University Daily Kansan, October 7, 1983
Page 9
House passes proposal for new water projects
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — The House voted yesterday to spend $119 million to start construction on 43 new water projects across the country, from Baltimore Harbor to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
Rep. Silvio Conte, R-Mass., appeared in the House press gallery in a pink rubber pig mask to register his protest against the "pork barrel" legislation and against lawmakers with their "schnozzle . . . in the trough."
Thirteen of the 43 new water projects were requested by President Reagan. And 23 of the projects in the bill were previously authorized by Congress.
The bill was passed by voice vote after the House defeated 271-133 an amendment by Rep Bob Edgar D-Pa. for money for the unauthorized projects.
"THE BILL IS pork barrel and everything else," said Conte through the mask. To demonstrate his point, he placed a table and made slurring, oinking noises.
Conte called his mask "descriptive of these congressmen and congresswomen who, have their schnoz right like a taxpayer on the taxpayer expenses on these projects."
Rep. Tom Bevill, D-Ala., the sponsor
or the bill, said he had no doubt that the Senate would also pass the legislation and that Reagan would sign it.
"We do not anticipate having any difficulty." Bevill said. "It's very critical. This nation cannot be competitive in the international markets if we do not upgrade our harbors and inland waterways."
THE 39 NEW WATER projects for the Corps of Engineers include replacement or construction of new locks and dams on the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon, on the Ohio River in West Virginia and Ohio, and the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Other projects include port and channel improvements in Baltimore, Mobile, Ala., Norfolk, Va., Sacramento, Calif., San Francisco and Tampa, Fla.
In addition, the bill appropriates funds for four new Bureau of Reclamation projects: the Animas-La Plata Irrigation Project in Colorado and New Mexico; the Narrows Unit flood control and irrigation project in Colorado; and hydroelectric projects in Wyoming and Arizona.
United Press International
The proposed improvement of the Baltimore Harbor would provide for a uniform main channel, 50 feet deep and generally 800 to 1,000 feet wide, through the Chesapeake Bay.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Silvio Conte, R-Mass., dons a pink rubber pig mask in the House press gallery to demonstrate his opinion of a bill containing 43 water projects. He said the bill, which passed the House yesterday, was "pork barrel" legislation.
ASK backs Regents requests in budget meeting
By PETE WICKLUND Staff Reporter
Members of the Associated Students of Kansas met yesterday with Gov. John Carlin's budget director, Lynn Muchmore, to support Board of Regents recommendations on the proposed state budget for fiscal 1985.
Mark Tallman, the state lobby group's executive director, said that he, legislative director Chris Graves and students from three of the group's member universities participated in the meeting.
'IT WAS MORE of an informal meeting,' Tallman said. 'Basically we were going in and saying. 'Here are the ideas we have.'
Tailman said that the group supported three budget increases proposed by the Board of Regents in the areas of on-campus salaries, state scholarships and graduate student assistance programs.
ASK is also hoping to convince legislators to increase by $180,000 financing for the state work-study program, which ASK helped begin last year. The program originally was proposed by the Legislature and, according to Tallman, the Regents think any possible increases in funding for the program should come from the statehouse.
Tallman said that not all of the $281,000 allocated by the legislature for work study in fiscal 1984 had been used yet, but he said the increase would be
necessary because of a 10 percent tuition increase for all Regents universities.
AMONG THE REGENTS' proposals, ASK is supporting a 7 percent increase in money allocated for student campus job salaries. Tallman said that if the increase was approved by the Legislature, the money would probably not be used for salary raises but for creating jobs.
ASK also favors a $150,000 increase in state supplied financial aid scholarships to graduating high school students.
Currently, Tallman said, $50,000 is allocated for scholarships that are awarded on the basis of financial need and student performance on ACT test<sup>†</sup>
and student per form waiver for graduate
A 75 percent waiver for graduate
student teaching assistants and increased money for graduate research scholarships, is another top priority for ASK, according to Tallman.
Currently, 40 percent of a teaching assistant's tuition is waived, but Tallman said a forthcoming $40 tuition increase for all graduate students made increasing the waiver by an additional 35 percent necessary.
"We wanted to emphasize the fact that grad students would be paying a $40 differential next year and subsequently why these supplementary measures are necessary," Tallman said.
Research fellowships under the Regents proposals would provide $100,000 to both the University of Kansas and to Kansas State University.
Students briefly give up sight to experience lesson in trust
By the Kansan Staff
Learning how to trust can sometimes be painful, as a group of psychology students found out last night as they were walking across campus.
As part of their Psychology of Satisfaction course, PSYC 574, a dozen students blindfolded themselves, held on to a rope and let themselves be led around by their group leader, who was not blindfolded.
The students were not required to participate in the blindfolding activity, said the group leader, Sherry Kopf, Lawrence junior.
The students volunteered to participate as a way to have new experiences.
"It's good to get out and try new things," she said.
SHE SAID THE activity was designed to show the students what it was like to be blind and how they would have to trust people if they were blind.
She called out whenever a curb, bush or other obstacle appears on the way, and she stopped her wrist.
Everyone cheered when Joni Hornung, Wichita junior, said, "A hand-capied curb!"
Several students stubbed their toes on the regular curbs.
Laurie Novascone, Wichita junior,
said, "You have to trust the people in
front of you and the people in back of
you."
Brice Waddill, Wichita junior, said he trusted the other students but that it was not always easy to.
"You wonder if nobody's going to say anything — if they've taken off their blindfolds and just taking you along."
NO ONE REMOVED their blindfolds during the activity, however, and the students got a taste of what it was like to be blind.
Lisa Hartstein, St. Louis senior, said,
"At one point I felt like I was really
blind — bumping into trees, tripping
over bushes."
Group asks AURH to protest residence hall fee increase
By the Kansan Staff
An Association of University Residence Hall委会 passed a resolution last night calling on the AURH General Assembly to protest an $82 increase in residence hall contracts.
The increase was approved in September by the Residential Programs Advisory Board.
The resolution, passed by the Housing and Contracts Committee, will be voted on at Thursday's meeting, at 6:30 p.m. in the Burge Union
Members of the committee said they hoped that energy and water conservation programs, reward money for residents who turn in vandals and other programs would convince administrators that many of the increases were unnecessary.
$55 total increase, but changed its mind last month and raised the utility allowance in the increase. The budget also added to cover administrative costs.
"We do this with an understanding that this body will present and pursue, in conjunction with administration, programs to address the neediest cost, which the proposal is directed toward," the resolution says.
In April, RPAB recommended a
Curtis Worden, Topeka senior and chairman of the committee, said that even though the committee and the assembly had only advisory power over the contracts, he hoped that the resolution would have some influence on administrators' decisions.
The RPAB recommendation still needs approval from David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, and A. Budig and the Board of Regents.
THE ETC. SHOP
We're Moving! soon to:
732 Maschusettts
843-0611-0
Maschusettts Vintage, Classic & Etc.
Our Baskin-Robbins stores are having a Birthday Party!
Register at both stores to win an Ice Cream Party!
BASKIN-ROBBINS ICE CREAM STORE
925 Iowa
Hillcrest Shopping Ctr.
749-9711
1524 W. 23rd
842-9473
ON CAMPUS
TODAY
THE WALK TO OLD Green Hall,
sponsored by the Student Bar Association,
will be at 3:30 p.m. in front of Lippincott Hall.
THE UNDERGRADATE Biology
Surplus Footer of the Kansas Union
THE INTER VARSITY Christian Fellowship will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Pine Room of the Union.
THE KU CIRCLE K Club will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 2007 Mallot Hall.
Practice" at 7 p.m. in 315 Art and Design Building.
ROBERT JACKSON will give a speech titled "Successful Professional
THE AD ASTRA L5 chapter will have a model rocket launch at 2 p.m. south of Nichols Hall on West Campus. MONDAY
THE PHOTOJOURNALISM Students Association will feature a slide presentation at 4 p.m. in 100 Stauffer-Flint Hall by Rich Clark, assistant managing editorgraphics at the Denver Post.
THE KU Mountaineering Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the Gore Room.
A Most Critically Acclaimed Film About A Comedian and His Quest For Notoriety. Directed by Martin Scorsese and Starring Robert DeNiro
Friday-3:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Saturday-7:00 p.m.
$1.50 Woodruff Aud. Note times!
"'SMITHEREENS' DELIGHTS ME..
"Don't miss 'Smithereens' . . . a winner!"
DisneyScripts, 27 Pages
often unexpectedly sweet, often very funny
and sometimes both in the same time ...
"It's a movie about a screwball life of a
a female girl. It will entertain you!"
*
A Low Budget Film Wonder Starring Susan Berman and Brad Rinn.
Friday-7:00 p.m.
Saturday-3:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
$1.50 Woodruff Aud. Note times!
SMITHERE NS
INGMAR BERGMAN'S
CRIES AND
WHISPERS
Sunday-2:00 p.m. $1.50
Woodruff Aud.
Presents
A Spielberg
chiller!
A Haunting Story of Man vs. Machine with Dennis Weaver and Directed By Steven Spielberg.
Friday & Saturday
$2.00
Midnight
Woodruff Aud.
Films Coming Up From SUA:
Friday, Saturday, October 7, 8
U.S. Cannes entry Smithereens and King of Comedy with Robert DeNiro and Jerry Lewis: also at midnight Steven Spielberg's Duel.
Sunday, October 9
Cries and Whispers