Monday, May 3. 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Danielle Mitterrand speaks at Haskell
Former French first lady addresses human rights
By Chris Hopkins chopkins@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Danielle Mitterrand, left, former first lady of France, talks to an interpreter at a speech held at Haskell Indian Nations University. Mitterrand spoke for the release of Leonard Petit. Photo by Aaron Bindernak/KANSAN
Danielle Mitterrand, former first lady of France, visited Lawrence Friday to plead for human rights, something members of the KU community said she is best-known for.
"I think of her as a longtime sort of socialist activist," he said. "She was friends with Che Guevara."
Guevara was a Marxist Revolutionary in Latin America and figured heavily in the communist revolution in Cuba.
More recently, Mitterrand and her group, France Liberté, have supported Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Abdullah Ocalan and his fight for Kurdish national rights, and a pair of internationally known political prisoners in the United States.
The first is Mumia Abu-Jamal, an activist and journalist who is on death row in Pennsylvania for the murder of a policeman. She was in Philadelphia recently to speak with the mayor there and attend the Million for Mumia March.
The second is Leonard Peltier, whose imprisonment in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for the murder of FBI agents on a reservation brought her to Lawrence.
Cornel Pewwardy, assistant professor of teaching and leadership, played the flute at Friday's event. He said that he was impressed with Mitterrand's commitment.
"I think that for a person of her stature, she's gone out of her way to find out about oppressed peoples," he said.
Sandrine Airoldi, graduate teaching assistant
in French from Besançon, France, said she was glad Mitterrand was interested in Peltier's situation and the situation of Native Americans in general.
Airoldi, who attended the speech, said she was also impressed with the way Mitterrand did not use her husband's image.
"She's trying to keep her own person despite being the first lady of France for 14 years," she said.
Sweets said many people thought a lot of former president Francois Mitterrand's positions were influenced by his wife.
Danielle Mitterrand explained her motivation through a translator Friday night.
"We cannot remain indifferent," she said. "We are all concerned together, and if peace is to come into the world, it will have to be the entire world or none of it."
Edited by Steph Brewer
Library dean candidate to give lecture
By Kristi Reimer
kreimer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
The second of three finalists for the dean of libraries position will give a public presentation at 10 a.m. today in Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas Union.
The presentations are an opportunity for everyone on campus to be involved in the interview process, said Diana Carlin, chairwoman of the search committee and associate professor of communication studies.
"We decided this was a very important position to the entire University." Carlin said.
The dean candidates will give a 20-minute speech on a topic of their choice and then answer questions for up to 40 minutes. Today's presentation is by Sarah Watstein, director of academic
user services at J.B. Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Keith Russell, deputy director of the National Agricultural Library in Washington, D.C., gave his presentation April 26. Barbara Dewey, director of information and research services at University of Iowa Libraries, will give hers at 3:30 Wednesday in Spencer Auditorium at the Spencer Museum of Art.
A fourth candidate, Linda Dobb, withdrew from consideration for the position last week. Carlin said Dobb's decision was the result of another job opportunity at her university.
The University of Kansas is looking for someone to replace William Crowe, who will become senior librarian at Spencer Research Library on July 1.
Crowe has been both vice chancellor for information services and dean of libraries, but when he steps down, Associate Vice Chancellor Marilu Goodyear will become vice chancellor, and one of the final candidates will become dean. The new dean will answer to Goodyear.
The dean of libraries oversees the University's collection of 3.2 million books and 27,000 journals. The dean also is responsible for a $14 million budget, according to the position announcement posted on the libraries' Web site.
Carlin said the three biggest challenges facing the new dean were typical of library administrators everywhere: budget, space and technology.
"There will be some definite creativity needed." Carlin said. "Someone who can stretch dollars, use space more effectively and decide what to put online."
Keith Russell, deputy director, National Agricultural Library, Washington, D.C.
DEAN CANDIDATES
Sarah Watstein, director, academic user services, J.B. Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University
Barbara Dewey, director, information and research services, University of Iowa Libraries
More information is available at http://www.lib.ukans.edu/news/deesearch.html
The Web site also stated that candidates must have a master's degree or equivalent education as a senior administrator in an academic research library.
— Edited by Jodi Smith
Potter Lake becomes Frogpond for a Day on the Hill
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played live in about a month.
"It was rough," she said, explaining how the band had been concentrating on preparing for a 10-day tour with the Goo Goo Dolls.
Volpe compared playing outdoors with playing in clubs and bars.
"It's totally different," she said.
"Playing outdoors you get beautiful days like today and there's usually a good vibe. Everyone is laid back. In bars you play later, it's dark and
there's alcohol involved, making everything a little bit crazier."
Justin Poplin, Baldwin City junior, and Scott Wedel, Newton freshman, sat shirtless in a small, gray couch they had carried from their fraternity house. Poplin said members of the Triangle fraternity had been bringing a couch to Day on the Hill for about the past five years.
Although Poplin had a good time listening to Frogpond, he thought the lineup lacked variety.
"They do sound the same," he said.
"I'd like to see them bring in bigger names. The Jayhawk Music Festival has brought in bands like Cake and Everclear. It'd be nice to see the University do that."
Michael Snyder, Lenexa freshman, spent the day lying down in a tent as a promotion for Wilderness Discovery in the Kansas Union, where students can rent camping equipment.
Snyder, surrounded by a cooking kit and a camp stove, said he had mixed feelings about the music.
"I thought some was good but some
Two KU public safety officers watched the action beneath the shade of a tree. Both said the day had been pretty uneventful.
needs work," he said. "But I can't complain. I'm on the clock."
"Frogpond was really good and I'm looking forward to HUM," officer Joe Jaramillo said.
But there was a little controversy about the music.
Officer R.J. Linzer hesitated. "It's a little hard for me," he said.
Edited by Jon Campbell
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