University Daily Kansan
Fridav. May 5. 1978
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Costs of KU legal services plans weighed
By GENE LINN Staff Writer
A Student Senate board in charge of forming a legal services plan for KU students compared the costs of two plans last night.
Bob Harrison of Prepard Legal Services of Kannas Inc., McPherson presented a plan that would be staffed by members of the board. The plan would cost students about $63 a school year.
Harmon's corporation administers several prepaid legal service programs in the state.
Lonny Rose, ex-officio member of the board, said a plan using one or two attorneys hired by KU and five or six student nurses would cost students about $3 a school year.
"Comparing the costs, it's not a hard choice." Rose said.
Rose is an associate law professor at KU
and director of the Douglas County Legal
administration, the society gives legal help to
people who cannot afford it.
THE DIFFERENCE in costs between the two programs results mainly from the lower salaries paid to para-legals and interns, Mark Beam-Ward, board chairman, said.
He said that both earned about $3 an hour but that most local attorneys charge about $4.
Beam-Ward explained that a paralegal's duties were limited to research, but that an intern could give advice and represent the firm under the supervision of a practicing attorney.
Interns must have two years of law school and be certified by a court, but para-legals do not have to meet any standards. Beam-Ward said.
The plan presented by Rose would have a staff of eight—including one attorney
KANSAN
On Campus
TODAY: The SUPPORTIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE annual student achievement day ceremony begins at noon the day before Open Meeting begins at 1:30 in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union. The dedication ceremony of SMISMAN DRUG DESIGN CENTER begins at 3:15 on the third floor. Professor of physics and astronomy, will speak about "Aspects of Diffusion in an Electric Field" in the "physics and astronomy" room in M324 Hallbrow. The KAUDENTISING CLUB picnic begins at a Holocum Park.
Events
TONIGHT! THE PHARMACY AWARDS BANQUET begins at 6:30 in the Union Ballroom. CREATIVE FANTASY meets at 7 in Parlors B and C of the Union. THE NINTH STREET BAPSTH YOUTH BANQUET Begins at 8:15 in the Government's Room of the Union. A STUDENT COMPOSITIONS RECital begins at 8 in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
TOMORROW: A BLACKS IN COMMUNICATIONS seminar lasts all day in the Union. BALSA-MORITIES IN LAW meets all day in the Union. The CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT HONORS LUNCHEN begins at a room in the Big Eight School. THE SIGMA DELTA CHI pien begins at 2:30 p.m. in Broken Arrow Park. ARTHUR STEWAR presents a student piano recital at 8 p.m. in Swainthort Wall.
KU Senate . . .
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to do than worry about a cartoon," Dykes said.
Although Dykes was present during the entire meeting he said he was confused by his experience.
HE SAID he thought the resolutions were just the sentiment of that group.
"The resolutions were nothing more than an expression of some majority of those who were involved."
Peter Turk, chairman of the Senate, said that the resolution would progress no further.
Tarked说 he was aware that the Senate had a quorum present during the meet.
"The reason you proceed with the meeting is that you understand that there is a sincere interest in having discussion and debate and calling to action, and immediately would like the body," he said.
"It is not unusual for the presiding officer to let debate go on in such a circumstance."
Tark said that if there was a quorum call at anytime during the meeting, it would be sufficient.
WILLIAM WESTERBEKE, associate professor of law and chairman of the Senate executive committee, said that although he thought the cartoon was offensive, he also thought the resolution provided dangerous implications for freedom of the press.
"People have the right to think the cartoon was offensive just as it is the same right of the Kansan to print an offensive cartoon," he said.
"I definitely think it unwise that a body of university governance start passing a decision by the department."
Unique trio blends music, dance
An opportunity to hear a unique blend of Spanish guitar and Gypsy music will be made possible by the music and dance trio Doradus
Dorandus will perform for the Cinco De Mayo celebration, which commemorates the Mexican Revolution. The performance will be held on Saturday in the Lawrence Arts Center.
Dorianus comprises dancer Holly Lynn, who has performed with the American Concert Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet and the Southern California Ballet, and the New York City Ballet, and Kent Newman, who together have more than 20 years of performing experience.
Doardius will be sponsored by MECHA, the University of Kansas Cicano/Latino organization and by the Office of minority affairs.
The performers are in Kansas because the
president of MECHA at Kansas State University saw Doradus perform with the Teatro Campesino, a theater company in California. She arranged for the group to attend a performance and conducted the KU MECHA organization to arrange the Lawrence appearance.
DORADUS'S BLEND of flamenco music and dance is rich in culture. The group equates flamenco's emergence with that of jazz.
The group has performed and held workshops on choreography, dance, acting and music for a number of theater productions in California.
THE TRIO has been together about three years. Lynn joined Newman and Robertson, who had played together for about five years.
They live in Lompico, Calif.
Newman and Lynn, who are engaged,
have an endowment to study early-
California dance and music for the
California Arts Council.
The plan, which the board hopes will begin next spring, would provide advice, consultation and limited court representation to about 3,000 students.
and seven legal aides or two attorneys and six aides.
After their performance Saturday, the trio will go back to California to perform and work on a record that also is for the California Arts Council.
Newman explained that they do most of the performing in California and there of them. "It's like a rock show," Newman said.
Newman said, "It's easy for us to forget, but there were Spanish settlements in California since 1700. The U.S. didn't begin to take over until about 1850."
robertson said, "Which was a longer period of time than from 1850 to now."
STUDENTS WOULD NOT be represented in felony cases or other cases with high court costs, Beam-Ward said. Actual coverage under the plan will be set next fall.
The board also examined ways to cut costs of the program.
"If we had Douglas County Legal Aid
music the student legal services system it
would have worked."
He said money would be saved because the legal aides would provide the service for free as part of their law school studies. He said that this arrangement would save $13,380.
THE MAIN obstacle to the legal aid plan,
Beam-Ward said, is obtaining the law
properly.
The board also examined ways to save money on the program if it could not be made.
One idea was to pay legal aides and secretaries through the work study program.
Ross said the board should plan to meet the need to examine proposed costs of the local property.
Under that method, Beam-Ward said the federal government would pay about 75 percent of the salaries. Work study pays the wage, which is currently $2.63 an hour.
"We've got a lot of things to work on," he said
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