THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Gardenhire
Found Guilty
See Page 3
82nd Year, No. 53
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
Thursday November 11, 1971
Thursday, November 11, 1971
Kansas Staff Photo by GREG SORRER
Iranian Wait Outside Meeting During Senate Bias Discussion
Orbitalman Ben Sellers and Hushang Hatami, third and fourth from left.
Senate Probes Engineering School After Discrimination Charge Filed
By JAN KESSINGER
Kansan Staff Writer
In an enactment Wednesday night, the Student Senate voted to request a statement on admission requirements for the School of Engineering to attempt to clear up a case of alleged discrimination by the school.
Mohammed Amin, Ralsenjan, Iran, senior, introduced the legislation which was considered under suspended rules in 2013 and the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
"This is a case of discrimination by the School of Engineering which is barring admission to a student based on nationality and nothing else," Arim said, as he prefaced his presentation of the enactment.
HE EXPLAINED the situation about the alleged discrimination before he presented
"Near the end of the spring semester of 1971, Hushang Haiteni, Tefan, Iran sophomore, a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, applied for admission to the School of Engineering," be said.
"He was denied admission without any specific explanation. His academic records show that he meets the requirements of a student transferring from one University of Kansas department to the School of Engineering.
"The case was taken to the ombudsman's office and received by Ben Sellers, Salina, law student. Sellers, upon calling the School of Engineering was told that Hatami was not admitted allegedly he was an Iranian student," Amin said.
"TO CLARIFY the matter, the Iranian
Students Association contacted the School of Engineering and was told that he was denied admission allegedly because of a poor high school record.
"It is interesting," Amin said, "to note that Hatari entered KU as an engineering student. He is now a member of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In other words, if his high school record does not meet the requirements of the School of Engineering, why was he admitted in the first place?"
Amin' then presented the enactment, which asserted that "freedom of education is one of the basic rights of any student and denial of choice to a student on the basis of nationality is in direct contradiction with the ideals of this University."
THE ENACTMENT asked for an explanation of the case that Amin cited and requested a policy statement regarding the students and the School of Engineering.
Amin and several speakers from a delegation of about twenty foreign students said that the Haitian case was not due to the omission within the School of Engineering.
"The engineering school has gotten away with so much, but this is the first time we have caught them." Anin said. "We will be able to choose what he wants to study."
Sellers, from the ombudsman's office, consulted Charles Oldford, University attorney. Sellers said that the charges against him were not adequately minimization. Sellers told the Senate that this had been done and that a meeting between Francis Heller, vice-chancellor of academic affairs, and William P. Smith, the School of Engineering, was pending.
Halls Announce Policy For Beer Consumption
Four University of Kansas residence balls have announced policies for the consumption of 3.2 beer malt beverages within the halls.
The residents of Ellsworth Hall voted to permit the consumption and storage of 3.2 beer in rooms but not in public areas of the hall. They gave authority to the hall's senate, judiciary board and staff to revoke the privilege in case of excessive noise, due to property or violations of other laws established by residence hall contracts.
The Kansas Board of Regents voted Oct. 15 to prohibit the sale of but to allow the consumption of cereal malt beverages or the use of per cent alcoholic content on the KU campus.
McCollum Hall residents made plans to establish a Cereal Malt Beverage Control Board. The board will approve the use of beer in public areas of the hall and will be responsible for enforcing the hall's guidelines for consumption.
McCallum residents banned beer behind the main desk, in the cafeteria and in the areas adjacent to the hall. Beer in glass containers is not allowed in the hall and kegs are restricted to rooms and wing areas, except by approval of the board.
The residents have given their judicial board authority to act against violators of the law.
Oliver Hall residents have outlawed the consumption of beer in public areas of the second (main) floor unless an organized party or related function is in progress. Keeps of beer will be allowed only for meetings which are approved by the hall council or staff.
The Templin Hall Senate's beer policy does not allow beer drinking on the main floor, in the cafeteria and in the main lounge except with authorization by the senate but permits consumption in areas adjacent to the hall. It confines kegs to rooms except by authorization by the hall's executive council.
ment of the guidelines are under the jurisdiction of the McColumn Hall Board.
A resident who wants to drink beer in his room must first have the approval of his roommate. Case a resident does not want to grant this privilege to his roommate, the has provided a form for him to fill out to withhold his anoroval.
The Oliver Hall Judicial Board or staff has the power to act against disorderly beer drinkers and the hall council has power to revoke or revise the policy at any
Violators of the policy will be handled by the hall's judicial board and Templin's resident director, with the advice of the police. The hall has power to revoke or restrict drinking.
HATAMI SAID he applied for a transfer back to the School of Engineering, because "I wanted to be back there, to study engineering."
He charged that Smith had said foreign students were on campus through grace. He also said that Smith said that the US government there, among other obvious reasons, to罢免 Kansan. It was said, Smith said that because one-third of the foreign students in the school are Iranians, their purpose is to avoid being by Haitain's acceptance to the school.
See SENATE, Page 7
Senate and House Pass Different Foreign Aid Bills
Senate ok's Restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP)—The Senate passed Wednesday night a税增 $1.1-billion economic aid bill while the senate intern new life for foreign expatriates.
By a vote of 61 to 23, the Senate passed its new bill after rejecting amendments increasing funds and easing lending restrictions. Action on military aid, the second half of the $2.3-billion package, is scheduled Thursday.
The House passed by voice vote a resolution continuing foreign aid at the current level until Congress writes the resolution before this year's session is over.
The House rejected by a 175 to 34 vote, an effort to limit its foreign and action to military assistance by eliminating economic aid from a resolution temporarily continuing the program at current levels.
As the House moved toward the 8 p.m.
as, leaders urged impatient members and
administrators to move forward.
"It would be ridiculous to write a new foreign aid bill in this atmosphere," said House Appropriations Committee Chairman George H. Mahon, D-Tex.
THE CONGRESSIONAL snag over foreign aid results from Senate action Oct. 29 killing a bill authorizing continuation of the program.
The economic aid measure passed Wednesday night by the Senate includes many of the restrictions in the bill that was killed, including a ban on aid and military aid for foreign donors, that that $12 billion in impounded domestic funds be released before aid funds can be spent
Before the final vote, the Senate rejected 46 to 39 a nonbinding move to register congressional approval of a reduction in U.S. support for United Nations agencies.
Wednesday night's action followed a State department statement that the Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of Commerce, put out of business Monday unless
Congress approved temporary financing.
The House rejected the hays to financing.
The amendment by Rep. John G. Dow, D-NY,
to halt all and next Monday except for
funds to aid AID salaries and expenses.
The continuing resolution covers not only foreign aid but money for other agencies that have yet to receive their regular appropriations; the Defense Department, the District of Columbia and the Office of Economic Opportunity.
THE CONTINUING resolution now goes to the Senate where Democratic Leader Mike Manfield has softened his early opposition and agreed to interim extension of AID salaries and administrative expenses only.
But Sen. Allen Elender, D-LA., chairman of the Appropriations Committee, told a reporter he will refuse to call a lawsuit against him to act on the continuing resolution.
Just after the Senate approved the
economic and measure, Sen. J. W. Fulbright, D-Airk, was blocked by Republican Leader Hugh Scott in an attempt to bring up a resolution to make sure AID employees would be paid after Monday's expiration.
Before voting on the $1.1 billion economic aid bill—some $210 million less than was contained in the bill voted down Oct. 29, the Senate rejected 45 to 42 a move by Sen. Jacob K. Javits, R-N.Y., to the Development Loan program.
ANOTHER JAVTIS amendment, to reinstate the low interest provisions for the Alliance for Progress program in Latin America, was approved 49 to 36.
The Senate rejected 50 to 33 a move to add $125 million to the bill after several senators warned it would jeopardize passage of the measure.
The bill up for action Thursday would authorize $1.2 billion for military aid—$388
Suit Filed Challenging School Tax Funding
TOPEKA (AP) - Kansas joined Wednesday a growing list of states in which challenges are being brought against the school system, said the state's major fund a public education.
Two Topoka attorneys filed suit in federal district court here challenging Kansas' property tax system of financing public schools as unconstitutional because it violated the equal protection clause of the Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
William Hergenreter and Wayne
Professor, who are engaged in separate law practices in Topeka, brought the class action on behalf of themselves. Probaocar's 18-year-old daughter, Kristi, and Greg Dean Cantrell, 8, of Galena, in the mining area of southeast Kansas.
THE CANTRELL BOY was chosen because he attends school in Kansas Unified School District 499 in Cherokee County, the example used in the suit to show how little some districts have to fund their public education.
See EDUCATION, Page 7
By MARY WARD
and
RON WOMBLE
Kausan Staff Writers
Senate to Study Conflict of Interest
The Student Senate Wednesday night voted to set up a special ad-bo committee to study "the problem of conflict of interest in the Student Senate and make recommendations on how it could be eliminated."
Steve Davis, Topeka junior, said the bill was "repulsive" to him and should "never have been sent to the committee." The bill had been approved by the senate Student Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities committee. Davis said he objected to the bill because it presupposed that corruption would occur.
He said he thought the bill would institute bias in that any connection a senator had with an organization would make senators suspicious of the speaking senator's motives for supporting or opposing action concerning the organization.
DAVID AWBREY, Lawrence graduate student, said that he also taught an LA&S course and the bill was "kind of personal" to him He said he would personally like to
"Ihf" Bailey, Atchison graduate student, said the possibility for corruption was real. He said that for an example he taught a LA&S course and it would be to his personal advantage if he advocated a pay raise through his position as a senator.
know if he had done anything wrong
Jerry Slaughter, Salina senior, announced that a workshop has been planned for student senators this weekend. Senators will be leaving by bus from the Kansas University at 6:30 p.m. Saturday for Allstate Educational Foundation Camp, which will take place. Slaughter stressed that the workshop was being used and that the workshop was being funded by a donor who had chosen to remain anonymous.
In other senate action, senators agreed to allow the Concert Course Committee to charge a small admission fee for special performances that would require more money than the Concert Course has been allocated.
THE SENATE accepted the Finance and Auditing Committee's report which included the committee's recommendation to raise the student activity fee by $3 a semester. Although action on the activity fee proposal was delayed until the next senate meeting, senators discussed the recommended raise.
Dave Dillon, Hutchinson junior, and chairman of the Finance and Auditing Committee, evaluated the poll results to keep the status quo. If the status quo were to be continued, Dillon said, the fee would have to be increased to provide the necessary
John Mize, Salina senior, speaking against the committee's recommendation.
Law Students' Vote Split About Remaining in Senate
Seventy-four per cent of the KU law students voted Tuesday and Wednesday in a referendum on the distribution and payment paid by law students to the Student Senate.
Three options, suggested by an ad hoc committee of law students which investigated senate funding of the law school, received the following votes:
(a) Secession from the senate—136 votes.
(b) Remain in the senate, but sever the activity fee from the Student Senate—33
(c) No change----171 votes.
Dennis Harris, co-chairman of the committee and secretary-treasurer of the Student Bar Association, said Wednesday that the vote was too evenly divided to be decisive. He added that the students might have been influenced by the senate Finance and Auditing Committee's recommendation to increase the activity fee.
"The balloting tells us nothing except that we are split down the middle," he said. "We'll probably want to see what action the senator takes on the increase that the proposal proposes, so we can decide if that increase will warrant a reintroduction of our proposal."
organized housing was passed. The senate allocated funds to Community Clearing House, which will provide Student Vote, $600. The Community Clearing House is an organization that places volunteers in service-type jobs where the vote will work to get students to register to vote.
In other action taken by the senate, a bill that urges on-campus housing groups to pay rentals in public buildings
said that about $7,000 was left in the contingency fund from last year. He said the money had been returned by 2013 which had not used their entire allocation.
Kansan Staff Photo by GREG SORBER
Molly Lafin Presides Over Meeting
... Lists to Debate ...