University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, February 21, 1990
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Missy Estes, Lake Quivira junior, directs members of the Delta Upsilon fraternity in a dance segment.
Rock Chalk exemplifies dedication, hard work
By Christine Reinolds Kansan staff writer
They come together from across campus to dance, sing and perform for a worthy cause. Their academic majors range from engineering to journalism, but they have put aside their normal pursuits to entertain Lawrence for three nights.
Rock Chalk Revue, in its 41st year, raises money for the United Way of Douglas County. It comprises the work and dedication of about 800 KU students and at least 10 hours a week of their time, not including unscheduled practices.
The show will start at 7:30 p.m. and will run March 1,2,and 3 in Hoch Auditorium.
The production consists of five groups, including one from the
scholarship halls, which is the first non-greek group since 1975.
Kathy Manweiler, director of the scholarship hall group, said the group had been practicing since Christmas break.
"We're a real diverse group," Manweiler said. "They range from engineering majors to theater majors."
The five shows are mini-musicals with some original songs and some borrowed music. Awards are given for best show, best female and male performer, best production number, best use of sets and costumes, best supporting female and male performer, best original songs and most charitable.
Manweller said the group was not looking to win any awards.
"We feel like winners already since we set a precedent of being the first non-greek group involved in a long time."
Sigma Nu fraternity, 1501 Sigma Nu Place, has been involved in Rock Chalk for the past four years.
Greg Williams, member of Sigma Nu, said he joined the show because it was for a good cause.
"It's the most positive thing that the greeks do." Williams said.
The theme of this year's show,
Standing Room Only, will probably hold true if last year's attendance is representative of this year, Nedixon, director of the show, said the Saturday performance usually sold out, as it did last year.
Sigma Nu has sold about $4,000
worth of tickets for the show so far, said Matt Birch, business manager for the fraternity.
The scholarship halls have sold $7,000 worth of tickets, Manweiller said.
Barb Smith, executive director of the Douglas County United Way, said the Rock Chalk donation was the biggest single special event donation to the agency.
The largest jump in donations happened last year when Rock Chalk gave $24,000 to the United Way, compared to $15,000 donated in 1988, she said.
"Each year the amount has increased," Smith said. "I think it is due to full-time business managers and innovative ideas of marketing the show."
Trevor Wohlford and John VanGelder, members of Delta Upsilon,
practice a dance routine for the Rock Chalk Revue.
Keith Thorpe/KANSAN
Private industry bill sits in committee
By Rod Griffin
Kaneen staff writer
TOPEKA - A bill that could have brought an increase in student fees was stranded in committee yesterday.
Members of the Senate Economic Development Committee failed to second a bill that would have established a Private Enterprise Review Board.
State Sen. James Francisco, D-Mulvane, said someone would have to request that the bill be brought back before the committee for discussion or it would die.
University officials were pleased when the bill was placed in limbo. The bill would have prohibited state agencies, including universities, from competing with private industry. A board would have been created to study complaints from private industry against state agencies and make recommendations to the legislature.
Board of Regents institutions were afraid that sales of computers, concessions and food services could be found to be in competition with private industry.
Jim Long, director of the Kansas and Burge Unions, said that if the programs were cut, lost revenues would have to be recovered by an increase in student fees.
"If they don't allow the Unions to provide revenue producing services, then we will need to increase student loans and pay those services," he said last week.
State Sen. Ben Vidricken, R-Salina, said the bill had no teeth but would provide a sounding board for aggrieved private businesses.
"I think this is a board that could accomplish something for the state of Kansas and its economic development initiative," he said.
But State Sen. Alicia Salisbury, R-Topea, didn't think another board was needed.
"It seems to me that we have added another layer of bureaucracy that is unnecessary," she said. "I think we can act without the benefit of another board."
Despite Vidricksen's urging, the committee sat in silence when he made a motion to keep the bill alive.
Unchanging tuition fee waiver keeps GTAs on tight budget
"We've just got to get to 100
But a Senate Ways and Means subcommittee didn't agree.
The Board of Regents had requested a 100 percent tuition fee waiver for GTAs. Hayden had proposed that the current 75 percent be increased to 80 percent.
By Matt Taylor Kansan staff writer
A week ago, a Senate Ways and Means subcommittee decided GTA fee waivers should remain at 75 percent.
By Pam Soliner
Kansan staff writer
Despite all his proposed cuts, he gave a 5 percent ray of hope to graduate teaching assistants.
When it comes to higher education financing for fiscal 1991, Gov. Mike Hayden may be in a losing battle.
"We're very disappointed, but on the other hand, the session is not over," said Frances Horowitz, vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and public service.
State Sen. Wint Wint Jr., R-Lawrence, said he was the only one of five senators on the subcommittee who supported the fee waiver increase. He said the other senators thought the $5.5 million they had restored to the Regents base budget was enough.
percent," she said.
Horowitz said the graduate students had planned a letter writing campaign.
'Disorientation' spokesman passes beer during meeting of Senate finance committee
Jennifer Wolfe Thompson, Prairie Village GTA in English, likened the fee waiver to the third year of the Margin of Excellence. If financed, the Margin would have brought faculty salaries at Regents institutions to within 100 percent of its peer schools.
"You have to pay them what they're worth," she said. "You have to do the same thing on a much smaller scale. TAs offer some of the best instruction around."
"I disagreed with a lot of the governor's recommendations for higher education, but that's an area where he showed some real insight." Winter said.
Janet Riley, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs,
Horowitz said many schools, such as the University of Illinois, offered 100 percent tuition fee waivers.
After listening to budget requests for nearly three hours' last night, some Student Senate Finance Committee members enjoyed a cold one after a student opened a bottle of beer and passed it around the committee room in the Kansas Union.
"It makes it harder for us to recruit." Horowitz said. "It really affects the quality of the graduate teaching assistants."
Without the increase, KU's 300 to 400 GTAs would be affected, Horowitz said.
The waiver covers only tuition, which is $49 a credit hour. GTAs must take a minimum of six to nine credit hours.
Graduate students must pay in full the $21 a credit hour student activities fee, which covers the use of University resources.
said there was no fee waiver 10 years ago. This is the second year the waver has been at 75 percent.
"From the point of view from the math department, you would draw more quality people, especially out from the country," Edmonds said.
The 75 percent waiver applies to GTAs who work at least 16 hours a week. There are proportional fee reductions for GTAs who teach fewer hours.
"We could get better students if we offered a better package," Rilev said.
Beth Edmonds, Lawrence GTA in mathematics, said she was pleaded with the current fee waiver. She said a 100 percent fee waiver would benefit the University but possibly threaten her job. She said competition for the same number of positions would be stiffer against more qualified students.
Brian Schwegwmann, who called himself the Grand Pooh-Bah of Disorientation, a campus organization that publishes a magazine of the same name, opened a bottle of home-grown beer midway through his budget request, took a drink, and passed it to a committee member. The bottle then made its way around the room. Some members drank from the bottle labeled Spaten Munich; others abstained.
"I think some of the committee members looked at it like kind of a joke," said Pat Warren, committee co-chairman who presided at the meeting. "Disorientation has been known for pulling things like this. They try to buck the system."
Schwegmann said there was a good analogy between the floating bottle of beer and the annual publication of Disorientation magazine.
"It is free, and we want to have fun with it," he said. "It's totally home-grown. It's totally made out of care and effort."
He said the organization was trying to start a revolution.
sense."
Schwegmann said in his presentation that he did not know how much money the organization was requesting. Alan Lowden, committee chairman, said the organization had requested $3,625.
Also last night, Vishwabharati, a non-profit KU organization that publishes a culture magazine, requested $10,452.15. Abhy Aupadhya, editor, said most of the money would go toward publishing 10,000 copies of its magazine, the Midwest Internationalist.
The International Club requested $10,304. Miguel-Antonio Roca, president, said 2,000 international students from 94 countries were club members. He said the main event of the year was the Festival of Nations, a day-long event of international displays that would cost $2,200.
Other requests last night from student organizations included:
Latin American Solidarity, $7,682.50;
Organized Adult Knowledge Seekers, $6,244; Commission on the Status of Women, $2,210; Association of Computer Machinery, $1,840; Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas, $1,822; KU Students Against Hunger, $1,661.52; KU Students for Life, $1,506; BACCHUS, $1,413.50; Korean Student Association, $1,245; Society for East Asian Studies, $550; Study Abroad Club, $365; KU Student Theater Organization, $265; Native American Student Organization, $245; and Chinese Student Organization, $200.
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