Friday, August 31, 1979 3
Students demand rights
By ELLEN IWAMOTO
Staff Reporter
Denouncing the KU administration for "abusance student rights," the Student Senate Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities Committee decided last night to draw up a resolution criticizing the ad-hoc attitude toward student rights.
Rex Gardner, committee chairman,
said, "It is apparent to me that the
administration is not too concerned
with student rights."
Gardner said he saw a set pattern in the administration's actions when students' rights might have been violated
He cited several situations that he said demonstrated the administration's lack of concern:
- The arrest of Ron Kuby, KU graduate from Lawrence, this summer.
- The videotaping of students during protest rallies in April by the KU Police Department.
- The disputed room searches by staff members of Joseph R. Pearson Hall in March.
- And the administration's veto of Jonathan Kozol as the main speaker during Higher Education Week in December 1978.
ALTHOUGH IT IS difficult to pin down
which officials make what decisions. Gardner said, Chancellor Archie R. Dykes ultimately made the decisions.
Kuby had been arrested May 21 before graduation ceremonies and charged with resisting arrest after attempting to display an 18-foot banner.
Kuby claimed that his constitutional rights had been violated and took his case before the University Judicary Committee. But the Council ruled that Kuby had violated University policy, which bans use of electronic devices at University functions and facilities.
Gardner noted that the attorney general's office recently issued an opinion stating that KU officials were not justified in conducting room searches without permission.
Administration officials' veto of the Student Senate's choice of Kozol as speaker during Higher Education Week met by oppression from the Senate.
Last spring, students protested KU police videotaped rallies that were being held in front of Strong Hall. The police agreed to erase the tapes they had in their possession and not to tape future rallies, but the police was expressed by students and faculty.
In addition to presenting a resolution to
the Student Senate, the committee discussed Senate a complaint with the University judicially concerned the abuse of rights, using the Kuby casel as an example.
Gardner said he thought Student Senate should take a stand on such issues. Although the majority of issues are past, as one committee member pointed out, Gardner said that action by the Senate was to protect the rights of future students.
Committee members Mark Cline, Heidi Shelton and Mary Willoughby will work with Gardner on the resolution.
ONE RESOLUTION, sponsored by Student Senators Barry Shalinsky and Veronica Cruz, supported divestment by the Endowment Association. The other endowment supported Schmalberg, Scott Schmalberg and Gardner, supported the Sullivan Principles, which are general guidelines used by multinational cohesion in South Africa to combat racism.
The committee also discussed two concerns concerning investments in South Africa and the United Nations Endowment Association that were tabled by the Student Senate at its last meeting.
University Daily Kansan
AAUP decides not to submit brief in Kuby case over banner policy
oy KATE POUND Staff Renorter
The executive committee of the KU chapter of the American Association of University Professors decided yesterday not to submit a “friend of the court” brief in the Ren Kui Tax trial, scheduled for Sept. 20, president T.P. Srinivasan chair, chapter
The brief would have contained information that could have been used by the court in ruline on the Kubu case.
A friend of the court brief is material relevant to the case and submitted to the court by a person or group interested in that case.
Kuby was charged with interfering with a police officer after he allegedly carried an object carried at last May's graduation ceremony. The banner read "KUOut of South Africa."
Ruby is free on $0.00 oud. After his arrest, Kuby made his own charges against Chancellor Archie R.
Dykes; Del Shankel, executive vice chan
cell; patrolman Wade Rider and
Detective Sg. Pamela Cobb of the KU
Police Department; Mike Hill, former KU
police chief; and Mike Thomas, University
director of police and parking. Kubu
claimed that they had violated the Code of
Constitution Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct.
THE CHANGES WE DAREM WERE July 2 The Hammond University Committee, Univ. University Committee, McNell said his decision was based on a University policy banning political advertising and distributing pay TV programs.
Earlier this month, the AAUP released a list of events at the university, including *audience* events. The organization also discussed the possibility of submitting a friend of the court brief if Kuly was a guest speaker.
Kuby, however, has decided not to appeal the decision, and the AUPH chose not to
"The AALUP is definitely interested in seeing the present University policy changed," Strivansma said. "Our decision is negative decision, but our perimeter is fixed."
submit the brief to the municipal court,
Srimivasan said.
IN MUNICIPAL COURT, Srinivasan said the issue would be one of civil law, not of University policy. The AAUP had decided that it would have no basis for submitting a brief in municipal court because the court does not deal with the banner policy, be said.
Kuby said he sympathized with the AAUP's decision.
However, Srinivasan said if the municipal case should involve consideration of the University policy, the AAUP will submit the friend of court brief.
"They certainly have enough to do taking care of academic freedom on campus without having to deal with it off-campus," he said.
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