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100. the Arts special music student, plays his violin from a second story window in 100 Massachusetts St. Allen, says he often practices outside but yesterday was the first day of summer lessons.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Wednesday, March 7. 1979
KANSAN
Vol. 89, No. 109
The University of Kansas—Lawrence. Kansas
By TAMMY TIERNEY
KU budget items approved
Staff Reporter
TOPEKA- As expected, the Kansas House Ways and Means Commission yesterday approved the addition of $116,000 for women's athletics and a library security system to the fiscal 1880 KU budget.
Committee members also approved a transfer of $727,500 from an allocation for renovation of Marvin Hall to the University.
Unexpected impact to the budget were $80,000 to the Kansas State scholarship fund, $35,000 for the development of sandstone quarries in western Kansas and $50,000 for the Juniper Gardens Children's Project, a cooperative effort of KC Hale Kai of Child Research and the northeast of Kansas City State College of the projects had been recommended by the governor.
Under Gov. John Carlin's budget recommendations, funding was not allocated to women's athletics or the
According to the committee's recommendations, $16,600 will be restored to the budget for miscellaneous operating expenses of women's athletics and $100,000 will be restored for the security system.
THE $16,680 recommended to be allocated for women's
Also part of the governor's budget recommendations was a $1,277,500 allocation for the renovation of Marin Hall.
athletics is less than one-tenth of $287,360 requested by KU. The money would be used for travel to athletic events and sports.
However, committee members split that figure, allowing $1 million for the renovation of Marvin and $500,000 for the new office.
State Rep. David Heinemann, N-Garden City, said he favored splitting the money to get both projects started this
Committee members said the funds to finish both buildings should be allocated by the Legislature next year. It would cost about $1.66 million to finish Marvin and $1.65 million to finish Linley.
DESPITE THE high cost of remodeling, which is about $1 a square foot, renovation would be cheaper than construction.
In other action, the committee also heard testimony from Hannes Zacharias, executive director of the Associated Press.
Zacharias spoke to committee members about funding issues that affect all the Kansas State of Affairs schools.
The top three funding priorities for the group. Zacharias
said, are maintaining a 9.5 percent increase in student wages for next year, increasing the Kansas Scholarship program from $750,000 to $830,000 and raising a recommended faculty salary increase from 6 to 10 percent.
ZACHARIAS SAID the governor's recommended increase in student salaries would bring improvement in compliance with federal regulations.
Both the scholarship and faculty salary funding are needed, he said, to keep teachers and students at Kansas
"Faculty and students should not be enticed out of the state." he said.
ASK's other funding priorities, Zacharias said, are an increase in the fee waivers for graduate students from 60 to 100 percent, full reimbursement to universities for student union rentals, allocation of money for the removal of buildings from classrooms and use of the formula funding budget and project percent of the salaries of Regents staff members from 2 to 10 percent.
Union contract halts snack sales
OF THOSE REQUESTS, Zacharias said, the graduate fee waiver, improvements to make buildings accessible to the handicapped and Regents salary increases are most important.
Bv JULIA GOPLERUD
Staff Reporter
A McColum Hall Senate program to sell sandwiches and doughnuts to residents on Sunday nights was halted this week by the University's concessions contract with the University.
He said he used funds from the McColllum senate to buy doughnuts and sandwiches
John Prownt, chairman of the McColm senate food committee, said the program was started three weeks ago because the students were hungry on Sunday nights.
"Dinner is from 3:30 to 5:00, so everyone is starving by 8:00, and the Coke and sandwich machines are usually empty on Sunday nights," he said. "We felt it was our obligation to feed the people since nobody else seemed to care."
from Joe's Bakery, 616 W. 9th St. The food was sold to the students at cost and he reinvested the money he received the next week, he said.
"EVERY SUNDAY we've been completely sold out," he said. "What we're doing is acting as a middleman between Joe's and the dorm."
But the program came to an end when Dave Romano, director of MColumn Hall, told Prawnt the Union had exclusive rights to all concessions at the University. Prawnt was told Friday, he said, but he knew Sunday is Sunday because he had already ordered it.
Romano said he was told Friday by Fred McElhenean, director of the office of the American Chamber of Commerce.
Larry Schmidtberger, business manager
of the Union, said the Union had exclusive rights to the concessions on campus because the Union was organized to provide service and the Union does not pay for the contract, he said.
He said that if small snack bars began operating across campus, it would be hard to handle them.
FOREST JOLLY, director of vending for the Union, said concessions could be operated more effectively with an exclusive contract. He said the profit from the vending machines was deposited in the Union operating fund.
But Prowant said the McCollum senate should have the right to sell concessions.
"I don't mind KU concessions having a correct, but I want to get the exclusive right."
But Jolly said competition would raise the food prices and cause a reduction of service.
concessions has no reason to improve its products because it doesn't have a compete
"No one will vend soft drinks for 25 cents.
That's as cheap as a grocery store will get.
JOLLY SAID machines in MCollum were serviced three times a day on Sunday.
"McCollim is always serviced three times because it is a large dorm. We parmer McCollim because it is such a large room. I never use one cold food machine but it holds 130 units."
"We have 12-hour service on the machines, so they really shouldn't be emptied."
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Disabled to lose bus service
Staff Renorter
By DAVID SIMPSON
Some students with disabilities will not be able to attend classes at the University of Kansas if funding for a bus for disabled persons is not continued.
The bus service, which costs $1,600 a month to provide, picks up permanently or temporarily disabled persons who have no transportation access. It transports about 15 persons a day.
The service began Jan. 17 and will continue until March 9. The program is funded by the Student Senate, Facilities Committee, and the Board of Trustees are no provisions to fund it after March 8.
Joe Van Zandt, director of Western Civilization who has a broken leg and cerebral palsy, said he would be able to go to a campus without the van.
"I COULD perform some of my duties from the hospital bed," 'Van Zandt said. "However, it would make the performance less effective if there were no way to get to campus."
"I HAVE a van but I don't have anybody on the road. I need to go to class. Wray said, "I need a van because I'm in graduate school and that makes it very difficult to find someone who knows me."
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said he did not know whether the bus system would get more funding.
a wheelchair, said she was placing ads in the newspaper to find someone to drive her to campus if the service was stopped after March 9.
Bissing, who is president of Students Concerned with Disabilities, said many students, especially those with temporary disabilities, might drop out of school if there were no means provided for them to get to class.
"I can find a way to get to class if I want, but it takes more time and energy," Bissing said. "However, there are a lot of things that you don't know, couldn't make it to class without the van."
Tom Bissing, another student who rides the bus because he uses a wheelchair, said that he could make it to class in warmer weather. For the winter service was almost a necessity.
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DEWEY ALIREA, associate director of Facilities Operations, said he thought the new building was in need of a bridge.
"The original idea was to provide basic transportation for the disabled during the worst winter months." he said.
"This type of program can be expensive and we don't want to create false impressions about continued service unless permanent funding can be arranged." he
Ambler said there was interest in extending the service but the extension depended on finding funding sources.
Dana Wray, a graduate student in social welfare who rides the bus because she uses
Making his last stop of the day, Floyd Craig assists Dana
Helping hand
Wray, Lawrence graduate student, in the bus for person with disabilities. Craig is the service's only full-time driver.
Driver has made bus for handicapped run
A light blue van pulls up onto the sidewalk in front of Wessex Hall. The side door of the van opens and a ramp, for the wheelchairs, is lowered to the ground.
A man in a wheelchair approaches and the driver helps him onto the ramp and into the van.
The scene has been a familiar one this winter at the University of Kansas. The driver of the van is Floyd Craig, a student at the university, who passengers are students with disabilities.
Staff Reporter
By DAVID SIMPSON
Without the transportation service,
some of these students might not have
enough transportation.
THIS IS THE first time KU has offered a transportation service for permanently or occasionally residents of the area.
program is funded by the Student Senate, Facilities Operations and the administration. However, the program will not unless units are obtained to continue it.
Craig said his previous experience with disabled persons contributed to his success. His mother and wife are both disabled. Also he worked with handicapped persons on his housekeeping department job at KU from 1972 to 1979.
Because the service is new, the driver of the van has had a large part in making the program a success.
Craig has been driving the bus since the beginning of the semester. For his work, Craig has received letters of praise from faculty members. Mr. Oroke, director of Facilities Operations,
"I WAS interested in the job because I liked to drive and I'm used to being around
people with physical disabilities," Craig said. "It's not any fun for them and I know what the pain is if not being able to do the things they like to do."
Robert Turvey, Assistant Director of the Student Assistance Center, said Craig's background had contributed to the success of the program.
"Craig had the empathy and understandment needed to get along with the students."
"I try to get the van there early so that if it's raining or the snowing the driver can't see it."
Craig said he tried to have the bus at the riders' pickup points at least five minutes.
JOE VAN ZANDT, assistant director of Western Civilization and a bus driver, said Campus Parking is free.
The van's first priority is to make sure
the students get on毯 on time, "Van Zandt, who is in a wheelchair, said, "Crigl is especially early and I also try to be early. I know I need the seatbelt he must be
Dana Wray, a graduate student in social welfare who uses a wheelchair, said she had never been late to class when she had hid the van.
Wray said Craig went out of his way to help her get to class.
"I'm the most seriously disabled person who rides the van," Wray said. "Craig has to put me on the van and I'm very dependent on the driver. Most people are familiar with quadruplets or the two-bedroom apartment, but Floyd knows exactly what to do."
"IN THE nursing home he has to do everything for me. My room is locked so he
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4 KU schools losing in battle for students
Staff Renorter
By BILL RIGGINS
Although most schools within the University of Kansas had slight enrollment increases compared with a year ago, four schools had decreases, figures released last week by the office of admissions and records indicate.
Three of the four schools have limits or the number of students they accept. The four schools with decreasing enrollments are College Education, Pharmacy and Social Welfare.
The School of Education, the only school without an enrollment limit that recorded a decrease, had the most severe decrease. The school has 169 lower students than a year ago.
THE ENROLLMENT decrease reflects the wide public given to the lack of jobs in education, Dale Scannell, dean of education, said yesterday.
"We make sure we talk to all students who come into the school and inform them of the employment limitations," he said. "We speak to parents and discuss whether or not to stay in the school."
The School of Architecture, which has controlled enrollment, experienced the second largest loss, 17 students. Dennis Dunn, a professor at Stanford University thought the decrease was due to the way enrolment was figured. He said the total student hours in the school had risen from 6,000 in 2008 to 9,000 in 2014.
Domen said 119 students majoring in architectural engineering were listed under the School of Engineering but were also listed under the School of Architecture and Urban Design.
THE SCHOOL OF Social Welfare had a decrease of 13 students. Edith Black, assistant dean, said the school's practicum program limited the number of students that could participate and who requires that students work as social workers in conjunction with their class work.
The School of Pharmacy, the other school recording a decline had one less student with the disease.
THE TOTAL enrollment at the Lawrence campus this spring increased by 244 students over last spring. Enrollment is 22,228 this spring and was 21,948 last spring.
Enrollment increased in the Graduate School, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the schools of Business, Law and Engineering, the one being the Law, and the College of Health Sciences.
cept. Exceptions are some departments of the Graduate School and the School of Law and the College of Health Sciences.
Hugh Cotton, associate dean, said lack of laboratory space prevented the school from accepting more students. The school usually receives 128 to 156 applicants each year.
Most of the schools recording increases do
The Graduate School had the largest increase, 101 students. Dorothy Haglund, assistant to the dean of liberal arts, said the Graduate School's admissions process was not as efficient as another, but some departments had to limit admissions because of space and staff restrictions.
The second largest gain was in the School of Fine Arts, which had an increase of 46 percent.
"We've had a very steady rise," Sheet, associate dean, said. "We haven't experienced any drastic rises or fails. I think enrollment is leveling off."
THE SCHOOL OF Business had the next highest increase, 36 students, and the School
Enrollment for Schools 1978 Spring 1979
Graduate 5,104 5,104 5,205
Liberal Arts 9,114 9,114 9,322
Architecture 404 404 954
Institute 918 918 954
Education 1,460 1,460 1,291
Engineering 1,528 1,528 1,691
Health Sciences 1,470 1,470
Journalism 612 612 615
Law 454 454 473
Medium 346 346 379
Social Welfare 496 496 483
Health Sciences 1,305 1,305 1,506
of Engineering followed with an increase of 33 students.
David Kraft, dean of engineering, attributed the growth of the school to a strong job market and an increase in enrollment by women and minorities.
Although the School of Law enrollment increased by 19, Martin Dickinson, dear of the school, said he expected the school's enrollment to remain fairly stable.
This year, the school accepted 190 students out of 650 who applied.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which had an increase of 18 students, has had slight increases during the past few years, according to Bob Adams, associate
Enrolment in the School of Journalism, which had an increase of three students, has also had only slight increases in the past few years, Lee Young, acting associate dean,
The College of Health Sciences had an increase, but a small one. It had one more researcher.