lake, have caused concern about safety in the which threatens the health of outdoor enthusiasts.
Committee waiting on sorority verdict
New house may open its doors at KU if Alpha Phi fails to appeal suspension
by Jennifer Corser Kansan staff writer
Because of the possible suspension of Alpha Phi sorority's charter, an expansion committee could postpone a recommendation on whether to add a new sorority to the Panhellenic Association, said the coordinator for Greek programs.
Danny Kaiser, the coordinator, said the Panhellenic Expansion Committee had planned to issue a recommendation to the association by
Every year, the expansion committee determines whether Panhellenic should invite another sorority to the University of Kansas, said Karen Ohnemus, adviser to Panhellenic. If it decides to expand it may may national chapters not presented at the University to start a sorority.
a sorbory.
However, if Alpha Phi appeals its suspension and the appeal is rejected, Panhelenic would communicate with Alpha Phi International first to determine whether it planned to establish a new chapter at KU, Kaiser said.
"That's a consideration that needs to be kept in mind," Kaiser said. "They have a house. Something needs to be done with that facility."
The committee bases its decision on KU enrollment and student interest in sororities, Ohnemus said. It also considers the strength of chapter at KU and whether they are affected by possible competition.
If you expand and the sorority is not at full strength, it may hurt the
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Panhellenic last added a sorority in 1984, when Sigma Delta Tau joined the association. Panhellenic currently has 14 sororites.
If the committee recommends adding another sorority, the recommendation will be passed on to the Panellinic Delegate Council, which consists of a delegate from each sorority, Ohmensu said. The delegates usually discuss the recommendation with their sororities and vote. The council then reaches a joint decision with the KU administration.
sorority," she said.
Because of the possible suspension, the committee will wait before recommending whether to add another sorority.
Sometimes, however, a new sorority has a positive effect on the others and facilitates their growth, she said.
Ohnermus said if Alpha Phi appealed its suspension and was rejected, it would have an effect on the expansion decision. However, the type of impact it would have is not certain.
certainly.
"It's totally up in the air and we're not going to make a decision before then anyway," she said.
Kaiser said he thought Panhellenic would expand if Alpha Phi was dropped because 13 sororites would not be enough. A new sorority would form at the earliest possible date during the next academic year.
Russian classes fill as interest expands
Kansan staff writer
by Brett Brenner
KU classes that study the Soviet Union have become increasingly hard to get into during the past few years because of their popularity.
Stephen Parker, chairman of the Slavic languages and literatures department, which overseees the Russian-language classes at the University of Kansas, said yesterday that there had been an enormous increase in the number of students interested in the classes.
In Fall 1888, Russian classes were closed for the first time, Parker said.
He attributed the rise to two factors: More Kansas high schools are teaching Russian, and more students are entering a background in the language and an interested interest in the Soviet Union.
The department has been able to accommodate the increased numbers, but plans no large expansion in the future. Parker said.
"It reflects an interest among this generation," he said.
the future. William Fletcher, chairman of Soviet and East European studies, said that enrollment in the program which is limited to graduate students, had tripped during the past three years. He said that the cause of the increase was a mystery.
ture its system.
generation, he said.
Although perestroika may have stirred some interest, Fletcher said that he did not believe the actions had made a large impact. Perestroika is the Soviet Union's attempt to restructu-
"I doubt that anyone said, 'Hey look, glasmoset, let's dedicate our lives to this.'" Fletcher said.
The department is managing to get by, he said, and there are no plans to expand the program drastically. It is now in place in the United States, he said.
Roy Laird, professor of political science, Soviet and East European studies, said that his classes had experienced an increase in enroll-
"My Soviet Foreign Policy and Soviet Government classes are full, and I let them overfill," Laird said. He teaches the classes during alternate semesters.
Laird singled out the reputation of both KU and the Soviet studies department, and student interest in the actions of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, as reasons for the increase.
investments
"Between Indiana University and the West Coast, we are the pre-eminent program." Laird said. "What Gorbachev and company have been trying to do has made this an interesting mountain to climb."
testing hindrance to enroll-
Laird said that the reputation of
the program had been expanding as
former students worked in the field.
Such students now hold positions at Essex University in Great Britain, an important center of Soviet studies, Laird said. Former KU students also work at the Soviet and Eastern European Section Research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Iran-contra summons to trial: North, maybe Reagan, not Bush
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Oliver North's Iran-contra trial will begin today with President Bush free of a subpoena seeking his testimony but with former President Reagan still "subject to call," the judge in the case said yesterday.
Portions of Reagan's diary also might be required as evidence, U.S. District Judge Gerhard Gesell ruled. However, he rejected North's subpoena seeking Bush's testimony in the trial in which North faces 12 criminal charges.
criminal charges. When North, who was indicted last March, walks into the U.S. Court house near the foot of Capitol Hill, he will become the first figure in the Iran-contra affair to stand trial.
Many of the same witnesses who
testified in the nationally televised congressional hearings two years ago, including former Attorney General Edwin Meese III and North's secretary, Fawn Hall, are expected to be called by the prosecutors.
At North's side will be Brendan Sullivan, an aggressive Washington lawyer who also represented North before the congressional panels.
Gossel said North's lawyers had "made no showing that President Bush has any specific information relevant and material to the charges of the indictment which makes it more appropriate to require his appearance."
But "President Reagan shall remain subject to call on the . . . subpoena" served on him by North in December, Gessell said.
Horton bank loans millions to college students
by Alan Morgan
Kansan staff writer
Life moves slowly on Sunday mornings in Horton.
Horton General residents gathered Sunday morning after church in the Horton Steak House to discuss weather, health and politics. In a town with 2,130 people, those are the topics that usually dominate the conversation. The concerns of college students are a different world away.
East of the restaurant and across the town's main street is the Bank of Horton. Although the red brick structure of the bank blends into the small-town surroundings, all resemblances end there.
During last year alone, the Bank of Horton processed about $300 million in student loans from across the United States, said Marian Hammersmith, vice president of student loan operations.
The Bank of Horton is one of the top student loan banks in the nation. Much of the bank's success could be attributed to its dedication to service, Hammersmith said.
Samifer Saini said.
She said that the bank employed 145-150 people in
its student loan department
a student loan department.
"We look to expand continually." Hammersmith school said of its goals for ourselves, there's too much out there to not consider expanding in the future."
Horton is in the northeast corner of Kansas, about five miles east of the Kickapoo Indian Reservation. Surrounded by milo, corn and bean fields. Horton seems to be a very unlikely location for a national business.
for a national pledge.
When Hammon began working at the bank of Atlanta years ago, it employed 10-15 people, she said. But she said that the bank always had handled student loans.
Working on a national scale, however, is fairly new to the small-town bank.
expand and put in a parKing loc.
Most of the residents of Horton are aware of the
"The student loan office is now located one block west of the Hammersmith said. "We had to house our operation. We recently remodeled the original bank and bought the lots next to the bank to expand and put in a parking lot."
bank's size, Hammersmith said, but people generally have been shocked at the size of the operation.
"We have a big advantage over banks that operate in a large city." Hammersmith said. "Being located in a rural community, we have a lot of hard working people as employees who are very personable."
Jerry Rogers, director of financial aid, said that the Horton student loan division had been staffed by several former financial-aid personnel.
The bank is "quite active and have a reputation of being one of the largest in the business," Rogers said.
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As a state institution, we don't feel that we can recommend one bank over another, but they are on our list of loan agencies, and they do handle a large amount of student loans."
"Our motto is quality service with a personal touch," Hammersmith said. "We have always believed that once we've gotten someone to try us for one loan, they will come back to us again and will tell other people about us."