UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, February 4, 1993
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Saferide may get financing
By Todd Selfert
Kansan staff writer
The Student Senate Finance Committee passed a bill last night that would allow Saferide to continue its services through the end of the semester.
The Senate will consider the bill Wednesday night.
The bill allocates an extra $15,000 to the Saferide program, which offers free rides home to students with a valid KUID from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., seven days a week.
The Senate already had allocated $55,000 to the program for the 1992.93 school year.
Travis Harrod, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, said the program needed the money to buy a
car and to continue its services.
The current system is operating at 98 percent capacity, Harrod said. The program runs two cars Sunday through Tuesday, three cars on Wednesday and four cars on Thursday through Saturday. The program served about 9,000 students in Fall 1992.
Harrod told students used Safeeride more often than expected because of the quality service the Lawrence Bus Company provided. The Senate had a contract with A-1 City Cab until last
fall.
"That was an inefficient service," he said. "People would call and either not get picked up, or they would have to wait 30 minutes or more for a ride. It also cost us $3 per rider while the bus company only charges us $18 per hour. We just wanted students to get better services for their money."
Todd Izzo, a Saferide driver, said a fast response to calls was a high priority for his company.
"We usually respond to calls in about 10 or 15 minutes," Izzo said. "The demand is increasing so much on Tuesdays that our response time is falling to 20 minutes or more. The slow response is breaking the integrity of the system."
The extra money would allow for more drivers during the week. he said.
Panel OKs Legal Services bill
Bv Todd Selfert
Kansan staff writer
The Student Senate Student Rights Committee approved a bill yesterday that would remove the administration's representative from the KU Legal Services Advisory Board.
Brad Garlinghouse, student body president, said that although the representative had no vote, his presence could influence the stance the board takes on certain issues.
John Altevogt, graduate senator, said the issue had been discussed for more than a year.
"The Senate voted for a bill last year to allow the attorneys represent
students in cases against the University
beheaded. "They were successful."
But David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, vetoded that bill.
Altevogt said the new bill, which the Senate will vote on Wednesday, would be a second attempt to achieve Senate's goal.
"It's not a criticism of the administrators who have served on the board," he said. "But I think this says that these are our attorneys, and we should be able to tell them what to do so they can assist us."
The attorneys are paid with money from student activity fees.
Andrew Shore, co-chairperson of the committee, said the action did not
mean administrators were not welcome at board meetings.
"Administrators still can provide good input on all kinds of matters," Shore said.
The committee also discussed the University's grievance policy.
Garlinghouse said that a grievance policy with more precise wording would make it easier for KU Legal Services to act on the students' behalf.
"The administration contends that each department has its own procedures," he said. "I think it needs to be centralized so a complaint can be made against the University and mean something."
Committee wants 'Superfan' back
By Frank McCleary
Kansan staff writer
has served, has been adequate.
Student Senate's University Affairs Committee approved a resolution last night that would ask the Athletic Department to lift the ban on "Captain Jayhaw" Joe Zielinski.
The department prohibited Zielinski from attending basketball games in Allen Field House this semester after Zielinski switched the Kansas and guest nameplates on a scoreboard during the Jan. 25 game against Long Beach State.
The resolution describes Zielinski, who was not present at the meeting, as having provided inspiration to the KU basketball team for many years. It also notes that the punishment outweighs the crime and that a two-game suspension, which Zielinski already
Ken Martin, residence hall senator, said he introduced the resolution because he believed Zielinski's acts were harmless. He also said that during the past four years, Zielinski has been a motivational force at basketball games.
Jeffrey Fale, Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, agreed.
"He takes his time to go out of the way to support the basketball team," he said.
But not all of the committee members voiced support for the resolution. While most of them voted to pass it, Leslie Lancaster, senior senator, said she thought that the resolution was pointless.
"I don't think it's any of our business," she said. "It's a silly waste of time."
Jason McNhtosh, University Affairs Committee chairperson, described Zielinski's penalty as a death sentence and said that it was not warranted. He said he would sponsor the resolution next week in Senate.
Although the resolution did pass, the committee did not give it a strong recommendation.
The committee also approved a bill that would finance the Student Bar Association's 1993 symposium "Health Care Obtaining 100 Percent Access To The American Health Care System." The $5.156 bill was approved by the finance committee last night and will go before Senate next week.
The senators will vote on the resolution Wednesday. If approved by Senate, a copy of the resolution will be sent to the department.
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