UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN editorials Unsigned editors represent the opinion of the Kansan owners. Signed columns represent the views of only the writers. October 24,1979 Offer more than beer The heads of the social subcommittees of several KU organizations may think that an offer to join a school could entitle students to a social gathering. Beer may still be the No. 1 beverage on campus, but many students—and the number is increasing—are refusing to go along with the beer-drinking They have complained that beer was the only available beverage at the Big Blue Rally and the scholarship halls are advertising beer as the only beverage for a Halloween party next week. The list could go on. The non-beer drinkers contend, and rightfully so, that just because virtually all KU students can legally drink beer in Kansas, not everyone can or will want to consume an alcoholic beverage at a party. The KU organizations that sponsor such social gatherings where only beer is served have left many students holding empty glasses. Granted, students have the option of not drinking anything while attending these beer-only functions. Yet, they are actually paying for the 'free' beer dues and part of their class dues, scholarship, hall or Greek housing fees. It's time for the heads of the governing boards of these organizations to create a policy to ensure that all employees is served at the parties they sponsor. This should be considered as a matter of health for those people who for medical reasons cannot drink alcoholic beverages, for those who know they cannot drink alcoholic beverages, for those whose tastebuds have a contempt for the foamy liquid. It also should be considered as a matter of freedom of choice. Despite cost, pollution coal is energy answer To wean the country from foreign oil suppliers, President Jimmy Carter, relying heavily on coal as an alternative energy source, did the doubling of the coal run by 1985. The United States is fortunate enough to have a large reserve of coal, that can be cheaply mined and used. One disadvantage is labor problems. Strikes by union nine workers have caused many inconveniences for the country in the past. Last year workers walked out of the mines for more than three months, and the National Guard was almost called in by the company to harden their hands on the industries and the public. There is no doubt that these workers would wield a great deal of power if the country turned to coal. Knowing that they could be forced to work on strike, miners could make outrageous demands that would have to be met by business and industry as well for the public. Coal production and use also create some serious environmental problems. Mining practices, such as strip mining, can hurt the environment by erosion and creation unproductive soils. Extensive use of coal is also expensive. Utilities and factories that rely on oil or natural gas would have to be changed, coal pollution control devices are very Also, coal burning creates air pollution that is harmful if not controlled. It is believed that fumes from burning coal are by-products of combustion and which have a high acid content. By John COLUMNIST fischer poisoning the soil, the rain supposedly reduce agriculture and forest production and contaminate lakes and waterways, the killing in places like the firehole of a man's hand. Also, it is reported that about 48,000 deaths a year are caused by coal emissions, and that an increase in the use of coal could increase that figure by 7,000 to 48,000 deaths a year. To reduce air pollution caused by coal, the Environmental Protection Agency has set strict standards for pollution emissions. For example, the EPA requires that all cigarette smoke be installed with scrubbers to remove it from the exhaust smoke, and that at least 85 percent of those pollutants must be removed. However, the cost of meeting these standards is great, and businessmen and utilities have hesitated to use coal on a full-scale basis. But the General Accounting office estimates the costs for pollution control devices reach $19 billion by 185, and $26 billion by 200. Interest groups representing coal producers and users have tried to lower these standards, this would surely secure the environment and public health. Despite the problems, coal is still America's best energy alternative. And because it is a sound choice, Carter and his administration should deal now with the challenges of balancing costs and environmental protection, and come up with some creative solutions. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Kansan Telephone Numbers Newroom--684-4180 Business Office--684-4258 [US$ 590-640]. 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Editor Mary Hoenk Nancy Dressler Mary Erström Campus Editor Tim Sheehy Associate Campus Editor Punt Garcia Assistant Campus Editors Lori Jimmy Basketball Editor Ben Selvin Assistant Manager Editing Troy Fitzs Sports Editor Mike Kulich Associate Sports Editor Benjamin Walz Copy Editors Daniel Miller, Toy Fitta, Mike Kulich Special Sections Editor Sandy Herd Workup Editors Cainie Goodwin, Cynthia Horn Entertainment Editor Tammy Terry, Bryant Washon Hollywood Editors Douglass Washon Lynn Beydon, John Logue, Brandon Staff Writers David Preston, Jesse Thomas Photographers David Eds, Jessica Thompson Journalists Jeff Harring, Jeff Hecker, BarKenny, Chrs Taddei Artist Attributes Jan Caterton, Shilah Kreugerhamm Business Manager Cynthia Ray Retail Sales Manager Credit Management Manager Classified Manager Campus Sales Manager Campus Sales Manager Staff Photographer Travel Booth Manager Hospital Impersonator Hospital Impersonator Hospital Impersonator Chern Barr, Judith Bearden, Patrick Davis, Sandy Gleiber, Eklaean Striaker, Katrina Kelly Vivercell Custin Cary Cuber Cary Cuber Allen Pinegrant Alen Pinegrant Kent Gullet Kent Gullet Phil Rousseau Phil Rousseau Chern Barr, Judith Bearden, Patrick Davis, Sandy Gleiber, Eklaean Striaker, Katrina Kelly Vivercell Custin Advertising Adviser Chuck Chowins General Manager Rick Musser He had seen him from the room window, a jean-clad figure walking steadily past the row of parked cars in the lot outside, and then he stepped on to any other student, but the steady gaze that scanned windwinds, and the rectangular aluminum pad held at his side were sure KU Parking losing popularity contest "Damm," he cried, breaking for the door. He raced down the stairs and burst through the lobby with a speed born of desperation. He was too late. Underneath his car's windshield was a tan piece of paper, $7.50 worth of light cardboard, courtesy of the University of Kansas Parking Service. "Damn you," he screamed at the retreating figure. "I hope you reach your stinking quota!" These are supposed to be mellow times. No great controversies seem to be dividing the nation. There are no wars to fight or protest, no great causes to join. But one thing almost always manages to arouse ie in KU students—the University Parking Service. Rightly or wrongly, the Parking service has been the target of more verbal abuse and more hatred this week. The police officer, politician, or nightclub owner. animosity stems from many things: from the rude shack of finding that a car is too expensive to refuel, and rending revelation that the fine is $7.50 now, $2.50 later. It stems from having your enrollment cards put on hold because you have been found out. It stems from finding out that more than $8,000 in unpaid fines is owed to the parking officer, and that added at least one dollar to the price of permits this year, according to parking officials, and could add more unless col- Add to that such great public relations coops as售卖停车 permits for O. L. S. Parking, which feed the meters as well, and changing the restriction times on other lots. No wonder there are so many parking fees. Admittedly the parking service has an extremely tough job, one that is not going to win many popular points even in the best of circumstances. But it wouldn't take a major public relations effort on the part of the business to turn some of that animosity around. For example, during a brief period at the beginning of school each fall, parking violations can be warranted by warnings rather than tickets. These warnings might say, "You have parked in a violation zone." You will be ticketed if you park here you will be ticketed if you park here. "That would give many students a clear warning." Another step in easing hard feelings would be to loosen restrictions on evening parking. After the early evening parking COLUMNIST John logan jam from 7 to 9, many parking lots are nearly empty, yet anyone who parks there is ticketed. Parking officers could check that there are only a few cars. After all, it makes little sense to park half a mile away when there are a dozen spots light right outside your door. The parking service might also consider cutting its $600,000 budget. This could be accomplished by employing more students and fewer full-time officers, by collecting unpaid faculty and staff fines more easily, and on the use of the electric blue go-carts. The student members of the KU Parking Service Board also need to get on the stick. Ralph Krone, a former board member, board was so bad that the chairman, Ralph Krone, wrote in the board's annual report, "I have always been an abysmal. Of four student representatives, only one attended regularly. Two never attended." KU parking system lacks student voice I'm writing in response to a letter by Bill Combs about KU's narking situation. To the Editor: Additional funds might be collected by charging more money for athletic event This year's representatives should have students in shape KU's parking regulations. Without their input, the board seems to be almost blind to students' Not all the initiatives need to be made by the parking service, however. Students are going to have to make an effort too. offer ideas for improving the parking situation. The "situation" has gotten out of hand. We have to realize that we are simply students. The University has Administration, faculty and employees. The university have first shots at parking the University have first shots at parking the University can only have what is left. Nothing else matters. parking, which now adds only $50,000 to the parking service coffers, or by charging visitors a token fee for driving on campus. Realistically, most of us don't need to attend college. I work as a commuter school like Wichita State University or Johnson County Junior College. Most of us live within a mile of our school. It wouldn't take much. A little effort would go a long way to problems in communication, problem consideration, would be a great help in easing hard feelings toward the parking R. Ryan Dupton Graduate Student Environmental Health Engineering We can also try to communicate with the parking service. We need to talk to them, tell them our grips, bitch them out if they're doing something wrong, but also Technology not inherently dangerous To the Editor: "we generally learn from University experiences that absolutes don't exist, but the editorial in the October 16 Kansan tasted how hard it was to get away. It has got to be absolutely the worst I have ever read. Through a series of unbelievable naive, morale statements, John Fisher wrote: 'In my life, we called it 'mishaps' (that) could have great consequence for us in years to come.'" His statement that groundwater depletion is a product of man's slavery to technology, and that we have not realized that irrigation can lead to unbelievable. The Kansas and U.S. Geological Surveys have been studying groundwater depletion in western Kansas for decades. Irrigation as a technology does have its own advantages, a precious resource, man's greed does. The connection between the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the lack of rainfall in southern Texas is one people in south-central Texas who are just recovering from serious floods due to heat. Doomday predictions aren't needed to get us to come to grips with our expanding technology. What we need is encouragement for innovation, and development is controlled by all of us. New technology won't sell if we won't buy it, and by analyzing critical our wants and our corresponding needs, technological threats to our existence, and a fulfillment of it. Satting unequivocally that man rushes blindly into new technology without any experience, we can do another example of the simple-minded logic that were into composing the editorial. We are forced to admit that our authors are at the mercy of ourselves to use our technology for the betterment of destruction or our freedom. Technologies are developed not to use man but to be used by man, and it seems our social and cultural makeup will more affect technology itself. Gunpowder was developed in China long before the West got its idea of firearms, and it realizes until its adoption by the West. and I for one would like some logical answers. Who conjured up this little parking system? Did the students or faculty have a say in who goes to park where? Did they approve of a reasonable perrent price? Were they consulted on the move to install meters in O-zone and Satellite Union labs? First let me say that I realize that there is limited parking space on the hill, and it is only natural to regulate the use of this space for professors, delivery persons, and students. It seems that a permit system is the answer. But why on earth are they so expensive? Certainly a more justified figure could be reached, and if the demand proved too high, we would probably need a third method could eliminate the congestion. Furthermore, that I match讲论 of these cases to the realities of our day, say 8.a.m. until 2:30 p.m. I've yet to see a full lot after this time except during the week. With all of the other rules and regulations governing the alighty auto at this moment, I can almost be at best, an outrage. In all of this breauncury through all of the paper work, surely there is a just cause for this "system." If, I'd like to see it get better, I am sure and figures pertaining to the total amount actually collected and the amount spent for what and when, if such a thing is ac- They have been granted unlimited space down below, which until recently, was KU's largest gym. They have been without, however, with the onlaugh of those Godforsaken meters, the cost has risen to 75 cents a day, with the stipulation that if the meter runs out, you caught, you must be accommodated for 80 cents a day. AT ANY rate, now that the upper crust is up on the hill, what about the students and faculty who give this institution a purpose? Lastly, I would like to suggest that if you are currently driving to school and parking in a metered or permit space, that you park on a side street easily accessible to the bus route, and pay only 25 cents up to your class, and 25 cents back to your car. You will have access to a variety of parking facilities. Leave KU Parking Services for a way to finance all of those ugly meters. Don Consolver Handicapped Bus Driver No. 63 White racism yields disco discrimination To the Editor: I think the discrimination exhibited by Shemanigans and other private clubs in UNIVERSITY DAILY letters KANSAN Lawrence is simply another manifestation of the white racist society isolating itself from involvement with any minorities, soocfically blacks. Until we are allowed to freely obtain memberships to laurence private clubs, we must think of one objective—money. Thus, we must use the principle that caused us to enlist members to laurence private clubs to equalize with laurence—a tool to obtain equity with the upper white class. I propose and ask all minortimes, specifically those in higher education, Shennieshi and other Lawrence private clubs. And to further advance our presence, we should not be "Wheel" instead of patronizing private clubs. If the lily-white patrons of Lawrence nightclubs cannot see fit to mingle with minors now, it may be that they then enough money to keep them from entering the real world. After all, the 19th Amendment gave us the right to vote, and a single right is an important opportunity to pursue happiness? Willard Martin Chicago Senior To Sandra Harper (the psychic who predicts the future and is not frightened by contacting the dead), and to her clients, I simply quote two passages from the Bible that show no one can be found among you who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire. Psychic's activities wrong, Bible says To the Editor: Joe Vusich one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who intercepts omens, or other mystical events, a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For whenever does these things happen, we call upon a spiritist. "Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be deified by them. I am not a spiritist." Joe Vusich Fairway sophomore Leaflet rule reflects knee-jerk liberalism To the Editor: The AAUPs, T. P.Srinivasan's and the AUAps, T.P.Srinivasan's, against definitary handouts to the baldersdash the baldersdash and totalitarian liberalism that runs in the blood of certain Ned Kehde University Archives Page one pictures receive unfair flak To the Editor: Tim Collins I'm sick and tired of opening up the Kansean to the editorial page and seeing the photos. I don't know how to front page pictures. These people should be taken out and show, I appreciate the pictures of women on the front page and I like to see them. I want to work and keep those good pictures. Tim Collins Valley Center freshman Letters Policy The University Daily Kansas welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be typewritten, double-spaced and include a heading. Please include the writer's name, address and telephone number. If the writer is african american, please include the writer's class and home town or faculty or staff position. If the writer is not the right to edit letters for publication.