The University Daily
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
KANSAN
Monday, August 23,1982 Vol. 93, No. 2 USPS 650-640
DAVE HORNBACK/Kansan Staff
Kim Hilliard, 10, of 711 Connecticut SL, a non-competitor at the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships in South Park yesterday, plays a tune on a friend's fiddle.
Second annual fiddling and picking contest Bluegrass music pleases all
By DAN PARELMAN Staff Reporter
A strong dose of Southern sunshine mixed with a light mountain breeze yesterday at Lawrence's South Park.
Leo Posch, a bearded 20-year-old from Mclouth, clad in blue cut-off jeans and a green T-shirt that read "Bunjo Newsletter," picked his mail through a warm-up song on his banjo.
Children ran by the gazebo as folk, bluegrass and country music wafted through the summer air.
AT HIS FEET lay a beige guitar case and a bamack case plastered with stickers.
Throughout the park, other musicians clustered under trees and practiced songs they would have sung during their own performance.
The crowd was as anxious as the musicians. About 2,000 people lolled on about blankets and lawn chairs in front of them, the north of a building approximately 1,000 more waited in front of the southside stage.
At 12:30, Jack Armstrong, south stage master of ceremonies, hushed the musicians and the
"Welcome to an afternoon of hot music—real hot." he said.
not, he said.
The moment the musicians and the music fans
had waited for had arrived. The second annual Kansas State Piddling and Flicking Champion
ship had begun.
Although Armstrong kept referring to them as the "Muggers," the Tennessee Street Muggles opened the Championships.
Meanwhile, the folk singers began taking the stage. One of the singers, red-haired and freckled Patty Boyd, was accompanied on guitar
THE MANDOLIN contest followed the Muggs, which by my that time had publicly corrected the accusations.
Monday Morning
by the Democratic candidate for attorney general. Lance Burr, Lawrence.
Although Burr didn't comment on his upcoming campaign, another folk musician exuberantly made a political comment with his song "Reganomics Blues."
While the plights of the Pentagon and the poor were being wailed on stage, Kasey Wayl, 1129 Oregon, practiced her guitar under a tree. Although a self-proclaimed "townie" from South Dakota, a ground-length denim dress, a white blouse with a collar that wrapped around her neck and a red bow tie gave her the obligatory country look.
She had drawn her performing number prior to the contest.
"I'm going to be lucky number seven," she said.
"LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN" took the stage and sang two songs, a mournful tune called "Bottom Dollar" and a lighter Peter, Paul and Marv song. "San Francisco Bay Blues."
'Neither one of them are what you'd call traditional, but they're both definitely folk traditions.'
wrote White played, Posch, his stickered banjo case by his side, and Mary Am Schneebel, who sang to Posch's accompaniment, waited their turn to perform.
Schnebel said she would sing "My Sweet-heart's in Love with a Swiss Mountaineeer." While a child tugged at her arm, Schnebel explained that she heard the song on the "Australian Country Yodelers" album she picked up at a music store in Australia.
The crowd seemed pleased with Schnebel's song and seemed to appreciate most of the day's music that included mandolin, guitar, banjo, violin and miscellaneous string-instrument contests.
Even John Helyar, Lawrence senior, looked as if he was having a good time.
"I like New Wave," he said, obviously enjoying a country music break.
Tavern owners push beer law revision
Lawrence Tavern Owners Association members and city residents want to force KU fraternities to buy $100 temporary alcohol permits and to obtain the signatures from nearby homeowners before holding outdoor parties where alcohol is served, city prosecutor Mike Glover
By DON KNOX
Staff Reporter
In a policy being revised by Glover's staff, fraternities would also be responsible for policing grounds, controlling noise, providing proper sanitation and ensuring that all party-goers were in y_ars old.
"THE STAFF of the city has taken the tavern association's comments under adveniment," Glover said yesterday. "But we're still deciding how to draft a proposal. Right now, it's being redrafted and will probably be sent to the in-house staff of the city manager's office."
"We're not trying to make money on the licensing thing." Glover said. "We're just trying to set a temporary alcohol fee that would be commensurate with responsibility, that would have to undertake."
Glover said the city staff then would decide whether to send the revised policy to the Lawrence City Commission for action.
Wallace said tavern association members contacted officials at the state Alcoholic Beverage Control bureau and were told that fraternity parties had been allowed to admission to parties went toward paying for alcohol.
CONCERN ABOUT the alcohol license arose when the tavern association met with Glover two weeks ago, said association Ken Wallace, owner of the Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St.
"We just want everybody to play by the same rules," said Wallace, who pays an annual $200 fee to attend.
ORGANIZERS OF fraternity parties held during the past week said beer for this year's parties had been donated. All, however, said they preferred to buy the liquor themselves—and pay the rent.
"Based upon ordinances and statutes in the city and state, there is a significant question as to whether these parties could fall under the category of retailing liquor."
Jim Pusateri, organizer of Sigma Alpha Epsilon's "Country Club Jam," said beer for the party, held Friday night outside the SAE fraternity. The party was donated by fraternity members and guests.
"I don't know how it worked here last year," Punster said, "but this year we were told all the old stuff."
"We had the Mount Oread Housing Corporation donate all the kegs," Leonard said, "but a lot of people can't donate that much money. I think the license would be a good idea."
**BUT DESPIEТE the $100 permit fee, Pusateri**
said he would favor approval of the ordinance.
"If it means not having to get the beer donated," he said, "then sure, we all for it. We didn't have an easy time trying to find people who would donate 80 kegs of beer."
Rob Leonard, organizer of Pi Kappa Alpha's "Pikefest," agreed
Both Leonard and Pusateri said all money received at the gate would benefit charities, with the exception of funds used to cover expenses other than beer.
often that best.
"We had to buy some rope to keep everyone in the same area," Pusateri said. "I think we'll be able to deduct that as an expense."
Glover said the original draft of the policy allowed fraternities to hold two 18-hour parties during the year. That proposal, however, is subject to change during the revision process, he
But Glover said some legal questions still remained before his office could finish drafting the ordinance.
"We're still wondering whether we can license the fraternities for that short a time," Glover said. "but I think we can."
Budig lauds efforts in convocation talk
By SUSAN O'CONNELL Staff Reporter
Loyalty of alumni and friends helps make the University of Kansas rank among the best of public universities in this country, Chancellor Gene A. Budiag said this morning at the 117th
The University's stature is a result of the achievements of a dedicated faculty, of strong commitments by Kansas citizens to higher education. He said in a copy of his speech given to the Kansas.
HE SAID KU had been built by the sacrifices and achievements of more than a century.
Many people have been generous with their time and have contributed their resources to the Kansas University Endowment Association, he said.
"Because of the generosity of so many, the Endowment Association has provided critical support to this University." Budg said. "It has provided opportunities that座官s called the reason of excellence" for KU."
Public funds provide for the basic core of the University's programs, Budid said, and private support through the Endowment Association. The university is also a good university and an excellent university.
HE SAID many of the students were able to attend KU because of Endowment Association scholarship support, which increased more than $1 million during the past year.
He announced the most recent gift of the En
dowment Association to the University: a grant of $100,000 to purchase books and journals for KU libraries.
According to Budig, possibly the most disturbing trend in the country today is the reluctance to invest in research and education.
The integrity and excellence of the teaching and research programs are the foundation of the University, and are the sources of a student's future personal growth, he said.
The University will assist students with their education in every way possible, but cannot do all the work for the student, he said.
"MOST IMPORTANT, you must learn how to learn," Budig said. "There is no skill more precious."
He said the students' efforts and personal dedication would reassure the University that its efforts are effective.
Also this morning, the first Higueta Endowment Research Achievement Award recipients
The awards, established in May 1981 by Takeni Higuchi, KU Regents Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacy, reward outstanding researchers at KU.
The awards presented include: the Balfour Jeffrey Research Award in Humanities and Social Sciences; the Olin Petefish Research Award in Basic Sciences, the Dolphim Ssr. Sr. Research Award in Biomedical Sciences, and the Kongberg Research Award in Applied Sciences.
Officials would not release names of the award recipients prior to this morning's ceremony.
Hall residents cramped in temporary housing
By KIESA ASCUE Staff Reporter
One ceiling light illuminates a 7-by-8 foot room in Oliver Hall. To get in the door, one must step over empty boxes and trash in the hallway.
A sink that spews only hot water, a tiny window, bunkbeds and a desk wedged between the beds and the entrance fill the room. Two people waiting for regular rooms in residence hives live
Ruth Mikkelson, associate director of the office of residential programs, said 50 men were living in temporary quarters and a few more were on a waiting list.
"This year we had many more men come in at the last moment wanting space to live than we
and bunkbeds. It's right next to the garbage chute, so you get roaches crawling underneath the door," said Engelhardt, a New York City special student.
Englehard said he wanted a room he could settle into comfortably.
"I hate it," he said. "I wanted to live in a dorm, so I figured I could stick it out for three weeks."
Kuomo Sun, a temporary resident at McCollum, is not satisfied with his accommodations.
"Before I paid, I didn't know it was temporary. If I'd known it was temporary, I would not have signed a contract," said Sun, a Taiwan freshman.
Sun misses having a telephone and a mailbox
"Before I paid, I didn't know it was temporary. If I'd known it was temporary, I would not have signed a contract"
Knome Sun, Taiwan freshman
had anticipated." Mikkelson said. "We were ready for it, but we didn't think they'd be coming in. They're still coming in now."
Spaces are available for women in regular rooms, but the residence halls are fuller than last year, when only Oliver Hall housed temporary residents. This year, students have found temporary housing in end rooms and ironing rooms in Oliver, Hashinger and McColum halls.
mikkelsen attributes the increase in residents to a possible enrollment increase at the University and to the recession.
"Living in a residence hall is less expensive than otherwise," Mikkelson said.
Residence halls provide room and board at prices ranging from $1,832 to $1,943 a year for a double and $2,757 to $2,863 for a single.
At noon today, people who have not moved into residence halls will have their contracts canceled and placement of temporary residents will begin.
beging
A regular room will seem spacious to Dan Engelhardt, who is temporarily staying in a room at Oliver Hall.
"It's really small, especially with a roommate
He said it's difficult for him to communicate with his family and friends outside the residence hall.
Sun said he intended to move out of McColm today. He said he thought living in temporary housing was an unnecessary waste of money for him.
"I if I cancel the contract, they (ORP) will charge $10 for each day. I've been here five days," Sun said. "There are many better ways to spend $60 in Lawrence."
Sun said he wanted to move into Jayhawker Towers apartments.
The Towers are filling quickly, too, according to Tom Pratt, manager. Towers C and D, open to student athletes and others, are full. Approximately 20 apartments are empty in Tower A, for graduate students only, and in Tower B, for women only.
The University hbs spent $10,000 providing extra security for Tower B. J. J. Wilson, director of housing, said. Beginning Aug. 24, all residents will have a key to unlock the outer door of Tower B. Only residents and their guests will be able to enter the building.
If a woman forgets her key, someone will be on call to unlock the door for you, Pratt said.
Weather
It will be partly cloudy and cooler today, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
The service predicts a high temperature in the mid 80s and a 20 percent chance for thunderstorms.
Tonight skies will be partly cloudy and temperatures in the mid 60s.