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Wednesday, August 18, 1993
KU LIFE
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Photos of has-beens annoying but amusing
By David Mitchell Summer Kansan Editor
This summer I had several projects I wanted completed to make life easier for future staff members.
I gave. the newsroom the most thorough cleaning — possibly the only cleaning — it had had in years. I had our police scanner fixed so we could listen in on Lawrence's emergencies. I had our phones
Glen Campbell Verv'70s
fixed so we could communicate with the outside world and each other. I got the remote control to work so we could watch "SportsCenter" in the editor's office.
Even more importantly, I weeded out the faded stars in our mug shot files.
Several times a year The Associated Press sends us mug shots of the world's movers and shakers. Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin and of course, Neil Sedaka.
HUMOR
Yes, the AP feels compelled to throw in mugs of semi-celebrities, has-beens, never-will-bes and curiosities. Unfortunately, past Kansan
photo editors have never taken the time to dispose of such unnotable unquotables as Alfred M. Butts, the inventor of Scrabble or Roch Voisin, Canadian pop singer.
By the way, the word value of Butt's name is
Ken Berry King of Bad TV?
of Butts' name is 20 points
As a result of the multitude of mugs, when it was announced that Martin Sheen would be filming a movie here in Lawrence, I could not find his mug shot in the S's. However, I did find singer Donna Summer, circa 1979, actor David Soul, circa 1980, actor Felly Savalas, circa 1978, and five Brooke Shields mugs from the early 1980s — one for every bad movie or
Bob Hope special she appeared in during that time.
The AP issues new pictures of people who are in the news a lot — and
aren't. For example, actor Judd Hirsch had five pictures in our files. Now he has only one, which is probably one more than we will ever use.
It was interesting to see how celebrities have changed. For ex ample.
actress Suzanne Somers had her teeth fixed. Actress Angela Lansbury has had extensive plastic surgery. Actor Jimmy Stewart looks bad with a beard. I also noticed that everyone looked like singer Glen Campbell in 1979.
Jolie Gabor Mother of all Gabors
Then there are the truly bizarre people that the AP deems newsworthy.
Steve Gobie, male prostitute. Nice job — if you can get the work.
Marianne Williamson, spiritual
advisor; Of course. Marianne knew
beautiful since
Erland Vanlidh, Olympic
wrestler, opera
singer.
It's always good to
have a hobby to
fall back on.
Patti Hearst,
former terrorist,
socialite. A tough transition
for even the prettiest patriotic.
Amy Carter Good news for Chelsea?
I also weeded out leaders of organizations or political entities that have ceased to exist.
Commissioner of the United States Football League? Punted
West German political leaders of the 1970s? History.
Then there were the thespians who haven't acted (successfully) in years.
Linda Blair had to be exorcised.
■ Conrad Bain, though one of the few members of the "Different Strokes" cast not to be incarcerated, has not been prime time material in a long time.
Adrienne Barbeau. Cleavage? Yes. Talen? No.
Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villecaize haven't been seen since 'da last plane left "Fantasy Island."
Phyllis Diller Simply scary
Finally. I concluded that
Once again is the King of Bad Sitches,
Ken Berry is the King of Bad Situces,
having starred in "Mayberry R.F.D.," "F-Troon" and "Mama's Family."
Jolie Gabor, mother of the Gabor sisters. Now I know who to blame for such great drama as "Green Acres," but I can't imagine ever needing her picture.
Even worse than the pictures of these has-beens were the relatives of famous people.
And let's not forget Erlene and Louse Mandrell, sisters of country entertainer Barbara Mandrell. Where have they been since Barbara's variety show was canceled? Looking for the Visa tag perhaps.
Looking at Amy Carter's mug shot makes me think that Chelsea Clinton shouldn't have to take all the crap that's been directed at her. Looking at Phyllis Diller makes me sure of it.
C. Everett Coop
Looks the same
upside down
Of course, the next time the Kansan files are cleaned out
In the meantime, I'm having fun showing people that former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Coop looks the same upside down as he does right side up.
I walked out — in say, 10 or 20 years, someone will come across one of the many mugs I have used in my life. And then the 'Kansen and wander who I was.
KU students save on postage with electronic mail
By Matt Hydeman
Special to the Kansan
Imagine calling a friend in Australia without paying long-distance charges or sending a letter with no postage to somebody in Japan.
Sound too good to be true? For many KU students, this is very much a reality through the use of an electronic mail system called Oread.
"Many people don't know it exists," said Gary Hanna, Lawrence junior, a student assistant at the Computer Center.
read uses a microVAX computer, a
scaled-down version of the VAX 9000
computer system, which is used campus-wide.
MicroVAX allows computer users to send
and receive electronic mail to or from any where around the world. In addition, the system can act as a telephone to talk to other computer users. Students may use this system with no long-distance charges
Oread requires a computer terminal with access to the VAX system. Terminals designated for public use can be found at the Computer Center and Strong and Fraser halls. Anyone with a private modem can use their own computers to plug into the system.
Various discussion and news groups are also accessible with Oread, Groups range from the latest news events around the world to a discussion group about food from McDonald's.
groups was time-consuming, sometimes taking as long as two hours to connect with an account.
There are 915 people with Oread accounts, Hama said. But that number will decrease after system administrators check to see which of those people are not enrolled for the upcoming semester. Those not enrolled will lose their accounts.
"If you have an account, all you have to do is stay enrolled," he said. "There's no need to come in and renew your account."
Hanna said that accessing the news
Sheila May, Overland Park senior, said she used Oread several times a week.
"I can keep in contact with friends I couldn't normally contact," she said. "Some of my friends live in town and use it
because of our different schedules."
May said that while she primarily used Oread for mail, she occasionally looked into the news groups to gain unusual information.
"It's almost like having specialized magazines at your fingertips," she said. "I can find information about any kind of subject I'm interested in."
May said that because information in the news groups came from all over the world, other users could comment on how reliable the information was.
"Sometimes it's a complete lie and other times it turns out to be the truth," said May. "But that's half the fun."
Computer connection
Oread is free to KU students.
- From a terminal at the Computer Center, typing the words "Telnet Oread" will bring a screen up on the monitor, welcoming the user to Oread, and asking for a user name. The user name is how a person is identified by other users while in the service.
- The computer prompt then will ask for the person's password, known only to the user and a select group of administrators at the Computer Center.
- After entering the password, another computer prompt, usually a dollar sign, will appear on the screen.
- The user can then access the electronic mail function by typing "mail."
The mail prompt will appear on the screen, and the user can now send a message to another computer user anywhere in the world, as long as the user knows the other user's computer address.
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