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KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA, KS 66612
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.104,NO.85
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1995
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Two new parking garages put on hold
SenEx votes against fee increases that would pay for project
By Matt Hood
Kansan staff writer
A red light. That's what Senate Executive Committee gave yesterday to plans for two new parking garages on campus.
SenEx voted unanimously to reject
proposed increases in parking-permit fees and parking fines that would have paid for the garages.
SenEx is recommending that University Council keep the parking department's 1995 budget for the 1996 fiscal year.
"They're obviously looking for pots of money," said Jack Davidson, professor of physics and astronomy and SenEx member.
Two weeks ago, representatives from the parking department and the parking committee came to SenEx with a proposed budget for fiscal year
1996. The budget included increases in fees that would have financed the purchase of several savings bonds. The bonds would have paid for a new parking garage at Jayhawker Towers and a new garage north of the Kansas Union.
Glenn Prescott, chair of the parking committee, was at the meeting yesterday to answer SenEx's questions about the proposed fee increases.
Prescott emphasized that the parking committee was never consulted on whether it wanted parking garages.
"It came down to us that this was the solution the University was going to take," Prescott said.
But the proposed solution was too expensive and didn't address long-term parking problems, members of SenEx said.
SenEx members conceded that some increases might be needed to cover inflation or maintenance costs. But they recommend against increases for parking garages.
"We must get into a larger dialogue so we can all feel a part of it," said T. P. Srinivasan, professor of mathematics and SenEx member. "Right now, we don't."
SenEx members want to address the issue of a new parking garage at Jayhawker Towers because of safety problems reported by the parking department at the current structure.
Members want the parking department to consider razing the current garages and building two surface lots.
But Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking, said the construction of surface lots would mean losing almost half of the parking spaces.
University Council will consider SenEx's proposal at its Feb. 2 meeting.
At its Jan. 19 meeting, the Board of Regents approved the parking garages on the condition that funding for the garages could be found.
If University Council follows SenEx's proposal, the University is not likely to secure the bonds needed to pay for the garages.
PROFILE
"They need our approval to go out and get the bonds," Davidson said. "If we don't approve, they can't sweep it under the rug. Maybe they will learn a
LEFT: Stan Sheldon plays bass guitar in a jazz combo at the Paradise Cafe every Thursday night. Sheldon toured with Peter Frampton in the late 1970s.
Matt Flickner / KANSAN
BELOW: Sheldon plays on stage with Frampton. This picture appeared in a 1976 issue of Circus magazine.
Photo courtesy of Circus magazine
FORMER ROCK STAR GIVES UP FAME AND PURSUES EDUCATION
Stak Sheldon toured with
Frampton in the
1970s,but
By Kelle Tompkins
Kansan staff writer
now he's happy
They were young musicians who swaggered like they owned the world.
Women crawled on their limousines. Onstage, they were handed their guitars. From there, they lived the high life.
Stan Sheldon remembers.
Sheldon, Lawrence sohomore, played bass for the legendary Peter Frampton at the height of Frampton's career in the mid and late 1970s.
When it was over, Sheldon returned to his roots in Kansas to reassess his life and to stay off the drugs that nearly killed him.
attending KU.
Sheldon, who plays bass every Thursday night with the band, "So What Jazz Quartet," at Paradise Cafe, had been with Frampton just a short time in 1976 when they recorded "Frampton Comes Alive." Their follow-up album, "I'm In You," featured Mick Jagger and Stevie Wonder.
For Sheldon, it was a dream come true
Sheldon grew up in Ottawa, where his dad sold International Harvester farm equipment. He bought his first bass guitar in 1963 when he was 13. A year later, he started playing in bands in Ottawa and Lawrence.
After high school, Sheldon and his cousin moved to Boulder, Colo. That was his first time out of Kansas — and his first chance to play with accomplished musicians. He played with Stephen Stills at a point when Stills wasn't playing with David Crosby and Grahm Nash.
In 1973, a friend of Sheldon's was asked to play with Frampton in Los Angeles. But when the friend was invited to play for Elton John, that left the spot open for Sheldon.
Toward the end of his big-time career, Sheldon played with members of Steely Dan and James Taylor's and Linda Ronstadt's bands.
Frampton liked Sheldon's playing but sent him to New York for his drummer to hear. In New York, after a few minutes with the drummer, Sheldon got the job. From there, his life moved into high gear.
"We reveled in our success," Sheldon said.
"When I was 26 years old, everything I ever dreamed of came true. The beauty of being a successful artist is the greatest feeling in the world. Time to go to work was just time to make music."
They slept days, played nights and partied on the go.
"We played baseball with gloves and bats in the hallways of hotels," Sheldon said. "I can remember one time hitting a ball and busting a chandelier."
Life on the road was limited to the hotel, the airport and the gig. Sheldon said.
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Proponents of ordinance say they won't quit
City Commission delays decision on changing human rights code
By Sarah Morrison Kansan staff writer
But neither opponents nor proponents of the change are planning to let the issue hibernate until spring.
The Lawrence City Commission has delayed a decision on expanding the city's human relations ordinance until after the April 4 election.
Simply Equal, the coalition requesting that the ordinance include protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, will continue to campaign and collect signatures from community supporters, said co-chairman Ben Zimmerman.
"We are going to get more signatures and do as much speaking as possible to get our story out," Zimmerman said.
The Rev. Leo Barbee, who opposes the proposed change, said he would not back down from his opposition to the amendment. He plans to participate in a Student Union Activities-sponsored debate in the Kansas Union.
SUA is sponsoring a debate between opponents and supporters of the proposed amendment at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 in Alderson Auditorium, said SUA President Paul Wolters.
"We want to make students aware of the attitudes that are out there." Wolters said.
Representatives from LesBiGay Services of Kansas also will participate in the debate, Wolters said.
The Lawrence City Commission, at a meeting Tuesday night, directed city staff to study the issue of changing the city's human relations ordinance to expand protection to people based on sexual orientation.
The commission set an April due date to complete the study in an attempt to prevent the proposal from becoming the only campaign issue.
The move was expected after a study session last Wednesday in which the commissioners determined that the issue needed further study before being placed on the agenda and being put to a vote.
Eric Moore, president of LesBiGayS OK, said that he was glad the commission still was considering the proposal but that he was disappointed the commission had deluded its decision until spring.
"We've been waiting for a long time for the city to take a stand and say to all citizens, 'We accept you as full-fledged members of this community,'" he said.
Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams says that the matchup with Connecticut in the PowerBar Shootout is not as big as the hype surrounding it.
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Advisory board proposes new recreation center
By David Wilson and Julie Howe
Kanana staff writers
Students who are tired of waiting to use the weights at Robinson Center may get a brand-new, fully-equipped recreation center. But they'll have to wait for that, too.
Members of the Recreation Services Advisory Board, which is made up of students, professors and administrators, have proposed a new recreation center for the University of Kansas.
The group has asked Student Senate to pass a resolution asking administrators to commission a study on the costs and logistics of a new building. Senate will consider the resolution next week.
If administrators approved the study, the issue would not be presented to Senate for discussion until at least Fall 1995, said Danny Kaler.
assistant dean of student life.
Suggestions for the new building include four tennis courts, a 6,000-square foot aerobic center, a 4,000-square foot free-weight area and an indoor elevated track.
Suggestions for areas outside the building include eight softball diamonds, eight basketball courts, four volleyball courts and a rock climbing wall.
Unlike Robinson Center, the new building would be for recreational use only. Kaiser said.
Robinson Center is used by the department of health, physical education and recreation. The Athletic Department uses the center upon request.
That makes for an awkward relationship because students cannot use the center certain hours of the day, said Ami Hizer, Topeka junior and member of the board.
"Face it," she said. "Robinson sucks. It's hot. It's ugly. It's crowded."
In fact, Robinson's overcrowding problem is driving students away, Kaisersaid.
"There's no way to know the exact the number of students who've stopped going to Robinson because they can't get in," he said.
Funding for the project, if approved, would come from a $25 increase in student activity fees, Hizeraid.
Compared to other Big Eight universities, KU spends the smallest percentage of its student activity fee on its recreation center.
According to a report from the recreation board, KU spends $9 of students' $174 activity fees. The University of Colorado, for instance, spends $59 of its $226 fee. And Kansas State University spends $30 of its $202 fee.
A committee studying the feasibility of building a new student recreation center has found that KU spends less of students campus fees on student recreation than any other Big 8 school.
Krista McGlohon/KANSAN