KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Vol.86 No.118
The University of Kansas—Lawrence. Kansas
Wednesday, April 7.1976
Funding cuts could delay budget
By JIM COBB Staff Writer
If the University's proposed budget increases for fiscal 1977 are cut this week by the Kansas Legislature, KU probably won't be able to meet the May 1 deadline for submitting its budget to the state Board of Regents.
That statement was made by Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, at a press conference yesterday. Shankel also discussed proposed parking fee increases, a federal discrimination complaint against KU and its administration funding of KU's debate program.
Shankler said that KU would have more difficulties if the budget increases were cut but it does not.
by the legislature in faculty salaries and other operating expenditures.
HE SAID the prospects of no further cuts were a little brighter than they were last year.
"We can't wait until the 19th or 20th to know what the budget is and still have it done by the first," he said. "It takes most of a month to put it together."
Keith L. Nitcher, vice canceller for business affairs, said yesterday that further cuts would entail a complete reworking of the fiscal 1977 budget, causing KU and other Regents schools to miss the May 1 deadline for submitting the budgets.
Nitcher said the budget required a week's printing time, and much more time to make many adjustments in allocations within the budget.
Carter edges Udall in Wisconsin primary
By the Associated Press
Jimmy Carter edged ahead of Rep. Morris K. Udall as the voters were tallied early today in Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary—a race in which the Arizona congressman had earlier claimed that he was the winner of York's contest, for Democratic delegates.
President Gerald L. Ford easily won the Republican primary in Wisconsin, sweeping past challenger Ronald Reagan and saying he was pleased with a 55 per cent victory in Iowa. But Reagan said he was more than satisfied with his 44 per cent of the GOP vote.
The long count was on the Democratic ballot, where Carter votes steadily whitted at a lead that had prompted Udall to claim "a very, very good win for this campaign . . ." in a victory statement last night.
With 87 per cent of Wisconsin's preincts reporting, Carter moved narcly ahead,
Each candidate had 37 per cent of the vote and each led for 25 of the state's votes.
While Jackson was in command in the New York primary, his delegate margin was short of the clear majority he had received in the New York delegate competition.
With 95 per cent of the New York precincts counted, Jackson led for 104 Democratic delegates, Udall for 72, uncommitted entries for 65. Carter for 33.
The New York delegates were elected in separate contests in each the state's 39 congressional districts.
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota could be a beneficiary of yesterday's primary verdicts. Anything that opens the race and divides delegate support could have a negative impact on nominee, who has said he may become a candidate after the primaries are over.
Furthermore, at least 48 nominally uncommitted delegate candidates in New York had said they would support Humphrey at the convention. At least a dozen of convention seats, and the figure is likely to be higher when all the votes are counted.
"IF FUNDS WERE cut," he said, "we'd have to allocate money on a different basis. They (the present allocations) probably wouldn't be scaled down proportionally."
Nitcher said that the business office already was having difficulties meeting the requirements of preparing is based upon KU's appropriations as already approved by the legislature and includes 8 per cent faculty expenses, which increases for other operating expendities.
Downtown renovations Staff photo by DAVE CRENSHAW
Nitcher said salary changes would be the most difficult change to make in the budget. Much of the work the business office is now doing, he said, involves converting large lump-sum appropriations in legislative bills into a breakdown of dollar amounts to be used in various programs, services and departments of the University.
Downtown Lawrence offers a pleasant relief from the constant concrete of many cities. Lawns and grass and flowers are interpenetrated with benches and places to walk for one’s own enjoyment.
"IF WE'RE WORKING with one amount,
"we have some options; if we have another
amount, there are other options," he said.
"If you wouldn't be across the-board
decreases."
Ron Calgaard, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said that if cuts were made he would have to "devise a new strategy" to make adjustments in salaries and operating funds throughout the University's academic programs.
Shankel called unjustifiable the assumption of some legislators that appropriations for public schools and higher education should be tied together.
"Naturally, we're thinking about the possibility (less funding), but we've not done that yet."
"TM SYMPATHETIC to the public schools, but I want to see the universities get better."
He repeated earlier statements that KU was involved in a "catch-up program" to receive needed funding that the legislature hadn't provided in recent years.
Regarding other matters, Shankel said increases of parking fees were justified because the cost of operating parking services had increased 10 per cent this year.
He said the increase also could be justified to raise student employees' pay in the parking department to the same level as the company. He said he would repair repairs and parking lot improvements.
"I's reasonable for costs to go up," he said. "But on the other hand, there is reason we accumulate that makes it possible to one or two years without any increases."
Shankel said he still didn't know when a committee from the Department of Health would take action.
SHANKEL SAID THE reserve money could be kept for future use when it might be needed.
release a study that was completed last week of alleged discrimination at KU. He worked in the Kansas City, Mo., office was working on an investigation. The release KU's report for several months.
Shankel announced that the administration had agreed to assume half of Student Senate funding for KU's debate program. He said the administration thought debate was an academic program that should receive University support.
Half funding of debate will be about $5,000. he said.
WORK IS CONTINUING on Title IX reports to be submitted to Chancellor Archie R. Dykes, Shanker said. He said one or both committees for the Lawrence and Kansas City campuses might be asked to do further study.
The report should be completed by July, he said, except for parts dealing with intercollegiate athletics. Title IX allows universities two years to come into compliance with sex non-discrimination guidelines in athletic programs.
Shankel also announced that the first lecture of the new Wagner Lecture Series was next Monday. Speaking will be Dr. Harold Rowerman of Clarenton College, Calif.
Shankel said the series was expected to be an annual program in honor of George Waggoner, former dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
New mayor . . .
staff photo by GEORGE MILLENER
Fred Pence was unanimously elected mayor last night by the Lawrence City Com
munity-manager Marte Argareti winger was elected via major, replacing
Pence. Both will be elected next month.
Budget recommendations set; BOCO refused funds
BY HARRIS RAYL and BARBARA ROSEWICZ
Staff Writers
The Board of Class Officers (BOC) were refused funding last night by the Student Conservation Association.
In other action, the Cultural Affairs Committee completed its allocations, recommending that about half of its $3,454 be given to the International Club. The secrecy of the allocation is possible overlap between the Women's Coalition and the Commission on the Status of Women, and the Academic Affairs Council for eight coordinated mandates for eight groups' allocations.
All committees' recommendations are to be made by tonight. The full Senate will vote
on the recommendations at meetings April 13 and 14.
The services committee voted against funding BOCO because it considered BOCC a sponsor of social functions rather than service functions.
Senate rules forbid the use of funds for social functions.
Fill French, next year's senior class president, spoke in favor of Senate funding
"I wouldn't say it's entirely social, really." French said of other things that could have been done.
Cost of phone system unsure for University
By MIKE THIESEN
Staff Writer
The State of Kansas expects to save thousands of dollars with its new long distance telephone system, but users in University of Kansas offices have yet to be convinced that the system will save them money.
Laurence J. Kunkel, state director of telecommunications, said yesterday that the state expected to save as much as $250,000 a year by using the centralized Kansas Agency Network (KANS-A-N) system that was rat into service A-1.
KANS-A-N connects all state offices in Kansas and some government offices in Kansas City, Mo. to the long distance telephone system. It is designed to give the customer a lower cost per call than with a lower cost agency leased its own telephone service.
BUT UNDER KANS-A-N, all departments at KU will be charged for every long distance call they make. Before April 1, KU offices didn't have to pay for calls that were made on a Wiide Area Telephone Service (WANS) line that was leased by the University
KU offices that made a majority of their calls on the WATS line could find that their telephone bills will be higher with KANS-AN because they will have to pay for calls to the KANS-AN lines, as well as their calls to cities other than Topeka and Kansas City. Kunkel said
Even if some departments at KU have a higher bill, he said, the state will be able to save money because most state offices didn't have a WATS line and regular long distance calls will be cheaper on the KANS-A-N line.
HE SAID THAT if BOCO received funds from the Senate, it would like to see some of the money go to a counseling program for freshmen in the fall.
See KANS-A-N page 3
Jeff Rhoads, committee chairman, raised the question of whether BOCO was asking for funds to help pay off a debt incurred several years ago because of a money-theft scheme, it sponsored, and suggested that BOCO might dissolve after the debt was paid.
French said that he didn't think BOCO would dissolve and that he thought it supplied the University with a worthwhile service.
Rbounds said that if BOCO could come up with service program next year, that the BOCO team would be on the front line.
Cultural affairs recommended allocations for five student organizations last night. The committee had $3,454 to allocate, while funds from the five groups totaled $12,705.
The committee's recommendations, with requests in parentheses, are: KU Science Fiction Club, $150 ($1,455); Operation Friendship, $185 ($185); KU Folk Dance Society, $250 ($2,550); Sigma-Dance Society, $1,220 ($2,235); and International Society, $1,719 ($7,055).
THE INTERNATIONAL CLUB allocation is intended to cover such expenses as newsletters, postage, supplies and advertising.
The committee didn't recommend any funds for the annual International Banquet. The committee agreed that the club could benefit from having a speaker in the fall Student Senate allocations.
The KU Science Fiction Club requested funds from the Student Senate for the first time this year. The $150 committee paid for a special printing of a Science Fiction Club magazine.
The group's request for funds for an off-campus office was turned down. The committee said it would wait to see whether the office had last before allocating money for an office.
Also included in the committee's budget were block allocations of $72,030, which the committee didn't change. The allocations, which were set last fall, are: KU Bands, Concert Series, $25,725; University Theatre, $24,40; and KU Forensics, $8,575.
HOWEVER, DEL SHANKEL, executive vice chancellor, announced yesterday that the University would fund about half of the debate program's funds.
Forensics is to receive 25 cents of each $9.75 student activity fee. However, because of the administration funding, Tedde Tasheff. student body president, said she
See SENATE page 8
Kansan jobs open
Applications for editor and business manager of the Kansan for the summer and fall semesters will be held on Friday, April 16 in 10F Flint Hall.
Applications are available in 105 Flint, the dean of women's office and the Student Senate office.
The Kanan board will interview candidates and select the editors and business managers April 20.
Jucos help ease transition to KU
By PATTY TORIAS
Staff Writer
Nearness to home, lower tuition and smaller classes are major reasons students attend junior colleges before graduation.
Tuition at Kansas junior colleges ranges from $8 to $12 a credit hour for Kansas residents. For a 14-hour semester, tuition could be as high as $188, compared with $288 for KU.
Out-of-state students pay per semester about $700 at KU and as much as $500 at junior colleges.
Terrie Rinehart, Overland Park junior, said Monday she paid $13 an hour at Johnson County Community Center, while he roommate, Cathy Russell, Kansas City, Kan., paid $14 an hour at KU for the same summer session.
During summer sessions, however, it is possible to pay more at a junior college than at KU.
MANY STUDENTS CHOOSE junior colleges because they can live at home and save paying room and board.
Ivy Horing, Kansas City, Kan., junior, said tuition
was higher than when he went to Kansas
City Kansas, Community College.
"I had a good job and picked up some hours," he said. Boring also said he thought some junior college courses were considered easier than University courses and that this influenced the decision of some people.
"They're just big high schools." he said.
Some students said they didn't feel they were ready for a school of 20,000 people right after high school.
Ron McMurray, Hutchinson senior, said, "I had come from a small school. My graduating class was 67 people. I needed the time to adjust from a class of 67 to 20,000. I felt going to a junior college would alleviate the tension."
Students and officials interviewed said that, when junior college students came to KU, they lost few credits. The University accepts academic courses unless they aren't equivalent to those at KU.
EACH TRANSFER student's transcript is sent to the Office of Admissions, Gay Ann Kearney, assistant director of admissions and records, said the transcripts were evaluated to find out which courses would transfer.
Kearney said students then met with their advisors during an early enrollment, which she said would be held at the end of the year.
"We send the junior colleges a list of courses we routinely accept."
Different schools within the University have different policies regarding transfer students.
The School of Journalism assumes the grade point averages of jucu students are equivalent to those of KU students, according to Lee F. Yong, associate dean of journalism, who is in charge of the undergraduate
YOUNG SAID the school accepted basic journalism courses, but gave a proficiency exam for others.
Don Schield, associate dean of the School of Fine Arts,
said that students must have at least a C average, or 2.0
when they entered the school or they would be put on
probation.
Exceptions would be made for students whose low grades didn't coincide with Fine Arts courses, he said.
"We consider each individual an individual," Scheid said.
In the School of Business, the procedure is a little more complicated, according to Mary Soptic, assistant to the
SOPTIC SAID The school allowed students with low grades from other colleges to make up the grades during their careers at KU. The only requirement is that students must have at least a 2.0 grade average when they graduate.
Courses that typically don't transfer are skill courses such as typing and shorthand.
Marlene Nordman, Olmiz junior, lost credits for courses in auto-mechanics, speed reading and fun activities.
"When I talk to people, they ask how many credits I lost. When I tell them, they seem surprised," she said.
See JUCO page 3