CAMPUS/AREA UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, January 23, 1995
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Wounds heal after tragic wreck
KU student improving in stable condition after being hurt in car accident
By Paul Todd Kansan staff writer
Karin Lucke, the KU student who was seriously injured in a car accident in Chile during winter break, was in stable and improving condition yesterday following her Jan. 14 surgery
Lucke's brother, Hermann Lucke, died in the accident.
Rosemary Valverde, Lawrence sophomore, and a friend of the Lucke family, said doctors in Santiago, Chile, had reconstructed two bones in Karin Lucke's neck, that was bro
ken in the accident. They also placed a steel rod in her leg, which was splintered.
Karin Lucke's parents called Valverde this weekend with an update on her condition.
"Karin regained consciousness quickly," Valverde said. "She also was taken off the respirator quickly, which is good."
Karin Lucke
Valverde said the neck injury had not harmed Karin Lucke's mental state and that she probably would not be paralyzed.
karn Lucke developed a chemical problem
"There should be no long-term damage with a
with her kidnapping following the surgery, but the problem has been controlled with medication.
Valverde said the Luckes were planning to return to the United States as soon as Karin Lucke's condition improved enough for travel, which will probably be in a couple of weeks. Hermann Lucke's body will be transported home to Lawrence.
Valverde said the family's transportation back to the United States was expensive. The Luckes had to hire a private jet to transport Karin Lucke from southern Chile, the site of the accident, to Santiago for the operation.
Donations to Hermann Lucke's memorial fund can be sent to the Northland Cathedral in Kansas City, Mo. Money from this fund will help the Luckes return to the United States.
The funeral for Hermann Lucke will be in the United States, but a date has not been set by the family.
Comedy show celebrates 10th year
Imagination Workshop cast members still proud to call Lawrence home
By Robert Allen Kansan staff writer
They want people to imagine.
They want people to imagine, for instance, that no contraceptive works as well as the ball- peen hammer.
If women carry one, "most guys will be happy to remain just friends," they advised. "Look for it in the birth control section of your local hardware store."
But seriously.
They, the performers for Imagination Workshop, want to make people laugh. And people nationwide are laughing at them.
Imagination Workshop, a Lawrence-based, nationally heard, public-radio comedy troupe celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday night with a live performance of its greatest skits, including "Mom's Restaurant," the second oldest skit performed.
Although the four-man, two-woman cast usually performs at Liberty Hall, the anniversary show was performed in front of a sellout crowd at Johnson County Community Col
lege's Yardlev Hall.
The actors clustered around a single microphone on stage, clutched their scripts and moved from skit to skit with a frenzy.
Margi Posten, an Imagination Workshop performer since 1989, said that performing on live radio was an adrenaline rush.
"It's the most fun I've ever had in my life," she said. "You get to play different parts and different people. And you don't have to memorize any lines."
For its 10th anniversary, the workshop added a special guest performer to its roster — veteran National Public Radio newscaster Carl Kasell, who was eager to return to radio comedy after decades of news reporting.
"I love it," he said. "It's one of the things that attracted me to radio. I did this many years ago in high school and in the Army. It's like returning to my youth."
Working with Kasell also was fun for cast members.
"He's wonderful," Posten said. "He's so sweet and fun. He said he'd like to do this every week."
Imagination Workshop's first live show was broadcast May 4, 1985, at the Lawrence Arts Center. It began as a series of dramatic plays but added short comedy sketches in September 1986. Soon, the entire show was comedy sketches.
National broadcasting of all Imagination Workshop shows began in 1989. Since then, the workshop has won many radio awards, including best comedy program from the International Radio Festival. In 1982, the troupe moved to Liberty Hall and is now heard on more than 100 public radio stations across the country.
"They love us in Alaska." Posten said.
Despite its national and international recognition, the troupe is happy to continue broadcasting from Lawrence.
"I love doing it in Lawrence," Posten said. "Liberty Hall is our home. I think it's pretty neat that we can do a show like this in Lawrence. It's kind of a good marriage. Lawrence gets a lot of publicity."
"We're going to face the reality of some funding cuts by the end of the year," Kasell said. "But I'm the eternal optimist. National Public Radio will survive."
Imagination Workshop receives some of its funding from NPR, said Howard Hill, general manager of KANU.
Imagination Workshop's 10th anniversary special will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Friday on KANU, FM 91.5.
REM concert a sellout; group adds extra show Kansan staff report
After selling out a May concert date in one day, rock group REM has added one more show to its stop at Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs.
REM, touring in support of its 1994 release "Monster," was scheduled to play one show at Sandstone May 28. But after the show sold out when tickets went on sale Saturday, the group decided to add another date: May 27. Tickets for the May 27 show will go on sale at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and will be available at all area Ticketmaster locations.
Prices are $39 for lower-level seats, $36 for middle-level seats and $29 for lawn seats.
The Ticketmaster outlets in Lawrence are: Streetside Records, 1403 W. 23rd St., HYve Food and Drug Store, 3510 Clinton Parkway and Music 4 Less, 1 Riverfront Plaza.
Sonic Youth will be opening for the band on both dates.
Understanding sought in halls
Resident assistants promote diversity, acceptance of all
By Eduardo A. Molina
Kansan staff writer
Donny Hawkins says that understanding is the key to success as a minority resident assistant.
Hawkins, Wichita senior and an African-American RA at Templin Hall, said that the best way to achieve a good relationship with residents was to avoid any preconceptions.
"I attribute my success to understanding my residents," Hawkins said.
Hawkins said he hadn't encountered any racism as an RA.
"Residents don't perceive me as an African American," Hawkins said. "They see me as a person with a duty. If I do my job, there are no complaints."
Hawkins also said that the department of student housing was making a good effort to promote diversity on hall staffs. But he said he also felt responsible for promoting diversity.
"The only way to recruit more minority students to work as resident assistants is to make them aware that they can be a part of KU," he said. "This job has worked out beautifully for me. This job has opened me up as a person. I know that more minority students can do it."
Alfonso Canedo, Cochabamba, Bolivia, graduate student, said being an RA was a challenging job.
"Suddenly, I was in charge of a lot of people." Cane do said. "You have to be a role model and give residents the best advice you can. You have to share your time and privacy, but the benefits you get from this job are better than any sacrifice."
Canedo said he hadn't had any problems with discrimination in his job.
"I think there is a lot of cultural sensitivity at KU," Canedo said. "I try my best to promote diversity. It is important to share something from my culture with other students."
Canedo also said that a diverse staff helped make his job more enriching.
"It is more enjoyable to work with people of different ethnic backgrounds," he said. "Diverse personnel produce different kinds of ideas that help to improve your work."
Canedo said he wanted to invite more international students to become RAs.
"The opportunity to share our cultures and understand other cultures is there," he said.
Eric Moore, Great Bend senior, said that being homosexual and an RA could be difficult.
"Sometimes residents view me differently," Moore said. "One year ago, I had a problem because of homophobia, but I think it's OK now. There haven't been problems."
Moore said he decided to become an RA to help students and to improve his leadership skills.
"I like to help people to adjust to the University," Moore said. "I think it also helps to improve understanding between different people."
CAMPUS in brief
Noah Musser/KANSAM
Trail of antifreeze leads police to culprit, arrest
A trail of leaking antifreeze led KU police to the home of a 20-year-old KU student who ran over a street sign and then fled the scene.
Keith Harrington, Lawrence junior, was arrested Thursday at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, 1918 Stewart Ave., after hitting a bus-stop sign and not reporting the accident, KU police said.
Harrington was driving a friend's car toward the curve in Naismith Drive east of Allen Field House. He was traveling south at a high rate of speed and could not make the curve in the road, police said. He drove over the sidewalk and hit the sign, damaging his radiator.
Harrington left the scene and went to the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity
house, leaking antifreeze all the while.
After seeing the damaged sign, KU police followed the fluid trail to the fraternity. Police spoke with Harrington, whose breath smelled of alcohol, according to the police report. Harrington was given a sobriety test, which he failed. His blood alcohol level was 0.14. The legal limit is 0.08.
Harrington was charged with operating under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, failing to report an accident and driving outside the lane of traffic. He was transported to the Douglas County Law Enforcement Center and was released after posting a $600 bond.
Harrington's first appearance was set for Feb. 1.
Student arrested after high-speed chase
A 19-year-old KU student was arrested Saturday in the 900 block of Mississippi Street after leading KU police on a high-speed chase through campus.
Nimesh D. Patel, Wichita freshman, was traveling east on Memorial Drive when he narrowly missed colliding with a KU police officer's squad car in the oncoming lane, police said.
Police turned around to pursue the vehicle, which had turned north onto Mississippi Street and had begun traveling at a high rate of speed. Patel, who was driving a 1978 Nissan 280Z,
began to slow down in the 900 block of Mississippi and stopped at a traffic signal.
The officer caught up with Patel and arrested him.
Patel was transported to the Douglas County Law Enforcement Center and charged with attempting to allude police, reckless driving, no insurance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released that same day on a $941 bond.
Patel's first court appearance was set for Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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