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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Friday February 13, 1987 Vol. 97, No. 95 (USPS 650-640)
Budget cuts trim business school admission limit
By CAROLINE REDDICK
Staff writer
Budget cuts have forced the School of Business to reduce the number of students it will admit in the 1987 fall semester, an associate dean of business said yesterday.
To reduce admissions, the school has adopted a competitive admissions policy, effective for the fall semester, said David Shulenburger, associate dean of business.
The number of KU freshmen who said that they wanted to major in business went from 12 percent in 1976 to 22 percent in 1986.'
— David Shulenburger associate dean of business
In order to maintain the quality of the school, we need to reduce the size of the program or increase the number of faculty." Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger said that with the present number of faculty, the school should have around 700 undergraduate students, a large number of same quality as its beer institutions.
This semester, the school has about 1,100 undergraduate, he said.
"We don't have enough funding to teach all the students who want to enroll in business," Shulenburger said. "The number of KU freshmen who said that they wanted to major in business went from 12 percent in 1976 to 22 percent in 1986.
"We have doubled the resources available to the school, or even come close to it. We simply can't handle all the students who want to get in."
Shulenburger said that 64 percent of undergraduate business classes, excluding mass section courses,
were taught by faculty members in the fall 1980. Only 51 percent of undergraduate business classes were taught by faculty in fall 1986. Faculty members are professors, assistant professors and associate professors.
"A business degree from KU has always meant something because of the high quality of the faculty." Shulenburger said. "Now, a large percentage of classes are taught by our faculty and 30 percent our faculty members teach 30 percent more students than faculty members at peer institutions."
Shulenburger said the school had submitted a three-year plan to gradually reduce the number of admissions to the University's office of academic affairs. The office will not make a decision on the plan until after Monday, the last day students may turn in admission applications to the business school for next fall.
Hans Carttar, Lawrence senior in business, said, "I think that competitive admission will improve the school's quality and reputation. That will help the school, future students and me."
“Academic affairs wants to see how severe the impact will be.” Shulenburger said “No one wants to see two-thirds of the applicants cut
Rob Hunter, undergraduate adviser for the school, said that under the competitive admissions policy, applicants would be considered based on a composite score, taken from their grade-point averages in business and non-business courses, and from ACT scores.
For admission before this fall, a student had to have completed at least 60 hours of college courses, including three basic business courses. The student also needed to have at least a 2.9 grade point average in business and economic courses and an average of at least 2.2 in courses taken at any university, excluding activity and remedial courses.
A student still must have fulfilled these requirements before applying under the new competitive admissions policy.
Haskell may face required tuition
Students, faculty say proposal could severely hurt school
By LAURA BOSTROM
Staff writer
Students have attended Haskell Indian Junior College tuition-free since its founding more than 100 years ago.
But a proposal from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, if passed by Congress this spring, may require students to pay up to $850 annually.
About 200 Haskell alumni and students gathered in the college's auditorium last night to discuss the bureau's proposal with tribal and college leaders.
The bureau says the proposal is part of a plan to improve its entire educational system.
The bureau reasons that students would take their education more seriously if they invested in the school's senior vice president
"What they're doing is taking it out of one pocket and putting it into another." Shoulderblade said.
He and other student senators and tribal leaders wonder where the $600,000 raised by one year's tuition would go. Haskell now has about 750 students.
"That money could certainly enhance academic programs," Shoulderblade said.
But student and tribal leaders said the tuition would be a breach of federal trust.
The federal government's responsibilities extend beyond those stated in Indian treaties, such as the Enlightenment, instructor of Indian studies.
See HASKELL, p. 6, col. 3
Many students would refuse to pay the tuition, said Darrell Masqia, Haskell tribal management association president.
Students and tribal leaders also said that $850 would be unaffordable to many Haskell students.
"If we had to pay one penny, it would be one penny too much," said Donald Bread, Haskell tribal management instructor.
Haskell student senate president Raymond Slick asked how the bureau could charge tuition from Indian students when 48 percent of
Raymond Slick, president of the student senate at Haskell Indian Junior College, expresses his dissatisfaction over a Bureau of Indian Affairs proposal to charge Haskell students tuition. About 200 students, tribal and school leaders attended a meeting about the proposal last night at Haskell.
U.S. economic future hurt by proposal,Slattery says
Staff writer
By CHRISTOPHER HINES
U. S. Rep. Jim Slattery, D—Kan., speaks at a press conference at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Slattery spoke yesterday about budget cuts to federal student financial aid.
U. S. Rep. Jim Slattery said yesterday that President Reagan's proposed education budget cuts threatened U.S. competitiveness, and he questioned Reagan's ability to be an effective president in the aftermath of the Iran arms deal.
Slattery predicted the cuts would have a difficult time getting through Congress. Reagan's proposals include the elimination of the work-study financial aid program and a 45 percent reduction in financing for student loans and grants.
"If we're serious about preparing this country and the next generation to compete against our foreign competition in the global economy, this is very short-sighted of us." Slattery said.
"I am looking for ways to save money, but when I look at the total amount of the federal budget spent in 2017, I'm惊呆; it's just not acceptable," he said.
Reagan's proposed 1988 budget would reduce from 0.8 percent to 0.4 percent the amount of the federal budget spent on student assistance programs, Slatterty said. Total education financing would be cut 28 percent.
State and local governments have the principal responsibility for financing primary, secondary and post-secondary education, he said, but alone the states can't afford to support student assistance programs.
Slattery gave a list of Reagan's proposed budget cuts, which include reducing expenditures for grants, direct loans and guaranteed loans from $8.2 billion in 1987 to $4.5 billion in 1988, a 45 percent cut.
"We would get into a situation where students would move from state to state depending on the kind of job they might make available." he said.
For example, Pell Grans would be cut 31 percent, from $3.9 billion to $2.7 billion. And federal guaranteed
As another part of Reagan's budget cuts to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, students at Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence would begin paying $850 in tuition. Students at Haskell now don't pay tuition.
student loans would be cut 61 percent, from $3 billion in 1987 to $1.2 billion in 1988.
Slattery said this came after years of budget cuts for Haskell, giving the college a current budget 20 percent less than it had 10 years ago.
"It is a way to basically undermine or destroy Haskell as we know it today," he said. "I think it's important for Indian education across the country that we support quality education at Haskell."
Slattery said Reagan's effectiveness was definitely in question after the Iran arms deal and called for the president to some members of Reagan's staff.
"I don't think there is any question
The president needs to replace some members of the White House staff, including chief of staff Donald Regan, if he intends to once again get a handle on the legislative process in Washington. Slattery said.
that the Iran problem has significantly undermined the position of the president," Slattery said at a press conference in the Lawrence Public Library.
"Donald Regan do not have much credibility in the Congress," he said. "I recommend that Regan be replaced and get someone in there who can thoroughly brief the president and work with the Congress."
Slattery suggested that former National Security Adviser John Poindexter and Lt. Col. Oliver North reveal to the U.S. people what they knew about the Iran arms deal, as a first step in ending the controversy.
Mall question may end up in court
Bv TODD COHEN
Staff writer
Phil Minkin and Pat Kehde, organizers of Citizens for a Better Downtown, said yesterday that they would submit 4.361 signatures, almost twice the number needed for a referendum, at 10 a.m. today to City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
The battle over a proposed downtown Lawrence mail may end up in court if election officials certify a public notice of the public vote on a possible mail site.
But CBD and city officials don't know whether CBD's proposal, which essentially would ban construction of a downtown mall, must be put on the ballot automatically or whether it requires the Lawrence City Commission's approval first.
The city must decide whether the question deals with a legislative matter or an administrative matter. Citizens cannot force a public referendum on administrative matters.
Assistant City Manager Mike Wildgen said this week that if the petition was valid, the city would consult
Milton Allen, city attorney. Allen's secretary said Allen would not comment until the city officially requested an opinion.
But a judge eventually may make the decision, a KU law professor and Topeka's city attorney said yesterday.
Francis Heller, professor of law and political science, said that if the city determined that the CBD petition was administrative and refused to put it on the ballot, CBD could sue to have a referendum ordered by a judge.
However, if the referendum takes place and passes, the city might ask a judge to declare it illegal, Heller said.
"It's never-never land," he said. "The Kansas Supreme Court has stated in effect that in this area each issue must be determined on its own merits."
The problem is that administrative and legislative matters are not clearly defined, Topeka city attorney Ed Johnson said.
The CBD petition asks: "Shall the following be adopted? Massachusetts Street and Vermont Street shall not
CBD is fighting a developer's proposed 360,000-square-foot mall in the 600 block downtown and the city's proposed multi-story parking garage.
be closed or vacated from Sixth Street to Eleventh Street."
Kehde said the group's attorney advised her that CBD's proposed ordinance was legal and that CBD could file suit to force a referendum if the city refuses to put the question on the ballot.
However, Kehde said, she doubted whether commissioners could afford politically to ignore a petition with several thousand signatures.
City Commissioner Ernest Angino said yesterday that he would vote to put the issue on the ballot if the question arose. The other four commissioners, two of whom are in the Soviet Union, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
The petition's validity will be determined next week. County Clerk Pattt Jaimes said she was required to complete the certification process within three days of receiving the petition from the city.
Activities planned for Valentine's Day
By IENNIFER FORKER
Staff writer
Love is in the air
But people searching for its outward signs this Valentine's Day weekend should look in the Kansas Union and area stores.
Student Union Activities and Lawrence merchants are offering a variety of opportunities for romance this Valentine's Day. And activities abound for those not celebrating the holiday with a loved one.
This year, Valentine's Day is preceded by Friday the 13th. SUA is commemorating the fateful day by those who are "Unlucky in Love."
Activities leading up to the big day began last week with an essay contest. The winner, Emmie Kennicott,
Shawnee senior, detailed a disastrous date with a guy she referred to as "Spock."
"I was so awkward back then," Kennicott said. "I didn't know how to turn him down."
See VALENTINE, p. 6, col. 4
As her essay said, "My experience with him, while not particularly dangerous or humiliating, was certainly the worst date of my life."
Kennicott said yesterday that she met Spock at a party at Hashinger Hall two years ago. Spock had his glasses taped to his tohead while he was dancing, she said. The next day he entered out, and she grudgingly accepted
INSIDE
He's the boss
Don Snellback has started several businesses in his college career. His latest enterprise is Jayhawk Design, a party favor business. See story page 16.
Who's in first?
The Kansas Jayhawks and Oklahoma Sooners will battle at 3:10 p.m. tomorrow in Allen Field House for sole possession of first place in the Big Eight Conference. See story page 13.