THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 89, No.19
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Thursday, September 21, 1978
Senate votes to join ASK lobbv
By TAMMY TIERNEY
Staff Renorter
Associated Students of Kansas, a state lobbying group, scored a victory last night when KU student senators voted to approve the new scholarship in ASK for the University of Kansas.
Although Mike Harper, KU student body president, predicted this summer that the KU Senate would be "hard to sell on the idea of joining ASK," the bill passed by a large majority.
Hannes Zacharias, executive director of ASK, was present at the meeting to answer questions and support the bill. He said he was surprised the bill passed so easily.
"I thought it would pass, but not by such a
large majority," he said. "I'm just ec- static."
Harper, who spearheaded KU's efforts to join the organization, said he was pleased with their performance.
"TIM VERY HAPPY that the Senate voted in favor of ACK," he said. "But the fight isn't over yet. Although it's my understanding that there's a good possibility that the other schools will pass it, there's always the chance that they won't."
KU's provisional membership is subject to the approval of the student senates of all ASK member schools and the legislative assembly of ASK. A dissenting vote by one student senate would block KU's membership.
Wichita State University, Pittsburg State University and KU have approved the provisional membership. Emporia State University, Washburn University, Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University will vote this month.
The ASK board of directors this summer passed a resolution recommending that KU be allowed a provisional membership in the ASK network for a reduced membership fee of $2,000.
Other than KU, all Regents universities and Washburn are members of ASK. Each pays membership fees of 25 cents a student, except WSU which pays 30 cents a student.
Every member school has one delegate in the legislative assembly of ASK for each
1,000 full-time students. There were 51
delegates last year.
Harper said he had pursued KU's membership in ASK because he thought it was the only way to effectively represent student interests at the Kansas Legislature.
IF KU PAID the entire membership fee, it would be about $10,000 a year. KU would have from 21 to 23 delegates, which would amount to $58,000 per cent of the vote in the legislative assembly.
"We need to protect our interests because no one else is going to do it for us," he said. "The Regents refused to go to the school in order to ensure that students and despite student opposition they
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Water workers considering union
Bv JOHN FISCHER
Staff Reporter
Workers for the Lawrence Water Department might form a union. Jared Hombrecht a water worker, said yesterday.
Humphrey and the workers were considering the union because of recent problems with the city concerning the construction of a new bridge.
The workers submitted two grievance forms to the city personnel manager, Kevin Burt, but Burt rejected both. A city official who had received a complaint
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runnymen said there was a possibility that the workers would form a union even after the current problem with the city is resolved. He said the workers met a few weeks ago, and a representative for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Roger Siegel, was present.
BINNS SAID he doubted the commissioners would recognize a water workers union or negotiate separately
However, Donald Binnis, mayor, said the water workers could form a union, but the city did not have to recognize it.
Bimin said workers would be within their rights if they formed a union. But he said, "I wouldn't do them a bit of harm."
A workers union would be formed under the municipal workers union, which is affiliated with AFL-CIO. Hum-
The water workers tried to form a union under the Teamsters Union several years ago, but the workers dropped the idea when the Teamsters asked the workers to pay monthly dues before they were accepted.
Humbray said there were several reasons why the workers wanted to form a union.
"they feel they are being treated unfairly," Humphrey said, "and that the city is not going by the rule book."
HE SAID that the water workers had tried to take care of their problems in the past by using the grievance procedures established by the city employee's code, but that the procedures had proved futile. The workers thought they would have more power by negotiating their differences with the city as a union, he said.
Humphrey said fire and police unions in the city were able to negotiate with the city for an incentive pay increase and extra vacation days. The workers hoped they could get better, too, if they collectively negotiated with the city, he said.
"IF WE had a man there," Humphrey said, "then we could everybody the police and firemen get."
Bims said the work was working with the fire and police representatives as if they also were representing the other.
Birns said the decisions made for the firemen and policemen also would pertain to the rest of the city.
Humphrey said that before a union could be formed, 51 percent of the water department workers would have to agree to the idea. If the municipal workers union then accepts them, the new water workers union will go before
Humphrey said the workers planned to meet again within the next few weeks. He said that the majority of workers seemed to approve of the idea but that it was too early to determine whether they would form a union.
Staff Reporter
Rv TIM SHEEHY
Frank Shelton, American party candidate for Kansas governor, said yesterday that he was running to insure the future of Kansas children.
"The future of this country depends on what shape it's in when we turn it over to our children," Shelton said. "We are rapidly adopting new system and constitutional freedoms."
Among Shelton's campaign issues are the dominance of what he calls professional politicians in the state of Kansas, the handling of illegal aliens and the excessive propagation of welfare recipients, who he argues is an overpopulation of the state and country.
In a telephone interview from his
Cherryvale ranch in southeast Kansas, the 71-year-old Shelton he said thought the state was being led astray by "professional politicians."
HE SAID BOTH his opponents, Gov. Robert F. Bennett and John Carlin, former speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, were professional politicians because they were more interested in re-election than in serving the state.
"Both are professional politicians because from the moment of inauguration both have been able to win." Shelton said. "You can't correct the problems of government if all you think is that it was a lie."
Shelton said that to avoid the stigma of being a standard politician he had included
several unusual provisions in his platform filed with the Secretary of State.
In the platform report, Shelton said that he would not seek a second term as governor or run for any other office. Shelton also said that each year he would submit a budget request, and the governor would not take the 28 percent increase in salary approved for the governors office.
SHELTON SAID he also advocated a system in which an incumbent would not be allowed to actively campaign for re-election or collect campaign funds. Instead, he would have to run solely on his record while in office.
Shelton said that although few people realize it, over-population would become a reality.
problems," Shelton said. "We need to strike a proper balance between on population and off population."
Shetland said the first step in controlling the population would be to stop the flow of illegal aliens from across the Mexican border.
"Over-population is one of our greatest
Shelton said he would favor putting restrictions on the reproduction of those on
"I'm NOT SAYING that I'm against sex or against reproduction, but many of these people are lying around with nothing to do but satisfy their sexual desires." Shelton
Shelton said the most dominant issue of the campaign probably was inflation.
- Inflation is a man-made problem and
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Soaau sketch
Crescent Drive in the rain yesterday was a chilling experience. But artist Alexander
Glickman simply covered up and kept on sketching. His sketch of a home and surrounding bushes will be used as a model for a watercolor later.
Beam balancer
Staff Photo by ALAN ZLOTKY
Dean Hainline, a construction worker on the Massachusetts St. bridge, balanced precariously before he was checked a load of bridge supports before storing them for winter.
Scholarships delaye
By PHILIP GARCIA
Staff Reporter
Incomplete financial aid statements sent to the American College Test Program by students and a breakdown of ACT's printout computer have caused the delay, she said.
Students who were awarded State of Kansas Scholarships but have not received their checks can expect to wait at least two more weeks before the checks are available, Kathleen Farrell, assistant director of financial aid, said yesterday.
"The result," she said, "has been a lot of disappointed students."
"The delay is causing me to dig into money I wanted to save," Denton said.
THE NUMBER of KU students affected by the delay is not known because some students have not checked to see if their scholarship checks are in, in Farrell said. However, she said, many of the 325 students in the program did not get their checks.
Some students who are feeling the pinch of the delay have been able to receive more help.
"We will rescue a student who might drop out because of a lack of funds," Farrall said.
Those students who met the April 22 deadline for filing the financial statements were given the form should be checked the check eventually, she said. The checks can be picked up at the bank.
State of Kansas Scholarships are administered by the assistance section of the Kansas Board of Regents. To receive a state scholarship, a student must be considered a state scholar and must have financial need.
A SPOKESMAN from the assistance section said a student is considered a state
scholar on the basis of scores from the ACT test given in high school.
One reason for the delay in sending checks was that students provided incorrect or not enough information on the financial aid statements to act, Farrall said.
The Regents must receive a copy of the statement to determine financial need.
"Some students only coded KU to receive statement and not the Board of Education."
Also, in some instances, the financial aid statement was filled with 1977 estimated tax and income figures, but exact figures were obtained by the student in determining who received a scholarship.
ADDING TO the problem, Farrell said, was a computer breakdown at ACT.
ACT provides the Regents with a printout of all the information needed to determine the course load.
"The computer breakdown was a major foul-up," she said.
The computer did not work for about two weeks.
weeks.
"As a result of two to three weeks is a long day, when people are trying to make awards to students across the state," she said.
The computer breakdown and the need to correct information provided by students could result in loss of a scholarship, she said.
"Those students who had to send back their financial aid statements for corrections were, in a sense, put on the shelf," she said.
STUDENTS WHO filed the financial aid statement with ACT after the deadline, may not receive a check because the amount of money available for State of Kansas Scholarships has been reduced, Farrell said.
She said about 325 KU students were awarded state scholarships totaling $12,600. That total is $68,000 less than the money available last year, she said.
Tuition suit ruling expected
By DAN WINTER
Staff Renorter
A decision on the future of a lawsuit brought by 243 University of Kansas Medical center students against the Kansas Department of Education may tomorrow in Shawnee County District Court.
The students brought in the suit in an effort to stop a medical tuition increase of as much as 10 percent.
Judge William Carpenter will announce his decision tomorrow on a motion to dismiss the case by Mike Davis, University general counsel.
The suit was filed in May by the students,
who said the Kansas Medical Tuition Scholarship Program together with an increase in medical school tuition illegally forces them to practice medicine in Kansas.
THE 1978 KANAS Legislature approved two types of medical scholarship programs
- A Type I scholarship covers all tuition fees and provides a monthly stipend of $500 to the student during the academic year. For each year of support, recipients must agree to practice medicine for one year in a medically underserved area of Kansas.
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- The Type II plan covers all tuition fees