The University Daily
KANSAN
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
Thursday, November 13, 1980 Vol. 91, No. 58 USPS 650-640
DREWTORRES/Kansan staff
Greg Schnacke, student body president, converses with Matt Davis, student body vice president, during the Senate meeting last night. The Senate will meet again tonight to wrap up unfinished business before Senate elections next week.
Senate favors student regent; vetoes free speech changes
By DIANE SWANSON Staff Renorter
The Student Senate voted last night to petition the Kansas Legislature to create a provision for a permanent student representative on the Kansas Board of Regents.
The 99 senators attending the meeting also veted a resolution recommending changes to the Chancellor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Freedom of Speech and passed a petition urging the Regents to rename the Visual Arts Building after former Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers.
THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS of Kansas has endorsed the idea of a student regent, but not all the student body presidents of the Regents have given their full support to the proposal.
Greg Snackne, student body president and one writer of the petition, said the proposal was a result of his year as student body president and his ideas on improving the Regents.
Student body presidents of the seven Regents institutions are members of the Student Advisory Council to the Board. However, Schnacke recommends that students not provide recommendations and does not have power voter.
Terri Fry, journalism senator, questioned how the Recepts could remain an impartial board if
there was a student with voting power on the council.
Snackhouse argued that students are the consumers of education and should have a voice in decision making.
Discussion on the freedom of speech resolution was opened with an explanation of the University's videotaping policy by Jim Denney, director of police. Elimination of videotaping was one of the Senate's recommendations on the resolution, which failed 16-19.
Snackke said he thought videotaping a tool that helped campus police manage public disruption.
Denney explained the University's policy so senators would understand why Schmidt appealed to them. "They're not going to take this," Denny said.
THE REST OF the resolution recommended that the University place no restrictions on freedom of expression, eliminate its banner policy, provide a forum for minority viewpoints and dismiss the idea of restricting speeches and rallies to a particular area of campus.
"We are guaranteed rights by the First Amendment, and so far I think the University has done a good job," Jenkins, liberal arts and sciences professor. "I know it is one of free speech, but this is not the way to do it."
In other discussion. Jim Borelli. LA&S
senator, move to consider a petition to create a Stouffer Neighborhood Association Senate seat
But Mikl Gordon, engineering senator and executive secretary, recommended an amend- ment to the bill.
Before a vote could be taken, quorum was called and the Senate voted to adjourn.
The Senate will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. in 100 Smith Hall to finish its business. Discussion will continue on the Stouffer Neighborhood Association housing seat, a bill to amend the rules and regulations concerning the Athletic Seating Board, a resolution limiting the use of Robinson facilities by the department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and a resolution supporting an intercollegiate football game with Wichita State University.
Moslem demonstrators disrupt presentation by Israeli consul
Schnacke also told the Senate last night that he was disturbed the Kansan had acquired a list of the applicants for the chancellor's position. The chancellor's search committee is a closed search, and Schnacke said that disclosing the names of applicants could hurt the quality of the search.
David Adkins, Nunemaker senator and a member of the Kansan Board, said the Senate should consider recommending the creation of a student publication board.
The Kansas does not intend to print the names of the nominees for chancellor.
By ELIZABETH MORGAN
Staff Reporter
A demonstration last night by about 75 Moslems caused a lecture by an Israeli representative to be moved to a private home.
Ehud Gol, consul for information of Israel for the Midwest, was to speak last night at the Satellite Union on "Israel and the Middle East; The lecture was sponsored by B'nai R'bith Hillel.
DAVID PEARLMAN, Chicago junior and press secretary, was at 7 p.m. that the lecture had been canceled.
Pearlman said that the KU police department suggested the cancellation, and that Hillel also decided to cancel to prevent any disruptions.
The demonstrators were holding signs and distributing literature.
"You people are arguing among yourselves"
"We have problems with our lawyers."
"We wright here to have an argument."
Pearlman said that the protesters were welcome to attend the speech, but that he thought they planned to interrupt the speaker before the question and answer period.
The protesters held signs in front of the door to the conference room that read, "Zionism is Racism" and "Long Live Islamic Revolution of Palestine."
Most of the protesters were men, and some wore shawls around their shoulders. Most refused to give their names and said they were not with an organization.
"Our organization is Islam," one said.
Ali Benoaur, Libya senior, said, "I don't think it's fair they canceled this. People came to listen to the guy and, once we got the chance, to explain our views."
The Moslem stayed in the Satellite Union after the announcement. Several gave speeches.
"The they chickened out," one said. "They were scared of us. Did you have any plans other than to ask questions? He was scared of the truth. We have the right to Palestine."
"I came to talk to the Jewish students," he said. "I was able to talk to them. They were able to hear."
GOL LATER SPOKE TO A group of about 35 students at a private home.
Gol said of the protesters, "It wasn't something I thought I'd don't think such a thing is the accident."
"What they had in mind was to sabotage it. They took all the seats there—two Palestinians and Iranians for each seat. A lot of nerve for people holding Americans."
At this lecture, Gol spoke about the bloc in the United Nations—about 120 of 150 nations—that votes against Israel consistently. He said the United Nations dealt with the Palestine and Israel issue while ignoring other problems, such as the conflicts of Afghanistan and the Iran-Iran conflict.
"In 1890, the United Nations spent one-third, not more (of its monies), to deal with our subject—Palestine and Israel," he said. "Maybe the United States would Moslems living in coexistence is horrible."
David Pearlman, Chicago junior and president of Hillel, announces the cancellation of a public lecture by Ehdu Gol, an Israeli information consul last night at the Satellite Union. Hillel decided to move the lecture to a home west of campus when about 75 Moslem protesters arrived.
Coalitions hope odd names attract votes
Bv DIANE SWANSON
Staff Reporter
Despite cries of student apathy and Student Senate ineffectiveness, most of the candidates running for office this year are conducting serious campaigns and are intent on improving
There are a number of smaller coaltions with one, two or four members that have chosen coalition names representing special interests. What is lacking, however, is a joke coalition spearheaded by a president and vice president who is not only an executive and delegate is useless and that students are aesthetic.
Ron McDowell, Boscobel, Wis., graduate student, was a vice-presidential candidate on the Bendover Coalition last year, a coalition that called Senate "absurd."
Senate had little power, he said, and had minimal influence in guiding University policy.
MEDOWELL SAID Tuesday that he had discussed running on a coalition with Chris
Fleisher, Emporia senior, who was the Apathy Coalition's presidential candidate last year.
Fleisher is running for a liberal arts and sciences seat on the Insouance ticket. He could not be reached for comment.
"We decided it was pointless, though." McDowell said. "It looks to me like Student Senate is going to fall apart any second, and I don't want to be involved."
Gray said that although he supported marriage, he did not the primary for his choice of the name.
Peter Gray, Wichita graduate student, is running for a graduate seat on the Marjanaiana board.
Thirteen students are using coalition titles to draw more attention to their names.
Gray said many students wouldn't recognize the names of candidates but might recognize the issue and vote for him instead of the other candidates because of it.
"You might call it a one-man coalition," he said.
Lewis said she and Keenan Gentry, a Lenexa sophomore who is another No Bull candidate, chose the name to show that they were "not running just for the hell of it."
"A lot of students run for something to put on their resumes," she said. "I'm running because I have ideas and things that I would like to see get done."
MATT DAVIS, student body vice president and candidate for the LA&S seat, and David Henry, who is running for re-election for the LA&S seat, name meant "Not just Another Dumb Senator."
Lewis said she wanted students to vote for her because of her ideas, not because she belonged to them.
"Yes, I guess you could say that in effect, we are lampponing the notion of coalitions." Henry
Pamela Lewis, Shawnee sophonore, is running for a Nunemaker seat on the No Bull ticket.
Two other students have formed the NADS coalition to show their dislike of coalitions.
See COALITION page 5
Applications available for Kansan positions
Applications for Spring 1981 Kansan editor and business manager are available at the office of student affairs in 214 Strong Hall, at the Student Senate office in 105B of the Kansas Union and in 105 Flint Hall. Completed applications are due at 5 p.m. on Nov. 20 in 105 Flint.
Weather
It will be cloudy and cold tomorrow with a high in the low 40s.
Rain is likely today and tonight, and the high temperature will be in the low- to mid-30s, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. Temperature will fall on Monday night in the 30s. Winds will be gusty and from the north at 15 to 28 mph.
There is a chance of rain or snow Saturday, and the lows during the weekend will be in the mid-20s. Highs will be in the 50s.
Wichita State supports revised residency plan
Kansas law requires that people live in the state for one year before they are considered residents. If efforts by Clark Ahlberg, Wichita State president, and other Wichita State officials are successful, the residency requirement will be reduced to six months.
KU students from out-of-state, currently saddled with $540 more in semester fees than their in-state counterparts, could benefit from the state's support of officials to modify state residency requirements.
"We have contacted the appropriate legislators and legislative committees to attempt to present our case," said Russell Wenttle, a State dean of admissions and records.
By DALE WETZEL
Staff Reporter
He said he could not say specifically who the legislators were.
HOWEVER, WENTWORTH said Wiich State was not trying to attract more out-of-state students or benefit the ones already in Kansas.
"I really don't believe that a change in the residency requirements would attract more out-of-state students to Kansas specifically for that reason," Wentworth said.
The proposed change is designed to ease the financial burden for industry workers and professional people who move to Kansas, Wentworth said.
"The Kansas Chamber of Commerce, on the one hand, seeks to attract industry and professional teams to Kansas. On the other hand, it seeks a tuition for their children for one year," he said.
Wentworth said he agreed with the principle of differential tuition, but still believed the rule to be applied.
WENTWORTH USED an employee transferred by a corporation as an example of someone who is financially disadvantaged by the one-year residency requirement.
"We need a law that recognizes the legitimate differences between non-traditional students or situations and the situation of the average 18-year-old out-of-state student from New Jersey."
He said an engineer he knew wanted to move to Wichita from Seattle to take a job but balked at the prospect of paying a year's tuition at out-of-state prices for his four college-age children.
Wentworth said he favored granting immediate assistance to people transferred to work for others for forty-nine weeks.
"I'm talking about people who are adults, people who move here, bring their families, pay taxes, register to vote and do all the other things that permanent citizens do," Wentworth said.
William L. Kelly, KU associate dean of admissions and records, said he was not familiar with any of the problems described by Wenttle and didn't care what the residency requirement was.
"I have no feeling one way or the other on the matter." Kellie said. "I say that it's what they believe."