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Lawrence. Kansas
Resident med tuition almost twice average
Staff Reporter
Rv CAROLINE TROWBRIDGE
Kansas residents enrolled in the University of Kansas pay only two dollars per semester to undergraduate education, but KU's medical students must pay about two thirds.
Tutition this year for Kansas residents at the KU Medical Center increased from last year's $1,125 to $3,000, a 166 percent increase.
The national average of medical school tuition for state residents increased 7.4 percent to $1,366, according to a report by the University of California's Land Grant colleges.
In addition to the $3,000 fee charge, students at the Med Center must have health insurance, which averages about $300 and they must pay a $25 student activity fee.
On the Lawrence campus, resident undergraduates tuition and fees for the following courses:
WITH THE addition of average housing costs in Lawrence, KU students' educational expenses rank slightly below the national average.
Housing and tuition costs total $2,035 for residents and $3,025 for non-residents at KU. Residents pay $168 less than the national average and pay $381 less than the national average.
According to the survey, which was compiled from responses by 222 members of the state universities and colleges that increased in fees were attributed to inflation.
KU law students pay more than the national average for tuition and fees-$1,387 per semester.
The University of Kansas
The survey listed fees for all Big Eight schools and KU's five peer institutions.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
OTHER REASONS given for fee increases were inadequate state funding, the need to raise faculty and staff salaries and the need to maintain high quality programs.
Friday, October 20, 1978
indicate KO's funding for fiscal 1960,
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Vol. 89, No.40
Proposal angers legal board
Rv MARY ERNST
Staff Reporter
Members of the Legal Services Governing Board, upset because they say they were ignored in the development of a legal services proposal, considered disbanding the board last night.
Del Shankel, executive vice vice chancellor, approved part of a proposal that was not prepared by the governing board.
Members of the board said any proposal that was to be reviewed by the administration should have been approved.
"We didn't even know about Shankel's approval of a program until we read about it in the Kansan today," Rob Rocha, a board member, said. "I'm upset about the whole thing."
Mark Beam-Ward, chairman of the board, said he did not know what the board would do now. The meeting scheduled for last night was canceled, he said, because the board had planned to work on a proposal during the meeting.
"Because all of the members are not available," he said,
"I'm not sure what our next sten will be."
"When the board was set up, this was to be the sole governing body and we were to submit the proposal."
Mike Harper, student body president, said he thought he had made it clear to Beam-Ward that Shankel was ready to be a leader.
"I TOLD MARK what week what Shankar was going to say in his letter of approval to me." Harper said, "and Mark
Shankel had written Harper a Monday meeting
Harper that he would accept, with a few alterations, the
new terms of the agreement.
objected to some of the points, including no litigation during the first phase of the program."
The recommendations Harper had submitted were suggested by Jeff Arnold, a research assistant Harper
Harper said he thought Beam-Ward had understood that the governing board still could make recommendations on changes.
"The ball's back in their court now," he said. "I don't know I think what the problem is."
He said he thought it made sense to see what the administration would accept before the governing board went on.
Beam-Ward said that although he was aware the governing board could make recommendations he thought the board should have had more opportunities to contribute before Shankel made his proposal.
"SHANKEL'S ALREADY made up his mind," Beam Ward said. "That's a decision letter, not a negotiating letter. From the tone of the letter, I say that the decision been made." Mike Harper talks like the decision been made.
Beam-Ward said Shankel's letter left a tone of "I will approve this plan, and you can take it or leave it."
Rocha said the board had been checking all options for
the proposal when it learned Harper had asked Arnold to prepare a proposal.
When we came back at the beginning of this year we "found Harper and Arnold had already submitted the proposal by Arnold." Rocha said. "We didn't even know who this Jeff Arnold guard was. We've never met him."
Beam-Ward said he was aware that Harper was going to have a research assistant, but he thought the assistant would be more helpful.
The board did not agree with all of the recommendations submitted by Arnold, he said. The initial stage of Shanker's work was to draft a plan.
"It's just going to be a person to talk to." Beam-Ward said, "and it's going to cost $4,000."
IN THE LETTER to Harper, Shankel followed most of Arnold's suggestions for Phase I of the program, which will be implemented in January and last for at least one academic year.
Under Phase 1, Shankel approved plans to have the legal services office give prepaid legal counsel to students at the University, help students draft legal documents, negotiate contracts and settle disputes with corporations or carry out corporate KU student organizations for nonprofit purposes.
But the plan does not call for any legal representation in court by the lawyer, Beam-Ward said.
Nursing pay changes proposed
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"You could get a lot more for $4,500 than just one lawyer not representing anyone in court," he said.
By DAN WINTER
Staff Reporter
MANHATTAN—The enrollment at the University of Kansas School of Nursing will increase in 1980 if the Kansas Board of Regents approves a proposal made by the Council of Presidents today.
David Waxman, executive vice chancellor for the University of Kansas Medical Center, said the KU nursing school's enrollment of 87 students in each class would help provide more hands-on help by solving the Med Center's nursing staff problems.
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes told the Regents Health Education Committee yesterday that in order to retain qualified staff nurses at the Med Center, the state would expand its educational and recognize nursing experience in the pay scale.
WAXMAN TOLD the committee that the Med Center Hospital was critically short of staff nurses. In order to keep some wards open, he said, physicians have had to volunteer their time to care for patients.
Dykes said the Regents would recommend to the 1979 Kansas Legislature that it allocate funds to establish the pay scale raise so the Med Center could retain the nurses it trained.
and a bit of money training a nurse to operate complex medical machinery only to use the nurse训 work at a table.
Waxman said the Med Center often spent six months
Dykes reported to the committee that progress was being made by the University and an interim legislative committee that is studying health education at the Wichita branch of the School of Medicine.
Dykes said the purpose of the proposed enrollment increase was to help alleviate a nursing shortage and to provide students with greater job options.
DYKES AND Richard Von Ende, University executive secretary, presented recommendations last month to the Board of Trustees.
The establishment of a permanent home for the branch was the most important element. Dykes said.
Officials currently are looking for a permanent home for the branch after learning that a previously considered relocation was needed.
The site, the East Pike building, was tentatively selected last month as a home for the school, but it was determined that the building had structural problems and was too far from Wichita hospitals, Dykes said.
At the Attelem meeting of the legislative committee, he said, a decision should be made regarding the permanent home of the branch. He said six vacant lots and buildings were under consideration.
VON ENDE, gave a report on the physician recruitment and placement program at the Med Center. He said placement officers had placed 16 physicians in six small Kansas towns in the past six months.
Von Ende also told the health committee that there was not enough money available to fund all the applicants for the program.
"I'm sure that problem will not be around long," he said.
Von Ende said about half the amount of money needed for the program was available now.
He said the nearly $1.4 million carmarked for scholarships would have to be doubled to accommodate the 400 students who applied. He said he thought the Legislature would supply the extra money.
The committee went into closed session for a half hour near the end of the meeting to discuss the status of the lawsuit some of the medical students have brought against the Regents.
Last May, a group of medical students brought suit against the Regions claiming a nearly 166 percent tuition fee.
The case is pending in Shawnee County District Court.
Salary recommendation tabled
By DERRIECHMANN
Staff Renorter
MANHATTAN—Top administrators of Kansas Board of Regents institutions yesterday postponed a recommendation for a faculty salary increase that would raise wages by 7.5 percent in fiscal 1980.
The recommendation that was tabled would add one percent to a faculty salary increase made by the Regents
The cost of living rose in the past year than expected when they approved a 6.5 percent salary increase.
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes, who presented the wage increase proposal, said, "We'll make the recommendation later after Carter's anti-inflation guidelines and we'll provide better understanding of state compensation for employees."
There are going to be important developments and we will work these out as budgets proceed."
President Carter next week is expected to call for a voluntary salary increase ceiling of not more than 7 percent. The increased wage, if recommended to and approved by the Senate, would be percent more than the amount Carter is expected to renounce.
The Top Regents school administrators, who constitute the Council of Presidents, also recommended a plan for relocation of the school.
"THERE IS a unanimous concern among presidents.
After more than a year of discussion on an early retirement program, the Council of Presidents approved a proposal that will be considered by the Regents Legislative by-laws and Policy Committee today.
Dana Acker, president of Kansas State University, said, "The basic thread of the proposal is that if a staff member goes on half time late in his career or full time, he could continue to make contributions to his retirement fund.
"AS WE approach enrollment decline, it may be important to encourage early retirement for faculty."
If the plan is approved by the Bly-aws and Policy committee, the Regents will discuss the retirement plan themself.
William Kauffman, attorney for the Rogers, said, "If we were a betting man I'd say they'll approve it. I don't think we would."
The Council of Presidents also recommended that formula funding be used to determine the 1860 budget for this project.
TODAY THE Regents will discuss the effects of a 1.3 percent overall drop in enrollment that the institutions have achieved.
KU will request approval of an architectural program for renovation of Marvin Hall and an allocation of $50,000 for the fiscal 1979 budget to supplement a federal grant of $150,000 to replace the roof of Spoon Hall.
Perpetual dieters at GSP-Corbin chow down on 'low-calorie' foods
By LORILINENBERGER
You are what you eat.
Staff Reporter
At least that's what the women at GSP-Corbin residence halls hope to prove by consuming 70 pounds of cheese cage a day.
According to Ekdahl, the differences between the eating habits of two all-women residence halls like GSP and Corbin, and those of a woman in the kitchen, were greater.
Residents at McColm Ball, which houses nearly 856 students, eat an average of 49 pounds of cottage cheese a day, compared to 78 grams per person.
Many items eaten regularly by McCollimen men and women are considered eaten by many of the women at GSP-Corbin.
That much cottage cheese would provide about 350 normal servings in the average home.
THE CONTRAST between these figures and others can be attributed to what Ekdahl calls the "compelling drive" of GSP
While about 85 loaves of bread are eaten every day at McColum, 55 are used at CSP-Corbin. Joseph R. Pearson Hall, which houses about 360 men, manages to consume as much bread as the 750 women at CSP-Corbin.
McColum residents can consume about seven gallons of pudding a day, but the residents at GSP-Corbin barely go through two gallons.
Another no-no for dieters is french-fried potatoes, Ekdahl said. The item is popular with McCollum residents, who can eat 200 pounds in one meal. On the other hand, GSP-Corbin women rarely eat more than 120 pounds a meal.
EKDAHl SAID GSP-Corbin residents adamantly refuse buns when hamburger waffers are served. About 35 dozen buns are eaten
by these women compared to 85 dozen eaten by McCollum residents in one meal.
Desserts also are shunned at GSP-Corbin, Ekdahl said, unless apples and oranges are served.
"Everybody used to eat pies and cakes," she said. "But today they have to buy their prices here."
"They think that because they eat salads noon, and night, they're skimping on the calories," she said. "But it what they don't eat."
However, Ekallah pointed out that many of the women at GSP-Corbin must be on self-defeating diets.
Cheese, cold cuts, bacon bits, croutons and mounds of the most fattening salad dressing - Thousand Island - are piled on top of the table.
Also, Ekdahl said about 10 gallons of imitation fruit drink were consumed at every meal by the GSP-Corbin women.
GSP-CORBIN goes through 165 pounds of cheese a week, she said. Even more astounding, the women use 54 gallons of salad and 29 pounds of cheese each week.
"Don't they realize that most of what they're drinking is pure sugar?" she asked.
"I can see what we're going to have to do is educate these girls," she added. "We need some kind of nutrition program set up for them."
Several women at GSP-Corbin agreed that the residents in their hall were weight-conscious.
"It's all people talk about around here. It's all they do," Laus Kaplan, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, said that one out of three people who went there were her.
"TOO MANY people go on diets around here just because
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Staff illustration by MILTON GRAY