University Daily Kansan, February 16; 1983
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-Legislative Roundup
Dykes confirmed Regent
The appointment of Archie Dykes, former KU chancellor, to the Board of Regents was confirmed yesterday by a Kansas Senate voice vote.
Dykes was nominated by Gov. John Carlin. He will serve on the board until his term expires Dec 31, 1986.
Ice OK'd in liquor stores
A House committee yesterday decided to allow retail liquor stores to sell ice and drink mixes, along with can and bottle openers.
But the Governmental Organization Committee refused to allow the sale of tobacco in liquor stores and also rejected a proposal that would have placed prices and brands on advertised in newspapers or on television.
Agmen denv militant ties
An agriculture spokesman yesterday denied that his group was affiliated with Posee Comitatus, a far right militant group that has been watched closely by Kansas law officials.
Darrell Ringer, of the accused American Agricultural Movement, said Attorney General Robert
Stephan had organized a "witch hunt" and had falsely accused AAM.
A spokesman with the attorney general's office denied that Stephan was a witness.
The conflict stemmed from a bill introduced by State Rep. Robert Frey, R-Liberal, that would make militant training with firearms and explosives illegal.
Vote on rape bill today
A bill that would allow both men and women to file rape charges against a spouse will be voted on today in the House, and if passed it would be sent to
Intense debate is expected, because the bill would eliminate the protection husbands have had in Kansas that prevents wives from filing rape charges.
Stephan testifies on bingo
Attorney General Robert Stephan will testify today before the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee about the bingo act, which has allowed bingo in private organizations such as church groups.
concerned that bingo has found its way out of church basements and has become a lucrative gambling business in the state.
Loaning IDs might cost
A bill that would increase fines against anyone who loans a driver's license to a minor was discussed in the Federal and State Affairs committees.
The bill, introduced by State Rep. Robert Vancrum, R-Roverland Park, would establish a maximum $2,500 fine and a one-year prison sentence for anyone who gives his driver's license to a minor.
the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee yesterday reviewed a bill introduced by State Sen. Fred Kerr, R-Pratt, which would extend the deadline for the state's solar energy tax credit to Jan. 1, 1986.
Solar tax credit discussed
State law now allows taxpayers who install solar energy systems on their homes or businesses to receive an income tax credit equal to 30 percent of the cost of the system. The law expires June 30.
A proposed reduction in the state scholarship program would mean that more than 500 KU students would receive less scholarship money next year, financial aid officials said yesterday.
By JOEL THORNTON
Staff Reporter
The Board of Regents will consider a proposal tomorrow at its meeting in Topeka that would cut the Kansas State Scholar stipend from $500 to $300 a year, and would require students to maintain a 2.5 grade point average each semester to remain eligible for the award.
Regents consider financial aid cuts
Jerry Rogers, KU financial and director, said he had not heard of the proposal, but was not surprised by it
"THAT'S TOO BAD, but if you don't have the money, that's about all you can get."
He said 522 KU students received State scholarships, comprising nearly $1 million in grants.
Scholarships are awarded to Kansas high school seniors based on test scores
Gerald Bergen, Board of Regents associate financial aid director, said a cut in federal student grants had forced
the state to propose a reduction in the program.
The grants, which finance almost all of the state scholarships, will be reduced from $819,930 this year to $644,436 for the next school year. He
"We won't have the money to fund students at the level we did, plain and basic."
The state has the option either to reduce the number of recipients or the amount of the awards, he said.
"If we left it at $500, two-fifths of the students would get no money at all," Bergen said.
RAISING THE MINIMUM grade point standards is another way to ensure that money would go into the bands of deserving students, he said.
A poll conducted by the Regents financial aid office has shown that raising the grade standards would lower the percentage of current scholars. Bergen said.
Currently, scholars must fulfill minimum academic standards required by each school for all financial aid recipients to continue receiving aid. Bergen said.
Most state scholars are already making a 2.5 grade average or better, he said.
Rogers said that at KU, recipients must pass 12 hours with a 1.0 average their first semester to keep receiving financial aid. The minimum grade average then increases for each successive semester, he said.
Recent growth of the scholars program made cuts necessary, Rogers said. The number of recipients has increased dramatically in the past few years, he said, and students receive money for four years instead of two.
ROGERS SAID HE did not favor raising the academic standards for recipients to a 2.5 GPA
Although he agrees that state scholar recipients should make a 2.5, be said, the University's current standards for reasonable academic progress for all financial aid recipients would be easier for his office to oversee.
Rogers said he did not know whether students who would be affected would have been taught.
Other scholarships might not be available, he said, but students might be able to afford it.
Bergen said he doubted that the proposal would prevent students from going to college, although he said other financial aid reductions made it harder for students to afford the cost of attending a university.
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Sunday, February 20, 1983
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PETER MATZKA, violin
SUZAN FRIER, violin
MELISSA MATSON, violin
THOMAS ROSENBERG, cello
Due to the continued illness of first violin Mitchell Sten, the performance of the American String Quartet has been cancelled. We are pleased to offer at this time a performance by the award-winning Chester String Quartet.
Program
Quartet in C Major, K-157 Mozart
Quartet in D Major, op. 76 no. 5, Haydn
Italian Serenade Wolf
Quartet No. 4 in D Major 'Shostakovich'
Tickets on sale in the Murphy Hall Box Office.For reservations call 913/864-3982 All seats reserved. Festival Presentation
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