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Friday, October 5, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Opinion
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Support the drive
Volunteer time, donate money to local United Way campaign
1 The Douglas County chapter offers the community 28 agencies ranging from rape victim services to day care. The agencies are reviewed each year by a board of volunteers that decides the yearly budget.
The United Way of Douglas County kicked off its general fund drive Sept. 28.
Of 302 employees in the Douglas County Chapter, 300 are unpaid volunteers. That means 90 percent of the money that volunteers collect from county residents will go directly to the agencies in Douglas County.
The United Way hopes to raise $45,400 by Nov. 30. $175,000 was donated last spring by various organizations, included $20,000 from the Rock Chalk Revue, so $610,000 more would meet United Way's goal.
Students can contribute to the drive individually or by organizing fund-raising events.
Barb Smith, United Way executive director, said that last year basketball tournaments sponsored by Greek organizations raised money for the United Way, as did penny drives at residence halls.
The United Way is an effective organization that provides a priceless service to our community. Last year's goal was exceeded by $37,000. A campus-wide effort will exceed the goal again.
Even if you cannot participate in fund raisers or give money, volunteer. Your talents and compassion are always in demand.
Christine Reinolds for the editorial board
An aging America Help elderly link us to the past
America is aging.
Here's aging.
The baby population is growing and will continue to grow as the baby boom generation ages. In response, groups across the country are finding new ways to accommodate and appreciate senior citizens.
Programs such as day care centers for toddlers and the elderly are springing up. In one of these arrangements, a family can send a youngster and his great-grandmother to the school. This arrangement allows vision for both and allows the two to preserve family history.
In Lawrence, there are several opportunities for students to help senior citizens. Two groups, the Douglas County Senior Services and the Kaw Valley Chapter of the Older Women's League, have formed a shared housing program.
The program places a younger community resident, such as a college student, in the home of a senior citizen who wants to live with them.
The Senior Neighbor Program, through Douglas County Senior Services, pairs students with senior citizens. Together, they go grocery shopping, go for walks or simply talk. One of the goals of the program is to know what our generation is going to have to deal with as we age.
Lawrence nursing homes always need help. Daphne Fowler activities director at Colonial Manor, 3015 W. 31st st. said, "Nursing homes work on a small budget; very small. Most of the staff are in their own room and reach to reach every one of my residents in any given week."
Fowler invites student organizations to volunteer with the home's activities, including exercise, movies, cooking, Bible studies and crafts.
These programs need participants. And, they give us a way to learn about our past, as well as to help the people who have already helped us.
Julie Mettenburg for the editorial board
LETTERS to the EDITOR
Whites need to work
We would like to respond to Brantd Pascar's article concerning how racism should be combatted. It seems very odd that a White man is telling the African-American community how they should respond to the racism he himself was compelled to himself is a part. Pascar maintains that the oppression of African-Americans through discrimination, the "War on Drugs," unemployment and poor-quality education either does not exist or can be remedied by work within the African-American community.
Doesn't Mr. Pasco realize that oppression of so-called "minorities" is a complex web of barriers created and enforced by the dominant White women in our society? It is members of the White male power structure, like Mr. Pasco, who, in his own words, needs to "work and work. And keep working.
Marla Rose and Laura Alexander
Lawrence seniors
The opening salvoes in what could become a protracted, painful war were fired last week when the University Senate voted 359 to 270 to withhold credit from ROTC courses, effectively supporting the Department of Defense's discrimination against homosexuals.
Hit 'em where it hurts: the pocketbook
ROTC fight needs new tactic
Bryan Swan Staff columnist
The question before Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas and those who think that the University is tolerating discrimination is: What is
So low a turnout at the University Senate meeting undercuts Chancellor Gene A. Budig's attempt to legitimize his position with the vote. Apparently, University Senate cannot be trusted to adequately han-
An indication of the future of the ROTC controversy was seen last Friday when more than 200 students protested in front of Watson Library and staged a sit-in at Strong Hall to express their concern about issues that ranged from adequate campus lighting to health care.
Another protest took place in front of Watson on Tuesday after student leaders mixed their original plan calling for a sit-in at the Military Science
Despite the student's wide range of grievances, the ROTC controversy is the most important issue because students can point to a clear-cut case of the University violating its own anti-discrimination policy. Although other issues may be equally significant, they do not have as strong a rallying point.
Therefore, one can only hope that GLSOK and those that support its goals can do better to further them than they did last week. A number of opportunities to focus and increase campus outrage seem to have been found.
First, more attention must be called to what easily could be interpreted as the illegitimacy of the University Senate vote that killed the resolution to no longer count ROTC courses toward graduation. Only 629 of the 1,227 Senators eligible to vote did so, which is less than fifty percent.
So the question remains: Where is the best place to carry the struggle to? The streets are always the first place people think of, but are rarely the most effective. University administrators and student leaders do not formulate their policies in the streets, but in their air-conditioned offices.
The Achilles heel of any university in this day is the pocketbook. The path to the University's pocketbook lies in perception of the University.
Schreiner also supports the go-slow approach, although he seems at least willing to work with the students. However, one should keep in mind that there is no accountability in Student Senate politics, except for yearly elections. Schreiner cannot be voted out of office, and Student Senate could easily choose to also turn a blind eye to this problem.
sors, alumni, students and state legislators that the environment at KU is not conducive to the free, liberal thought that is the bedrock of academic freedom, and Chancellor Budig and those that support his go slow approach might take notice in the dollars and cents category.
BUDIG'S DILEMMA:
Campus mgr. Christ Dool
Regional sales mgr. Jackie Schmalzmedal
National sales mgr. David Price
Debbie Debeer
Production mgr. Missy Miller
Production assistant. Jule Axland
Marketing director. Andrea Langdur
Manager of Marketing
Granted, it may not be completely fair for GLAOK and other groups to portray KU as a bigot, indifferent institution, and try to lower the University's image, but the stakes are high in this war. Allowing a contradiction in University and discrimination policy would set a bad precedent, and as long as the University's governing institutions are willing to allow the contradiction to occur, anything goes. §
Convince enough parents, profes-
Bryan Swan is a Topeka senior major in journalism.
Finney lacks grasp of issues needed to be governor
KANSAN STAFF
Business staff
Second, those working to change the University's position should realize that the frontal assault tactics of taking matters to the University Senate, protecting the Chancellor's office and Student Senate are not going to work.
Chancellor Budig has adroitly sidestepped the entire issue from day one, blaming the Department of Defense while allowing KU to play host to its policy. Then the Chancellor dumped the issue in University politics. The department's candelight marches to his residence have not caused him to lose sleep.
JEANNE HINES Sales and marketing adviser
William Scott, presiding officer of University Senate, supports Chancellor Budg go-slow approach to raising the number of his Senators to show up and vote.
die so important an issue, and that places the issue back in the Chancellor's hands.
MARGARET TOWNSEND
MINDY MORRIS Retail sales manager
As the Kansas gubernatorial campaign intensifies, it is increasingly obvious that Joan Finney lacks the intellect to be governor. Regardless of which side one takes on the abortion question, Kansans should reach consensus on one vital point: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joan Finney lacks fundamental understanding of a wide variety of Kansas issues.
Granted, Fimley might be commended for taking such a strong stance on abortion. She certainly has not been afraid to make her opinions known. A closer look at her actual words, however, exposes the fact that she is not basing her stance on careful thought, reflection and analysis. Simply stated, she ignores the facts and spees ideology. She asserted last week in a state newspaper article that economic opportunity for women would reduce the incidence of incest:
"... I believe that if we give women equal opportunity in the workplace so that they have an equal opportunity to self-supporting ... when incest occurs in the home, they will have the courage and the self sufficiency to stand up and say, 'Do not do that to my child, boy or girl.'"
Clearly, Kansas needs a governor with the capacity to address tough issues with reason, not rhetoric. Finney's approach is an insult to the intelligence of all Kansans, pro-choice or antabortion. Evidently, Joan thinks women can "Just say no" to rape or incest. Her claim that birth control can prevent pregnancies caused by rape is equally ludicrous.
"She's hopelessly misinformed," said Dr. Douglas Horbell of Wichita, president of the Kansas Chapter of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in a Kansas City Star article.
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Finney's proposals for dealing with other important problems should make Kansans wary. She
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Doug Brubaker
Guest columnist
In summary, Kansans should seriously question whether Joan Finney has any grasp of the issues. Her statements certainly suggest otherwise. Contrary to her belief, economic development is not the answer for incess. Birth control is not a solution for rape. Taxing business does not create jobs.
Finney's tax plan would seriously compromise the state's biggest industries by increasing operating expenses. Her 1 percent tax on manufactured component parts would drive up the price of planes manufactured by Boeing, Beech and Cessna in Wichita. Although relocation of such a large industry seems implausible, it is no stretch of the imagination that this could help higher unemployment as a side effect of this tax.
Aside from the bureaucratic hassle and expense of collecting these taxes, Kansans should also consider which segment of the population would bear the largest share of the burden. Sales taxes are regressive. Wealthier residents of this state would hardly notice the additional price of having their hair cut, calling out-of-state or purchasing goods manufactured here. People with fixed or low wages could afford it, but fewer feel the added financial strain. It defies common sense to tax those who can least afford it.
completely fails to grasp the state's tax structure. As governor, she would institute a revenue plan that would not only tax garage sales and charity auctions, but would slap a 1 percent tax on items as varied as interstate telephone charges, haircuts, and manufacturing component parts.
Finney's plan also would harm one of the state's fastest growing industries, telemarketing. Indeed, a 1 percent tax slapped on interstate phone bills would force companies to locate here but also could easily force existing
Once again, Finley would hurt middle and lower income Kansans. It is little wonder that Governor Haydon quoted a friend as saying Finley's program would be "a better program Missouri ever had." While Hayden has helped to bring 95,000 jobs to Kansas, Finley would surrender to the surrounding states and create a climate unfavorable to new businesses. Kansans need more jobs, not more taxes.
businesses — and their jobs — out of the state. This would have a direct, detrimental effect on Kansans (including some KU students) who work at area firms.
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It is little wonder that Governor Hayden quoted a friend as saying Finney's proposal would be, 'the best economic development program Missouri
Doug Brubaker is an Elliwood sophomore majoring in political science and history.
development program Missouri ever had.
Clearly, Joan Finney lacks the intellect to be governor.
Three Imaginary Girls
By Tom Avery