4 Tuesday. July 15, 1975 University Daily Kansan KU urged to join ASK By ALISON GWINN Kenan Staff Reporter The University of Kansas' membership in the Associated Students of Kansas (ASK) would make the organization's lobbying efforts much stronger and would give KU a chance to influence the state legislature, as well as the executive director of ASK, said yesterday. However, local students who have dealt with ASK in student government questioned whether ASK was the most effective way to ensure security had to influence the legislature. The three-year-old organization, which, according to Miller, is the largest lobbying organization in Kansas, primarily serves to educate students in the工作的 state government and to lobby for legislation that affects students, he said. ASK is made up of students from Washburn University and five Kansas Regents' Schools; Kansas State University, Wichita State University, Kansas State College at Pittsburg, Fort Hays State College and Erinoria Kansas State College. The six schools pay a standard fee of 25 cents a student each semester. The organization represents about 50,000 students. One person from each school serves on ASK's board of directors, and one representative for each 1,000 students who attend the program, thereby which determines what legislation ASK will lobby for. Miller said, "The only new member we're capable of taking on, is someone with any other skill or might lose money." Miller said he hoped that KU would join the organization to increase its funding and the size of its workforce. "With another $5,000 or $6,000, we could do much more." he said. "To be quite honest, KU is already benefiting from our efforts. But if KU joined, it would give it a chance for input. The organization has its own opinions and interests." Most of the reluctance to join ASK stems from uncertainty of how strong an effect ASK's lobbying could have on the legislature, he said. "I think we've had a tremendous response from the legislature," Miller said. "Sometimes legislators say they're glad that lobbying groups are there, then said that about lobbying groups." Last summer, the Student Senate took a survey of the state legislators and received responses from 106 out of 165, or 64 per cent of the legislature, Richard Paxson, Baxter Springs graduate student and former vice chairman of SenEx, said. When asked it they had ever been contacted by ASK, 75 per cent of the legislators said yes, 22 per cent said no and 3 per cent had no opinion. When asked it ASK had ever provided them with information that positively affected their vote on legislation, 17 per cent said so and 85 per cent said no and 1 per cent had no opinion. John Beinser, student body president at the time the survey was taken, said there was a question of spending student activity support issues that didn't deal with education. When legislators were asked if they thought mandatory activity fees from students at state universities should be used to finance lobbying in the state legislature, 6 per cent said yes, 90 per cent said no and 4 per cent had no opinion. Beaiser said he thought personal contacts with legislators and the AURH legislative dinner were more effective ways of reaching legislators. When asked if they would advise the KU Student Senate to join ASK, 26 per cent of the legislators said yes, 48 per cent said no and 26 per cent had no opinion. Mary Lou Reece, body body vice president, said that letters were being sent to students from Kansas who were on student boards and committees, asking them to meet their legislators personally and urging them to attend the Higher Education Banquet on Nov. 16. Miller said ASK was the only group that actively lobbied for a student advisory board to the Kansas Board of Regents. Legislation for the board, which is compulsory in recent past, body presidents from the six Kansas Regent's schools, went into effect on July 1. ASK also lobbied for legislation that would require students' minimum wage, previously $1.60 an hour, to be raised to the federal minimum wage of $2.00 an hour, he said. KU already pays $2.00 an hour to students. LOOKING FOR A NEW NEST? This legislation creates about $700,000 and students throughout Kansas. Miller said, Jayhawker Towers Apts. 2-Bedroom apartments on c furnished or unfurnished utilities paid swimming pool or confined pool 2-bedroom apartments on cam on bus line security guards security guards covered parking bonded lock system electrical systems OFFICE OPEN DAILY Monday-Friday til 5:30 Saturday til 4:00 This summer ASK is lobbying for a state law similar to the Buckley amendment be said. LREx 1603 W. 15th Lawrence, Ks. ASK wants the Board of Regents to oversee the Kansas Regents' schools to insure that the provisions of the Buckley amendment are carried out, Miller said. ASK is also lobbying for the Higher Education Loan Act for Kansas, he said, in which Kansas would be set up as the lending institution for student loans. with this coupon Students could obtain more low interest loans under this act, Miller said, because banks frequently refuse to give students loans that are long-term and unprofitable. ASK will run a poll of between 25 and 50 per cent of the student bodies of its six member schools during fall enrollment to determine their legislative priorities. Big Mac Offer good only at: 901 West 23rd St. Lawrence, Kansas Ed Rofls, student body president, said no decision had been made in joining ASK Limit one coupon per person per visit. Void after July 21, 1975. THE SUMMER MEMINAR ON CHINESE ART HISTORY, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will show free films on Chinese art, history and art from 11:30 today and July 15, 18, 21 and 23 in the Lecture Room of Spooner Art Museum. - "We do it all for you." T.M. McDonald's PHI DELTA KAPPA, education honors society, is sponsoring a Leadership Seminar from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas Union. The topic of the morning Auditorium will be at 9 in Woodruff Auditorium, will be "Critical Issues in Education." DONALD R. GLOVER, acting assistant professor of journalism, will direct a seminar as part of a series of Newspaper Management Identification programs. The seminar will be at the University of Kansas University and will be sponsored jointly by KU and the University of Nebraska. THE KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION has received a bounty of $20,000 from the fund to help provide low-income students for college loans for medical students. 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