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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1985, VOL. 96, NO. 19 (USPS 650-640)
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Student Senate suspends five replaces 15
By Bonnie Snyder Of the Kansan staff
Five student senators were suspended yesterday for missing too many Senate meetings, the Student Senate Executive Committee announced last night at its meeting.
Those suspended were Helen Maconey, Ninemaker senator Jim O'Donnell, Liberal Arts and Sciences senator; Michael Pugh, graduate senator; Dong Stallings graduate senator; and John Young, graduate senator.
None of the five could be reached for comment last night.
According to Senate rules, a senator can have two unexcused absences and four total absences before he is suspended.
A suspended senator may appeal his suspension in writing before the next StudEx meeting, explaining the absences and stating that he wants to remain in the Senate StudEx can then reinstate him.
A reinstated member is automatically removed from his position if he misses two more meetings for any reason.
The committee also announced that the Senate should begin seeking replacements for 15 other senators nearly a quarter of the Senate — who have resigned since last May.
Jeff Polack, student body vice president, said two senators resigned because they graduated in May.
The others, he said, resigned for personal reasons.
Tim Henderson, chairman of the Finance Committee, said that 15 resignations was a large amount, but that the resignations were received over four months.
"The number is extraordinarily high, but it is also representative of a large amount of time." Henderson said.
Polack said, "We've still got 75 percent of the Senate. The new people will obviously have to be trained, but I don't see it impeding the progress of the Senate."
The Elections Committee will find replacement senators by asking those who ran for the seats in the last election whether they still want positions.
If none of the former candidates wants the positions, the committee will take recommendations from persons within the schools that have vacancies.
Of the senators who resigned, four were Nunemaker senators, two were graduate senators, two were from the School of Education, two were from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, one was from the School of Allied Health, one was from the School of Business, one was from the School of Journalism, one was from the School of Law, and one was from the School of Social Welfare.
Beirut kidnappers free one American
From Kansan wires
Weit was released to U.S. authorities in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, but an announcement was withdrawn to determine whether the release of the other Americans might also be obtained.
The Rev Benjamin Wer is free after a 16-month kidnapping ordeal in Lebanon, but President Reagan said yesterday that he would not be satisfied until the six remaining American captives also were released.
"We were trying to keep it so quiet because we don't want to do anything that endangers the chances of the other six." Reagan said at the conclusion of a speech he gave in Concord, New Hampshire, to promote his tax reform proposal
tax law. In his house he pro-
But White House spokesman Edward Djerejan, briefing the press after Reagan's speech, said it had become apparent Tuesday night that no more releases were imminent.
Relatives of the other six Americans still held captive commented yesterday on Reagan's efforts to gain the release of the other hostages.
Peggy Say, sister of kidnapped Associated Press Beuruf correspondent Terry Anderson, complained yesterday that the Reagan
ministration was not pressing hard enough for the release of the remaining hostages
Say said she would meet tomorrow in Washington with White House officials to push the administration to work harder for the release of her brother and the other five.
But David Mihileh, a nephew of the kidnapped Rev Lawrence Martin Jenco, said Weir's release had restored his family's faith that Jenco also would be released.
Unconfirmed reports about Weir's release surfaced Sunday with an anonymous telephone call to the Reuters news agency. The Presbyterian Church said early yesterday that Weir had been freed.
Sennner Reagan nor Djerejian offered any details about his release or reasons why only Weir had been freed.
He said the United States had "absolutely" made no deal with the terrorists who had held Weir.
Weir, 61. a Presbysterian minister, was kidnapped by terrorists May 8, 1984. in Beirut.
Asked whether the United States had given up anything to win Weir's release, the spokesman said. "I'm not going to get into that."
See WEIR p. 5, cca.
But he said that "we have been in
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Campbell, Overland Park freshman, reaches out to catch the ball. Ginsberg played football with friends yesterday in front of Oliver Hall.
Employee of center is arrested
By Karen Blakeman Of the Kansan staff
Missed it
A former programmer at the Computer Center was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of computer crimes against the University.
Kenneth Eisele, 25, Kansas City, Mo, who also is a former KU student in computer science, was asked last Thursday to resign from his full-time position at the Computer Center when an investigation revealed "a number of irregularities" in his student records, Richard Mann, University director of information systems said yesterday.
Mann said a member of the teaching staff had noticed a discrepancy in one of Eisele's grades, and had reported it to the registrar's office, which brought it to the attention of the Computer Center.
Mann said it was not a part of Eisele's job to gain access to the student record system
However, he said such a crime would require certain knowledge of access that was available to Eisele because of his position.
Mann said Eisele started working at the Computer Center as a student operator in October 1982. In May 1984 he was hired as a full-time programmer.
Mann said the information collected against Eisele was turned over to KU police Thursday for criminal investigation.
Police Lt. Jeanne Longaker said police continued the investigation and at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Eisele was arrested, then released on bail. He was arrested on suspicion of 12 counts of computer crime and five counts of making a false writing.
Jim Flory, Douglas County district attorney, said he was reviewing the case and would determine formal charges later this week. Eisele's first court appearance is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sept. 30.
Computer crime, a misdemeanor, is the unauthorized access of computer records. Making a false writing, a felony, is falsely representing written material as official, she said.
At least one of the discrepancies in Eisele's student records was a changed grade, Longaker said.
She declined to say what the other changes had been because, she said, certain aspects of the case were still under investigation.
Proposal calls for increase in budget
By Bob Tinsley
Of the Kansan staff
One of three budget proposals for fiscal year 1987, which KU officials submitted Monday for state approval, calls for a 7 percent increase in state funds for the University.
up to competition with other universities and the private sector," Zimmerman said.
The proposal, called Level C, would set the 1987 fiscal budget at $195,526.507. The Board of Aguilles gave KU officials authorization to ask the state for the Level C budget. Ward Zimmerman, KU director of the budget, said yesterday.
The proposal would provide 7 percent increases for the Other Operating Expenses fund and for salaries of KU classified, unclassified and student employees. This would mean $95,339,034 for salaries and $25,898,800 for the fund.
Actually, it's an attempt to bring our salaries
Other Operating Expenses are expenses that are not salaries. They include research materials, laboratory equipment and supplies expenses, he said.
The three proposals were submitted to Alden Shields, Kansas budget director. Shields will study
them and submit his own proposal to Gov. John Carlin. Carlin will turn his proposal for the state's budget over to the Kansas Legislature for study in January.
The budget for fiscal year 1986, which has been in effect since July 1, is $111,687,661. The 7 percent increase is based on this amount
The other proposals, Level A and Level B, would provide 2 percent salary increases for KU employees. Level B would provide an increase of 1 percent in the fund, but under Level A the amount would remain unchanged at $23,196,442.
A speaker discusses prospects for revolution in South Africa at a rally in front of Wescoe Hall. The speaker, who refused to give his name, was one of several who debated apartheid in front of about 250 students yesterday.
Jo Black/KANSAN
Students speak on S. Africa
By Jennifer Benjamin Of the Kansan staff
Students advocating destruction and revolution in South Africa drew the attention of about 250 people at Wescow beach yesterday.
A speaker, who wished to remain anonymous, said the system of aparheid in South Africa must be destroyed.
The group held an event, Speak Out on South Africa, in which they wanted students to voice their opinions.
"For decades, the U.S. government has ignored segregation in South Africa," the speaker said. "The blood of the children of Soweto cries out."
Soweto is one of the outlying territories in South Africa, where blacks are allowed to live. The government does not consider these territories, called Bantustans, part of the country.
Pete Kassius, another student in the group, said the children of Soweto tried to fight the government.
"In 1976, 243 children were sho
Kassius told students to speak out about apartheid. He encouraged them to sign one of three banners that lay on the ground.
down in cold blood by the white minority in South Africa," Kassius said. "This is one of endless crimes committed."
One banner said, "Down with apartheid. U.S. out of S. Africa. Down with national oppression." Part of another banner said, "Long live revolution."
Kassius said the students arrested last spring were being singled out and punished for speaking out.
"People are trapped into feeling that they can't speak out," he said.
The demonstration was organized for the children of Swoeto, Kassius said, and for the people who were arrested last spring at the Kansas University Endement Association while protesting the association's investments in companies doing business in South Africa.
Kassius said the purpose of the demonstration was to let students express themselves on the issue of apartheid.
Hamid Noury, Abadan, Iran, graduate student, spoke out for revolution in South Africa.
A few students signed the banners, which Kassius said would be sent to South Africa this weekend, but most students just listened. Kassius would not say exactly where the banners would be sent.
"Some people say revolution in South Africa is going to be a disaster," Noury said "That's to some degree true, but revolution is good because then people are going to find out what is the right thing to do."
Dwaine Alberts. Bloomington, Ind., senior, said he didn't know enough about the issue to sign the banners.
"I just like to listen to people's ideas," he said.
Laurie Younggreen, Denver graduate student, said she was against apartheid, but wouldn't sign a banner.
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"I don't agree with the basis of the arguments of the people who are
See PROTEST, p. 5, col. 1