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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Friday
January 23,1987
Vol. 97,No. 80
(USPS 650-640)
Pay hike raises rank of KU Senate salaries
By PAUL SCHRAG
Staff writer
Top KU student government officials are being paid $125 a month more than last semester — and they say they deserve it.
Bill Skeet KANSAN
VICE-PRESIDENT SALARIES
STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT SALARIES
KU $400/MONTH
K-STATE $300
WSU $541
N. CAROLINA $133
IOWA $575
OKLAHOMA $280
COLORADO $350
OREGON $325
The pay increase pushed the salaries of student body president, vice president and Student Senate treasurer higher than those earned by students serving similar positions. KU's Ku's peer institutions and at Board of Regents schools.
But that doesn't mean serving in student government at KU is something one does for its financial rewards.
"These are people who put in lots of hours, do a good job and are trying to get through academic programs as well," said Dean Braa, executive coordinator of the Health Information Committee. "They are workfully, wordlessly underpaid for it."
Since the increase took effect in December, paid workers receive about $1.70 an hour. Stanton said that a major benefit of the new system is
"It's a little too much to ask that people would work for that compensation," he said.
After the last pay raise, it made people rest a little
"It's almost a full-time job," he said. "But I'm not complaining. I'm receiving a fair amount, but nothing extravagant."
Brady Stanton, student body president, said that before the increase, student government workers receiving salaries were paid about 80 or 90 cents an hour.
Those salaries are $125 more than those received by the previous holders of the offices. The Senate administrative assistant, executive secretary and the chairman of the Student Senate Executive Committee receive a salary of $780.
Stanton and Tom Woods, Student Senate treasurer,
are paid $40 a month. Kelly Milligan, student body vice
Woods said the raises were necessary to be fair to the student government workers.
KU $375/MONTH
K-STATE $225 TREASURER
WSU $458
N. CAROLINA NONE KU $400/MONTH
IOWA $466 K-STATE $100
OKLAHOMA NONE WSU $458
COLORADO NONE N. CAROLINA $100
OREGON $250 IOWA $340
OLKAHOMA, COLORADO AND OREGON HAVE NO TREASURER
easier," he said. "Now it's at least to the point that people aren't losing money to work here."
David Epstein, whose term as student body president ended in December, was a driving force behind the pay increase. He said he had pushed for the raise because his dаты had been a considerable financial burden to
The office can take a lot out of you financially
you're really doing your job," he said. "You can lose money as student body president."
Senate vote to accept the idea, then later replaced it with the pay increase.
Epstein said that before the November pay increase, the expenses accompanying the president's duties made it difficult for a qualified but financially burdened student to serve as president.
Epstein said he had pushed for the pay increase at the end of his term because he knew it was politically dangerous for elected officials to vote for raises for themselves.
Woods said the fact that KU student government officials' salaries had been lower than those at most other Regents schools also had contributed to approval of the pay raise.
KU salaries for student body president, vice president and treasurer now are second-highest among Regents schools. Wichita State University leads, with a monthly salary of $495,000, the president, and $136 for both the vice president and treasurer.
The list of KU's peer institutions was compiled by the Regents about 10 years ago. It includes five universities with programs and enrollments similar to KU in states demographically and economically similar to Kansas. The peer institutions are the universities of Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Oregon.
Woods said it would be hypothetical to increase KU student government salaries more.
"When we keep our salaries low, it proves that we're fiscally responsible, and then we can expect that of other revenue code groups," he said.
Revenue code groups are large organizations, such as Legal Services for Students and KJHK radio station, that are allocated money from the student activity fee by the Senate.
Braa is the highest paid KU student government,
worker receiving about $550 a month. The Graduate
The revenue code groups pay some personnel with money from the student activity fee.
Other KU student government elected officials and their appointed assistants who receive salaries include Matt Kerr, Senate administrative assistant, $200 a month, Michelle Roberts, Senate executive secretary, $300, Jaskon Krawk, StudEx chair, $250, Cindy Bender, GradEx administrative assistant, $400; and Martie Aaron and Eddie Watson, co-directors of the Associated Students of Kansas, $120 each.
Ryun marches to protest abortion Bill on death penalty sent to Kansas Hous
By ROGER COREY
Staff writer
The walk was cold and hard, but former KU runner Jim Ryun and his wife. Ame Ryun, made it
The Lawrence couple and their four children were among thousands of anti-abortion marchers who braved a Washington, D.C., snowstorm yesterday to protest the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
ignorance is wiped away the entire nation will say, 'No more murder.'
It was the Ryuns' first march in Washington, D.C., although they have been active in Lawrence anti-abortion activities for four years.
"Our desire is to educate the public as to what abortion actually is," Anne Ryun, president of Lawrence Kansans for Life, said yesterday in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C. "We believe when the
The Ryums trod with the anti-abortion marchers through the snow past the White House to the Supreme Court. Many young people of high school and college age, and women with babies were in the march, she said.
She said she was amazed at how many people attended the march, considering the storm that dumped the city. The area was a barbed traffic and closed airports.
As marchers headed down Pennsylvania Avenue, women in the crowd near the Ryuns shouted, "You're not supposed. The men responded." "Not abortion."
At the steps of the Supreme Court, marchers were met by two rows of police guarding the court entrance.
"I don't know why the police blocked the steps." Anne Ryun said. "I guess they were expecting trouble."
Standing in front of the police, the marchers sang "God Bless America" and then disbanded, ending a trek that had taken them three miles through freezing weather.
Because of the snow and crowd, the Ryuans missed President Reagan's supportive speech from the White House. But they were sorry they bad missed the speech.
"The president doesn't have to take a stand on abortion, but he does," she said. "He celebrates life."
After the rally, the Ryans learned that their flight to Kansas City had been canceled because of the snowstorm and that all area hotels were full.
However, they were not discouraged. Anne Rvun said.
"It was very encouraging being here," she said. "For a Lawrence Washington at their own expense he had away something to our representatives."
The Rynys also met Wednesday with U.S. Rep Jim Slattery, D-Top Kerry, and the Governor.
As a follow-up to the Washington rally, the Lawrence Kansans for Life will have a march in Lawrence at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The group will start at City Hall and move down Massachusetts Street to South Park. Lawrence police will escort the marchers.
At South Park, Jim Ryan will speak to the marchers about his family's experiences at the Washington rally.
Erotic pictures are photographer's art
Ry PAUL BELDEN
Studio photographer Mike Donovan and his wife, Gracie, Lawrence residents, prepare to photograph model Kathy Nottingham, Lawrence resident. Donovan specializes in boudoir portraits.
Staff writer
Mike Donovan, an ambitious photographer working for recognition, is sometimes rueful that some of his best work never will be seen by the public.
In fact, the better some of his photographs are, the less chance they have of ever being on public display.
Mike and his wife, Gracie, take what they call boudoir portraits, erotic photographs of people who want to surprise and delight their guests. Mike takes the pictures, and Gracie does the makeup and poses models.
But he said his boutou business has grown so that he now is doing three erotic-photo sessions a week. He charges $20 a session. If the customer doesn't like any of the photos, he returns his or her money, he says.
The two said they would make portraits as racy as a customer wanted.
Mike said they began the erotic photography only last August as a sideline to his regular photographic business. Photos Plus, 1714 W. 25th.
If customers do want prints made, they are charged a fee that depends on the size and number of prints they want.
One recent customer, Christine Waters, Overland Park sophomore, said she was pleased with the eight prints she had bought. She saw the Donovans' ad in the Kansas last semester and arranged an appointment because of the jealousy between me and my boyfriend's Plavboy.
Although the Donovans' boudoir customers have so far all been women, Mike said men are welcome, too.
Customers bring their own clothes. Waters chose "a bathing suit, an oatmeal breakfast for them," she said.
"I had a couple of beers before I went over," Waters said. "I was so nervous at first that I was shaking, but then the end of the night, Mike and Gracie and I were laughing and talking like we had known each other forever."
How did her boyfriend react?
In the past, Mike has done pure pornography and "action shots" for magazines although he said his name did not accompany the photographs.
"He was passionately pleased, you might say," she said.
"The difference between art and porchography is that art is out of focus
and porn is in focus," he said. "In porn you just set up and shoot. Art takes a lot of work."
He said he never tries to convince customers to take off more clothes than they want, nor ask customers to sign models' releases. Maga-
See PORTRAIT, p. 6, col. 3
Staff writer
By JOHN BUZBEE
The House Federal and State Affairs committee passed the bill with a voice vote yesterday.
Although the death penalty has strong support, local legislators said things could heat up on the House floor.
TOPEKA — A bill that would reinstate the death penalty is now out of committee and on its way to the Kansas House, where legislators expect its approval.
State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R Lawrence, said the death penalty might face stiffer opposition in the Senate. Winter also opposes the death penalty.
"It's going to be a tough battle," said Michael Woolf, lobbyist for the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
"It's futile." Charlton said. But she said death penalty opponents would put up a lengthy fight.
In past years, a Republican-controlled legislature passed several legislation that would limit the
But State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D Lawrence, who opposes the death penalty, said that may be a lost cause.
"They knew that their vese vote wasn't going to kill anybody because the governor would veto it," he said.
But with the strong support of Gov. Mike Hayden, he said, "It's not going to be an easy vote to make."
John Carlin, a Democrat, always vetoed them.
The amendment removed a phrase from the bill that would have allowed jurors to be rejected if their views on the death penalty would "substantially impair" their duties as objective jurors.
Winter said some Republican support in the past might have been because of Carlin's opposition.
The phrase was vague and could have been challenged in the courts as unconstitutional. Sprague said.
But jorars whose views on the death penalty prevent them from being objective could still be rejected
"Merely being concerned about it would not excuse you from the jury." Sprague said.
An amendment by State Rep. Dale Sprague, R McPherson, was tagged onto the bill yesterday to make jury decisions in death penalty cases more open.
Officials say dealing continued
The talks, first revealed Wednesday by Secretary of State George Shultz during a closed meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, occurred in early December and were "authorized." State Department spokesman Charles Redman said.
United Press International
WASHINGTON — Secret U.S.Iran talks continued after the public exposure of clandestine arms deals, administration officials confirmed yesterday. Sources said the Iranians demanded more weapons in a package deal to free American hostages.
"It is fair to say the leading administration officials are now forming a circle and commending fire on each other," Robert Torricelli, D.Said.
A committee source who heard Shultz's testimony said that the secretary was angered by the Iranians' continued insistence on linking the hostages' fate to arms deals and that Shultz pointed an accusation against Reagan, the former national security coun-
See IRAN ARMS, p. 6, col. 3
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