Campus campaign
ISP plans strike against KCMO
The rescheduling of the ISP-sponsored KCMO-TV picket and a proposal for the creation of a housing commission were announced yesterday by Dave Awbrey, Hutchinson junior and ISP presidential candidate.
"Valid criticism is required by the society which we live in," said the New York senior, "especially when America is fighting on foreign soil to prevent the same tyranny."
The presidential candidate said the picket was scheduled for 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today in front of the CBS affiliate station. He said a meeting had been arranged between an ISP representative and the station manager for the presentation of both sides' opinions of the question of censorship of the CBS "Smothers Brothers Show."
Commenting on the purpose of the demonstration, Peter George, Tuckahoe, N.Y., senior and a campaign coordinator of ISP, said ISP wanted to see "what students can do to prevent the same type of outright political censorship from happening again."
George said car cavans will leave from the south end of O-zone and the Rock Chalk Cafe at 3:15 p.m.
Turning his attention to housing conditions for KU students, Awbrey said, "ISP sees that provisions for student housing at the University are far from successful."
Awbrey said ISP would establish a Student Senate Housing Commission which would publish a catalogue of available housing three times a year.
The catalogue would list Lawrence housing units which had met the standards of the Housing commission, and with each listing a rating would be added which rated the units according to rent, condition, size and nature.
Awbrey also said the commission could be used as an instrument of arbitration between the Senate and landlords, capable of acting through civil suits and student boycotts.
Awbrey concluded by also suggesting the creation of a joint City-Senate Planning Group which would promote the exchange of ideas and planning between students and Lawrence residents concerning issues such as parking problems, housing ordinances and recreational areas.
Leffel stresses better student communications
Confrontation between students and their Student Senate representatives at the KU Information Booth were among the proposals made by Rusty Leffel, Prairie Village junior and Campus Coalition presidential candidate, last night.
In an interview Leffel said a survey of several hundred KU students, conducted by himself and his running mate, Frank Zilm, St. Louis, Mo., junior, revealed that the most crucial problem facing the new Senate was communications between students and student government.
Leffel proposed better communication channels by open discussions, which Leffel
termed the free speech platform, on issues in the Senate.
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Leffel said the booth would be manned by representatives during the week to provide a basis for information from the Senate and for the open discussions.
Leffel also said students should know how their representatives voted on Senate issues. He said a roll call vote in the Senate would serve this purpose and stressed that representatives themselves "would be responsible for reporting their reasons for voting the way they did."
Leffel also recommended constant opinion polls to "assess student interest and stands on issues and programs."
'Do your own thing'
The Pleasure Fair scheduled for Saturday will be "a chance to communicate," said Jonas Walton, Los Angeles, Calif., sophomore and director of the fair.
"The fair will not be structured in any way by the University," said Walton. "It will just be a glorified be-in where
Walton said there would be no political advertising although the fair will be sponsored by the Independent Student Party. "These people are just helping me to set the fair up and enjoy the day with everyone else," he said.
anyone can have a beautiful time while doing their own thing."
The Pleasure Fair will feature student art exhibits, from KU and elsewhere, along with two theater groups performing skits during the day.
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student participation in programs oriented toward improving society.
Edwards specifically mentioned the work being accomplished on New Jersey street in east Lawrence. "We're in favor of developing new programs," he said, "like New Jersey street, but we should work now to implement actively what we have working already."
"In a society which guaruees certain rights and privileges," Edwards said, "there should be a conscious effort by everyone, and particularly college students, in trying to improve that society."
Rick von Ende, Abilene,
Tex., graduate student and PSA
The social responsibility of the student and the entire University community was stressed last night by Mark Edwards, Emporia junior and Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) presidential candidate.
PSA wants altered society
Von Ende continued, "It's not enough for students to wave placards and demand changes. We must commit ourselves to working for those changes deemed appropriate."
vice presidential candidate said, "because the University is a high concentration of talent, energy, and idealistic fervor, it can serve as an instrumental force in changing society for the better."
The responsibility of the new Student Senate, said Edwards, should be to try to mobilize the physical commitment and
The New Jersey street project is working to renovate housing in that section of Lawrence.