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The Inside Front
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Friday March 12,1999
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Memorial services set for Spanish professor
Memorial services for Jon Vincent, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese, have been set.
Services will be at 2 p.m. April 11 at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
vincent died of cancer about 8 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He had not been teaching since the middle of last semester.
After the services, Vincent will be creamed and intered in Taylor, Colo.
"We have a family reunion there every summer — I'd say we've gone up there for the last 15 years," said Maria Vincent. Jon's wife.
Tanya Vincent, his daughter, said that Jon loved to fly fish there, and that even if the fish were small, he always had a great time.
"Ever since Dad was a kid, he went up with his father and his brothers," she said.
Tanya Vincent said that a few years ago, they also had spread Jon Vincent's father's ashes in the same area.
Chris Hopkins
Award-winning poet to read work at Union
Award-winning poet Jimmy Santiago Baca will read from his works at 4 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Baca received the American Book Award in 1989 for his 1989 collection Black Mesa Poems.
The reading is sponsored by the Lecturers and Readers Committee of the English Department.
Baca will sign books after the reading.
All of his poems have geographic roots in New Mexico," said Jesse Aleman, Lawrence graduate student. "They're not so much about nature, but more how geography reflects the internal emotions of the speaker."
Conference to explore international careers
The 13th annual international career conference, "Exploring International Careers: A World of Opportunity," will begin at 8 a.m. tomorrow at the Kansas Union lobby.
The conference aims to expose students to the growing international job market, said Anne Merydith-Wolf, conference coordinator for the Office of International Programs.
"Often students don't think about combining their major with a language," Merydith-Wolf said. "An engineering degree combined with
fluency in Spanish is much more marketable than straight engineering."
Professionals from a variety of fields will conduct workshops, give speeches and participate in panel discussions.
The event, sponsored by the Office of International Programs, costs $1.2 for KU students. For more information, contact the office at 864-4141.
Queers & Allies to hold dance to welcome spring
A dance party to ring in the spring season will be held at 9 tonight at the Pioneer room in the Burge Union.
The event, which is sponsored by Queers & Allies, will feature disc-spinning by Orpheus Productions.
"Basically, we're just having a party," said Sam Iga, Ipan, Texas, senior.
Tickets will cost $4 and can be purchased at the door.
— Dan Curry
Art museum investigates possible expansion plans
After 21 years in the same building, the Spencer Museum of Art is looking to expand its palette.
To study the possibility of expansion, the museum selected New York-based Polshek Partnership Architects.
The firm will assess the needs of the museum, the art history department and the art and architecture library, which all share the current building. Polshek Partnership was the architect of the recent renovations at the Sante Fe Opera House and Carnegie Hall, and has done similar planning work for museums at Ohio State and Yale universities.
The study is being paid for by museum supporters and the museum's advisory board.
A preliminary report will be presented at the Friends of the Art Museum annual meeting in late April with a final report by the end of the semester. The current process does not include an architectural design for expansion.
The University and museum administration will use the plan to assess the possibility of private fund raising to complete the building expansion.
"We are short on spaces for books, works of art and teaching," said Andrea Norris, director of the museum. "This programming process gives everyone in the building a chance to dream about new ways we can teach visual literacy and art history and encourage understanding of the value of original works of art for comprehending our world and its cultures."
- Matt Merkel-Hess
Trial of KU student moved to later date
The trial of a KU student who was arrested Nov. 11 on rape charges has been moved from March 31 to June 16.
Gregory Hunsucker II, Olathe freshman, is charged with the rape of an Ellsworth Hall resident, the sexual battery of an Ellsworth staff employee and furnishing alcohol to a minor in an incident that occurred Oct. 17 in Ellsworth.
Judge Jack Murphy presided over a motions hearing earlier this week in which the admissibility of certain evidence was decided, Dave Zabel, a lawyer in the Douglas County District Attorney's Office, said that the parties were in agreement on evidence, and, for scheduling reasons, the trial was moved to June 16 in the Division II courtroom of the Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St.
Katie Burford
Camcorders expected to benefit students
The School of Education is purchasing seven or eight video camcorders to upgrade the effectiveness of its teaching methods.
A team of students and faculty voted to use a portion of the money from student technology fees to buy portable video cameras that are equipped with viewing screens, said Earle Knowtfon, associate dean for teacher education and undergraduate studies.
The group considered several proposals for the money and decided to allot $5,000 toward the video camorders and related accessories, such as a tripod.
He said the cameras would enable instructors to record students while they give mini-teaching lessons.
"You can record it, sit down with the person immediately afterward and analyze it, and have the person reflect on what they did well and what they need to improve on," Knowtown said.
He said that the opportunity to benefit from the video camcorders existed at all stages of the education program. The cameras will enable professors to evaluate students before they are admitted to the program as well as during the courses in which they give microlessons to small groups. They also will be useful for graduate students who are in internships or student teaching.
The school has been relying on pencil and paper evaluations or older video cameras.
Knowlton said that he expected to make the purchases within the next month and that the school would begin using the technology immediately.
ON THE RECORD
— Kimberly Erb
A KU Public Safety officer was dispatched at 4:56 p.m. Wednesday to the Provost's office in Strong Hall on a report that an employee was experiencing tightness of the chest, the KU Public Safety Office said. The employee was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where she was admitted. A hospital representative said yesterday that she was in good condition.
A KU officer was dispatched at 2:27 a.m. yesterday to the fourth floor of Oliver Hall on a report that a student had alcohol poisoning, the public safety office said. The student was found in a semi-conscious state with his head resting on a toilet seat. He told police that he had consumed a large amount of whiskey. The student was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
The right mirror of KU visitor's car was damaged between 8:30 and 10 a.m. Wednesday in Lot 91 southeast of Memorial Stadium, the public safety office said. The damage was estimated at $200.
A KU student's car was struck by an unidentified vehicle on Sunnyside Drive between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2:20 a.m. yesterday, the public safety office said. The student's car was damaged but drivable.
A KU student's bus pass was stolen between 7 and 9 a.m. Feb. 3 at the Robinson Center basketball court, the public safety office said. The bus pass was valued at $60.
A KU student's car was rear-ended by another student at 4:55 p.m. Feb. 10 at 15th Street and Naismith Drive, the public safety office said. Damage to the cars was minor.
A KU student was arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence of alcohol at 2:43 a.m. yesterday, Lawrence police said. Police stopped the student after an officer saw him drive his 1996 Infinity in a ditch.
A KU student's car was damaged between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m.Feb.27 in the 2300 block of Free State Lane, Lawrence police said. The damage to the car was estimated at $300.
A KU student's car was damaged between 3 and 5:30 a.m. Feb. 27 in the 3700 of block of Overland Drive, Lawrence police said. The damage to the car was estimated at $200.
ON CAMPUS
Writers Roosts, sponsored by Writing Consulting: Student Resources, will be open from 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday at the Templin Academic Resource Center. Call 864-2399 for more information.
The St. Lawrence Catholic Center will have mass at 4:45 p.m. tomorrow and at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday at the Center, 1631 Crescent Road. Call Tracey English at 840-0357 for more information.
Revue opens 50th season at University
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Last year, the revue raised $42,500 and 33,800 hours of community service for the United Way of Douglas County.
Hanson said that this year was special because it was the golden anniversary of the production.
Rock Chalk Revue creator, Roy Wonder, will attend tonight's performance. Hanson said that for tonight's performance, a special section had been reserved for alumni seating and that a reception would be offered to honor alumni.
Hanson said that there still were a limited number of seats available in the alumni section for tonight's performance that could be purchased at the Lied Center before the show. There are no remaining tickets for tomorrow's show.
Awards recognizing outstanding performers and skits will be given out on closing night.
Till said that while there was a sense of competition among the groups, that was not their main focus.
"Even though it is a competition, it's looked at as more of entertainment for the audience," she said.
— Edited by Aerica Veazey
Today IN HISTORY
1930 — Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi began a 200-mile march to protest a British tax on soft
1932 — The so-called "Swedish Match King," Ivar Kreuger, committed suicide in Paris, leaving behind a financial empire that turned out to be worthless.
1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his radio "fireside chats," telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation's economic crisis.
1938 — The "Anschluss" took place as German troops entered Austria 1939 — Pope Pius the 12th was formally crowned in ceremonies at the Vatican.
1947 President Harry S. Truman established what became known as the "Truman Doctrine" to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism.
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