Universitv Daliv Kansan, October 29. 1982
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Complaint may be filed Forum blasts anti-nuke flier
By BONAR MENNINGER Staff Reporter
A flier posted on campus this week attacking the KU Conservative Forum's position on the nuclear freeze issue has been labeled "libelous tactics" and a "form of thuggery" by the president of the forum.
Jeff Johnson, president of the forum, called Wednesday for a public apology from the KU Nuclear Diversetion Association, which published the flier. He charged that the flier attempted to connect his group with the Ku Klux Klan, a racist organization.
"The Konfused KU Conservative Forum," forming the initials TKKKF, appears in large letters down the left side of the flier.
"It doesn't take a mental giant to see that they are referring to the Klan," Johnson said yesterday. "Everybody I talked to, liberal or conservative, felt like I did about the flier — indignant."
THE FLIER also has several paragraphs describing the Conservative Forum, and a political cartoon of President Reagan with the words "Boycott the Boycott" and "Kunda," meaning KU Nuclear Divestment Association. The text of the flier does not mention the Ku Klux Klan.
Johnson said that if the KU Nuclear Diventement Association did not issue an apology and retraction, he would have to fight against the group with the University.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said one group could bring charges against another before the dean of student life under the head of a faculty that regulates behavior of students at Board of Regents schools.
A HEARING officer hears both sides of the issue. If a violation is found, a sanction, ranging from the University to the University from the University, can be rendered
Johnson said, "If the University takes disciplinary action, and if that disciplinary action is sufficient, I would be perfectly happy with that. I don't want a trophy on my wall. I just want justice to be done."
Charles Barnes, a member of the KU Nuclear Diversion Association, said his group had no intention of allowing the filers or issuing an apology.
Barnes said he did not think the filer connected the KU Conservative Forum with the Ku Klux Klan.
THE MISSEPELLINGS of the words were an alliteration, and said, it was "stretching it a bit" to say that letters represented the Kli Klux Klan.
Johnson's original charges concern
ing the fler were made in introductory remarks at a debate on the nuclear freeze issue. Wednesday at the KU Conservative Forum.
"They were accusing us in front of a crowd of 60 people without even citing the reference they had," Barnes said. "We were fairly libelous statement on their part."
"If they want to bring suit, they are welcome to bring suit. The issue may be decided there."
JOHNSON ALSO said at the debate that because KU nuclear Diversion Association had not registered as a registered KU student organization, it had violated University policy by using the school name in its title.
However, Art Farmer, assistant director of the office of student organizations and activities, said that to his knowledge there was no strict policy regarding the use of the University name.
He said that if the group was active on campus, he thought it was appropriate for it to register with the office.
Barnes said KU Nuclear Divestment Association, which has 25 members, had been in existence since last spring, although it had not been active this year. He said the group was formed by a number of student organizations because there already were anti-nuclear groups on campus.
Profs say money not available for early curriculum changes
By DEBORAH BAER
Staff Reporter
Although KU department heads will receive reports on enrollment status during the three-week early enrollment period, some professors say the lack of money at the University will prevent them from transition to add sections of closed classes.
But Victor Wallace, chairman of the computer science department, said yesterday that the reports would not be very useful this year.
Gary Thompson, director of records and registration, said department heads could adjust course offerings to demand because they would receive enrollment reports twice a week during the enrollment in November.
“Our class enrollments are controlled by the budget right now rather than by the demand,” Wallace said. “But there's not much we can do about it.”
THE REPORTS will show the percentage of each type of student enrolled and how full each class is, Thompson said.
The reports will classify students by their level and school, he said.
Wallace said the information would be valuable in times when the Uni- tor wants to see how it works.
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THOMAS WEISS, professor of economics, said, "That's nice of them to provide that information, but what we can do depends on what the deans and vice chancellors can do in terms of funding.
"We are offering more courses than we can finance."
WHEN THOSE people are dropped from the class in January, the class size could be reduced to the desired number, and there would not be several 102 classes that are only half full, he said.
Weiss said the department was not able to finance all of its courses because administrators had asked it to spend all the money it was allocated.
"Deans and administrators have locked up all kinds of money," he said.
For example, the English department might list a larger class size than desired for English 102 during early enrollment, because some of the people who enroll in November for that class have English 101 and be ineligible for 102, he said.
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HOWEVER, HE said his department offered as many sections of courses as it could, so although the report would be valuable in terms of dropping some sections and adding others, the number of classes could not be increased.
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In the new system, all added sections will be installed on the terminal's screen.
He said that under the old enrollment system, added sections were listed only in the addendum to the timetable, which many students never saw.
"The people that really need it will see that new section." Thompson said.
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