University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 29, 1988
Campus/Area
SUA films depict life of Soviets
By Cindy Harger Kansan staff writer
An SUA Soviet film series that describes a radical positive response of Mikhail Gorbahev's policies of glasnost and perestroika. Soviet culture and literature
The terms glasnost and pere-stroika refer to Gorbachev's policies of openness and restructuring.
Daniel Starling KANSAN
Mary Carlson, assistant professor of Slavic languages and literature, said that the four movies in the series covered important themes of memorialism and national liberation became head of the Commission party, could not be addressed.
Carlson said that because three of the movies were considered ideological, they were released in the Soviet Union for as many as 11 years after they were filmed.
Tonight's film, 'Scarecrow', which will be shown at 7 in Woolford theatre, will feature a discussion about ostracism and alienation among Soviet school children. Carlson said the movie reflected an alienation of Soviet children and Soviets conform to their culture
Carlson said the films would allow KU students and faculty to look beyond the iron curtain into the minds and minds of the Soviet Union
"They're not comedies and they're not light, but they are insightful and funny," she said. "The films all take place in different time periods, but the problems they face are similar."
George Powder, assistant professor of Slavic languages and literature, said that the Soviet films revealed a lot about the culture.
"Russian cinema has its own tradition that is very different from Holly wood." Fowler said "The Soviet movie does all have a thriller genre at all."
Fowler said Soviet movies were interesting in their own way. "The Mirror," to be shown Oct. 6, has a plot with wizard imagery, he said.
"The films are more esthetic and have a strong content," Fooler said. "I think the director's meaning of life and philosophical questions. You don't see Tom Hanks"
The $1,500 series, which is titled "A Glimpse Beyond the Fence," was organized and financed by Student Union Activities and Soviet and Eastern European studies. The department also helped with organization.
All the films are in Russian with English subtitles. The other films of the series have been shot by David Friend, Ian Lapshin. "They will be shown, Woudrif Auditorium on Friday."
Randy Minor, Nortonville freshman, works on a project representing cube structure for his design class. He was working Tuesday in the Art and Design Building.
Blocking out
Student Senate OKs funding for several student groups
Allocation of more than 16 percent of total fund angers some
By Craig Welch
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate appropriated more than 16 percent of its $19,000 unallocated fund last night, angering many senators.
Roughly $10,000 is left until the end of the 1987-88 academic year to fund requests from other campus groups.
Serve allocated $767 to the Windsur-
club. Club $72,41 for the Society of
Women Engineers. $4,600 to the
Woman's Soccer League.
Hockey club, $3,781 to the Waterski
Club, $1,550 for Hand band specials
event and $85.85 to the Undergrad-
mental Education Fund.
Senate appropriated $4,000 two weeks ago to Hilli to fund Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel's appearance on campus tonight.
Paul Leader, law senator and
chairman of the Finance Committee.
He is an avid collector of
money a bit too hesitant. More
 than one of these organization was over-
looked.
The issue most argued over was funding for the International Club. The club received more than three times the amount it received last year.
Jon Gregor, holdover senator, said.
"I believe we overfunded them. They have given us a huge increase in cost, but they haven't unjustified the need."
The club has an international festival every year. Last year, the festival included food from around the world and students in the kitchen staffed on University property. This year, the club wants to authenticate the festival by having the event of campus and cooking its own food. Last year's festival attracted about 20,000 guests.
The club also has a dinner with
the staff. The staff will
staff. Senate allocated $200 for
past invitation to this event.
About 40 people attended this gather-
"Five hundred dollars for 2,000 situations when only 40 people are on hand," Gregor said. "We're handing out money hand over fist. That's not a problem."
Bruce Breckenridge, Interfaceratus burea. But, after the meeting, he said that he planned to ask Senate to reconsider the bill at the next meet-
were so many amendments flying, around that people didn't completely understand what they voted for."
Steve Brown, off campus senator, gave a speech in response of the bill. He said he was not a big fan of the portions of the club's funds just because the total amount requested for the club was too high.
Other money appropriated last night will go for:
"I believe a great number of my fellow senators made a hasty decision," Breckenridge said. "There
Hockey Club — 20 hours of ice time to play four more games
- Windsurfing and Waterski clubs — new equipment
Undergraduate Philosophy Club
the club's journal
■ Society of Women Engineers — invitations for high school students to visit the engineering school.
■ Ivan Leard — social performer
McCurdy's bill for $11,550, the highest request of the evening, passed unanimously.
Jazz Band - special performers.
of music, directed by an eight member student vocal ensemble to promote finance for Jazz Band special
In other business, Judith Ramley,
executive vice chancellor, addressed
the Senate in an open forum at the
University of Pennsylvania on
assessment and campus planning.
Board considers suing state census
Latest results show that county could lose House seat, money
By Daniel Niemi Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce's board of directors voted yesterday to Douglas County in a vote that changed the city and county censuses.
At question are preliminary state census figures that show 15,985 people living in Douglas County now and last time a state census was taken.
County administrator Chris McKenzie said a discrepancy in the number of residents who was partly responsible for the decrease. In 1979, KU students whose permanent residences were outside the county had to be removed from the census. Unless students indicated they were permanent Lawrence residents, they were not included in this study.
McKenzie said the census might violate the U.S. constitution by denying the city and county appropriate names to residents in both federal and monetary aid are based on population, Douglas County could leave a House seat or state money if
Bob Geogensen, chairman of the chamber's board, said, "If we go to provide traffic, medical and for people, they should be counted.
people, they should be counted "The loss of representation would
If we're going to provide traffic, medical, and police services for nine months for people, they should be counted.
Bob Georgeson
Chairman
Chamber board of directors
be serious for us; plus we question the accuracy of the census."
Georgson said the board's action would have an impact because the chamber's 1,750 members represent a cross-section of the city.
McKenzie said the decision to file a lawsuit would be made within the next month and a half.
"We're in the preliminary stages of gathering information and examining the legal questions," he said.
McKenzie said the county appreciated the board's support.
"If there is going to be a lawsuit,
it's going to cost money," he said.
"If they've volunteered to support it,
that would be helpful."
Georgesean said the board had not been asked to contribute to the suit but declined to comment upon such request. The Douglas County Commission already has pledged to fight the case.
Oliver president calls for changed contract
Request would alter hall's escort policy
By a Kansan reporter
The Oliver Hall president said the building would request a new housing contract to be drawn up this spring that would include changes in the hall's layout.
Visitors now must be escorted by resident at all times, and visitation is limited from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
Olivers resident became upset this month when hall staff members initiated a new effort to strictly enforce those rules.
Dan Simon, Oliver president, said that until a new contract could be considered, the hall would try to change the staff's enforcement policy.
The hall government voted unanimously Sept. 18 to try to change the system from 24 hours to security hours only. Security hours are from 11 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The government also voted unanimously to try to change the visitation hours to 24 hours a day.
Simon said the first step toward a new contract would be talking to housing officials.
"I'd like to have this whole issue taken up by the first of November," he said.
On Sept. 19, the hall staff began enforcing University escort and Olivver visitation policies. Simon said the move was intended to be enforced for at least three years.
The residential programs advisory board decides policy changes in the residence halls. The board comprises the dean of student life, housing officials, student housing representatives, a Student Senate representative.
Wendy Davis, Senate representative to the board, said she would support the proposal because the record had not been enforced recently.
Freedom of speech panelists debate at final forum to reiterate convictions
Kansan staff writer
For the past three weeks, three University Forum panelists separately expressed their concerns about the University and freedom of speech.
By Laura Woodward
Yesterday, they sat down together to discuss their convictions.
"A conflict between two things can create tension," Judith Ramaley, panelist and executive vice chancellor, said after the forum. "You must balance between a social
responsibility and sensitivity to people's needs and the demands of first-class teaching
The forum was the last in a four-part series on free speech. Rumayla, Barbara Bailor, Margaret Loehmann and Marquis, associate professor of philosophy, participated in the forum. Robert Sheilon,
About 70 people attended the event at the baccula Christian Ministries building, located at 120 W. 6th Street.
The series was prompted by the Ku Kux Klan's visit last spring and the controversy it
provoked.
At the beginning of the forum, the panelists were given a chance to clarify their state of mind.
"The purpose I had in mind was to illustrate the fact that a university, I feel, has a particular social responsibility to provide a forum for the free exercise of inquiry," Ramaley said. "It is impossible in research to do the very best without open inquiry."
Ramley said she hadn't intended to imply that the University had used the clear and non-violent language.
the Ku Klux Klan.
Instead, she said, it was one of many criteria that could be used in making such a decision.
Ballard reiterated that she was not speakin from a black perspective.
"If you remember, before I spoke I told you that I did not agree with talking about this from a black perspective," she said. "I think it was 'Perspective on the Freedom of Speech.'"
She also explained an earlier statement about the right to live.
"It's not just the right to live but to live in a
non-threatening environment," Ballard said
Marquis said that education had an obligation to invite groups of which people disap
"An important purpose of the University is to teach people to think intelligently," he said. "One does this by introducing controversy."
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Marei Francisco, assistant director of facilities planning, and the panel seemed to agree that the new building would be
"No one was really ever saying that the KKK did not have a right to speak," she said.
World Premiere
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A musical video in tribute to William S. Burroughs
Friday, September 30 8:00,8:30,9:00 p.m.
Downs Auditorium in Dyche Hall
Free admission
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