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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
COLD
KANSAN
Thursday January 19,1978
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Vol.88.No.74
Staff Photos by ELI REICHMAN
to give her a free ride across Potter's Lake. However, Drew was not too successful in his attempt as he took a good spill.
Spring enrollment likely to set record, Dyck says
After a full day of tubinion the Potter Lake hill, Susan Seitz, Torka freshman, convinced Drew Torres, Lawrence sophomore,
Staff Writer
Slippin' away
By ALLEN HOLDER
because of a four-day gap between the last day of enrollment and the first day of enrollment.
The gap was caused by enrollment schedule changes in the KU calendar last spring to comply with the Board of Regents' common calendar.
Enrollment for this spring semester is expected to set a record for the fifth year in a row, GI Dyck dean of admissions and records, said yesterday.
INITIAL ENROLLMENT for the
Laundry, 20,195, compared to last year's enrollment of 20,496. Dyck estimated that 21,583
enrollments in Lawrence by the 29th
anniversary.
Dyck's estimate for Med Center enrollment is 1.891.
Initial enrollment figures for both the Lawrence campus and the University of Kansas Medical Center totaled 22,340. This number is more than last spring's initial total of 22,313
The University estimated a final enrolment of 23,770 students to allow for late enrollees. Last spring's final enrolment total was 23,572.
Official figures compiled after the 20th day of classes will show the number of fulltime equivalency students. the basis of legislative funding for KU.
An unusually high number of students were expected to enroll late beginning the spring semester.
higher in Lawrence, enrollment at the Med Center was 1,801, from 17 from 1,818 in 1977. Dyck attributed the drop to an enrollment surplus last year caused by two special certificate programs in emergency medical training and temporary therapy offered at the Med Center there.
ENROLMENT FOR both fall and spring semesters was conducted during a Wednesday calendar dictates that classes start on a Monday in the fall and on a Wednesday in the spring, causing the gap in spring between enrolment and the beginning of
WHILE INITIAL enrollment figures were
William L. Kelly, associate dean of admissions and records, said last night he did
See ENROLLMENT dai
Execution bill gets final vote in House today
RV Staff and Wire Reports
A bill to restore the death penalty in Kansas on a limited basis won preliminary approval yesterday in the Kansas House, setting the stage for a final vote today that decides whether the measure will be sent to the Senate.
The measure, which would make capital punishment an option in cases of first-degree murder committed "maliciously, willfully, deliberately and with premeditation," goes to the Senate if it receives 63 votes.
House Speaker John Carlin, D-Smolan,
said yesterday that the bill probably would
be passed.
UNDER THE HOUSE bill trial would be in two parts. One jury would determine the guilt or innocence of a defendant, and a second would consider the sentence.
If the sentencing jury fixed punishment at death, the trial judge would review the sentence to determine if the facts supported a conviction. If the judge decided to reduce the sentence to life imprisonment
The Kansas Supreme Court also would review automatically a conviction resulting in a life sentence.
The bill, which was approved yesterday
1/4-7, survived more than three hours of
prolonged debate.
State Rep. Mike Glover, D-Lawrence, said he voted against the death penalty bill yesterday, but he thought there would be a chance to pass it when the House considers the bill today.
"I don't support the death penalty because I think it is a mere act of revenge," Glover said, "and not a deterrent to crime or rehabilitation."
But if the bill passes the House, as experienced, Glover said it would meet more congressional support.
State Sen. Arnold Berman, D-Lawrence,
said he would vote against the bill as he did last year,
because of his "moral and ethical principles."
Last year, the House passed a death penalty bill, but the Senate rejected it, calling for a 30-year minimum sentence for convicted murderers. Gov. Robert Bennett, an advocate of the death penalty, vetomed the Senate bill.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Capsules From the Associated Press, United Press International
Sadat
Sadat scraps peace talks
JERUSALEM—In an abrupt, unexpected move, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat yesterday broke off talks with Israel and called his foreign minister back to Cairo.
The breakout in the talks caught the United States by surprise. However, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance told reporters that he does not think the talks have permanently broken down. See story page two.
Judge nominated as FBI director
WASHINGTON-President Carter has chosen U.S. Circuit Judge William H. Webster, St. Louis, to be the next FBI director, administration sources said last night. The White House is expected to make a formal announcement sometime today.
Webster, 53, had been strongly recommended by Attorney General Griffin Bell. The charge of the Missouri judge ends the administration's year-long investigation.
Webster must win Senate confirmation before taking over the FBI from Clarence M. Kelley, who is scheduled to retire Feb. 15.
Carter to propose new tax plan
WASHINGTON-President Carter's state of the Union address tonight will focus on the economy and a new tax plan he revealed this week.
It is widely expected that Carter will propose tax cuts totalling $23 billion and tax revisions that will further reduce taxes by $1 billion. However, Carter has said he will not increase his budget.
The televised State of the Union speech will be delivered to the House of Representatives at 8 p.m.
FBI releases .IFK files
WASHINGTON—The FBI yesterday released more than half a ton of documents on its investigations into President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The records show that the FBI helped Hoover's well-kettled tails on critics of the investigation.
Also revealed were investigations into individuals thought to be involved in the assassination. See story page
Kennedy
Locally...
A petition backing a request for state-funded improvements in KU libraries has gathered 2.087 signatures.
The petition is being circulated on campus by members of the Student Senate. The Senate's Concerned Students for Higher Education committee wrote the petition to urge the university administration to support the proposal.
Backers of the petition hope to send more than 3,000 signatures to the Kansas Legislature before the issue is discussed in both houses. See story page six.
Gay leader criticizes latest affirmative action plan
Bv BRIAN SETTLF
Staff Writer
A controversy surrounding the prohibition of discrimination based on sexual preference has resurfaced at the University of Kansas since a new policy plan was approved last December by Chancellor Arden Koch.
Todd VanLingham, former director of Gay Services of Kansas, said yesterday he was not satisfied gays and lesbians are covered adequately by the plan.
The purpose of the affirmative action plan is to take steps to overcome the effects of discrimination and to make added efforts to recruit, employ or admit qualified members of groups formerly excluded.
VANLANINGHAM SAID the Affirmative Action Board had requested Davis to prepare a statement during final exam week last semester and presented Davis to present the statement next week.
"As far as I'm concerned," VanLaningham said, "we aren't covered fully and we won't be satisfied until we see a statement from the University Council that we will accept." Man covers discrimination of sexual preference fully.
Davis, out of town until Monday, was unavailable for comment
But, Bonnie Ritter, director of Affirmative Action, verified Monday that Affirmative Action was waiting for her.
In addition, VanLaningham says Dykes wrote him a letter stating that a sexual preference clause would be better written than the current one.
In a letter from Dykes, dated Sept. 20, given to the Kansan by Van Lianngham, Dykes wrote: "This is to tell you that I have given further thought and careful consideration to your recent letter about our proposed Affirmative Action plan. I believe I am now in agreement with the points raised in your letter.
"As far as I'm concerned," VanLaningham said, "we aren't covered fully and we won't be satisfied until we see a statement from the University Counsel (Mike Davis) guaranteeing that the plan covers discrimination of sexual preference fully."
Consequently, I expect we will retain in the AF-
prohibits discrimination based on 'sexual orientation' or
discrimination based on 'gender identity'.
NO REFERENCE to sexual preference is made in the opening statement of the Affirmative Action Plan handbook. However, sexual preference is referred to as sex discrimination in this section and under the definition of discrimination in the glossary.
The glossary defines discrimination as: "any action or inaction internal to the University which limits the equal opportunity for education, employment, or other benefits and services where such action or
inaction is based upon nonessential considerations such as race, religion, color, sex, sexual preference, etc.
VanLaningham and Shirley Domer, assistant to the Chancellor, disagreed yesterday on the reason the sexual preference clause was left out of the opening statement of the plan.
VANLANNINGHAM SAID he was informed by an official in the University administration that the sexual preference clause was left out because of "personal carelessness" on the part of an administrator. However, he refused to name the administrator or his informant.
"The clause was left out quite intentionally, because the opening statement ties together discrimination and affirmative action, and consent to sex with sexual preference being a part of it," she said.
Dormer, however, said the clause was not left out because of "personal carelessness."
VanLaningham stood by his original statement told of Domer's version of the opening statement.
"I HONESTLY believe that the clause was left out because of carelessness, however if it was intentionally left out, then someone is lying to us and the University doesn't even know what they are talking about when they speak of affirmative action," VanLaninnham said.
Ritter, she said she thought the clause was included,
but not how the board had expected it to be.
is not in the opening statement, but it is listed under discrimination in the back of the handbook."
"It is and it isn't," Ritter said. "Sexual preference
The issue to include a sexual preference clause in the new Affirmative Action plan is that it may be difficult for some women and the Affirmative
The glossary defines discrimination as: "any action or inaction internal to the University which limits the equal opportunity for education, employment, or other benefits and services where such action or inaction is based upon nonessential considerations such as race, religion, color, sex, sexual preference, disability, national origin, or ancestry."
DEL SHAKELI, executive vice chancellor, said yesterday that the University emphatically supports the prohibition of discrimination based on sexual preference. Shankel said the plan did not contain any provisions not already followed by the University, but it just put the practices into writing.
Action Board. The University's old plan did not include a sexual preference clause.
It’s basically an update in writing on any changes in federal laws and that type of thing," Shanker said.
The most important alterations in the new plan were in the opening statements about equal opportunity. The statement contains a more complete prohibition against discrimination.
The opening statement says the plan will prohibit discrimination on the basis of "race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, age (as specified by law) or ancestry."
Other changes in the plan include a provision for training programs to help supervisors learn to apply the new guidelines. Such programs have been offered by some universities, but these programs in the actual affirmative action plan.
DYKES WAS expected to approve the plan in September. In late November, he announced that the plan was still being studied in hopes of applying it to the proposed law. He said the law and Lawrence' last injunction of just the Lawn campus.
However, the current plan applies only to the Lawrence campus.
Domer said the designers of the plan considered making the plan applicable to all campuses, but the structure of the Kansas City and Wichita campuses made such a plan impossible.
the three campuses are just too different." Dona said she could have done it, but it would be much more difficult.
"There would have been too much double wording, for example, the word vice chancellor is included several times in the plan and the other campuses completed different headings for similar positions."