University Daily Kansan
Thursday, March 15. 1973
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Special Session of Senate Called Tonight to Consider Activity Fee
By DWIGHT DEAY
Kansan Staff Writer
David Dillon, Hutchinson senior and student body president, has called the Student Senate into special session for 7:30 tonight to consider a bill that would radically affect the future of the student activity fee.
The proposed bill, submitted by Gus diZerega, Wichita graduate student, is designed to alleviate what he describes as wasted hours spent by senators who pore over fee allocations when they could be engaged in more equitable services to teachers.
In addition, the new bill would allow more nonsenators to participate in the allocation process while at the same time not being able to serve as member of the senate, diZerrea said Wednesday.
"I think it is important to have the present senate consider this bill since it has experienced the mistakes of the last year and should take a position to correct them," diZereza said.
The most revolutionary aspect of the bill is a provision that Senate-funded groups would solely determine their own allocations.
After the Finance and Auditing Committee determines the eligibility of an organization, the organization would be required to have an appropriate "funding case" .
All organizations in a particular category would then send two representative
The speech was interrupted by applause from the largely nonstudent audience when Murphy commended journalists for their "honest coverage" of the war while the government gave "biased accounts." He said this reaffirmed the need for the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of the press.
In the area of civil rights, he said, the American people again showed their new responsibility by "trying to right a wrong which involved tension and turmoll and yet knowing within their heart that they could not turn back."
He said developments such as the Nixon Doctrine point to this conclusion.
Murphy predicted that the United States was entering an era of "early middle age, abandoning the idea that we were the international police force, that war could not be ended and that we could not confer as coequals with China and Russia."
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"All in all," he said. "the world has been much better off because the United States
"For its 200th birthday present, let's hope that the United States can properly exert its leadership role in a world of robust, reasonable competition."
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Juries have been required to make a recommendation, but Peterson said there had been no specific legislative guidelines on whether the death penalty should be imposed. With the guidelines written into the constitution, the Supreme Court will use of the death penalty will be overcome and will meet the Supreme Court's objections. Democratic congressional leaders said Wednesday that Sen. Harold E. Hughes of Iowa, would respond to Nixon's radio proposals, which describe his proposals. Hughes will deliver a 6-minute message next Saturday afternoon.
were one or more aggravating factors such as a grave risk of danger to the national security, to the life of another person in cases where explosives were used, or the killing of another person in a kidnapping or aircraft piracy.
Peterson said the death penalty would not be applied in kidnaping or hijacking cases in which no one was killed. He explained that the government wanted bargaining power to give a hijacker or kidnaper a way to back off before murdering anyone.
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In the House, Rep. Robert F. Drinan, D-Mass., introduced a bill to abolish the death penalty under federal law. Cosponsored by 24 other congressmen, the measure would substitute life imprisonment for all death sentences.
the other two officers in the GLF at a meeting Wednesday night.
"We discussed some possibilities of what could be done after the denial of the appeal." Brown said. "Where we are now is a challenge." We refer to the system—and look where it's got us."
Brown said the GLF was "to say the least, very dissatisfied with the decision." He said the only alternative left was to appeal to the Supreme Court.
In the court decision the majority opinion stated that a registered organization, such as GLF, had nearly all the rights of recognized organizations except the right to attend University facilities for meetings more than seven days in advance.
There was only one dissenting decision, made by Circuit Judge Jawid J. Holloway J. Lloyd, who two limitations on the GLF' were significant enough that they could not be ignored.
members to negotiate an equitable budget with other groups designated to the same extent.
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The number and types of funding categories would be decided by the Finance and Auditing Committee. Priorities for funding different categories would be based on the vote of the senate with the advice of Finance and Auditing Committee members.
The allocations devised by these self-funding organizations would then become official unless they exceeded their budget. The senate would then have the right to cut their funds, but would not be empowered to expand specific budget requests.
"With this system, the senate can
rationally discuss the broad outlines of senate funding without falling prey to emotional pleas of organizations on specific items." dJ Zirega said.
Although the Finance and Auditing Committee voted to report favors on the bill, the House voted to approve it.
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"NO" IS A WORD THAT OFTEN MAKES SENSE.
Cynthia Steingar, Kansas City, KS,
junior and chairman of the Student
Executive Committee, said, "We cannot
even be certain that an adequate
percentage of the senate will appear for
the meeting to validate the vote."
Leroy Mcdermott Welch, Oka, graduate student and a member of the Finance and Risk team at Bloomberg.
decision should perhaps not be in the hands of the present senate.
Mert Buckley, Wichita junior and the only candidate for student body president, expressed fear that a belligerent group within a specific funding category might discriminately veto all the other organizations' requests.
"A discussion of the budget problem of the present senate with in-coming senators might be the most beneficial," McDermott said.
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Another possible impediment of passage of the bill is a criterion in it that would make a group eligible for funding only if it possesses 50 per cent student representation. This rule would pose problems for such organizations as the Athletic Board, which depends heavily on senate funds and has 15 per cent student representation.
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Sr.Class Candidate Ponders Action on Incorrect Ballot
Dave Murfin, Wichita junior and candidate for senior class president, said Wednesday night that he had not decided what action he would take in response to an error on the election ballots that listed him as Dave Martin.
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senate committees and student apathy the major issues in the election.
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Of 59 voters interviewed, 54 per cent said that the key issue in the election was whether to leave the House.
Mary Ory, Perry freshman, said, "We need to know where our money is going. Little committees in the senate are throwing our money around."
John Hoefer, Prairie Village sophomore, said he thought that the senate should accord him with the governor's order.
Revitalization of senate committees was described as the most important issue by 25 per cent of the voters interviewed.
Cindy Hird, Lawrence senior, said that committees could not be revitalized unless the budget were approved.
"The key lies in having responsible people serving on the committees." she said.
Expressing concern about absenteeism at committee meetings, Orr said. "They need to be going through the meetings. If they are going to run, you would think they would have the ambition to go."
Twenty per cent of the voter sample designated apathy of students and their representatives as the most significant issue in the election.
Jef Husseil, Overland Park sophomore, said a lack of student interest prompted him
Hutsel said, "I went to a debate that had candidates but only four people in the room."
Kevin Nunnink, Parsons junior, said the Senate would not have any power until it made a deal.
Polls in the Union, Strong and Summerfield halles will be open today from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Ballots will be processed by the University computer immediately after the polls close. Complete returns are expected by midnight.
The mistake was discovered Wednesday morning after the polls opened. Although pollworkers were instructed to advise voters of this error, it was uncertain how many voters were actually told of the mistake.
"I haven't really reached a decision," Martin said Wednesday, "I really don't want to fight the situation."
Murfin said he had several options open to him, including an injunction from the Senate Elections Committee to withhold results in his race until a hearing could determine the effects of his name being wrong on the ballot. He could also request that the race for senior class president be nullified and rerun.
Murfin said he might simply accept the results of the voting and hope that the same result would be true.
The only action he has taken so far, Murfin said, has been to register a complaint with Sterling Hall. Sublette and Elections Committee chairman.
12 NROTC Students Achieve Anchors of 'A
Twelve students in the KU Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) are recipients of this semester's Distinguished Achievement Awards.
To qualify for the award, a midshipman must be an active participant in NROTC, be on the University honor roll, receive a grade of "A" in naval science if enrolled in a naval science course during the semester, receive a grade of "B" in naval science during the semester and have had satisfactory conduct and physical fitness performances.
This semester's recipients are the following students: Samuel Blandi; Juka freshman; Gary P. Crone, Wichita sophomore; Steckerman, Naperville, III, freshman; Michael Loose, Cory, Colo, sophomore; Harold Lowe, Greenville, Texas, fifthyear student; John McConnell, Naperville, Victoria; John Hickman, Littleton, Colo; John Tollena Race; Kenneth Reeves, Wheaton, III, freshman; Richard Schmidt, Hays freshman; David Suptic, Overland Park senior; and Joseph Wallace, Newton junior.
A CASTLE IN LAWRENCE?
Probably few know the legend of the enchanting Castle Tea Room that reigns compulsively on Massachusetts Street .
Each of the fifteen rooms of the Castle is finished in a different type of wood. The dining rooms currently in use are elegantly designed in birch, cherry, oak, without sycamore and pine. The wood carving was all done by hand by Sidney Endastor of England, a brother of Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed the sculpture and artist of some his work in the drawing room of the Lord Hollyhock.
The Castle was built in 1894 as a home for J. N. Roberts, a retired Civil War general. He was a man of great wealth with an income from patients on wooden containers carved in the shape of castles.
The tower, which gives the old castle appearance, has a pathway leading to the third floor. The staircase is also built into the wall and was used during the summer months. The ballroom with spacious window sits at the third floor.
There are five beautiful Fireplaces in the house, each with a unique design with various colored glass and wooden surfaces. The first one has a wide opening and direct light. A reception desk of mirrors and shining glass window allows the Fireplace gives off a warm glow.
If you have never been inside the Castle Tea Room, and dine in the only restaurant in Lawrence with such a beautiful historical and cultural background. The only way to really enjoy it is to step into it.
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