THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. 86 No.38
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
October 16.1975
Ticket subsidy approved by sports committee,18-8
BY CHUCK ALEXANDER
The Student Senate Sports Committee decided last night to recommend a $147,000 subsidy for the University of Kansas to support its NCAC), an increase over last year's allocation.
The recommendation was passed by an 18-8 vote.
In other action, the Committee approved a $23,024 recommendation for the intramural program and tabled action on the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics proposal until it could meet with Marian Washington, women's athletic director.
Ed Rolfs, student body president, said he would contest the Committee's KUAC recommendation in Wednesday's Senate meeting.
"It should be an interesting meeting," Rolfsa said.
The controversy whether KUAC should be subsidized by Senate funds began when the House passed a $1.9 billion budget.
sports committee chairman, suggesting the abolition of the ticket subsidy to KUAC
In last night's meeting, Rolfs said the senate had no idea how money allocated to her would be.
"I don't want to go to the athletic corporation and tell them what kind of tennis shoes to buy." Rofls said, "But we have a liability to know where our money is owing."
Kelly Scott, committee member, said, *please*, the Committee (any you do want to know how we handle your cases) tell all of the other groups to tell you. I consider it a bribe to keep student prices low.
Shiproo he didn't think the Senate should be in a position to control an organization.
Some members expressed concern over the rise in student ticket prices if the committee cut off funds. Shapiro said if funds were cut off from KUAC, football season ticket prices would jump to approximately $21 and basketball season
ticket prices would cost about $18. Season
tickets now cost $10 for each sport.
Shapiro said KU had the lowest ticket prices in the Big Eight Conference and that there were only three schools out of the eight that didn't subsidize their athletic programs. Shapiro said Oklahoma, Nebraska and Missouri didn't have to subsidize because they have million dollar athletic budgets.
BEFORE VOTING ON the proposal to increase the allocation to the intramurais program, the Committee heard a presentation of the $10 million recreational services. The allocation increased the amount given to intramurais from the activity fee from 65 cents per adult to $1.25 per adult.
Wilkerson said the proposed increase was adequate for the present needs of the industry.
Senate to ask Bennett for more funds,faculty
"I don't think we can use an more than you are going to propose," Wilkerson said.
By MARTI SCHILLER
Staff Writer
The Student Senate will vote in November to ask the governor to "stick to hiscampaign."
The Senate Communications Committee voted last night to favorably recommend a proposal for the Department of Education, Gov. Robert F. Bennett to promote a proposed 10 per cent faculty increase and an annual salary cap.
"We're asking that the governor stick to a campaign promises," Brian Dunn, business manager at Merrill Lynch.
These items will be forwarded to the Senate.
Bennett said in an informal speech on Oct. 1 in the Kansas Union that new faculty positions might have to come out of the 10 per cent salary increase.
The committee also voted to recommend a line item increase from $1.35 to $2.00 for the Kansean and to continue a 25 cent line of new equipment for the MTT radio station, in next spring's budget.
Jon Josserand, college student senator, said that Bennett's lack of support undermined the Board of Regents' three year plan designed to raise KU's wages to a median level with other schools. Josserand submitted the proposal.
Brennett made campaign promises that he would support higher education, Josserand said, and since the governor acknowledged his promise to get elected, he should keep these promises.
defending our views," Jossnerand said. "I think the governor was just floating the idea and we're not being negative, but asserting positive pressure."
This is a positive aggressive tactic in
The resolution outlines what the committee thinks the priorities in this year's legislative budget should be. The first priority, according to the resolution, should be the adoption of the third year of the Regents' plan. This includes a 10 per cent fund increase and adheres to the credit hour method of determining the financial support.
Increases in other operating expenses (OOE) are listed as the second priority. Extra costs due to inflation are absorbed in the OOE, Josserand said.
Funding for special energy conservation programs is third. This would include funding a proposed design for burning Lawrence trash as a source of energy at KU and money for the re-insulation of buildings, Josserand said.
New or innovative programming is the lowest priority because funding for existing programs is more important than starting new programs, he said.
"The more immediately we answer the governor, the more seriously he'll take our arguments," Mike Pendergast, committee member. said.
Ed Rolfs, student body president, said,
"This resolution is directed to the governor,
not at him. But we want to make it clear
that our president's actions are the
advocates, but from the new program
See COMMUNICATIONS page five
Wilkerson said the program was limited in the extent it could grow because of limited facilities at Robinson Gymnasium. However, Wilkinson said, the Intramurals Program could use the funds for field and equipment maintenance. Wilkinson said the acquisition of more fields would be a significant move for more fields to mark before games and more equipment to maintain. Wilkinson said the program needed a riding limer to mark playing fields.
"A riding liner may sound like an ex-
travagance but it will actually be cheaper
in the long run."
WILKERSON SAID THERE are a total of 9.1 miles of lines to be marked on KU fields and grounds. Wilkerson said this didn't happen as recently acquired fields on West Carparks.
Before the proposal was voted on, Shapiro amended it to include all recreational activities other than swimming and only intramurals, which affect an estimate of 10 per cent of the total student population.
The Committee voted to table action on the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics proposal until they could meet with Washington to discuss the program.
Some of the members of the committee said they thought Washington should have an advisory board to assist her in the distribution of funds allocated to the program by the Senate. Presently, Washington has sole control over the dispension of Senate funds allocated to women's athletics.
Staff Photo by DON PIERCE
disc jockey Steve Doocy broadcast the first show on radio station KJHK yesterday in front of Flint Hall. The station, "The Student Voice of KU," began operations yesterday.
On the air
KJHK aired first program on 90.7 FM
With the words, "KJIK-FM now begins broadcast activities," the University of Kansas student radio station officially went on the air at 12:35 p.m. yesterday.
After delays of more than six weeks, the license for KJKH, "The Student Voice of KU," arrived yesterday from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The authorization to begin broadcasting arrived in the form of a telegraph, which Ernie Martin, associate professor of communications, gave the hour before the station went on the air.
As soon as KJHK went on the air, Martin and David Krobt, station manager, drove around the Lawrence area to check the Krobt said the signal seemed to be good.
THE ONLY APPARENT problem in yesterday's broadcast was a "little hum," called a ground loop, that was being picked up by the loud Hulse, student engineering aide, said.
Hulse said the problem was just a matter of adjustment and should be solved soon
The delay in licensing has given the disc packages an opportunity to practice, Krobel
"they've been practicing all week," he he
jocks are prepared and they're competen
Martin said the practice time had allowed internal mechanical problems to be solved.
K. RHR wil broadcast from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and tomorrow from in front of Flint Hall.
ONE OF THE REASONS for the remote broadcast, Martin said, is to inaugurate the station where students can see the way it operates.
Another reason is to distribute copies of Sound magazine, a cooperative effort between the publishers of Sound and the Sony corporation.
Although the station format will be mainly progressive rock, Krobot said the station hoped to have some programming for everybody.
They also plan to get syndicated feature programs of old radio programs if they can produce new ones. They don't non-commercial station, KJHK doesn't have funds to underwrite the programs
Station personnel want to talk to local persons interested in being on the air, and would like to do some live programming as well as recorded programming.
See RADIO page three
Union remodeling nears approval
Staff Writer
By DIERCK CASSELMAN
Approval of a project that calls for major interior remodeling of the Kansas Union was given last night at a meeting of the
Staff Photo by DAVID GRENSHAW
Spreading the word
Dhridstumya Das (right) and Pandita Das, follows of the Hare Krihanna movement, display records and books about their
religion while other members of the touring group performed ceremonial chants in front of Dyche Hall yesterday. See story page eight.
Executive Committee of the Memorial Corporation Board.
The project plans propose vast remodeling of the fourth (main) level, removal of the four-staircase on the west side and the building at the top of the canopy of the east side of the Union.
Before the project's implementation, the plans must be reviewed by the corporation board, the University's department of facilities and planning and Chancellor attending the meeting last night was Max Lucas, assistant to the chancellor.
The plans were presented to the committee by Dwight Brown of Dwift Brown
The action, she said, was the first of many anuracytic steps the project must take before it can be completed.
According to Evelyn Swartz, corporation board president, the committee's action directs the architects to make formal plans and price estimates for presentation at the event.
Frank Burge, Union director, said the project, if approved, would be broken into three phases. The first phase would be the remodeling of the fourth level, to be com-
"It means that the executive committee approved the concept presented by Mr. Johnson."
and Associates, Topeka, the corporation board's architects.
Plans call for the removal of the south and east walls of the music room, opening the area to the lobby. The Work Office force would be removed, and the wall directly above elevators opened, making the elevators visible from the building's main entrance.
The east wall at the north end of the hall leading to the University of Kansas Alumni Association, would also be opened. The wall between the two openings would be partitioned into three temporary offices for student groups.
Surge said the remodeling was in line
See REMODELING page 10
plotted before the start of the fall semester in 1976, he said.
2 on athletic board fault KUAC
Tom Weiss, associate professor of economics and athletic board member, said Tuesday that the athletic board was in agreement with making and determination of priorities.
At least two members of the KU Athletic Board said recently that the policy recommendations of the University of Kansas Athletic Council (UC) were
Athletic Director Cyclle Walker was out of town and unavailable for comment. A number of board members were contacted available for comment or refused to comment.
The athletic board is the policy-making body of the KUAC. It consists of 19 faculty members, alumni, administrators and students.
Weiss said an example of the board's inconsistency, centered on the board's decision at a recent meeting to ask Chancellor Archile R. Dykes to allow the KUAC to keep all of this year's profits instead of spending money over to the University general fund.
In the early 1960's, the KUAC promised, in the form of a self-imposed resolution, to give the University 25 per cent of any profits it generated, be said.
The KUAAC showed a profit of more than
$70,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30.
That action was recommended by Walker. Weiss said.
The 1975 fiscal year was the first time in several years the KUAC has shown a profit, although in 1974, the KUAC had a deficit of only $2.55 out of its $1.9 million budget.
1975, which would mean, under the terms of the resolution, that about £18,000 would be received.
Another athletic board member, who asked not to be identified, the KUAC
"KUAC shows a profit when it is convenient for them to show a profit." Weiss said. "And they hooler about financial matters when it is convenient for them to do that."
At the recent athletic board meeting, Weiss said, the board decided to ask Dykes whether their profits could be used to help them with the $145,348 KUAC operating deficit.
The fixed debt, which was $1,048,028 when Walker came to KU, included cost of Memorial Stadium expansion, artificial turf and the office annex to Allen Field House. The fixed debt now is $548,800, and is expected to be completely paid off by 1990.
Since Walter was named athletic director at Kansas July 10, 1973, the operating debt of the athletic corporation has been reduced to about $825 million. The debt has been reduced by about $827,000.
members would spend as much money as they could "get their hands on."
"THE KUCA at the University of Kansas is going to get as much money as it can, and that money will be spent on athletics, you can bet on that." he said.
Weiss said, "There is really no incentive for them (the KUAC) to make a profit. They'll just spend all the money they can set."
Weiss said that at least some of the people who donated money to the school's athletic department might have donated money to the money to get a scholarship. He hadn't been selected by the biblical display team.
Another inconsistency Weiss said he saw in the athletic board's actions centered on a debt owed to the KU Endowment and another to a new locker room for the football team.
First, the board decided to try to put off a loan payment to the Kansas University Endowment Association until the first of spring 2017 when he can on the KUAC budget would be eased.
Then the board decided to seek another loan from the Endowment Association for the construction of the new locker room, he said.
"It just seems inconsistent to me," Weiss said.