University Daily Kansan, February 19, 1985
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CAMPUS AND AREA
JRP, Templin request security
By MICHELLE T. JOHNSON Staff Reporter
The Joseph R. Pearson Hall government last night passed a proposal requesting roving security monitors for this semester. The request grew from recent weekend incidents of vandalism and theft totaling more than $1,100 at JRP and Templin Hall.
The joint proposal for JRP and Templin, the two all-male residence halls, asks the Residential Programs Advisory Board to approve roving staffers starting this semester instead of next semester, as originally planned.
James Jeffrey, Association of University Residence Halls president and JRP resident, wrote the proposal.
J. J. Wilson, director of housing, last semester offered JRP and Templin money for security monitors this semester. But JRP residents did think there was a need for them, said Paul Simmons. JRP resident director
WILSON CHANGED THE decision to have security monitors for both halls this semester after Caryl Smith, dean of student life and RPAB chairman, and Jeffley said that RPAB should have been consulted in the decision.
Damages totaling an estimated $1,149 from vandalism and theft occurred over the past weekend, said Alan Oakes, JRP president.
Oakes said that amount included the theft of $470 worth of food and an unestimated amount of related damages. It also includes sandwiches stolen from a vending machine that vandals smashed open and a broken door on the southeast side of the building.
REGGIE ESTELL. TEMPLIN president, said his hall government would consider the proposal at its regular meeting tonight.
Also, Oakes said, the second floor lobby was ransacked, a large trash can was damaged and two fire extinguishers had been set off.
"We had it passed and wanted it all along, but JRP wasn't for it." Estell
If Templin hall government passes the proposal, it would go before RPAB at its meeting on Feb. 27. If RPAB approves the proposal, the halls would get security monitors this semester.
Jeffley said the hall could have the monitors as soon as the middle of March.
OAKES SAID THE large amount of theft and vandalism over the weekend had opened some residents' eyes to the necessity of night and weekend security.
"Up until this point we didn't see a need for them because we had such a terrific record," Oakes said.
Before the weekend, JRP had six theft or vandalism incidents reported this semester, Oakes said.
JRP and Templin are the only two residence halls that do not have a visitation policy or any security monitors.
Sgt. Mary Ann Robinson from the KU police department said residence halls were the fourth most frequent target of campus crime.
Center to help with BBC program
By KEVIN LEATHERS Staff Reporter
Although it's not Hollywood, the faculty members of KU's Center for Soviet and East European Studies soon may have the opportunity to explore in a television documentary exploring the culture of the Soviet
Vision Group, a British production firm that is associated with the BBC, has made arrangements to use the resources in its production of the TY film.
William Fletcher, director of Soviet and East European studies, said the arrangement to use the KU faculty came about partly because of the reputation of KU's Soviet Center and partly because Jerome Kuehi, director of the documentary, had a KU who is a graduate student at KU.
"It was kind of an odd way for him to come across us." Fletcher said.
The Center for Soviet and East European Studies was established in 1965 by an initial federal government grant of $500,000. The center now has 31 faculty members and a budget of
about $1.5 million, including nearly
$200,000 in federal financing.
Kuehl was the director of the "World At War" series, which aired on the Public Broadcasting Service, and Fletcher said, the format for the documentary on Soviet life will be similar to that of "World At War."
Vision Group is working with the Soviet Gosteleradio agency, which, Fletcher said, would provide a lot of the resources for the production. The documentary will feature interviews with Soviet citizens, archival film footage and official Soviet commentary.
Gerald Mikkelson, director of the department of Slavic languages and literatures and organizer of the department's writer-in-residence program, said he expected the producers of the documentary to want to use former Soviet writers-inresidence in their film.
"If the film is on the contemporary Soviet culture as it is supposed to be, I would assume that the producers open access to current Soviet authors." Mikkelson said.
The faculty members, Fletcher said, would provide advice in the evaluation and editing of the archival
footage, would offer help in finding possible sources and would give the producers advice after all the data are collected.
The final production, which is scheduled to be four hours long, initially will be aired on London weekend television, possibly as soon as the fall of 1986, Fletcher said.
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Students flock to prayer groups
By BETH REITER Staff Reporter
More than 300 students have accepted an invitation to participate in student-led prayer and help them understand their faith.
"Invitation," a program offered by the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, was designed to help students who are questioning with, Dave Armstrong, outreach campus minister, said yesterday.
"We're really excited about how many people are interested in this," Armstrong said. "We want to invite people to the church. Not that they need us, but that we need them."
meet five times during the 40-day Lenten period, which starts tomorrow. Each group, which will consist of 10-20 students, will be led by a student, not a clergy member, Armstrong said.
Twenty-four groups will each
THE STUDENT LEADERS have been preparing for the program since January, Armstrong said, Armstrong the, the Rev. Vince Krische and the Rev. Porter instructed the leaders each week to help them know how to answer questions the students might ask.
The groups will meet at different times in the evenings Sunday through Thursday starting next week. Some groups will meet at the Catholic leaders live; others will meet at the Catholic Center, 1631 Crescent
Road. Students may still join a group by calling the center.
The topic for the first session will be Lent, Armstrong said. The session also will be an introduction to the program and will give the students a chance to meet one another. The topics of the other sessions will be the Mass, scripture, prayer and missions.
Jay Johnson, Overland Park junior and a group leader, said he probably would start each of his meetings with a prayer and would then explain the topic for the week. Students in the group could then ask questions and discuss the topic
Johnson said he would advise students to talk to Krische or Porter if a question came up that he couldn't answer.
Music professor remains in coma
By SHARON ROSSE Staff Reporter
George Lawner, orchestra professor, has been in a coma since he suffered a heart attack Jan. 17, and remains in serious but stable condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, a hospital spokesman said yesterday.
Lawner's son, Ricky, a Lawrence graduate student, said, "He's strong now. I think the heart attack thing is pretty much over. All we can do now is wait and spend as much time as possible with him."
Lawner, 67, suffered the attack at 1:40 a.m. Jan. 17 at his home and was rushed by ambulance to the hospital's emergency room.
Stan Shumway, chairman of the music department, said.
Because of Lawner's absence, the music department has had to shuffle faculty to take over his many duties.
Lawner came to the University of Kansas in 1966.
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"You don't really substitute a man like him," Shumway said. "You fill in. It's difficult to cover the duties of someone who does so many things so well."
In addition to conducting the University Symphony Orchestra, Lawner teaches conducting and score reading classes, organizes summer workshops, conducts operas and conducts operas and University Theatre musicals.
He is music director this semester for "Susannah," a University Theatre opera.
Shumway that Charles Hong, professor of music theory on sabbatical leave this semester, had been instructed by the Hillmer, associate professor of music, has been coaching the opera singers.
Some of Lawner's graduate conducting and score reading classes had to be canceled because no vector was available. Shumway said.
DONALD APPERT, LAWRENCE
graduate student and Lawner's
assistant for the last year, also has
experience with coaching and training
Lawner's illness.
"George Lawner is highly respected and well-loved by students and faculty alike," Appert said. "It has been difficult because he is basic and irreplaceable. He has a vast collection of talents and covers a lot of areas."
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