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The University Daily
KANSAN
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
Monday, April 5, 1982 Vol. 92, No.126 USPS 650-640
JOHN EISELE/Kansan Staff
Martha Parrish, Wilmette, Ill., freshman, dances during the final hours of the 24-hour Superdance for Muscular Dystrophy last weekend. The dance, sponsored by Panhellenic and the Association of University Residence Halls, raised an estimated $2,200.
By SUSAN AHERN MARUSCO Staff Reporter
Western civ cuts protested
James Seaver, chairman of the western civilization department, Friday threatened to resign as chairman and accused the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of acting as a tyrant by slashing western civilization's budget by 50 percent.
Seaver said at a University Senate Executive committee meeting that he was not only outraged that no one told him about the cuts, but that he was also angry that the other half of his budget was being turned over to the history and philosophy departments.
He said he was opposed to those departments taking control of 10 teaching-assistant appointments in the western civilization program.
"I am indignant because I don't think I've been given due process," Seaver said, "my lawyer is being sued."
three pages of objections to the dean, but he didn't seem interested. I'm doing everything in my power to reverse this situation, but I don't think I'll be able to. Ultimately, I'll probably resign the chairmanship and go back to teaching history.
"But I'm going to fight first."
SEAVER SAID that giving the philosophy and history departments control of western civilization teaching assistants could do more than just teach the western civilization's teaching assistant staff.
"We're going to get the dregs from both departments," Seaver said. "This will also eventually decrease the quality of unrestricted education in western civilization.
"They (history and philosophy departments) will appoint the best applicants to their own programs first and give us what's left. They say, 'No. No. This isn't going to happen.' But it is. What if they only have five unsuitable applicants left to offer us?"
Robert Lineberry, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said he viewed the western civilization budget cuts as a "minor, almost housekeeping matter."
He said that he didn't want to use the term budget cuts, because "reconfiguration" was a more useful word when talking about budgets.
Lanebey preffered that word because he said he was "too good" and budge was not have cut but re-channeled.
Last year western civilization's base budget was $100,995. Under the proposed 1983 budget plan, western civilization will receive $53,000.
Reallocation of funds divides faculty
SENEX PLANNED to draw up a resolution that affirmed the historical "openness" of history.
By DOUG CUNNINGHAM Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The KU western civilization program was started in 1945, and since then, thousands of students have been exposed to the ideas of figures ranging from Plato to Adam Smith to
And James Seaver, director of the program for 25 years, has had direct control of the budget and instructors hired in a program he calls "interdisciplinary" in nature.
The 50 percent budget cut threatens the very existence of the program, he said.
But that changed on March 25 when Seaver received his budget for the next year and discovered that it had been cut by 50 percent, from $106,995 to $83,500.
Seaver said Friday that he had no prior knowledge that such a budget cut was going to be made.
ALMOST ALL KU students are required to take two semesters of western civilization, or pass a comprehensive examination covering the course material.
Jane Morse, senior instructor in the program, said that one of the main advantages the program had was its interdisciplinary approach.
Western civilization teachers are chosen for the depth of background and their commitment.
Teaching western civilization requires an understanding of the interconnections among the various disciplines, she said. People who have learned these skills are among the best instructors available.
"We traditionally get the cream of the crop of graduate students" she said.
THE BUDGET cut will not actually reduce
the amount of money spent, but will reallocate one-half of the money from western civilization to the philosophy department and each such of those departments will then appoint five instructors to the western civilization program.
The western civilization program currently has 26 assistant instructor positions, Morse
Seven of those assistant instructors are graduate students in the philosophy department, and another seven are graduate students in the history department.
Weather
seaver said that the budget cut was based on the concept that in many ways the graduate programs at KU, such as the history and philosophy graduate programs, are more important than the undergraduate programs, such as the western civilization program.
See WESTERN page 7
Conferees to decide fate
It will be cold and windy today with temperatures reaching a high near 40 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
Enrichment fund's life is on the line
Staff Reporter
By COLLEEN CACY
Winds will be from the northwest, gusting from 20 to 30 mph. There is a 20 percent chance of precipitation today and high temperatures in the teens to low 20s.
Tomorrow will also be cold, with temperatures in the high 40s.
TOPEKA—The Board of Regents 1983 budget has passed the Kansas House and Senate, leaving the fate of a $1.5 million faculty salary budget to the governor. The board made up of three members from each chamber.
The committee is scheduled to iron out the differences between budget recommendations made by the House and the Senate in a meeting tonight. The enrichment fund is the largest difference between the two budgets, because the Senate approved it, but the house killed it Friday.
Four votes are needed to approve the fund, and its success appears doubtful. Three members of the committee have already stated their opposition to any more money for faculty salaries.
Committee members will be State Rep. Mike Hayden, R-Atwood, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; State Rep. Bunten, R-Topeka; State Rep. Loren Hohman, D-Topeka; Senate President Ross Doyen, R-Cordonia; State Sen. Paul Hess, R-Wichita, Senate Ways and Means Committee chairman, and probably State Sen. Frank Gaines, D-Rockville.
Hayden, Bunten and Hess have opposed the fund in previous debate, but Doven supports it.
THE ENRICHMENT fund was one of seven amendments made Friday in the House that would have increased the Regents budget, but not enough to most all the Senate's recommendations intact.
The 1983 budget includes a 7.5 percent faculty salary increase, an 8.75 percent student salary increase and a 6 percent increase in operating expenses.
It adds $245,444 to the University of Kansas' position positions and $180,000 more for operating expenses.
Of the seven amendments made on the House floor, only one succeeded, a poison control hotline at the University of Kansas Medical Center that was introduced by State Rep. Jess Branson, D-Lawrence. The amendment calls for an effort to establish the hotline and hire one nurse
nurse.
State Rep. Joe Knopp, R-Manhattan, tried to amend the faculty salary increase up to 8.5 percent, but was voted down, 51-62.
"This body needs to make a decision—what level of education do we want to have in our state universities?" he asked the House members. "Do we want to mass exodus of faculty from our universities."
BUT WAYS and Means Committee Chairman
Haven opposed all the amendments to increase
the Regents budget, saying the state could not afford to give faculty more money.
"It would be nice and they deserve it. Everybody knows that," Hayden said. "But we have a fiscal responsibility here. We're not being too aware of these people with the House recommendations."
Later, in a comment made to House members seated near him, Hayden said "we've been waiting for that mass exodus for decades. We need it, with an exit sign and show them the way out."
Calling it a "half a load," Hayden also opposed an attempt by State Rep. Mike Mecham, R-Wichita, to increase faculty salaries by an extra 5 percent, to 8 percent.
Later amendments would have increased operating expenses by 7 percent and 6.5 percent.
See BUDGETpage 5
Senate committee reduces budget, still exceeds limit
By ANN LOWRY Staff Reporter
After more than 24 hours of deliberation beginning Friday, the Student Senate budget subcommittee this morning pared the fiscal 1983 budget requests from $121,000 to about $78,000-$20,000 now that it has to allocate.
The committee faced the decision to either take the $78,000 figure before the entire Student Senate and let it make further cuts or to review every request from the 60 student groups for the
only six groups' requests—the Men's Coalition for $85, the Students Concerned with Disabilities for $405, KU Volleyball for $1,117, KU Crew F for $2,360, Hilltop Child Development Center's for $2,814 and KJJK Radio's for $3,650—survived without cuts.
Two decisions the committee finalized were to cut the Black Student Union's $10,450 request and the Student Council for Recruiting, Motivating and Educating Minority Engineer's requests. The request was audited and auditing committee investigates them and the groups re-submit properly written budgets.
As of 2 a.m., Tom Berger, finance and auditing co-chairman, said he did not know which option the ground would choose.
Groups tentatively allocated more than $1,000 were:
- The KU International Club was cut from *s* 39% to 29 144
- *Tau Sigma Dance Ensemble was cut from $2,644 to $1,474.*
- Latin American Solidarity was cut from $198 to $1,344.
- Kansas Defender Project was cut from $3,903 to $3,891.
See ALLOCATE page 7
Biker pursues lifelong love
By KAREN MUELLER Staff Reporter
Dave Conrad, Lawrence graduate student, was like many other grade school boys who dreamed of being sports stars.
But 14 years, seven Kansas state championships titles, and an international race later, Conrad said he felt like "kind of an old man" when he saw the new, young riders.
"I think I've always wanted to be a racer," he said. "I can remember once in the fifth grade, I was racing to school because I was late, and I was pretending I was in a race, when interviewed by a reporter on how it is so fast."
But his dream always included his bicycle.
"I feel comfortable enough now with what I've accomplished that I could retire without regret from this job."
Although he considers himself too old, at 24, to try out for the national team, he speaks enthusiastically about using his experience and knowledge to help younger riders make it to the top.
BUT IF CONRAD appears to be losing interest in
ecling, appearances are deceiving.
"The kids in this area have the best opportunity of anyone in the country," he said. "They've got the best coaching, except for those few juniors who get to go to the Olmantic Center in Colorado Springs."
Through the Mt. Oread Bicycle Club, Conrad said, he has met younger riders who ask him and other ex-riders to ride with him.
"I wish I'd had that kind of advice," he said. "I feel more than happy to give it to them."
Besides offering advice from his racing experience, Conrad said he hoped he would aid racers with the results of scientific research he is conducting at bicyclists.
Conrad is completing his thesis for a master's degree in exercise physiology. The thesis research, he said, concerns how a biker's oxygen consumption varies when the bicycle's crank arm length changes.
"I think it's unique," he said. "Eventually, it'll be published."
Although he won't be able to test enough riders to form exact applications properly, said his research team, he will be looking at the data.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, his demanding racing schedule often cuts into his study time. During the racing season, which lasts from the end of February until October, a race he never tried to race every weekend, a total of 60 to 70 races.
"The racing's fun. By the end of the season, you get tired of it, but it gives you something to look forward to."
Although biking can be a costly sport, he said he was sponsored by bike distributors who helped pay his expenses and provided a bike for his use each year. Conrad often traveled as far as 1,000 miles in one
Conrad often traveled as far as 1,000 miles in one
Monday Morning
weekend to race. This regional competition was "basicly, almost precisely my level."
mistfully, hastily proceed. But
However, last summer Conrad traveled considerably
further than that for one race. He was invited to compete in the Tour of Ireland.
"I got to go to Ireland purely by luck," he said. "I had been training for the National Championships, and was packed to leave the next day, when a friend called from Ireland, who had asked if I could be ready to go to Ireland in a few days."
HE DECIDED on the spot to trade his bid at the Nationals for a trip to Ireland. Within a week, he had obtained a passport, raceed in Massachusetts, and flown to Ireland with his three American teammates.
The Tour of Ireland is a stage race, which is a series of races held each day, usually racing from one place to another. The racer having the lowest cumulative time wins the race and are also awarded to the winners of each day's stage.
The racers in Ireland covered 740 miles in eight days and 11 separate races, he said. The course took them from southern Ireland up the west coast almost into Northern Ireland, then to Dublin.
"I was just glad to finish," Conrad said. Of the 100
copies he had ordered.
David Conrad
JOHN EISLE/Rangan Star