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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 89, No.48
Student senator waiting for trial
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Wednesday, November 1. 1978
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Stealth Photo by ALAN ZLOTKY
Candid candidates
State gubernatorial candidates John Carlin, left, and Frank Sheton, right, listened intently as Gov. Robert F. Bennett answered questions during a debate between the
three candidates yesterday. The debate in Green Hall was sponsored by the KU Student Bar Association.
Kansan apology demanded
Bv ROBERT BEER
Staff Writer
The students said if the demands were not met, further actions would be taken.
About 200 black students presented demands yesterday to the University Daily Kansan in response to a story that appeared in Monday's Kansan that they said was
The story in the Kansan, a review of the Natalie Cole concert Saturday night, was written by Melissa Thompson, Wichita senior.
Sharron Parker, president of the Black Student Union, said, "The article was quite negative in that it contained stereotypes about black people being very sexual."
She referred to the part of the review that stated Cole "stripped off her black and white jacket" and "moved her hands across her hins seductively."
"As a black person, I don't appreciate that," Parker said.
ANOTHER WOMAN at the meeting said.
When anything about blacks is printed in the Kansas, it is negative. The Kansas
a man said, "When I read the story, it ait hard. When I read of costumes, I think of疼. When I read of foodstuffs, I think of疼."
The man referred to a sentence that stated, "The costumes ranged from classy to extravagant."
Jerome Jones, Salina junior and a member of the Student Senate, said the Senate should not allocate funds to the Kansan because the newspaper was racist.
A PLAN for a review board was proposed in a Senate meeting last Wednesday by Phill Kaufman. Kaufman later resigned as Student Executive Committee chairman.
Another senator, Leon Brady, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said he would support plans for a review board, to be appointed by Del Shanklin, executive vice chancellor.
Steve Frazier, Kansan editor, denied the allegation.
oversee "controversial" stories before they appeared in the Kansan.
Fraizer said, "I would never agree to be editor of the Kauan if I didn't control it."
The board, as discussed yesterday, would
Thompson, who was not at the meeting, said, "I think that everyone misunderstood what she was saying and distresses me that the circumstances under which I went to the concert were not the same."
He said the board Brady proposed constituted prior restraint and was "a serious infringement of our First Amendment rights."
Another reporter originally was scheduled to review the concert. However, Fraser said the other reporter, who had several stories about the concert, became ill.
THOMPSON WAS contacted two hours before the concert, and the only seats available were high up in Allen Field House, she said.
"It would have been a mistake not to cover it," Thompson said. "That's why I say it."
Parker listed four demands to the Kansan:
- More conscientious and professional attitudes by Kansas staff members to avoid the risk of injury.
- An apology to those persons who attended the concert, including off-campus community members.
- An apology to the artists and producers of the concert.
- An apology to Evelyn Greer, Kansas City, Kan., junior and Steven Pollard, Kansas City, Kan., graduate student. Pollard said Thompson "apparently got hostile" when he and Greer discussed their concerns about the story with her Monday.
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PARKER SAID if the demands were not
Carlin not happy with utility rates
Democratic candidate for governor John Carlin said yesterday he would "clean house" on the Kansas Corporation Commission to prevent a failure to control utility rate increases in the state.
Carin made his remarks at a debate in Green Hill sponsored by the KU Student Government. The cumbent Gov. Robert F. Bennett, and American Party candidate Frank Shelton discussed.
"The people are not satisfied with the commission," Carlin said. "But the government's is."
Bennett responded to Carlin's comments by saying the commission, a regulatory body appointed by the governor to oversee utilities in the state, was immune from political influence and only regulated in accordance with statutory law.
"BEWARE OF the politician who says he will intervene with a regulatory office on your behalf," Bennett said. "It can be turned around, not on your behalf."
Shelton also expressed dissatisfaction with the operation of the KCC, saying that in past years he had been the only person to have worked in opposition to utility rate increases.
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Carlin, speaker of the last session of the Kansas House of Representatives, said he thought state government spending while in office was an important issue in the campaign.
"It applies directly to the governor's office." Carlin said. "The expense of operating the governor's office has nearly increased from $300,000 to more than $600,000."
BENNETT SAID the Legislature, while Carlin was head of the House, was the true big spender, saying the Legislature had overspent his budget by $20 million last
"The Legislature has developed a posture that is very dangerous," Bennett said. "It has enacted programs into the future with no idea how they will be funded."
Shelton reiterated part of his campaign platform by pledging to submit successively lower budgets every year in office if he is elected governor.
RAs await decision on holiday openings
Shelton evoked laughter from the capacity crowd several times during the
By LORILINENBERGER
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Staff Reporter
Bill Wagoner, a resident assistant at Templin Hall, had planned earlier this semester to visit his grandmother in Indiana during the Thanksgiving holiday.
However, he is not certain now what he will be doing during the break.
"I'm just waiting to find out if I'm going to have to stay here," he said. "I should think that by now we would have found out what's going on. They're being pretty slow about it."
Wagoner, like other University residence hall staff members, is concerned about whether he will be required to remain in his hall during University holidays.
Because of a new project undertaken by the Office of Residential Programs that will keep all residence halls open during the summer, some RAS will have to fortify their vacations.
FRED McELHENI, director of the Office of Residential Programs, said a hall would not be kept open if only a small group of people were going to take advantage of the services.
"That would be financial suicide," he said. "This office will reserve the right to make decisions."
In the past, one or two halls have remained open during holidays and breaks to accommodate those students who were either unable or did not want to leave.
McEhlennie said each resident director was responsible for informing his staff whether it would be required to work during the Thanksgiving vacation.
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THE PROBLEM. McElhenie said, is that
resident director will not know for at least another week their respective halls
At that time, a count will be taken to find out how many residents are interested in the project.
"We were told from the first that all the halls would be kept open," Dime Sheeedy, Corbin Hall resident assistant, said. "Now we understand that they might not keep all the open."
Debbie Sodorker, Lewis Hall resident assistant, said she did not know whether she was going to work.
She said spring break would present more of a problem for the Lewis resident
"The problem with us is spring break," she said. "A lot of us want to head out for those nine days, but we might not be able to."
McELIENH SAIED he did not know if all the residence halls would remain open
Other resident assistants were unhappy at the prospect of staying in the baths to work with their colleagues.
"We want we to wait and see what kind of a response we get from this holiday," he said. "I think we can learn something from each vacation one at a time."
Lynn Ebel, a Corbin resident assistant, said that she did not know yet if she had to work during Thanksgiving but that the idea did not appeal to her.
"Of course, I don't like it," she said. "really don't think anybody would like it if I were you."
Randy Martin, an Ellsworth Hall resident, assistant, said although he had made no
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KU custodians angered by payment policy change
By BILL RIGGINS
Staff Reporter
Custodians at the University of Kansas are angry about what they consider an unfair change in their payment policy, and at least two of them are considering filing grievance petitions with the University.
RON HIZER, KU director of American Management Corporation, the company KU hired to manage custodial operations, said yesterday that the policy had been changed to reduce a high rate of absenteeism among custodians.
In the past, custodians who became sick, but had used up their eight hours of monthly sick leave were permitted to use vacation time.
But as a result of a recent policy change, custodians who now call in sick and have no remaining sick time are not paid for hours they must work.
However, apparently no one told custodians the policy was being changed.
She said her request to have those 10 hours covered by her vacation time had been approved by George Flesher, her supervisor, and Jack Beerbower, head custodial supervisor, before it was rejected by Hizer.
Mary Williams, a custodian at KU since 1973, said she first heard about the new policy when she was notified Friday that she would be charged.
"IF THEY'RE going to mess with my paycheck, they ought to tell me what's going on and tell me advance," Williams said. "Anybody who goes to work at 6 a.m. deserves some kind of respect and consideration."
Beerbawr said he had deducted 10 hours from Williams' vacation time before sending the custodian's request to Hizer. But he said he was not surprised that Hizer did not allow it because Williams had a record of excessive absenteeism.
"Mary is a damn good worker, but several people are calling in sick frequently and Mary is one of them," he said.
BEERBOWER SAID several custodians were upset about the policy change and that two of them, Joe Krische and Tom Sanders, were among the victims.
He said he had been six sick days during the last pay period and used a sick day and two vacation days to cover his absence. It first took it on his own to change the vacation time to WOP (without work), Kraiche said. "He didn't have any right to do that at all."
Krische said he had not heard of the change until Friday and he planned to file a petition today.
Hizer said he allowed sick leave to be taken out of vacation time only under extreme circumstances, such as a prolonged illness.
He said he had been sick three days during the last week.
had had a cold and two weeks ago.
"I TRY to make this a set policy," Hizer said. "Joe's a super guy, but I had to apply to him, also."
Hizer said he talked with the supervisors about the policy change several months ago and it was their responsibility to make sure custodians knew about the change. He said he also had written a memo reminding his parents a couple of weeks ago that was supposed to have been posted.
Flesher said he remembered talking about the change with Hizer several months ago but he thought it had not zone into effect yet.
He said he did not know the policy had actually been changed until custodians found out on Friday.
"They never said anything about it beforehand." he said.
Concerned custodian
Bob Pickel, Lecomptein, carries the job load of two, he says. Pichel is only one of many disgruntled jantiers who work for
Staff photo by RANDY OLSON
American Management Corp. who feel slighted by working conditions.