2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005
INSIDENEWS
Phi Kappa Theta: "Punishment too severe"
Matt Moreno, president of expelled fraternity Phi Kappa Theta, said yesterday he planned to appeal the Interfraternity Council's decision. PAGE 1A
Complaints lodged against MU police chief after scrap about sign KU students say a sign they hung in Mizzou Arena on Sunday caused an alteration between them and a Mizzou fan, who happened to be MU's police chief. PAGE 1A
City commission to add ordinances to smoking ban Smokers may be allowed to take their beers outside with them when they need a smoke. The addition of smoking rooms is also being considered. PAGE 1A
Nursing school denies record number of applicants Applications to the KU School of Nursing have been on the rise. But because of a teachers and funding shortage, the school has had to cut its admissions. PAGE 1A
school denies record number of applicants
Art and Redesign
Art and Redesign The Art and Design Building will undergo more than $500,000 worth of renovations throughout the summer. PAGE 2A
Law student reaches out to migrant population
Law student reaches out to migrant population Raymundo Rojas is part of a group called Migrant Workers Solidarity of Lawrence, which serves to inform immigrants in Lawrence about their rights. PAGE 3A
KIL's own Cinema Paradiso
KU's own Cinema Paradiso The Mexican Cinema Club at the University showcases films about Mexican life each week. The films depict the aspects of the "new Mexico." PAGE 4A
INSIDEOPINION
Editorial: News media biased: public to blame, too
Editorial: News media biased; public to blame, too
News media put spin into news coverage every day, but the public dictates the ratings. Americans need to take responsibility for news coverage, too. PAGE 5A
lumn: Bush's reasons for war don't add up
Column: Bush's reasons for war don't add up
Guest columnist Everett Griffiths tells how the reasons President Bush has given for the war in Iraq are invalid. PAGE 5A
n: Failure in life inevitable: be realistic, move on
Column: Failure in life inevitable; be realist. Mindy Osborne explains that failure happens, but that shouldn't stop anyone from achieving life goals. Live life based on morals, not achievement. PAGE 5A
INSIDEKULTURE
Sounds of the carillon ring out from the Campanile
Sounds of the carillon ring out from the Campanile Students study the carillon, a stationary set of bells tuned similarly to a piano, at the University. During the week, their songs often ring throughout campus. PAGE 6A
INSIDESPORTS
Third time's not the charm against basketball
The Jayhawks failed to capitalize on Crystal Kemp's career-high scoring during the opening round of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament yesterday. PAGE 1B
Disappointing loss does not damper hopes for next season The women's basketball team wants to take the growth from this season into next season with the seniors in the lead. PAGE 18
Giddens leaves critics, media in the past
Column: Conferences should follow Ivy League's example
J. R. Giddens has heard the critics loud and clear this season. With inconsistent three point shooting, he has tried to contribute to the team in other ways. PAGE 1B
Column: Conferences should follow Ivy League's example
Kellis Robinett says winners of conference tournaments don't necessarily deserve automatic bids to the Big Dance. PAGE 1B
Bowling big-shot to coach at Florida State
Kansas bowling coach Mike Fine's departure announcement left his players a bit disheartened. PAGE 18
Freshman forward steps up, challenges himself
Freshman Darnell jackson has made a conscious effort to elevate his game by staying upbeat and watching other players, which has resulted in more playing time. PAGE 4B
End of season emotional for hockey team
Intramural basketball blow out
The KU club hockey team's season ended Sunday following a post-winter break unbeaten streak dedicated to a teammate who died in a car accident. **PAGE 48**
It wasn't a tale of redemption Sunday when the Hoosiers lost to the High Scorers, 73-45. The Hoosiers just couldn't score in the paint. PAGE 8B
Men's golf ties for fourth
One round of the Louisiana Classics had to be canceled because of stormy weather, leaving coach Ross Randall disappointed. PAGE 8B
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RENOVATIONS
Building enters renaissance
Greg Thomas, design chairman, and Jon Havener, area coordinator for metalsmithing and jewelry, display some outdated equipment that will be replaced. The Art and Design Building will undergo renovations and technology improvements through next summer.
BY NEIL MULKA
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A 35-year-old kiln sits in a first floor room in the Art and Design building.
Its roof is crumbling and the handle comes off the lid when a user opens it.
In an adjacent room a new kiln, worth about $1,400, waits to take its place.
This is just one of dozens of improvements to the Art and Design Building since winter break.
Funding for these improvements came from a combination of a $500,000 Hallmark grant, student differential tuition and private sector donations, Greg Thomas, design chairman, said.
So far the improvements have cost about $125,000, Thomas said.
Improvements are being made in order to keep up with similar universities, Elissa Armstrong, associate professor of ceramics, said.
"These facilities are something other schools will be envious of." Matt Ostmeyer, Stilwell senior, said. "Students get a lot more motivated if they have good facilities."
During winter break two computer labs with 18 Apple computers were added.
"The kids came back, we opened the door and then there were all of these new G5s." Thomas said.
These computers are used for audiovisual editing and designing. The network speed was also increased by 10 times.
Lab rats
of the programs."
"Last year you didn't know what computers had what programs," Heinen said. "It was a hassle to jump from computer to computer to use all
Working in the labs is about 90 percent better then it used to be, Kyle Heinen, Seneca senior, said.
in the programs.
Heinen wouldn't have bought his own computer during his sophomore year if the current labs existed.
The new labs cost about $75,000 to install, Patrick Emerson, area coordinator, said.
A third lab will be built this summer on the third floor of the art and design building similar to the ones existing now. These labs are available to all students.
Not everything coming in is new. This summer, a clamshell press from the '40s is expected to be installed into KU Printing Services, which was scaled back earlier this semester.
The press will be used by students who are designing typefaces.
Two into one
In the fall, industrial design students will have a new prototyping room and studio space.
This room is expected to have five movable PC workstations and movable tables that reconfigure quickly.
The room was created by removing a wall to make one large room.
"This isn't a new way to work in the professional world," Lance Rake, area coordinator of industrial design, said. "This is, maybe, a new way for our students to work."
The current industrial prototyping room has fixed stationary tables.
"This is the way we used to work," Thomas said. "Over there is the way we should be working."
The room will give students taking industrial design 1,2 and 3 an oncampus studio environment, something only level 4 students had.
IMPROVEMENTS
Renovations continue through this summer
in previous semester students who took their work home had to worry about breaking it during transportation, Ostmeyer, an industrial design student, said.
"Another good thing is that students from all levels will be there feeding off of each other," he said.
- Gragg Paints donated paint for walls
- Ace Hardware plans to donate $20,000 worth of tools such as hammers and drill bits for students.
Facilities Operations will give an estimate this summer for a ceramics courtyard on the east side of building. This will allow students to make ceramics outside.
Source: School of Fine Arts
Precious gems
Metalsmithing and jewelry will be adding a gemology class next fall because of a new computer that has the capability to take 2-D CAD drawings and render them in 3-D. Gemology is the study of the make-up of natural gemstone formation.
This will help metalmithing and jewelry students to bolster their portfolios, said Jon Havener, area coordinator for metalmithing and jewelry.
"We're not going to make a certified gemologist here," Havener said. "But we want them to understand the process."
Sitting on a shelf in a metal jewelry room there are two anodizing machines, which aid in the process of color-coating metal.
The one on left is small and new. The other is large, almost 50 years old and starting to rust out.
The new machine makes better, more consistent coatings, Lin Stanionis, professor of jewelry design and metalsmithing, said.
One aspect in particular sets the old machine apart from the new one.
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Edited by Austin Caster
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