University Daily Kansan, October 27, 1982
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Economy
From page one
("President Herbert") Hoover could point to an inflation rate of zero in 1930 and a negative inflation rate of 2 percent by 1932" during the Depression, he said.
Georgia State University economist Donald Batajcski said, "Ten years of accelerating growth are going on."
"OBVIOUSLY A significant recession created these inflationary circumstances."
But the implications "must be viewed very favorably," he said.
The 0.2 percent monthly rate for September was the lowest since April and compared favorably with a 0.3 percent rate in August and 0.6 percent in July.
If the month's price performance were repeated 12 times, the annual rate would be just 2.1 percent after adjustment for routine seasonal
price trends. That was even lower than August's 3.3 percent projected annual rate.
The Consumer Price Index was 293.3 in September before adjustment — equivalent to a price of $293.30 for the government's sample report "goods and services that cost $190 in 1967."
A SEPARATE Labor Department report showed the small increase in prices, however, did not completely safeguard the spending power of Americans from recession.
The combination of the September inflation rate and a decrease in hourly earnings pushed spending power — real earnings — down 0.3 percent for the month. Compared with a year ago real earnings were down 0.9 percent, the department said.
The consumer price report had some small
surprises for analysts, among them an increase in new car prices of 0.2 percent instead of a decrease, and a half-percent increase in food prices after two previous months of declines.
Housing costs were down 0.2 percent, reflecting a variety of improvements in mortgage rates, house prices and other homeownership costs. Rents went up 0.4 percent.
Clothing stores raised prices only 0.2 percent.
Transportation costs climbed only 0.3 percent after benefiting from the second consecutive month of price declines for gasoline and auto loans.
ENTERTAINMENT COSTS were up a modest 0.4 percent. But medical care costs were up 9.9 percent, registering an 11.7 percent rise since September 1981.
"And if we save Christmas," he said, "we've got a chance for recovery."
case has been scheduled for Monday in Douglas County District Court.
From page one
Board
Despite the budget uncertainties, Tim Bolzer, board member, proposed that the board allocate $2,000 to finance the new route through the last day of finals.
The new bus route, which was proposed to the Transportation Board by Staci Feldman, Senate executive secretary, was approved in hope that use of the route would justify its acquisition. The night route was designed by George Schumacher, manager of the Lawrence Bus Co.
The Transportation Board, however, did not allocate funds for another night route that would have served the Meadowbrook apartments, downtown Lawrence and East Lawrence.
The Meadowbrook route was proposed by Ogle.
"The resources are available and the equipment is available to establish both
In addition to the route, Adkins gave board members a 28-page study that outlined a proposed KU bus service that would serve KU area commuting from the Kansas City area.
Early
BUT BOARD members approved only the nighttime Trailridge route, saying that there had been no recent requests by either students or residents to establish a Mendowbrook route.
The screen also showed the operator which classes required permission.
Three of mine did, but I had brought only two yellow cards with me.
So I lost the class for which I did not bring a permission card, but I substituted a class I had listed under "alternate courses" at the bottom of the enrollment card.
ONCE A STUDENT starts enrolling, he is committed. Thompson said.
If a student runs into problems, such as wanting to enroll in classes that are closed or neglecting to get a permission card, he cannot quit and come back later in the early enrollment period.
ON KU'S SYSTEM, if the desired section of a multiple-section course is full, the screen will
Instead, a student only may enroll in classes
that are open and try to fix his schedule during the add and drop period, which starts Nov 29
Also, a student cannot enroll in any courses that are not listed on his enrollment card, Thompson said, because students are supposed to select courses when they are with their advisers, not when they are sitting at the terminal.
While the screen lists the available sections, it also shows the times and days that the student has completed.
"It's just a matter of picking out which one you want." Thompson said.
Although this may seem strict, Thompson said, KU's system has a feature that is more fair for students than the early enrollment systems in Missouri State University and the University of Iowa.
show all the available sections of that course, and unlike students at Iowa and K-State, KU students can watch the screen so they will know exactly which sections are open, he said.
At the University of Iowa, students must face the terminal operator, who might not reveal all of the available sections, and instead might say, "I don't have a seat." The officers are actually several more. Thompson said,
And the sections that fit that schedule are shown in a brightler green that the sections that do not.
Rumors
From page one
"As a supervisor," he said, "I've noticed it's cut down on absenteeism."
Anita Alvarez, a member of the Classified Senate who works in Watson Library, said that although the talk of layoffs had died down, workers still were looking warily to the future.
"People are planning ahead as much as they can," Alvares said. "There's really not a whole lot they can do. If you've got bills to pay, you've not bills to pay."
She cited the case of another library employee whose husband was laid off for a week and who was in great need of support.
the possibility of campus buildings being operated at reduced capacity during the winter
"She's thinking like everybody else and hoping that it isn't going to happen." Alvarez said.
KU administrators are studying the possibility of such a move and are expected to make a decision later this week, said William Hogan, associate executive vice chancellor.
University officials say the fiscal future of the University will become much clearer in the near term.
Carlin has postponed announcing any budget measures until Nov. 12. State financial experts then will make revenue projections for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends June 30.
Richard Mann, director of University information systems, said a state official had told him that a study of the sex offender registry
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