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The Inside Front
Thursday
February 12, 1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
A KU professor's lecture will compare the rivers of Siberia and the Great Plains.
On CAMPUS:
- Deadlines to apply for Student Union Activities offices are annoncimg.
A KU student reported seeing a masturbator outside her apartment, Lawrence police said.
Students at College of the Ozarks work on campus in exchange for free tuition.
A federal appeals court refused to block the logging of 6,000 century-old red pines in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota.
CAMPUS
Professor to compare Siberia, Great Plains
The grassland rivers in Siberia have resounding similarities to the what the Missouri river was 100 years ago.
That is the claim that Cynthia Annett, assistant professor of systematics and ecology at the University, will illustrate at 7:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vermont St.
Annett will talk about ecology, environmental issues and her experiences in Siberia. During the lecture, titled "The Ecology of Grassland Rivers of the Great Plains and Siberia," Annett will show slides of her three trips to Siberia.
The lecture is sponsored by the Audubon Society.
Annett's lecture will draw comparisons among Siberian and Kansan water resources and endangered species.
"Water resources is one of the most important environmental issues now in Kansas," Annett said. "And it is going to be one of the biggest issues in the next years." - Marcelo Vilela
Jazz to fill Marvin Hall with sweethearts' songs
Students searching for a unique Valentine's Day may not have to travel any farther than the University of Kansas.
"Happy Valentine's Day! Musical Gift to the School," a jazz concert in its third year, will begin at 8 a.m. Friday in the first-floor lobby of Marvin Hall.
The free concert was organized by Bill Carswell, associate professor of architecture and urban design.
"Three years ago, I decided to give something valuable to the school for Valentine's Day," Carswell said. "It will be nice to have the time for the faculty and the students to smile at least one day a semester."
The music will be played by the "Ben Graham Duo," two professional musicians.
The two musicians, Ben Graham, a saxophone player, and Jim Cordes, a jazz guitarist, are members of the Free State Jazz Quartet of Kansas.
Jazz, swing and ballads including My Funny Valentine, will be played during the day.
"I will play music to send the message of love to people," Graham said.
Kim Wilson, Lawrence graduate student,
said the concert was a nice touch.
"I enjoyed the songs of love last year," she said. "I'll listen to the songs in my studio this time. I can't wait for it."
- Kwanghoe Lee
Deadline approaches for SUA office candidates
Student Union Activities soon will select KU students to be SUA officers and coordinators for next year.
The deadline to turn in officer applications is noon tomorrow. The applications are due Feb. 20 to the SUA box office in the Kansas Union.
Josh Mermis, Houston senior and SUA membership vice president, said that to be an officer or coordinator, candidates must meet some criteria.
Their grade point average must be above 2.3 to be considered for the position and above 2.5 to be eligible for the $1,000 scholarship offered by SUA to its officers and coordinators.
They also need to be enrolled in at least six credits to be eligible for the scholarship. Officer candidates need two letters of recommendation.
The offices available are president, vice president of university relations, vice president of alumni relations and vice president of membership development.
The SUA committees in need of coordina tors are spectrum films, feature films, recreation and travel, forums, live music, special events and fine arts.
Marcelo Vilela
Police seeking suspect in masturbation incident
An unidentified man masturbated outside a University of Kansas student's apartment early yesterday morning, Lawrence police said.
Sgt. Susan Hadl said the suspect was a white male, 20 to 30 years old, and between 5-feet-9 inches and 5-feet-11-inch tall. The suspect was wearing a black stocking cap and a black jacket, which the victim thought might have been leather.
Hadi said the student was studying at her kitchen table at 12:24 a.m. yesterday when she noticed a man standing outside her sliding glass door in the 2300 block of University Drive.
Lawrence police received the student's call about 12:30 a.m. and stopped a man who fit the suspect's description.
The man said he was jogging, and police had no reason to think he was the suspect, so no arrest was made, Hadl said.
"The man we stopped lives close to the victim," Hadl said, "but that doesn't mean anything."
—Ronnie Wachter
NATION Tuition paid by students through work on campus
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — There is a new classroom building going up at College of the Ozarks.
No big deal in that. New buildings spring up on college campuses all the time. Except elsewhere, the students do not build the buildings.
Here, they do, and that is not the half of it. Students also run the college's fire department, airport and restaurant, and raise cattle and pigs, some of which wind up, in one form or another, on the menu.
In exchange, they get a free college education.
Students at College of the Ozarks are required to work 15 hours a week on the 930-acre campus of rolling hills and mountain vistas.
The college, founded in 1906, draws many of its 1,500 students from Midwestern farms or families who have worked overseas as missionaries. Those admitted can have a family income of no more than $20,000 to $42,000 a year, depending on the size of the family and how many members are in college.
Court refuses to block cutting of ancient pines
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal appeals court refused yesterday to block the logging of 6,000 century-old red pines in the Superior National Forest until an appeal by environmentalists is heard.
The Eight U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling leaves the door open for the 85-foot tall northern Minnesota trees to be cut as soon as a crew is available.
Tony Vukelich, the sawmill operator who paid the U.S. Forest Service $200,000 for logging rights on the site near Orr, said he was not sure when logging would begin.
Leslie Davis, founder and president of Minneapolis-based Earth Protector, the environmental group trying to block the logging, said he would ask Vukelich to cut some 60-year-old plantation pines elsewhere in Superior, instead of the so-called Little Alfie tract of pines.
Last year, the U.S. Forest Service ruled 6,000 red pines could be cut without damaging the ecosystem. The Forest Service also put 2,000 rarer old white pines and 2,000 old red pines at the site off-limits, but environmentalists said anything short of protecting the entire tract was unacceptable.
The Associated Press
Play to use 3-D design to tell story of inventor
Jason Pearce
Jason Pearce Special to the Kansan
The University Theatre's upcoming production of "Tesla Electric" will combine live performances with 3-D technology.
"Tesla Electric," which premiers today at Murphy Hall's Inge Theatre, incorporates projection screens that will display detailed scenery when viewed through 3-D glasses. Tickets cost $5 for KU students and $10 for the public.
"The technology will immerse the audience in the play," said Nick Zube, Columbia, Mo., freshman. "The 3-D environment is like a film set."
Zube, who plays inventor George Westinghouse, and the other actors are working alongside a graphic-design team to create the 3-D aspects of the production.
"Tesla Electric" is based on the true story of inventor Nikola Tesla's technology including AC power, radio and the Tesla coil, which produces electrical sparks.
The play shows that Tesla did not gain much attention or profit from his inventions. Zube said it also had a twist of humor.
Mark Reaney, designer and technologist for the play, said Tesla was now a cult figure for present-day inventors and electrical engineers.
"He is the ultimate example of a genius with little business sense," Reaney said. The play's theme also is portrayed through the use of the 3-D technology.
Reaney said the design team used computer programs to design the graphics for the projection screens.
The 3-D technology, Reaney said, was used in productions of "Wings" and "The Adding Machine," but the computerized videos used in those were not as detailed as in "Tesla Electric."
"The audience often enjoys the high amount of graphics, but it doesn't over shadow the acting," Reaney said.
Performances of "Tesla Electric" begin today and run through Feb. 21, with a day off Feb. 16.
Tickets may be purchased at the Murphy Hall box office or by calling 349-3982.
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Today IN HISTORY
1809 The steamboat was patented by Robert Fulton.
1870 The women in the Utah territory were given the right to vote in political elections, 50 years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.
1964 - The Beatles played their first concert at Washington Coliseum, in Washington, D.C.
1990 - Black Nationalist Leader, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving 27 years.
A Lawrence resident's vehicle was stolen Friday evening from lot 101, KU police said. The vehicle was recovered, but a stereo was taken. The damage and loss totaled $295.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's bicycle and lock were taken between 3:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Tuesday from Ellsworth Hall. KU police said the items were valued at $250
A KU student's copies of "Taxi Driver," "Dances With the Wind" and three other items were stolen at 6:30 a.m. Friday from an apartment in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street, costing $78, Lawrence police said.
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Valentine's Weekend Events
BORDERS'
BOOKS·MUBIC·CAFE
700 New Hampshire Downtown Lawrence
Friday, February 13
Books Newton & Joe Pickett 7:00P Music and poetry performance with: Mathew Clark, Nicole Jackel, and Lata Murti
Saturday, February 14
Reda Carr 1:00 PM
Folk, Rhythm and Blues
Dr. Elaine Thompson Ph.D. 3:00PM
Author of The Readiness Factor: Preparing Yourself for the Ultimate Relationship Dr. Thompson will speak on:
Obtaining and Maintaining a Healthy, Loving Relationship with the Right Partner
Teddy Connelly 8:00P M
Folk Music
Sunday, February 15
Craig Akin & John McNally Duo 2:00P M
Acoustic Guitar & Bass