4 Tuesday, September 24, 1974 University Daily Kansan OPINION Title IX hits everywhere The provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 regarding the possibility of required equal expenditures on men's and women's intercollegiate athletics brought clamorous outlies last week from the directors of both programs on this campus. One important in that fray is that Title IX extends far beyond athletics into all the activities of the University. The stated purpose of Title IX is to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in all institutions which receive federal funding. This is undoubtedly a worthwhile and necessary goal, but the administrative guidelines attached to Title IX by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) surely reach beyond Congressional intent and will work a needless hardship on several groups in university communities. Although the guidelines don't ban fraternities or sororities from university campuses, they could be used. Fraternities and sororities, which no one would deny discriminate on the basis of sex, now receive considerable support from the University. The Panhellenic Association is housed in the dean of women's office and the Interfraternity Council has its office in the Kansas Union, a state-owned building. Both groups have an adviser paid by the University. Information on Greek living is frequently mailed at University expense with admissions materials to prospective students. The fraternity food co-operative is housed in a building owned by the KU Endowment Association, certainly an integral part of the University. All this assistance probably will have to end if the current guidelines are approved. Honorary societies which are traditionally a part of the University, such as the Owl Society and Sachem for men and CWENS and Mortar Board for women, also practice sexual discrimination. University employees are sponsors for the societies and they often receive secretarial assistance at University expense. This, too, would be prohibited by Title IX. Perhaps the least foresighted part of the guidelines prohibits all sex discrimination in the awarding of financial aid. HEW realized early in the formulation of this policy that it would be unacceptable for foreign students to foreign wills and endowments, such as the Rhodes scholarship program in England. HEW failed to realize, or chose to ignore, that there are many scholarships which must discriminate on the basis of sex if they are to continue to exist at American universities. Many of the scholarships given at KU by the office of student financial aid, the Kansas University Endowment Association and the schools and departments were established decades ago under wills which stipulated that the awards go to one sex only. For example, the department of political science annually gives out at least two awards, one that is restricted to the outstanding junior male major and another that is restricted to a female major. Thousands of dollars which could be given to needy and deserving students may have to be withheld because of the rigidity of the HEW guidelines. Perhaps the University should refuse to accept bequests in the future when the giver requires some sexual discrimination among recipients, but HEW should allow existing programs to continue. None of these problems of the Title IX guidelines, which may go into effect as early as Jan. 1, 1975, are likely to be the most controversial provisions. Another section prohibits girls from attending public schools boys and girls. Imagine how that federal elict will be received in small towns across Kansas. Contributing Writer —Richard Paxson Litter tossers make campus uglv To the Editor: I would like to address this letter to all the students at the University of Kansas. I, for one, think we have a beautiful campus. A great deal of time was spent keeping the grounds in excellent shape. It was very disgusting to walk on campus Wednesday and discover that some students had thrown the advertising supplement to the Kansan on the ground. They were wearing inappropriate other trash that students had tossed on the ground. Around Wescoe is an example of such thoughtlessness where some will purchase food and drinks, take them outside and then leave the remains wherever is convenient. There are many trash receptacles around campus so let's at least be considerate enough to use them. We have a beautiful campus and it's one that we should be proud of. Leslie W. Dobbins Jr. Lawrence sophomore Title IX fair To the Editor: It is with great regret that I see the Kansan is just as overanxious for headline material as Athletic Director Yes, it did take men's sports many years to evolve into the major events they are now. Had women been allowed to have sports, they too might have awake (prettier ones) and respectable budgets. Unfortunately, they're getting a late start and only by an act of law that is chance-based. Possible. Yes, this does represent a valuable burden; however, Walker doesn't carry it alone. Clyde Walker is to misinterpret the intent of Title IX issued by the department of Health, Education and Welfare. Jolting changes expected for China BY WILLIAM L. RYAN AP Special Correspondent China has had 25 years of Communist rule, and the Chinese government obviously stands at a historic fork in its revolutionary road. For China's 800 million, jotting change may be just ahead. The leaders who founded the republic still rule it, but they are old. The time has to be close by when nature will dictate that others take over. Those others now stand in the wings. The evidence points to tense struggle. On Oct. 1, 25 years ago, Mao stood at the Gate of Heavenly Peace and gazed down at The quarter century brought earthshaking changes to China. Yet much remains as it always was. New China is old in many ways, but an enigma as the Middle Kingdom of the distant past. Who will rule China's destinies after the deaths of giants like Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai? Few except China's own inner circle can do better than make educated leaders who what really takes place in Peking's mysterious politics. teeming, hysterical millions of ragged and dred people in vast Tien An Men Square. From atop the purple wall, Mao, then 55 and in glowing health despite the rigors of civil war, proclaimed the People's Republic. It succeeded the shattered Kuumintang regime Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to remnants to set up a government on the island of Formosa, now called Taiwan. There followed vast purges of "enemies of the people," Pekking's entry into the Korean army upheavals that toppled him and veterans, a violent quarrel with a Soviet leader that had tried to dictate China's revolutionary future, internal struggles that damaged even Mao's position, bad crop years, years of natural calamities. All of these have contributed to a credible storm that burst early in 1966, the great proletarian cultural revolution. The University, students and alumni of Kansas must prepare themselves to support both men's and women's sports programs. They should do this not just because it is law, or to appease disgruntled women athletes, but because it is only a matter of responsibility. An athletic director says he is going to quit if he doesn't get his way, then I think he is hardly a sportsman and unfit for the job. After three years of uprora, terror and wanton cruelty spearheaded by legions of teenage Rif Det Guards, China is facing an era when she was damaged, her educational system hurt, her party and government structures shredded, her image abroad weakened, had fallen, including the redoutable Liu Shao-chi, who in 1959 had replaced Mao as chairman of the government. The violence subsided in mid-1960s and a new Congress adopted a new party constitution anointing Defense Minister Lin Piao as Mao's successor. A new central government top-heavy with military names. Maoist China worries thoughtful outsiders. In possession of nuclear arms, China seems to have a dangerously simplicistic view of the world. Her leaders profess that they should not be Soviet Union vying for global domination, their detente a sheer hoax. in the world they see, the superpowers and rich nations plunder the poor Third World which Peking seeks to champion. Yet Pekin describes both Soviet revisionist expansionism and United States imperialism as paper tigers, seeing America as beset by political and military power. Kremlin as running afoul of popular resistance at home and abroad. Palpable China herself has plenty of domestic trouble, however, and on top of that the political situation appears to be easier as aiser the health of 78-year-old Chou declines. Saturday night at Hoch Auditorium, Karsas displayed its new image with the dynamic When an outsider thinks about Kansas he usually imagines Dorothy, Indians, buffalo and cow chips, but hard, progressive rock—never. That is, until now. Music Reviewer David Alderson Shawnee Mission senior Hop, skip, fall By CURT EDGELL Mende Rodriguez 'Kansas' rocks state onto map To the Editor: ploded at the beginning with a number from their second album, which will be released early next year. Their synthesizer was enough to lay everybody back in his seat. Art praised As matters stand, China has no head of government, no minister of defense, no armed forces chief of staff. Many important posts remain vacant in China, a cultural revolution and the subsequent shocking purge of Defense Minister Lin Piao. One step forward, two steps backward. So it seems to go with the Kansan. The simmering sextet ex- Kansas was preceded by a performance by the Jerry Hahn Quartet. Although Hahn is an extremely talented jazz guitarist, the audience wanted rock, not jazz. stage performance of the rock group "Kansas." "The party must rule the gun" has reappeared as a slogan, as it had before when the military pushed the troops too hard. But the power picture is difficult to fathom. In foreign policy, however, there's little prospect in the foreseable future of China's seismic power with Moscow. And with 60-old Soviet leaders on the frontier facing China's more numerous but less mighty armed forces, the regime is likely to continue to oppose US spending to the United States to use as a counterweight. But is wasn't just the volume that was good. The band had a control and a professionalism that would make some of the nation's more established rock bands envious. Kansas jumped into "Can I Tell You," one of their big hits from their first album. From the audience, there was sold on Kansas. Spectators showed their enthusiasm by clapping and dancing near the stage. But most of the audience attributed to sit while listening. After listening to an hour of jamming and watching a frustrated Hahn attempt to get his amplifier working, the audience made it known it was there for Kansas. Hahn is a good musician and deserved better. To the Editor: I read in the Sept. 19 Kansan, Eric Meyer's intelligent appraisal of the dangers of interpretation masquerading as a plan for objectivity in journalism is a real step forward. The exhibition of the Arts of Costa Rica (The Stouse Collection) at the University of Kansas Museum of Art is a surprisingly fine expression of scholarly understanding and personal affection for Costa Rican adventure. They received two standing ovations and played an appreciated encore. The audience would have listened as long as Kansas wanted to play, but at least they did not call it quits. No one can say anything against a band that plays that late. Kacasas played several pieces from their new album and also played some from the "Kanasas album," including "Bringing You Home" and "Balesas." "Journey from Mariabromm" and "Apercu." Both Mrs. Pierre Stouse and catalogue authors J. Ballinger and A. Hombaker have shown a deep perception of what Costa France contributes as part of Central America a rich historical culture. The exhibit is the best tribute I could imagine to the memory of that great scholar, Pierre Stouse. It showcases how KU scholarships are able to take advantage of new opportunities shown to allow the visitor to get, in a few minutes, a delightful impression of Costa Rican imagination and artistic creativity, as well as an acclimatization picture of the aesthetics enigma of pre-Columbian social life. of a country-rock theme that was mixed with licks of jazz. However, by this time the audience was enthralled with the group that it would have applauded anything. The group is the answer to critics who claim there is a wasteland between the east and west coasts that is incapable of producing good rock music. It's time to look toward the middle. Kansas just might put their namesake on the music map. Ales, basen Meyer's very sensible editorial there was printed a rather disgusting book that special collections by Steven Lewis. Humor is an acceptable technique, but I must object to this issue entitled "Spencer Library Librarian in red tape," isn't humorous. Congratulations and thanks on behalf of the Costa Rican students at KU. Kansas showed their versatility with a variety of rock music. The best music consisted Francisco Escobar San Jose, Costa Rica, graduate student Instead, mixing fantasy and fear, it has elements that more nearly resemble a rather popular form of pulp fiction—humilating personal searches and denudity. To be muddy, to tight clothing, surveillance by cameras, the "vicious glare" and finally a brutal beating followed by arrest and imprisonment. Of course, there was no mention of dark sunglasses, chains, leather trousers, fur lard description of the beating, but perhaps space was limited. If the Kansan continues to so indulge the fantasies of its writers, it might at least have the decency to print a statement that would correct any false impression in order to ensure enough misconceptions about the department of special collections without the Kansan creating more. In fact, special collections is open and accessible both to graduates and the general public, pleasant, helpful and courteous. An All-American college newspaper THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN The attack on Special Collections was one step backward. Another was the Aug. 29 editorial by Jeffrey Stinson (now the Chief Executive of Parking Department). It was uninformed and most unfair. I have had the privilege of meeting a number of the fine officers in our building and have always found them to be highly competent officers. Stinson should remember that the nature of a university library is not a certain limits on the effectiveness of its security force. Kansan Telephone Numbers Newsroom—UN 4-4810 Business Office—UN 4-4358 Published at the University of Kansas weekly during the academic year except holidays and excerpts from news articles. Lawrence, Ks. 60045. Subscriptions by mail are $11.35 a semester, paid through the student activity Accommodations, goods, services and employment are managed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency oversees the growth, recovery and expansion of the Million Dollar House in the Midwest, the region's largest employer, through its various initiatives. I do hope that all Kansan staffers will read and heed Meyer's good advice about objectivity, so that the Kansan might become a newspaper. Lance Reppert Makeup Editor Mark Mitchell and Kim Jenkinsl Sports Editor Mark Mitchell and Kim Jenkinsl Mark Kilgannon Dennis Mansfield Dennis Mansfield Wire Editor Mike Sullivan Wire Editor Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan Ace Hardcover Anatecite Sports Editor Jim Shields Jim Shields Anatecite Sports Editor Osawatomie graduate student Eubank Eric Meyer Associate Editor Campus Editor Jeffrey Stinson Jill Wills Copy Chiefs Editor Prin Moves Associate Campus Editor Makeup Editors Jim Steve Hughan Advertising Manager Assistant Business Manager Alice Rutter Dave Reeve Copy Critics Carol Gwinn and Bunny Miller Business Manager Classified Manager National Advertising Manager Deb Arbises Administrative Classified Manager Steve Brownbuck Promotion Director Gail Johnson Dee McGuire Deb Arbises Steve Brownbuck Business Adviser Mel Adams Supernatural hocus-pocus useless Contributing Writer By STEVEN LEWIS We live in dangerous times. You can be sure of that because a growing number of people are seeing the real world for a second time. The age of nuclear weapons, overpopulation, pollution and other threats to human survival has spawned a bizarre assortment of psychopaths who are cashing in on ignorance, fear and conflict. Whether these religious zealots represent cults, such as Herbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God, or evangelists, such as Billy Gryllus, elements of fundamentalist religion are centrally concerned with practical solutions for the Evangelists typically disregard an objective search for and consideration of facts from a religious or mythology. They promote reasoning based on authority which is no reasoning at all. Persons who are under the popular delusion that words are things have a field day when they are concrete, God, Satan, heaven and love; they were concrete, observable objects. Beware of verbal world's problems. They are more concerned with satisfying people's primitive impulses for eternal life and simplicity. There are actually people who believe that the Bible is applicable to the nuclear age. Hence, the Catholic Church continues to impede the real world by its opposition to contraceptives. The Bible is so fulfilment of miraculous interactions, surface contradictions and black-white, either-or logic that it is more dangerous than applicable to the 20th Century. People who rip the Bible out of its context to apply it to today people. The Bible does no dissent mean when he was reported to have said, "Render G snowstorms in September. It is so much easier to deal in popular maps derived from a large array to search for objective truth. It is absurd to believe that Jesus preached nonresistance if one examines the context of unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's?“ Modern scholarship indicates Jesus pay your taxes, but he was telling Jesus “don’t pay.” Throughout Jesus' lifetime, the Jews were in revolt against the Romans. A few Jews, such as the high priests and landowners, occupied high civil or religious positions as puppets of the Romans. Most Jews, however, were oppressed peasants who followed countless messiahs, one of whom Jesus, in unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Roman rule, of sp must Why would the Romans and their puppet Jews want Jesus put to death if he was preaching that they were not authorized authority? Jesus must not have been preaching nonresistance. He must have been preaching what the Jewish peasants—revolt against the Romans. About 40 years after Jesus' death, the Jewish revolt was overcome by the Romans and, as a result, Jesus' militant message had to be adapted to a changed environment. Not all of Jesus' fiery comments could be purged from the Jesus' life. Strangely, in the Gospels alone there is no evidence of the fact that Jesus was a man (the fierce guarder uplifting his "Tl we o Glass "Be court said. and n to qu How Glass proble minds of his followers, however. As a result, we have such ambiguities as "Blessed are the peacemakers" and "Think not to send peace on earth, I come not to send peace but a sword." Evangelists, however, aren't concerned with putting things in the real world, but are dealing pragmatically with the real world. How ironic. The persons who are least interested with facts are admired the most. Instead of religious faith, let's be honest about religion. Let's deal directly with the real world. The problems we face are awesome and if anything bails humanity out, it will be ourselves and not supernatural hocus-pocus.