THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2003
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CAMPUS BRIEFS Four KU students nominated for Goldwater awards
Goldwater awards
Four University of Kansas students have been nominated for the Goldwater scholarships. John J. Daniels, Tonganoxie junior; Sarah E. Feldt, Norman, Okla., junior; Kelly N. Flenthe, Sabetha junior; and Joshua E. Meyers, Wichita junior, will compete with a national pool of more than 1,000 students for the $7,500 scholarships.
The board of trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in Excellence foundation plans to award up to 500 scholarships for the 2003-2004 academic year.
The winners will be announced in early April.
"It was impressive just to be nominated since this was a record year for applicants," Daniels said. "Overall, our chances of winning are pretty good, though. KU has a good reputation in this. Last year all four nominees won scholarships."
The four KU students all study math or science and were nominated after submitting applications that included essays and faculty recommendations.
Since the first scholarships were awarded in 1989,29 KU students have been awarded Goldwater scholarships. The program was established by Congress in 1986 as a tribute to the retired senator from Arizona. The scholarship program is intended to ensure a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers.
KU music and dance professor to provide multimedia show
Kip Haaheim, University of Kansas assistant professor of music and dance, will team up with University of Arizona composer Daniel Asia for a multimedia performance at Swarthout Recital Hall.
The event is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and is free to the public.
The two artists released a DVD of electronic music called Sacred and Profane in fall 2002.
The music will be accompanied by video images created by Lawrence artist Janet Davidson-Hues.
Davidson-Hues serves on the adjunct faculty in the Art Department at KU and frequently performs under the name Janet Planet.
"The DVD allows for higher quality and a surround sound that puts the audience in the middle of the performance as opposed to being removed from it," Haaheim said. "There are things happening on all sides of the audience."
JJ Hensley
Haaheim has been teaching music theory, composition and electronic music at the University for two years.
He met Asia while studying for his D.M.A. at the University of Arizona.
Asia is a professor of composition and head of the Composition Department at Arizona.
"The video is unique and beautiful." Haaheim said. "The music is a sound landscape that is at times funny, beautiful, and abstract."
—Kevin Wiggs
Moped riders: parking scarce
Courtney Kuhlen/Kansan
By Kevin Wigs
kwiggs@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Anyone who drives a vehicle has experienced being in a hurry while desperately searching for the last available parking spot.
Drivers of mopeds and motorcycles say it is difficult to find parking spots on campus, despite the eleven parking lots with available spaces. To park a moped near bicycle racks, like this one parked in front of Wescoe Hall, the vehicle must not exceed certain size requirements
But for those who ride motorcycles and mopeds to campus, this can be a frequent event.
Mark Brechtel, Counseling and Psychological Services psychology intern, calls the University of Kansas' motorcycle parking insufficient.
"Ive ridden a motorcycle to school or work for years at three different campuses," he said. "this is the first place that clearly would rather that I drove my three-fourths ton Chevy Van than my bike — as indicated by the total lack of parking."
Teresa Fernandez, English graduate teaching assistant, rides her moped to work, and said she had received a ticket for parking it on the bicycle racks.
"We need more parking
because I got a $20 ticket in front of Wescoe," she said. Although she parks only at Wescoe, she said, more spaces are needed on other parts of campus.
To park on the bicycle racks, a moped must have an engine smaller than 50 cubic centimeters and go no faster than 30 miles per
hour. Anything larger or faster is considered a motorcycle and must park in the designated motorcycle parking.
Michele Eodice, director of the KU writing center, rides a moped to work from her home three blocks away.
"I bought this moped specifically for campus, and so I could park with the bikes," she said.
The difference in size and speed also affects the prices of permits. A moped permit costs $20 per year, $13 per semester and $8 for summer. A motorcycle permit costs $40 per year, $25 per semester and $20 for summer.
According to a map of campus parking lots on the parking department's Web site, 11 parking lots on campus have motorcycle spots available.
For now, the parking department is not planning on adding any more motorcycle parking,but Donna Hultine, director of the parking department, said it would add more if someone expressed a need.
"We add parking based on usage," she said. "I'm not aware of a problem since I don't ride a motorcycle, but we would review it if someone pointed out a problem."
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"We are going to be setting a precedent of disrespect," Dupree said. "We don't understand their culture."
Kyle Johnson said he didn't have a problem with funding any amount of the honorarium for the group if it was for someone who was not a group member.
"It's something we shouldn't do because it opens the door for any group — multicultural or not — to ask for money to pay their own members," he said.
Washington said the group
exhausted every option to find the Head Lady and Man outside of their tribe but decided to go with the students because they had the talent. She said this was an opportunity for Student Senate to support another culture.
"You are putting limits on us, so how do you expect to experience other cultures if you do this?" she said.
After discussion ceased, many senators voiced their strong recommendation for all senators to attend the group's powwow April 5 at the Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
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help," Astrid McMullen-Baker, fine arts senator, said.
The Senate has already begun other efforts to get students more involved in local politics. The Senate is sponsoring an open political forum to showcase the commission candidates planned for March 26 in the Kansas Union.
Tama Aga, engineering senator, was the one dissenting voice. He said he thought the Senate didn't know enough about the
candidate's stance on issues.
"I see an endorsement to a political party rather than issues that address the students," Aga said.
Sponsors of the resolution spoke out at the meeting, saying that the campaign was not a political party.
"The campaign is hardly as strong as a coalition. The three candidates are just a group with the same ideas that have pooled their resources," said Sam Pierron, nontraditional senator.
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