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Wednesday, August 29, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
New agency aids parents, children
Bv Yvonne Guzman
Kansan staff writer
Gwen Bohling, Lawrence resident,
said it took about a year before her
son, Christopher, was admitted last
month to the development
Center, 314 Jayhawk Blvd.
“It’s hard to get into a place you think is good,” Bohling said. “I think I’m pretty lucky.”
Christopher, 2/12, stayed with a friend while Bobbing waited for admission into a center that was filled and accepted and accepted children his age.
Bohing's dilemma represents a problem that a new University of Kansas agency was designed to help, said Betty Peterson, director of the KU Dependent Care Referral Service. She said she works in Douglas County with free assistance in finding care for children and elderly people.
"A client calls; we do an interview form of preference, age of child, etcetera. Peterson said, "We email the application upon application forms for a mate."
The service, which was made possible through a $5,000 federal grant and money from the University, is designed to eliminate the frustration many parents go through when looking for quality child care. Peterson
There are about 260 licensed childcare providers in Douglas County, she said. But it is time-consuming to find one that has an opening, will
admit children of certain ages or meet other special needs.
KUCDRs, the only referral agency in the county that has invited participation from all licensed child-care providers, uses a computer database to make a list of agencies that have appropriate services.
The agency also refers elderly people to hospitals or centers that can help meet their needs.
Cindy Rinky, president of the Classified Senate, said the idea for the referral agency came after a 1988 study that found concern among classified employees.
A committee was established to study the problem, and another survey was conducted in January 1989. Riling said.
The center was established through the efforts of the Classified Senate, the Work and Family Issues Committee and various administrators who were attracted to the project. Rilking said.
Peterson said that KUDCRS and its two-person staff was located at the Hilton Child Development Center in Greenwich, Connecticut, of moving to Carruth-O'Leary Hall.
After the move is completed,
KUDCRS will be open from 11 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily Until then it will be open
from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and
from 3:00 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and
Friday, 24 hour recorded service
will take calls when the agency is not open.
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Chicago comedian Ross Ario tells about the troubles of performing in front of pre-school audiences during his act in the Kansas
Kansas debt forces ASK to rely on lobbying
Union. Ario brought his routine, a blend of music and comedy, to KU yesterday as part of a tour of Midwest universities.
By Jennifer Schultz
Kansan staff writer
Greg Hughes, director of the Associated Students of Kansas, said he would be known as the worst ASK student in history. But because of Kansas $145 million donation
Hughes said the debt caused the Legislature to cut financing for the third year of the Margin of Excellence. ASK has supported the Margin through lobbying and political techniques.
bring faculty salaries to 100 percent of their peers.
"Because of the debt, the state will either have to raise taxes, or they will cut spending." Hughes said. "If we succeed in spending again, we will be hard hit."
Hughes said many students did not realize how important they were to University financing.
The Margin of Excellence is the Board of Regents three-year plan to bring its seven institutions to 95 percent of their peer schools and to
"We cannot make donations to political campaigns, and we don't have money," Hughes said. "All we have is the manpower of the student in question of mobilizing the students let legislators know what we want."
He said the governor and the Legislature did not think of students as voters.
Hughes said he planned to mobilize students through grass- roots methods. Hughes sent letters to the 141 legislators, asking them to allow
"Legislators will remember who helped them hand out fliers or
marched in their parades, and this will help gain support for higher education," he said. "There are 80,000 students in the Regents system. We estimate 30,000-35,000 people. That's a huge political impact."
Mike Schreiner, student body president, said a lobbyist's presence in Topeka was the most important thing.
He said a student's personal story was crucial to lobbying efforts.
"Lots of times it is just the administrators and the faculty that talk to the legislators, and they only give them the nuts and bolts and a lot of figures," Schreiner said. "A student can say, 'Hey, I need to take this political science class and couldn't get in.'"
Hughes said the effects of the cut might not be seen this year.
Lindy Eakin, KU budget director,
said he did not consider theMargin
as being cut because legislators did
not know they were away from KU that it
originally had.
For example, Eakin said the Regents originally requested a 5 percent increase in faculty salaries under the Margin. The legislators initially reduced the request to a 4 percent increase, but then in the last 15 minutes of the session, they cut the state budget by 1.75 percent, which meant the faculty only received a 3 percent pay increase.
Hughes said 1990 was a crucial year for the University of Kansas. In preparation for the 6, general team, Hughes said an advisory board and lobby teams.
Bush hooked by son
The Associated Press
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Someone on a fishing excursion yesterday with President Bush and Prime Minister Brian Mulrooney hooked a big one — the president himself.
Camera crews in a news boat following close behind said Mulrooney appeared to be responsible for the hook that caught Bush's ear, a notion the Canadian prime minister did nothing to dispell.
"It was not a hostile act," Mulroney said.
However, first lady Barbara Bush, who said her husband “is fine,” disputed that Mulrony was the father of her son Jeb. Jeb was also on the boat, and
commanded him to tell reporters just who had hooked his father. Jeb just grinned sheepishly. Did Mulroney hook Hush? "That is really not true." he said and walked away.
Bush's press secretary Marlin Fitzwater later confirmed that Jebus was responsible for accidentally piercing his father's right ear lob.
Bush's physician on an accompanying boat attended to the wound. He snapped the fish hook with wirecutters and pulled the remainder of the hook through the ear, Fitzwater said.
"The president was strong and courageous throughout this exercise."
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