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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, November 11, 1994
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Jay Thornton / KANSAN
Weekend's events will honor veterans
Kansan staff report
The United States has been honoring war veterans on Nov. 11 since 1954.
This weekend The University of Kansas' ROTC will sponsor events to remember those who have fought for our country.
At 11:30 a.m.yesterday,the ROTC began a candlelight vigil in front of the Kansas Union.
It will continue for a day," said Cadet Major Vern Wheeler, Kansas City, Kan.,
senior.
The vigil will last until 11:30 a.m. today. All of the branches will participate in the vigil.
Sergeant First Class Mark Bucholtz said that a number of events had been planned for the nationally recognized day.
Today, a wreath will be posted on the Vietnam Memorial at Washburn University in Topeka. ROTC cadets also are planning a march before tomorrow's football game
against Colorado.
"All three branches will be represented and have a march," Bucholtz said. "We will have a color guard where we carry in the national flag, the Kansas flag and a flag representing the Army, Navy and Air Force."
All federal buildings will be closed today in observance of Veteran's day, including post offices and banks.
Three survive training are named to Marines
By Shannon Newton
Kenneth staffwriter
Kansan staffwriter
As many graduating students at the University of Kansas frantically prepare for their futures, three December graduates know exactly what they're going to do.
They will be second lieutenants in the United States Marine Corps. The three,
Branden Bailey, Dodge City senior; Justin Morrison, Topeka senior; and Scott Schoeman, Denver senior, were accepted into the Marines in the summer of 1993 and will join the corps in December.
Bailey said that he always had dreamed about a career in the Marines.
"Since as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be in the mill-
tary," he said. "And I have always wanted to fly."
Bailey said he planned to go to the Marines' aviator's school in Pensacola, Fla., after the required six-month basic school.
10 begin the commissioning process, applicants must turn in an application for review that consists of references, transcripts and a statement of purpose, said Cynthia Deans, gunnery sergeant of the United States Marine Corps. Deans also works as an assistant in officer selection in the Marines' Shawnee office.
If the applicants are accepted, they attend a Platoon Leaders Course during the summer. Deans said.
She said the course was strenuous and that it consisted of physical training and mental training, which included classes about military history. After the sessions are completed the students will become second lieutenants as long as their college requirements are completed.
She said college juniors and seniors attended one 10-week session and that college freshmen and sophomores attended two six-week sessions.
"In the summer they commit to the Marines," Deans said. "But during the school year we want them to be committed to being students."
Morrison said the Platoon Leaders Course in Quantico, Va., had been one of the most stressful experiences he ever had endured.
"You have a 30-year-old man yelling in your face while you stamat at attention," he said.
Brandon Bailey Dodge City senior
"It was a hellhole."
Morrison said that the course's fast pace was intended to weed out those people who where not qualified or disciplined.
"The days are mapped out by the minute beginning at 5 a.m." he said.
sion to join the Marines
Morrison said that in the beginning, his parents had not approved of his deci-
"They were skeptical at first," he said. "But when they attended my graduation and saw the opportunities that were ahead of me, they were proud."
Scott Schoeman, Denver senior, said that he had been interested in being a pilot in the military since high school but that he did not think he would have the opportunity to become involved.
Schoeman said he had tried to get into the Air Force Academy in high school but that he had not been accepted.
"I decided to pursue other interests and only fly for fun." Schoeman said.
He said he had talked to someone in the Marine Corps and had decided to get more information on their program.
"The Marines offer a solid flight program," Schoeman said. "So I became involved."
Schoeman said that after he was commissioned and attended basic school for six months he would attend aviator school for two years to learn about aviation and tactics for war combat.
Jazz ensembles open fall season with concert at the Lied Center
"The Marines are trained to defend the country," he said.
Singers to perform pieces written by Prince's composer
By Casey Barnes
Kansan staff writer
You may not hear the influence of the artist formerly known as Prince in the music, but there is a connection.
In the first KU fall vocal jazz concert of the season, two of the pieces to be performed by the KU Jazz Singers were written by Clare Fischer, aLatin jazz composer who, for the past 10 years, has done the orchestra for Prince's albums.
"There won't be much Prince in these tunes, but Prince has called Clare a genius," said Dan Gailley, director of jazz studies and director of the singers.
The singers and the KU Jazz Choir will perform at 7:30 tomorrow night at the Lied Center.
Each group is made up of six male and six female performers chosen last semester through auditions.
Galley said more than 100 people usually tried out each semester for the 24 spots. He attributes the large interest to the wide variety of majors and age groups involved in the jazz department.
Gailey said the variety of majors also had helped prevent cliques among the jazz groups.
"We have every major from architecture to pre-med," Dalley said. "It think it is wonderful that we don't limit the groups to music majors. It is great for the nonmajors to have the opportunity to be involved and meet students from other areas."
The singers is the more prestigious of the two groups. The choir serves as a training ground for the singers, said Jesre Kresbs, graduate teaching assistant in the jazz department and director of the choir.
The Singers have received recognition as one of the best college jazz groups in the country, Krebs said.
He expects a large turnout tomorrow night because of the popularity of the groups.
"The jazz department is well known in the community, so people like to hear what they are doing." Krebs said.
Tomorrow night's performance is only the beginning of a long season for the singers and the choir.
The choir will also perform in the jazz festival at various residence halls and nursing homes throughout the community.
This year, the singers will travel to Topeka to guest star in the Topeka Jazz Workshops, and in March it will participate in its own jazz festival.
"The jazz festival is the highlight of the season." Gailey said. "The groups have a lot of appeal and attract a lot of attention from students, professors and the community."
Both groups will be singing songs from the New York Voices, and the choir will sing a tune called "It's Just Talk," written by Kansas City native Pat Methany.
Mating season lures deer onto roads
Part of the problem with deer is that they don't look both ways before crossing the street.
"Drivers need to use their peripheral vision because the deer won't," said Lt. Don Schwartz of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Since last Friday, 13 car accidents involving deer have been reported to the sheriff's office. No people were hurt, but four deer were killed.
By Manny Lopez
Kansan staff writer
November is the height of the deer mating season, Schwartz said.
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"Sometimes it is almost impossible to miss them," he said. "Deer tend to freeze when they get caught in headlights, and it's usually too late to avoid them."
Schwartz said that the number
of accidents during the past week should serve as a reminder to drivers that they need to be alert on the roads. Deer often will graze in the deep ditches along a road or will wander through wooded areas before they spring into the street, he said.
WHARBOURLIGHTS
If you see one deer, usually there is another not far behind, said Keith Sexson, big game program coordinator at the Kansas Wildlife and Parks office in Emporia.
Last year more than 3,500 accidents involving deer were reported, Sexson said. That number is fairly conservative, he said, because not all accidents are reported.
Sexson said most accidents occur during the early morning or at dusk, when deer travel in groups to feed. That combined with the varying position of the sun makes it difficult to see a deer
To help avoid accidents, drivers should be aware of the terrain they are driving on, Sexson said. Drivers also should drive defensively and not swerve to avoid a deer. Sexson said more people were injured from swerving around a deer than running into one.
running out of the woods, he said.
Most of the deer in the Douglas
County area weigh 200-300
pounds but could weigh up to 400
pounds, Sexson said.
If an accident occurs, it should be reported to the police or sheriff's office. Deer that are killed and are salvageable become the possession of the driver, Schwartz said. If the driver does not want the animal, the sheriff's office keeps a list of people who want carcasses. Those people are then called to pick the carcasses up.
running out of the woods,he said.
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