Friday, March 6, 1981 Vol. 91, No. 110 USPS 650-640
KANSAN
The University Daily
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
By KATHRYN KASE
Staff Reporter
Shankel to address issues
Major issues facing the University of Kansas will be addressed at a University-wide convolution after spring break, Chancellor Del Shankel said yesterday.
"the members of the AAPU executive board felt there were some major issues the University needed to address," he said. "they asked if I should send them an enlightened all-University meeting and I agreed."
The AAUP was not the first group to express
Designated as the convocation's feature speaker, Shankel declined to say what issues would be addressed. He said that the convocation was suggested yesterday by KU's chapter of the American Association of University Professors executive board.
concern about the issues facing KU. Shankel said various administrations talked to him as well.
But he denied that the convocation would be held as an emergency measure.
"There are just a number of major issues that they wanted me to address," he said.
However, the convocation was the AAUP's idea, Shankel said.
The approach Shankel had planned was a test university, similar to the letter in the Kansas Woman College.
That letter discussed academic standards for athletes. Those standards have been in question since the Kansas City Times published an article about the academic standards were lowered for athletes.
Adverse public reaction to the letter did not affect his decision to assemble the convocation.
He said it was too early to tell about reaction to the letter.
"We felt that this was the time to bring some of these issues out into the open," she said.
Stalked his 'shoot' semen of use convocation.
"We felt that this was the time to bring some of
Evelyn Swartz, AAUP president, lauded Shankel's endorsement of the convocation.
these issues out into the open," she said.
Swartz would not reveal what the AAUP and
the SAUF were talking about.
"I think I have to respect his confidence on that," she said.
No specific date for the convoction has been set, Shankel said, but it will occur after spring break, which ends March 22. He said the date would be announced next week.
"I depends on whether I think there might be 90 or 300 people," Shunkel said. "I think that ALL of them would be there."
Neither Shankel nor Swartz could remember the last time such a convocation was held.
Single room prices drive students away
By LISA BOLTON Staff Reporter
A slackening demand for single rooms is the most obvious side effect of rising KU residence hall costs, according to Joyce assistant director of residential programs.
Single rooms are not moving fast, said Sammie Messick, also of the residential programs office. She said that next year's housing contract states that requests for single rooms will be honored for all halls, Hall and Carbin Hall, as well as Sullard Hall and Carbin Hall, all of which they have filled 8 percent of their capacity. Although the new ceiling for singles is below that of previous years, the rooms have still not been in high demand.
Two years ago, all available singles were filled by the end of the first day for returning contracts. Last year, they were a few weeks late. But this year is different, Messick said.
"We still have single rooms for next year, and it's been two weeks," she said.
The cost of a single room will increase by at least $210, from a minimum of $2,292 this year to between $2,502 and $2,638 next year.
The cost of a double room ranges from $1,512 to $1,317 this year, depending on the hall and the method of payment. The same cost would be $1,798 next year, an increase of $10 to $18.
The difference in the increases may have caused students who were considering single rooms to lease apartments instead, Cliff said. She said that there were almost 100 students in all halls except Lewis Hall and the men's section of Hashinger Hall.
Bob Candlin, assistant director of housing, said the increase was not "really significant," considering the reduced dollar and higher rents for apartments.
The total price increase is distributed so that monthly payments for a double room will rise $10, from $140 to $150. The balance of the increase will be included in the down payment, which will be about 40 percent higher than this year's for a double room.
The non-refundable processing fee of $60 will not increase, he said.
Candilin cited two reasons for the significant increase of the down payment. First, the University simply needs more operating funds, he said.
He said that the higher down payment is also expected to insure "a more realistic commitment of intent from the students contracting for space."
Despite the higher costs of living in KU despite the constant 'ninja don't believe demand for space with that
"We can't price these kids out of the market."
"It's still the cheapest way to go," he said.
Since Feb. 10, the first day to submit contracts for next year, roughly 2,000 space contracts were filed. Denke, assistant director of residential programs, said the figure accounts for about 45 percent of the 4,731 spaces from previous year's space contracts.
Cliff said that Corbin, traditionally a fast-fitting women's hall, is already full.
"My best advice to students is that the sooner you can turn in your contracts, the earlier you can file."
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Both houses are facing a March 13 deadline to take action on their own bills, so that they can pay the bills.
governor to offer an amendment to his recommendations to put back the $188,005 to cover the University's expected deficit in its contributions to the employee retirement fund.
The full committee will finish hearing subcommittee reports today and will take final action on the individual and system-wide budgets.
The KU subcommittee's stand on the Haworth addition drew the only debate yesterday.
"Maybe those are euphemisms for what we mean." He said, referring to the language in the report.
"That's correct," Hein answered.
Subcommittee chairman Ron Hein, R-Topek,
said that Snow Hall was inadequate, unsuitable
and overcrowded and that steps to alleviate
the best interest of the University and the state.
Steineger told the committee that this was an example of why the public criticized lawmakers.
COMMITTEE MEMBER Stack Steiner, D-Kansas City, interrupted Hein and asked, "But what was that?"
Hayden shared Steinerge's feelings about the Legislature, but for a different reason.
He said the deep cuts were being made in Carl's proposed budget to avoid a tax increase that would
"We in government can't figure out how to work things around," he said. "It would be more important to fix up conditions (at KU) than to allow education) play fields (at Wichita State)."
"Taking from one area and putting it in another does not mitigate the need for a tax"
"in order to be more efficient."
Hayden said it was not fair to ask some to sacrifice while others were told it was all right to go ahead.
led,prof says
But Stansifer said the reform did not result in reduced violence.
"The right didn't like any form of reform and the left said that it hadn't been enough," he said.
There were an estimated 13,000 people killed in El Salvador in 1980. Stanser said that it was impossible to determine which side, left or right, was doing most of the killing.
But both sides have accused each other of being involved in the violence, and not are really involved with the political struggle.
Stansifer said that he had been surprised to find that most of the people he talked with in El Salvador were more upset with the leftist terrorists than with those of the right.
Stanisfer arrived in El Salvador in August 1900, shortly after the leftists had called for a 1902 election.
He said the strike was a failure. The govern-
see EL SALVADOR page 5