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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, February 17, 1993
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Daron J. Bennett / KANSAN
Hangtime
With the wind whipping past his ears and the snow in his face, Philip Champion, 9, flies through the air at top speed, hanging on to his sled. Philip was on the hill east of Carruth-O'Leary Hall yesterday. All Lawrence public schools were closed yesterday.
Vigil set to condemn Bosnian rapes
By Brady Prauser
Kansan staff writer
By Brady Prauser
Kansan staff writer
Like many Muslims, Kelli Oliver is upset about the rape of Muslim and Croat women in Bosnia by Serb soldiers.
And even though she is separated by thousands of miles from Bosnia, she and others hope that their actions at the Kansas Union Ballroom tonight will have an effect on curtailing the rapes. She and members of nine campus and community organizations will hold a candlelight vigil at 7:30 to raise awareness of the rapes.
"There appears to be an organized effort to set up these raids camp to destroy these women," said Oliver, a Tanganogue senior and member of the KU Muslim Students
Association. "Rape is one form of destroying a society."
She said that as many as 50,000 Muslim women had been raped in at least 16 camps in Bosnia, one of six republics of the former Yugoslavia.
William March, assistant professor of Slavic languages, said that some Serbs were trying to remove the Muslim Slavs and Croats from Bosnia for strategic military purposes. The Serbs have been raping Muslim and Croat women, impregnating them and holding them in camps so they cannot have abortions in an effort to contaminate the gene pool of their race, he said.
During tonight's vigil, Oliver and other speakers will explain the history of Bosnia, the current plight of its citizens and what can
be done to help the women who are being raped.
Women's Student Union is one of the coordinators of the event.
Pettitions available after the vigil will be sent to the United Nations as well as the Legislature, said Dawn Jakubowski, graduate teaching assistant in philosophy. She said the petitions were written to "remind the U.N. that violence against women is a human rights violation."
"We want to join the solidarity with those who are suffering," Jakubowski said. "Educating others is one way of showing our support. It is up to us to respond and to transform what is happening there. Rape is being used as a weapon of war, and it has to stop."
Parking proposal could double or triple sticker cost
Professor says students and faculty can walk or ride bicycles to campus
By Dan England Kansan staff writer
When Tim Miller, assistant professor of religious studies, presented a proposal to University Council on Thursday that would help to eliminate the need for more parking, he never thought it would be adopted.
But the Council shocked Miller; it voted unanimously to form a committee to study the proposal.
"I think there is a great deal of frustration when you talk about the parking problems on campus," Miller said. "Council passing the proposal to an indication that the problems are serious."
The proposal suggests that the campus bus system be enlarged to serve more Lawrence apartment complexes and residential areas where KU students and faculty members live.
Under Miller's proposal, the bus system would be free. Bus passes now cost $50 a semester. There would also be covered bicycle parking and a network of bicycle paths and pedestrian sidewalks.
Dick Tracy, Council chairperson, said that even though the committee passed the proposal, the proposal still would have to go to the University Senate Executive Committee. If SenEx approves the report, the committee will draft a proposal that must be approved by SenEx, Council, the executive vice chancellor and the Board of Regents.
"At least something should be done," Tracy said. "If you can't get any more parking spaces, maybe something should be done to eliminate the need for so many snacks."
Miller, who walks to campus every day, said there were two ideas behind his proposal. One was to make it easier for students and faculty to ride bicycles or walk to class.
"The University has always tried to make drivin cheap and easy." Miller said. "I thought we could make riding a bike and walking easier."
The proposal
Professor Tim Miller's proposal to help eliminate the need for parking includes:
An expanded campus bus system that would serve every apartment complex and residential area with a large student or faculty population.
A free bus system.
Covered bicycle parking, bike racks and a network of bicycle and pedestrian paths on campus.
- Doubling or tripling the price of parking permits to finance the improvements.
Miller said the second idea behind his proposal was to reduce the number of cars on campus, which would alleviate traffic congestion and pollution and create more space.
Miller said the construction and additional busing would be paid for by doubling or even tripling the cost of all parking permits. That would mean that a yellow permit, which costs $50, would cost as much as $150.
"Cars are the problem, so they should be the ones to pay to solve the problem," he said.
Some college campuses, such as the University of Illinois, have extensive bike and pedestrian trails. Miller said. As a result, thousands of people walk and bike to campus every day, he said.
Miller said he knew that the chances were slim that every part of his proposal would pass. But even if part of the plan was passed, it would be an improvement over the way KU has dealt with its parking problem, he said.
Panel OKs new election funding
"The parking will never get better until some cars are eliminated," he said. "It's time to take it one step further."
Bv Brett Riggs
Kansan staff writer
Eliminating bias from Senate elections was the goal of Student Senate and the Senate Election Commission when they decided to make the commission an autonomous body last fall.
Kevin Sigourney, Senate treasurer, said Senate approach the commission last fall with the idea of the commission becoming a revenue code group. Revenue code groups make budget requests to Senate every two years and are allowed control of their own budgets.
Senate granted the commission revenue code status on Nov. 16. The Senate finance committee last night approved $6,800 for the commission as part of its proposed revenue code group budget. The budget, which will not be effective until fiscal 1994, must be approved by Senate.
Brad Garlinghouse, student body president, said the change would
establish the commission as a separate entity and give it its own budget.
over its budget.
"It is the most practical and efficient way to run the elections," Garling-house said. "It is not ethical for Senate to intervene with campus elections."
Diane King, elections commissioner,
agreed that it was a logical step.
"The further away you move the commission away from Senate, the less bias you will have." King said.
"They don't have to get my signature anymore," Sigourney said. "They will be able to run elections as they see fit."
This year, Senate budgeted $6,380 for the commission. Senate controlled the allocation of funds, as well as the operation of the commission by setting the commission's budget at the beginning of the year. Next year the commission will have free reign
Kingsaid the decision would make it easier for the commission to function.
"There won't be as much red tape," King said. "The commissioner and chairperson will have much more responsibility."
Sigourney pointed out that the commission still would have to follow the elections code required by the Senate Rules and Regulations.
"They must still abide by our code,
so they're not going to do something
wacko." Sigourney said.
King agreed that few elections or commission procedures would change under its new revenue code status.
"It will just change the way we receive money," King said. "It is more of an ideological move."
Bill would raise student activity fee
By Brett Riggs
The Senate finance committee passed a self-generated bill last night that could raise student activity fees to $28 for the Fall 1994 semester.
Kansan staff writer
The bill, which was submitted within the committee, proposed raising the fee from the present $25. Senate Rules and Regulations states that all students enrolled in six or more hours must pay the fee.
Brian Poeschel, Leawood junior,
said that if the bill passes Senate
next week, it could add an additional
$138,000 to Senate's future budget.
He said that he thought this
would allow Senate to allocate
more money to deserving organizations.
"You could add it anywhere," Poeschel said. "The money could be
Poeschel said that he had hoped the bill would raise the fee for Fall 1993, but Danny Kaiser, assistant dean of student life, said that the change would require the approval of the Board of Regents.
used to fund more projects, honorariums and theatrical events."
"It would still have to go up through an administrative process," Kaiser said. "The Regents must approve it this spring, and it is already too late."
Kaiser said that for the bill to take effect next fall, the process would have had to start a year in advance. In other action:
The committee also approved the revenue code group budget, which totaled $1,152,950 for fiscal years 1994 and 1996.
Revenue code groups are organizations that request funds from Senate every two years. A finance
subcommittee heard these organizations' budget requests during budget hearings Jan. 26 through Feb. 5. The committee then set its proposed budget according to the organizations' requests and Senate's budget limits.
The committee also passed a bill that would allocate $3,000 to provide a stage for Day on the Hill, an annual free music festival sponsored by Student Union Activities.
Brad Roosa, live music coordinator for SUA, said SUA's tight budget this year made it seek funds from Senate. He said the budget was smaller because money had been allocated for the Kansas Union renovations.
Roosa said that SUA had been in contact with MTV about telecasting the event. He said MTV had not committed but had expressed interest.
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