Wednesdav. November 5, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
BSU polls members on Senate
Bv a Kansan reporter
The Black Student Union yesterday released the results of a poll that members took after a debate between Student Senate candidates.
The debate, which was between the two sets of candidates running for student body president and vice president, took place last night in the Kansas Union.
In the polling, 66 percent of the 11 voting members said they favored the presidential and vice presidential candidates from the Cheers coalition. Brady Stanton and Kelly Milligan.
Thirty-three percent of the Black Student Union's 11 voting members said they favored the candidates. Daisy Berman and Stephanie Quiney
BSU printed the results of the poll in the minutes of its meeting, along with a summary of the debate, said Eddie Watson, Arkansas City, Kan., senior and the president of BSU.
Watson said the polling represented the personal views of the voting members.
The Black Student Union usually endorses one set of candidates in the Student Senate races. It didn't this year because members were unsure whether the Student Senate would penalize them.
The Student Senate Executive Committee last week said that any student organization that endorsed political candidates might lose its Senate financing.
But Watson said BSU still wanted to inform black students about the debate and the opinions of members
From staff and wire reports
Tax shortage worries KU officials
State taxes brought in $7.7 million less than experts had predicted for October, and that shortfall concerns some KU officials.
"It makes us very nervous, to say the "least," said Mr Dublinck, chairman of the University Senate Exec. committee, for immediate future doesn't look bright."
Dubnick recalled that the University of Kansas lost $3 million from the 1983 budget because of the state's financial woes.
Last week, Harley Duncan, the state secretary of revenue, announced that the October shortfall pushed the total figures for the first four months of the 1987 fiscal year to $31 million below estimates.
The $7.7 million includes $3.6 million in sales tax revenues, which brought in $16.6 million less than anticipated for the year
The shortfall comes in addition to a sales tax increase from 3 percent to 4 percent, which took effect July 1. Legislators expected the increase to raise $127 million to help cover costs of state government and programs.
"When you compare the sales tax receipts from September and October of last year to the receipts for the same months this year, there has been zero real growth in sales," Duncan said last week.
"It's perplexing," he said. "I'm surprised about the sales tax and I can't explain it. We've been investigating it from as many ways as we can."
Besides the sales tax, other taxes dropped as well.
Corporate income tax dropped $6.5 million below estimates for October, leaving the fiscal year total down $8.4 million.
Individual income tax lost $2.9 million for the month, $9.5 million for the year.
Severance tax decreased $1.7 million for the month, $5.2 million for the year.
However, the tax on banks and savings and loans brought the state $7.2 million more than anticipated because of an $8 million single payment.
The motor carrier tax on trucks generated $1.4 million more than predicted for the month as a result of a court settlement, but that money will be transferred to the highway fund, Duncan said.
When the state experienced a $47 million shortfall in the anticipated state budget in 1982, Gov. John Carlin asked lawmakers to voluntarily cut its expenditures.
KU compiled and not spend $3 million, which was part of what the
Kansas Legislature had appropriated for the 1983 fiscal year budget, said Ward Zimmerman, director of the KU budget.
Dubnick said the University still was trying to build up its base to compete with other colleges.
He and Zimmerman agreed that people now could only speculate about possible effects of the shortfall.
Zimmerman said the cut hit hardest in other operating expenditures, which included non-salary items such as supplies.
The cut also affected non academic departments, such as facilities operations and administration and the budget office, he said.
The University wants the Legislature to release $1.5 million because of increased enrollment, but if state shortfalls continue, Dubnick said, the state might laugh at the University's request.
Registration for sorority rush begins
By PAM MILLER
Staff write
The time of year has arrived not only for next semester's enrollment, but for rushing to join a sorority. Women who want to go through rush this winter will need to register today and tomorrow
Women whose last names begin with letters A-L register today at the Centennial Room of the Kansas Union. Tomorrow, women whose last names begin with letters M-Z will register at the same place. The registration fee is $85.
Ann Eversole, director of organizations and activities, said that the rush registration procedure will be the same this year as in the past.
Eversole said she had no idea how many women would register.
In 1987, formal rush will be held twice. The first time will be winter rush, between semesters.
But starting this fall, formal ruch will be before the fall, semester begins. Eversole said. The
Panhelenic Association has not worked out the details vet, Eversole said.
Women who have questions about specific procedures of rush should contact Panhellenic or the office of organizations and activities.
Some women who are considering going through rushed listen to Barbara Ballard, associate dean of student life, speak Monday night in the Gertrude auditorium at Temple University's campus and psychological aspects of going through rush.
Women going through rush need to look at the process realistically, Ballard said. She emphasized that rushees need to have fun and need to be themselves while going through rush.
Ballard addressed the concerns and questions of about 50 women.
Women going through rush need to be selfconfident and secure to keep from being stereotyped or from losing their individuality. Ballard said.
"Think in terms of how secure you are." Ballard said. "If you're strong, it's hard for someone to take your individuality away.
"They're looking for you to be yourself. A lot of people feel that they have to get some brand-new clothes. Choose comfortable clothes, choose clothes you look good in.
"A lot of people don't like to think about it," she said. "Just like when you run for election, it's possible that you might lose."
"Be yourself."
Ballard also talked about the possibility that a woman might not get called back to a house, and how to accent that.
"Remember that it is just another option that is available to you on campus."
Sometimes two residence hall roommates or friends may experience a strained friendship if one woman gets called back to several houses and the other gets called back to only one or two.
TV-6 reduces staff changes newscasts
Staff writer
By KIRK KAHLER
Cable TV-6 has cut back its news staff and shortened its newscasts in an effort to better cover the costs of producing its shows, the station's general manager said yesterday.
Dave Clark, the general manager, said the changes were just a standard management decision and might not be permanent.
"We've taken a look at the costs involved and we're trying to bring them back in line," he said.
As a result of the decision, he said, three people are no longer employed at the station.
Station officials notified one reporter and two part-time weather reporters that their employment had been terminated. A fourth employee resigned.
"The 6 and 10 time slots certainly have more competition newswise." Clark said.
Clark said the newcast, which presently airs at 6 and 10 p.m.,
In addition, Clark said, the station's newcast has been cut to 15 minutes and management is considering moving the news slot altogether.
might be moved to 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. to attract a larger audience and to allow viewers to watch other news shows before Cable 6 aired its news.
Clark said he didn't think having fewer employees would be a problem for the station. He said the existing employees probably would receive additional news assignments to cover.
Clark said the show would maintain its quality of news gathering and presentation.
He said station management had evaluated the situation for several weeks and decided last week to make the changes.
Advertising revenue was a factor in the decision. he said.
He said the station thought it would sell enough advertising to Lawrence businesses to meet its needs, but that wasn't the case.
"It was not enough to cover the costs of what we were doing." Clark said. "We will try to attract more advertisers."
The KU Kempo Karate and Self Defense club will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in 130 Robinson Center
Campus Christians will meet at 6:30 p.m. today in the Northeast Conference Center.
The KU Dungeons and Dragons Club will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Trail Room of the Kansas Union.
On Campus
The Undergraduate Anthropology Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the Art Gallery of the Kansas University.
The Student Union Activities Champion's Club will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Trail Room of the Kansas Union.
The Dr. Who Appreciation Society will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Walnut Room of the Kansas Union.
The KU Chapter of the National Organization for Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Walnut Room of the Kansas Union.
The chemistry between Myrna Loy and William Powell is absolutely dynamic in this screwball murder-mystery/comedy.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
THE THIN MAN
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As of 5 p.m. yesterday, recorded cases did not include additional KU students. But Barbara Mikkelson, head nurse of the city-county health department, said several cases were still pending.
Since the outbreak began in August, three KU students have contracted the disease.
Director: Michael Apted In 1957, Apted helped select 14 British 7-year-olds from many races and socioeconomic backgrounds for a documentary. The subjects were then re-filmed at 14 and 21. Now, 21 years later, this documentary takes another look at the original characters and how far they have progressed.
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Whooping cough still in area
Mikkelson said the number of cases reported weekly was dwindling, but emphasized that this was not an indication the outbreak was ending.
By COLLEEN SIEBES Staff writer
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Nurses at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department are staging their own campaign this election season as they busy themselves tallying an increasing number of whooping cough cases in the county.
The number of positive whooping cough cases in Douglas County has increased to 225 since city-county health officials reported 163 confirmed cases two weeks ago. None of the cases have required hospitalization.
Last week, the health department only received three reports of the
Rep. Jessie Branson, D/Lawrence, said she was considering proposing a bill that would require all children, even those with religious objections, to be vaccinated for whooping cough, before being allowed to attend public schools.
The city-county health department requires all children in Douglas County, except those who are exempt because of religious or medical reasons, be immunized before attending public schools.
Health officials recommend anyone with a runny nose and a persistent hacking cough consult a physician.
Health department officials said Lecompton residents who had not been immunized for religious objections were the first cases of whooping cough in Douglas County.
Jody Woods, nurse practitioner at Watkins Hospital, said some physicians at Watkins were prescribing antibiotics immediately to students who showed whooping cough symptoms because the health department was taking two to three weeks to return test results.
disease, but Mikkelson said she exepted to see many more.
Woods said she did not expect the disease to spread on campus because two of the three KU students who had the disease were not Lawrence residents and had been taking antibiotics when they were diagnosed.
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