Tuesday, January 22, 1980
University Daily Kansan
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Student raise called inadequate
Although KU officials say they are confident that the Kansas Legislature will approve a 6.9 percent student hourly pay rate, they say the raise will not keep pace.
The $7,500 request by Gov. Carlin will raise the hourly wage from $2.90 to $3.10 per hour for the University's *4,000 student employees*, matching federal minimum wage guidelines of $16 per hour for a student working 20 hours a week.
"It would take pretty strong action on the part of the Legislature to cut down the request. I’m confident it will pass," said business associate director of business affairs.
But Jones also said, "It's clear that with
double-digit inflation and tution going up 9.4 percent and dorns up, that a 6.9 percent increase will probably be inadequate."
Jones said he wouldn't rule out the possibility that future budget requests for student wages would match the inflation rate. The administration was not considering it now.
considering it now.
If the $1.50 pay rate is approved by the Legislature, it will go into effect July 1, the first day of fiscal year 1981. Jones said.
He also said there was no law requiring KU to pay student workers the federal minimum wage. But the pay rate is necessary for federal funding.
necessary for referral training.
"In order for KU to continue to receive work-study funds from the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare, we must pay work-study employees the federal minimum wage," Jones said. "Since we pay the minimum wage to students, we should pay all students employed at the University at this level. It would be inequitable if we didn't."
Warrior Ferguson, associate director of the Kansas Union, said that he has paid his 300 student employees, but that it was the Union's policy to pay the same wage in the Union.
"We are planning for the increase by allocating more money to our budget in that area," he said. "We have to use it, and we feel the students deserve the pay increase."
The Regents rate increase of 10 percent for double rooms and 20 percent for single rooms, bringing the base prices up to $1,875 and $1,900, respectively.
Residence hall rate increases announced Friday by the Kansas Board of Regents have prompted many KU students to look twice at other housing options.
Karen Hovermale, Kansas City, Kan,
senior, said that she had anticipated
the increases and that they had played a part in
her decision to move out of Lewis Hall next
Hall rates affect housing choices
"I'm moving to an apartment with my roommate. None of the people that I know are moving back to the hall next year," she added, "the think increase a lot to do with it."
Hashinger Hall, also said he thought off-campus housing was becoming more a tractive to residence hall students.
JOHN VICIDOMINE, resident director of
Victimidence said single-room rates were up going so fast that soon students could contract two doubles for the price of a single.
Alan Mekhom, Tulsa, Okla., sophomore,
arreed.
"They're (residence halls) not as competitive with off-campus as they used to be," he said.
"It's not substantially more money. For $265 you could live well in an apartment," he said. "Whether I stay in the dorm next year will depend on the increases.
"I constantly hear people gripping about
the increases. I'd say that the increase is fair, considering inflation, but I do hear a lot of complaints."
OF COMPANY JAVONVI HILL, Overland Park, freshman, said she also might consider an apartment.
apartment.
"If getting an apartment is less expensive, I'll go that way." she said.
Laure Jones, Tuba, Okla., freshman, said she wasn't surprised by the increases, considering inflation.
"I think it's definitely something that's expected, with today's inflation and expenses," she said. "You can just look at the headline and read it."
Dave Bauer, Brownwood, Texas, senior, said the yearly increases were "really putting a hole in my budget."
Neighborhood plan on city agenda
Future development in an existing neighborhood and the annexation of land for a potential neighborhood head the agenda of tonight's City Commission meeting.
The commission will consider for the first time the East Lawrence Neighborhood Plan, which proposes a primarily low to medium density residential character for the area. The plan's supporters have called it an important guideline for zoning and related issues, and have expressed their hope that the plan passes quickly.
Assistant city manager Mike Wilden had yesterday that the plan had been through the normal heartbeat phases and that the Wilden said a final vote was likely in about two weeks.
THE PROPOSED addition to Lawrence, 91 acres west of the current city limits near the Alvamar development, is up for its second reading and a final vote. The proposed area, the largest in a recent history, is still in an initial planning stage. City officials have said they require detailed land use and drainage plans from the area's developers before construction begins. According to architect Brian Kubraki, such plans may be ready by
In a third matter, the commission will consider an ordinance designating Vermont Street as one-way south and New Hampshire as one-way north between 6th and 7th streets.
THE COMMISSION also will consider a request by the Lawrence Police Department to improve computer equipment now being used for internal administration. The department is considering a storage library for the police department's PDP-1134 computer, according to William
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The commission also will evaluate the department's Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program, which has been in progress for two years.
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