University Daily Kansan, October 8, 1982
Page 11
Leaders plan student sports council
By DARRELL PRESTON Staff Reporter
Students need to be heard by the athletic department, student leaders and athletic department officials said recently.
And if the leaders and officials have their way, students soon may have a voice in the department — through group known as the Sports Council.
Anne Stucker, co-chairman of the Student Senate sports committee, said yesterday that she hoped to have a national debate on it by the Oct. 19 meeting of the committee.
The bill would establish the guidelines and organization for the council, she said.
"I think that given time, the council can become an important part of the University," Stucker said. "Students need to take the opportunity that has been given to them and make the most of it."
THE ATHLETIC department and student leaders have been working all fall to form a committee to advise the athletic department of student opinions, said Mike Hamrick, administrative assistant to the athletic director.
David Adkins, student body president, said that more student involvement in athletic events would benefit the athletic department and school.
"Students have a legitimate interest in athletic department policy, and the athletic department has a legitimate program with students." Adams said.
Jim Lessig, athletic director, said there was a need to promote athletics at KU. He said that when he came to school, he had been told the students were anaerobic.
"I think the crowds at games so far this season have been good, but hopefully, we can get more students to come to the games." Lessig said.
"We want this committee so we can have a dialogue with students, and
find out how we can make athletics better for them. Students could be a big help in promoting attendance."
OTHER THINGS the committee would do, Lessig said, would be to help plan student ticket sales campaigns, discuss issues such as open seating and organize special events, and prepare for a party before the first football game.
Adkins said the committee would allow students to discuss issues with the athletic department, including beer sales and open seating in Memorial Stadium, seating areas in Field House and student ticket prices.
"In the past, the athletic department just raised student fees and ticket prices." Adkins said. "Now, instead of telling, maybe the athletic department will explain why the prices must be raised."
Lessig, Hamrick and Adkins all said they wanted the group to be representative of the student body.
Oread residents fear traffic increase
By MATTHEW SCHOEIELD
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By MATTHEW SCHOFIELD Staff Reporter
Downtown development could bring thousands of extra cars through the Oread neighborhood, especially on Kentucky and Tennessee streets, and that worries residents, a member of the downtown neighborhood. Association said yesterday.
Tim Miller, Oread resident and KU lecturer in religious studies, said the possibility that the neighborhood's best street name get busier both by a few more people.
"One of the chief hindrances to a feeling of neighborhood is that we've got these two freeways running through the middle of Oread," he said.
Miller said that additional stores in the downtown area would cause a dramatic increase of customers driving traffic through the city as well as Tennessee and Kentucky streets.
Leonard Hoover, city engineer, said all of the increased traffic created by an expanded downtown was not likely to pass through the Oreau neighborhood.
"Unless we eliminate other streets, people aren't any more or less likely to
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travel down those streets than Haskell or the others leading into downtown.
"There's a 30 mph speed limit, which is ignored, and with all the children around the neighborhood, school people are concerned," he said.
PREDICTING TRAFFIC flow is uncertain, Hoover said, but a study of Lawrence traffic that will attempt to do that is in progress. The study, which should be completed next summer, will determine which streets may be deluged with additional traffic and offer possible solutions, he said.
John Selk, engineer for Tref-Traf
Engineering, a Lawrence firm that will
conduct the study, said the study was
not complete enough to provide information
yet. When it is finished,
engineers will recommend that
will cover a broad range, he said.
JOHN NAUGHTON, newly elected president of the Oread Neighborhood Association, said many residents of Oread were interested in assisting with the traffic study, but no one had been contacted vet.
problems, and to give the city a plan of attack for the trouble spots," he said.
The study could result in suggestions such as new street lights, properly timed stop lights and wider streets, he said.
"The whole premise of the study is to identify locations that have traffic
Selk said the traffic study would accept public input, especially in areas of great neighborhood concern.
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Revenue shortfalls may bring more budget cuts, officials say
By DIRK MILLER Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The possibility of more budget cuts because of continuing state revenue shortfalls have KU and Board of Regents officials concerned.
The state's revenue during the first quarter of the fiscal year fell $23 million short of predictions.
Glee Smith Jr., Regents budget and finance chairman, said yesterday that any further budget cuts would "severely hamper the institutions" when coupled with Gov. John Carlin's 4 percent cuts this summer.
But reductions might not be far off, said Lynn Muchmore, director of the state's budget division, because the state's revenues are far below revenue estimates for the first quarter of the fiscal year.
Muchmore said Carlin might have to consider an allotment system when he received revenue estimates from state agencies on Nov. 12
An allotment system would mean that state money would not be available for agencies unless they justified their requests, according to a legal opinion
Muchmore said the extent of budget reductions depended on the amount that the revenue estimates indicated was "necessary to avoid a negative ending balance in the state's general fund."
THE STATE has made no decision concerning an allotment system and would not do so until the economy required such a move, he said.
But James Pickert, Regents chairman, said. "We're in tough times."
Jim Scaly, administrative assistant to Chancellor Gene A. Budig, said the reductions should be made in other state agencies that did not have to "bear the brunt" of this summer's cuts. Only 38 percent of the state appropriations for this year underwent the voluntary cuts, he said.
"Anything remotely as large as the 4 percent cut would be damaging to the plant."
Keith Nitcher, University director of business affairs, said any further cuts would hurt KU. Nitcher said KU had "to quick" during the summer reductions.
Pickert said he thought that Carlin would treat the Regents schools as fairly as the times would allow.
LEGALLY THE governor cannot initiate an allotment system unless the revenue estimates are insufficient to fund the state's appropriations.
An agency would have 30 days from receipt of the allotment notice to respond and 10 days to ask for a review by the state. The review will be no more than 20 days after the request is received by the state.
The appropriations can then be approved, increased or decreased as determined by the state, according to state law.
Arthur Griggs, the state's chief attorney, said that the statute has been used only twice, for state agencies that impose large amounts of state money.
GRIGGS SAID that the allotment system did not have to cut across all state agencies. That permits the state to be selective in the reductions.
According to Stephan's opinion, the reductions "need not be applied equally" to state appropriations.
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