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Wednesday, July 16. 1997
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WEATHER
Sunny and extremely humid.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
FRIDAY
Hazy sunshine and hot.
GTA
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Both sides felt mostly positive about the proposal.
secretary of administration.
"We, the negotiations team, see this as a good first contract," said Buck. "There is room for improvement, but that can be left for later negotions."
University officials also noted positive elements of
Richard Buck Doctoral candidate and chairman of the negotiating team
the proposal.
"This agreement, if ratified, will help ensure that both GTAs and University administrators are well informed about the responsibilities and the benefits associated with such appointments," said David Shulenburger, provost.
In June, the State Employees Health Care Commission voted to support a regulation that would establish a health care benefits plan for students at the six Regents universities.
contribute to the cost of health-care coverage for students who are appointed at least half-time as graduate teaching or research assistants.
In addition, the commission passed a motion that would require employers to
Daniel Stanley, secretary of administration for the health-care commission, said that the commission would finalize a health-care benefits plan for students and determine the employer contribution after public hearings before the fall semester.
GTA health care
Appointments:
- Covers terms, conditions and percentage of appointments
- Recognizes the University's right to place a limit on the number of appointments but ensures that GTAs appointed in Spring 1997 will not be affected by those limitations
- Describes performance expectations for GTAs and the University's responsibilities for communicating those expectations.
- Outlines requirements for GTA attendance at orientation and training sessions
- Provides that the University will pay tuition and campus fees for one required for-credit orientation or training course for each GTA
- Sets forth evaluation procedures
- Describes procedures to be used if a GTA appointment must be terminated for enrollment or fiscal reasons Wages:
- ■ Ensures that the University will request for GTAs the same average percentage merit increase as the University requests for faculty; ensures that if those funds are appropriated, the average of GTA merit increases will equal the faculty average
- Describes procedures for awarding merit salary increases
- Other issues:
- Recognizes Kansas Association of Public Employees as the representative for GTAs in matters related to employment grievances and terms and conditions of employment
Outlines the rights of both the University and the employees union
■ Describes procedures for maintenance of GTA personnel files
Outlines the steps to be taken in the event that disciplinary action is necessary
- Establishes an internal grievance procedure for GTAs who have employment-related grievances
- States that the agreement will extend for three years.
- States that the agreement will be renewed automatically on a year-to-year basis unless either party provides written notification that it wishes to amend, modify, or terminate the agreement
GROWTH
Robert Nunley, a KU professor of geography, agreed with Jim Sherman.
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the building inspector
"In the movie Field of Dreams the phrase was 'Build it and they will come.' I'm not so sure that's true for baseball fields, but it has tended to be true for housing." Nunley said.
According to Nunley, people will move to any area where there is housing, but especially if it is attractive to people or if there are factors driving them to the area.
the growth of Lawrence was its position in a growth corridor between the two metropolitan areas of Kansas City and Topeka. This is attracting a large number of commuters and others fleeing urban life.
Nunley suggested that Lawrence was a natural high-growth area. Nunley said the main reason for
"There are not more than five or six other major universities that are located in that kind of an ideal situation for growth." Nunley said.
Nunley said the main reason for
Nunley said that developers looked at the same factors and trends as he did, but in a different way.
"They want to know where the people want to be, and they are always going to try and anticipate that." Numlevsaid.
Apparently developers think people will want to be in Lawrence and there will be a high demand for apartments.
Managers of some complexes said that the new apartments in Lawrence existed for one reason: demand.
"There are enough students in Lawrence to sell everything pretty quickly," said Tuckaway Apartments complex manager Kristine Nuss.
McClasky, who will move back to Lawrence and into High Pointe in August, is evidence of that demand.
Tasha Hammond, manager of High Pointe Apartments, also said there was a special demand for new apartments that offer indoor pools and hot tubs.
"When we found we could get a new apartment with all the extra amenities for only $30 to $40 more, we signed up," McClaskey said.
Mosquitoes have rights, deserve protection
The Associated Press
mosquitoes sustain bats and toads,
while bad ones spread diseases.
A proposal circulating in city and county departments notes that good
BOULDER, Colo. — Take a look before you squash that mosquito on your neck, it might be a good one.
The university community, known for the political correctness of a large segment of its population, wants to make sure its mosquito abatement program kills only bad mosquitoes.
"Once you start messing with killing insects at that level of the food chain, you start radiating those impacts throughout the food chain," said Bryan Pritchett, Boulder Resource and Conservation director.
"You've got migratory birds; you've got bats; you've got toads — you've got all the animals that are in trouble right now. Nobody really knows why
they're in trouble, but it certainly isn't going to help them by monkeying with the food chain at the level where they feed," Pritchett said.
Pritchett said the fact that mosquitoes seemed to be surviving nicely was no reason not to protect them.
"If it's a nuisance, then there are other things people can do—put on citronella oil, those sorts of things, to prevent being bitten." Pritchett said.
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