THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas
Friday January 20,1978
Vol. 88, No. 75
Lawrence. Kansas
Response
Gov. Robert F. Bennett answered questions from the College Young Republicans last night in the Room Forum of the Kansas Union. After the session, Bennett went to the Jayhawk Cafe with members of the group to have a beer and reminisce about his days at KU. See story page five.
By MARY HOENK and BRIAN SETTLE Staff Writers
HEW to studv KU athletics
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare will launch an investigation Monday into alleged discrepancies between the men and women's athletic programs at the University of Kansas, Jerry Waugh, men's athletic director, said last night.
Waugh said the investigation would pursue charges filed with HEW by a former KU women's athletic trainer that he alleged was responsible for women's treatment and care programs.
An HWE inspector will interview Marian Washington, women's athletic director; Clyde Walker, men's athletic director; and Jack D. McCormick will work in the training programs. Waugh said.
The trainer, whose name was not released by HEW, filled charges that have led to the investigation into the athletic care and rehabilitation staff. He also related staffing, budgets and job descriptions.
J. L. Thomas, director of the higher education branch of the Kansas City, Mo., HEW office, said last night that a letter had been sent to David Davis, informing him of the investigation.
DAVIS WAS in New York last night and unavailable for comment.
Thomas said an investigation did not necessarily indicate that discrepancies
"We're not flag wavers," Thomas said.
"We're just government workers trying to
The basis for the charge stems from a provision of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that prohibits sex education at federally funded institutions.
make sure equities are met. We don't want people to assume that the University is
Specifically, Title 1X in section 84.123 that "equate athletic opportunity for students in grades 9-12"
AN INSTITUTION risks loosing federal
authority if it does not comply with the
provided instructions.
Marian Washington said last night that she thought there were inadequacies in the women's athletic training program but that she was aware that topic topics would be discussed in the interview.
Walker refused to comment last night.
Although he was unaware of any specific discrepancies, Waugh said, the HEW investigation might reveal areas in the program that needed investigation.
However, Waugh said the men's athletic department was preparing materials to present to the inspector, although they were told what would be studied until the meeting.
The athletic departments' administrations are separate, Waugh said, and therefore the men's department is not responsible for differences between the two.
RESIDES SEPARATE administrations,
the two departments also are financed
through the U.S. government.
gate receipts, the Williams Educational Fund and other alumni contributions. Women's athletics has been funded by a combination of earnings from sports camps, allocations from the Student Senate and the Williams Fund.
The Williams Fund, which was organized in 1949 to fund the men's athletic program, is midway through a five-year plan to help subsidize women's athletic scholarships.
Although the women's program currently is partially funded by the Student Senate, it voted not to fund the program next year. A feature has been requested to assume funding.
Unlike Waugh, Jacqueline King, women's athletic trainer, cited what she said were possible discrepancies between the men's and women's athletic programs.
KING SAID one difference between the programs was that although women had one inadequate training room, men had two well-equipped training rooms.
"The training supplies are not adequate," she said. "We are forced to stretch and increase our ability."
Washington said although she had tried to get a fully equipped room, she had been forced to move back.
Another difference is that King, the only trainer for women, has two student assistant trainers. Waugh said the men's and 10 women's trainers are two trainers and about 10 student assistants.
"We have more trainers because there are more players participating in the men's team."
TRAINERS, WHO are responsible for the health of athletes, treat injuries and also use preventative measures to lessen the chance of injuries.
Washington said the men always had a trainer that traveled with them but the women had a limited number of trainers because of a lack of funds.
The possibility of discrepancies between the two programs is only one facet of a larger issue that has loomed since Title IX was passed in 1972.
KU, along with other federally funded institutions, must comply with TIX by July 21 or risk losing funds. To qualify for its state funds KU must comply with federal
The University's objective, as defined by U*Title I X-Self-Evaluation Committee, is to provide a high-quality education.
ATHLETICS HAVE proved to be a particular stumbling block, Washington said, because of a lack of precision in the definition of "quailable."
"There is a fine line between what's equal and what's equitable," she said. "There must be adequate opportunity to achieve the goal of making women's athletic programs as in the men's."
Waugh said that difficulties had arisen in meeting Title IX because guidelines were not specific enough and could not be easily adapted to different schools and departments.
But, he said, "It's inevitable that the men's and women's programs will be combined."
Computer yields fake honor roll
Bv BRIAN SETT1.F
Staff Writer
Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, who beat the system and made the fall semester honor roll despite having a low point average, will soon be rudely awakened.
Jerry Lewis, director of Nunemaker Center, said yesterday that a mistake by the cooperator was caused when he had enabled an undetermined number of students to be included on the honor roll.
In addition, it appears that some qualified students were not on the honor roll when they received their grades over Christmas break.
I HAD CALLS from parents with two students in the same family asking why one student was not in class.
and their other son failed to make the honor roll with a. 3.5." Lewis said.
shortened by about a week," Magnuson said. "Therefore, we made a programming change in hopes of speeding up the process."
BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE, he said, the honor roll signal failed to print for some students and printed at the wrong time for others.
HOWEVER, according to Lewis and Jerry Magnuson, director of the Information System for the University, the system was corrected on the students' official transcript.
Staff Writer
LEWIS SAID about 11,000 students were enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A student must have a minimum of 14 hours to qualify for the honor roll.
Magnuson said two sets of grade reports were printed at the computer center. One report, called the "grade mailer," goes to the student. The other report goes to the student's department for his official transcript.
However, Lewis said no final count had
Magnuson said the mistake was caused by a late change in the computer program for the project.
"Compared to the amount of students in the college," Lewis said, "very few student teachers."
been recorded on the number of students affected by the computer mistake.
By DIRCK STEIMEL
'We were under a lot of pressure between semesters because the semester break was
GIL DYCK, director of admissions and records, in the midst of a two-week battle with late enrollments, records and a new student records system, said yesterday he was not terribly concerned with the computer errors.
"Frankly, it's not that big of a deal to me right now." Dyck said. "I'm in a couple of days I'll look into the problem, but right now I just don't have time."
Kansas House passes death penalty bill
TOPEKA-A a bill reinstating the death penalty in Kansas on a limited basis won final approval in the Kansas House yesterday by a 74-48 vote and was sent to the Senate, where it is expected to face a difficult battle.
Senate Majority Leader Norman Garr, R-Westwood, said yesterday that the death
Dyck said the problem was of small consequence because the University started to hire a graduate tutor.
penalty bill had less than an even chance of passage in the Senate.
"We won't even be using the computer program that made the mistake any more."
"I doubt that the bill will pass," Garr said. "I think the Senate will attempt to amend the bill to provide for a long-term sentence, as it did last year."
THE HOUSE BILL would make capital punishment an option in cases of first degree murders, maically, willfully, deliberately and with premeditation." Under the House bill
the trial would be in two parts. One jury would decide guilt and another jury would
If the sentencing jury fixed punishment at death, the trial judge would review the sentence to determine whether the facts had been proven. If the evidence would have the power to sentence life in prison.
Garr said he was unable to support any kind of death penalty bill.
See PENALTY page 11
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
News Capsules
From the Associated Press, United Press International
Vance a Mideast mediator
JERUSALEM-Middle East peace talks between Israel and Egypt remained broken yesterday as Secretary of State Cyrus Vance planned shuttles between the two countries in an attempt to resume negotiations.
Vance heads for Cairo today to meet with President Anwar Sadat. He yesterday he conferred with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Meanwhile, Begin laashed into Egypt for its unreasonableness in breaking the peace talk. See story
2 tax breaks considered
TOPEKA-A-Approving the reinstatement of the death penalty yesterday wasn't the only thing involving state law.
The Senate gave tentative approval to extend a bill giving tax breaks to industries wishing to locate in Kansas. Meanwhile, numerous bills were filed in the House. They ranged from regulating massage parlors to giving low-income tax breaks to farmers. See story page two.
Dole proposes amendments
WASHINGTON - Sen. Robert Dole
R-Kan, yesterday introduced new amendments to the Panama Canal treaties sending before the Senate.
They would authorize the United States to maintain military installations within Panama after the year 2000, eliminate restrictions on the United States' negotiating with another country to build a new canal.
The proposed tax cut, he said, would mean a $250 saving for a typical family of four. See story page two.
WASHINGTON—In his first State of the Union address to Congress, President Jimmy Carter chided the legislature for not acting on his own. Mr. Carter outlined a plan for income tax cuts for 96 percent of the nation's taxavers.
Carter talks on taxes, energy
Elevator explodes, kills 3
Two employees, burned seriously on the head and hands, were taken to Kansas City Memorial Hospital. Four less seriously injured victims were taken to Liberty Memorial Hospital.
A grain elevator excavated and burned last night in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty, killing three workers and an animal.
The fire at the Desert Gold Feed Co. elevator broke out at 9:30 p.m. and was expected to burn itself out.
Locally . . .
The only way to gain parity prices for their goods, members of the American Agriculture Movement told a group of KU students last night, is to have a farmer heading the Department of Agriculture.
Several farm strike leaders spoke to a group of about 80 people last night in the Room of the Council Room of the Kansas Union
one of the farmers, Leon Riffel of Enterprise, said he recently discovered he was eligible for $200 a month in food stamps since his 1976 income tax returns showed he made zero income that year. See story page five.
Silent night
Staff Photo by ELI REICHMAN
Persistently heavy snow in the Lawrence area has made travel seems to be the only safe way to get around, even if it means at night extremely hazardous. For some people, walking getting a little wet.