Residence Halls Suffer
Off-campus Housing Situation Tight
A student preference for un-organized housing has caused a tight, but not yet critical housing situation in Lawrence this fall.
A survey of local realtors, apartment managers, and University housing administrators confirmed the need for more off-campus housing, especially relatively inexpensive, small apartments.
William M. Balfour, vice chancellor for student affairs and chairman of the Student Senate
Off-Campus Housing Committee,
predicted that the number of
students living in off-campus
"Even with late arrivals the residence halls will not be as full, but they will still be solvent."
housing this fall would at least equal the 52 per cent of students who lived in unorganized housing last spring.
University residence halls have suffered from the popularity of private housing. "Even with late arrivals the residence halls will not be as full," Balfour said, "but they will still be solvent."
The move from residence halls has resulted in a boom for large apartment complexes.
The manager of Gatehouse Apartments reported no vacan-
Rawleigh Zilliox, associate manager of the Gill Real Estate Agency, explained that housing is available, but what is available may not be of the student's choosing or within the student's means.
A simplified system of graduation requirements has been proposed for Centennial College, possibly to go into effect next fall, according to Jerry Lewis, director of Centennial College.
Basic Requirement Change Proposed for Sub-college
ies and none available until next May. The manager of Ridgelea Apartments noted an increased demand for apartments, saying that more people reserved apartments in May before leaving Lawrence for the summer.
Under the new system, there would be only three basic requirements: a major program with a minimum of 20 hours and a maximum of 40 hours, with at least eight hours of junior-senior work in the major department completed in residence at the University; a 40-hour limit on electives in any school or department of the University except the major department; and remaining hours completed within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, with a distribution requirement similar to the one presently in effect for juniors and seniors in the College.
Lewis said the new system would make necessary the transformation of Centennial College
from a two-year sub-college to a four-year sub-college. He added that the advising and orientation capacities of the college would also be expanded.
The new program would make a baccalaureate degree more than a reward for completing a series of requirements, Lewis said. He said that attaining a liberal arts degree should "teach men how to think independently."
According to a prepared report on the Centennial College program, the present degree requirements act as "surrogate problem solutions" and repress each student's responsibilities in determining his curriculum. Lewis said these problems could be lessened by encouraging students to make their own decisions about their futures.
The proposal is currently before the Educational Policies Committee. Lewis said he
CYD Plans Meetings With Local Candidates
"Party hacks" may not be the only ones interested in politics this fall as candidates enlist support from students willing to give the system one more chance
Garth Burns, vice-president of Collegiate Young Democrats, said he hoped his club would offer the students a forum through which to work for much needed change.
Burns said individual club members would be designated to act as liaison with specific campaigns and candidates, keeping the club aware of manpower
"We can provide students with information on Democratic candidates campaigns and show them where to sign up for election work if they want to. We'll work primarily for James DeCoursey and local candidates for state representatives such as Tom Moore and Mike Glover," Burns said.
needs for the campaign.
● Sept. 1, 8 p.m. in the Council Room of the Kansas Union State Representative candidates Tom Moore, Michael Glover and Ron Spry.
Four meetings scheduled to allow students to question candidates have been planned:
- Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m. in the Forum Room—Volunteers for De-Coursey.
● Sept. 8, 8 p.m. in the Council Room—James DearCoursey
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- Sept. 17, 8 p.m. in the Big 8 Room—Vern Miller, Democratic candidate for Attorney General.
Pam Hooper, member of the Collegiate Young Republicans, said the club had not planned any specific programs but would be able to provide information on the campaigns of Republican candidates.
The Republican Party was founded Feb. 28, 1854, at Ripon, Wis.
doubted that the program would be enacted before the fall 1971 semester.
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