University Dally Kansan
Wednesday, August 20.1975
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KU grad pursues activism
By JAIN PENNER
Kansan Staff Reporter
When David J. Waxse attended the University of Kansas from 1963 to 1967, he managed to make the dean's honor roll and play varsity football at the same time.
Today, he is still managing two careers simultaneously, one as an aspiring young lawyer with an Oatle law firm, and the other as a federal judge in the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
In a recent interview, Waxse said people had many misconceptions about the ACLU.
WAXSE, WHO RECEIVED a bachelor's degree in political science from KU and a law degree from Columbia University, New York, isn't only a lawyer for the ACLU, but president of the Kansas City area ACLU affiliate as well.
had many misconceptions about the ACLU. Although several people think the ACLU has a large body of paid trial lawyers and other staff members, he said, very few staff members are hired by the ACLU staff members and lawyers volunteer their services, Waxse said.
"The one thing I don't think the general student population considering law school realizes is that you can't practice this kind of law and make money." he said.
ONE REASON IT IS hard to profit in the field of constitutional law, Waxse said, is that it is impossible to sue the other side for damages and lawyers' fees.
The cases usually ask for a change in laws or rules rather than monetary damages, he said, and the defendant is frequently the state.
One problem civil liberties lawyers encountered, said Waxase, is that some people think they hold, or sympathize with, the beliefs of the people they defend. He said they should be reluctant to let him work on their cases because of his civil liberties work.
"I want to be the best voice possible for that opinion," he said.
Waxes said that he didn't always believe in the things he defended, but that he thought each defendant had a right to have his opinion heard.
Waxase said that another common misconception was that the ACLU provided legal protection to those who had been a victim.
If a man was found guilty of murder in Missouri, he would be subject to the death penalty. According to Waxse, ACLU lawyers would assist the man's attorney in contesting the death penalty if he wanted to, and this could defend the man against criminal charges.
WAXSE SAID HE had handled several different types of cases for the ACLU. The first one, in 1971, involved a boy who was kicked out of school because he refused to cut his hair. Waxse won the case and the boy was readmitted.
In another case, Waxse represented the family of a man who had been shot and taken to jail without being examined and had died while in jail.
In Waxes's most recent case, a 20-year-old unwed father is suing for custody of his child, whom the unwed mother wants to put up for adoption.
Waxse said he thought lawyers were being faced with an increasing number of cases involving the use of stamps.
"People are becoming more and more aware of their rights and are more willing to take action."
If people used their own money to test constitutional rights in court, they would spend a considerable sum, according to Waxse. The ACLU makes it possible for people to do so without spending a fortune, be said.
WAXSE SAID TRAT that ACLU affiliate had a legal panel that reviewed cases and issued recommendations.
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cases with substantial issues that affect several people are accented, he said.
Waxse he thought the extent of several civil liberties, especially those involving student and teacher rights, needed to be tested in court cases. He said students would have been necessary to define the vague TITLE IX and diversely interpreted Buckley Amendment.
Waxse, a member of Sachem Circle and a Hilltopper while at KU, had several promising job offers after he graduated from law school.
He said he chose the position with Payne & Jones in Olathe because he was allowed to work on the firm's cases part of the time with Dr. Lippman, or his time working on civil liberties cases.
Although Waxse was an academic standout in school, he did well in athletics. At Oswego High School he was all-a state team, and was later a member of the KKI varsity team.
"THAT WAS BACK when we didn't win much," he said.
Despite his move from the football field to the law office, Waxse has retained a stature to strike up骂 in even the most formidable of onoosing lawyers.
his height, 6-4, and looks wistfully at his weight.
Glancing over his resume, Waxse passes
"I wish the weight was accurate, but this was written up a year ago," he said, "back cover is blank."
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worry about what other people say. I think I need a small contribution, especially for them.
Phil Paladun, associate professor of history, does a similar show but tries to present current topics, analyzing them through historical analogy. For example, he examines the impact of mass impact, its historical implications and then, through informal interviews with other professors or people who were alive at the time, attempt to draw a picture of what the past was going through, what their thoughts were and what their hopes for the future were.
"THIS YEAR, SOME of my colleagues and I hope to try a series called, The World They Have Made," in which we will discuss such men as Freud, Darwin and Einstein and analyze the impact they have made on history." Paludan said.
"Blackness Is," a program produced by black University students, presents black perspectives on the news and African music. The program is one of the ways in which the station tries to offer free access to arts programs and agencies grant from CPB, which would go towards hiring and training a minority person for two years.
Dahringer said he believed a new way of presenting educational programs would be one of the primary objectives in the coming year.
IN A CLASSROOM or on TV, it is possible to present lengthy educational information through audio-video discussions and keep the public interested through a two- or three-hour program. In radio, however, the listener interested becomes a problem.
"In the past, the media and the University made the mistake of trying to mix education with instruction," Dahringer said. "But it has worked for me in more effective if it isn't instructional."
"Radio is environmental. People turn it on and then do something else. They won't just sit down for three hours to listen to a program."
NEXT YEAR, DAHRINGER wants to try a new theory in educational programming. Rather than present a topic in one long program, he wants to experiment with breaking a program up into several two- to three-minute spots which would be played separately. He said he thought the new idea worked better on the radio. Dahringer hopes that by presenting a short, provocative idea in a program the impact of what was said will cause people to listen more intently, trying to catch the next insert.
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