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Exhibition, upcoming events at museum to explore reaction to environmental changes
BY JENNIFER TORLINE itorline@kansan.com
The Spencer Museum of Art is showing climate change in a way that combines maps, photographs and an 18-foot-loung kavak.
The museum's newest exhibition, "Climate Change at the Poles," blends science, art and anthropology to show changes at the earth's North and South Poles.
"It's really important for students to realize and understand that art really does reference every
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part of our lives," said Sierra Falter, Lincoln, Neb., senior, and president of the art museum's Student Advisory Board.
Museum staff will give an overview of the exhibition at a gallery
talk this evening at the museum.
The free event starts at 6:30 p.m.
and will also feature a preview of
the Lawrence Arts Center's production
of "The Ice Wolf", an Inuit
legend. The production is one of many community programs associated with the climate change exhibition.
Other outreach events include a book and film series at the Lawrence Public Library and the art museum. DJ Spooky will perform
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"CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE POLES"
**What:** Gallery talk for the Spencer Museum of Art's newest exhibit
**When:** 6:30 tonight
**Where:** Spencer Museum of Art
Why: To provide an overview of the exhibit and to let people see a preview of the Lawrence Arts Center's production of "The Ice Wolf"
How much: Free
The exhibit will be on
display until May 24. The
Spencer Museum of Art's
new gallery hours are:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday, Saturday: 10 a.m.
* 4 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 4 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL
Conflict in Gaza Strip burden for students
BY BETSY KUTCLIFF bcutcliff@kansan.com
The last time Ibrahim Alanqar heard gunshots he was in Gaza city, sipping tea in his aunt's apartment.
When Alanqar, Abu Dhabi junior, asked about the bullet holes in the walls, his uncle shrugged as if they belonged there, a few feet away from family portraits.
That was in 2004, during the second intifada, a violent Palestinian uprising against Israelis.
Even though he was one of the few that possessed a Palestinian passport, tightened security and increased sanctions would prevent Alanqar from returning to Gaza.
The recently ended 23-day war between Israel and Hamas, the militant Islamic group governing the Gaza strip, brought back Alanqar's memories of littered streets and bullet holes. He said he worried students on campus wouldn't understand, or worse still, wouldn't care about the recent violence.
According to a statement by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the war began with Israel responding to repeated rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza. Israel sent aerial and ground initiatives into Gaza on Dec. 27 to destroy Hamas' security compounds and government buildings.
Alanqar said paying attention to the situation in Israel was important for the student body.
"At least one person on this campus will become involved in politics," he said. "And what happened in Gaza won't be the last time violence erupts in Palestine."
Kimmy Lear, Minneapolis senior, has spent her life studying Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She said she worried about the media coverage of the conflict. "You don't get the
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ENVIRONMENT
Biodiesel offers cheap alternative
BY AMANDA THOMPSON
athompson@kansan.com
Want to stop paying for gas and lessen your carbon footprint? For a lump sum and a bit of elbow grease, students can be free from the power of gasoline.
The typical biodiesel car has a two-tank system. One tank in the car stores diesel or gasoline, and the other tank, typically stored in the trunk, contains waste vegetable oil.
WHAT IS A BIODIESEL CAR?
When initially started, the engine draws petroleum fuel for a few minutes until the vegetable oil is heated and flowing freely. Once the vegetable oil is ready to be used, the engine draws fuel from the vegetable-oil tank.
Cotter Mitchell, materials lab coordinator in the department of art and design, considered making the jump to a biodiesel car for the last two years, and he said the two-tank
Two-tank systems are popular in colder climates because vegetable oil congeals in cold weather, and often needs time to warm up before it can properly burn.
"You have to have a way to warm it up so it doesn't turn into jelly;" Mitchell said.
system would be necessary for him because of the cold Kansas winters.
HOW MUCH
DOES IT COST
TO CONVERT A CAR?
Greasecar.com provides customized biodiesel car kits for between $1,000 and $1,500 depending on the size of the vehicle.
Ozzie Backus, a Lawrence resident who uses alternative fuel sources to run his car, estimated that students could probably cut
the cost in half by putting a kit together themselves. For the two-tank system, a separate vegetable oil tank, a pump, filter, external hoses and other supplementary parts are necessary.
HOW MUCH MONEY CAN YOU SAVE OVER TIME?
According to the Energy Information Administration, the average American uses about 500 gallons of gasoline each year, and the average price of gasoline in 2008
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