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University Daily Kansan, October 14, 1983
'Beat K-State' enthusiasm fades away
Apathy defeats annual Big Blue Rally
By CHUCK CARPENTER Staff Reporter
The familiar cry of "Beat K-State," heard in past big wars at Big Blue Rallies that have preceded KU-KState foot games, won't be heard again this year.
That's because the rally has been canceled, Frank Bucero, senior class president and Overland Park senior, said Wednesday.
A lack of interest, questions about a possible rally site and fair-weather football fans doomed this year's rally, which had been scheduled for tonight. He said that the rally had been sponsored the past by the Board of Class Officers.
"I think the success of the Big Blue Rally is a function of how the team is doing that year," he said. "It's a sad
thing. If students can get more continued enthusiasm from year to year, then possibly the team could do a little bit better."
BUT MIKE GOTTFRIED, KU's head football coach, said that KU students had been enthusiastic about the football team but that pep rallies had been
At universities where Gottfried has coached in the past, he said, pep rallies were poorly attended.
"Students have a lot of things to do," he said.
Gottfried, who previously coached at Cincinnati and Morehead State, said, "We had one at Cincinnati-before the Alabama game, which was going to be a big game for us, and we had three people show up."
The incident hurt the team's morale, he said
BOCO had initially chosen Jayhawk
Boulevard in front of Wescos Hall as a rally site, but the University Events Committee suggested a new location because of traffic problems.
BUCCERO SAID THE board then considered Potter Lake as a new location until it met with Gottief. Buccero said Gottief had told the board that he didn't want a poorly attended rally.
"Coach Gottfried said if we couldn't guarantee him 400 to 500 people, that he wouldn't want to be part of it," Bucero said. "We were in no position to guarantee that, so we didn't do it this year."
Bucero said that BOCO's main concern was that members didn't lose money on the rally for the sake of reviving a dying tradition.
"I didn't want us to be fair-weather fans and just have the rally the years
things were going good and not have it the years things went bad. But when you come right down to reality, that's the way things have to be," he said.
THE PARKING LOT east of Frank R. Burge Union had the site of the past two Big Blue rallies, and the University's pep band, spirit squad and captains and coaches of the football team attended. Free beer was provided; and a rock 'n' roll band played during the rally.
Lori Schick, a former spirit squad member, said, "I think enthusiasm and apathy are there because of traditional KU style. If our football team was a lot better, people would be willing to back them.
"It's not that the students don't want to be optimistic, its just that after all these years, the way it's been, it's hard to be optimistic."
Dani Smith/AVICAM
Wes Hildyard, Overland Park freshman, reads a compass in front of Lindley Hall. He was practicing the uses of a compass yesterday for his Geology 101 class.
U.S. dismisses threat by Soviets to end talks
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — The State Department yesterday dismissed a warning by an aide to Soviet President Yuri Andropov that the Kremlin would break off arms talks in Geneva if new American nuclear rockets were deployed in Western Europe.
"There has been no official announcement that the Soviets have decided to interrupt the Geneva talks nor have they proposed a recess in Geneva." State Department official John Hughes said.
Leonid Zamayytin, an adviser to Andropow, said in Bonn that the Soviets did not want to take part in negotiations if the Pershing 2 and cruise missiles would be deployed starting in December.
HUGHES SAID THAT the negotiations on medium range missiles were continuing and that further sessions were planned.
He dismissed the statement by Zamaytin as "simply the latest in a series of Soviet threats directed towards Western public opinion," and of the talks because of U.S. deployment are totally unjustifiable."
At the White House, deputy press secretaryarry Larynn Speakes labeled the Zamiyat statement as the latest "transparent propaganda tacit" employed by the Soviets and said it was aimed at the peace movement in Europe.
"They are attempting to stop deployment, attempting to divide the allies, attempting to debate the issue in the streets of Europe rather than at the bargaining table in Geneva," he said.
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Timetable distribution begins enrollment process
"It looks terribly inconsistent because every school is doing it differently," he said, "but it really the best one we can do. It know what's best for their students."
Faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Science will advise undergraduate students from Oct. 31 to Nov. 22. Academic folders may be picked up Oct. 24 and 25 in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union.
Gary Thompson, director of the office of student records, said yesterday that students could pick up timetables from the basement on Friday in the basement of Strong Hall.
Distribution of timetables next week will mark the first step in the main enrollment process for the spring semester.
Graduate students in the college should pick up academic folders at their departments and may be advised from Wednesday, Oct. 19 until Nov. 1.
By the Kansan Staff
Thompson said advising dates were not uniform for all schools, but most had a date of 5 or 6 p.m.
Students should use the timetable to find out when they should pick up work.
Advising for pre-business undergraduates will run from Oct 26 to Nov. 1. Pre-journalism students should attend the conference on Dec. 26, or 31 in Stauffer-Fall Hall.
Students unable to enroll at their scheduled time can enroll between 5 and 5:45 p.m. the same day. If students cannot enroll on their scheduled days, Thompson said, they may enroll the following Saturday.
Thompson said he expected between 14,000 and 16,000 students to go through his program.
GRADUATE STUDENTS not seeking degrees should pick up folders in 210-211 Strong during the same period. Enrollment schedules will be approved between Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in 210-211 Strong.
Students wanting to add or drop classes may do so on a first-come, first-served basis from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. Thompson said appointment cards for the early add-drop period would not be necessary.
"When the rush comes is the first day of classes," he said.
MAIN ENROLLMENT STARTS Nov.
2 and ends Nov. 22.
ers, see an adviser and obtain their dean's stamp. Thompson said.
He said main enrollment had several
THOMPSON SAID THAT it was also important for students to go through main enrollment because it enabled departments to make course adjustments according to what students needed.
advantages over residual enrollment in January.
"You get a lot better class offerings and it's easier than waiting in January. Thompson said. "The residual employment is sort of a one-day crunch."
Changes in class offerings were made this semester because departments detected courses that needed either additional or fewer sections, he said.
Although budget constraints limited the number of changes, Thompson said, the department's ability to adjust budgets was important. The most efficient use of budget funds.
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