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Tuesday, September 22, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Homeowners say drainage hindered by Colony Woods
By VALORE ARMSTRONG Staff writer
Staff writer
Continued development north of the Naismith Valley has concerned homeowners in the valley for years, but Colony Woods apartments, 1301 W. 24th St., has only worsened the problem, homeowners said recently.
Jeanne Ellermeier, 2925 Arkansas St., spoke at last week's City Commission meeting on behalf of many owners of property near Naismith Stream, which runs south from camper trailhead. The property owners are concerned that Colony Woods may aggravate the area's tendency to flood.
"We have appeared before the commission so much that I'm sure they really don't care to see us again, but we will continue," Ellermeier said Monday.
David Gunter, city planner, presented an amended site plan at the meeting for the parking lot additions already completed at the south and east ends of Colony Woods. He said that the spaces along the east drive boundary to the 100 year flood zone needed and that a permit was needed.
Ellermeier, a 23-year native of the area, said that very wet seasons, usually called 100-year floods because they affect most areas infrequently, hit the Indian Hills Neighborhood Association area every few
years. She said she'd seen cars and pianos floating after repeated hard rains.
"We have yet to see what affect the whole development will have," Ellermeier said. "You have to have a really wet season to see the prob-
The city planning department is determining the effect of the additional paved area on the Naismith Stream.
City Commissioner Dennis Constand said the paved surface of new parking spaces at the complex would put even more strain on the stream than did the original high-density development. He said the new pavement might cause more erosion to its banks because of run-off.
Constance also said that if a requested chronology of events determined that Colony Woods officials had known they needed city approval but constructed the additional lots anyway, he would be less sympathetic toward the complex.
"Frankly, I'm not inclined to be accommodating to someone who violated our rules." Constance said.
The city had originally zoned the entire area as a flood plain, Ellermeier said, but recently lifted that restriction in order to qualify for a federal flood insurance program. The city now allows development as long as water detention measures are
included in each development plan reviewed by the city.
Ann Bakerink, president of the neighborhood association, said, "We realize that development may be a good thing, but if it creates problems for the residents who have lived here a long time, that's a concern."
City Commissioner Mike Rundle said yesterday that he was concerned that the commission had not dealt with such high density developments as forcefully as it should have.
Rundle said the Colony Woods site plan had met all the building requirements.
Nancy Shontz, former city commissioner, also exaggered concern last Tuesday about Colony Woods' effect on drainage.
"I think that the development is too intense for that particular area," Shontz said Monday. "It creates too much building and asphalt. All the water hits the building and parking lot and goes right into the stream."
The Naismith Stream runs along the east side of the complex. As more ground to the north up to the University, the stream must carry more and more run-off.
"If there's a good rain, I wouldn't be surprised if cars are washed off the parking lot and into the stream," Shontz said.
Nursing school enrollment drops
By AMBER STENGER
Staff writer
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The University of Kansas Medical Center is having trouble attracting nursing students and keeping the nurses in trains, hospital officials said yesterday.
The number of students actually enrolled in the nursing school has decreased by 22 percent since 1983, said Rita Clifford, assistant dean and director of student affairs at the school of nursing. She said applications also had decreased by 22 percent.
Enrollment problems have been aggravated by the Med Center's difficulty in keeping nurses after they have worked at the Med Center for about two years. Often, nurses are attracted to better-paying positions at private hospitals.
"Our entry level salaries are competitive, but our merit increases aren't competitive after a nurse has been here for about two years," said Eugene Staples, director of hospital administration at the Med Center. "It is easy to draw that nurse away from us for a higher salary."
Mary Anne Eisenbise, director of nursing services and associate director of the hospital, said that one hospital in the Kansas City area paid nurses almost $55 an hour on weekends but that the Med Center only paid from $15 to $20 an hour on weekends.
The starting salary for nurses is
$21,786 plus there are
thirty-seven days of 347 full-time
employment.
"We have about the same number of registered nurses on duty today as we had this time last year," Stapais said. "But we've increased the staff by 21 positions, and the new positions remain unfilled."
Getting salary increases approved,
however, is a lengthy process.
"If we think our salaries are unreasonable or unfair, we have to make a petition to the state personnel department in Topeka," Staples said. "If they think we are right, we have to ask the Regents and the Legislature for more money."
But even if salary increases were applied, their results probably would increase their salaries.
increase theirs," Staples said. "So, it is not an easy task getting ours up to par."
"Once we set our reimbursement rate, the private hospitals simply
Staples said he had asked the hospital personnel department to study possible salary increase proposals. Staples and Eisenbise said a severe shortage of nurses could occur in three or four years.
But even though the Med Center is having difficulty retaining nurses now, the quality of care has not suffered. Staples said.
"I applaud that and would not change that for the world. But it has affected us in a negative way because we are seen as a 'woman's profession.'" she said.
Clifford the increase in career opportunities for women was one of the biggest changes.
Staples said another reason fewer people were entering the nursing profession was that they were often on work irregular hours and on weekends.
From the KU Weather Service
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Senators to receive letters from local Bork opponents
By MICHAEL HORAK
Staff writer
About 300 letters written by KU students who oppose the nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court, filed on February 1 of officeful of nprvl U.S. Senators today.
The letters were sent Friday after the Lawrence and KU chapters of the National Organization for Women in front of Kansas Union in front of the Kansas Union.
They collected more letters in downtown Lawrence on Saturday. Members of the campus NOW group will accept letters opposing Bork's nomination until 3 p.m. today. They will have a table and volunteers inside the Kansas Union with literature about the nominee.
NOW is a national women's rights group that has fought against Bork's nomination since it was announced this summer by President Reagan.
Pam Skarda, president of the campus chapter, said student reaction to the letter-writing campaign had been very positive.
"Of all the people we talked to, only about three said they supported Bork," said Skarda, Omaha, Neb., junior. "The rest opposed his nomination."
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan., and the four senators on the Senate
Judiciary Committee who remain undecided about Bork were targeted in the letter-writing campaign. Students from states other than Kansas were encouraged to write to their state's senators.
Skarda said that Kassebaum, who publicly supports Bork, could be a sway vote. Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., was not targeted because he strongly supports Bork, Skarda said.
KU students who wrote letters Friday were given a sample letter and literature about Bork's stand on issues. Skarda said the literature they distributed came from sources other than KU. She also taught Through this literature, Skarda said NOW showed how Bork would hurt women and minority rights.
"To send something to Dole would
definitely be a 22 cent loss," she said.
Skarda said NOW stressed Bork's opposition to abortion, affirmative action, gay rights and civil rights issues.
She said the letters that had already been written varied from a few lines on a postcard to three-page letters. She said the group got an equal response from male and female students.
Jill Jordan, Lawrence special student, has been helping with NOW's letter-writing campaign. She said the thought of having Bork sit on the
Arias Sanchez is scheduled to speak to members of Congress on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today. He will speak to the United Nations General Assembly tomorrow and will receive an honorary degree from Harvard University on Thursday.
"I think young women my age are enjoying many of the fruits won by activists of women's rights without understanding how hard those rights were to win," Jordan said. She said Senate approval of Bork could jeopardize those hard-won rights.
nation's highest court scared her
Both Jordan and Skarda predicted that the letters opposing Bork would have some effect on the senators who received them.
President Reagan would not ask Congress to allocate more money to the contrast until after Nov. 7, the date the peace plan is to take effect.
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"It's hard to say exactly what effect the letters will have, with but a hot issue like Bork, I'd say, yes it will," Skarda said. "Senators feel obligated to look at what their constituents say."
Larry Shaiman, Kassebaum's press secretary, said yesterday that his office had received about 2,000 letters concerning Bork's nomination. He said letters were running more in favor of Bork than against him, but the difference between the two was not overwhelming.
"Letters are one of many factors, but she will also base her decision on his past record and what she personally knows about him," he said.
"In practice, however, Central America is not receiving sufficient preferential treatment," he said.
"We deserve a chance not to be opposed until the 7th of November. That is precisely what I have asked the president. Until that date, he should give it a chance," he said.
But the Reagan administration has already announced that it will seek more aid for the contras before Nov. 7.
"A democratic government is the only road to lead us out of poverty, dependence and war. Young democracies should be granted preferential terms of international trade and external debt relief.
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Arias Sanchez said economic problems were at the root of many of the political problems in the country. Arias Sanchez's critics should be given special care.
Skarda said NOW's campus chapter would continue to ask students to write letters against Bork until the final vote on his nomination was taken.
MANHATTAN — About 4,800 people listen to Costa Rican president Oscar Arias Sanchez at Alhearn Fieldhouse. The president spoke about his plans for peace in Central America. Inset, Arias answers questions from the press before the lecture.
Gulf
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about 15 miles from the Jarrett when they observed the activities of the Iranian vessel. It was only after the air crews were sure that the ship was dropping mines over its side that the crews asked for and received permission from Rear Adm. Harold Bernsen to open fire, the spokesman said. Bernsen is the commander of the Navy's Middle East Force, the Navy battle group that operates inside the Persian Gulf.
"It wasn't a snap judgment," Hoffman added.
Hoffman declined to identify what type of American helicopter mounted the attack, but it appeared that the aircraft was a specially equipped Army copter assigned to the Special Operations aviation unit has been in the Persian Gulf to augment the firepower on U.S. Navy warships.
Hoffman also declined to say how many American helicopters were in the air, beyond saying it was more than one. The Jarrett is thought capable, however, of supporting only two helicopters.
Hoffman said he did not know of any Iranian casualties.
Earlier yesterday, President Reagan confronted Iran at the United Nations with a demand that it clearly and unequivocally accept a ceasefire in its Persian Gulf war with Iraq or face a worldwide arms embargo spearheaded by the United States.
On Campus
■ An affirmative action workshop,
“Preventing Sexual Harassment,” is scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Rine Room in the Kansas Union.
Kansas Union.
■ The University Senate Executive Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. today in 231 Strong Hall. Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, will be at the meeting to discuss the proposed University-wide core curriculum.
Troyau and practice for the KU Men's Soccer Club are scheduled for 5 p.m. today at Shenk Complex, 23rd and Iowa streets.
The Hispanic-American Leadership Organization meeting is sche
Student leaves temporary room
Pine Room in the Kansas Union
French Table is scheduled for
11:30 a.m. today at Parlor C in the
Kansas Union
duled for 6:30 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
A College Republican's meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union Room. In Winter Jr.-Lawrence, will speak.
■ "Mental Health Issues for Women in the '80s," a workshop by the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
■ The first meeting of KU Students Against Hunger is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
- "The Predicate Structure of Saramacan, a linguistics colloquy by Mervyn Alleyne, University of the
West Indies, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today at 207 Blake Hall.
Cellist Yo-Yo Yea will perform at 8 p.m. today at Hoch Auditorium. Tickets are on sale at the Murphy Hall Box Office.
Several Student Senate committees will meet tonight. The University Affairs Committee will meet at 6 p.m. at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. All other meetings will be in the Kansas Union: the Student Rights Committee will meet at 6:15 p.m. in the East Gallery; the Elections Committee will meet at 7 p.m. in the Trail Room; and the Finance Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Kansas Room.
Living in temporary housing was like being in limbo, according to Christine Kohls.
By SUSAN D. HARPER Special to the Kansan
Kohls, Liberty, Mo., sophomore, was assigned a temporary residence hall room at Lewis Hall because she turned in her contract to the office of residential programs Aug. 11, more than three months after it was due.
"I didn't have the money to turn in my contract until late," Kohls said. She said she was notified a week and a half before she moved into Lewis that she was assigned a temporary room.
1068. She was not happy with the arrangements. Kohls hoped to live in Lewis this year, as she did last year.
"Why do they take more contracts than they have rooms for?" Kohl's asked. She said temporary rooms are usually more comfortable, feel unsettled and uncomfortable.
Kohl's was put in the fireplace room on the first floor of Lewis with five
The office of residential programs takes more contracts than it has space for with the understanding that those students know they will be in temporary housing, said Sammie Messick, office manager. The office manages students in permanent rooms when cancellations and noshow occurs.
"We just didn't have as many cancellations nd no-shows this year as we have had in the past," Messick said.
There were racks to hang clothes on, Kohls said, but there were so many things around them that the couple decided to live out of their sullices.
other women. The room has a television and living space but no drawer space. And a pool table and planter are placed into a corner, next to the fireplace.
As far as security, there was a dead-bottle to on the door and thin cloth covering it.
The women constantly wondered when they would be moved, Kohls said. They were not comfortable, because they were not in a permanent place.