UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN editorials
Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of the Kansan edition史. Staged columns represent the views of J.J. Jeffers (1947).
February 28,1980
Say it ain't so, Joe
Do you realize how important a quick source of good, cheap food in the middle of the night is to the people who work on the Kansan? Or to students who stay up all night to type a term paper? Or to people who work late into the night, and need that something extra just before they go to bed?
For Joe's Bakery is closing.
If you don't, this will probably mean little to you. But if you do, you should realize that the prime source for manyanches in Lawrence may be no more.
That's right. Joe's, the bakey on Ninth Street that has sustained thousands of KU students with hot glazed doughnuts, peanut butter brownies and cherry danish, will be closing for good—at least as it has been managed by Joe Smith for the last 28 years—this summer.
Smith has decided that he has had enough of 14-hour days, six days a week, nine months a year. He will close the bakery this summer, but hopes that someone else will buy it and run it as he did.
That hope is shared by many. In these days of Seven Elevens or Quik Shops with their plastic furnishings and microwaved food, it has been refreshing to be able to go to a real restaurant and eat at any time of the day or night.
The doughnuts aren't great, and the sandwiches are made with the same caldouts that can be bought at a grocery store. But they still still able to provide such good, cheap
food. Where else in Lawrence can you get a turkey sandwich for 67 cents?
And there's something traditional about a Joe's run, with everyone piling into a car and careering down Mt. Oread to the shop on Ninth, with the bright incandescent lights and warm orange glow that DON'T HONUTS NOW" to the world.
And then going into the shop, and standing there smelling the good smells of the bakery, and meeting friends, and taking the longest time making up your mind, and then going out into the snow and the rain again, trying to keep the boxes dry and the doughnuts warm.
If you are lucky, they will still be warm when you eat them, and they do almost—melt in your mouth. They're fiercely fattening, but the ingredients probably aren't quite as complicated or Donut means as many of those found in the equally fattening Twinkies or Donut Gems. But who cares about fat at three in the morning?
Sorry to see you go. Joe. While you're still here we'll continue to enjoy your pastries. And when you retire to that farm, we hope you find someone to replace you who has the same dedication to his work as you have shown since you came to Lawrence after the war.
But if you don't, the memories of glazed cookies, torpedoes, long long and, especially, the hot glazed cookie will stick in our minds for a long time.
"selected" for the dubious honor. And nowhere, of course, was the site called a "dump" or "disposal site." Instead, it was called a "depository for nuclear waste." Other AEC statements were also carefully written, not any public outcry by Kansas citizens.
Ten years have passed since the initial controversy. Recently, the growing anti-nuclear movement has spread across the country. And Kansas Geological society officials maintain, as they did in 1870, that the state is the most permanent storage of high-level nuclear waste.
Kansans won the battle that kept Kansas from becoming the site of the nation's major nuclear dump ten years ago, but the war continues today.
President Carter has proposed a coor-
dination between mournful m粗 rubbish and Nuclear Regul-
tion Commission officers are once more turning an interested eye toward the old Caley Salt Canyon.
BUT THE OUTCRY was immediate. On June 18, 1970, the day after the commission announced its plans to locate in Lyons, the site of a plane crash, the commission denounced the move at a Topeka meeting.
NRC plan might dump on Kansas
'Pop' prophets detract from true Christianity
Hillsboro graduate student
Kansas citizens and state officials soon joined the Sierra City's load protests when the AEC's planning and goals became contradictory and untrustworthy. Former Gov. Robert Docking and former Rep. Joe Busch were both elected because state leaders in the fight against the dump. The AEC finally gave up its plans and left to look for a site elsewhere.
But NRC officials are convinced that the site would be desirable and seem to feel that Kansans will allow their state to be turned into a nuclear for nuclear garbage from other states.
As a Christian, however, my biggest concern was the point of the biblical prophets. Biblical prophets weren't concerned with media content and were concerned with those addicted valued values of consent. For them, personal "salvation" was integrally linked to a radical social connection.
The pop prophets, in preaching the hopelessness and inevitability of the end, and in encouraging a compromised concept of religion to accomplish apathy and political conservatism. Unfortunately, in this instance, the charge that religion is the opite of the people has never been heard.
Daniel Born
To the Editor
Events in the Middle East and elsewhere are understandably frightening. Never before have we seen a war so Six Day War that Armageddon was coming in a matter of weeks, being told that again in 1973, and told that now in 1980, my response vision is, at best, guarded.
Church does allow military exemption
Prof. Quinn of the department of English responded to a Ft. 11 Kansan article in which I was quoted concerning the just war, Catholics and conscientious objection. I feel compelled to respond to the issues he raised in the article, but not with excerpts and exemptions from military service.
On Oct. 21, 1971, the Catholic Bishops of the United States, through the United States' Catholic Conference, issued a declaration on and selective consonantious objection.
**Books on "biblical" prophecy have been churned out an incredible rate in the last two decades and have become bestsellers. The writers have, and will, I suspect, have learned to use the process is simple. (1) Make sure your book contains enough references to current world leaders, politics and media events to make it competitive with the National Enquirer. (2) Write a chapter about Bible verses. These will invariably convince your audience. (3) Use the fear engendered by an imminent doomday to scare people into getting "saved." (3) Go on the lecture
After reading your article, "World issues part of prophecy" (Feb. 21 Kaniol), I would like to respond to what has become a rather unwavy though popular aspect of my research on prophecy. Perhaps my major concern is that Christians who attempt to turn the Bible into an Ouija board on current events are surprised that no one was surprised by Judith Howard's slant on the story — by the sounds of her article, the prophecy phenomena is something new. It is as a hard news story, the article is without a context it is somewhat misunderstood.
THE COMMISSION, now called the
To the Editor:
Quinn states, in quoting from the Encyclopedia, that "Concientious objection is clearly indicated that he is mistaken on this particular issue, and that the positions of the
It is clear then that conscientious objection is a possible position for a Catholic, and that the Catholic Church is a religion that grants such position.
In 1970, representatives of the Atomic Energy Commission arrived in Kansas with plans to turn the Lyons mine into his major dumping point for nuclear water.
Father Vincent E. Hirsch
Director, St. Lawrence Catholic
Campus Center
As a KUAC board member I was relieved to read that Bruce Mays is not planning to organize a dating service as part of his own business. It will be a little time for reflection he could even come up with a baiter reason for not doing so than the one he provided in last Wednesday's Kansan; that a "bad date" would give KU A chance to make sure he doesn't be start for baders.
In that statement they say: "It was also sound to the bye the good is also sound that the commander is also served with conscious choice of those who renounce violence and war, choosing the means of justice."
Father Vincent E. Krische
Elizabeth C. Banks
Elizabeth C. Banks Associate professor of classics
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is still looking. The United States still has no main nuclear waste storage location. The sites are scattered throughout the country, some located at nuclear plants themselves—a deadly accident, deadly in the event of a nuclear accident.
This statement clearly indicates, contrary to what Quinn states is the position of the Catholic Encyclopedia, that a Catholic can be exempted from military service on religious grounds. It also states that the Church is a religion that allows such exemption.
Editors Note: A line was left out of the following letter when it ran in Friday's Kansan. The letter should have read:
Everyone agrees that the United States should have safe disposal of nuclear waste and that security could be improved by a ban on weapons sites in the site in his state, let alone in his backyard.
THE COMMISSION PLANNED to store the oxygen tanks of solid material that had been contaminated by radiation within the mine's salt bed, which is about 300 feet thick and建于 800 feet
James Harvey, Rickano vice president,
was a past vice president of the Nuclear
Reactor at Fukushima according to a former Rickano vice
president, was responsible for dumping
20,000 barrels of radioactive waste in the
reactor before waste dumped was made illegal.
IF THE NRC were to discover that Kansans are willing to have a dump for law enforcement, Commission might then push to store high-level waivers in Lyons — a move that Kansans are likely to find.
But a larger question remains unanswered. If Kansans allow the low-level site, that is, the area where the equipment are only three licensed commercial dumps for radioactive waste in the United States, then they must allow it to be
The House bill is needed and timely. Rickano Corporation has applied for a license to store low-level nuclear waste in the mine near Lyons. The state Health and Environment Department will decide in mid-March to half whether the license should be granted.
IN ADDITION TO these doubts about Rickano, questions about how safe the mine would be for storage of nuclear waste are still debatable.
COLUMNIST pittman
"Furthermore, the Council Fathers addressing themselves more specifically to the rights of the conscientious objector to war, to those who must make humane provisions for those who for reasons of conscience refuse to bear arms, provided however, that they accept other form of service to the human common good in the Church in the Modern World," n. (79).
KANASIS IS NO EXCEPTION. The Kansas House has approved a bill that would give the Legislature veto power over permits for low-level nuclear dumps that are dangerous.
"in the light of the Gospel and from an analysis of the Church teaching on conscience, conscious object to war in general or to a particular war 'because of religious reasons'."
News releases about the Lyons site were carefully力warded. Instead of stating that the commission had decided to locate the site in Kansas, they said that Kansas had been
To the Editor:
Regarding selective conscientious objects the Bishops reaffirm their recommendation that they outlived in their time and that these should be "Human Life in Our Day." They ask for: '1) a modification of the Selective Service Act making it possible for selective conscientious objectors to serve warriors they consider unjust, without fear of imprisonment or loss of citizenship, provided they perform some other service (many of which), and 2) an end to peacetime consummation.'
By storing the nation's nuclear garbage in 1,200 years, the NKE seems to believe the adage "nuclear waste will be stored would be less unsurprising, but the threat of deadly radioactive leaks would be."
The blue skies of Kansas may look upon a huge dump of radioactive garbage—albeit a hidden one—if the NRC's plans to return to Kansas are not stopped now.
Consumer education vital to survival
Director, Consumer Affairs Association
By SUSIE HANNA
The university environment surrounds students and faculty with a wealth of knowledge. With the knowledge they've gained, many men and women achieve
But although the Ph.D. may have a brilliant record in a particular field of study and may excel to a level of genius, this same work is not enough for the master's when dealing with day-to-day affairs.
Our educational system simply doesn't stress practical survival skills. Not survival skills are essential to life in a contemporary world in which nearly everyone must make
The educational system teaches mathematics, grammar, science and other basic subjects. But how do people learn how to use math? People don't exactly learn these matters. Aside from a few who are taught the rudiments of personal business affairs—i.e., salespeople—in high schools, people learn by doing, in many cases, don't learn very well.
What is it that can of tuna fish? What kind of gasoline mile will this car get? Isn't there an alternative to this expensive medical health insurance? The consumer movement of the 60s and 70s raised many questions and aroused people's curiosity about the businesses and services they bought and the businesses and institutions that offered them.
FOR THESE PEOPLE, decisions made by them not only dollars* but also time and effort. In general, unwise buying lows the incentive of the individual and society as a whole.
SINCE RALPH NADER began his exp,
hundreds of consumer groups have
formed to provide consumers with in-
formation, to lobby businesses and
government on behalf of consumers, and to
provide consumers with their complaints.
In essence, the movement told people that knowledge was the key to being a wise and influential consumer. With knowledge about how to be an expert, and which to avoid, consumers do have clout.
Libraries and bookstores are now well-
stocked with consumer publications. One can find out how to choose the best insecticide, air conditioner, salad dressing, or stereo on the market; how to sell a house; how to get car insurance bills; and how to choose alternatives to just about every consumer product and service.
ARMED WITH INFORMATION, individuals can reject inferior and adulterated products. They can refuse to patronize businesses whose practices are detrimental or unfair. Ultimately, as more and more people reject low-quality goods, they respond by offering higher-quality products or by changing their policies and practices.
Consumers are demanding more and more information. More laws and regulations will compel manufacturers to supply more point-of-sale information. Many applications now must carry energy data that state how much electricity they use.
MUCH CONSUMER information is available now. By becoming educated consumers, people have a great opportunity to increase the quality of their own lives and
Consumer Affairs Association, 819 Vermont St., was formed in 1972 by Lawrence C. Wendel, who shared the common goal of gaining control over their lives as people who must make decisions at the marketplace. Community organizations run run organization serving principally the University community to one with a full set of residents and other residents of Dauglas County.
to conserve their personal as well as the earth's resources.
You don't have to write Pablo, Colorado's Information Center nor dig into your customer information. Consumer Affairs provides information and assistance to individuals by phone or in person. And, a consumer affairs office is used by the public at the Consumer Affairs office. Use these resources to help you survive in our increasingly complicated world.
This is another column in a continuing series on student legal and consumer problems. Those with questions about Consumer Affairs should call 843-4608.
Senate accomplishments are many
By STEVE LEBEN
rmer student body president
What has KU student government done for you lately?
Not much, if you are to believe Kansan columnist David Lewis ("Lackster支架 a KU tradition"). Feb. 25) or two recent candidates for student body president.
Actually, student government's accomplishments, as well as their signs are significantly more ever yearly through the Senate's own failure to present and defend its record, however, few people know it.
Many factors have led to this result. First, student officials have terms of only one year of service, so they are anything significant until their in time, and by that time their activities must be completed. Finally, students present achievements, and each election brings a New Student Senate and student leadership.
Second, many things simply take more than one year to accomplish. Running a bus service or providing services program, and improving recreational facilities cannot be done quickly. Few governments in the 'real world' are judged on the basis of one-year terms.
THIRD, NEWS STORES are myopic in their perspective. Most stories focus on form, not substance. Problems with personal relationships may be more personal disagreements may be worth reporting, but too often that is all that is reported. It is the rare story that focuses on what, if anything, has been accomplished through a Senate meeting from settled even on a single Senate meeting.
Many programs owe their existence to student government. KU on Wheels, which is run by the Senate, transports 10,000 riders every class day. More routes and hours of
ALL STUDENTS NOW HAVE access to legal advice at no cost beyond the activity fee paid at enrollment. This program, began in 2016, includes two years of research and negotiation. Continuing efforts resulted in this program. The program also includes the program to include representation of students in court in landlord-tenant and consumer cases, criminal misdemeanors.
service have been added in recent years, with service provided at a lower cost than comparable systems elsewhere.
Our women's basketball team is ranked in the top 10 in the nation, and the women's sports teams have been dramatically in the past six years. This could not have happened so quickly without the financial support of the Senate. In 1974, students at Notre Dame earned athletics from $9,000 to $3,000, putting KU in the top five schools in the nation in the first three years, from student fees. In 1977, student officials succeeded in getting funds added to the University's budget request for women's
THE SATELLITE UNION, which opened last semester, was originally proposed by the Senate to the student body in the late 1990s. It was then a campaign to gain student approval, resulting in an overwhelming endorsement of the project in a binding referendum in 2005.
Recreation Services is funded by the Senate, and policies for it are set by student government. More than half of the student body participates in the program in some 250 clubs; about 1600 students are participating in the intramural basketball program now under way.
ACADEMIC ISSUES have not been overlooked, either. The report of the
Student lobbying efforts at various levels have frequently been successful. Student leaders from KU and other schools this year gained approval of the Regents and the University Board, who jointly student union. Student efforts kept a wall from being built around the south end of Memorial Stadium. In these cases, and in other instances, the Senate's efforts were clearly decisive in achieving the final result. In other areas, such as gaining the graduate student fee waiver, the Senate's lobbying efforts were made as part of the overall University effort.
Commission on the Quality of Classroom Teaching in 1976 focused campus attention on that issue, and student efforts were at least partially responsible for the establishment of five $1,000 awards for classroom now given out yearly by the chancellor.
Yes, there are problems with KU student government. Too many people are required to attend meetings the long hours at meetings and elsewhere that are required to accomplish things in a democratic process. The University is sometimes unwilling to allow students to participate.
FINALLY, ALTHOUGH few students vote
Yet, with all of the problems, every KU student has a stake in student government—and participation in student government about significant and beneficial results.
in elections, the Senate has made a strong effort in the past few years to represent the opinions of all students. Random sample opinion surveys have been taken on many topics, including the quality of the faculty and advising, the legal services program and the Senate itself.
Steve Leben was student body president during the 1977-78 term. He is now a first-year student in the School of Law.
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