Tuesday, November 21, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Iranian unrest delays mail, money
Staff Reporter
By KATHY CONKEY
Because of the unrest in Iran, a number of Indian student at the University of Kansas may not have the money to pay their tuition and send them, dean of foreign students, said recently.
Coan said because of violence and a mail strike in Iran, Iranian students were not receiving mail from their country. He said that he had sent the on the mail to bring checks from home.
"It all depends on how long the situation in Iran keeps up, but these students will probably have trouble getting money for tuition next semester." Coan said.
He said there was no way to tell how many franians would be affected because some
bad relatives in the United States from whom they could borrow money and some could find jobs to help pay their tuition. There are 233 Iranian students at KU.
COAIS said there also was a possibility that the victims of Christmas might not be able to return because of airline shutdowns or because of possible arrest if they were politically acquainted.
About 30 Iranians have consulted with Coan in the past two weeks about possible aid. Coan said the University did not have access to them, but the Iranians because of legal restrictions.
Foreign students must get special permission from the Naturalization and Immigration Bureau.
said that the restrictions were heavy, but that he was going to try to get some of them lifted in the special case of the Iranian students.
HE SAID THEY could get short-term loans from the Endowment Association if they were regular students, but the amount would not be large enough to pay tuition.
Jeff Weinberg, associate director of financial aid, said foreign students were not allowed to receive federal funds for long-term loans.
"Not all 235 will need help, but even if only 10 percent money that is a significant number of dollars because tuition is 850$, Weinberg says "We'll make every possible effort to come up with funds for each industry." In other words, we can训 can for this kind of problem."
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
university police reported yesterday than KU students and campus property suffered from a fire.
Three students reported that 12-volt batteries were stolen from their vehicles.
All three thefts occurred after 5 p.m.
Friday. Two thefts were discovered Friday
night and the third was discovered Sunday
afternoon.
Two of the thefts occurred in the A-zone parking lot east of Joseph R. Pearson Hall, 1122 W. Campus Road. The third theft occurred on November 9th of Oread between 11th and 12th streets.
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The batteries were valued at $40, $60 and
$90.
KU PERSONNEL reported the theft of a fire hose from Marvin Hill and two signs from different places on campus. Police said the fire hose was valued at $125 and was stolen between 3:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
A student reported the theft of a $120 coat from the lobby of the Kansas Union.
Both signs reported stolen were parking at Corbin, 420 W. 11th St. The other sign, valued $7500 from the entrance to a parking lot at Corbin Hall
A man from Huntington Beech, Calif., reported the theft of an eight-track tape player and 24 tapes from his car, which was parked in the A zone parking lot Saturday.
Polaice said the man estimated the value of the tape player at $00, the tapes at $14 and the tape printer at $59.
A Facilities Operations employee reported that about $45 damage was done to some furnace lovers in a hallway near Room 208 in Robinson Gymnasium.
According to the police report, the damage apparently resulted from an attack by a motorcycle.
LAWRENCE POLICE reported several more crimes Sunday.
One student, Kylie Burke, Leawood junior, 1612 W. 15th St., reported that someone with a knife to the convertible car. There was no estimate of the damage.
Wayne Morrison, 312 Clayton Court,
reported that a burglar stole $120 cash and
several credit cards from his home
before entering the house through a window
Dewayne Hiddleton, 745 Maine St., reported that a burglar cut the lock on his garage door and stole a go-cart and a minibike from the garage.
Hiddleton valued the go-cart at $170 and the minibike at $169. The burglar occurred on the road.
STANLEY MECCHENM, 1908 E. 19th St., reported 823 in tools stolen from his car, which was parked at his apartment. Also, 15 gallons of gas were siphoned from the car. Police said the theft occurred before 8 a.m. Sunday.
Coan said another problem the students faced was difficulty studying because their minds sometimes drift to the problems in their country.
IF A FOREIGN student drops below a full course load, 12 hours, he must be reported to the Naturalization and Immigration Service. If your student visa can be taken away, Coan said.
"It would be nice to be able to tell them to drop some of their courses and take it a little easier, but they can't even do that because of the legal question." he said.
She last received mail from home about three days ago because her parents were able to contact an American couple in Iran and they sent her the States and gave them a letter to mail to her.
never know what is happening. It’s depressing," she said.
Other reports included two thefts of bicycles from two youths in east Lawrence. Both thefts occurred between midnight Friday and noon Sunday and brought to six the number of bicycle thefts during the weekend.
**AMIN SAFAVI, a Tehran sophomore, said he had not received mail in two months. He said he would be able to continue school abroad.** In the United States who could help him?
Axi Soltani, a senior from Abadan, Iran, said it was impossible to know what was going on in her country and that made it difficult to study.
She said she thought her family would be safe.
"So long as you don't get into the streets and you obey the military rules, you are safe."
I'm worried about all my relatives. It's hard to study. Since mail is so irregular, I
Safavi said he had been able to call his parents a few times and he thought they were not very close.
"The times I've tried to live, I've been told the lines are too busy," he said. "But my uncle was able to get through and he was on his way daily what is going on and it's frightening."
Mansour Tateradze, a graduate student from Tehran, Iran, is the assistant resident director at Hashinger Hall. He said he received mail early since this summer.
"For me it's different because I've been here for five years. I speak the language and have a job about what the poor from abroad has just learnt. I'm earn money for school because they can't work off campus and work on campus isn't easy. They're learning to write letters from home and they are horniesc."
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Police urge precautions against vacation crime
Students should take extra precautions against having their homes broken into during the Thanksgiving vacation, KU's emergency police spokesman said recently.
Statistics compiled for 1977 shows that 42 percent of all burglaries occurred at apartments, Mark Brothers, Lawrence police crime prevention officer, said. Of those burglaries, 73 percent of the items were currency, stereos, radios or televisions.
"Students who can't take their stereos or other valuable things with them should make arrangements with a friend either to check on their apartments or to keep their things while they're away." Brothers said.
The most frequently burglarized areas were Jayhawk Towers Apartments, the JWK apartments and the Meadowbrook neighborhood west of campus, Brothers said. He said Lawrence police would frequently patrol the area and be populated by students during the vicinities.
'BASICALLY, WHAT we're seeing is a
or of burglaries in this area from about
Ninth and Arkansas streets, east to
Massachusetts Street and south to about
(8th Street," he said.
Brothers said students should mark their belongings with identification numbers, leave on a light or a radio or both, secure all entries of door and enter volume of the telephone bell so the ring not be heard outside the apartment.
Jeanne Longaker, KU police sergeant in charge of campus crime prevention, said students should begin their vacations by transporting their clothing and other items between locked rooms and between stands of between open rooms and care.
"I know this is an inconvenience," she said. "But it's more inconvenient not to have a winter coat than it is to take a few weeks' door look between trips to and from your car."
Longaker said students should take anything of value, especially stereos, with them when they left campus during vacations.
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