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Dope smoking often condoned in KU residence halls
Staff Renorter
By JOE RADCLIFE
Mike sat in his black vinyl chair and adjusted his baseball cap. He lives in the big end and room on the lower floor of the mall.
Being an BA at a residence hall at the University of Kansas has its problems. Enforcing rules against smoking on campus is one such problem.
Mike doesn't want his real name used because he
don't enforce the University policy on marijuana
"IF I SEE somebody smoking," he said, "I'm supposed to report it to the resident director and counselor."
"I understand that they have to set a policy that goes along with state laws, but they ought to be."
Mike said that if he smells marijuana smoke in the hallway, he will tell the resident who is smoking to cover up the odor by putting a towel under the door by burning incense. He said he doesn't care whether residents smoke in their rooms, as long as he can't smell the smoke in the hallway.
"IT'S ONLY a problem where it is bothering other
people," he said. "Some people are sensitive to the smoke or they might be allergic to it."
Mike says about 50 per cent of the students in his hall smoke occasionally.
MIKE SAID PART of the reason that the hurrijuana policy change is that dope narcotics are not likely to have bad roads.
"I could understand if somebody was having a pot party and started getting rowdy and breaking up things," he said. "But usually when people smoke, you go to docle, sleepy, tired hungry." He smiled.
Annie Eversole, assistant dean of women, said the enforcement of martjana was a legal problem.
SHE SAID THERE was no real formula for dealing with smoke smoking.
Eversole admitted that kicking a few students out of a residence hall might not be fair when many other students were also breaking University policy.
"It's not a moral issue as far as I'm concerned," she said. "We figure it's in violation of state law and University policy. As an agency of the state, we are obligated to deal with it.
"I don't know whether setting an example will change behavior," she said. "None of us are advocates of throwing people out. But nothing's perfect; sometimes there are some victims."
therefore, associate dean of men, agreed.
"Being fair doesn't enter into the matter," he said.
"That's the way life is. Students who smoke are all taking a chance."
McElenie acknowledged the fact that some people probably didn't follow University policy exactly.
"I DON'T THINK the policy is unreasonable. If an
they, I don't want to sniff it in the hallway.
I have no business."
Although he says he supports strict enforcement of a the university policy, McElhene said that RAs were not required to do this.
residents weren't required to open their doors if an RA knocks.
Tom Egan, an RA at Hashinger Hall, said that because the populations at different residence halls varied, so did the enforcement of University policy.
"This dorm may be a little more lenient because of the types of people who live here," he said.
Egan said the staff didn't take action unless it got a complaint. Staff members tell students to cover up the smell that isn't obvious, he said, because they can't stop them from smoking.
"THERE'S SO MUCH use of it," he said, adding that about 80 per cent of the residents of Hashinger have at least tried marijuana.
He echeod the opinions of other Ras who say they control dope smear partly for the sake of other crimes.
"A lot of people just can't stand the smell," he said. "Some are almost allergic to it."
A student who asked not to be identified and who lived in a residence hall two years said the enforcement was very hard.
"Some tell you to stop smoking," he said, "and others just have you a towel at the door."
He said people rarely were reported for smoking in their rooms.
Use of dope may not be as widespread in other residence halls, though. An RA in Lewis Hall said that smoking was rare and enforcement policies were strict.
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"I worked as a desk assistant for one year and I only saw one written report," he said, "and that was my job." He added, "We have always been on the same team."
"I HITTEN BEEN that much of a problem here," she said. "I don't think it's any improvement."
She said residents were warned the first time they were caught and received a written report after
"Then we send the complaint to the judicial board and there's a possibility they can be dismissed."
KANSAN
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
"Most people seem to be abiding by the policy. The KSA said. To the majority of the people here, the smoke is a problem."
Staff photo by JAY KOELZER
Vol.87,No.83
Friday, February 4, 1977
Why KU loses good concerts
Monetary Explanation
See story page six
universities at a meeting of the American Association or University Professors last night in the Kansas Union.
State Rep. Michael Glover, D-Lawrence, explained some of the intricacies of the Kansas Legislature's funding for state
Faculty group, Calgaard disagree on sabbaticals
Bv JOHN MUELLER
Staff Renorter
Controversy over faculty sabbaticals surfaced yesterday at the University of Kansas in the form of an apparent disagreement between Ron Calgaard, vice chancellor for academic affairs, and members of the KU faculty.
The disagreement stemmed from a faculty committee proposal to wrest sabbatical decision-making powers from the University Committee on Sabbaticals (UCS). Calgaard is chairman of the committee, and includes 12 members, including 10 from the faculty and William Argentinger, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies.
The faculty proposal, written by the Faculty Senate Committee on Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities (FRPR), would return most sabbatical decision-makers to events and schools, relegating UCS to reviewing decisions instead of making them.
THE FRPR'S REPORT calls present sabbatical procedures "numbersome—and in the view of some faculty members who work with students, Caraigh has criticized the tentative plan for decentralization, saying it "would only create more layers of review than we have
T. P. Srinivasan, professor of
Faculty pay hike approval likely
Staff Reporter
By STEVE FRAZIER
University of Kansas faculty members can expect at least a 6 per cent salary increase to be approved by the 1977 Kansas Legislature, two local legislators said last night.
Representatives Mike Glover, D-Lawrence, and John Vogel, R-Lawrence, addressing the KU chapter of the American Association of University Professors on the topics of Student Means Committee approved an increase in public school budgets, Board of
Regents institutions had a better chance of setting a faculty salary increase.
Glover and Vogel said many legislators were reluctant to grant salary increases to Regents' institutions unless state school districts received increased in their base support.
"There's so much talk in the legislature about treating them alike." Glover said. "But in the years when primary and runoff elections occur, the number increases, higher education got nothing."
Today the Ways and Means Committee
The committee approved a 6 per cent base
support increase for primary and secondary education, Glover said, so chances are good that Regents' institutions will get the support they need to increase Gov. Robert Bennett recommend.
However, additions to Robinson Gymnast and Malot Hall might not fare well.
"The Senate is anti-capital improvement in every area—not just higher education," said Judge McCullough.
Vogel said the people in the state might not approve of increases in the Regents institutions' budgets. Results of a questionnaire distributed to residents in his
district were surprised, he said, because they seemed not to support higher criteria.
The legislators and AAUP members discussed the need for finding a new funding source to support the state's work made on the basis of full time equivalency enrollment plus a base cost, but the governor has said this was the last year he would accept requests based on that for-credit program.
"If people in this area think that, imagine what people in other areas of the state think."
Spring calendar change pondered
Staff Renorter
By KATHY GANNON
The University Senate Calendar Committee has recommended that seniors begin college work in January. Other undergraduates would enroll Jan. 13 and Jan. 16, with no enrollment during the intervening weekend, Jan. 14 and 15. Class members and schedule cards would be processed.
A recommendation for an earlier spring enrollment period in 1978 than that of this spring will be discussed at the University Council meeting Feb. 10. The recommendation proposes that enrollment begin Jan. 12 rather than Jan. 18 as scheduled
UMHOLTZ SAID that in recommending a new enrollment period for the spring the calendar committee advised that sufficient time be allowed for admissions and records to process class rosters and schedule cards before classes started.
The Regents have a policy of common starting and ending semester dates and holidays among Regents schools. KU has been in violation of this policy for the spring semester starting date since the policy was approved by the Regent board of admissions and records, said Wednesday.
last September that KU's spring classes
days later than the other
Regents schools
ROBERT UMHOLT2, chairman of the committee, said an error in previous committee planning had caused the KU spring calendar to be in violation.
CLASSES MUST begin Jan. 18, according to the Regents calendar. Previously, KU was scheduled to start classes Jan. 23. Complying with the Regents calendar will add three more class days to the spring semester.
When enrollment was Wednesday through Friday, the paperwork was completed over the weekend before the first day of classes, Umholtz said.
KU classes usually begin on a Monday, with enrollment the last three days of the preceding week. The Regents calendar begins on Thursday the fall but on a Wednesday in the spring.
Changes in the University of Kansas' calendar were necessary to comply with the Kansas Board of Regents' common calendar for all Regents' schools.
Unholtz said the basic problem the calendar committee faced was how to pattern the most desirable enrollment classes to begin Wednesday, Jan. 18.
The effects of KU's spring enrollment changes are being discussed by various sources.
Calgaud confirmed that he had discussed the report "with two persons by telephone."
The Regents told KU's administration
Dyck said he assumed the Regents began the spring semester on a Wednesday because a certain number of teaching days were required in the semester.
SHE SAID IT was possible that spring rush might be canceled because Panhellenic wouldn't be able to obtain grades of participants soon enough and because sorority members would have to be back so early.
Panhellenic has formed a task force, which includes Cinda Osness, Panhellenic Council president, Turney, three sorority presidents and three sorority rush chairmen who examine the options. The task force will then examine the options to the Panhellenic Presidents' Council
mathematics and FRPR chairman, said yesterday that faculty members were "quite agitated" over criticism of the report and that several unidentified faculty members yesterday discussed the report with Calgair.
"It is creating a problem for us," Mary Turney, Panhellenic membership chairman, said. "Our spring rush is usually held a week before the first day of registration."
"We'll have to prepare inventory orders a week earlier," Christman said, "and we'll be asking faculty members for textbook information earlier."
J. D. CHRESTMAN, Kansas Union Bookstore manager, said the earlier spring schedule wouldn't cause a big problem for the bookstore.
"A decision will be made as soon as possible, hopefully within a month," Turney said.
Dyck said the new schedule wouldn't affect intercession classes.
He said, "The discussions were of a general nature, and I stand on what I've said about the report. I suspect there are differences that we are dissatisfied on both sides of the issue."
SRINVASAN SAID a main issue in the FRPR report, which the Faculty Council will consider next Thursday, is that "the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations article on sabbatical leaves has been slowly eroded by the sabbaticals committee; fearful concern, and people are complaining that the process is highly centralized."
"It still allows students to take intercession classes and go through regular courses."
John Conard, Regents' executive officer,
said the Regents were researching other
budgeting methods. New methods that
would consider the costs of educating
students in mathematics probably
benefit KU, Vogel said, because its
high percentage of graduate students.
Conard said, "It's much more expensive to educate graduate students. We've found that it's much more expensive for a graduate student than for an undergraduate. Other institutions get four, eight or 12 times as much. Education costs also vary by the discipline a student is enrolled in."
Vogel said little progress would be made this session in meeting AAPU goals of increases in faculty fringe benefits and retirement programs.
Discussion of long-range legislative programs centered on the possibility of enrolment decreases. One AUP member suggested the possibility of voluntary early return to university when it reduces the University's financial burden when it is faced with decreased enrollment.
"This has beef given some thought by the Regents," Conard said. "It's not as expensive as it would appear at first glance. It should be serious consideration."
Article VIII of the sabbaticals policy specifies criteria to be followed in awarding sabbaticals, usually defined as leaves of absence from the University to pursue advanced study or obtain professional training on campus. According to Srinivasan, on campus, a research proposal was replaced by the criterion of submitting a research proposal to gain a leave.
"Fort Hays and Pittsburgh have already experienced enrollment declines and it's been traumatic. Part of the problem is sheer number of agencies are draining af some of their money."
See FACULTY page 11
Junior colleges receive state aid for extension courses and Vogel and Glover said some legislators thought they were wasteful programs.
Srinivasan said, "Much of our proposal is taking a look at the spirit of the rules and regulations. Everybody realizes the number of leaves are limited, but it really makes people sore when UCS says to beat it and go."
SHRINIVAS SAID, "We've slowly changed to a research emphasis, without input from the local (departmental) levels. We've been working with manuscripts that manuscript aren't looked on favorably."
A specific change that hadn't been approved by faculty government, he said, occurred in this year's faculty handbook, prepared by the Office of Academic Affairs.
ANOTHER CIRCUMVENTION of Article VIII, according to Srinivasan, has been in UCS' failure to follow the article's primary criteria for awarding leave—the merit of an application, and the record of a candidate's academic accomplishments.
Article VIII says that applications for sabbaticals should be accompanied by "a statement setting forth the objectives of the leave." The faculty handbook says the conditions should be accompanied by "a proposal setting forth the objectives of the leave."
dimentified scientific research proposals,
but Calgary has written, "was a
native environment."
The criteria, he said, "have been replaced by competition. We want decisions based on the merits of the proposal—nowhere in the past." The same rule applies to about putting one person against another.
Srinivasan said that the change in wor-
RATHER THAN having decisions controlled by UCS, he said, the FRPR proposal "will give us more information from many more sources," he says. The layers, yes, but we are also more efficient."
A UCS memorandum, dated Sept. 1, 1976, says "candidates applying for a leave should prepare their application as well as propose a proposal for any other competitive award."
FRPRR's decentralization plan recommended that many decisions to grant leaves be made by four academic groups, including representatives from various KU schools and departments. The groups are in humanities; natural sciences, including biology; social sciences; science books and behavioral sciences; professional schools, and the library.
Sinivasin defended the proposed groupings, saying that some professional schools weren't large enough to successfully compete for sabbatical awards
Srinivasan said the larger professional schools could possibly receive their own status as separate academic groups, and he would be interested in considering at next week's council meeting.
Kansas gas situation mirrors U.S. scene
Kansas faces the same bleak fuel outlook as the rest of the nation, William Hambleton, director of the Kansas Geological Department, at the University of Kansas, said yesterday.
"Our gas production decreased by about two per cent last year," Hambleton said, "and our reserves decreased to a little more half of our peak reserves of 1958.
"NATIONALLY," the picture is similar. Gas supplies will have little impact in 1977.
Hambleton returned last week from the Midwest Governors' Task Force on Energy and Natural Resources Conference in which he represented Gov. Robert Bennett.
At the meeting, representatives of the nation's governors gave reports about critical shortage of heating fuels in their states.
Kansas' natural gas falls into two categories: interstate, or gas that is transported by the interstate pipeline system, and intrastate, or gas produced and used in Kansas that never gets into the interstate nineile system.
"The PRICE of intrasate gas is unregulated," Hambleton said, so the price of interstate gas often is much lower than intrastate gas.
Hambleton said that most intrastate gas in Kanaas had already been contracted for and that the intrastate system probably still its gas to an interstate pipeline system.
"For example, intrastate gas costs around $2 per thousand cubic feet," he said. "Interstate prices are controlled by the Federal Power Commission (FPC), which sets the price limit at $1.42 for new and $2 cents for old gas per thousand cubic feet."
Thirty per cent of Kansas' gas is intrastate. Hambleton said.
Hambleton has been a member of several national committees on geology and the environment. In 1975, he was acting director of the Geological Survey, still on that office's advisory committee.
INTRASATE GAS is regulated by the kansas Corporation Commission (KC), a state agency.
The "KCC unlike the FPC," Hambleton does not have power to set the wellhead.
"Wellhead" is the price of natural gas after it has been produced, and before it is prepared.
"CITIES SERVICE doesn't have the capabilities to supply all the demand for gas all the time." Hambleton said. "Cities are not responsible for its customers in favor of its proritions."
Cities Service Gas is a regional supplier that provides 55 per cent of Kansas' gas. The priorities Hambleton mentioned in commercial establishments and hospitals.
The future of Kansas' fuel situation is uncertain. Hambleton said.
"A lot of it depends on the weather good, but unfortunately it's very good," he said.