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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
82nd Year, No. 23
Beer Ban To Stay Except in Union
Thursday, September 30, 1971
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Kenan Staff Photo by HANK YOUNG
Chancellor Chalmers Defends Stand Against Gay Lib Recognition
. . . Front not an 'appropriate use of fees,' he say
Senate OK's Activity Fee Survey; Poll to Be Mailed Late in October
Bv RON WOMBLE
and MARY WARD Kansan Staff Writers
The Student Senate Wednesday night passed an enactment proposed by David Miller, student body president, that will provide for a student poll on activity fees.
The enactment was amended to make each of the options contained in the poll clearer. The poll will be mailed to all university students Oct. 20 and 21.
Kansan Wins Award as Nation's Best
The University Daily Kansan and the Daily Texan of the University of Texas have been selected as the top college newspapers in the nation in competition sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Journalers* at the University of Minnesota.
The Kansas and the Texan will receive the Pacemaker award which is given annually to the college papers rated at the top for their circulation and frequency division.
The Kansan, in winning its first Pacemaker, was in competition with nearly 500 newspapers from throughout the United States. The award will be made to the Kansan at the annual conference of Collégiate College Press in Dallas Oct. 21-23.
Judging for the Pacemaker award was done by the staff of the Dallas Morning News. The Kansas and the Texan were chosen from among 25 finalists, all of whom were journalists from American newspapers. Among the finalists were the daily papers from the University of Florida, North Texas State University, University of Houston, West Virginia University, Michigan State University, Oklahoma State University, California and Iowa State University.
The Kansan was cited for marks of distinction in all five categories of the competition. The judges rated the paper high in coverage and content, writing and editing, editorial leadership, physical appearance and photoraphy.
Editors of the Kansan for the past school year were Monroe Dodd during the fall semester and Galeen Bland during the spring semester. Mr. Herald is now a staff member of the Miami Herald, Bland, of Hutchinson, is now a staff member of the Parsons Sun. Business managers for the two semesters were Toreka, Topeka, and David Hack, Lawrence.
Earlier this month the Kansan was recognized as an All-American newspaper
Frankman advisers for the paper are Del
intunkman, news-editional, and Mel
Rahm.
Some concern was expressed at the senate meeting that students would not understand all of the options and that some students might expect the results of the poll to be binding on the senate. Some senators argued that, with so many options in the poll, a definite concensus could not be determined.
The eight options are:
Continuation of the present $24-a-year student fee to be used for Student Senate, Kanas subscriptions, University admission subsidies, University Theatre, Concert Course, University Film Series, intramurals and student organizations.
An $18-a-year fee to be used for Student Senate, Kansas subscriptions, athletic admission subsides, University Theatre, Concert Course, University Film Series and intramurals. This option does not include student organizations.
A $12-a-year student activity fee to be used for Student Senate, Kansan subscriptions, student organizations, University Theatre, Concert Course, University Series and intramurals. This fee does not include athletic admission subsidies.
A $3-$9-year fee for Student Senate:
A $2-$4-year fee for Student Senate,
Kansas State University student
organizations, and an $1$-$8-a-year option
fee for athletic admission subsidies,
University Theatre, Concert Course,
University Film Series and intramurals.
A $a-year fee for Student Senate and Kansan subscriptions.
The vote on the poll came after more than 90 minutes of discussion between the senators and the candidates.
No activity fee
A $3.50-a-year fee for Student Senate.
Chalmers Jr. on the recognition of the Lawrence Gay Liberation Front. The senate also took action on the reclamation of the former site and funding for an Ombudsman Office.
Molly Laffin, student body vicepresident and acting director of the reclamation center, asked the senate to allocate $2,700 to hire a part-time director
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Student Senate Approves $600 to Gay Lib Front
Chalmers Firm in Opposition
By JAN KESSINGER
Kansan Staff Writer
An appropriation of 8609 to cover court costs incurred by the Gay Liberation Front in its fight for University recognition was approved by the Student Senate Wednesday night. The 45 to 23 call vote came after Cancellor E. Laurence T. defended his stand against recognition of the Gay Lab as a student organization.
"We have been working for quite a few years within our colleges and universities in the past, but we've had a significant involvement in the individual sexual proclivity of our students. And I think that progress has been made over those years and we know that it will get back into that arena." Claims men
After being introduced to the Senate by David Miller, student body president, Chalmers fielded questions and charges from all sides.
He said he did not think an allocation to the Guy Labs would be "an appropriate use of funds."
His main defense to not recognizing the Gay Labs was that a university should not become involved in the sexual preferences of its students.
Chalmers said he did not favor the use of student activity funds to support a group "to pursue its sexual proclivity." However, he did say that any student enrolled in the University could ask for space to have a meeting.
A Gay Lib spokesman disagreed, saying Gay Lib had had to rent in space in the Kansas University last fall. The front did not appear to be grazed, and would not be granted space again, he said.
"You don't go back, it's like beating your head against the wall," the speaker said.
"To the best of my knowledge, it hasn't changed." he said.
WHEN ASKED if Gay Lab Front has the same goals that he should to recognize in response to his own research.
The spokesman also charged that the
teacher was setting moral standards for
students.
"Gay Lib is widely recognized," he said. "Many universities have recognized Gay Lib organizations, including Nebraska, Wisconsin and New York University. Florida did not recognize Gay Lib because the regents there are responsible for moral standards of the students. Here, the University is arbitrating morals."
THE GAV LIB spokesperson attacked the channeled decision to keep funds from the bank.
"I'm sick of money going to things I don't like," he said. "We need to fight stupidity and ignorance. I see no reason why we can't have funds. Even without funds, the symbolic value (of recognition) is something to fight for."
"The administration can't run over students any more, not even gay ones. The Student Senate should take a stand against ignorance. Are students' rights a sham?" He was interrupted by applause twice in his speech.
The report read: "Action by the Student Senate to pay $600, which was originally derived from students, to sponsor court proceedings against Mr. Pink, and its chancellor would be unadvisable."
Dave Dillon, Hutchinson junior and chairman of the Finance and Auditing Committee, read the committee report recommended not funding the Gay Labs.
Dilton added to the report by saying no funds should be allocated to an unrecognized group. A roll call vote was then called.
AFTER THE SENATE reaffirmed its stand in favor of recognizing the Gay Libs, a group of people in the gallery of the museum where a controversial approval. The chancellor left before the vote.
Miller, who voted no, said he did so because he thought the majority of students would not favor the funding of the Gay Libs.
Before the senate meeting Wednesday, Barry Alaray, law student and legal adviser of the U.S. Senate, spoke at the session.
Bond Vote Disappoints Officials
Kansan Staff Writer
By TUULA TOSSAVAINEN
A big disappointment that stemmed from Tuesday night's election results carried over to the county commissioners meeting Wednesday.
The county commissioners decided to send a letter of appreciation to all citizens who have served in the war.
"Regardless of the election results there is no change in the situation." Arthur Heck, another county commissioner, said. "The needs are just as bad as they were before and now it will be longer before they are fulfilled."
The largest bond election in Douglas County historv failed by 2.079 votes.
"We look healthy but we are all sick," said County Commissioner Walter A. Cragan. "We worked hard for something that was good for the county, and then we lost."
The overwhelming defeat did not, however, quell the commissioners' sense of humor. As Heck put it, "We are just going to paint the clock in the tower and try to make people think that we are going to stay here."
When asked what kind of improvements would be made at the courthouse, Heck said that since it was impossible to knock down stone walls, little can be done.
According to Watson, the law enforcement section needs new facilities for patrols.
"I'm disappointed it did not pass." City Manager Buford Watson said. "The proposal was sound and of need. I hope the county and city governments can get together and develop a new proposal that would be acceptable."
The two organizations that voluntarily worked for the bond issue were the League of Women Voters and the Citizen's Alliance—Douglas County Governmental Center.
FEELINGS AT CITY hall were similar to those at the courthouse.
"To us it was not an issue of support or non-support," Harriet Nehring, president of the courthouse, said. "We had to take a stand on the issue. But we provided information to the voters by arranging tours in the courthouse and we also bad speakers from the official side in the court."
William Womack, co-chairman of the Citizen's Committee for the Lawrence-Douglas County Governmental Center, said the city and the county must study the situation carefully in the light of the vote to decide what course to take.
Womack said he still supported the idea of combining the two governments under
ID Photo Files Burned
"The recommendation by the Finance and Auditing Committee was illogical and inconsistent. It is cowardly backdown in order to maintain a good relationship with the University and the chancellor," Albin said.
Finance and Auditing Committee
"cowardy."
"On the one hand, the student government says the front needs to be recognized, and on the other hand it supports the chancellor."
He charged that the committee did not act for the good of all students and that the constitutional rights of every student were being challenged.
By JEROME ESSLINGER Kansan Staff Writer
"The UNIVERSITY is very apathetic and not," she said in a new movement, let alone admirer of Allied.
Albain said Gay Lab Gib believes it is a minority group that is being oppressed and ignored at the University. He expressed concern over the action by the committee.
Approximately 18,000 IBM "aperature" cards containing duplicate prints and negatives of photos appearing on student photo ID cards issued last week were burned at 4 p.m. Tuesday by Building and Grounds employees.
R. L. "Puf" Bailey, StudEx president, said Wednesday that the burning of student photograph files was undertaken after the committee became aware that the terms of the agreement were not being followed.
The destruction of the cards was based on a previous agreement of the Student Executive Committee and administration of use of new student photo identification.
He expressed a belief that Miller and David Awbrey, Hutchinson graduate student and former student body president, had sabotaged the Gay Lail Front's attempts to gain funds from other sources.
Albin went further and suggested that the Student Senate hire a lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to fight to determine the control and use of student activity funds. Albin maintains that the funds are not under the control of the state, but are under the sole control of the Student Senate.
According to Bailey, the committee had
estimated the actual value of raw materials which made up the destroyed
Julian said that before the directive was carried out on Tuesday his department had anticipated making available to him all the information he would obtain rescripts of their ID card photos.
Should money not be allocated to the front, he said, the Gay Libs will request funds from the Playboy Foundation, a group sponsored by Playboy magazine for the promotion of sexual freedom. Albin said the foundation had been generous to other gay organizations and that the request would be for a large sum.
The Gay Lib Front is trying to raise the $600 on its own now, in light of the chancellor's vow to veto any allocation to the group. About $100 has been donated, most of which came from Gay Lib members.
The fact that negatives of student ID photos are no longer on file should not present serious problems for students needing to replace lost ID cards, William Kelly, registrar, said Wednesday. Although ID card photos are now being taken by the Polaroid process, the movement fee will not be affected, Kelly said.
the same roof. He hopes people will not disregard the idea of because of the vote
Wormack said the committee had conducted a seven week campaign around
The agreement that led to the destruction of student photograph files will not apply to faculty and staff identification.
Bailey said the concern of the committee was the prevention of possible misuse of student identification files by law enforcement agencies and other public entities not directly related to the University.
been assured that identification photos would be used only for processing of the original KU-1D cards. The chancellor, he also said, will be the graphic files of students would be maintained.
Said Julian: "I don't believe that some students were aware of the discretion maintained by this department concerning any use of student files."
In reply to the action taken Tuesday, Ed Julian, director of the photo and graphic arts bureau, stated that the University had always maintained a photograph of the event.
The photo and graphic arts bureau
"Now we are just kind of retiring or waiting for whatever the city-county governments decide to do. Maybe we'll try again when the next time comes," he said.
"I WISH PEOPLE would give money as willingly as lawyers who have volunteered for their jobs."
Two other lawyers are working with Albin in the court fight for University recognition. Jack Klinkert of Lawrence, an ACLI representative, and William Kuntlser, of "Chicago Seven" fame, will represent the Gay Libs in the courtroom.
Kuntler's fees will be paid by a New York legal rights group, the Center of Constitutional Rights. The $600 would be used for Xeroxing, telephone and stamp fees and other miscellaneous legal expenses, a Gay Lib spokeman said.
Kansan Staff Photo by HANK YOUNG
Gay Lib Spokesman Addresses Senate
    Challers' stand attacked .