Thursday, Feb. 20, 1986
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University Daily Kansan
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College Bowl team to head to sectionals
The University of Kansas College Bowl team will compete in the Sectional Tournament scheduled for March 21-23.
The Sectional Tournament is the next step for the regional winners. The site may be Kansas City, Omaha, Dallas or Chicago.
This is the first time a KU college bowl team has advanced to the Sectional Tournament. If the team wins, it will participate in the national tournament in April.
The KU team, whose members are John Chappell, James Mamalis, Chris Parker, Eric Matheis and Richard Turk, will compete against three other teams from the Association of College Unions.
The College Bowl Tournament at KU was sponsored by Student Union Activities and Lambda Sigma, the sophomore honorary society.
New assistant hired
Deb Stafford became the new assistant director of residential programs last month. The position had been vacant since November, when Joyce Cliff resigned.
Stafford is the scholarship hall adviser and will do all the programming in the residence halls. She will also train the residence hall staff.
Stafford was a residence hall director at Kansas State University before making the move to the University of Kansas.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from K-State in 1981. She also has a master's degree in student personnel in higher education from the University of Georgia.
Audubon camp aid
The Jayhawk Audubon Society has extended the deadline for scholarship applications to March 10. The society is sponsoring two $300 scholarships to attend this summer's National Audubon Society Ecology Camps. The original deadline was Feb. 10.
Applicants do not need to be members of the Audubon Society, but they must be at least 18 years old and in good health. They also must work with young people and live in the area served by the Jayhawk Chapter.
The service area includes Lawrence, Eudora, Baldwin City, Perry, Lecompton, McLouth and Valley Falls.
For further information,
students should contact Katherine
Matthews, Box 323, Jayhawk Station,
Lawrence, Kan. 66046.
Religion talk today
Rosemary Radford Rueether will speak about "Feminist Spirituality and Historical Religion: Renewal of New Creation" at 8 p.m. today in Woodruff Auditorium.
Ruether, professor of theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, is highly regarded in her field for contributions to Jewish-Christian relations and liberation movements of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States and the Third World.
Weather
Today will be mostly cloudy and cool with a high temperature of 35 to 40. Winds will be northerly at 15 to 25 mph. Tonight and tomorrow will be partly cloudy. The high temperature tomorrow will be in the low to mid-30s.
TOPEKA - After suffering defeat in the Kansas House yesterday, lottery supporters said they're confident a measure still could be pushed through the 1986 Legislature that would allow voters to decide whether to establish a state-operated lottery.
The Associated Press
"That was round one," said Mike Swenson, press secretary for Gov. John Carlin. "Now we're ready to go on to round two."
The House rejected the Senatepassed lottery resolution on a vote of 79-46. The measure fell five votes short of the 84 needed for two-thirds approval in the 125-member chamber
Lottery supporters betting on success
It was the first time in Kansas' 125-year history the issue had reached the House floor for a vote. The resolution would have altered the Kansas Constitution by removing a prohibition against gambling on anything other than bingo games.
The final tally came after nearly an hour of pressure-filled waiting while supporters tried to persuade opponents to change. At one point, vote changes brought the total to 80 in favor and 45 against but supporters were unable to sway any others and one final vote change left the total at 79-46.
before a constitutional amendment can be submitted to voters.
yesterday, would vote to reconsider the action. He said all of those key legislators might later join the pro-lobby forces.
The program pays $99 tuition for the psychology course she is taking and $30 for books.
"What happened today was really very positive because it was the first vote ever on a lottery in the House." Swenson said. He added that the rollcall vote forced lawmakers to line up on one side or the other.
House Speaker Mike Hayden, R-Atwood, said a motion to reconsider the vote would be offered today and that he believed he had the 84 votes necessary to pass that motion and keep the resolution alive. Hayden said he did not know when the resolution might be put to a vote in the chamber again.
Lawrence Democratic Reps. Betty Charlton and Jessie Branson voted against the resolution and Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, voted in favor of it.
Carl, who is raising two children and also taking additional courses, said the program was very helpful to her pocketbook and to her ego.
Employees receive aid for tuition
The resolution cleared the 40-member Senate, 28-11, in April.
Lottery supporters were discussing new strategies yesterday afternoon but Swenson said he was unsure of what would be the next move.
Hayden said he believed at least three Johnson County lawmakers and two from other areas of the state, all of whom opposed the measure
"We have today significantly narrowed the focus on who we need to work with to get the necessary votes," Swenson said.
Although the Rev. Richard Taylor Jr., chief lobbyist for Kansas' anti-gambling forces, said he was pleased with the House action, he said he didn't know how long he could hold off Carlin, Hayden and other lottery supporters.
Staff writer
Jones said financing for the 11-year-old program increased this year during a time when the Gramm-Rudman bill was putting a squeeze on federal tuition assistance programs.
This year, 29 people applied for awards and 29 people received them, he said.
By Leslie Hirschbach Staff writer
At a time when tuition assistance at most universities is being reduced, the University of Kansas has a program which has helped some employees complete their education or take courses for enjoyment.
Employees take courses at the University, the Regents Center, vocational-technical schools and Lawrence High School.
Jones said many people didn't apply for assistance because they thought few people received the awards.
The KU Tuition Assistance Program uses state-alLOCated funds to provide assistance for about 30 KU employees each semester, said Martin Jones, chairman of the tuition assistance committee.
This year, he said, the University increased financing for the program to $10.000.
Applicants must have worked for the state for one year and be employed full time at the University to be eligible.
"Who knows," Taylor said, refusing to speculate whether lottery opposition would erode. He said that Kansas business leaders should note the House action and realize that lottery is bad for the state.
Kay Carl, clerk of student housing,
decided to go back to school and get
a business degree, so she applied for
the KU tuition assistance program.
Employee who have not received tuition assistance in the past are given top priority, Jones said, and those with the least formal education have priority over those with more education.
Financing hasn't decreased, he said, because the University, not the state, is responsible for allocations. Money is allocated to KU by the state, and the University has the option to set it aside for the program.
If assistance is granted, the employees can take one semester-long course that relates to their job or helps them assist the University better. Jones said.
Applicants also are given priority if they have worked for the state a long time or if the course they want to take relates to their job, he said.
If an applicant is accepted and takes a course that conflicts with working hours, the employee makes up for the absence by working extra hours.
A few employees receive assistance for courses required for their jobs, he said. These employees don't have to make up for absences.
90th birthday brings flowers, cards
Tammv Stude/KANSAN
Retired prof gains acclaim for work
Fritz and Grace Heider. professors emeriti of psycholoav.
These and many more were gifts to Fritz Heider, professor emeritus in psychology, on the celebration of his 90th birthday Tuesday.
By Tom Farmer Staff writer
There was a bouquet from the Chancellor and Mrs. Budig, a book signed by the faculty members of the KU department of psychology and so many cards from well-wishers that they were arranged alphabetically.
Staff writer
Heider said he was excited about his birthday and marveled at the gifts he had received.
Heider celebrated his birthday with his wife, Grace, professor emerita of psychology. Grace, he said, has been by his side 55 years and helps him tremendously since he has been slowed by age.
"She is a great help to me, always." Fritz Heider said.
Their social life is limited, Grace Heider said. But through the generosity of the University, the couple receives a free campus parking pass, tickets to concerts and plays, which she uses regularly, and tickets to sporting events.
In 1983, Fritz Heider's autobiography, "The Life of a Psychologist," was published and still is selling, Grace Heider said proudly.
About 15 notebooks of Fritz Heider's ideas on psychology, accumulated since his retirement in 1966, are being edited for publication and eventual use by other psychologists in their research.
Howard Baumgartel, chairman of the department of psychology, said
Fritz Heider was a remarkable man. He brought recognition to the University and is one of the best-known psychologists for his theories in the areas of attribution and balance.
Heider and his wife explained the theories which brought him accolades from his colleagues.
The theory of balance is a suggestion that your attitudes toward others
are in symmetry, or that if you like someone, then you like the things they do, they said.
On the other hand, an imbalance occurs if you like someone, but do not like the things they do.
His similar theory of attribution says that those people that you view as nice normally do what you think are nice things.
In 1958, Fritz Heider wrote a book on these theories, titled "The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations." Heider took about 20 years to write the book, which has been used as a guide by other researchers in the study of interpersonal relations.
What inspired his work in psychology and the writing of the book is indefable, almost inborn, he said.
"I don't think there was one specific thing," Heider said. "The idea grew in my head. It was an interesting field that stimulated me."
Beatrice Wright, professor of psychology and a friend of the Heiders for almost 50 years, said that after publication of the book, Heider gained recognition nationally and internationally.
"He was always so highly regarded," Wright said. "He stood out not only because of his stimulating ideas, but because he was so task-oriented and excited."
Heider used these qualities in Graz, Austria, where he earned a doctorate degree in psychology at the University of Graz in 1920.
After traveling in Europe for a few years, he sailed to America and worked at the Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Mass., and as an instructor in psychological research at nearby Smith College.
In 1930 he married Grace, who also was interested in psychology. They combined their efforts to do research on the psychological aspects of the education of the deaf. They moved to Lawrence in 1947.
Group OKs petition opposing bond issue
By Juli Warren
Staff writer
Citizens concerned about $4.5 million in general obligation bonds designated for a proposed bypass south of Lawrence approved a petition last night opposing the issue.
Attorney General Bob Stephan decided last summer that a public vote was not required to issue the bonds. They then were issued.
The petition of the group, Douglas County Citizens for Responsible Development, expresses opposition to home rule, which Stephan referred to in his decision.
Home rule grants local governments the power to govern themselves.
Daryl Richardson, chairman of the group, said the group realized that local governments had to govern themselves.
However, he said, "We also recognize that there's got to be some guidelines to that."
Members of the group will
Because of this law, the petition states, officials "have been given the authority to do this without allowing or submitting such proposals to be voted on by the very people who will be required to finance such projects, namely the taxnavers."
In other action, Richardson issued a statement saying, in part, that the group "has never advocated that students of the University of Kansas or any other eligible voters in any other community in Kansas be denied the privilege of voting guaranteed by the Constitution."
gather signatures and signed petitions will be presented to the Douglas County delegation of the Legislature, Richardson said.
The group also decided to advertise its "fact sheet," which was developed to point out the problems it saw in the bypass proposal.
He said, "We're tired of paying for somebody else's development."
Hall residents eat out in quest for better fare
Hashinger Hall residents took another step toward delivering a message to cafeteria personnel last night by sampling food at other hall cafeterias.
By Peggy Kramer
Lenoir Ekdahl, director of food services, said she encouraged Hashinger residents to get meal transfer tickets in order to generate suggestions from the students. She said she hoped the students would comment about what they liked at the other hall cafeterias.
Leigh Caspari, St. Louis freshman and Hashinger resident, eat dinner at Oliver Hall last evening and thought the meal transfer was a good idea.
"The food wasn't that much different, but the attitude of the staff and students was more positive at Oliver." she said.
Tuesday, some residents participated in a peaceful demonstration by bringing their own food into the cafeteria or eating dinner somewhere else.
Some residents met yesterday with Ekdahl and Ken Stoner, director of student housing, about the
demonstration and some of their concerns.
Liz Walz, Topeka sophomore and Hashinger resident, said, "The students didn't feel their needs were being acknowledged and felt that their complaints are justifiable and reasonable."
Both Ekdahl and Stoner were very receptive to the students' comments, she said.
"Those of us who meet with Ekdah and Stoner felt somewhat optimistic
Stoner said six students met with him yesterday afternoon, and he thought the hall could meet some of their suggestions.
There were many messages the students were trying to get across, Stoner said, including the atmosphere in the dining hall and the perception of attitudes among students and staff.
Ekdahl plans to meet with students again tomorrow to discuss further problems and solutions.
Walz said only part of the students' concerns were the cafeteria food. Tension between the staff and students was another concern.