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Monday, August 30,1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Africans study KU legal services Cameroonian women aim to learn how to finance free counseling
By Chesley Dohl
Kansan staff writer
Four African professional women met with KU law officials and students Friday as part of a program sponsored by the United States Aid Agency for International Development.
Florence Arrey, a judge from Cameroon, said they were impressed by the U.S. legal system.
"We've learned very much about nongovernmental organizations and how they are funded," she said. "The process of democracy is practiced well in the States."
The four women, members of the Cameroonian League of Women Lawyers, are on a three-week tour of the United States. The purpose of the tour is to exchange ideas about legal programs and program funding.
Dennis Prater, director of Douglas County Legal Aid, said that the women were interested in his organization, in which KU students and professors provide legal services for people who can't afford legal help.
*Their questions dealt with how our student program is set up, funded and
Angie Hubbard, Overland Park senior, said that the women visited KU because of the law school's student volunteer program.
"KU is one of the only organizations in the area that provides volunteer legal aid while involving law students." she said.
taught," Prater said.
Arrey said that the problem of financing legal services in Cameroon lay in the nation's failing economy.
"Our economy is based on agriculture, and the past three years have been difficult for us," Arrey said.
In Cameroon, attorneys are still in the process of establishing law clinics, especially for students' use.
The women came to the United States to take a U.S. perspective back to their nation on the tactics and programs designed to aid poor communithis particular competition," said Donald Gyorog, mechanical engineering professor and team advisor. "What we're building is a rather sophisticated small racing car that can go up to 60 to 65 miles per hour—mostly from scratch." he said.
Arrey said she wanted to learn how to encourage lawyers to give free legal aid.
The Cameroonians spent three tours touring and studying the U.S. legal system in New York, Washington, D.C., and Cleveland. Kansas and Missouri were their final stops.
William Alix / KANSAN
The Lawrence band Spamskimmer plays at the Union's Plaza as part of Student Union Activities "Tunes at Noon." Drummer Bill Colburn, singer Jeff Wright and bassist John Cutler entertained passers-by, Friday.
Union band
Formula race car design challenges engineering students
Success in summer competition is goal of new group
By Chesley Dohl
Kansan staff writer
The blueprints are being drafted by a team of 22 KU engineering students who plan to build a miniature racing car for a national competition next summer.
Steve Grupinski, Lawrence senior, said that it was a trip to last year's Formula racing car competition that got him interested in gathering a team of KU students to design a contest car for the 1994 summer event, sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
"This is the first time in KU history that a group of students has entered
The society is a professional organiation that sponsors activities for people with an interest in all phases of mobility from mechanics to aerospace.
"We heard a lot about the Formula racing car competition and it sounded like something great to do," Grupinski said. "Four of us went up to the contest to get a feel for it and to see the caliber of the cars and the teams competing."
Grupinski said what they saw at the 66-team competition was incredible.
"There were actually teams there tuning their turbo-charged engines
with laptop computers so we were thinking, 'Wow, we really want to build one of these things?'
For Gyorog and the student team he advises, the Formula car race will be a brand new experience.
Gyorog said that the society sponsors events such as the Formula race car event to promote student interest.
"This year we're the rookies, so we have our work cut out for us," Grumpi-ski said. "That's why we're getting a good start on this whole thing."
his friends interested in the society. "It's one of the best learning experiences you'll ever come across."
John Patchin, Geneseo, III, senior,
said that Gyorog got him and many of
The main problem the team is facing now is financing. Patchin said that the more money each school has, the more options they can consider.
Gyorog said that of all the types of student engineering competitions he has seen, the racing car contest is the most elite. Every team will start with the same size engine, comparable to a motorcycle engine. It is the job of each team to decide on the full design of the racing car from aerodynamics
to suspension.
"It's a big commitment as far as money and time are concerned." Gyorogsaad.
On the average, students spend more than 100 hours a week in the engineering labs perfecting the vehicles.
"We have to build a frame, steering system, transmission and everything
— from whatever we can come up with through donations from companies and contributions from individuals," Grupinski said.
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