Campus campaign
New platform looks at issues
A student committee to investigate discrimination against Negro and foreign students was among the major proposals submitted by Rusty Leffel, Prairie Village junior and Campus Coalition presidential candidate.
The committee would also represent the student body at
Grads concern Awbrey
Dave Awbrey, Hutchinson junior and Independent Student Party (ISP) presidential candidate, last night offered several suggestions to improve KU graduate education.
Concerned that over 40 per cent of the teaching of undergraduates is done by graduate students, Awbrey insisted that steps be taken to attract better graduate students to the University.
"Better and better graduate students need to be attracted to the University by every means possible," the Hutchinson candidate said.
Awbrey said ISP would support all efforts to raise the salaries of graduate students.
Awbrey also suggested the creation of inter-departmental seminars to invite "administrators and faculty from other graduate programs to discuss improvements in our University."
Awbrey also recommended the establishment of a Senate study to evaluate the degree of teaching excellence generated by research projects. He said response to ISP position paper number four showed that this issue was the most controversial within the graduate program, having generated the most polarization of opinions.
Awbrey ended by commenting, "The magnitude of the task and the inter-relationship of the graduate and under-graduate areas of higher education in America make it imperative that every member of the University community be closely concerned with the success and future of the graduate school. ISP will seek to implement any effective programs to achieve this vital goal."
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committee hearings in the legislature and in Lawrence, Leffel said.
Leffel said the committee would sponsor issue forums with city and state officials and form a group of KU students who would maintain contact with their local legislators. The Governmental Affairs Committee would also present student body "concerns" to the Kansas Board of Regents.
The platform further proposes the formation of a Commission on University-Community Development to take action on "problems of our total community," Leffel said.
This commission would deal with such problems as housing, student employment, attracting research oriented industry to Lawrence and general Improvement of the city, Leffel said.
The commission would be composed of representatives of the student body, faculty administration and the Lawrence community.
Student government cannot effectively influence national and world issues, Leffel said. To focus student attention on these issues, the platform proposes the formation of a Personal Commitment (PC) committee, which would allow students to present their views.
Appearance cancelled
A publicity foul-up caused the cancellation of the appearance yesterday of campus presidential candidates at the American
Baptist Campus Center, said Jerry Catt, director of the Center.
All agreed to postpone the appearance until 7 p.m. next Sunday. Catt said the candidates will be featured through brief presentations.