University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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JAYHAWKER NEWS! July 1989 Bush proposes mission E to Mars in 21st centuryi SUSPE DED Oliver North, who was convicted May 4 on three charges, including lying to Congress and accepting an illegally gratuitous gift, was fined S150,000, put on two years' probation, and given a three-year sus- pended sentence, during which he was to be re- quired to serve 1,200 hours of community service in assisting in the implementation of an anti-drug pro- gram in Washington, D.C. North faced amaximum of 10 years in prison and SS750,000 in fines. 'Deutsch double' Wins Wimbledon Boris Becker and Steffi Graff, both of West Ger- many, won the gentlemen's and ladies' singles titles at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, Eng- land. Becker defeated Stefan Edberg in the final 6-O, 7- 6, 6-4 after beating Ivan Lendl in the semifinals 7-5, 6- 7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Lendl has never won Vlhmbledon. Graf defeated Martina Navratilova 6-O, 7-6, 6-4 after beating Chris Evert in the semifinals 6-2, 6-1. Navratilova had been hoping to win a record ninth singles title. The 'Deutsch double' was the first such sweep since Fred Perry and Dorothy Round, both of Eng- land, won in 1934. American Greg LeMond wins Tour De France Greg LeMond overcame a 50-second deficit on the final day of racing to win his second Tour De France title. He bested Frenchman Laurent Fignon in the last-day time trial. Defending champion Pedro Delgado of Spain finished third, after starting late. LeMond had outpaced Fignon in both previous time trials, the first after which LeMond gained the yellow leader's jersey for the first time. LeMond's win was all the more remarkable be- cause two years ago, his brother-in-law, Patrick Blades, shot LeMond in the back on a hunting trip, mistaking him for a duck. Sir Laurence Olivier dies Sir Laruence Olivier, ar- P guably the world's greatest . actor, died July 11. He was Q 82. ., The star of such roles as Q Hamlet, Richard lll, Oedi- pus, Othello and Heathcliff iii. if ' made his debut on stage at ' age 9 as Brutus at the All ,rll Q , In saints choir School in Lon- 7 T ' don' The Associated Press He made his film debut in 19297n 'Murder for Sale. He was also a successful director, directing and starring in a film version of 'Hamlet' in 1944, for which he won two Academy Awards, for best film and for best actor. ' He retired from the stage in 1974 because of illness but appeared recently in the films 'The Boys From Brazil,' Marathon Man' and 'Clash of the Titans. 22 TENCE North, the central figure in the Iran-Contra hear- ings, had maintained during Congressional hearings and his trial that he was taking orders. Judge Gerhard Gesell agreed with him but did not specify whose orders he thought North was following. The defense had sought a mistrial June 23 because onejuror hid thatshe had used crack cocaine and that a member of her family had a criminal record. A week later, Gesell dismissed the mistrial period. President Bush, in a speech given on the steps of the National Air 81 Space Museum in Washington, D.C, on July 20, the 20th 3 ' anniversary of man's landing on the moon, proposedathree-stage plan for a manned mission to Mars. Stage one was the Q completion of space station Freedom, stage two was a permanent lunar colony, and stage three was the landing of man on Mars. Vice-president Dan Quayle also spoke, as did Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the three astronauts who flew in Apollo11. Z 4x J, 4 f Vg K X X 4 f 1 Q. President Bush and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa salute a crowd at the workers' monument where Solidarity was born. Bush visits Poland, Hungar Aid packages offered President Bush visited Poland July 9 and 10 and Hungary July 11 and 12, extending aid packages to both countries. To Poland, Bush offered U.S. lobbying for World Bank loans of S250 million for the upgrading of Polish chemical industries, a five-year grace period on re- paying S1 billion owed to the U.S. Export-Import Bank, and a S15 million grant to finance anti-pollution efforts in Krakow, the country's former royal capital, where historic buildings have been damaged byg factory emissions. l To Hungary, Bush offered removal of trade barrie and the granting of long-term 'most favored nation , status. He also pledged to encourage U.S. invest-, ment in Hungary and to ask Congress to allocate S5 million to establish an international environmentalg center in Budapest, the country's capital. 1 upreme Court restricts right to have abortion 4 The Supreme Court on July 3 upheld a Missouri lawi prohibiting public employees or facilities from per- forming abortions if the mother's life is not at stake. Justice Sandra O'Connor provided the pivotal fifth vote in a 5-4 majority that favored restricting the latitude ofthe 1973 decision Roe v. Wade. The case, Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, paved the way for states to pass laws restricting abortions. The Court also said that it would accept in the next term three cases similar to Webster. nl l J l it JF' l'.,'- l i li 1 F . .11 ' l 3 :al gi .1 congruent

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l n. I A J' e lax I Steve Traynor Chinese students marched down Jayhawk Boulevard protesting the Chinese crackdown. professor di Clarence Buller, professor of microbiology, discov- 'ered a polymer that could be useful in producing energy. His discovery came while he was research- ..-ing bacteria. A polymer is a grouping of light, simple molecules O 1j'IllIiiheid together by a chemical bond. Buller's polymer is a polysaccharide, a group of scovers polymer as starch or cellulose. This polymer is 95 percent sugar, most polymers are 50 percent sugar. His polymer is also not soluble in water. Buller hopes that his polymer is used for pesticide control. lt is a natural organism, so it will eventually break down in soil, he said. Oddly enough, this poly- mer is the pure form of the active ingredient in oat JAYHAWKEH NEWS! June 1989 ew pollc 's set forth for KJH At a June 13 meeting, faculty members of the School of Journalism presented a 14-point music per- formance policy to the board of directors of KJHK, the student-run radio station. Some faculty members had been concerned that some disc jockeys had had no previous on-air expe- rience and yet were on the air their first semester working at the station. Under the new policy, station staff members not enrolled in journalism courses would have to sign a 12-point participation contract affirming their support of the station's laboratory function. Also, some were concerned that the station was not upholding its commitment to creating a learning atmosphere. EiQT3Ei:'lT?1l 91. At the same time, many were concerned that this latest action was yet another control on the station by the School ol Journalism. Since a change in format a few years ago, the board of directors and the school had vacillated on their official policy for KJHK. Flec- ords were withdrawn from the record library, and an attempt was made to bring more professionalism to the station and its operations. The new policy recommends approval of disc jock- eys' written playlists from station management be- fore playing. Also, the student station manager would no longer be paid, and students sewing in this posi- tion would be limited to one semester and one sum- mer term. I Sunshine or more monosaocharides joined by bonds such fiber. Commission U Qiiiiii gives its OK Wi to expansion of bookstore rack team Golf team 'wmnidmttf The Lawrence City Commission approved 4-1 the rxpansion of the Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent nadbeerifhioad' . . . . wood Because the bookstore is in a residential area, the V Ch oo following conditions must be met: mu 0.Fa' the owner of the bookstore must sign a site plan o Gray, .h Uptli 1 performance agreement, one parking space must be removed from in front of the store and one space must be designated for handicapped customersg Ezojsprifrii. delivery trucks no longer than 55 feet may park lenntlovlfiif, behind the store, and no trucks may be parked oodwafiio behind the store overnightg looartflrifv public access to the second floor expansion is isinwiiil' limited to seven weeks of peak season book- ddedaroliif. buying time and during non-peak times, the eslG9 4 QI grail' second floor must be used for storage only. place 1 th The KU track teams scored 19 points and placed 13th in the NCAA Outdoor Track 8- Field Champ- onships at Provo, Utah. Pat Manson, Aurora, Colo., junior, got second in the pole vault, and Cam Miller, Raytown, Mo., senior, placed third. Oklahoma's 'lim McMichael won the event. All three vaulters cleared 18-6 1!2, but McMichael cleared the bar on his first try. Craig Watcke, South Bend, Ind., senior, placed fourth in the 10,000 km run with a time of 30:32. Seventy-three schools participated. Lousiana State won. places 19th The KU men' golf team qualified for the NCAA championships for the first time ever. The team placed 22nd in a 30-team held at Edmond, Okla., June 7-10. KU had sent individual qualifiers to the tournament before: John Sinovic, Prairie Village senior, finished 19th in 1988. However this was the first year that the entire team qualified. The team tie for sixth place with Arkansas and Texas at the Central Regional Qualifying round May 25-7 at McKinney, Texas, 21

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x llill ull I the Siillrii l 2011, lllill lannei is ii, I Slbgg ll illl in Mm elle, is limi llill ii i Il Counesy ol the University Daily Kansan Milt ewton, cooter Barry try out for BA Former Jayhawks Milton Newton and Scooter Barry tried out for teams in the National Basket- ball Association in July. Newton was invited to the camps of 10 teams, including Seattle, Miami, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Barry, whose agent is his father, Rick, was invited to try out with Charlotte, Dallas and Boston. During June, Scooter played' in New York's West Fourth St. League, the most com- petitive league in the Big Apple. We ii awggesli :itll 300 Pm E , ei, Courtesy oil the University Daily Kansan Construction continued on the Science Library, which was due to open in October. JAYHAWKER NEWS! July 1989 Courtesy ol the University Daily Kansan Law professor resigns from KU Dario Robertson, first year associate professor of law, resigned his job in early July. A formal legal ethics complain was filed against him May 22 by two students of Haskell Indian Junior College. On March 14, the Indian Leader Asssociation had voted to keep him and Topeka lawyer Patrick Nichols for legal respresentation in its suit against the college government concerning publication of the student newspaper, Indian Leader. The paper had been suspended Oct. 28, 1988 when the administration froze it and student govern- ment finances. Robertson and Nichols on March 30, 1989 filed suit in federal district court at Topeka to block publication of what Robertson called a faculty version of the student newspaper. As of July, the suitwas unresolved. The complaint consisted of an allegation that Robertson acted with- out proper authority in the lawsuit by enlisting as plaintiffs students not previously involved with the newspaper. Robertson plans to move to Portland, Ore., to be visiting professor of law at Northwest School of Law at Lewis 81 Clark College. He said that he would return to Lawrence if needed to complete the suit. Psych magazine features KU authors, researchers Frances Horowitz, vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and public service, announced that American Psychologist, a magazine of which she is editor, had printed a special issue devoted to child development. The issue, which came out earlier this year, con- tained three articles by KU faculty and research associates with the KU Bureau of Child Research. The special edition was the first in about 10 years for the magazine. 23