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Friday, September 29.1978
University Daily Kansan
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University cut from assistance for mine study
Staff Renorter
By ROBIN ROBERT Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas received final word from Washington D.C., yesterday about a $110,000 federal grant to expand mining and mineral resources research.
The word was that KU would receive no funding.
Two weeks ago, Flovd Preston, chairman of KU's chemical and petroleum engineering department, said he was fairly certain KU would receive the grant.
"We have been told we'll get the money, but they have to have a document in hand,"
The document was a budget approval that was sent to a joint House-Senate appropriation.
Preston said that the original House legislation, part of the 1977 Surface Mining Act, had provided for three regional mining and mineral resources research institutes to be set up at the University of Utah, Penn State and the University of Mississippi.
HOWEVER, HE said the Senate version called for one institute in every state that
Preston said KU was certified as the site for the institute in Kansas. The office of surface mining, within the Department of the Interior, had approved 37 states.
But at the last minute, Preston said, the appropriation committee had decided to vote.
Preston went to Washington last week after he learned of the decision to reduce the number of grants. There was told that the project would be started to start the project on a smaller scale.
HE SAID the department of chemical and petroleum engineering, which qualified KU for the grant, was not directly related to mining and mineral research.
Chemical and petroleum engineering was one of six disciplinary areas that could be taught in a two-year program.
The allocation of grants was required to take place before Oct,1, the beginning of the new year.
However, the federal grant would have allowed KU to expand academic program development and provide training for people in the field of mining and mineral mining. This will provide information center and a laboratory for graduate and undergraduate research.
Representatives to speak about med technology
Representatives from the University of Kansas Medical Center's medical technology program will visit the Lawrence campus to discuss students about the Med Center's program.
The medical technology program at the Med Center consists of 32 hours of classroom and laboratory instruction in a variety of special courses for three years of study at the Lawrence campus.
Phyllis Boyle, medical technology education coordinator, said students interested in learning more about this field should make appointments before the representatives' visit, which will be Tuesday in Haworth Hall.
The other two visits will be Oct. 18 and Nov. 14. Appointments can be made by calling the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Office at 864-3661. Boyle said the representatives will be on campus from 1 p.m. to 5 a.m.
On Oct. 18, a film, "In Medical Laboratory," will be shown in 610 Haworth. The film illustrates the work of the medical technologists and other laboratory per-
A medical technologist works with physicians in a laboratory conducting tests and helping to evaluate and diagnose diseases through medical research.
Staff Photo by ALAN ZLOTKY
Raas to riches
Karyl Lym Burns, Overland Park sophomore and Allan Murray, Tongaonic freshman, performed before a full house of grade school children in the play "Rags to Riches" yesterday afternoon. The play is being performed for the school children at the University Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Melodrama gets cheers
A full house of Lawrence grade schoolers loudly cheered the hero to victory over the villains yesterday afternoon during the Bang People protests. The Bang People produced "a扮的 Ritches to Riches."
The play, by aurand harris,
follows the horatio Algoet theme of a boy's
dream.
fame and fortune. It combines a broad melodramatic style with song and dance.
The play was performed for Douglass County school children Wednesday, yesterday and today. A public performance of "Riches" will be at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.
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Affirmative action hazy about sexual preferences
Differences between the KU affirmative action plan and the University's affirmative action grievance procedure make it difficult to know whether KU students are protected from discrimination based on their sexual preferences.
KU's affirmative action plan, adopted in December 1977, bans discrimination on the basis of sexual preference. However, KU does not permit the procedure, adopted in August 1977, does not include discrimination based on sexual preference as a condition of affirmative action through the affirmative action
Todd VanLaningham, former director of Gay Services of Kansas, said yesterday that the affirmative action plan gave little protection to homosexuals because there was nothing in the grievance procedure to back up the plan.
"THE UNIVERSITY wasn't serious about banning discrimination based on sexual preference when they drew up the affirmative action plan." VanLingham provided an avenue to file complaints in the affirmative action grievance procedure.
Clarence Dillingham, acting director of affirmative action, said his office had been in favor of a sexual preference clause for the grievance procedure and had written drafts of the procedure that included such a phrase.
Mike Davis, University general counsel,
insider at JPMorgan Chase was not
involved in the final grievance.
"But there was no intention of being terribly clever by deliberately putting the clause into the plan and leaving it out of the grievance procedure," he said.
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor,
said, "I expect the deletion occurred as a result of a feeling on the part of the university to be involved beyond our legal requirements."
THERE are no federal or state statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference. The types of discrimination now included in the grievance procedure all are covered by federal or state laws.
VanLaningham said he thought Chancelor Archie R. Dykes was responsible for the absence of a clause in the procedure.
"I believe Chancellor Dykes single-
handedly removed the sexual preference
- Everything from older
everything from houses to complex-type apartments.
Dykes said he could not remember who had been responsible for removing the cab.
- Close to campus.
- At prices you can afford.
- Most with utilities paid.
- Very liberal leases.
Schneider Investments Apartments/Rentals
Shankel would not comment on whether he had wanted the clause to remain.
Davis said a clause about sexual preference probably would not be included until a specific case challenged the fact that there was no clause.
But Dillingham said a movement to include sexual preference in the grievance procedure could be started by anyone. However, it probably would have to be approved by the discrimination hearing board.
Shankel said a new proposal would have to go through his office, then Davis's office and then the hospital.
Currently, people who think they have been discriminated against on the basis of sexual preference can get only informal advice from affirmative action.
--will meet on Saturday, Sept. 30
KU Weightlifting Club
11 am in the Weightroom 141 Robinson
Men & Women Welcome
Instruction, Competition and Conditioning with Weights.
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