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Vol.87 No.3
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Wednesday, August 25, 1976
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Staff photo by DAVE REGIER
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This emergency telephone, located at the corner of Sunflower Dr. and Jayhawk Blvd., is one of six now located on the KU campus. For more details about the phones, see page 11.
Tasheff refuses funds to squad
By CAROL HOCHSCHEID
Teddie Tasheff, student body president, yesterday vetoed a $250 allocation from the Student Senate's reserve activity fund that would have helped send the University of Kansas pompon squad to Las Vegas to win a trip to Labor Day muscular dystrophy telephone.
At a meeting Sunday night, StudEx voted to allocate up to $250 to the pompom squad for the next three weeks.
But Tasheff said yesterday she opposed using the reserve student fees to fund a University public relations activity that she believed wouldn't benefit the student body.
"I don't think the student body would want us spending its activity fee money on us," she said. "I'll just spend it."
"EVERYONE KNOWS we have the money, but I don't think it's the Student Senate's responsibility to take up the slack budget. The student should be responsible for funding."
The 10-member squad needs about $1,650 to pay for plane fare to Las Vegas on the nationally televised charity drive, according to Kathleen Lacy, a member of the
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor,
del most of the funds for the Las Vegas trip
would come from the offices of the chan-
gement office of the executive vice chancellor and the athletic department.
The Senate's $250 allocation would be only about 16 per cent of the amount needed, he said.
"As far as I know, the decision has been
Med Center employs decry Civil Service
Several service employees at the KU Medical Center suggested during a two-day legislative committee session that their involvement in the Civil Service system be approved.
Russell Miller, vice chancellor for Med Center administration, said yesterday that about 12 service employees and representatives of the Laborers International Union pay low pay and a staff shortage, and attributed the problems to the Civil Service system.
The Kansas Civil Service Commission requires uniform salaries in state institutions. Service employees have complained that the pay scales at the Med Center aren't competitive with those in private hospitals in the greater Kansas City area.
Miller said understaffing and large employee turnovers were problems, especially in the housekeeping and dietary services.
He said the employees suggested employees of state institutions in metropolitan areas be exempted from the Civil Service system. The suggestions of the employees, along with staff reports of other areas of the Med Center, are being collected for the committee's final report, which must be completed by Dec. 1.
According to Sen. Edward Kelly Jr., R-LEavenworth, a member of the committee, information was gathered for the committee report to the legislature on the employee situation, revenues gained from the private practice corporation system, the
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Six buildings burglarized; few items found missing
Several burglaries of University of Kansas offices during the last three weeks caused damage to 16 buildings.
Capt. Bob Ellison of the KU Police Department said yesterday that six KU buildings—Learned, Haworth, Malot, Snow, Fraser and the University Relations building—were burglarized sometime between Aug. 6 and Aug. 23.
No more than $10 was reported missed from any of the break-ins, Ellison said, and there was no evidence that the burglaries had been committed by the same people.
Ellison said that the number of burglaries and petty thefts at KU usually increased before enrollment with the influx of students.
"Thefts generally pick up at the beginning and end of a semester," Ellison said. "The greater number of people provides more opportunities for crime."
Pauline Carpenter, secretary in the School of Engineering's dean's office, said almost all the offices in Learned Hall had been burglarized sometime between Aug. 5.
"So far as we can determine, nothing else but money was taken," Carpenter said. "Clocks and typewriter were left out but none were touched."
Carpenter said she thought one of the secretaries had reported $20 missing on the same date as one of the other Learned Hall buriales.
However, a KU policeman said that the police department had no record of the attack.
Twyla Snow, secretary for the department of aerospace engineering in Learned Hall, said that burglaries took the cash box and contained only $1.15 and several LOU's.
Snow said that although the cash box had
only two keys, which were both accounted for at the time of the burglary, the burglaries had apparently been able to remove the locks of the locked desk and open it without prying.
Cara Decker, administrative assistant in the department of psychology, said that the money was taken from the office coffee fund that had been locked in one of the desks, but that the burglar's means of entry was still undetermined.
The largest amount taken in any of the burglaries, according to police records, was $10 from the department of psychology in Fraser Hall.
made that the University and affiliated organizations will come up with the funds to purchase equipment.
STUDEX will meet tomorrow to further consider the monom squail's request.
According to Kevin Flynn, Senate executive secretary, Senate financial allocations are determined by the "tangible students now enrolled at the University."
Steve Owens, student body vice president,
said it was possible that Tasheff's first veto as president would be overridden at that meeting.
Tasheff said that the allocation would be inconsistent with the Senate's budgeting philosophy, and she did doubt whether they would benefit the present student body.
SHE SAID she objected to Senate involvement in University public relations.
The pompon squad's appearance on the nationally televised telon would be a beneficial public relations activity for the college women's basketball Waugh, assistant athletic director, said.
"This is quite an honor," he said. "We'll get a lot of fine publicity from this."
Waugh said that Clyde Walker, athletic director, had indicated support for the trip, but that because the trip wasn't strictly an athletic event, he wouldn't be able to couldn't provide all the necessary funds.
"AT THIS point, the athletic department is going to try to come up with some money from somewhere." Waugh said. "We're going to try to help out where we can."
Lacy said the telephone would provide the squad with hotel rooms and $100 apace for the room.
"It's just as worthy a cause," he said.
Owens, who said he supported a Senate allocation, compared the situation to last year's Senate vote that provided $5,000 for the family and a trip to the Sun Bowl in December.
But because of the lack of time, StuEx will have to make a decision without a vote of the entire Senate. The first Senate meeting of the school year is Sept. 8.
Tasheef said she thought many senators would question StudX action to give money to them.
STUDEN USUALLY IS RESponsible only for allocating money for Internal Senate and House Committees.
Squad members said they were confident that money for their plane fare to the telethon could be raised, despite Tasheff's veto.
"I was disappointed that she (Tasheff) didn't consider this important enough to support," Lisa Cave, a member of the pompom squad, said. "I'd feel differently if the Senate didn't have the money and we hadn't worked so hard."
17 professors chosen in HOPE first ballot
Seventeen KU professors are in the running for the 1976 HOPE Award, the annual teaching award bestowed by the Senior Class.
Preliminary balloting for the award was conducted last Wednesday during senior enrollment in Allen Field House. Randy Brown, HOPE Award committee coachairman, said yesterday that 360 seniors nominated 180 professors. Those who received votes were named semifinalists.
The HOPE (Honor to an Outstanding Progressive Educator) Award was established by the Class of 1959. Calder Pickett, professor of journalism, received the award last year
Seniors again may vote Oct. 27 and 28 for one of the five finalists. The winner will be announced Nov. 6 at the KU-Iowa State football game.
Balloting for the five finalists will be Oct. 6 and 7 in the information booth on Jayhawk Bvd, and Oct. 8 at the location of their's location will be announced later.
Nonclass card holders may vote.
The semifinalists are: Karlyn Campbell, professor of speech and drama; Alain Cigler, assistant professor of political science; Laurence Draper, professor of microbiology; Paul Friedman, assistant professor of speech and drama; Edwyna Gilbert, associate professor of curriculum and in-depth chemistry; Glenn Johnson, professor of business; J. Hammond McNish, adjunct professor of business; Louis Michel, associate professor of architecture and urban design; Ruth Noyce, associate professor of curriculum and instruction; Jean Pyfer, associate professor of physical education; Susanne Shaw, assistant professor of journalism; Lawrence Sherh, professor of business; Paul Fraser, associate professor of journalism; John Tollefson, professor of business; Peter Turk, acting assistant professor of journalism; and Flora Wyatt, teaching associate in curriculum and instruction.
Early enrollment and orientation draw record number of students
By JERRY SEIB
Staff Writer
Like the regular enrollment that followed them, summer orientation and early enrollment sessions attracted record crowds this year.
About 2,500 freshmen and transfer students attended 14 orientation days during June and July, according to Gay Ann Kearney, assistant director of admissions.
That figure is about 600 more than last year, when only freshmen were allowed to enroll.
Also, early enrollment apparently went smoothly despite the crowds.
KEARNEY SAID that the Office of Admissions and Records had anticipated a large number of students.
"Since there were 14 programs, we tried to balance them (students) out," she said. "When they registered, they gave first, then second, choices of dates they wanted to attend."
Kearney also supervised the enrollment week orientation session for transfer students. She said that program wasn't criticized as it was last year when Ed Rolfs, student body president at the time, called it disorganized and ineffective.
KEARNY SAID last year's problems resulted best between more students attended school than students attending college.
"That was the first time we had it, and it was hard to tell how many would come," she said. "We were amazed at how many showed up."
About 500 students attended the information and discussion session on the first day of enrollment last year, she said.
This year, only about 200 attended she, said, largely because junior college transfers were able to attend a spring early enrollment and orientation session. In past years, orientation sessions weren't offered to transfer students until enrollment week.
"I think even with only 200 people, there is still a need for it," Kearney said. "Some of the students there didn't know what a timetable was."
KEARNEY SAID the early enrollment sessions didn't close many classes, although some sections were filled because of early enrollees.
Sportswriters tour Big Eight
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The Big Eight Skywriters, a group of sportswriters and broadcasters who cover Big Eight athletics, were in Lawrence yesterday. It was the first stop in a nine-day tour that will take them to each Big Eight university.
KU offensive guard Butch Mascarello (in picture at right) was interviewed by the Wichita Eagle and Beacon's Charlie Smith, who is one of more than 40 people on the Skywriter's trip.
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The tour gives Big Eight writers and broadcasters from the Midwest a chance to interview players and coaches from each of the schools. Staff photo by DAVE REGIER