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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY FEBRUARY1,2002
WWW.KANSAN.COM
ISSUE 84 VOLUME 112
CLEANING UP
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Lawrence resident James McKenzie cuts ice-covered limbs for Lawrence resident Bob Davis. Davis' 45-year-old tree was extensively damaged in this week's ice storm.
Ice storm leaves mess
Crews work long days to clean up campus, city
By Rachel Keesee Kansan staff writer
This week's ice storm kept KU students off campus, but not Facilities Operations.
Butch Larios, management systems analyst for KU Facilities Operations, has been working around the clock with his crew to keep the campus as safe as possible
Road safety has been a concern as well.
"Streets, sidewalks, handicap ramps, parking lots—anything that has ice and snow, they're working on it," Larios said.
Lt. Don Crowe, of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, said that only five highway accidents have happened since Tuesday night.
"Everybody's driving like they should." he said.
But ice-covered tree branches have caused other problems by knocking out power lines across the city.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical reported that it responded to 197 calls for service between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m.yesterday. Most calls were for downed or arced power lines and fallen tree branches.
More than 4,800 people in Lawrence are without power, said Cynthia McCarvel, Westar Resources spokeswoman.
"We restored power to more than
8,100 customers in Lawrence since midnight Wednesday." she said. "We have had many more customers without power throughout the day."
McCarvel said it was not possible to determine when all the power would be restored.
Because of the power outage, the Lawrence Community Building, 115 W. 11th St., was open overnight for people needing shelter, said Paula Phillips, director of Douglas County Emergency Management.
"We have people who don't have any other options," she said. "People who are without power at home need a place to go to get warm."
Lisa Patterson, City of Lawrence communications director, said people who were staying home without power needed to take precautions.
"If you're in a home without heat, you need to consider water pipes and safety, such as candles and fire," Patterson said.
George Blevins, distribution superintendent for Lawrence,said small water leaks were common in cold weather, but worn pipelines could cause safety problems.
An old waterline burst yesterday at about 6 a.m. in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall, he said.
The line, which belongs to the city, runs under Jayahawk Boulevard.
Contact Rachel Keesee at rkeesee@kansan.com. This story was edited by Gillian Titus.
Facilities Operations has been working hard to clear snow, trees. ice
By Caroline Boyer Kansan staff writer
T. J. Reyes' list of things to do just kept getting longer and longer.
Since Tuesday night, Reyes, maintenance supervisor, and the rest of Facilities Operations have been working around the clock to clear off the snow and ice on campus.
"There's probably been three or four people every day calling in sick or saying they have car troubles," Reyes said.
This has been complicated by a lack of workers.
Keyes said only about half of the snow-clearing equipment had been used because there weren't enough operators to run all the equipment.
Doug Riat, director of Facilities Operations, said even though they had been
"It's been great that classes were canceled and staff weren't here because it's allowed us to get into a lot of areas."
"It's been great that classes were canceled and staff weren't here because it's allowed us to get into a lot of areas," Riat said.
short-handed, work had gone smoothly.
Doug Riat director of Facilities Operations
Facilities workers completed twelve hour days, with one 30 minute lunch break and two fifteen minute breaks.
SEE CLEARING ON PAGE 6A
Author shares fond memories of Hughes
By Leah Shaffer
Kansan staff writer
Alice Walker began her lecture on the legacy of Langston Hughes on a musical note. Last night at the Lied Center, about 1,500 people watched as the Pulitzer Prize winning author took
out a small xylophone and began to play a quiet tune.
a quiet table.
"I could not think of coming and talking to you tonight without playing him some music," she said.
Walker said that she and Hughes became acquainted when she was a student in New York. They met after a
Alice Walker takes questions from audience members while Chancellor Hemenway listens. Walker emphasized the importance of life equaling love last night at the Lied Center.
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Waker said that when she met Hughes he had tremendous warmth and kindness.
teacher sent one of Walker's stories to him and he liked it.
"To my surprise, Langston wanted to publish it." Walker said.
"His success was that he had developed in himself an ultimate kindness," she said.
The program, which was free to the public, was sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities and the Office of the Chancellor.
Steve Mueller, St. Louis junior, said he enjoyed Walker's optimistic attitude.
"I didn't really know what to expect," Mueller said. "I was pretty overwhelmed by just her sense of optimism. That's a pretty unique viewpoint."
Earlier in the show, Ormer Rodgers Jr., district manager of the District Office Postal Service in Kansas City, Mo., unveiled a new commemorative postage stamp in honor of Hughes.
The stamp, which features a black and white picture of Hughes taken in New York, commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Black Heritage stamp series and Hughes' centennial birthday.
After Rogers unveiled the stamp, Chancellor Robert Hemenway introduced Walker.
"I enjoyed the close contact she had with the audience," said Sarah Lawton, Lenexa senior.
Walker read Hughes' poetry and answered questions from the audience. The questions ranged from dealing with racism to what her favorite flowers are
Stacey Redding, Alma junior, said she was impressed by Walker's lack of pessimism.
"She's got an inspirational attitude," Redding said.
Contact Shaffer at Ishaffer@kansan.com. This story was edited by Brandon Stinnett.
Small-scale display updated
Architecture student to make Union's model of campus current for '02
By Adam Pracht Kansan staff writer
Dan Bradbury, Wichita junior, will give the entire campus a facelift by August.
But the campus Bradbury is updating fits on top of a table.
The model of the University of Kansas displayed in the Kansas Union has been a memorable landmark for prospective students and alumni since it was built in 1962.
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Bradbury will change the model to reflect the campus' current appearance.
Dan Bradbury, Wichita junior, leans over a diorama of the KU campus. Bradbury, an architecture student, has been commissioned to update the model of the campus.
Passerbys can watch Bradbury work on the model at its new location on the Union's third floor.
Bradbury said he was glad to work on a project with so much history.
"Students like us may not realize how much sentimental value that model has to previous students since it was first done so far back," he said.
Bradbury said he noticed the model during his first year at the University.
"When I first saw it as a freshman I thought, 'I can improve that,' he said.
Bradbury said he had always been interested in architecture.
"Ever since I was a little kid I would
SEE MODEL ON PAGE 6A
Diorama Time
Here are some buildings, and their dates of construction, that will be added to the campus model:
Hiltop Child Development Center. 2000
Horesej Family Athletics Center,
1999
Wagnon Student Athlete Center, 1995
1995 Joseph R. Pearson Hall, 2000
- Joseph R. Pearson Hall, 2000
- Learned Hall expansion, to be completed in 2003
Margaret Amini Scholarship Hall, 2000
Murphy Hall expansion, 2001
Murphy Hall expansion, 2001
Memorial Stadium expansion,
2000
New parking garage north of the Kansas Union, 2001
Watkins Student Health Center expansion, 1997
Stouffer Place roofing, ongoing
Source: Tom Waechter, director of design and construction management
INSIDETODAY
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