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Lax security troubles KU residents
By LILLIAN DAVIS and JANICE GUNN Staff Reporters
Perry Beal, Prairie Village senior, said yesterday that he knew of several sorority ties that were easy to get into and an open door at that university to come on in and take whatever you want."
With the burglarage rate up in Lawrence, KU and city police could not agree more.
Beal said that if a calf could be put in the living room of the Chi Omega sorority house last year, "just think what could be taken out."
"People aren't as watchful as they should be," said Jim Denney, KU director of police.
he didn't act as watchman as they should be," said Jim Denney, KU director of police. A report released yesterday by the Kansas Bureau of investigation showed burglary up 12.6 percent in Lawrence during the first six months of 1981.
"Lock your doors," Denney said, "even if you're only going to be gone a few seconds."
Lawrence Police Sgt. 9670 flees agreed
with a neighbor behind a $2
lock, or no lock at all," he said.
Denny said students had a tendency to think of their rooms in a residence hall, apartment, or sorority as their bedrooms at home.
"The person breaking in doesn't have to be a student playing a prank." Deney said.
A member of the Delta Gamma sorority said that the women in her house were accustomed to fraternity men breaking in and to accept pranks as part of sorority living.
"It is dangerous to make any kind of assumption about the type of person breaking down."
Lee Ann Hunt, a vice president of Delta Gamma, said, "There's going to be a time when it's no joke. It's a serious matter."
Janise Biehler, a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, agreed.
“It’s like the boy who cried wolf,” Biehler said. “I think all the fraternities and sororites should take more precautions.”
Denney emphasized that students were not all criminals, but said that the law of averages for crime held true on a college campus of about 25,000 people just as it does in a city.
Crimes on campus were committed by a part of students and non students, Denney said.
"Who's going to do it? Who knows? But the law of averages will catch up to you," Denney said.
Art Farmer, Interfraternity Council advises, said "Fraternities, like any other residences, a tendency to become lax with security, so if they were used to having no problems.
"The potential is there for things to happen."
He said that each fraternity had individual policies, ranging anywhere from the members having keys to leaving the doors wide open 24 hours a day.
Mike Grindell, president of the Delta Chi fraternity, said its policy was to leave the doors open all the time.
"It worryes me and causes problems," the added safety is worth all the trouble.
This attitude plus the wealth of many student makes Turtle Ridge hunting popular. The team, Denny said,
*"Students tend to have expensive cars and stereos that they are not as watchful of as adults."*
Denney said that there are criminals who regularly work the University area, although they might not always be the same people.
Baseball
From page one
Baseball has been played in France since the Kemayi campaign, but until recently it has not received recognition.
"The Federation is trying to make a lot of publicity for baseball, but the news get, publicly, that the game's not over."
The Federation has met with only limited success.
"I found it was more of a novelty over there."
There were less spectators." Kenny said.
Because of limited interest, there is no paid admission to the games, he said.
"The money comes from either the government, the Federation, or their (the players') pockets."
"They didn't make much money because they did it for the fun of it. It's like rugby is here," he said. "If you charged admission, no one would come."
David Blackburn, a student from Boston Mass, joined Kenny on the team. Under the direction of Coach Tom O'Reilly, the health Pitchers reached the national playoffs in fall, after a season record of 6-2 in their division.
"As far as baseball fields go, there are only two he said. "Most of them were built by the American."
The Pitchers beat the team from Nancy in the semi-finals, but lost to Sarselles in the finals.
Why did they lose? "Well," Kenny shrugged, giving the famous managerial excuse, "the team made mistakes."
"It it's difficult teaching baseball in France," Kenny said. "They didn't know the fundamentals, like hitting the cut-off man, stuff like that."
The weather also posed a problem for the team, Kenny said. The season lasted from late March until the end of June, the time when France has some of its wettest weather. The
teams could not afford to make up games, so they played regardless of the weather, he said.
"I remember one game when the rain was just coming down in sheets," Kenny said. "It was freezing cold, and the people were out there in coats. It took us four hours to play five-and-one-third innings. We ran out of baseballs because they were too muddy and ripped up."
Rain also plaged his mini-tteam, which also made it to the finals. The team won its first game, but was unable to play the final game because of a three-day deluge.
"Neither team could afford to stay in Paris waiting for the rain to stop," Kenny said.
Meeting
Nancy Shortt and Tom Gleason were in violation of the open meetings law.
From page one
Smooth investigated the incidents last month and found that the informal meetings were not prearranged and did not violate the open meetings law.
The interpretation that the open meetings law did not apply to student governments was challenged in 1975 by Ed Rolfs, former KU student, and in 1977 by the K-State student agent.
Robert Stephan, attorney general, supports Schneider's interpretation of the law. Smoot says
But Curt Schneider, attorney general at the time, said his office only could act on those requests for legal opinions submitted by the Board of Resents.
"The attorney general is going to prosecute violations of the open meetings law we think are subterfugees of the act," Smoot said. "However, if we get a request from a university to reopen the meeting room or the open meetings law can be applied to its student senate, then we would take a look at it."
Vicki Thomas, KU's general counsel, said many KU groups had been able to set their own agendas.
The Student Senate last month adopted a revised open meetings law.
"We have a simple rule," Bren Abbott, student body vice president, said. "All of our meeting
"We have tried to get an open meetings law that is in conformance with the state's law."
The Senate's policy requires that one-half of the senators be present before it can meet. The policy stated also that agendas must be given to all members.
According to Smoot, the only University administrative group bound to the open meetings is the Board of Trustees.
Attention Sports Clubs
Friday Sept. 4th is the deadline for
Friday Sept. 4th is the deadline for Student Senate Budget request forms. Forms are available in Room 208 Robinson. Clubs interested in funding need to complete and return the request forms by 5:00 p.m.Friday to 208 Robinson.Allocation hearings will begin the week of Sept.7th.
Fresh
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Buffalo Meat
Everybody who is anybody at all buys their buffalo meat at the Farmers' Market. And, while you're there, you'll also find highly fresh fruits & vegetables, and plants & flowers...
The Farmers' Market In the city parking lot on Vermont across from St. Mathews Church. Opens every Saturday at 7 a.m. Sponsored by DLA
KU school days are here again! And so are ours! "Classes" start at 2:00 every afternoon if you're interested in taking a course in Brewology, Cereal Malt Science. Your GPA may improve with our weekly specials:
Mondays: 50° bottles (excluding Lowenbrau light or dark)
Wednesdays: Midweek Recess! Quarter Draws 8-12
Thursdays: "Sure Happy It's Thursday!" $1.50 pitchers 7-10
Tuesdays: Ladies 25° Draws 7-10
Fridays: T.G.I.F. 2-7 $1.50 pitchers
Saturdays: Schooners 75°
So come on out and curl up with your favorite brew (and your favorite classmate), a cup of Carter's crop (peanuts), and some free hot buttered popcorn and enjoy the atmosphere of our school at Ichabod's, located 1.6 miles north of Town Center (City Hall) at Tee Pee Junction.
K. U. STUDENT SEASON FOOTBALL TICKETS ARE STILL ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
K. U. Ticket Office, Allon Field House
8:30-5:00 Mon.-Fri. Aug. 31-Sept. 11
SUA Office-Ks. Union
8:30-5:00 Mon.-Fri. Aug. 31-Sept. 11
Satellite 8:30-6:30 Mon.-Fri. Aug. 31-Sept. 11
SUA Office-K.U. Mod Centor
Oliver Hall 4:00-7:00 Tues. & Wed. Sept. 1 & 2
Ellsworth Hall 4:00-7:00 Tues. & Wed.Sept. 1 & 2
Tomplin Hall 4:00-7:00 Tuesday. & Wed. Sept. 1 & 2
McCollum Hail 4:00-7:00 Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 3 & 4
JRP 4:00-7:00 Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 3 & 4
GSP 4:00-7:00 Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 3 & 4
Hashingor 4:00-7:00 Tues. & Wed. Sept. 8 & 9
Lewis 4:00-7:00 Tues. & Wed. Sept. 8 & 9
Corbin 4:00-7:00 Tues. & Wed. Sept. 8 & 9
Naismith 4:00-7:00 Tues. & Wed. Sept. 8 & 9