THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 101, NO. 54
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
MAS STATE HISTORICAL
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1990
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By Jennifer Schultz
Kansan staff writer
Condoms will be available in KU residence hall vending machines next semester, David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said last night at a Student Senate meeting.
The condoms will be sold in existing machines and should be in place by the beginning of the semester. The cost of the condoms has not been determined, Ambler said.
He said mechanical adjustments to the machines and orders for the condoms would also be before the end of this semester.
The condoms will be removed from the vending machines during the summer because mostly minors will live in the residence bays. Amber said The University has several campers during the summer.
The Office of Student Affairs has been considering including the condoms in residence hall bath machines for years, Amber said.
"No one is doing this lightly."
want to be sensitive to that. We also want to encourage students to act responsibly."
Ambier said the decision to make condoms available in residence halls was made informally by instructors in the last several weeks.
Mike Schreiner, student body president, said he thought that Ambler chose to make the announcement at the Senate meeting because Senate played a vocal role in the issue.
Last year Senate passed a resolution stating it wanting condonds to be distributed on campus and asked KU to study a condom vending machine program used at the University of Minnesota.
"Student Senate has been pressured the administration to do it for quite a while." Schrere said. "We're very much in authority to do anything about it."
Schreiner said Ambler told him of the decision in a letter sent to him Nov 1. According to Schreiner, Ambler said in the text that they discontinue distributing the condoms if the vending machines
Senate opposes engineering fee
By Jennifer Schultz
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate passed a resolution last night stating that Student Senate adamantly opposes a proposal that would charge engineering students a $15-a-credit-hour fee.
The resolution also requests that the School of Engineering consult and include engineering students and Senate in making decisions affecting students.
Mike Schreiner, student body president, said the resolution would be sent to the Board of Regents
The fee was proposed by the deans of engineering at the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and Wichita State University. The proposal, designed to help schools cover the cost of equipment used in engineering courses, will be presented to the Regents in November.
David Suroff, engineering senator, said, "If engineering equipment costs are going up, then raise our tuition gradually. But one school will always cost more to operate than others. Students should be able to choose their careers by interest and not what they can pay."
"One of things I think (senators) ought to be sure, about is that they are representing the engineering industry."
But Carl Locke, dean of engineering, said the fee was necessary to finance needed equipment.
Locke said 10 percent of the engineering schools in the nation charged engineers a special fee to maintain, operate and replace laboratory equipment.
Schreiner said this was not the first time a restricted fee had been imposed on students.
By Amy Zamierowski Kansan staff writer
Dean sees no alternative to fee
Although student senators are opposed to an equipment fee, the dean of engineering sees no alternative to retain the quality of the School of Engineering.
"Without a substantial increase in funding to the school, we are going to degrade the quality of education," said Carl Locke, dean of engineering. "At this point, engineering equipment is not being funded by the state. We have been relying on private sources, which is an uncertain source."
Locke said the fee was needed to repair and replace existing equipment, including com-
Locke said that although engineering senators passed a referendum against the fee, they did not propose other ways to guarantee the cost of equipment and education in the school.
David Suroff, engineering senator, said the
senators needed to defeat the fee before they began working to find a solution to benefit
Suroff said a concern was that a fee in one school could set a precedent and create a rule for the students.
Locke said. "The fees may spread, but they may be needed. While students may think they are paying a lot for their tuition, it is lower than many schools."
Brian Culliss, president of Engineering Student Council, said he opposed the fee because it would apply only to engineering students, and that he would have freshmen move from the engineering field
Shaun Nicholson, co-president of an engineering fraternity, Tau Beta Phi, said he supported the fee because he saw the need to teach students how to build computers of other means to finance the improvements.
legislators threatened to cut KU appropriations.
Pat Warren, Student Senate Executive Committee chairperson, said it was possible that in 1984-85 the Legislature would have reduced KU's budget by the amount the University raised through the
"Iam one of the few students who support the fee," he said.
some changes," he said.
Schreiner also said the proposed engineering fee did not meet the Regents requirement to explore all other possibilities of financing before imposing restricted fees.
He said one of those options would be for the
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Washington looks to new blood for the coming year
Bv Juli Watkins
Wednesday, November 7. 1990 / University Daily Kansan
The Kansas women's basketball team lost four guards last year, but Coach Marian Washington will look to new blood to help rebuild the team.
Kansan sportswriter
Bieber, a 5-foot-8 junior, will bring her experience to Kansas after transferring this fall from Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. Bieber was second on the all-time scoring list at Johnson County with 664 points as a freshman.
Junior college transfer Daryl Bieber and freshman Ericka McUney will bring experti-
"Darcy comes to us with at least 50 games of experience and we will look to her to a number of things." Washington said. "She going to fit right into the team."
Muncy, who was named the Associated Press Kentucky High School Female Athlete of the Year in 1990, is the only freshman on the squad. She was a star spinner on her high school track team, winning the 100-, 200- and 400-meter runs and finishing four in the long jump at the state meet. Washington said she expected Muncy to contribute speed to the team's defense.
"I don't really think it's a whole lot different," she said. "That's really hard to say because it's two different levels. The intensity is pretty much the same."
"I feel she is in a wonderful position right
Bieber said the transition from junior college to a Division I school would not be a challenge.
Washington said that Muny benefited from practicing with teammates Kay Key and Tyler Reed.
now. Washington said, "She doesn't have to address leadership positions right before elections."
Hart, a 5-7 junior, played in all 29 games of last year's season, starting in 25 of them. She averaged 5.5 points per game last season and was second on the team with 76 assists. She also was selected to the Lee Jeans Academy All-Big Eight team.
"She is beginning to show confidence, and her outside suit is excellent, but she needs to stabilize it," Washington said.
Kite may also play a role in replacing the
Washington said she was expecting Witherspoon, a 5-8 sophomore, to back up Hart along with Munce. She said that she was hoping Witherspoon would show confidence and respond this year after sitting out part of last season because of academic problems.
"Kay Kay is showing tremendous leadership and stability for us," Washington said. "I can't say enough about her. She's an excellent leader."
Stacy Truitt, 5-8 sophomore, also returns and is expected to get more guard play this season, after starting the last four games of the 1989-90 season.
Rounding out the guards is 5-9 sophomore Shannon Kite. Washington said she was expecting Kite's three-point shot to develop this season
"I've been really impressed with Stacy's progress," Washington said.
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aid disappointment and from the 1990 session, in eral issues went unresolved make legislators more cooperate with the new tition.
and the Democratic party
refit from a Democratic
on the state Legislature
nied Kansas 'U.S. congress-
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to the integ and governor.
will lose one congressional result of the 1990 census, were targeting Rep. D-2nd District, one of cratic congressman from r elimination because Slatmore vulnerable to being han Rep. Dan Glickman, trict. Slattery and Glicked their seats Tuesday.
process (of reapportion-
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e governor and enhanced
a Democratic House."
is said a Democratic House a limited effect on the process because of geo- and demographical rea-
three logical new districts western Kansas, the area westwick County and the and Johnson County. The likely would have to be of the 2nd and 5th dis-
g to be a fight," she said.
action coverage pages 3,5
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pt at the mansion for ork around for a time, grew up on a farm near northwest Kansas.aid Hayden declined to conference until week.
within a few days he'll talk," the press secre-
said that Hayden spent th his family.