THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas
Vol.89,No.96
Friday, February 16, 1979
Lawrence, Kansas
Marcum reprimands Ted Owens
By JOHN P. THARP
By JOHN THARR
Associate Sports Editor
Bob Marcum, director of men's athletics,
issued a public reprimand to KU head
basketball coach Ted Owens yesterday for
in last Saturday's KU-OKlahoma game.
The reprimand concerned an incident during the game when Owens ran onto the court protesting a foul that occurred when OU's Terry Stotski knocked down KU's Valentine. Valentine, Valentine, who was attempting a layup, slid into the basket support.
Owens rushed to the UO bench and confronted OU head coach Dave Bliss. He had to be restrained by officials and players after he took a swing at Bliss.
After the game, Owens and that the fool as flagrant and that Stotsa should have been arrested.
Marcum said last night that the reprimand was dictated by Big Eight conference policy, which states that conference coaches will act at all times in "a dignified manner" and "remain on the bench or in the designated bench area."
"The University must take some action" he said. "If not, the conference will take the action."
IT IS THE primary responsibility of the institution involved, Marcum said, to issue notice.
"I don't see them doing that. As far as I know, the matter is closed."
On Monday, Marcum said, he met with Charles M. Neinas, commissioner of the Big Eight, to discuss the incident. Then, in a regular conference meeting Tuesday, the authorities talked about the incident and decide the University should issue the reprimand.
Marcum said he allowed Owens to read the reprimand before it was made public in the press, but the commission did not.
In the release, Marcum said, "We are totally supportive of Coach Owens. I completely respect his position of defending our team because he believes a wrong has been committed."
"Right or wrong, however, his actions were in violation of Big Eight Rule No. 8.1023. As a member of this conference we have received the rulings and I am thus issuing this reprimand."
THE REPRIMAND was issued yesterday, Marcum said, because KU had a conference game Wednesday with Iowa State University. He said the timing of a reprimand on a game day would have been deterimental.
"They did what was necessary to do, and I understand that," he said. "I continue to view the problem as a very serious one, but my approach to it was wrong."
Owens, who was jokingly given a pair of boxing gloves by Big Eight official ivr
Brown before the KU-Jou State game, had little to save vasketdav about the reimomr
After Saturday's game, which KU won, 62, Owens said, "Everybody in the league is trying to inflict bodily harm to Darnell, and, the officials aren't doing anything about it."
"IRESPET him for the fact that there were circumstances that made him think one of his ballplayers was threatened and he reacted," he said.
Valentine, who has downplayed the incident, defended his coach.
Bliss, who after the game described Owens' action as "ugentlemannly," said last night that he knew about the reprimand. "It was a situation where the University had to speak up about it." Bliss said. "Still, Ted Owens has a great deal for Big Eight basketball."
Berlin, Gomez win presidential election
Bv CAROL BEIER
Margaret贝森, student body president-elect, said early last night that she expected a close three-way race for coalition coition, Perc Step, and brothers.
Staff Reporter
Close was exactly the word for her 31-
vote victory margin.
"I wish it wouldn't have been so close," she said after her victory was announced early this morning. "I was really worried."
Berlin and vice president-elect George Gomez defeated the presidential team from the Imagination Coalition by less than 1 percent of a total of 3,810 votes. Support Coalition was only seven votes behind Imagination.
BERLIN, BONNER SPRINGS junior,
received the news of her victory
by telephone from John Mitchelson, Senate
Council member, shortly after 2
this morning.
By the time Berlin hung up, a dozen persons had climbed the same stairs to the third floor of Watkins Scholarship and the council room in the basement.
"She got it? She got it?" one supporter, who had climbed three flights of stairs to watch Berlin take the call, Kent asking.
"I NEVER BACK a loser," one person shouted.
What had been a subdued gathering of about 40 supporters in the council room became a screaming mass of bugs and handshakes at the top of the stairs.
Berlin presented Gomez with a wooden gavel she had received for Christmas. Gomez said she also given him a copy of Roberts Rules of Order.
ROBINSON SAID HE hoped the other candidates would give Berlin a chance and work with her during the coming year.
Coalition members and supporters who had waited with Berlin and Gomez, Teopauki junior, for most of the evening, were joined by Watkins residents in their bathrobes, and other friends who hurried to congratulate the winners.
"It's real and when you know that all the candidates have worked so hard and somebody has to lose. In a lot of ways, they all want the same thing." he said.
"SOME PARTS OF the job will be frightening." Gomez admitted. "We drive hard but we both have the ability to have fun too."
Berlin agreed with Gomez as one supporter broke out the champagne and she bit off the end of her victory cigar:
Berlin pointed at her and shouted,
"You're right."
Results disappoint defeated coalitions
Reggie Robinson, former student body vice president, was greeted by cheers when he arrived at Watkins to give the keys to the Student Senate office.
By DOUG HITCHCOCK
"It's going to be a fun Senate," she said. "We may be a little jovial tonight, but we'll be serious tomorrow."
Staff Reporters
Three coalitions spent last night drinking and talking while eagerly waiting for the results of the Student Senate election. At about 2 this morning they heard the news—Margaret Berlin and George Gomez had won.
The presidential and vice president team of three coalitions expressed disappointment at their loss. The fourth coalition, Apathy, apparently did not
Mark Hazeirig, Emuarta junior, and Chris Fleisher, Lawrence junior, of the Apathy Coalition in bed by midnight.
Haziregz, who was a presidential candidate, said before the results were announced, "I'd call and ask how we can help right imply that we care which we don't."
Win or lose, Keizer, presidential candidate for the Imagination Coalition had said, "It's going to be a relief. There have been some lonely nights."
HOWEY, CLAIR Keizer, Lawrence junior and Craig Templeton, Topeka junior did care about the outcome.
THE RAPPORT Coalition also seemed concerned about the outcome.
But relief want all that showed on Keizer's face as he announced the Porch Step Coalition's victory for the office of body president and vice president.
"This isn't a total loss. We're still ahead in Senate seats," he said.
For Ron Allen and Dave Kenner, the wait seemed as endless as "Disco Inferno," which was playing on the dance floor in the next room. But the call finally
After his announcement, Keizer received consolation from numerous supporters and campaign workers. He accepted their words with tears in his eyes.
Their hopes vanished with two words-
"Margaret won." They had been waiting quiet in an office at the back of G.P. Loyd's, 701 Massachusetts St., while about 60 members of their Rapport Coalition and friends danced and drank in the next room.
"Let's call Margaret and congratulate her." Allen said. But his voice and eyes showed the strain and disappointment of a long campain.
Allen, Sabeth junior, and Kenner,
Maryville, Mo., junior, received 88
votes, only 38 fewer than Berlin and
Gometz.
"I have to walk out there and tell them, now," Allen said. He met by friends with tears and open arms.
"BUT YOU RAN a hell of a campaion " one friend said
Claiming to represent students who did not vote, Hazelrigg said he and his running mate were the most qualified because they did not care about anything.
Apathy placed fourth with 356 votes.
The elections drew 1,000 more voters than last year's election.
"I WANT TO make it clear, we don't want to congratulate the other candidates. If it wasn't for us they wouldn't have gotten as many votes, Hozelrigg
In 632 Naismith Hall, Bob Tomlinson,
Overland Park junior, and John Hambricht,
Wichita junior, also seemed relaxed as they waited with about 10 La
friends, all of whom are friends, who sit around with blue feathers in their hair and buttonholes.
When the news came, they reacted calmly, but disappointedly.
"MARGARET RAN an intelligent campaign based on issues," Tomlinson said. "I think her election shows what a candidate really wants. She are faced with the issues, they care."
Harper approves attorney for legal services plan
Bv CAITLIN GOODWIN
La Plume finished last with 232 votes
Staff Reporter
Mike Harper, former student body president, officially hired a legal services attorney last night, in what he called his "last official act as president."
Harper approved the legal services search committee's selection from Houston at 8:55 p.m. He is attending the 29th annual Student Conference on National Affairs.
Harper said he could not release the attorney's name until the student affairs office and the office of affirmative action approved the decision.
The committee selected the attorney yesterday afternoon from four finalists. Reggie Robinson, former student body vice president of the Barber at 3 p.m., but Harper was not at his hotel.
Bob Rocha, search committee chairman,
said he would draft the papers for final approval as soon as Harper gave his approval.
The legal services program was designed by the 1974/75 Student Senate to provide pre-graduation legal advice.
Harper had planned on hiring an attorney for the program before the end of his term.
Robinson said the attorney's appointment would be Harper's official move, unless the judge had to intervene.
"It's come down to the final minute," he said. "We've kept our promise."
He said the attorney would be notified after the student affairs office and the office of the president.
The search committee's interviews of the four applicants were delayed two weeks ago when the office of affirmative action found that the search committee had not submitted a pre-interview summary, which included information about affirmative action office controls the hiring of all University personnel except students and civil service employees.
Harper had originally planned to start the program in November, but questions from the administration and conflicts within the board delayed the program until January.
Last week the legal services board decided to interview two of the finalists a second time. The other two finalists had not been interviewed.
Rocha said the committee had been looking for a lawyer who had experience in landlord-tenant problems and who was able to relate to students easily.
He said last night that the program would start within a month.
The attorney will counsel students on any legal problem, but will not represent them
The attorney will have to hire his own staff. He will *will* advise advising lawyers as soon as possible.
Harper said he hoped the new Senate would support the program.
"I think we've got a good program that is designated after the very best legal services in universities throughout the country," he said.
Tired tabulator
Staff Photos by BILL FRAKE!
Monne Andersen, Salina soonmore, fought to stay awake as she counted votes most of last night for the Student Senate elections
Close race may prompt vote recount
Staff Reporter
By CAITLIN GOODWIN
Staff Responder
A recount of votes may be called because of the closeness of the race for student body president and vice president. John Mitchell was chairman of committee chairman, said early this morning.
Results of the Student Senate elections are announced about 4 this morning after the results of the District 1 election.
The presidential-vice presidential teams of the top three coitions in the election came within 1 percent of each other after the final votes were tallied.
Mitchelson said he did not know whether anyone would ask for a recount.
In the presidential contest, Porch Storh received 924 votes; Imagination coalition received 803 votes; Kapport received 865 votes; and La Plume received 232 votes.
The close race came after a high voter turnout for the election. The elections committee reported that $1,60 KU students voted in 2014 and that $8,50 KU students who voted in last spring's election.
Michelson said he thought the high turnout was due to the long list of candidates running, the mild weather and the fact that a general election took place in November.
He said he had thought the tabulating pro-
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