CLOUDY
82nd Year, No. 87
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
Thursday, February 17, 1972
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Funds Favored Chalmers Says
The attitude of the state legislature has significantly changed toward the funding of higher education, Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. said Wednesday.
"There is no longer any question in my mind that most members of the House and Senate would like to fund higher education, as is the recommendations by the Governor."
The prospect was "grim" for increased funding. Chalmers said, unless there was evidence that some agreement on the optimum source of revenue could be obtained.
Chalmers said the Student Senate
He said that although the attitude was favorable toward higher education, there was still no agreement on how the funds were to be raised.
3,299 Live In KU Halls
Occupancy in the nine University of Kansas residence halls has increased from the fall to the spring semester for the first time since 1970, and an increase of 38 this semester. This total is up 114 over last spring and 142 over the spring of 1970. J. Wilson, director of housing at the university.
Wilson said the principal reason for the increase in occupancy might be economic.
The residence halls have 3,998 tenants, but 379 men and 305 women have taken single occupancy of rooms built for two. The building is furnished, and thus financially filled two spaces.
Wilson said residence in a hall costs $200 a year a person, but an extra charge of $250 a year is levied for students wanting single occurrence of double rooms.
"The cost of room and board in a residence hall is fixed by contract," he said. "The student and his parents know exactly how much is needed. In an apartment, the room cost may be relatively predictable, but eating can be another thing."
The theoretical economies of an apartment are never realized, Wilson said. He also doubted the question of time needed for food and food preparation was considered.
"People thought that two, three, or four people can get together and live cheaper."
Residence hall living is the "best value," according to Wilson, because the lower cost allows hall residents to owe less money when they get out of school.
"There's no question that we can provide more for students at less cost than we did last year."
The increase in room occupancy was also influenced by the greater availability of single rooms, the advent of co-functional halls and changes in visitors' rest.
"We've been trying harder to make our facilities and operations more attractive," she said.
Executive Committee (StudEx) recommendation for the recognition and registering of student organizations was a key factor in the dilemma of which groups to recognize.
Recognition means a group is eligible for funding, whereas becoming registered did not allow a group access to funds, he said. The difference, he said, was significant.
Chalmer said he expected students would make the same sober choice at the polls this year as they had in the last spring.
"I don't think our students are going to play games at the polls." he said.
after the Student Senate adjourns this year, Chalmers said, in the final analysis the University could have benefited from its actions.
Chalmers said he was encouraged by the increase in applications to the University of Oklahoma.
He said the increased number of applications indicated the University had not been able to meet the needs.
According to a spokesman for the office of admissions, freshman applications were up 20 per cent and transfer student applications were up 5 per cent as of Feb. 1.
Rules Tighten Food Stamps For Students
Kansan Staff Photo by GREG SORBER
New food stamp regulations will require students to produce an affidavit verifying that they are not being claimed as dependents by their parents, John Derrick, Douglas county welfare director, said Tuesday.
The regulations, formulated by the Department of Agriculture, also require part-time students to register with the State Employment Service to be eligible, Derrick said. The Douglas county welfare department which administers the registration process of employment in implementing the regulations which must be in effect by May 1.
Derrick said he thought the purpose of the new regulations was to exclude as many students as possible from the food supply and that actually they would have little effect.
The affidavit will be required only of single students, he said, and many students now receiving food stamps are married and have families. He about 50 KU students receive food stamps and only two or three receive cash assistance.
The new regulations also provide for a new application form and new procedures to be completed by an applicant for which an applicant is eligible. Derrick said the new application form contains about four pages of detailed information, but the requirements remain essentially unchanged.
"It mainly involves a lot of extra paper he said, "but when you get it done it looks good."
Fireman Attempts to Contain Farmhouse Fire
Wakara Township fireman hoses down trees and rubble of an unoccupied farmhouse which burned to the ground last night on Lone Star Road. The cause of the
fire was not determined. The property on
the house was located is owned by
Judge Willis.
One Team Declares For Student Election
Only one team had filed for president and vice-president of the student body by 5 p.m. Wednesday according to Bill O'Neill, Ballwin, Mo., junior and treasurer of the student body. At least three teams are expected to file Thursday.
David Dillon, Hutchinson junior filed for president Wednesday and Kathy Allen, Topka sophomore, filed as his running mate the deadline for filing is 5 p.m. Thursday.
Two more candidates filed for Student Senate Wednesday bringing the total to four. The deadline for candidates to file for senate is November 23. No one has filed for any class office.
A second is composed of Joe Landolt, Kirkwood, Mo. junior and Mike Schoenleber, Wichita sophomore. The third is composed of Charles Ortlob, Clay Center graduate student and Leanard Grotta, Wichita junior.
One team expected to file Thursday is composed of Joel Green, Rapid City, S.D. sophomore and Joel Payne, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore.
O'Neill said, "I expect there be quite a number of people filing tomorrow."
and Gretta had nearly 400 of the required 500 signatures.
came in several students had picked up papers Wednesday and that the Student Senate office had received a number if student presidents to for student body president during the day.
Ortleb said Wednesday evening that he
Le Schwartz, Overland Park junior and student senator, said Wednesday he would decide on his candidacy for student body preside late Wednesday evening.
Mohammed Amin, Ralsenjan, Iran senior and a student senator, said Wednesday that although he has not yet picked a candidate, he is also considering running for president.
The two candidates who filed for Student Senate Wednesday are Burt Kreutzer, Leavenworth sophomore in the School of Education and Chris Mission sophomore in Centennial College.
The elections for president, vice-president, student senators and class president will be held on December 31.
Student Senate Limits Spending For Campaigns
By CATHY SHERMAN
AND
HAL RITTER
Kansan Staff Writers
Borrowing a solution to campaign expenditures from the federal government, the Student Senate agree Tuesday night to vote on a bill that candidates to seven cents per candidate.
The move was part of a three-point amendment to one clause in a five-page article passed by the Senate which concludes with regulations concerning student elections.
The amendment also requires candidates to present campaign expenditure figures to the election committee upon its request.
FINALLY, THE SENATE decided that coalition advertising was the responsibility of presidential and vice-presidential candidates. If an advertisement for all candidates of a party would count only as expenses of the coalition's candidates for president and vice-president.
After lengthy debate the senate also followed a recommendation by the Finance and Auditing Committee and defeated a bill that would have given the Women's Coalition $6,195 for a temporary day care center.
Debate on the proposal centered on whether there was an immediate need for a center and whether a center that would serve as a central hub of communications could be established immediately.
BOB WARD, Lawrence third year law student, said he thought any center must be "well-established and well-thought out" to be successful. He contendtionally to those requirements.
"It's almost astronomical the number of laws you have to comply with in establishing a day care center," Ward said. "It would that would arise in a temporary center."
David Dillon, Hutchinson junior and chairman of the Finance and Auditing committee of the proposed案 on such short notice that too many questions had been left unanswered.
"WE UGHT to set a goal for a permanent long-term child care center and provide a safe, warm, secure learning environment."
After the bill was defeated, the Senate followed Dillon's advice and established an ad hoc committee of the Student Rights, Sisters, and experts committee to study the temporary proposal as well as the idea of a permanent child care center. The committee will consist of student senators, representatives of the Sisters and experts in the child care field.
Besides approving the article on student elections, the senate also approved the legislature, committees and membership articles. The four articles comprise the
revised Rules and Regulations of the Student Senate.
TUCK DUNCAN, Wilmette, Ill., junior and adviser to the elections committee, said the new guidelines "consolidate all regulations and regulations of the Student Senate."
"they give the senate in brief form some proper operating procedures." Duncan sane.
The Senate also passed a bill that will establish a special joint sub-committee of students and representatives from the colleges and representatives from the University Residence Hills to study the clauses of the Code of Student Rights, and conduct a Conduct that refer to University housing.
BILL "O'NEILI, Baldwin, Mo., junior and Student Senate treasurer, wrote the bill and said the code had failed in many ways failed the administration.
The code, which was passed during 1969-70 school year by the Senate and by Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. as binding to University administrators, entails all disciplinary matters, confidential student records, residence hall rules, institutional rights such as privacy, free speech, and protection from illegal searches.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE proposed by the bill would attempt to define the students' rights in determining contractual policy. The subcommittee would also define the administrative responsibilities of administrative routes of appeal concerning contractual and other policy violations.
An amendment to the Student Code was also proposed by O'Neill that would give each residence hall governing council the sole authority to allocate University funds for residence hall activity fees without the approval of the offices of the dean of men or women.
Fate Nears On Billboards
TOPEKA (AP) - The Kansas Senate tentatively approved Wednesday a high school ban.
The billboard law, which is designed to bring Kansas into compliance with the Federal Highway Beautification Act, requires that new highways and will come up for a final vote today.
Opposition to the bill was voiced by Sens. Jack Robinson, R-Wichita, and Frank Hodge, R-Hutchinson. Both called the bill a "vicious piece of legislation."
Robinson suggested Kansas ingore the Department of Transportation's threat to cut 10 per cent—or about $6.8 million—in funding funds if Kansas didn't pass such a law.
February Sisters' History Related, Demands Probed
Editor's Note: This story summarizes the demands made by the February Sisters and gives a brief history of their organization and the progress of their nonglobals.
By JUDY HENRY Kansan Staff Writer
The February Sisters, who entered University life by occupying the East Asian Studies building, held their first meeting Feb. 2 following a speech given by Robin Morgan, radical feminist, at the SUA Minority Oinions Forum.
Rivian Bell, Overland Park junior and a member of the February Sisters press committee, said a woman in the audience broke into Morgan's question-and-answer period and asked to talk about matters women at the University of Kansas.
Bell said the interested women went to a reception following Morgan's talk and discussion.
The group of 100 women talked about the need for a day care center and the lack of progress on the Affirmative Action Program. A team led by Dr. Ellen Treeter to check University facilities for possible day care center use, she said, but there were only a few suggestions of occupying a building. A meeting for further discussion was announced for the following night. Bell said.
BEV PRYCE, Lawrence sophomore and a member of the group's press committee, said the Thursday meeting was devoted to building schools. She said the women also voted
on the demands they presented that Friday night.
A spokeswoman for the group said she and another woman named it the "February Sisters" because February was the month the women first organized.
Robin Morgan, speaking at UMKC Wednesday night, said, "While I flatly abused what I had to absorb. What happens is that the women in a community are oppressed and know they are oppressed. All I have done is connect with them, with the knowledge that they already have."
The Morgan lecture did not incite the group in either its formation or its actions, Price said. She said the only connection with Morgan's speech was that it assembled the women who wanted to discuss women's problems at KU.
Bell said three volunteers checked several buildings Friday and they chose one with the easiest access, the East Asian Studies building. The three informed the 20-woman occupation group of the site late Friday, she said.
"LEARNED from them—not the other way around," she said.
The Sisters occupied the East Asian Studies building and presented seven demands to Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. on Friday, Feb. 4.
The Sisters demanded the naming of a woman to be vice-chancellor of academic care for all establishment of a free day care center to attend to students on board chosen by the Sisters, and the appointment of a woman to head the Affirmative Action Program (AAP).
The Sisters also demanded more women be employed in the Office of Student Financial Aid and the Office of Admissions. They asked for an end to unfair employment practices, an autonomous department of women's studies to be controlled within women and expanded health services to provide counseling and other services to women.
"I EXPECTED to be arrested," Bell commented. "I didn't expect suspension. The University wouldn't have had us arrested, but the State might have."
Fear of reprisal for the group's action was the reason for the secrecy at first, Pryce said. She said there had been arrests and suspensions following a ROTC demonstration two and a half years ago, with four women being detected themselves. Many women were afraid of arrest, expulsion, loss of jobs and loss of parental support, Pryce said.
Several of the women said the February Sisters were a group of individuals and the organization was not a part of any other group, although many of the members were also members of other women's groups at KU.
Mariyn Stokstad, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, praised the group, "I'm proud of them. They didn't want to damage anything and they wanted to be involved in an illegal action, but we've been working within the system and have gotten no results. You can't help admiring people who
are as long as the don't damage anythi-
ng.
THE SISTERS have nominated Stokstad for the position of vice-chancellor for academic affairs and for the chairmanship of the AAP committee.
William M. Lucas, professor of architecture and urban design and chairman of the SENEx program for the occupation at Chalmers' request. He said although SenEx met as an advisory board to the chancellor, it reviewed the requests of the women and passed motions
Lucas emphasized SenEx made no commitment, except to hold a meeting for representatives of al women's groups with members of the Student Health Service.
"SOME OF THE THINGS that cause problems should be changed, but the services they are asking for are costly things. It has to be done in for some form," Lacas commented.
SenEx recognized the need for child care services and would support the efforts of others to attain a center, Lucas said. SenEx also passed a motion in favor of extended health care services for all segments of the University population, he
Progress on the Affirmative Action Program is one of the Sisters' demands. The AAP is the result of an executive order issued in 1968 affirming equal employment practices and prohibiting discrimination by sex. The order applies to all federal
contractors, including institutions of high achievement, if they wish to receive funding.
In order to receive federal money, KU must comply with the regulations stipulating that a study of the present con- tent is necessary of goals to correct inequality are made.
William M. Balfour, vice-chancellor for student affairs, said the Department of Health, Education and Welfare administered the order for the Department of Labor, and HEW had not published any guidelines yet.
DISCUSSING THE AAP, Balfour said,
"I feel that we haven't been as aggressive
as we might have been, but it hasn't been
deliberate."
Sokstad was the prerequisite study by the University had not yet been completed. She said she thought the Affirmative Action Program would provide an equal opportunity for minorities and women. She said a study had been conducted last year to determine the salary of Professors at KU to determine the salary and rank of teachers at the University.
"From looking at the figures from last year," she said, "it strongly suggests that women as a group are lower in the ranks and pay scale."
The February Sisters have requested that the University provide a day care center for the children of faculty members, civil service employees and students.
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