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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Monday, March 17, 1986
Legislators approve anti-hazing bill
By Mark Siebert
Staff writer
Ant-hazing legislation was among more than 100 bills approved last week by the Kansas House and Senate, under pressure of a Wednesday deadline. The deadline required action on bills in the
The deadline required action on bills in the chamber where they were introduced.
David Epstein, student body president, said he was more in favor of the hazing bill since amendments were made by a Senate committee that passed the bill on March 4. The bill unanimously passed the full Senate on March 10.
The committee redefined a section of the original bill to make directors or officers of a student organization liable only if they authorized, requested or commanded the hazing.
Epstein said he met last week with an assistant of State Sen. Paul Burke, R-Leawood, who introduced the bill, to discuss problems with the bill. He said he wanted the senator to try to clear up the definition of hazing, a provision that Epstein
"Essentially, I think everybody is in favor of the intent of the bill," said Epstein.
said had drawn criticism from other legislators
The proposed hazing law would make it illegal to participate in any act of initiation that caused mental or physical harm to a person, punishable by up to $2,500 and a maximum of one year in jail
Other hills considered last week were:
Box turtle — a bill that would designate the orate box turtle as the official reptile of Kansas in committee. Seventeen sixth-graders from Caldwell, a small town south of Wichita, treked to the statehouse Wednesday to lobby for the turtle. Despite box turtle T-shirts and a live mascot named Tina Turtle, the school children couldn't convince legislators to act on the proposal this session.
License plates — a bill to require Kansas motorists to drive license plates on both the front and back of a motor vehicle passed the Senate, 24-16, Wednesday. Most law enforcement agencies
support the measure that they say would make car identification and surveillance easier. Revenue from the plates will be $2.3 million, enough to cover the cost of the second plate.
- Clove cigarettes — the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee endorsed a bill Thursday that would ban the sale of tobacco products containing cloves. The proposal would ban cigarettes laced with cloves because of the increased risk of respiratory problems among clove cigarette smokers.
The Legislature convenes today after taking a three-day break.
■ Breath tests — the House approved a bill Wednesday that would allow police officers to give breath tests on the spot of a traffic violation or accident if they suspect the driver was operating the vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
The Associated Press and United Press International supplied some information for this story.
Hall residents enjoy first renovations
By Peggy Kramer Staff writer
A $720,000 renovation of Miller and Watkins Scholarship Halls, the first step in a five-year plan to modernize all eight KU scholarship halls, should be complete by next fall, Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said yesterday.
Miller and Watkins residents got a preview in August of what the interior of the hall study rooms could look like. Three study rooms in each
hall were redecorated as samples for residents.
"They were a pleasant surprise when we came back last fall." Deborah Miller, Watkins president and Greeley senior, said.
Residents sleep in a hall sleeping dorm and use the study rooms for studying and dressing. Each study room is shared by three or four people.
By the end of the summer the study rooms' wood floors will be refinished, and new curtains and wallpaper will
be hung. Each resident also will have a new desk and dresser, and each room will have a full-length mirror.
"The rooms that needed the most work were used for the model rooms," Miller said. "We had complaints about the paint coming off the ceiling and walls in some of the rooms."
The office of student housing is coordinating the bids and will subcontract for the work on the rooms.
A trust established by Elizabeth M. Watkins, founder of the
halls, will pay for the renovation of Miller and Watkins, Stoner said.
Watkins Scholarship Hall is 60 years old and it has been a long time since any large-scale renovating has been done, Miller said.
Miller and Watkins, the oldest scholarship halls on campus, need attention first, Stoner said. Eventually, each hall will be renovated. One or two halls will be renovated each summer for about five years.
--thirds majority, which is 84 votes. If approved by the House and Senate, the proposed constitutional amendment would be placed on the November ballot.
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--thirds majority, which is 84 votes. If approved by the House and Senate, the proposed constitutional amendment would be placed on the November ballot.
Committee Chairman Don Crumbater, R-Brewster, said he hoped the House would raise the limits on spending. His committee plans a hearing on the bill today, a vote tomorrow.
The House Education Committee planned a hearing today on a school finance bill, which the Senate passed. The measure would allow most school districts to increase their budgets by only 1 percent over the previous year, while poorer districts could increase their budgets by a maximum of 3 percent.
A conference committee today planned to review a draft of a House-Senate compromise on a bill that would allow branch banks to be formed in towns that have lost their only financial institution.
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee planned to vote today on a bill that would reinstate the death penalty for people convicted of killing correctional or law enforcement officers.
Kansas lawmakers hope for Irish luck
United Press International
TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers open the tenth week of the 1986 session hoping for the lock of the Irish as they try to iron out a House-Senate compromise on branch banking and to flesh out a school finance bill.
Committee action slowed last week while the House and Senate rushed to clear their calendars before Wednesday's deadline for consideration of bills in their houses of origin.
When the Legislature cranks in to gear today, committee action will resume with a scheduled vote by the House Federal and State Affairs Committee on a bill that reinstates capital punishment.
Tomorrow the House Transportation Committee plans to work on a bill that would require motorists to wear seatbelts.
House Speaker Mike Hayden, R Atwood, predicted that the House might vote again on a lottery resolution by the end of the week. The measure was defeated more than three weeks ago, falling five votes short of the required two-
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Tuesday, March 18
Wednesday, March 1
Thursday, March 20
Friday, March 21
Saturday, March 22
Order of Omega Reception
Class of '89 pledge function
Class of 89 pledge function Burge Union at 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 23
Banner and party favor day
Neighborhood dinners
Bed race for MDA at Burge Union.
Greek Sing and Awards at Hoch Auditorium.