Monday, February 1, 1971
University Daily Kansan
KANSAN comment
Pollution in Kansas
Conspicuously and unfortunately missing from Gov. Robert Docking's first message to the legislature were strong recommendations or discussions of environment and pollution as issues which the state must face.
Kansas has a particular problem to face in the regulation of cattle feedlots, and is being responsible for numerous fish heats in rivers and streams across the state.
A delegation from Chase and Lyons counties appeared before the Kansas Board of Health last fall to ask additional time for feedlots to develop water pollution control measures. This action led to the large Croftofer feedlots at Strong City, which threatened federal pollution standards tougher than those imposed by the state. The Croftofer lots closed rather than spend an estimated $250,000 that would be required just to meet the state standards. A representative of those feedlots, Girdner Croftofer, was a member of the legislature, having been elected to fill a vacancy last November.
At the same meeting the petitions were presented to the board, there was a
dispute over the financing of water pollution control activities of the board of health. An aide of Gov. Docking complained that the board of health had failed to justifyification for requested funds for their water pollution control activities.
Although Kansas does not have the glaring pollution problems that other, more industrialized states are grappling with, we do have inklings of a beginning anyone who is familiar with Lawrenze crops. Farm Chemicals plant can testify
In the last session of the legislature, a bill that would make possible the establishment of a Prairie National Park was defeated in committee, largely because of pressure from cattle interests. The bill has not been forgotten. It is a move that should ensure the preservation of one of the rare beauties and assets of the state.
It is hoped by many that the legislature will not overlook the problem of securing the ecosystem's environment, until it is too hard and the personages of Kansas prairies as a thing of the past.
Bob Womack
Reclamation Not Enough
This is a welcome step in the right direction. Unfortunately, the "Whomper," as one senate semantician calls it, can also step towards a clean environment.
The Student Senate should be congratulated (and a few senators in particular) for work well done in establishing the KU Reclamation Center.
It would be indeed unfortunate to let meaningful but minute projects such as the reclamation center lull us into a false sense of security or accomplishment.
The roots of many of our problems lie not in a disrespect for the land, for, if ever a nation would boast of its land—Americans would, but in the seeming acceptance of over-consumption as a way of life—indeed, the only way.
When one confronts the staggering quantities of iron, oil and water used in this country's industries in one year—
projects like the reclamation center are sadly dwarfed.
What is desperately needed, then, is a rapid re-definition of our priorities, and the will to make some sacrifices in the name of the land.
Some cities (and universities) have made sacrifices to this end.
Several cities now have ordinances prohibiting the sale of non-returnable cans and bottles within that city, Columbia, Mo., is considering just such a proposal at the moment. Other cities have required that all city vehicles be equipped with exhaust devices (Denver is working with such a program).
These steps and many others are feasible for the University and the city.
The problem begs an immediate consequence before all is rendered irretrievable.
—Tom Slaughter
Those Were the Days
35 Years Ago Today
in the Weekly University Courier, the campus newspaper, the editor noted that "the seniors are a mighty intellectual class, but they were when it comes to a class party."
Enrollment for the spring semester stood at 3,600.
85 Years Ago Toda
F. C. (Phog) Allen, director of athletics, recommended a new basketball team based on the part of the basketball fans: no spectators should leave the gym until after the final whistle had blown and the floor was vacated. This rule was initiated to protect visiting players and coaches so they could make their way to the gymnasium "hampered by the frized-mob," according to the Kansan.
The Kansas reported that the U.S. Public Health Service had decided to allow the sale of leaded gasoline, which would be used in fuel ("so as not to confuse it with gasoline used as a cleaning fluid."
keep training rules during basketball season.
Students who attend the athletic events have been ripping off $12 per year from every student who doesn't or can't go to school. Don't think that we owe this student a fee for all this bread year after year? Actually, we owe him more than that. It's time to climb down from his financial back and borrow his books on our finances as we have never done in the past. If we are committed injustice is too obvious to be ignored, so can we please get off our self-centered asses and carry our own weight. We can rely on others to pay for our pleasures.
it's about time that we all began to realize that those of us who attend athletic events do so at the expense of those who don't or can't attend. The idea of subsultuaries means that many students who can afford to pay extra ticket fees with the money from those who couldn't give a damn or can't accord to pay the necessary fees in kind of misguided welfare that I abound.
35 Years Ago Today
The Kansas announced that class would be dismissed the next day, so students could go to the Sun Fund dept to hear President Wilson talk on "Preparedness."
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I am truly amazed that in the course of the discussion concerning the activity fee allocation to the Athletic Association, no one has said it was a budget cut. It seems that the reporters and editorials are interested in making hay out of the apparent anti-athletic corporation feeling on campus or affecting an increase in their personal luxury expenses.
By BRAD SMOOT StudEx chairman
50 Years Ago Today
Lawrence citizens had contributed $2,000 over their goal of $100,000 to state union drive. This brought the fund to $651,000 on the million-dollar campaign.
20 Years Ago Today
50 Years Ago Todav
But, I am concerned with more than the apparent lack of concern for those students who have had to foot the bill for their tuition because of a whole issue of activity fees has yet to be
45 Years Ago Todav
26 Years Ago Today
Houg, Hoog, insured halfback halfback, all team, would start on the basketball team against Northwestern in Chicago. This was the first time he went on to become a football co-captain in 1983 and holds several KU football player, including under place in Gale Sayers and Jerry Johngins.
pay your activity fees, you will pay $18 for your football ticket, $15 for basketball, $10 for volleyball, and $5 for total for the present system will be $4.50. Under the old system you will pay $6.25 for basketball and $12-seniorate in activity fees; $6-seniorate went also to athletics. The total for the old system will be $23.75.
There are more than 5,000 students who work with the firm's clients; rather large majority. Too large a force into substituting a sporting event of little interest for one of its major players, and large up to 10,000 non-tournament a large *male* forcefully extract 82-person-year for the financial advantage of these young people.
TO ME, the whole idea of compelling all students to pay a tax in order to reduce the financial burden of unfair and a violation of conscience and regardless of the financial benefits I could
At a meeting of the women's interclass basketball members it was decided that women would
Please consider the plight of those who attend only one of the major sporting events or play in team sports games. Your total increase is only 8%. If you choose basketball only, your total increase is 10%.
The difference is that those who attend both football and basketball games pay $15 less, while the students tend neither of the major athletic events pay $16 less. $1.50 was added by the Senate appropriation for minor sports and new student organizations which are not self-organized.
Reasons for Athletic Fund Cut
Making Our Case
I am sorry the Student Senate failed to abolish the student activity fee. And I am likewise disappointed that the senate was
THE IDEA of not forcing everyone to afford a car only if they afford an offer on only a few is a step in the right direction. The choice of where and how to spend one asks, financial or otherwise.
inconsistent in its policy and that it failed to bring the whole question to the students for a vote. But even more disappointing is know best where your money should be spent. It makes little difference whether you are burdened with the funds or whether it done by your own efforts have come to regard ourselves. The fact is, you are burdened with a tax which you did not pay and based on you by the board of Regents. The board of Regents your pockets and goes only to your organizations. Why then should the teachers for, far, parly because Student Senate is so involved with these funds? Further, you were denied the right to choose what you individually must do fo
BUT BACK to this question of activity fees. If you are a sports fan and choose to
Well, that kind of wheeling and dealing had to stop, and it did . . . as much to the credit of staff changes as to the Student Loan program. That is why reason the Kansan is "free" is because you paid for it more than doubled in the past year, so the Kansan will again be receiving approximately $47,000 for the next fiscal year. You paid for the Kansan this year—
properly explored in the news media. The questions of rights and justice have been completely avoided and much of the information has been misrepresented in the newspapers.
LEIT ME CITE an example. In the article of last Wednesday concerning the fees, one of the last paragraphs spoke of the Kansan, the very defensive wording noted that "Copies of the Kansan for 1970-1971 were distributed free to students." "Free" is a very questionable term if one considers that students are still being stocked up $130,000 over the last decade. The money has accumulated over the years because students subsidized the KU Printing Service ($70,000 per student invested), and other facilities for the School of Journalism. In a period of ten years, the Kansan rounded-up a quarter of a million dollars while continually accruing investment which were never accounted for to students.
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Demise of Kennedy May Benefit HHH
By STEVE GERSTEL
Washinaton Window
WASHINGTON (UPI)—The big winner from fallout between Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and Robert C. Byrd may well turn out to be former resident Hubert H. Humphrey.
In a major upset which stunned Senate liberals, Bryd deposed Kennedy as the assistant Democratic floor leader.
In that confrontation, Humphrey, newly elected as a senator from Ohio, won the nominal minor role. Along with his colleagues, he cast one vote—a
But Bryd's victory may have major implications for Humphrey and other states field of national politics so much but in the Senate arena where the former vice president and 1988 senator was previously had served 16 years.
No one ever expected that Humphrey, on his return to the island, could materialize as a wallflower or quiet back-bencher. His experience does not demand such a degree of his constitution does not permit it.
But with Kennedy in the Senate leadership, the liberals had the best-known possible advocate in the councils of power. With total control over both beckoning, Kennedy could have presented the position of Senate
liberals as the 1972 elections approached.
With Byrd in the leadership, the liberals have nothing. Senate Democrats hold Mansfield votes liberal and pushes liberal legislation—such as the 18-year-old bill—but he has a more authoritative leader of the liberal bloc.
Similarly another westerner, Sen. Frank M杜 of Utah, elected to the 3. party post, votes known and sometimes struts.
Bryd himself, of course, is a southern-oriented conservative who has always leaves a vacuum—an opening india which Humphrey is likely to find.
Asked if Byrd's victory would compel him to move into a leader's 'role outside the team' in his case, he has no great design" and indicated he would await developments.
One of these developments could well be a move by Humphrey to challenge Byrd for the whip job in 1972, unless unexpected presidential aspirations materialize. Many feel that the country is under the grip of good feeling built up over the years, could take Byrd.
But then, most had thought that Byrd could not defeat Kennedy. If Mansfield ever decided to step down, Humphrey certainly would seek the leader's job. So would Byrd.
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"There's no accounting for taste, I guess."
I would like to respond specifically to Mr. Wormack's editorial on Jan. 25, and to a presentation of his report on the recent reduction of the athletic fee by the Student Senate. Mr. Wormack's erroneous statements and imbuements are inexhaustible which is supposed to be informative as well as persuasive.
To begin with, Mr. Wornock stated that the student now only pays $5 for a football season ticket and $10 for a basketball season ticket. The reality of this situation is that the student pays $6 of his activity fee each month. This athletic department will pay $11 for a football season ticket and $10 for a basketball season ticket. A basketball coach chose not to buy tickets but chooses to buy tickets for football and basketball games.
LETTERS
To the editor.
Fee Cut-Another Aspect
Mr. Womack states that, "The Athletic Department enjoys
I also think Mr. Wornack is mistaken in assuming that the Athletic Department provides a basketball team. Although there are an adequate number of seats in the football stadium for the student body to attend the games, not all students are admitted to purchase football tickets. Furthermore, there are only 7,000 basketball season tickets sold to students. This is less than one quarter of the figures meant that even if every student would want to purchase basketball season tickets, he could do so. I do not see this as important, but it does indicate that that is concerned about students.
more support than any other extracurricular activity of the University." This statement is like invoking the silent majority of college students in Cambodia. The issue isn't the amount of support the Athletic Department enjoys among the student body as compared to other organizations. Football is a sport that requires people are being used to support that business, regardless of whether or not a student wants to support it. If a student wants to support the football team, then he should support the school's initiatives to support the football team he should not be compelled do so.
It is obvious that the Kansan and Mr. Womack enjoy a circle of friends who think football is the most important part of the game, and they think this is representative of the student body. The changes, if they are eventually made into policy, will mean that if a student wants to attend football and basketball, he should pay about $10 to $13.50 (depending on whose numbers one uses) more than he had to this year.
This would mean that the Athletic Department would have to sell 7000 basketball tickets (the number of tickets for football tickets at $15 a piece in order to make $25,000. This figure is $9000 more than Mr. Stinson's figures of what he had to pay from the students. It is not an unreasonable assumption that this will occur. Furthermore, I think football and basketball tickets are sold, so let them pick up the tab.
the Mr. Womack's statements and the Kansan's unobjective indication in business rope opposing with support the business of the Athletic Department, than with responsible reporting to the student body. Suddenly, he said, inconsucible. Football and basketball are not the most important events occurring at Kansan as is no reason they should receive 50 per cent of student fees.
R. Mark Biddle Student Senator
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