Thursday March 31,1988
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Vol. 98, No. 124 (USPS 650-640)
Student body leader vows to veto budget amended by Senate
Krakow objects for $1,600 for Crew
By Jeff Moberg
Kansan staff writer
Student body president Jason Krakw last night vowed to veto any budget that contained additional money for the KU Crew.
"If this is the only capital expenditure request made, I don't think it's a sound budget and I will veto it," Krakow said during a special budget session of Student Senate. "It's not consistent."
Senate last night amended the Senate Finance Committee's proposed budget and voted to give KU Crew an additional $1,600 to buy a set of eight oars. The committee's original recommendation called for KU Crew to receive $7,875. Krakow said it would not be fair to other student organizations to give only the crew team money for capital expenses.
Krakow also objected to KU Crew's
"Obviously, that was not the case," Krakow said. "I thought they would stick to what they said last year with a good faith agreement."
Earlier in the evening, John Cassel, liberal arts senator, made a motion to restore a request from KU Crew that would have used Senate money to buy a four-man shell costing $8.200. This request was denied by the Finance Committee during budget hearings because the committee was hesitant to finance any large expenditure unless it was necessary for a group's survival.
Cissell said that KU Crew deserved the new shell as well as the set of oars.
"They not only bring good times and an education, but they bring recognition to the University," he said.
David Brandt, KU Crew captain
that had a chance to win.
Glenn Shirtliffe, Finance Committee chairman, said that the Senate should not finance the shell because of the cost and because KU Crew needed to plan for future expenditures.
"If this goes through, they are going to walk out of here with one-fourth of the budget," Shirtliffe said. "I really have some problem with that."
Roger Templin, Nunemaker senator, noted the amount of money KU Crew had received in the past.
"We do have a fixed amount of money and there will be future requests." Templin said. "The question for this body to decide is whether they want to spend that much on one organization, especially with the large amounts we've spent in the past."
By 10:30 p.m. yesterday, the
sas?" Thousands of questions at my finger-tips and two years of college education under my belt and I ask a cheap two-dollar question. Joseph Pulitzer turned over in his grave.
Now it was her turn. With every consonant and vowel at her disposal, she smiled and said, "I like it!" A knife ripped into my back as I stumbled away from Vanna's table and toward the water fountain. I furiously began splashing water on my face, hoping this evil grammar nightmare would end. Little did I know that it was only beginning.
After that first meeting with Vanna, I roamed through the mall to get a feel for the biggest publicity stunt in Topeka's history. From commercial spots on local banks and television stations to the mall's ribbon cutting ceremony, every moment was geared toward Vanna. Cynthia Shipper, a member of Argon Public Relations Inc., the company that organized the event, explained why her company wanted Vanna. "She has a 36 or 37 share in the Kansas television market. She's the hottest thing in Kansas, and that's why she's here."
If the lightbulb wasn't on then, there was a short in the fuse. I was expecting a champagne-and-caviar segment on "Lifestyle's of the Rich and Famous" and got a 30-second used car commercial. Vanna was just a publicity prostitute. Money, the sin of Satan himself, had ransacked Vanna to promote an empty vision in the middle of Kansas. Vanna had her money, the mall had its publicity, the people had a star and an adbut. He I had a grasp of the true
publicity world as I walked into Vanna's pews conference.
"Tape recorders, cameras, people. All right, who wants to start? Fire away." Vanna told about 20 people at the news conference. The true journalists in the crowded room looked at each other like sharks at a feeding frenzy. At least, I looked at everybody like a shark at a feeding frenzy.
That was the easy question. Sure, she wove the question into a sweater, but I was ready for the next round — the money question. How much was she paid to be transported into the middle of nowhere and Wanamaker Road? Her reply was a simple "I'll never tell." Ha, foiled again. The reporter next to me gave me a grin, looked at Vanna and asked an even more complex question: "Why do people at the end of Wheel of Fortune pick the same six letters in the bonus round?" Now, that's a brainteaser.
self-clean and I was asked. "Vanna replied. "I love to meet And, I thought it would be a great opportunity to see a new mall. I love going to malls because you have everything in it. You have food in there, you have clothes in there, you have vitamins in there. Just about everything you need, you can find in a mall."
teach her.
After a few boring, tabloid magazine questions, I asked my first real journalistic question. "Why would someone of your stature come to West Ridge Mall in Topeka, Kansas?" Every journalist in the room locked his chops in anticipation. I had begun to redeem myself in the sanity of search and destroy journalism.
Every answer from Vanna seemed like
retroceded, regurgitated babbie. She had the "most-embarrassing-moment" answer, the "what she-does-in her-sperature" answer and even the dreaded "why-do-people-watch-Wheel-of-Fortune" answer memorized and rehearsed.
anisthe
instinct.
Do you know what my favorite sight in
Topeka? See the land, seeing those
farms on the land. Just beautiful land
as far as I can see. No big buildings, no city
Taking a deep breath, I stepped up, shook hands and introduced myself to the woman I had thought of as the good witch of the North, the tooth fairy and my mother all rolled into one.
buildings — it's just very relaxing." Vanna said. Now, that's babbie.
said. Now, how did I find that was ever an ending to this evil publicity and media epic, it was a statement I overheard from an elderly couple trying to catch a glimpse of Vanna at an autograph session:
"Honey, can you see Betty White yet?" Joel Zeff is a Kansas City, Mo., sophomore majoring in journalism. He also is a Kansan staff writer.
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KANSAN MAGAZINE March 30,1988
ther Service is calling for a high
niversary
bserve Land Day
Khaidil Najib, president of the coup, said that the purpose of the hibit was to show the American people that Palestinians are a people who are proud of their heritage and storms. Najib's family was forced leave the West Bank in 1948.
The group also sponsored a demonstration yesterday. Najib said that approximately 40 students particiated in a peaceful march from the ansas Union to Strong Hall and eck.
Kansan reporter Kathleen Faddis conbuted information to this story.
ins to defy ulpit ban
Treeby said that the national esbystery might dismiss Swagart from the denomination if he sumed preaching May 22 but at Swaggart could appeal that Julien Turnage a goddess.
Then Turnage, a spokeswoman
at the national office of the
semblies of God in Springfield,
s』 said Swagart's option to
turn after three months "does
exist anymore."
"The General Presbytery over-embling and without a dissent-vote affirmed the authority of Executive Presbytery to makeisions on matters concerninginister credentials," she saidterday.
Though the 13-member Executive Presbytery, which acts as the rch board of directors, interted its regular bimonthly meet to watch Treeby's televised conference, "We don't conr that we've heard from my Swaggart, because we 't communicate through televi news conferences with our ilpined ministers," Turnage
ie Rev. G. Raymond Carlson, Asssemble's general superintendent, said Tuesday that if gart did not accept its ruling, Executive Presbytery would tout take action to dismiss
ked if Swaggart had consid- leaving the Assemblies, by said, "He is considering possibility of an appeal.
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