University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
The University Daily
KANSAN
Friday, January 30, 1981 Vol.91, No.85 USPS 650-640
A capacity crowd at the Statehouse linters to Norman Forer, associate professor of social welfare, defend himself against accusations made by state Rep. Joseph J. Hoagland, R-Overland Park (inset photo). Hoagland charged
Forer as being an "embarrassment to Kansas" for his involvement in the cranian crisis. Standing next to Forer is Jack Kluntkoff. Her attorney's
Senate creates parking, judicial boards
By DAN BOWERS
Staff Reporter
Amendments to streamline grievance procedures will go to the Chancellor's office for approval after yesterday's meeting of the Parliament, and is destined to establish a quorum to consider the changes.
With only 12 members watching on two-way television at the College of Health Sciences in Kansas City, and 13 at the meeting in Lawrence, attended by the 260 members who collectively cogitate a quorum.
Because there was no quorum, the amendments were approved by default and will go into effect with Acting Chancellor Del Shankel's signature.
The University Council previously approved the amendments Dec. 4.
The amendments to the Senate Code of Rules and Regulations would add two boards to the University Boards system, replacing the
University Judiciary. The new boards are the Board of Parking and traffic Appeals, and the Judicial Board.
Members of the faculty felt that existing procedures for resolving a conflict were overly complicated. The new amendments define the procedures for resolving a conflict, and indicate which to forum the individual should take a complaint.
"The new amendments have plugged a number of holes that were in the existing system," Gerhard Zuther, presiding officer of the University Council, said.
"We've made the rules simpler and easier to understand so people will know where they can go when they have grievances," Zuther said.
Bruce Leban, liberal arts Student Senator, objected to the proceedings and said that members of the Senate had not been informed of the special meeting.
"I found out about the meeting through an ad in the paper," he said. "It's a surprising to me that
The University Senate is comprised of members of the Student Senate and the Faculty Senate.
I, as a member of University Senate, wasn't informed about the meeting until I read the ad.
George Worth, a member of University Senate, said that notice of the meeting had been sent to the Senate office, and that if even student senate members heard that still wouldn't have a quorum at the meeting.
The University Senate has not had a quorum since the era of student riotings in the early 1970s.
Bonnie Denoyelle, a secretary at the Student
Center, met with Ms. Reagan she received notices of
the meeting on Tuesday.
"We couldn't have mailed them out in time, so we just distributed them to those who came into town."
Leban's father, Carl Leban, associate
advertiser in Wednesday's Kansas
Market.
See AMENDMENT page 5
Forer faces Hoagland in school tenure debate
By BRAD STERTZ Staff Reporter
TOPEKA-The long-awaited face-to-face debate between State Rep. Joseph J. Hoagland and KU professor Norman Forer ended vesteday in a standoff.
roagland, who has criticized Forer, the University of Kansas and the state tenure system, said after the House Judiciary Committee on tenure that his position had not changed.
Forer, who has questioned Hoagland's motivations for his criticism, said he thought yesterday's meeting was fair, but still should never have occurred.
"I will soon advise the committee to draw up legislation putting the matter of tenure into the hands of the Board of Regents," Hoagland, chairman of the committee, said. "Nothing that went on today has changed my views that I expressed last week on the House floor."
O'rear said that if Hoagland, R-Overland Park, had carefully looked at the facts of Forer's December 1979 trip to Iran and subsequent suspension without pay, the hearing would have been avoided. Hoagland blamed the tenure system for keeping Forer from losing his job
Forer said he was content with the hearing's outcome.
"If he now leaves the University alone, and stops using me to get at the University, then I will be satisfied." Foor said. "I was impressed by the accuracy and I Pink they gave me a pair hearing."
A STANDING ROOM crowd filled the hearing room in anticipation of a shooting match. But it never developed, even though Hoagland earlier had called Forer an "embarrassment to Kansas" and Forer had called Hoagland a "political demagogue."
"Rep. Haagland," Forer opened his testimony, "we have had some exchange of opinion via the media. However, I hold no animosity in my heart and I am very proud of you. I sure I kiss you, but I would shake your hand."
"I thank you for that." Hoagland replied.
Forer, who testified before the committee for 1½ hours, said that he was not out to make enemies, but that he resented the way in which Hoagland attacked his personal life.
"Ultimately, whether you, Mr. Hoagland, or anyone else has real knowledge of my work, this is a free country and anyone is entitled to express his judgment of my political activity, even on the floor of the House." Forer read from a prepared message. "But my remarks today are directed to Rep. Hoagland's remarks on my personal life and nothing else."
Forer also said he felt Hoagland should have
SCOTT HOOKER/Kansan staff
Norman Forer
been more responsible in gathering all the facts before making his statement.
"Since you were obviously outraged at the alleged behavior of a state employee, one Norman Forer, logic and decency would dictate that you get my side of the story before you committed yourself to public utterance," Forer said.
"You can call me a traitor, pass a resolution calling me a disgrace to the state of Kansas, but don't dishonor me."
REPEATEDLY, FORER tried to explain the details of his departure for Iran, but the committee continually interrupted. The committee refused to deny that the faculty absence policy at the time of his trip.
"I find it funny." Forer replied, "that I was informed of my reprimand by Chancellor Dykes, who was out of town at a meeting for a private business."
Forer said that before he left he made sure his classes were taken care of and that he had returned in time to figure final grades. He said that he had missed only two classes.
Forer said a University spokesman recently had admitted that Forer's forfeiture of pay did not constitute discipline.
"Virtually all of the pay was my holiday pay for Christmas," Forer said. "By my going to Iran, the state of Kansas saved almost three weeks pay."
"Mr. Hoagland, I've found your attack against me so inspirational that I've instructed my attorney to file an additional suit against the judge." Mr. Hoagland said. "I back the gift of价我 I gave the state of Kansas."
See TENURE page 5
Committee ends fee allocation for two student organizations
Staff Reporter
By KAREN SCHLUETER Staff Reporter
The Student Senate Finance and Auditing Committee last night approved recommendations removing the Student Bar Association and the School of Architecture and Urban Design from the Student Senate Revenue Code.
The committee also decided during hearings to recommend that the Consumer Affairs Association not be classified as a revenue code-funded group.
Groups funded under the code are automatically allocated a portion of the $11.10 student activity fee. Groups not funded under the code must apply each year to receive a portion of the remaining fee money allocated to student organizations.
organizations.
The committee decided that the two groups it was recommending for deletion did not meet the criteria for code-funded groups.
"We're recommending that they be cut because they aren't providing a service to the entire student body." Loren Busy, committee chair, limited services to a limited number of students."
BUSYB ADDED that the groups did not present expenditures that were consistent from year to year, one of the requirements of a code-funded group.
He said that the groups not recommended for code-funding were encouraged to apply for funds in the regular budget hearings in March and that those who have already heard have no bearing on their requests at that time.
dearing on their request the Committee voted to refuse Consumer
Affair's request to be included in the code after a debate over the validity of the organization as a student group.
Last year the group provided assistance to about 1,500 students and 2,000 Lawrence community members, according to Clyde Chapman, director of the group.
The organization receives funding from county and city revenue sharing and the Comprehensive Education and Training Act, as well as the Student Senate.
"They do perform a very needed service, especially to students, but I think it's safer to continue funding them on a year-to-year basis." For the A-List Scholarship Hall Council, said.
THE COMMITTEE expressed concern that the nature of the other funds used by Consumer Affairs was not stable and that the structure of the group could suffer drastic changes at any time.
ASK requested a 15-cent increase in its fee allocation, now 25 cents. The Kansan requested an increase from $2 to $3. KJHK-FM wants its allocation increased from $2 to 38 cents.
The committee's recommendations will be presented to the Student Senate next week for approval. If approved, they will go to the chair and the Board of Regents for final approval.
If granted, the increases still being considered by the committee would add $3.51 to the activity fee.
They were the Associated Students of Kausa,
the University Daily Kansan and KJH-KFM-P
Three other groups presented their increase requests to the committee last night.
Warren Brent Brom, Wichita graduate student, scarses snow from the windshield of his car last night after the year's first snowfall. Lawrence
SCOTT HOOKER/Kansan staff
The snow made driving hazardous and several minor accidents were reported in the area. See related story page 8.
Weather
Today will be cold with temperatures according to the KU Weather Services.
cater service.
Skies will be partly cloudy.
Winds will be from the northeast at 19-20 mph.
The weekend will also be cold with a bich of 30 and a low around 20.
Deposit hike catches hall residents sleeping
More snow is expected throughout the weekend, accumulating to four inches.
Rv KATHY MAAG
Staff Reporter
A $50-or-more increase in the 1981-82 contract down payment for residence halls has angered some returning residents and discouraged others from applying.
"A lot of people didn't know about this until the last minute," Pickens, Kansas City, Kan, sophomore, said yesterday. "I planned on buying a car and buying it because it's not because the payment is just too steep."
The down payments, when signed contracts are turned in beginning next Tuesday.
range from $187 to $296 for a double room next year. This year, double room down payments ranged from $137 to $237.
"When we negotiated the contracts last October, neither side mentioned drastically changing the down payment charge." he said. "When we negotiated when the contracts were printed last Thursday."
Single room down payments will range from $277 to $388 for next year, and have increased from $217 to $317 this year.
The Association of University Residence Hall's contract committee did not recommend a down payment increase, AURH Committee Chairman Kansas, Kansas City, Kan, sophomore, said.
The decision was made by the upper levels of the administration and was approved by the Board of Regents, Caryl Smith, dean of student life, said.
"I can see where students might be surprised," Smith said. "But a down payment means a student is serious about wanting a space.
"The people I worry about are not our current residents, who should be used to putting down money for a down payment, but the new residents, who are seniors in high school now."
The down payment increase should not affect the number of contracts turned in, Smith said.
the number of contracts of the contract, it's not a
"In relation to the size of the contract, it's not a
See DEPOSITS page 5