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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 1985; VOL. 96; NO. 58 (USPS 650-640)
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Soviet proposal sparks hope in Reagan
WASHINGTON - President Reagan sagged yesterday that Soviet calls for a nuclear free zone in Europe, long opposed by the United States, might offer a potential for progress on medium-range nuclear missiles at the superpower summit.
From Kansan wires
Reagan, in an interview with five European television networks, also said he may be able to give 54 year old Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev some fatherly advice at the talks, noting it will be the first time an American leader will be older than the Soviet head of state during a superpower summit.
Also yesterday, the Reagan administration proposed an open laboratory arrangement for the United States and the Soviet Union to exchange scientists and double-check each other's Star Wars research, a senior administration official said yesterday.
But the Soviet Union, so far, has refused to go along with any agreement that permits research into Star Wars technology, the official said, even though the United States thinks such research is clearly permissible under the 1972 Anti-Stallion Missile treaty.
The official, who briefed reporters at the White House provided he not be identified, indicated the open laboratory proposal would
be part of an understanding on Star Wars that could clear the way for a comprehensive new arms control agreement that also would increase the resources in strategic offer save nuclear weapons.
The official said he was still hopeful that arms control guidelines can be worked out for the Nov. 19-20 summit between President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gor'kov.
Reagan noted gloomy forecasts for results at Geneva, but said he was not pessimistic
"There's a long history of meetings between our two countries, and many times without result," he said. "But I'm going to
make every effort to try to reduce the mistrust and suspicion that seems to exist.
As senior administration officials minimized the chance of a breakthrough on arms control, Reagan said the summit could end on a Thursday. He said the arms talks under way since March.
One great measure of success, he said, would be a decision to continue meeting and discussing the problems between the United States and the Soviet Union. Senior U.S. officials have said that prospects are good for an agreement for more frequent dialogue, possibly in the form of annual summits.
Reagan zeroed in on West European anxieties in suggesting movement could come in medium-range nuclear missiles; if he and Gorbachev agreed to divorce these weapons, they would be able to engage arms and space and defensive systems.
"I know that the Soviets have talked about such things as a nuclear-free zone in Europe," he said. "And we're willing to engage them and will in conversation on that kind of subject."
White House spokesman Edward Dijejrian said Reagan was not endorsing a nuclear free zone, of itself, but raised the issue only in the context of negatations on medium-range missiles in Europe.
Photos by Jo Black/KANSAN
SCANDIA — Alvin Splainer, postmaster for 13 years, watches passersby downtown. Residents of the north central Kansas hometown of Deanell has been nominated for a federal judging
Hometown friends remember Tacha
By Gary Duda Of the Kansan staff
SCANDAI — When Deanell Tacha was nominated two weeks ago by President Reagan to the 10th U.S. Court of Appeals, her hometown was proud but not surprised
The town's 500 people are close keeping track of each other's lives. Many of them knew Tacha as a young girl.
And they always knew she would go far, said Tacha's mother, Mary Reece. The only question was how far.
Tacha, vice chancellor for academic affairs, grew up in Scandia, a small agricultural community in north central Kansas; where she went to a high school with an enrollment of about 100 students.
"They weren't surprised." Reece said. "They thought she would do something like that."
Vivian and Vernon Erickson,
longtime friends of Tacha, said she
was always "extremely peppy."
Vernon Erickson said Tacha was good student who took the time to be friendly with everybody. He said that she was always fair to people around town and that he was always use that same attitude as a judge.
Other neighbors, friends and family employees remember Tacha was honest and hardworking as a schoolgirl.
Earl Melby, secretary of the Reeces' construction company.
said he remembered Tacha as an energetic girl.
"I knew she was gonna go a long ways," he said. "She was a sharp girl."
The Reeces are one of Scandia's original families. The family construction company was one of the first businesses in the area and was responsible for much of the success in the town, Carl Larson, editor of the Scandia Journal, said.
Now that Tacha is in the spotlight, Melby said, it's probable that people will try to find something dishonest in her past. He said he wished them luck with Tacha.
"Here's one person they're not gonna find any dirt about," he said. "They might find some dust she kicked up though."
"I've always felt that women should be educated and have something to do," said Reece, who received a degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. "I wanted them to be able to make choices. In growing up, I saw women in circumstances that they had nothing to do, and that bothered me."
In high school, Tacha was active, involved in the marching band, cheerleading and playing the organ at church.
Reece said she never tried to push Tacha or her three other daughters but did encourage them to take advantage of opportunities.
See TACHA p. 5; col. 1
SCANDIA — Mary Reece, Deanell Tacha's mother, says the portrait behind her is her favorite photograph of her four daughters. Tacha is second from the right.
After the hype real work starts for KU senators
This is the first in a series of stories dealing with Student Senate and the Senate elections scheduled for Nov. 20,21.
By Bonnie Snyder Of the Kansan staff
A week from today, students will vote for student body representatives. But after the hype of the election dies down, many students may wonder what their representatives really do for them.
"People don't know what we're doing because frankly they don't take the time to find out," William Easley, body president, said recently.
"I don't think students understand that Student Senate has more than one arm."
Senate finances more than 50 student groups and clubs by distributing more than $1 million in student activity fees each year.
"Student Senate has a huge impact on the campus just by what they support with their funding," said Caryl Smith, dean of student life.
Because of Senate financing, a student can hear alternative sounds on KJHK-FM, drop off his children at Hilltop childcare center, join a soccer, cricket or crew club, get free advice from Legal Services for Students, attend a jazz festival in Denver, participate in counseling experience from Douglas County Rape Victim Support Services.
And the list goes on.
"Every student, every semester pays $28 for Student Senate, and people say Student Senate is worthless," said Tim Henderson, chairman of the Student Senate Finance Committee. But every time he rides the bus, it is Student Senate. Every time they pick up a free paper, it's Student Senate."
Amy Kincaid, Nunemaker senator and former Senate executive secretary, agreed.
"Just because they aren't involved in one specific group, students think Student Senate doesn't do anything for them. Kincad said. "The system is a system that doesn't everything, but Student Senate gives him that opportunity."
In addition to allocating money, Student Senate is supposed to be the students' link to the University administration. But it usually fails to make that connection, said Tim Boller, holdover senator and chairman of the Student Rights Committee.
"A lot of bills we debated pertained solely to the Senate itself," Boller said. "If we hadn't done them, what difference would it make?"
The Senate spends too much time revising and reinterpreting its own rules and not enough time addressing important student issues, he said.
"Changes in the rules and regs have no effect on someone who's not on the Senate." Bolder said. "A student would say, 'I'm not in the Senate so what do I care whether you can speak for three minutes, five minutes, eight minutes or 12 minutes?'
"The bulk of the things we did for students, we did during two meetings last April. We gave away the money."
Not all senators agreed that rules changes wasted most of Senate's time.
"I would say at least as many bills are spent for student special projects as are spent on rules and reams," said Amy Kincaid, Nunemaker senator and former Senate executive secretary.
She said the rules changes were a form of checks and balances senators exercised on themselves to try to ensure sure everyone else acted fairly.
Tony Arnold, chairman of the Student Senate Executive Committee, said that some of the changes in the Senate rules that people called "internal" were important to students outside Senate
For example, off-campus and nontraditional students will have more representation in Senate beginning in 2013. Senator Hill added Senate seats, Arnold said.
"Long-term planning is a vital aspect of Student Senate," he said. "Just because it's not a short term student doesn't mean it isn't important."
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said Student Senate had problems deciding which issues it could realistically tackle and then pursuing those issues.
"The Student Senate's ability to influence the nuclear arms resolve. I think, is rather minimal," Ambler said. "If they spend their time tooling on the kinds of issues they will continually viewed as ineffective by their peers."
He said that there was nothing wrong with lofty resolutions but that if Senate claimed to be a representative body, it should represent primarily student issues in the University community.
Ambler said the power of all University governance groups, including Student Senate, rested in the ability to influence.
The administration, he said, takes Student Senate more seriously than most students do.
See POWER p 5 cot 4
Stephan says 'business care' rule applies
By Jennifer Benjamin Of the Kansan staff
Attorney General Robert Stephan stated yesterday that the "business care" rule, not the "prudent person" rule, applies to universities and endowment associations, which. Stephan said, legally can divest from companies doing business in South Africa.
The opinion was requested separately by State Rep. Jessie Branson, D-Lawrence; State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Lawrence; and State Rep. Henry Helgerson, D-Wichita, at the end of September.
The opinion said that cities and
counties were subject to the "prudent person" rule.
"Universities and charitable corporations such as endowment funds are subject to the 'business care' rule, which requires the exercise of ordinary business care and prudence, based on the facts available at the time," the opinion read.
Although neither standard allows for divestment on moral grounds alone, the "prudent person" standard permits divestment on grounds that economic conditions in South Asia make investments "less than prudent".
However, under the "business care" standards, political and
economic situations in the country "as they affect the security of the investment" may be considered, the opinion said.
Branson said yesterday that she was pleased to receive the opinion and appreciated the work that had gone into the eight-page opinion.
She said she hoped people would pay close attention to the fact that universities were subject to the "business care" rule, which allows them to consider more than just financial aspects.
Branson said she saw a difficulty in separating moral, political and economic aspects.
"The morally repugnant situation in South Africa causes the political
unrest which contributes to the economic problems." Branson said.
"Further, the more liberal investment discretion enables trust administrators to exercise greater discretion in their investment decisions than is enforced by the traditional trust standards of the 'prudent person' rule.
The "business care" standard is more flexible than the "prudent person" standard, according to the opinion.
"As a result directors and trustees may legitimately consider both the political and the economic climate of the Republic of South Africa, especially if the present unrest there constitutes a change in circumstances threatening to defeat or substantially impair the accomplishment of the trust purpose.
Branson said, "I think it was important to clarify the laws which universities and units of government are subject to."
"If such a showing could be made, under the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act, the trustees of a university or the directors of an endowment association could defend themselves arising out of their decision to divest, even if some economic loss resulted from the decision."
Todd Seymour, president of the Kansas University Endowment Association, released a statement
yesterday that said the association agreed with Stephan's observations.
"We apply these same standards to investments in corporations doing business in all countries, even those with whom we might have strong political or philosophical disagreements.
"As the attorney general's opinion states, we cannot make blanket divestments of corporate stocks based exclusively on moral grounds; it can be made only on the basis of maintaining economic prudence."
Jane Ungerman, Lawrence senior and member of the KU Committee
See OPINION. p. 5. col. 1