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Friday, September 2, 1977
University Daily Kansan
Residence halls lack male space
Bv DAVID ALFORD
The room looked crowded
The room took up a foot room with three beds, two tables and the collegiate paraphermalia of three KU students does not leave much space.
Wolfgang Dirmagt, Hamburg, Germany,
graduate student, is one of about 200 KU
students who is unexpectedly sharing a
science hall room with two other persons.
Rooms are meant to accommodate two
students. A few other students are staying
temporarily in fraternities which have
opened their doors to nonmembers.
opportunities... the problem — not enough available housing.
The waiting list for a triple occupancy room has shrunk from an initial 40 students, but 32 men still are waiting for rooms that have been vacant. The commuting students in residence hall rooms
student room has been an inconvenience for Dirnagt, who is attending KU on an exchange student program.
KU on an exchange Student He never dreamed he would be cramped into a small residence hall room with two other students.
"I hope I get to move out of here soon," he said, as he described his accommodations in a triple room at McCollium Hall.
crowded.
he said overseas mailing, and the language barrier caused him to be living in conditions he found less than desirable.
Dirgent said he liked KU and is anxious to get acquainted with more Americans, but three students in such a small room was too crowded.
Dirnagt managed a contract and check for a room during the first week of June when he decided to reside with residence hatch but returned with the account because the amount of the check was incorrect, he said.
triple.
Reese Hughes, resident director of McColum Hall, is concerned about the crowded condition in his hall.
City agrees to talks
"There of course has been some discontent on the tripling situation." he
returned time-consuming exchange took place. This time-consuming exchange was once time before the correct amount of money finally reached KU. By that time it was too late for Dirnagt to obtain a double occupancy room so he was assigned to a triple.
AFTER RECEIVING his returned check, he said he again mailed the contract to KU along with a check for the amount which was requested. By the time his letter was received, an employee asked Mr. Kuehne for the check, and the second check was returned along with a new request for funds.
Watson said Wiltwort only would be a facilitator to help prift the involved groups.
By STEVE PARSONS
Staff Writer
City officials will talk with police and firemen in two meetings scheduled next week as a result of a discussion yesterday morning between City Manager Buford Watson and Roy Wiltrout, a National Fraternal Order of Police official.
wutgen said, "He's not a negotiator or leader for them, and he understands."
The Lawrence Police Officers Association (LPOA) and Local 1596 of the International Association of Fire Fighters have been trying to reopen fire breaks in Brooklyn that were broken off Aug. 8. They are asking for a 10 per cent raise — 4 per cent more than approved in the city budget.
Wildman said he did not know what would be discussed at next week's meetings
Fosterian
Assistant City Manager Mike Wilden,
will represent the city commission at
the meetings, said yesterday he will meet
with firemen representatives at 9 a.m.
Tuesday morning and with police
representatives 9 a.m. Wednesday morning
EARLIER THIS WEEK Wiltrout, a Kansas City, Kan., police officer, offered his services to bring the city and police together. The city commission invited Wiltrout to meet with Watson to arrange meetings with the stipulation that no 180 people should be discussed at those changes. Each group has agreed to attend the meetings.
Watson said Wiltrot will continue to be the facilitator between city officials and both police and fire fighters. Watson said he is also working between himself and Wiltrot if necessary.
"THEY'RE TO bring their own thing," he said. "They wanted to resume talks so I assume they will have an agenda."
David Revis, chairman of the LPOA, said his group probably would prepare an agenda over the weekend. Possible topics for discussion, he said, were the residency requirement for police, longevity pay for 1979, vacation research and would average out to an additional four days of vacation time each year for police.
"We still want like the additional four percent," Revis said. "I don't know if we'll bring it up. We don't want the meetings to stall right away."
Actually, it's "said the Public Employee Relations Act (PEER)" in a paragraph.
Let's re-read the text:
"said the Public Employee Relations Act (PEER)" was "in the back of our minds"
Wait, the first line says "said the Public Employee Relations Act (PEER)".
The second line says "was" in the back of our minds.
One more look at the word "PEER". It looks like "PEER".
The word "back" is clearly visible.
The word "minds" is clearly visible.
So the final text is:
"said the Public Employee Relations Act (PEER) was" in "the back of our minds."
The PER is a state law which Kansas city commissions have the option to follow. Under the law, a city commission would ask the governor to appoint a board in Topeka to regulate difficult discussions between employees and the city commission.
THE LAWRENCE city commission has chosen not to use the law because it believes that discussions are better regulated locally.
Reavis said that the LPOA had no alternate plan if the meetings were unarranged.
He said although no actions affecting the employees' jobs would be taken now if talks broke down, the LPOA had not given up the possibility of future action.
Reavis said a public awareness campaign by the LPOA and fire fighters would continue. He announced earlier this week that newspaper adds and pamphlets would be used so the public would become more aware of the situation.
bWhen the next step in the campaign, he said, was a public meeting to be held 7:30 next Tuesday night at the Community Building, 12th and Vermont streets. The meeting was organized by a group of citizens who want to help settle the current dispute, he said.
Latin America discussed
Latin America is being spotlighted by three Kansas universities in an effort to educate the public about different facets of the Latin American way of life.
The University of Kansas, Kansas State University, and Wichita State University will present a conference on Latin American Studies on the University of Mississippi State University, Sept. 15, 18 and 17.
September 15, 2018
The conference, the third of seven programs, being presented at Kansas colleges and universities, is aimed at teaching the public about Latin America, said Charles Stansifer, director of Latin American Studies at KU.
The conferences consist of speakers with
The Emporia conference is focusing on Spanish teachers and will be held almost totally in Spanish in France, but the conference will also take place in Spain play and includes a banquet in the Memorial Union.
ballpark, beginning conferences include Overland Park, Wichita, Kansas City and Lawrence. The conference in Overland Park is Oct. 25 and 28 and will focus on business and diplomatic relations. According to Stanser, 5,000 businessmen have been invited.
expertise in different areas, professors from various universities and panel discussions
said, "I can't speak for everybody, but the rooms are small."
rooms are stable.
"A lot of the people at McCollum are foreign students," he said. "I don't know if they are aware of the alternatives."
The three participating universities are members of the Tri-University Center of Latin American Studies, a joint effort to promote the study of Latin America.
The Lawrence conference is tentatively set for spring 1979. The topic is not definite but will have a humanities theme, Stansifer said.
HUGHES SAID he could understand the desire of the administration to meet the needs of students who don't have a place to live, but he also had to be sympathetic with the students assigned to cramped triple occupancy rooms.
occupancy rooms.
Sam Bruner, president of Triangle
University, fraternity for architects,
scientists and engineers, is involved with
KU's housing situation in another way.
Triangle was approached by the KU Housing Advisory Board last week to see whether they had any extra space to accommodate students who were temporarily housed.
The space was available and the fraternity decided to help out and at the same time pick a few extra dollars for the house buffers.
Of the eight students who stayed a Triangle temporarily, only one remains and Bruner said the house had considered having him stay on as a regular member of the fact that he be not be eligible for initiation because he is not a science major.
Rock Chalk progresses
The theme of this year's revue, "Broadway Bound," was announced by
A number of would-be playwrights are hard at work this week preparing scripts for the 28th Annual Rock Chalk Revue.
producer But尔 Woods, Kerhonkson, N.Y.
senior, earlier this week.
The theme was kept secret until this week so none of the 13 living groups entered in the competition so far could get a head start, Woods said.
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Friday Night Saturday Night
ON TAP
9:00-12:15 $2.00 Cover Both Nights
9-12:00
With Coupon *1.00
J. Watson's II
Off
MIDWEST PREMIERE Charles Chaplin's dramatic Masterpiece
Good Sept. 2 & Sept. 3 Michelob Pitcher
Directed by Charles Chaplin with new musical score by Chaplin added in 1976.
"A Woman of Paris"
"Best Film of 1976."—Andrew Sarris Plus Chaplin short, "Sunnyside"
C'mon C'mon you know you'll
Friday, Sept. 2, 3:30, 7:00 and 9:30 Woodruff Auditorium $1.25
- leave from the Union at 10 a.m. return 6 p.m.
have a good time on an SUA GETAWAY to Worlds of Fun SAT. SEPT. 17
- price $13 includes ticket and transportation bus to and from * free refreshments on bus
- leave from the Union at 10 a.m. return 6 p.m.
* food available in the park.
For more Info: call or come by the SUA office in the Union lobby.
Sign-up deadline Sept. 7
KANSAN On Campus
Events
TOMORROW: CHINESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION will hold a welcome party for new and old students at 7:30 p.m. at the United States in Higher Education, 1284
TODAY: CREATIVE FANTASY CLUB will play "Dungeons and Dragons" at 7 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union. FOLK DANCE CLUB Bmets at 7:30 p.m. at Potter Lake Pavilion. In case of rain, contact KU Information.
SUNDAY: KU CRICKET CLUB will face
University at University at a.m. at the
athletic field.
Faculty Recommendations for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships are due by Sept. 14 in the College Honors Office, 201 Nunemaker, recommendations for Truman scholarships are due by Oct. 5 and for Danforth Fellowships by Oct. 31.
Information about new grievance procedures of the Office of Affirmative Action was printed incorrectly in Thursday's Kansas. The grievance procedures do cover cases of sex discrimination. However, cases involving discrimination on the basis of sexual preference are not included in the new procedures.
Correction
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