8 Monday. February 17, 1975 University Daily Kansan Students learn about assertiveness Kansan Staff Reporter Bv ROXI TAYLOR If a student says yes but really wants to say no, he isn't being assertive, Elaine Green, assistant dean of women, said Saturday. Assertiveness is the ability of a person to declare his true feelings even if he is under a great deal of pressure from his peers to do otherwise, she said. The dean of men's and women's offices have sponsored two assertiveness training programs and will sponsor more in the future to help solve this problem, she said. Green said both business and wellness training programs last year when Patricia Jakubowski-Spector, associate professor of education at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, was invited to an assertiveness workshop at Washburn University. Her visit helped the task force presently working on assertiveness get started. The first training program was for Resident Assistants (RAs) in KU residence balls. Failures in interaction, Green said, emphasized RA interaction with students and other staff members. The workshop consisted of a film in which different situations were proposed for small groups of RAs to respond to; a dental examination of children in difficult situations where it was difficult for them to "I thought the opportunities to actually practice being assertive were the most worthwhile," Green said. "It's easier to talk about being assertive than to do it." "They got you to say exactly what you'd say to the director in the film and I thought it was one of the best." say no and a game, in which students participated in situations given to them by Badger said he thought the program had helped him to temper his responses to residents, especially in disciplinary situations. Cary Badger, RA at Oliver Hall, said he heard the responses to the film were the most urgent. Rock groups feel inflation squeeze By JAIN PENNER Kansan Staff Reporter The crunch of inflation that has been felt nationally known rock groups has also hit the hip-hop scene. Several local musicians said Sunday that increasing costs and decreasing wages have made it harder for them to make a living. "I think most of the bands in the Kansas Brownie, Kansas City, out," said Bob Brownlee, who has played in several Kansas City bands, including the Cove Rocks, Mojo and Bacholver, said that the cost of equipment had gone up so much that several bands couldn't afford to buy it anymore. Steve Paddock, Merriam freshman, agreed with Brownlee about the high cost of Paddock said that after each job the band put a certain percentage of its earnings into a bank account to use for maintenance or purchase of equipment. Brownlee then he bought an electronic synthesizer last summer for $1,250. Since then, the price has gone up at least $200, he said. Paddock, the piano player for Cargo, said his band had decided to buy two larger speakers for its public address system and had checked the price on the ones they the group waited 30 days to buy the clothes and during that time, the price went up $10. Wayne Edwards, Grandview, Mo. Freshman, disagreed that the future was dim for him. Edwards, ex-drummer for Baccholier, and Custably, said he was trying to organize a strike. From Page One Guns... Noncommercial radio stations such as KANU, the University of Kansas' public station, are facing a tremendous shortage of minority people interested and qualified for broadcasting jobs, according to Richard Wright, KANU station manager. Programs like those KU has in the radio-TV film department, Wright said, give minority students the chance to take advantage of some excellent opportunities. "It's getting to the point that I'm relieved when I hear about an ax murder," Norris said. "Kills upset me, but at least this one is worse; it seems something else also to use against firearms." The permits must be obtained from the sheriff. They relate to hand guns with a barrel length of less than nine inches—10 inches in Manhattan. Gun control ordinances already exist in several Kansas communities. Junction City, Kansas City, Kan., Manhattan, Merrimiah, Mission and Roeland Park have municipal statutes which require persons receiving or receiving a pistol to acquire a permit. KANU has a shortage of full-time minority employees because of a lack of minority people available to the station through the Civil Service office, he said. Edwards said he hoped the rising cost of equipment would bear the second-rate cost of business. David Norris, a local gun enthusiast, said there was irony in a situation in which thousands were sent overseas to be killed. He said that those persons were killed at home with hand guns. Public radio has positions for minorities "There are no minority employees on the roster at the Civil Service office," he said, "and there is no way possible we can hire any." Minority students probably haven't been properly informed about the broadcasting facilities at KU or else they haven't been exposed to that area of study. Wright said last week. THE STATION has to hire whoever the Civil Service personnel office sends to the State Department. "The market is flooded with second-rate bands who play unoriginal music and don't charge much," he said. "People often hire the cheaper ones to save money and this hurts the good bands who play original music." Out of 14 applications he had for office manager Wright said, no one of them was available. Edwards said the drum set he bought last year costs $100 more now. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently renewed KANU's license after Wright wrote a letter to them, saying that any majority persons applying for jobs. Although he said he hadn't noticed a decrease in pay from private parties, he had noticed a decrease in the number of employees at the bars and clubs where his bend played. Well-known local hands probably suffer less from inflation than new ones, Brent Massey's company said. "The amount we get paid for each job has gone up in the last three years," said Jacob. Cunnings said his three-piece band usually played at private clubs for a set amount against a percentage of the door receipts. "I've also noticed an increase in cover charges at the places we play," said Hoadly. "A while ago, the cover charge was usually $1. Today it's about $15 or $2." He said this was because the band was paid according to union wage, which has Before a license is normally renewed, the employee must be required to one majority person to be employed full- time. One way bands can avoid being hurt by decreasing wages is to join a union, Larry Hewitt. Hoad said there was seldom a large crowd unless the band was playing with a guitar. Cinnings said of equipment he gave up tremendously. He said, though, that since his band hadn't purchased much new gear, the price increases really didn't hurt it. Equipment costs haven't hurt his band, Hoad said, because the band knows the people it buys its equipment from and can peargain to get a reasonable price. Mud Creek usually plays for a guaranteed sum against a percentage of the door receipts. Head said the guaranteed sum was usually higher. The second workshop, Sunday, was open to all KU students. Some situations were similar to those for RAs, but this workshop had more situations students could identify with, such as taking something back to a store, she said. 'They're not always labeling their responses as 'Boy, was I assertive today', but they do respond assertively more intentionally now than before,' she said. Green said she had noticed a change in some of the RAS also. "I thought of all the times that people crowd in front of me in lines and how I looked like a kid." Rhonda Strickland, Norton freshman, said she decided to attend the program to learn how to interact more easily with people. Anita Nelson, Elsburg, Ill., junior, said she thought she would be more aware of how to be assertive after attending the program, but it would take some time before she would be more comfortable in assertive situations. Stormy Weather Le Million SUA PRESENTS director Andrew Stone Mon. Feb. 17 7:30 75c Strickland said she would recommend the program to anyone who was not comfortable in his interpersonal relationships. 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SCHOOL 85721 Bob Levine, attorney for the Free to Be Foundation, Inc., who came to discuss legal aspects of the adaptation with Baldwin, said that he had felt that "leaving it" would be developed for classroom use. You and Me" to see when it would be adapted and then available. 6th & Missouri 843-2139 Baldwin said she discussed the production with Pogrebin, Hornick and Levine. Ms. editor pleased by 'Free to be...' adaptation Jay Hornick, director of Performing Arts Rejey Theatre in New York, came to the production with Paterson. He said he liked the character. He said he and followed the development of "Free to Be . . . Baldwin, director of programming at Hassinger Hall, approached the adaptation Lettin Cotty Pogrebina, representing the Free to Be Foundation, Inc., said Saturday that many requests had been made to adapt "Free to Be," 'You and Me' into script form, but that Peggy Baldwin had been chosen for several reasons. The foundation agreed to let Baldwin adapt the script if she submitted her work for approval to make sure the philosophy was clear. A book from the album and book of the same name. Pogrebin, who also is the children's editor or Ma. magazine, said the script was simple, with only a few lines of dialogue. "Free to Be You and Me" will be said at and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in Hassinger Theater. They discussed some changes, however, including a disagreement over interpretation of the song "Growing Pains," written by Rick Averill, 630 Elm. Pogrebin, Hornick and Levine thought that "How I Crossed the Street" fitted better in the script than the reading done by the director or for the television production. Baldwin said. Flamingo presents AMATEUR 'GO-GO' NIGHT on Feb.18 1st Prize . . . $ 100.00 2nd Prize . . . $ 50.00 All Girls Are Welcome! Come On Out For Details FREE PIZZA! That's right! Just purchase any of the following now until February 20, 1975 and get FREE PIZZA! 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