University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, February 2, 1988
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Tenant issues aired on radio Rights, gripes debated
By Ioel Zeff
Kansan staff write
After the microphones and tape machine were turned off last night, the KJH debate on landlord-tenant problems began.
"We've never had any of our guests sit in the room after the show and discuss the issue," said Russ Ptacek, host of the Yark-Talk 91 debate.
The participants in the broadcast, which lasted about 30 minutes, discussed the current problems tenants of Colony Woods Apartments. 1301 W. 24th St., are having with their landlord and how those problems are relevant to other apartment tenants.
Colony Woods tenants recently have complained about the availability of parking, high electric bills and needed repairs.
Holly Slaughter, Spring Hill sophomore and spokesman for the Colony Woods tenants, Gregg Stauffer, a representative from the Lawrence Tenants Association, and Andy Galyardt, an apartment manager not affiliated with Colony Woods, discussed the landlord-tenant problems.
All three stayed in the broadcast box for about 15 minutes after the show.
"When I left, Galyardt was lecturing them on how to find a solution to their problems," Ptacek said after the show.
Galyardt said he was trying to give Slaughter and Stauffer advice on their situation.
About 170 Colony Woods tenants had a meeting Thursday to discuss problems with the management and devise a plan of action.
Slaughter said, "I never intended to give publicity to bad publicists. I was always loyal."
Randall Davis, owner of Colony Woods, refused to participate in the KJHK debate. Ptacek said.
"I didn't know my rights till this all hit me in the face." Slaughter said. "I just want to let everyone know that we do have rights. We don't need people goofing us around."
Slaughter said she had not yet filed a formal complaint with the Consumer Affairs Association but still was facing more data on the tenants' problems.
"Everyone has to live somewhere," Ptacek said. "We've all had problems with little things in our apartment. And those little apartment problems can add up to make life miserable. It not just Colony Woods, and that's why we did the show."
Galyard said during the show that if a tenant had a problem with management the individual should respond, rather than respond before taking any action.
Enrollment drop may increase pay
Kansan staff writer
Declining enrollment in the KU department of geology may mean a future shortage of qualified candidates for jobs, bringing higher salaries for those who are hired. KU geology officials said recently.
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Enrollment in the department is about a fourth of what it was several years ago, said Tony Walton, chairman of the department of geology.
And although the amount of oil exploration is down from recent years, the demand for jobs is rising as oil prices rise, said Lee Gerhard, director of the Kansas Geological Survey.
"If you're going to get into geology, now is the time," Gerhard said.
He said that as supplies of qualified personnel in the oil field decreased, salaries for those available would increase.
The last time oil prices rose, between 1975 and 1981, starting salaries for master's degree recipients increased from about $22,000 to about $32,000 a year, Gerhard said. Although starting salaries have not increased much since then, Gerhard expects that salaries could begin at $40,000 a year as personnel shortages become more prominent, he said.
"If the Persian Gulf were to shut down today, it would take us about four years to get everything going (to mount oil for the country)." gehard said.
He also said that unlike other fields, in which lack of personnel affected only people involved in the field, the oil business affected the country's economy and possibly national security.
Lee Gerhard
And although the demand for jobs is going up, enrollment in the KU department of geology is going down.
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If you're going to get into geology, now is the time. '
director. Kansas Geological Survey
Walton said that in 1982, undergraduate geology enrollment was about 250; now it stands at about 40. He also said that in the fall semester of 1982, enrollment in Optical Mineralogy, an important class for geology majors, was 115. Last semester, 17 people were enrolled in the class.
Gerhard said studies by people in the field indicated that by 1992-93 the world supply and demand curves for oil would cross. He said that by then there could be a shortage of oil.
When cutbacks in oil company personnel were made in the mid-1980s, 80 to 90 percent of the workers who were laid off went into other fields and won't want to go back into the oil business. Gerhard said.
Gerhard said that all of the graduate students who were graduating in May had found jobs, and many had multiple offers. In past years, many geology students had trouble finding a job, he said.
Walton said that although undergraduate enrollment was down, graduate enrollment hadn't seen much change.
But problems will arise as the job demand increases and qualified personnel are unavailable, both Walton and Gerhard said.
"I see a time in the future when companies will try to hire people and there won't be people there to hire," Walton said.
KU Students Against Multiple Sclerosis release about 1,000 balloons in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall to begin "Bust MS" month
Balloon release kicks off SAMS campaign
By Kevin Dilmore
By Kevin Dilmore
Kansan staff writer
The balloons swirled in a freezing wind for only a few moments. As a cold gust of air whisked the balloons away, campus organizers officially began a month-long campaign to raise money to combat multiple sclerosis.
About 20 University of Kansas students, faculty and guests released trashbags filled with almost 1,000 balloons in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall yesterday to kick off "Bust M'S" Month.
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The launch was the first scheduled activity for the month, during which KU Students Against Multiple Sclerosis will raise money for multiple sclerosis research and education. Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease that has no cure.
Students at more than 200 college campuses across the country participate in SAMS.
Among the KU SAMS members launching the balloons were Dave Bingham, KU baseball coach; Scott Perelman, KU tennis coach, and Edd Getmeier, goalkeeper for the Kansas City Comets. Larry Brown. KU basketball coach and
MIS is a very serious thing, but that does not mean that the fund-raising has to be. '
— Shane Langston Wichita senior
SAMS honorary chairman, did not attend.
Skids honorary chairman, did not attend.
Gettemeier said he was the indoor soccer team's MS spokesman and had represented the Comets at similar events.
"I to go all the events we are asked to attend, and I'm thrilled to be here," Gettemeier said.
Shelley Hansel, Wellington sophomore and co-chairman of KU SAMS, said balloons were used to bring attention to the national event.
"We do it to let people know that 'Bust MS' month is up, up and away," she said.
Shane Langston, Wichita senior and KU SAMS adviser, said this was the third year of the KU
chapter and that students seemed more receptive each year.
"We had an information table set up at the Union during fee payment and a lot of students recognized us from our work." he said.
"They would say 'SAMS, yeah, you're the guys with the Rock-A-Like contest', or something like that." Langton said.
The SAMS Rock-A-Like lip-sync contest was one of the events that helped KU SAMS SAUSE wanted $8,000 last year. And Langston said he wanted to raise even more this time around.
"We hope to at least double that figure," he said. "Students know now that the money is being raised for a good cause and how much fun it is to be involved."
Langton said he was pleased with the success of the balloon launch and that he hoped people had a good time braving the cold weather to watch it.
"MS is a very serious thing, but that does not mean that the fund-raising is to be," he said.
Jam session to put area bands on record
Kansan staff writer
By Michael Carolan
Grab your guitars and drumsticks. KJHK, the student radio station at the University of Kansas, is looking for bands to participate in "Quest for Vinyl," a three-day live recording event.
Between 16 and 20 local bands will play at the 16 and The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., on March 3, 4, and 5. Selected songs from the event will be included on "Fresh Sounds from the Midwest IV, Live from Lawrence," an album scheduled for release in May or June.
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“It’s an experiment,” Schwartz said. “We’ve never done anything
About 2,000 albums will be printed at first, said Brad Schwartz, KJHK station manager. More albums will be printed depending on the demand. The album will be distributed to radio stations and record stores throughout the country.
We can get the initiative going so that people know that there are some bands good enough to be on vinyl. '
Brad Schwartz
KJHK station manager
like this before. We've been scrambling to get it together."
The last album, "Fresh Sounds from the Midwest Part III," produced in the fall of 1986 by KJHK and local promotion company Red Line Productions, appeared as one of Rolling Stone magazine's top seven college albums of the year, said Michael Bassin, KJHK entertainment coordinator. Spin magazine gave the station an award for excellence in supporting the local music scene.
Two Lawrence-area bands on the 1986 album, the Pedal Jets and The Iguanas, have signed with important recording companies, Swartz said. A Denver band, Bum Kon, also won a contract.
"We're following up on the heels of our last album," Bassin said. "It's a natural progression. Hopefully it will do as well as the last album."
The last album was recorded entirely in the studio, said Bill Rich, a local promoter. The new album will be released three local recording companies.
Schwartz said that he and Bassin came up with the idea about three weeks ago and presented the idea to Rich. Schwartz said many bands from Lawrence had never been recognized.
"We can get the initiative going so that people know that there are some bands good enough to be on vinyl," he said.
Rich said that the album would have a sound more representative of Lawrence than the last album and would include jazz ensembles and reggae bands.
A committee will select the bands to play in "Quest for Vinyl" from demonstration tapes sent to 200 Stauffer-Flint Hall by February 15. Schwartz said he expected that about 30 bands would submit tapes.
Each band selected will play about 45 minutes at The Bottleneck during the three-day event. About one song from each band will be put on the album, Schwartz said.
"They will really have to be playing to their full potential for a spot on the album," he said.
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