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April 30,1980
Budget victory a loss
No sooner was the 1981 dash for state cash over that the participants started working out for the 1982 dash.
Gov. John Carlin approved Friday the University of Kansas '$120 million budget for fiscal 1981. KU officials now are preparing the University's 1982 budget and will submit their requests to the Kansas Board of Regents June 1. However, the results of the recently approved 1981 appropriations bill for KU are worth considering for at least a monetary, if not memorable, moment.
The only victory won by the University—and it is a somewhat empty victory at that—is the approval of increasing the wages of student employees from $2.90 an hour to $3.10. The victory is empty in that the 20 cent increase merely raises the pay rate to four times the 20 fact that Carlin already had recommended the raise to legislators in January.
Contrarily, the University's losses in the cash dash were numerous and unfortunate. They included the Legislature's refusal to increase the graduate student teacher fee waiver from the current 60 percent administration officials to the current 50 percent administration officials were surprised by the refusal and Richard Von End, executive
secretary to the chancellor, said the 100 percent waiver was one request they might try again next time.
Also counted among the losses were 6.5 new classified positions and 11 new unclassified positions. The University had requested funding for 16.5 new classified positions and 11 new unclassified positions but received enough for only 10 of the classified positions, leaving KU with apparent shortages of clerical and technical support personnel.
Although Chancellor Archie R. Dykes says KU is keeping pace with university faculty salaries in other states, he also says that the 9 percent increase is not enough for KU—and he is right.
But the biggest and most fortunate loss in the dash came in the run for faculty salary increases. The governor approved a 9 percent increase, which is a compromise figure between the 8 percent suggested by Carlin and the House and the 10 percent recommended by the Senate.
A journalism professor recently commented that he has never known how poor "poor as a church mouse" is. If he stays at KU much longer, with 9 percent salary increases and 20 percent inflation, he might find out.
Postal rate increase no special delivery
BY GREG KANE
new York Times Special Features
Rv GREG KANE
AVON, N.Y. The postal rate increase requested by Postmaster General William F. Bolger comes as no surprise. The proposal, which includes a suggested five-take in first-class rates from 15 cents to $4 cents, has been anticipated for some time.
Bolger says he does not expect the independent Postal Rate Commission to approve increases in mailing fees, but he sees it as a good deal longer to realize what we are getting—maybe, what we are not getting—for our money. Some of the other issues have been rather skillfully clouded.
Bolger says that the postal rates, unchanged since May 1978, must be boosted to meet both mandated wage increases based on inflation and gasoline costs. The rate-increase proposal seems plausible. In fact, soon after Bolger made known his position, the National Association of Latin Carriers issued an email address; however, hastened to add that it opposed the curtailment of Saturday mail delivery—a suggestion that Bolger put before the House in February 2015 and March 26. The proposed increase not-withstanding, Bolger said later that he would still choose to reduce service if federal subsidies to the Postal Service were
In his March testimony before the House committee, Bolter outlined three possible options to offset a proposed budget cut of $736 million in certain appropriations for fiscal 1981. The options were: greater increases in productivity, a further increase in rated rate hikes, and cutting service by one day. He quickly eliminated the first option.
The postmaster general is acting the part of court juju, keeping the balls-rate for the judge high. If the judge might not focus on one too long. But let us for a moment stop the game and see what happens next.
"Planning for fiscal year 1981 already includes a personal goal in overall produce," he said. "Now it's going to be tough to achieve. We can't expect to do much better with no effect on sales."
The implication is that productivity could increase if there were a decrease in service.
This is ludicrous, because service is the product. But no matter—we are on to other things.
Next, on March 26, higher rates were tossed into the air. In his prepared text, Bolger said, "The purpose of the appropriation cuts now being considered is to help get a handle on inflation. For us to make rate increase would not serve that purpose."
An admirable notion, it would seem, as we instinctively turn our heads toward what appears to be the only logical option—cutting service.
But this game is built on deceptions, if how logical it is to它 service? This would work job cutouts. According to Vienna R. Kirschner, the author of the Association of Letter Carriers: "30,000part-time fellows live in the end of Summer delivery." Also, more than 20,000 additional workers would feel the effects. It could be argued that unemployment does stem inflation, but what does it do?
The public must understand that there would be no cutback in mail volume; the Postal Service would simply cram six days' work into a five-day schedule, thereby increasing the percentage of the percent. But remember, a 3 percent increase was "going to be tough to achieve." The bottom line is that full-time employees would have to handle the work load of dismissed employees. There's a word for efficiency and a cost-efficient way of operating.
Fortunately, Boler's view may not be fought upright. Rep. James M. Hanley, a Democrat, was sworn in as Office and Civil Service, has voiced concern over both the proposed budget cuts and the spending cuts.
So Bolger, while his suggested reduction in delivery was under scrutiny, decided to toss his rate increase again into the air, perhaps to see how high it would fly. With our eyes on that ball, we should anticipate that a lot of these would suddenly pop up. These are clever antics, but they belong in a circus, not in the government.
Greg Kane, who contributes occasional articles to New York newspapers, has been a part-time letter carrier since February 1879.
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SenEx wide awake to KU issues
At 7:30 a.m. on Fridays, one would rather be snugling in a warm bed than discussing financial exigency or academic planning. But for the members of the University Senate, meanwhile, committee. Friday meant coffee, Joe's doughnuts and heavy thinking.
SenEx is a team of faculty members and faculties (FacEx) converse right after the SenEx is done. These governance groups discuss issues arising from a lack of towels, everything from a lack of towels. Robinson Gymnasium to a policy concerning the release of tenured professors in the university.
Nevertheless, SenEx is a paradox of sorts. It is the case that we cannot implement a recommendation or policy, although realistically it is by far the most influential governance group at the forefront of the debate.
an ex-officio member, SenEx has 10 members. These 10 persons have a big say on what goes on at KU.
SenEx is a committee of the University Council, but most of the Council's policies are formulated or discussed by SenEx. To obtain more information about responsibility, including the chairman and counsel, please contact:
DURING THIS ACADEMIC year, SenEx did a commendable job in dealing with KU issues. Under the excellent leadership of its
Dykes, sometimes abused its right to hold closed meetings.
These weaknesses were especially apparent when the Norman Forer controversy arose. Forer left for Iran on his peaked birthday, and a few months later, there has still been no resolution or definite action concerning Forer's suspension without part. Pay of the blame would be in his hands himself, but SenEx should have done more to resolve the Forer fiasco once and for all.
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And, finally, SenEx next year should not schedule their meetings at the crack of dawn. Its members could live more normal lives.
chairman, Gerhard Zuther, SenEx找鬼
mention the right of the university staff.
Zuther, who is also the chairman of the department of English, kept SenEx organized.
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ANOTHER PROBLEM with SenEx was a problem for students on SenE. There were more for token representation than for discussion of the issues. In many cases, student attention was lost.
And SenEx certainly was organized when it came to dealing with important campus issues.
For example, SenEx advocated the Classified Senate, a group of University employees who were seeking more control over the university. SenEx's support at the Senate was a
big step in getting the Classified Senate off the ground.
TO ENSURE STUDENTS' rights to freedom of speech, SenEx formed the Blue Ribbon committee on freedom of speech. This action will probably lead to the repeal of Section 2905, which used to curtail students' freedom of expression at University-sponsored events.
SenEx also救 you to the videowaking of all events and to make sure that if a video event happens, you be specific. To protect the rights of faculty members, SenEx worked diligently to write this definition. This definition will do much to prevent the administration from firing KU faculty.
THE LIST OF ISSUES goes on and on. for the most part, Sen ExH has handled the issues in a remarkably consistent fashion. Sen ExH has not been without its problems.
The most glaring problem was SeNex's bureaucratic tendencies. Proposals were often delayed and sent to other committees before being approved by the encouragement of Chancellor Arche R.
Generally, SenEx has done an excellent job. The members should be congratulated on a job well done. But without those early tips, they might up their arms, things would not have been as easy.
To the Editor :
Hostage discussion lacks foundation
To the Editor:
Pirinaar, in the April 28 Kansan story,
*Hostages* in the war, and in the unfounded
unconfident comment when he said, "In Islam,
the practice of taking hostages is 13 centuries
Renovating Watson wasting tax dollars
Your editorial attacking the libraries' installation of a $100,000 Tattle-Tape system is right on the mark. Also, the $6 million, Library's annual budget,Library is another example of a needless expenditure of our tax dollars. It is just plain stupid to pay for an old center stacks, which can house close
In no way does Islam support the taking of the body of a person, people or people are harmed in any manner absolutely forbidden, by both the Karan and by the "Sonnah", or life of P穆夫 Mohamad.
Anyone who follows Pirmaraz's inane reasoning that Islam must host hostage-taking because it has occurred in the Middle Ages is wrong. Christianity condones slavery because it flourished in Christian countries for many hundreds of years. I suggest that Pirmaraz study history so he will realize that the Islamic tradition has aggression of one tribe of people upon another.
I am an American Muslim who obeys as much as anyone the abuse inflicted upon the 50 Americans in Iran. This action has been a challenge for me, because I absolutely assume comments by people like Pirnazar make people hate innocent Muslims. These comments cause people who don't understand Islam to unknowingly accuse Muslims with inhumane and cruel behavior.
Because we don't want our innocent people mistreated, let us be strong enough to punish only the guilty, not those who are so weak and unarmed that we can kill them. But, too, let us be strong enough to admit America's role in the Shah's inhumane subjugation of a whole country of people.
Shaafia Abdul-Wali Lawrence senior
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to 120,000 books? I am sure that the administration can conjure up a number of people to help me wrap proposals from a consultant or two. But from my perspective, the library administration has no idea what really needs to be done and they are washing their time and our money.
Liddv Havel
Douglas County resident
Abortion opponents
use pro-choice logic
To the Editor:
By their quoting of the Holy Scriptures to support their position, the anti-abortionists have shown what pre-choice people have thought they would oppose. Abortion is a moral and a religious issue.
The decision of a woman to have an abortion should be decided between her and the person she wants to abort. It may not pro-abortion. I recognize the right of each woman to make this choice for herself. It is not up to me or you to define it, but if you choose someone else. We can only do so for ourselves.
Karen Roth
Grand Rapids, Mich., junior
Karen Roth
Security measures too severe at forum
To the Editor:
Last Thursday evening, two speakers distinguished in their fields spoke back-to-back at the Kansas Union. While walking down the hallway of the museum, Professor Sheldon Glashow, I was surprised to find myself winding through the bodies of three planked securely men with little hair. We were stunned by the cross-arm, facing the opposite door where KU students and professors were entering to hear Scholom Aavier, professor of political science, speak about proletariat. The three men stood there (one
occasionally entering and leaving the room, the entire time Aveniri spoke.
These security services, who they are, are dangerously mistaken when they send us to a class taught by a scholarly talk by a visiting professor. Their presence is offensive and completely uncalled for. In addition, being silent always dismayed and makes the student about freedom of speech here at KU.
Lyn Garling
Cynn Carling
Carson City, Nev.. special student
Unalienable rights need careful regard
To the Editor:
What kind of society has this become? Under the banners of "rights" and "freedoms," things are distorted until they are actually backward. The right of a woman to be unborn unchick is bad for her own health but bad for her rights if her own mother had aborted any
Some private citizens burn some of their possessions that they consider detrimental to the nation, the Kansan, after reporting them in a book, turns around right and calls an it act of repression! Of course the book burrowed a personal symbol act, since the voluntary nature of this act that anyone else is free to out and buy as many copies as he wants. To say that they want the liberty of the personal liberty" seems to me a contradiction of terms. When an author or a musician sells a work, he is forfeiting any work that happens to those particular copies.
What is needed is some patience for those we may not understand. "Let us stop passing judgment on one another, Instead, let us judge it on their own block or obstacle in your brother's way." ...if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. Anyone who knows the good he needs, the bad he needs, (Romans 14;13,14; James 4;17) Such is the
Margaret Scheirman
nature of the unalienable rights of life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which
we must treat with care and prudence if we
expect them to endure.
Barbee gives youth a burning solution
Margaret Scherman
Overland Park graduate student
To the Editor:
In reference to your April 24 front page story on the Rev. Lee Barbec and some of his church members, it's about time that the Rev. Barbec had a group that demonstrates its spiritual devotion by burning books and records they don't like, at a place dedicated to child care. Youth Ranch are provided a spendid opportunity to learn from their elders how to deal with ideas and values that differ from their own. It must be very reassuring to them, as they need to read you and you can reduce it to ashes. The children at the youth ranch can really learn from Reverend Barbec how to fight bullying and avoid or scorching their "lime polyester suit."
I was so moved by the article that I have decided to donate some sinful songs from my book "Five Sins of Religion fire." Fire Down Below," by Bob Seger, "Snow Gate in Your Eyes." By Jeffrey Alesheb, "Ashes in the Morning," by Joy Alpure just a few of the songs I will donate—they really burn me up! I would give these songs to you, and I enjoy the things I find distasteful, but when I heard that burning these tunes released "Satan's footfall" on my life, what can I
Again, I am very proud of the Rev. Leo Barbee and his group for such high-level leadership. He is a great God; he could be doing something utterly unworthwhile as such sponsoring food drives or helping to improve our corrosive water supply. And Diamond found out about Barbee's "spiritual warfare," he would rename one of his famous songs from "Cracknell Rastie." His life was filled with awe.
Rick Frydman
Lawrence sophomore
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