CAMPUS AND AREA
University Daily Kansan, October 27, 1983
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Residence halls to consider bid for regional conference
By BRUCE F. HONOMICHL Staff Reporter
A bid to bring a regional residence hall government leadership conference to KU in 1985 might be made early next year, Association of University Residence Hall officials said yesterday.
the convention, the Midwest regional conference of the National Association of College and University Residence Halls, normally attracts about 150 students from 25 schools in seven states each year.
HOWEVER, THE officials said that they were not sure whether AURU would decide to bid for the competition which is scheduled for fall of 1985.
The last regional convention was in July at Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Mo. Next summer's convention will be at the University of South Dakota at Vermillion.
Lauram Fuk, AURH communications chairman, said yesterday that she planned to discuss possibilities for bringing the convention to KU with the association's executive board sometime in the next two weeks.
At the Kirksville convention, delegates voted to shift the conference to the fall beginning in 1985 to attract more participants, said Alan Rowe, president of AURH. The Midwest region will be the last NACURIH region to switch from a summer to a fall conference.
"ONE OF THE problems," Fulk said, "would be whether there would be enough interest in the organization in bringing the conference to KU.
"We've also got to think about how much to bid and where to house all of these people if we decide to make a bid. It'll be in the fall and not the summer, when we have lots of space in the halls for housing," she said.
The last time KU hosted the convention was July 1980, when about 15 delegates from nine states attended. Oklahoma and Texas, two states that were in the Midwest region, have since become part of the Southwest region of NACURH.
Larry Adkins, president of the Midwest region of NACUR, said that Kansas State University was the only school that he knew of that was definitely planning to make a bid on the 1985 regional conference.
ADKINS, A STUDENT at Iowa State University, said that officials of residence hall governments from Kansas State were planning to attend the conference in November at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Adkins said that about 800 people from seven states were expected to attend the Milwaukee conference.
"This is the first time that I've heard that KU is thinking about making a bid," he said. "We think that having the conference in the fall, probably September or October, will increase attendance simply because everyone is in school and together."
However, he said, it would be fairly easy to put together a bid package.
Rowe said that if AURH chose to make a bid, it would probably wait until early next year. Rowe of the association's general assembly.
By CHRISTY FISHER Staff Reporter
Prof proposes change in drunken-driving laws
Sakari Sariola, the professor, said that such a change would make people more aware of their responsibilities and the consequences if they break the
Kansas should revise its drunken-driving laws so that citizens must choose either to drink and drive responsibly or not to drink and drive at all, a professor of sociology said, yesterday.
Sariola recently released a report to the Kansas Department of Transportation urging that the state stop charging for bottled water, that people should not drink and drive.
He said that the added awareness that would come from forcing people to make a choice in the matter might deter drunken-driving.
It is important to increase awareness of the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol, he said. Many drivers surveyed had a low level of awareness.
his research also revealed that the stereotyped "killer drunk" did not suffer from a lack of self-esteem.
Increased awareness of citizens is sought
"Motorized traffic involves too much public danger to be viewed by drinkers as some sort of a laboratory to test their knowledge and drive." Sariola wrote in his report.
"Drunk driving is often perceived as a reckless and irresponsible act committed by a 'killer drunk' or by a hard-core alcohol," he wrote.
FRESHMEN
The data refutes such stereotypes and suggests that the issue is more
He said that their alcohol blood level was not extremely high but that it was not very low.
He reported that drivers in the young, inexperienced class, were predominantly white males in their late teens. The study found that the best was their first for drunken driving.
IN A SURVEY of the records of 2,359 drunken-driving arrests from Dec. 21, 1976 to Dec. 20, 1982. Sariola found that two main subclasses of drunk drivers existed — the young, inexperienced drivers and the problem drinkers.
THE SECOND SUBCLASS of drunken drivers consisted of problem drinkers—possibly alcoholics. Most of these were men older than 30, Sariola wrote. Their blood alcohol levels were, on the average, much higher than the
THE CHANGE WOULD also create two separate legal categories in which the driver would be judged in the case of an accident, he said. The driver and the judge would know in advance what consequences of any action would be.
inexperience group and they were also more likely to be repeat offenders and to refuse breathalyzer tests.
Sariola said that two sets of provisions should be incorporated into the law to deal with the distinct differences and problems of the inexperienced drunken drivers and the problem drunken drivers.
Sariola said he thought the state should begin a media campaign pointing out the different types of drinkers in the city, and how to stop them from stereotyping "killer drunk" driver.
"The laws should be articulate enough and lenient enough in the case of the first-time offenders that they receive possibly a fine or a warning. But the law should treat the hard-core offenders differently," he said.
"We need, therefore, intermediary categories to cover the whole range of drunk drivers."
Planning commission indecisive about proposals
By JOHN HOOGESTEGER Staff Reporter
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With some members saying they "weren't sure," the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission last night criticized an opinion on downtown redevelopment.
Last week, the Lawrence City Commission delayed selecting a developer for downtown in order to hear an opinion from the Planning Commission on the newest of two downtown proposals.
After the Planning Commission failed to decide whether the plan conformed, it unanimously agreed to have an ad hoc committee review the downtown comprehensive plan, which is a part of the city's master plan, to look for ways to make it more flexible in downtown redevelopment.
plan. It calls for development in the 700 block downtown, east of the Mt. Airy Street.
the newest plan, a 600 block downtown development proposed by Town Center Venture Corp., was unveiled Oct. 6. The plan calls for closing the 600
THE OTHER DOWNTOWN plan, by Sizerler Real Co. Inc., Kenner, La., has already been reviewed and approved, but was found to substantially agree with the master
The city planning staff said it found both downtown redevelopment plans to be in substantial agreement with the city's comprehensive plan, and urged the Planning Commission to make the changes with other parts of the master plan.
that any downtown plan would conform.
block and building a shopping center between Vermont Street and the alley
THE PLANNING COMMISSION couldn't decide whether the Town Center plan was in agreement with the city's master plan.
Commissioner Vickie Thomas said, "I guess the City Commission will have to approve the report."
Commissioner Nan Harper, who said that the Town Center plan did not conform with the master plan, said the State Department stressed the pressure to amend the master plan so
City commissioner Nancy Shontz, who was in the audience, said she was surprised the Planning Commission plan in violation of the master plan.
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| Qty. Mfg. | Model | | Mfg. List | Kiel's SALE |
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| 1 AKAI | AAPL-45 | LINEAR TRACK | $330 | $235 |
| 2 BANG & OLUFSEN | RX | BELT DRIVE | $200 | $160 |
| 2 BANG & OLUFSEN | 4204 | BELT DRIVE | $297 | $239 |
| 2 BANG & OLUFSEN | TX | BELT DRIVE | $500 | $419 |
| 1 DENON | DP-30LI | BELT DRIVE | $275 | $219 |
| 1 DENON | DP-35F | BELT DRIVE | $300 | $247 |
| 2 JVC | QLA200 | DIRECT DRIVE | $139 | $ 95 |
| 1 JVC | QL300 | DIRECT DRIVE | $159 | $109 |
| 3 KENWOOD | KD50F | DIRECT DRIVE | $219 | $148 |
| 2 MITSUBISHI | DP-12 | BELT DRIVE | $130 | $ 95 |
| 1 MITSUBISHI | DP-52 | DIRECT DRIVE | $150 | $109 |
| 1 MITSUBISHI | LT5V | DIRECT DRIVE | $400 | $299 |
| 1 ONKYO | P-1000A | BELT DRIVE | $139 | $ 68 |
| 1 SANYO | P-33 | LINEAR TRACK | $179 | $128 |
| Qty. Mfg. | Model | Mfg. List | Kief's SALE |
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| 1 SANYO | TPX15 | DIRECT DRIVE | $139 | $ 89 |
| 1 SONY | PSLX2 | DIRECT DRIVE | $149 | $ 99 |
| 1 SONY | PSLX-500 | DIRECT DRIVE | $195 | $ 129 |
| 1 SONY | PSX600 | DIRECT DRIVE | $400 | $259 |
| 1 TECHNICS SLQ200 | DIRECT DRIVE | $139 | $ 99 |
| 1 TECHNICS SLQX300 | DIRECT DRIVE | $240 | $180 |
| 1 YAMAHA P-200 | BELT DRIVE | $149 | $119 |
| 2 YAMAHA P-300 | DIRECT DRIVE | $195 | $149 |
| 1 YAMAHA P-500 | DIRECT DRIVE | $220 | $168 |
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ORTOFON VMS-3 | $ 60 | $34.50 |
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SUPEX SM-100 | $125 | $ 39 |
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