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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TURKEY
MONDAY, JAN. 27, 1986, VOL. 96, NO. 83 (USPS 650-640)
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Obstructed views prod seating issue
By Jim Suhr
Sports writer
The future of student seating behind the Kansas bench during home basketball games is in jeopardy because students have failed to obey a KU Athletic Corporation Board letter asking them to remain seated, a KUAC official said yesterday.
Anthony Redwood, KUAC Board chairman, said an executive session of the board would meet Wednesday to address complaints from people who said their view was obstructed by fans in the student section.
Beginning Dec. 23, the athletic department circulated letters to fans at all home games asking them to remain seated or risk relocation to the upper levels of Allen Field House.
Most of the complaints were received after the the Jan. 21 Oklahoma game and last Saturday's Louisville contest, Redwood said. He declined to estimate how many complaints he had received.
"We have received the most complaints during major games with a lot of excitement, including Oklahoma and Louisville," he said. "We've received an enormous amount of complaints recently. I've never seen so many angry people in my life."
The problem stemmed from permanent bleachers that were installed on the lower level of the field house recently to convert it from a multi-purpose building to solely a basketball arena.
The bleachers, which replaced 30-year-old wooden stands, were installed six feet higher to expand seating capacity, resulting in
obstructed view by those seated near the bottom of the second level.
The board did not anticipate the problem, but it became evident after the first game. Redwood said.
He said the board wanted fan cooperation to make it through the season, after which it could consider alternatives, including lowering the section behind the bench while retaining the same number of seats.
Redwood said the letter warning students to remain seated was designed only to recognize the rights of other fans and not to deter enthusiasm.
"We've gone out of our way to keep good student seats near the bench," he said. "Those people who have those seats are privileged, but they have to recognize the rights of others. That's all we're asking for."
"The last thing we want to do is move the students. We could have moved them out by now if we wanted to," said Redwood.
Jim Henry, a KU alumnus who sits in the reserved section on the opposite side of the KU bench, said the problem of students standing on the bleachers had obstructed his view as well. The problem caused a domino effect, as students who stood forced those seated behind them to stand.
"Some of the students are trying to be considerate," he said. "Others aren't, and those fans have made it impossible to see anything at times."
"I don't stand because there are a couple of people behind me who can't stand."
Henry said the problem didn't exist
See SEATING. p. 5. col. 1
Senate wastes fund on retreat,some say
Brice Waddill/KANSAN
By Monty Headley Staff writer
Brown said the Doubletree was chosen because of its rates and ability to cater to groups.
Amy Brown, student body vice president, said yesterday that the retreat cost $1,789, which included Saturday night lodging and two meals at the Doubletree Hotel in Overland Park. Fifty-six senators attended the retreat
This weekend's Student Senate retreat was one of the best experiences the Senate has had, according to the student body president. But some senators said the retreat was an extravagant use of senate money.
"The controversy has been among the press, not the senators." David Epstein, student body president, said
Martie Aaron, Wichita senior and student senator, disagreed.
"I have had reservations about such a large amount being spent on a retreat," Aaron said.
Aaron said the officers spent the money for the retreat without consulting the Senate.
Student Senate, like some campus organizations, receives a guaranteed percentage of the student activity fee. Aaron said. The percentage is set every two years by the Senate.
The money for the retreat came from the Student Senate operating fund. The fund is supplied by a $28 activity fee included in each student's tuition.
Under senate regulations, the president and vice president decide together how to spend the operating fund.
Brown said the purpose of the retreat was to prevent some of the divisiveness that plagued last year's Senate.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the retreat was conducted away from Lawrence to get the senators away from outside distractions.
"The intent of the retreat was for the senators to get themselves organized and acquainted." he said.
"I encouraged them to get away from the campus because it would have been impossible for them to stay together there," he said.
Aaron said she and two other senators, Cindy Harnett and Stacy Smith, planned on re-introducing a bill that would limit the president and vice-president's spending to $500 without senate approval.
Ambler, who advises the Student Senate, said that the senators had been modest about spending money on themselves.
The president and vice-president have no spending limit now, she said. A similar bill was introduced last semester, but was not passed
"Spending a couple of thousand dollars for a retreat was a good investment," he said.
Harnett, Tulsa senior and a student senator, said the bill was needed to
See RETREAT, p. 5, col. 4
Laurie Reilly, 801 Illinois St., and Kevin St., a service station attendant, quietly watch Superbowl XX together in the garage at Bill's Concocc, 1206 W. 23rd St. Base, who was working during last night's game, said he wanted the underdog New England Patriots to win but didn't think they could. He was correct. The Chicago Bears handily defeated the Patriots, 46-10.
Holiday or hype, Super Sunday attracts fans of mixed interests
By Grant W. Butler
Staff writer
The network announcers called it an unofficial national holiday, while critics called it the product of unbridled media hypa.
Whether holiday or hype, many KU students watched yesterday's 46-10 victory by the Chicago Bears over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX with varying degrees of interest.
At the time of the game's kickoff, about 25 students had gathered around the large screen television in the lobby of Ellsworth Hall.
Debbie Shafer, Northbrook, Ill., junior, said she had always loved the Bears.
"I'm speechless," she said. "The
Bars are the ultimate My. Best
Bars by me."
"My family's been Bears ticket holders for 30 years, so I've been brought up a Bears fan," she said.
After the game, Shafer said she was surprised that the game was a blowout. She said she knew the Bears were going to win, but she never expected such a wide point spread.
"They're original," she said, "No one else is like the Bears."
Jim Wineinger, Topeka sophomore, said he was rooting for the Patriots because somebody had to.
"I like underdogs," Wineinger said. "They've been put down all week. They're hyped"
Monday Morning
In Oliver Hall, about 70 people watched the game from the hall's living room. The hall's social committee served chips, dip and pizza during the game.
Afterwards, Wineinger said the Patriots had let him down.
"They got nailed." he said. "They just blew it."
"They're all class," he said. "The Bears have a great defense and a good running game, and they have so much PR with the 'Fridge and the headbands from McMahon.'
Jon Eugenio, Leavenworth junior,
said the Bears were his first home
team since he used to live in Chicago.
The key to the Bears victory, he said, was that they made all the turnovers work in their favor.
"I'm just sorry that Walter Payton didn't score." he said.
Paul Childs, Fairway junior, said that he and one other person were the only Patriots fans at the Olive party. He said that during the game he had taken a lot of razzing, but that he had given it right back.
"Most of the people in the dorm are for the Bears because of the 'Fridge, Walter Payton and McMahon,' he said. "Those three guys make everyone love the Bears."
People don't understand what the Patriots are all about because they don't get the same amount of publicity as the Bears. Childs said.
"They're like Rodney Dangerfield," he said. "They don't get any respect."
While the Oliver residents cheered for their favorite teams in the living room, Mudassar Husain, Lusaka, Zambia, junior, worked at the hall's front desk — disinterested in the game.
"I don't understand the rules or what's going on," he said. "It's like 'Pick up the ball, fall down.' Pick up.
See SUPER BOWL. p. 5. col. 1
City's cuts may force CAA close
By Brian Kaberline
Since its beginning in 1972, the Consumer Affairs Association has worked to help area consumers, but now the CAA is asking for help as well as giving it.
Staff writer
Cuts in assistance from the city of Lawrence this year, with further cuts expected next year, may force the CAA to close its doors as early as this fall, Clye Chapman, the director, said yesterday.
The association's board of directors is meeting Wednesday night to discuss the CAA's financial future, he said.
The CAA began as the Consumer Protection Association, a student organization at the University of Kansas. Its goals were to provide product information, educate the public on consumer issues and help settle disputes between consumers and businesses.
Later, when the association expanded to serve the city and county, the name was changed to the Consumer Affairs Association. The office was moved to 819 Vermont St. in 1978 to become more accessible to the general public.
Chapman said the association had a history of being under-financed. The CAA's budget has dropped from a 1981 total of around $40,000 to the 1986 allocation of $33,700.
The CAA is financed by city and county revenue sharing money, as well as by the Lawrence United Fund and the KU Student Senate.
The Senate has allocated $14,000 to the association for both the 1985 and 1986 fiscal years.
"As it stands right now, we operate on a shoestring," said Cynthia Harris, consumer services specialist for the CAA.
The CAA took the place of a Better Business Bureau because the city was too small to support one, she said. The association is looking for new sources of revenue, but no easy solution is in sight.
The main problem, Harris said, is a cut in revenue sharing funds from the city.
She said she could understand that the city must cut back as federal revenue sharing funds were gradually cut until their elimination this year, but she hoped some other source of financing from the city could be found.
David Longhurst, city commissioner, said the cuts, made because of the elimination of federal revenue sharing, hurt everyone and the CAA should have begun to look for other financing before now.
The commission is reluctant to give money to a group that is surviving solely on city money, he said, because it would only prolong the organization's life by a year and would not be a good investment of the city's money.
He said the commission thought the CAA should be financed by area businesses or by a charge for its services.
Bob Miller, president of the CAA board of directors, said another source of revenue must be created quickly or the association would cease to exist.
"I would say that if revenue sharing is gone, we're dead," he said.
Miller said he thought the best source of future financing would be a raise in the city sales tax to help
See CONSUMER, p. 5, col. 5
Roger Shimomura
Diane Dultmeier/Special to the KANSAN
Japanese-American relocation touched prof
By Lori Poison
He experienced a part of U.S. history that many Americans never learned about in school.
Staff writer
"We had to reduce all of our possessions in a matter of days to what we could carry," Shimomura said recently.
During World War II, Roger Shimomura, professor of art, and his family were forced to leave their home and move to a relocation camp in Idaho.
Shimomura was one of an estimated 120,000 Japanese-Americans who were placed in relocation camps by the U.S. government after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Now, more than 40 years later, these citizens are asking the government for reparations.
The National Council for Japanese American Redress was organized about four years ago to fight for
reparations. Shimomura said.
"It's a group action that is going on," he said. "I've donated money to
Last week, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed an earlier ruling by a U.S. District Court judge.
The earlier ruling stated that the relocation camp survivors had passed the deadline to file a claim. Now, the survivors can again file claims against the government.
The appeals court decided that the period for filing claims did not begin until 1980. At that time, a congressional report was released that said the relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II was apparently based on ethnic grounds alone.
The first and foremost reason
Shimomura said he agreed with the report.
they moved us was racism and panic." he said.
Norman Yetman Jr., professor of American studies and sociology, also said racism had played a big part in the relocation of the Japanese-Americans.
"They moved us for economic reasons," he said.
"The underlying fact was racism," he said. "There was knowledge in certain quarters that the Japanese in the United States posed no threat."
The Japanese-Americans were moved inland from the coasts, Yetman said, so that Japanese people crossing the ocean could not find
But, Shimomura said, another type of racism also might have played a part in the relocation.
Shimomura said he thought the U.S. government wanted to get rid of the Japanese-Americans who lived along the West Coast, because they
were taking previously useless farmland and turning it into profitable operations.
"The Japanese had such high technological experience and strong labor force," he said. "As a result they could produce cheaper and higher quality products on land that was considered unusable.
"What easier way to get rid of this problem than to just force the Japanese to leave?"
Shimomura's grandfather moved to the United States in 1906 and his grandmother came in 1912. In 1942 his family was living in Seattle when they were notified that they had to move to the Minidoka Relocation Center in Idaho.
"The earliest memory I have is of my third birthday," Shimomura said. "I spent that in the camp."
Shimomura's father was allowed to leave the camp after one year
See JAPAN, p. 5, col. 3