Thursday April 28,1988
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Vol. 98, No. 144 (USPS 650-640)
Budget to Hayden for final approval
Package includes Margin of Excellence
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — The Legislature yesterday sent about three-quarters of the state's next annual budget to Gov. Mike Hayden, including money for the Margin of Excellence program for Board of Regens universal
Other major bills passed included the "KanWork" welfare reform program and salary increases for judges.
The House and the Senate passed eight appropriations bills containing close to $3 billion in spending. Hayden had proposed a $4.2 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
Hayden praised the Legislature for tackling major appropriations bills on the first day of its wrap-up session. The House-Senate conference committee negotiated the compro-
"Their actions today in passing all but three of the remaining regular
"T
Their actions today in passing all but three of the remaining regular appropriations bills hopefully signifies a readiness to bring this session to a timely and orderly close. '
Mike Hayden
Mike Hayden governor
appropriations bills hopefully signifies a readiness to bring this session to a timely and orderly close," Hayden said.
The Margin of Excellence program was proposed by the regents as a way of making state universities more competitive with their peers in other states and to increase faculty salaries.
A conference committee agreed to spend a total of $9.1 million to fund
the program, $5.3 million for salary increases and $3.8 million to improve other academic programs. The regents had requested a total of $10.8 million, $6.3 million for salary increases and $3.4 million for programs. The extra money would increase faculty salaries by an average of 7.5 percent.
Rep. Robert Vancrum, R-Overland Park, urged his colleagues to reject the conference committee's compromise on the Regents budget. The House had voted only to fund the salary increases.
"This has been rather a substantial change in philosophy — we said we would fund the faculty part of the organizing that need." Vancrum said.
However, Rep. Rochelle Chronister, R-Neodesha, said many of the universities would use the extra pro-
Students will race canoes at KSU
By Julie Adam
Kansan staff writer
Sink or win is the motto for KU civil engineering students this weekend.
The students, who built and will race their concrete canoes in Manhattan on Saturday, say they will win.
Dan Lanning, Ottawa junior,
was putting the final coat of paint
on the canoe that he will sail with.
He would be the first man to
annual KSU Concrete Canoe Race.
"We've got the winning canoe right here," he said. "This is the year. We've got all the calculators, we don't have to sink unless there are big waves."
Ben Frevert, Pomona senior,
said that about 25 civil engineers
have helped to construct the
building which is a different design
than
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bottom of concrete
students. They will
a across the country in
State University,
rth it because the canoe more like a social event ar.
ing K-State would also he work worthwhile, Lanid. were going to name the final Four, but we ve run into some copyright as," he said.
found nities
four houses given
ns were Phi Kappa
. 1941 Stewart Ave.;
Tau Omega, 1537
sse St.; Kappa Sigma,
Emery Road and Alpha.
Lambda, 2021 Stewe-
room, computer room and on room; storage of combustion in the attic and within set of an open flame device; of a multiplug adapter in the er room.
delta Upsilon fraternity, 1025 Road, was also listed as one ouse cited for fire violations. It is located on the disbly of the fire department.
received a call from the fire sent this morning that said for Delta Upsilion were disbecause house members had problems," said Jerry city prosecutor.
Delta Upsilon fraternity had it for failure to correct al hazards in two rooms and soft drink machine, maintaining in the library and in the airway, repair emergency in the second- and third-floor ories, and maintain fireishers in the library, boiler living room.
rd Barr, Lawrence fire marshal he would drop charges the four houses if they compelled him never, the jision is up to Litle
up to me to decide whether will be dismissed," Little haven't decided yet. I still ceed with some kind of fine.
work with the fire depart that and will listen to their andations."