Opinion
Page 4 University Daily Kansan, November 13, 1980
A new budget backdrop
It's nearing budget request time, and the University of Kansas is without two important warriors in January's upcoming battle against the Kansas Legislature.
First, former Chancellor Archie R. Dykes—a wizard with the Legislature—is gone. Dykes' mastery of the Legislature will be sorely missed in these times of inflation. And KU's biggest ally in the Legislature, State Sen. Arnold Berman, lost his bid for re-election.
That's two strikes against KU already. Although Acting Chancellor Del Shankel is an able man, Jane Eldredge, who won Berman's Senate seat, hasn't proven that she has a firm commitment to the University.
it has been in the past few years. The University will be asking for about $12.5 million more than last year, an 11.7 percent increase.
The University is the state's most important agency, and it's likely that the Legislature will be at least somewhat receptive to its request. Just how receptive remains in doubt because of the new cast of characters.
As KU searches for a new chancellor, it is imperative that it keep its momentum in the Legislature. Otherwise, the new chancellor may have some very troublesome worries—fewer academic programs and massive teacher resignations, for starters—when he or she arrives on Mount Oread.
Bruce Springsteen's talent spells Bossmania for fans
Uncorking a bottle of wine, he called to her from the kitchen.
"Hey, why don't you pick out an album, get some music going. . .."
She had already begun shuffling through the ware of alburna on the shelf. She knew exactly what it was, but she didn't know where to look.
"Do you have any Springsteen?" she asked, expectantly.
"No. Never did go much for that to hot rod staff.
Bob how about . . . " His voice faded from her
arm.
She felt that pit sinking in her stomach again, heavy and foreboding, and she knew what she would have to do. He plopped down next to her on the couch. She gazed at him, and the wine in hand. She took a deep breath.
"Listen, I'm not feeling real well, do you think you could just take my home?" she said.
Hot rod stuff? Wrong bucko. The Boss, he thought, would probably just half-smile and make his guitar sing its strings off for this poor, misguided fellow.
AMY
HOLLOWELL
Another date in the life of a Bruce Springsteen lover goes awry. Nothing new, hundreds of people probably have record libraries sans encyclopedias and books on antique museum collections. But hundreds more are complete.
The record numbers turning out for his current world tour are proof of Springsteen's increasing popularity.
The family?
Indeed, we Springsteen loyalists are one big, rollicking family. We don't look or dress alike, and there's really no family "ideology." We don't have any peculiar social habits. All we have is a passion for Bruce Springsteen. All we have is Bossmannia.
At a Springsteen concert, there's never any trouble, any scuffles or brawls or trampings. Everyone is there for the same reason; everyone shares that bond—that one passion unrelated to this musical and that madness that crosses all other political, religious, racial and social lines. This is Bosmiaana.
Bruce's sons are a special breed because he is a special breed. He is a street poet, a city rocker, with a full, sometimes hoarse, voice, calling out to a wandering, sometimes lost, young America.
For a long time, we were a solitary breed, playing his first two albums over and over again, going to see him perform in small clubs and theaters and being constantly asked, "Bruce who?" Those were pre-"Born to Run" days, though.
Then, in September of 1975, both Time and Newsweek put Springsteen on their covers in the same week, hailing him as "the new Bob Dylan." Charges of media hype and the manufacturing of a rock star followed, nearly ruining the Jersey rocker.
But we hardcorees never left him. Bossmannia prevailed. Seeing him for the third time, in November, 1978, it seemed that maniac had never looked better. Springsteen leaped from the stage into the audience with all the energy he ever had. He howled into the microphone and jigged with saxophonist Clarence Clemons, just like he always had, only better.
Little did we know that we would have to wait
little years to see him again, to hear him, to add
his fifth album to our collections. We were
setting the Boss take his time. And it was worth it.
What resulted was a double album, The River, and a sold-out world tour, taking Springsteen to bigger halls in more cities than ever before and adding to the ever-expanding clan of Bossmaniacs. Didn't matter if he missed a few spots, like Kansas City; we just went to St. Louis instead, where he played two nights of quintessential Sorinestine in the Kiel Opera House.
Bossmann is a state of mind. For some, it may be fast cars and leather jackets, union dues and working class blues. But for others it's both tough breaks and good times, frustration and satisfaction, lost and found, young love on a city street and a "runaway American Dream," all packed together in the anthetical Springsteen poetry.
His poetry can be read or sung, it can induce tears or laughter, it can be loud or soft, but it's always good and Bossmaniacs know every word of it. We know each other, too, and we find it hard not to like each other; we each subly embrace the Springsteen doctrine. We each know well the words: "You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright."
There's no place for politics or religion in the Springsteen camaraderie. It's all very simple: you either don't like Bruce of you're mad about him. If you're mad about him, nothing else need worry. You can be a "true tramp in the tradition of the New Jersey tramper. And tramps like us, well . . .
Dating handicaps require planning
Your hands press together. "What do I say to him?"
What's so different about this guy asking you out? It's not his looks or his personality. So what is it? Is it that he has to maneuver around in a wheelchair? Or that his speech is an annoyance? Or that makes aeward comfortable movable objects, he is asking you for a data, what do you do?
He seems nice enough. You have been acquainted with him for some time now and have often talked with him because almost everyone has ignored him. And you have always been fairly well. But what will others think if you were to date someone so severely disabled?
If you decide to accept the challenge of going out with a handicapped person, here are some things you should consider.
Select a date. The first qualification in deciding to go out with a disabled person is what most people consider when first asked to know if I know this person well enough to date him?
The criteria should be the same as you apply to any date. How long have you known the person? Is he of the same age group as you? Most important, do you enjoy his company? Don't pretend you like a person out of pity for him.
Understand the situation. Know what will be expected of you on the date. I am severely limited with the use of my arms and hands; therefore, mv date has to sooon-feed me.
When the waiter placed the food before me, my date began to wonder why I was sitting there not enjoying my meal. When she finally realized I had to be fed, a tense expression came over her face. I never dated the girl again.
This can cause problems from the start. My first date was with a friend of my sister. Being so accustomed to feeding me, my sister explained to her friend what she would have to do to help me, as transfer me to and from the car, push me in my wheelchair, etc. But she forgot to tell her about having to feed me.
Select activities. This can be a difficult task if the disabled person will be continued to wheeze.
many cases you will have to assist him in and out of the car. You may want to practice this task to discover the best technique for you and your date.
Here, too, the family can be of help by demonstrating possible methods. However, while family members can show you their
FRED MARKHAM
basic procedures, many times you and your date can discover a workable method that is better for you than the one the family uses. This is more desirable, because if you can recognize these types of difficulties, it'a good sign there will be rapport and the date will be a success.
Choose a place to go. Simple activities are best at the beginning stage of dating a disabled person. It is likely that the atmosphere will be tense for both, so start out with a simple event such as going to a drive-in theater, or even a ride in the country or around the city. This type of activity usually leads to conversation about each other's life.
Do some experimenting. By this time you are experimenting with different activities to see what all you can do at our public places such as restaurants and parties with your friends.
If you and your date decide to date on a regular basis, you will no doubt sometimes encounter steps and other obstacles that are difficult to maneuver wheelchairs around. You'll probably be near nearby, most of the time will be guided to assist you. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Plan the menu. Start with simple food.
Often the severely disabled encounter difficulties while eating. They sometimes exert themselves, following, are easily choked and often spite food.
Do not start out with messy foods such as pizzas. This food is difficult for the average person to eat, let alone someone who has problems ingesting food.
I took a girl out in my senior year of high school. We were on our way to the drive-in movie when she suggested we order a pizza to take along. I knew she didn't know what she was getting into, but I went along with the idea. A week later she was still finding chunks of pizza in her car. A good tip here is to exert pressure and don't look at the candy bars and hot dogs. This planning will save you from possible embarrassment and a dirty car seat.
Decide how far to go on a date. Because your disabled friend has so few chances to date, he may see you as a permanent dating partner or a candidate for a closer relationship. You need to inform him that you are a friend and do not expect the relationship to exceed certain limits. Become his friend and go no further, if this is your intention. You will be able to talk to him is a real love to be with and to enjoy life as others their age are doing. If you let it go too far, the situation likely will result in hurt feelings and a broken friendship.
Be honest. Explain that you will date others. If he becomes jealous, try to explain that it's better to have this type of friendship than no relationship at all.
Turn him down on dates now and then. You have other friends that you need and want to be with. Your friend needs to know that he is not the only person in your life.
Let him know you value his friendship and enjoy being with him. Remember friendship is a treasure that cannot be replaced. This remembrance can be accomplished with a thank-you note, a phone call or a touch of your hand to let him know you cherish his friendship.
Live your own life. You must realize that you are yourself, and have your own life to live. Don't become so wrapped up in the situation that you feel you must go out with him. If you realize he is starting to view the relationship as something more than friendship, then the degree of closeness you want in the relationship. Perhaps you may need to date him less frequently for a while. But again, remind him you enjoy his friendship.
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Letters to the Editor
Title IX editorial misrepresents facts
I am writing in response to your editorial of October 21, 1980, entitled "TITLE IX is Confused." Your contention that Title IX is vague and has been almost impossible to interpret" is exactly the argument that the administration has been using for years. When criticized for the lack of certain protections at the levels of men's and women's athletics, the administration's only defense was the "vagueness" of Title IX. Granted, the law has never been precise in outlining the basis for determining equality. But that is, and always has been, irrelevant. If the University had ever been close to equivalent expenditures, then the vagueness may have been a hindrance. Efforts could have been made to rectify this, but the quibble over what would happen if and when the budgets became comparable.
To the editor:
At this date, over two years after the original deadline for Title IX compliance, University of Kansas still does not provide its female student-athletes with the same opportunity to compete that it offers the male student-athletes. Whether it is the case or not, she open to debate. All can say is that I saw no efforts being made to improve the inequalities until HEW began its initial investigation in 1978. The threat of possible enforcement of Title IX was the only reason any action was taken. In my four years at KU, I never heard an administrator from the athletic department or Strong Hail School for improvement's board because the women needed or deserved a better program.
Athletics is only one aspect of an education, and it should not be overemphasized. My desire is not to see dollars taken from other necessary parts of the University and poured into athletics. What I, and many others, would like to insure an equal opportunity for women to participate in any University activity, be it athletics or debate. The problem is that no other activity is so
Anne Levinson
blatantly discriminatory in its treatment of women. Were the Debate Club to allow its male members to travel across the United States, while keeping its female members from doing the same, there would be an uproar. Women student-athletes deserve the same response.
Anne Levinson 1978 KU graduates
What disturbs me most about Bill Menezes' egregious display of ignorance, affrontery, and downright stupidity and shortsightness on par with an itinerant evangelist, is that his idiotic prattle reinforces the stigma that at least some sentient males are trying to be rid of. To wit; if a man is guilty of murdering women, and that all we do look for is how this or that woman would shape up in bed.
Women have been victims of crude and unfounded stereotypes that have existed from cromagnon onward. Men also are not only victims of the view that women hold of them as sexist, but also are guilty as well, as suggested by the study that latter stereotype may be even longer lasting than the former, and with justification as long as people of Menezes' mentality are loose.
Column was prattle
Well, it's a deserved image anyway, and one that has been cultivated for centuries.
To the editor:
Andrew deValpine
Andrew deVuplie
Prairie Village sophomore
Gee whiz boys and girls, isn't America swell? In what other country could an old actor like Uncle Ronnie become president for little more than $30 million?
Ode to Reagan
To the editor:
And now I have a new prayer you can all say
before bed! I now lay down to sleep,
I pray our SAC a vigil to keep.
For if Commmie bombers this way should come,
let Ronald Reagan's will be done.
I know our bombers are old and weak,
and my missiles too, they sometimes leak.
But Uncle Ronnie, his finger steady—
he's always there, he's always ready.
And so I pray our missiles the first.
He'll blow up the pepper the Earth.
'Cause if missiles out of the East do come,
it's goodbye world, hell. Arnag爱登don!
Scott E. Landgraf Oklahoma City junior
More HOPE needed
Students who excel academically are honored with numerous awards and scholarships, yet our teachers receive little appreciation and recognition for a job well done.
To the editor:
One HOPE award is not enough. There are so many competent, inspiring, wonderfully dedicated teachers in the KU faculty. How can we choose just one?
In her letter to the Kansan, Rosa van Aken pointed out that the better-known professors—usually who teach large classes or who have a strong background in undergraduate majors—have a better chance of being nominated and elected for the HOPE award. If we could have separate awards for different departments, it would be fairer. Also, professors would receive the recognition they deserve.
And why do only seniors vote? I have to wait more years before I can cast my ballot for Protein.
V
Tinh-Trang Nguyen Kansas City sophomore
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