Wednesday, April 15, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 7
KU students turn trash to art
Olathe group exhibits work at art museum
By Marcelo Vilela
mvilela@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Ben Brasel, Leawood sophomore, looks at "The People of the Earth," by Brock Batten. The student studied the art yesterday in the Kansas Union gallery. Photo by Lizz Weber/KANSAN
These works and other out ofthe-ordinary pieces are part of the exhibit that began Monday in the Kansas Union gallery.
Arches made of video monitors, ceramic faces floating in an aquarium, a basketball hoop surrounded by Arabic inscriptions, and a skinned human head. It's all art.
The exhibit is called "Olathe); with Synonyms and Antonyms." It is the result of a group of University of Kansas students, all from Olathe, who decided to show the work they have been creating since high school.
"It's a pretty wide variety of works displayed," Millard said. "Everybody has his own thing going on."
The other members of the group are senior Hesse McGraw, senior Brock Batten, freshman Kyle Batten, senior Jeff Calvert, senior Steve Davis, senior Kiel Johnson, senior Dan Rolf and "X-Files."
Senior Travis Millard said that the exhibit showed the diversity of the works. Many of them use junkyard pieces in creative ways.
"He is an enigmatic mystery,"
The group is not willing to reveal the identity of "X.Files."
The group members come from majors as distinct as sculpture, illustration, English, philosophy and painting. They grew up together and converged on fine arts when they came to the University. McGraw originated the idea for the exhibit.
"We all have affinities for found objects that transform themselves into sculptures," McGraw said. "My very favorite is the one with a tool box, a vacuum cleaner and a picture of Yasmine Bleeth."
Nicole Mermis, Houston junior and SUA fine arts coordinator, commended the group's
initiative.
"I think it's important that undergraduates get their work shown in professional settings." Mermis said. "I like their work — it's really eclectic."
Matt Cochran, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, thought the exhibit was interesting and innovative.
"I like the use of different materials, turning everyday things into art," Cochran said.
Nick Wood, Lawrence sophomore, liked the pottery.
"It caught my eye when I was passing by," Wood said. "It is very different, they use different media to make art."
The use of ordinary materials made into something artistic pleased Martin Cheng, Lawrence resident and artist.
"Those are really good ideas," Cheng said. "I think it gives you a slightly different point of view on things. It gives you a weird feeling."
The exhibit's closing reception will be Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. During the reception, "XFiles" will perform in a multimedia sight and sound presentation.
The exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Friday in the gallery.
Candidates claim greek/non-greek unity as a priority
By Marc Sheforgen and Carl Kamsinski msheforgen@kansan.com ckamsinski@kansan.com Kansan staff writers
Last year's Student Senate election seemed to pit greeces members against non-greecs, but this year Delta Force has made an effort to include more greecs and Campus Cause has tried to include more non-greecs.
The composition of the coalitions is no secret, however.
Sixty percent of Campus Cause candidates are in fraternities or sororites, while only 13 percent of Delta Force candidates are greek.
While these statistics suggest that both coalitions still are divided heavily along greek-vs. independent lines, candidates from both coalitions say intracoalition diversity has improved since last year.
Seth Hoffman, Delta Force candidate for a Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said that Delta Force wanted to represent all of the campus population, so getting more support from the greek community was the coalition's goal.
"Last year we did not have the time to get a lot of these people. A bunch of the hardest workers on the coalition this year are greek," Hoffman said.
Campus Cause members said its membership was representative of the University.
"I think it's unfortunate when people make it look like Delta Force has half the Greek communu
nity and everyone else," said Kevin Yoder, Campus Cause candidate for student body president.
Yoder said Campus Cause was not backed solely by the greek community.
"We have people from the scholarship halls and all of the residence halls supporting us," he said.
Korb Maxwell, Delta Force candidate for a Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said allegations of Delta Force's anti-greek sentiment were unfounded and were used by Campus Cause candidates to detract from Delta Force's platform.
Maxwell said that at one campaign visit to a sorority house, sorority members showed up wearing Campus Cause pins and asked about Delta Force's supposedly anti-greek views.
"Once the issue questions ran out, they got into hearsay and rumors," he said.
David Wisley, Campus Cause candidate for a Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said that having more greeks on his coalition was an advantage.
"I guess it would be, because a large portion of the greek community does vote," he said.
Wisley said that although many greek voters might genuinely be concerned about the issues, he thought most Greeks went to the polls to support their Greek brothers and sisters.
Because only 23 percent of KU students are greek, voter turnout should not decide the election, said Aaron Proffitt, Independent candidate for a Nunemaker seat.
If a majority-greek coalition has a political advantage, it is because not enough KU students go to the polls, Proffitt said.
In last year's Student Senate election, 13 percent of students voted.
Loyalties divide houses between coalition leaders
By Carl Kaminski
ckaminski@kansan.com
Kanson stuff writes
This year's election races have found greek candidates pitted against one another as chapter members break ranks and run with different coalitions.
Grey Montgomery, last year's student body president, has thrown his support behind Emily Heath. Delta Force candidate for student body president.
Montgomery said he advised Heath early in January and February. His role is fairly minor now, he said.
Montgomery is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, the same fraternity as Scott Kaiser, Campus Cause candidate for student body vice president.
He said that he and Kaiser had no problems with his support of Heath.
Kaiser agreed that the two opposing views had not been an issue.
"I haven't really been engaged in any political activities in the house," he said.
by snapling the house," he said. But Montgomery said that he had encountered some resentment from Greek students who saw the elections as Greek vs. non-greek and were upset about his helping Heath.
"I have a relationship with Grey outside the house," he said.
"I don't have a whole lot of respect for people who view it that way," he said. "I have the right to make my own mind."
Brooke Warde, a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and Campus Cause candidate for a Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said that when another member of her chapter, Melissa Coleman, decided to run for Student Senate with Delta Force, they talked about why each of them were running with the different coalitions.
Coleman, a candidate for a Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said that the election had not caused any tension in the chapter and that both candidates had tried not to put sorority members on the spot by asking them to wear buttons.
Korb Maxwell, Delta Force candidate for a Liberal Arts and Sciences seat, said that he was afraid of the reaction his fraternity would have when he decided to run with Delta Force, but that he had found the experience to be positive.
"People are very receptive when I tell them what it is all about," said Maxwell, a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. "People can think for themselves in the Greek system."
He said that a few older members were skeptical, but that he talked with them and worked it out.
Ryan Price, Campus Cause candidate for a Nunemaker seat and Sigma Chi member, said that he had no problem with Maxwell's running with Delta Force.
"He and I are really close and good friends," he said.
He said that both of them had gone to each other with questions about electoral procedures and had been open about their campaigning.
"I don't think that either of us are going behind each other's backs," he said.
Rabid travelers should get vaccinations
By Lisa Stevens John
ljohn@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
University of Kansas students who are taking exotic summer vacations may want to check at Watkins Health Center to make sure they have the recommended vaccinations for the countries they plan to visit.
Passport, socks and vaccinations. There are some things you should not leave the country without.
Randall Rock, Watkins Memorial Health Center chief of staff and physician, said travel vaccines were available at Watkins.
Rock said he would encourage anyone traveling to Central America, South America or Third World countries to receive the hepatitis-A vaccine.
Some of the vaccines require more than one injection, and some need to be administered in one-month intervals, said Cathy Thrasher, Watkins pharmacist.
"The hepatitis-A viral infection is most often transmitted through contaminated food," Rock said. "For certain areas of the world, the risk of malaria, typhoid fever, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis meningitis or rabies may be significant enough to warrant consideration of immunization prior to travel."
"We subscribe to a software program that gives us monthly updates from the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization with regard to travelers' advisories." Rock said.
A computer program at Watkins reviews students' vaccination needs based on the countries they will be visiting.
"As soon as students know where they're going to be going, they need to get started on their shots," Thrasher said. "Sometimes you have a time crunch."
A printout from the program provides phone numbers of the U.S. embassy in each country and gives
"If they have to have an injection or need to have blood drawn in the country of destination, this is the only way to ensure it's done with a sterile syringe. In some of the countries, especially if they are going to a Third World country, or to Central or South America, we know these things are in short supply."
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general warnings about driving and safety issues, Rock said.
Watkins Health Center pharmacist
Sonia Farmer, Watkins appointment clerk, said it took about five minutes to run a student's itinerary through the computer program.
To access this service, a student may call 864-9507 or visit the Watkins admissions desk.
Rock also said that traveling students should purchase travel kits from the Watkins Pharmacy.
Renee Readinger, Watkins pharmacist, sold the kits, which cost
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$3.75, contained sterile needles and syringes, as well as alcohol and betadine.
"If they have to have an injection or need to have blood drawn in the country of destination, this is the only way you can be sure it's done with a sterile syringe," Readinger said. "In some of the countries, especially if they are going to a Third World country, or to Central or South America or Eastern Europe, we know these things are in short supply."
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