CAMPUS AND AREA
Trivia poses a challenge to the teams in Quiz Bowl
By the Kansan Staff
Who was the Norwegian painter who painted "The Cry?" Who directed the movie "A Clockwork Orange?"
University Daily Kansan, November 29, 1983 Page 6
These are some of the trivia questions that KU students compete in next spring's College Quiz Bowl can expect, Nancy Burns, co-chairman of the Quiz Bowl committee, said yesterday.
This year, students taking part in the bowl will have access to sample question and answer sheets to help them prepare for the competition, said Burns, Henderson, Tenn., sophomore. In these sample questions and answers, students will find that Edward Murray won "The Kid Who Loves a Rubber Band" and Stanley Knibb directed "A Clockwork Orange." Also, students will learn about the kinds of questions they can expect during the Quiz Bowl.
The Quiz Bowl, sponsored by Student Union Activities and by the sophomore honor society Lambda Sigma, will take place from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. Burns said The winning team will compete at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo.
the KU competition will take place in the Kansas Union, she said. The last round between the two finalists will be Feb. 2.
Each year, about 40 five-member teams compete in the bowl, Burns said. The winning team will get a travel trophy in addition to the opportunity of taking part in the regional competition.
The competition is open to all KU students, she said. Applications will be available next semester from the SUA office. The organizing committee is providing about 35 sample questions to help teams prepare for the quiz. The application fee for each team is $12.
County leaders suggest taxes other proposals to legislators
By PAUL SEVART
By PAUL SEVAR Staff Reporter
Douglas County would benefit from a sales tax through increased revenue and more equitable taxation, County Commissioner Robert Nees said yes.
The commission met with area legislators to discuss ideas and proposals for the 1984 session of the Kansas Legislature. A county-wide sales tax was one of several suggested ways to improve the county's financial picture.
A sales tax would have to be approved by the commissioners and by the voters in a referendum, Neis said. Lawrence might be reluctant to approve a county sales tax because Lawrence already has a $1-3 cent tax of
"I think that there is a possibility that voters would go for something like that," Neis said. "A sales tax is more appropriate than taxes on your land. I would like to see it put to a vote of the people."
MANY KANSAS COUNTIES have asked their voters to approve sales taxes instead of increasing property taxes, to make up for income lost when
the property taxes on farm machinery and railroads were discontinued, and when some counties dropped the intangibles tax.
But property-fix adjustments will have to be made sometime also. Neis said, although they might not be appropriate in legislative session or in the post-1973
Neis said he favored legislation to begin property reappraisal based on market values, although several conditions would be necessary.
The state also wants to figure and record the new property valuations in a central computer, Neis said. But that responsibility should be left to the computer to avoid the mistakes that would inevitably be made in such a large system.
For instance, he said, some form of classification of land property would have to be devised so that farmers could find a place in the tax burden, compared to homeowners.
STATE REP. JESSIE Branson.
D-Lawrence, predicted that the Legislature would spend a great deal of time this spring discussing the issue of reapraisal, and that it could become a significant issue.
Another underlying issue will be how
to recover the losses in revenues that have occurred throughout the state in the past two years, she said. Reappraisal would be one way to aid counties financially through increased revenue.
The dominant issue, however, will be education, Branson said. Most of the attention will be focused on elementary education, she said.
ANOTHER ISSUE OF concern to counties is the problem of liability insurance to cover agencies that employ violators who have chosen to perform community service instead of serving a jail sentence.
"I would like to see higher education included in that discussion." Branson said. "There are a number of legislators who want to cut down on duplication of programs at Regents schools."
Kansas' stiffer DWI penalties, took effect in July 1982, allow many first-time offenders to be placed on a diversionary program, which sometimes includes community service, instead of a jail term.
Some agencies have been wary of using such workers for certain tasks because of the threat of personal liability lawsuits.
Managing stress is workshop's goal
By the Kansan Staff
Final exams usually cause a great amount of stress for students, but a counselor in KU's continuing education program deals with students' deal with that stress before it hits.
Carol Hartman, the counselor, will conduct a Stress Management Workshop tomorrow from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at 202 Robinson Center. The workshop, sponsored by Recreation Services and the KU Adult Life Resource Center, will focus on defining the causes of stress and related physical ailments.
DEBORAH FISH, ASSISTANT director of Recreation Services, said yesterday that the free workshop was being offered for KU students who may now be facing added stress with coming finals. She also said that offering more diversified activities was a part of Recreation Services' efforts.
"I believe that at this time of year with finals coming up for a lot of students there is a real need for stress relief," she said. "Physical things happen to the
body when we feel stress and we have to compensate for that at best in a physical manner, and that's what stress management techniques do."
"Recreation is more than just intramurals." Fish said. "For some variety, I've been trying to set up a variety of workshops for students."
The workshop will cover both the external and internal elements involved in causing stress, Hartman said, and will include learning exercises and
meditation techniques to help ease the problem
Hartman said that a group discussion among those who participate would be more useful.
BECAUSE OF THE workshop's interpersonal nature, Hartman said, the number of participants will be limited to 30.
"My experience is that individuals have weak points, and you have to learn to deal with each person's problems separately," Hartman said. "For instance one person may develop a slight headache or press, while another may develop some other symptom. We each tend to respond in different ways."
As of yesterday, Fish said, about 20 KU students had registered.
ON CAMPUS
TODAY
AN ARTS AND Crafts Bazaar sponsored by Student Union Activities will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kansas Union Gallery.
NOMINATIONS FOR faculty members to be selected to receive Distinguished Teaching Awards are being accepted by Deanell Tacha, vice chancellor for academic affairs, in Room 127, Strong Hall.
CAMPUS CRUSADE for Christ will meet 7 p.m. in the Big Eight Room of the
KU SWOOD and Shield will meet at 7 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Union.
TAU SIGMA DANCE Club will meet at 7 p.m. in Dance Studio 242 in Robinson Center.
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Debaters place in national tournaments
By the Kansan Staff
While most students were relaxing
over the Thanksgiving break, 12 KU
debaters were working hard in various
ternational tournaments across the country.
At Wichita State University, the debate team of Robert Bradley, Wichita freshman, and David Thomasanek, third place out of 36 teams in the event.
Two KU debate teams tied for fourth place in that tournament. They were: Grant Hayden, El Dorado freshman, and Patty Feeney, Santa Fe, N.M., freshman; and Al Pitzer and Steve Ellis, both Wichita freshmen.
Hayden placed first, Ellis placed second and Pitzer placed ninth out of 72 debaters in individual speaking events.
At Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem, N.C. the team of Jerry
Gaines, Houston junior, and David
Klein, Houston junior, took eighth
place out of 82 teams.
At Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Rhaesa and Gaines tied the KU team of Eric Christensen, Nampa, Idaho, senior, and Jim Reed, St. Louis, Mo., junior, for fifth place out of 38 teams.
Rhaesa placed first and Gaines placed tenth in individual events in the Georgetown tournament.
Commissioners at conference hope to apply ideas at home
Staff Reporter
By JOHN HOOGESTEGER Staff Reporter
Commissioner Mike Amyx said in a telephone interview that a workshop on competing for new development would highlight the importance of the city's Economic Task Force.
Two Lawrence city commissioners who are attending the Congress of Cities conference in New Orleans said yesterday that they expected to bring back several ideas to apply to Lawrence city government.
"I was struck by the fact that you don't want to go overboard giving tax incentives," Amyx said. "You have to stand your ground and show that you're working hard to attract new industry." Commissioner Howard Hill agreed.
"Apparently tax incentives are not the main reason companies locate in a city," he said. "Other elements such as labor training and training are just as important."
8,000 delegates from across the nation are attending the conference.
HILL AND AMYN, along with Mayor David Longhurst and City Manager Buford Watson, are delegates at the 2014 Cities Conference of the National League of Cities. About
Because the three commissioners are at the conference, there will be no City Council.
Amyx said he was struck by the stories he heard about problems in other cities.
Both Hill and Amyx also said that many of the seminars and workshops focused on changes in society and corresponding changes in government
"I'm amazed by the number of cities across the country that are having
HILL, WII SPENT Saturday at a seminar dealing with cable television, said he saw a number of intriguing topics for using cable to benefit the city.
"It all sounds very '1984', but this is 1983, so it's high time we got involved in
Hill also said he was moved by Gretta Scott Kirk's speech on the position of justice.
Syracuse, N.Y., is using cable as part of their fire alarm system, he said, and some communities are using it as a community calendar.
2nd Annual Polar Bear Fun Run
3 miles in length and open to KU students, faculty, & staff.
Sunday, Dec. 4, 11 a.m. at 23rd & Iowa, Shenk Complex
Entry Deadline: Fri., Dec. 25 p.m.
208 Robinson
Walkers Are Welcome
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