University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 28, 1989
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Senate president to look into parking-sticker thefts
By Bryan Swan Kansan staff writer
The number of parking permit thefts this semester has prompted B. Jake White, Student Senate president, to consider planning a meeting of student representatives on the Parking Board to discuss the problem.
White said yesterday that he had
heard of students who planned to start a petition to require that parking permits be placed inside car windows. However, he said the Parking Board would be the best place to address the problem.
There have been 37 parking permits stolen this semester, said Sgt Schuyler Bailey, KU police spokesman. The number represents only on-campus thefts and that an
unknown number of permits had been stolen off campus.
Curtis Estes, Alchison junior and resident-at-large senator, said he had been approached last week by James Flacher, Lawrence sophomore and former student body vice-president candidate, about placing the permits on the inside of car windows to reduce the risk of theft.
asked about starting a petition to get the stickers changed" he said. "James has a great idea, and I believe Jake is following up on that."
"I saw James on campus; and he
"I think a Senate resolution might be a better idea," Fischer said. "It
Fischer said he was consenting to meeting with White sometime this week to discuss the idea, but he decided that his peers should be the best way to address the issue.
really don't feel like starting a petition."
According to the revised July 19th Student Senate rules and regulations, 10 percent of the student body would not attend a petition before it could be acted upon.
Donna Hultine, associate director of parking services, said she knew of no planned changes in parking policy.
Student Senate flags Rec. Services for new football rules
By Lara Weber
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate threw a flag at Recreation Services last night for changing intramural football rules without consulting students.
In an attempt to voice KU students' concerns, Senate passed a resolution condemning Recreation Services for
its recent decision to change from touch football to flag football.
Aaron Rittmatter, off-campus senator and co-author of the resolution, said he was concerned that Recreation Services had begun makings without consulting the Senate Recreation Services Advisory Board.
gain restricted fee status and no longer will receive money from Senate. This year, however, it is subject to more control by Senate.
Next year Recreation Services will
The resolution, which originally called for a censure of Recreation Services, was amended to "condemn the action of Recreation Services."
and Sciences senator and co-author of the resolution, said students involved in the intramural program were unhappy with the new no-contact rules. He said Recreation Services told students that the changes been made in response to a nationwide trend toward flag football.
to help finance visiting speakers at KU were passed.
Environs received $2,600 to help bring Chris Childs of Greenpeace to KU as part of a seven-week lecture series.
Ned Nixon, College of Liberal Arts
In other Senate business, two bills
The International Club received $1,000 to help bring Juan Careaga, the former minister of finance for Bolivia, to KU on Oct. 9.
Stacev Gore/KANRAN
Students from the Korte Academy of Environmental Science sing along with Sat. Carl Brown.
Band puts Army in different light
By Dave Wakefield Kansan staff writer
The surprise was the band.
Students were surprised to hear the gentle strains of John Lennon's "Imagine" played yesterday next to the Kansas Union.
Between noon and 1 p.m., a group from Fort Riley's 1st Infantry Division band played a variety of music to groups of students who stopped to enjoy the sound.
The six-member band is on a tour to promote the new Army, said Staff Sgt. Todd Leeper, station commander of the Lawrence U.S. Army recruiting station.
"We want people to know we aren't just a bunch of tankers," he said. "There are many jobs available today.
"Band members know they will be in the band before joining the Army," he said. "Band is a full-time job for them."
Ken McMullin, Overland Park senior, stayed after the show and asked if the group played for weddings. He said they had the right sound for all ages.
Band leader Sgt. David Brown, Fayetteville, N.C., said if he was at Fort Riley next spring, he might be able to get a group together for McMullin's wedding.
But Brown, who was recently named the all-Army top male vocalist for 1990, will soon be leaving for an overseas tour with the all-Army band.
Army Staff Sgt. Carl Brown sings.
Holladay said it was ironic that the band played Lennon's "Imagine," which talks about Lennon's dream for peace.
Brown, 31, said he played the song because he liked.
Michael Holladay, Lawrence senior, said the band was excellent.
By Melanie Matthes Kansan staff writer
A new student newspaper soon will be available to KU students who are interested in news, activities and issues involving the greek system.
Greek newspaper aims for improved relations
Cliff Cate, student general manager of the newspaper, said the newspaper's first issue would appear on Friday and will be posted residence halls on Oct. 12 or Oct. 18.
The newspaper, called the Greek Inquirer, also is published at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, Terry Pool, co-owner of the newspaper, said. The greek population at these campuses is comparable to the greek population at KU, he said.
"It has a message," he said. "Soldiers dream, too."
Pool said they began publishing the newspaper at Oklahoma when he was a junior. After he graduated from Oklahoma in 1989, they began publishing the newspaper at Oklahoma State.
Pool and a partner work full-time editing, printing and distributing the newspaper at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
The Greek Inquirer was well received on both campuses, he said.
Fool said they would publish the book and campuses if it was successful at KU.
When Pool was a freshman and a similar newspaper circulated for about six months and then stopped. He said he thought that the newspaper had been interesting and began his own publication two years later.
"A lot of stories that ran in the Oklahoma paper were derogatory toward greeks," he said. "I think this is the best way for the Greeks to communicate."
Cate said the monthly newspaper at KU probably would not be called the Greek Inquirer, but he had not decided on another name.
Pool said publication of the newspaper at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State helped improve the greeks' image on campus.
He said the monthly newspaper would carry articles, pictures and advertisements submitted by the greek houses. He expects about 66 percent of the houses to participate.
Cate said he had asked each fraternity and sorority to elect a representative to collect the items the house wanted to be published. He will meet with the representatives today to see what they are submitting.
Publication of the newspaper will be paid for with money from advertisements sold to campus and community businesses, Cate said. The newspaper will be free.
Housing expenses may rise
By Angela Baughman Kansan staff writer
KU students may have to cough up more dough to live in student housing next year if a fee increase proposal from the office of student housing is approved.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said an official proposal would be made Oct. 16, but he discussed increasing housing fees at the Residential Programs Advisory Board meeting on Monday night.
"I haven't made a specific_rate proposal," he said. "It looks like across the board we'll have to have an increase."
Stoner said that housing fees had not increased in proportion to increases in services and programs in the last few years and that rates would have to go up in all four housing types - residence halls, scholarship halls, Jayhawker Towers and Stouffer Place.
"A number of things have happened," he said. "We've added new services and programs that cost quite a bit of money."
As an example of improved service, Stoner pointed to the installation of a phone system in Jayhawker that he said the cost system $32,000. Previously, residents had to provide their own phones and installation.
"Over the years we've improved services and provided options for students," he said. "It looks like it; we are accustomed to it. We'll have increased rates."
Kim Kelly, president of the Stouffer Place Neighborhood Association, attended the board meeting. She estimated that the increase in rent for the apartments would be $15 to $20.
An increase in Stouffer Place rent had not been assessed in five years, she said.
Stoner said the board would make a final review of the proposal and rate recommendations at its Oct. 26 meeting. The proposal would then be forwarded to University staff for approval, then to the Board of Regents.
He said all Regents schools must turn in housing and food service financing packages for the next academic year for the Regents review in early November.
KU Senate to work on recycling bill
By Chris Evans Kansan staff writer
Student senators will begin work today on a bill to implement campus-wide recycling, said Jeff Morris, student body vice president.
The bill, which will be written by senators and members of Environs, should be ready for a Student Senate vote within two to three weeks, he said.
Environs is a student environmental-awareness group at the University of Kansas that has been trying to begin a program of organized recycling at KU.
Deirdre Goldfarb, co-chair of Environs' recycling committee, said the Senate bill would establish a recycling program to put aluminum can containers in eight buildings on campus.
A preliminary proposal for the program requested that facilities operations buy 40 containers. According to the proposal, each 30-gallon container would cost $8 to $12.
"The money for the container bill won't go through for another two weeks," Morris said. "In the pilot program, utilities operations would've been providing the containers." We think it would be better if Student Senate did that."
The proposal stated that containers would be put in the Kansas Union, Wesco Hall, Marvin Hall, Fraser Hall.
At last night's Senate meeting, Morris said that between nine and 12 buildings would have containers.
Cans will be collected daily by workers from River City Recycling Co., the proposal stated. Morris said that although terms had not been discussed, he would ask River City Recycling owners to pay the University between 5 and 10 percent of the profit they received.
Burge Union, Haworth Hall, Murphy Hall and Summerfield Hall.
"We are going to ask them to give back a certain amount," he said. "But that's not why we're doing it. We're doing it to get recycling on campus. We're doing it to help the environment."
Morris said any money the University received from recycling would be given to Environs to help maintain the program.
Morris spent the last few days asking University officials for their views about the program. Last week, he met with Victoria Thomas, University general counsel, to discuss any possible legal problems, he said.
Thomas told Morris that there would not be problem in taking the cans off campus, he said.
Morris said he discussed putting containers in the Kansas and Burge Unions with Jim Long, director of the Unions.
GRAND OPENING!
KASPAR'S Bar & Grill
Come into Kaspar's today and help us celebrate our grand opening! Hors d'oeuvres, giveaways, and drink specials!
3115 W. 6th Street
(Sunset West Mall)
749-9716
Dine In or Carry Out
The Kansas University Student Senate ANNOUNCES
That applications are now being accepted for a
Community Service Coordinator
Applications and information regarding this student position are available at the Student Senate Office,410 Kansas Union, 864-3710. Application deadline is 5:00 p.m., Thursday October 5th, 1989.