THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
U. S. packs Olympic punch
Vol. 86 No.168
The University of Kansas—Lawrence. Kansas
Monday. July 26.1976
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Don't worry, they'll show up
Ed Abramshannon, Evanton, III, graduate student, left, had a causal词 for Tom Muschman, Los Angeles junior and president of the Mr. Groad Bicycle Club, as the two children of his parents.
peratures pushed 100 degrees, the five participants arriving for the tour shortened their ride. The ride was the last of seven summer sponsors joined by the club and the staff.
KU student to head Union board
By SUE WILSON
A 1976 graduate in urban studies, who will enter law school this fall, became the first student president of the University of Oklahoma. He was also a director of Directors at its annual prefecture Saturday.
The election of Greg Bengston, Salina graduate student, marks the first time in the 50-year history of the Kansas Union that a student has been elected president.
Bengtson defeated Anderson Chandler, a 1948 alumn, in a close race. Chandler is president of Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company in Toecka.
Bengtson was SUA president last year and was active in SUA and the Student Senate during his undergraduate study. He held positions at CSUN and in Public Administration program this fall,
Bengtson succeeds Evelyn Swartz, professor of curriculum and instruction and director of the university's math program.
In other actions, the board of directors approved the 1976 fiscal year financial report and progress reports on Union renovation and the satellite union.
The board's approval of the financial report means Union Bookstore patrons can begin receiving a five per cent refund today. The refund is for purchases made during the summer, which runs from Jan. 10 to June 30 this year, and will be paid for the next 18 months.
The refund, a percentage pay back based on patrons' receipts, is down from the seven and eight per cent returns paid in past years.
A one per cent increase in cost of sales.
which includes theft losses, freight costs and obsolete inventory write-offs, reduced the money available for refunding, Warner Ferguson, Union associate director, said.
Much of the increase in cost of sales came from a 10 per cent penalty charged by publishers for returns and from the loss of revenue due to J. D. Christmas, Rockstore managers.
In other financial actions, the board gave a vote of confidence to food service management for reducing operating losses from $32,000 a year ago to $36,000 this year.
Mariann Scheetz, food service manager, said an increase in sales volume and a decrease in demand for her products.
Frank Burge, Union director, said renovation of the Union lobby should be completed Sept. 7 after 24-hour-a-day work over the three-week Labor Day weekend.
The lobby renovation will add 60 seats against a background of reed and blue and white.
The Union's main entrance will also be opened Sept. 7; Burge said, but will be delayed until after the canopy completion of a canopy. Materials for canopy construction have been grounded in the building industry.
Burge said students will have to be routed around construction during enrollment and training.
Planning for the proposed satellite union has stalled until a cost study is completed. Burge told the board. Burge said the three-month study should be finished. Thursday
Remodeling of the Hawk's Nest and the
Room will be completed by
engineering a walkway.
increases since the original blueprints for a satellite union were drawn in 1968 should not be used to make adjustments.
If the revised costs go over a $2.5 million limit, new planning will have to be done, Burge said, and construction would have to be delayed. He said, however, that additional delays would lead to even higher costs.
The study survey of construction cost
After approving financial and progress reports, the board elected officers and commissioned staff.
president, officers for the 1977 fiscal year are vice president William Balfour, vice chancellor for student affairs; secretary, treasurer, and treasurer, Craig McCoy, coproducer.
The elected members of the executive committee are Anderson Chandler, Topeka alumnus; Jeff Rhoads, Leavend junior; Jeff Tempelman, Leavend junior; Adelson, Adamen, of men; Evelyn Swartz, professor of curriculum and instruction; Gwen Young, Kansas City, KS., senior.
Besides Bengtson, who was elected
KU women neglected by athletic magazine
By BERNEIL JUHNKE
A promotional magazine recently put out by the University of Kansas's athletic department was examined recently for possible Title IX violations.
The 1972 federal legislation of Title IX, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded educational institutions.
The 33-page, color illustrated magazine, called "Jayhawk Athletics—Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Kansas," mentions the women's athletic program.
"I was up to see a book calling itself an intercollegiate sports guide soley describing men's athletics at the University of Michigan, and to attend, student body president, said last week.
She said she sent a letter to the chancellor's office requesting an evaluation of the magazine with respect to Title IX regulations.
"Some kind of compensation needs to be made to set the record fairly for the season."
"A mistake was made in the title of the book," Baker said. "Certainly next year it will correct it so that it says, 'Men's Intrigue Athletics at the University of Kansas.'"
The magazines will be distributed by various men's varsity team offices to recruit athletes inside the state and out, he said, in final cost of the book will be about $3,000.
Doug Messer, assistant athletic director, said, "The book was completely paid for by resources from the men's athletic program and so only covers men's sports."
Don Baker, sports information director,
said the purpose of the 1,500 magazines
which were published in June was to recruit
athletes for the men's athletic program.
Messer said the book had "one little overnight, in that it didn’t specify that it was going to be a holiday"
Baker said he wasn't aware that there might be a **TITLE** IX violation until after the
Computer facility plans underway
By DAVESTEFFEN
Construction of the **$4 million Computer Services Facility** is scheduled to start in October. Allen Wiechert, assistant director of operations and operations planned, said last week.
Paul Wolfe, coordinator of University computing, said "the site will be very
Final architectural plans for the two-story structure were approved by the chancellor's office and the state board of regents two weeks ago. The plans are now being reviewed by the state architect's office, which will set final building specifications and open them to construction bids Sept. 1, Wiechert said.
The facility will have a precast concrete panel exterior and be located 400 feet east of Robinson gymnasium on the corner of Sunnside and Illinois.
convenient for users, being located along various campus traffic flows."
The first level will be the machine or operations level.
The University of Kansas' new $5.5 million computer system and support personnel offices will be on this level. Special raised floors will be used in the building to allow more equipment into the floor for the inordinate amount of electrical wiring the computers require.
Access to the operations area will be limited to computer center staff but an observation window on the second level will provide a view of operations for users and visitors. The main campus entrance to the building will lead into the second level from Sunnyside.
Space, safety and convenience factors have been incorporated into the building design.
The new facility will have about 47,000 square feet of floor space.
Walf said, "Maintenance of computer equipment has been complicated by lack of space to pull it off line and on work in it. Maintenance provides for necessary maintenance space."
Similarly, insufficient space for library materials and tape storage will be remedied
Convenience is enhanced by a drive-up window and express batch system.
"Users can call in a job order from their office and pick it up at the window at their leisure," Walfe said. "It is the only drive up window at a computer facility I know of."
A series of convenience factors such as
ashtrays have been added for handicapped
The computer services facility is scheduled to be finished in fall, 1978.
magazine was printed and the Office of Affirmative Action started asking questions
"The Title ID guide are relatively
precise. We'll all still learning
about its application."
Bonnie Ritter, Affirmative Action director, said the magazine didn't violate TIX guidelines because it was paid for TIX. It is not part of the department is separate from the woman's department.
"It would have raised fewer questions if he had called it 'Mun's intercollegiate Athletics.'"
Mike Davis, University general counsel,
said the athletics department had two more
players to be announced.
But, he said, "I think everyone wishes it (the magazine's title) would have had him."
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, called the magazine's title "unfortunate" but agreed that the magazine didn't violate Title IX regulations because it was issued strictly by the men's athletic department.
Building owner says no taverns to replace Yuk
Richard Raney Sr., owner of the Uk and Yuk Down tavern property, said last week he wouldn't lease the building for use as a tavern again.
"The tenants (Jess Roberts and Dick Wright, manager) have been good. They've made improvements and always paid the rent. There is a last tavern I have in there," Raney said.
Raney said he didn't have negative feelings towards taverns but after his property had burned down twice in eight years it was time for a change.
Fire caused an estimated $125,000 damage to the building and its contents July 7. The Yuk Up was heavily damaged by a fire, when flames gutted most of its first floor.
"I took a great loss from the first fir and,
"I took a great loss from this last one, too," he said.
The insurance adjustment hasn't been set but Raney said he doubted if the settlement would cover his loss and rebuilding expenses.
Raney said he was advertising for new tenants, but as of last week, no one had made a bid.
Lawrence Fire Chief John Kasperberg said it was too early in the investigation to determine if there were any injuries.
"About all I can say at this point is that we're all not quitting." Kasberger said两年前。
Kasberger said progress in the investigation was slow because of the bulk of the data.
"The bigger the fire, the slower the investigation," he said. "We've been talking about a lot of evidence quite a bit of evidence involved in this case, we'll do a lot more before we're through."
7th women's coach joins exodus
Bv COURTNEY THOMPSON
Dissatisfaction among women in the women's athletics program at the University of Kansas reached a peak Thursday when the athletes learned that Karen Harris, a softball coach, wouldn't have her contract renewed.
Harris said Friday that Marian Washington, director of women's athletics, hadn't officially notified her that her contract would be renewed. she said that she learned of the contract at a meeting with her softball coach, who had recently spoken to Washington.
Washington declined comment and said she would speak through her news releases only.
Since the announcement of Drysdale's dismissal as women's softball coach, parents, athletes and alumni have voiced strong opposition to Washington's program, reunion, last year's softball team manager, said Thursday.
Positions in women's athletics currently vacant are coaches in: field hockey, volleyball, swimming and track and field. The jobs of head and assistant softball coaches and athletic trainer also are vacant.
Drystaile was notified in late June of her release from coaching duties. In a letter from Washington, consolidation of the softball and volleyball coaching positions was given as the reason for the action.
Harris is the seventh staff member that has either left or been fired from Washington's staff within about a year.
Washington said later that, although consolidation was a factor in her decision not to renew Drysdale's contract, a personal conflict was her primary reason for the dismissal. Washington she said felt Drysdale resented the fact that she wasn't appointed women's athletic director and that hostility among athletes and staff members resulted.
In the written statement released Friday afternoon, Washington cited limited resources and consolidation as reasons to stand firm on her initial action to release Drysdale.
"I have decided, after careful evaluation of the situation, not to offer Sharon Drysdale a contract for softball coach for the coming year. Given the limited experience of her coaches and the number of coaches who will have time and ability to coach more than one sport and who can devote their major efforts to the women's athletics program at KU," Washington said.
She said a group of athletes (Donna Sullivan, Stephanie Norris, Janet Brown, Debbie Kushin and Glynn) met with Washington to discuss their complaints but were given unsatisfactory answers or no answers at all.
Glynn said letters sent to Washington supporting Drydale caused Washington to reconsider Drydale's decision.
"She wouldn't let us record the conversation, so I can't prove to you her many contradictory statements," Glynn said. "But all she wanted to do was get through with us by asking her questioning her judgement and you're not supposed to."
Harris said she had expected to find out about her contract renewal in a round-about fashion.
"Now there are only two people left that were here when washing came. Even the secretaries are quitting here."
Norris, a former softball team member, also voiced her disapproval of Washington.
"I told Washington my decision would depend on Brylea's situation, and since I know how that went I will tell him," he said.
"You usually expect a contract will be renewed unless you're told otherwise but in this department you expect to be hired."
Harris agreed that Washington was forced to reconsider firing Drydale due to the large amount of mail received supporting Drydale. By threatening to fire Harris, he would be able to refuse an offer to be reinstated as coach, she said.
"Washington used my intended release to force Drysdale out," Harris said.
Harris said working in the women's athletics program hadn't been extremely enjoyable in recent months, but that she and others put up with it because of the quality of the athletes.
"The athletes wanted Washington to take some sort of action," Harris said. "All she did was use me as a bluff to make Drysdale the fall guy. By doing this she could say I was good for it. That would refuse it—that way Washington would look good."
Glynn said Jane Markert's release as field hockey coach two days prior to her contract expiration date was evidence of Washington's reckless housecleaning. She also said she would go on Markert's employment record as being fired.
Glynn said Markert had been asked to resign a year earlier as the result of Washinton's displeasure over Markert's criticism of the women's athletics program. He was then subjected to constructive criticism in an evaluation questionnaire.
Markert sent a five-page letter date May 24 to Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, outlining inconsistencies and problems in the department and their on atlets. She said she received no response to her letter.
Irene Malee, former athletic trainer, resigned last spring. She said her resignation centered on an incident involving a girl who fell down.
"I think it's about time Washington took the responsibility for my resignation instead of claiming inaction on Drysdale's part. My decision was strictly the result of a policy that had been enforced and the policies of the women's athletics department."
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Malaley also sent a detailed seven-page letter to Shankel explaining her reasons for resignation in view of the situation in women's athletics. No acknowledgment of her resignation or response to her letter was received, she
Marian Washington
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