UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, April 26, 1993
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Students to explore Southwest
Trip to cover sites of special meaning to American Indians
By Jess DeHaven Kansan staff writer
Giving students the opportunity to explore the U.S. Southwest and experience the American-Indian culture is the aim of a trip being planned by a French exchange student.
Fabienne Droz, Lawrence graduate student and French teaching assistant, said her studies at KU gave her the idea for the trip. She is studying American Studies with an emphasis in American-Indian culture.
"I've always been interested in that culture," she said. "This is really the fulfillment of a dream for me. I couldn't have had the opportunity to do this in France because there is not much information about Native Americans. That's why this is so important to me."
Droz said she would like to have about 15 students take part in the trip, which will begin May 27 and end June 8. She said the trip, sponsored by the Native American Student Association, would cover sites that were of special importance to the Anasazi, an ancient tribe that can count among its descendants the Navahos and the Apaches.
she said. "We want to visit places that were associated with them because they are among some of the greatest in the Native American culture."
Places the group will visit include Mesa Verde, a system of cliff dwellings in Colorado, and Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, a system of dwellings that contains the largest kivas in the United States. Kivas are large circular rooms where the Anasazi practiced religion. The group will visit several other sites, including places in Arizona.
"Mesa Verde is really great because it's in this huge canyon, and you think how hard it was to build the dwellings," she said. "It's also interesting from an archeological standpoint because of the pottery and
items such as that."
In addition to staying in hotels near the sites, Droz said the group also would be staying on reservations with members of the tribes.
"We will be spending time with them and eating with them, which will give us a real opportunity to learn about their culture," she said. "Also, they will be giving us tours of some of the sites, so it's not like just anyone will be telling us about this."
Droz said the group's mode of transportation would depend upon the number of people on the trip. The price also will depend on the number of participants, but Droz said it would probably be between $450 and $740. Anyone interested in going on the trip should call Droz at 842-0096.
Award encourages halls to improve grades
By Will Lewis
Kansan staff writer
Pulling grade point averages is a concern for many students at the University of Kansas.
At the residence and scholarship halls, it also is done for an award.
The Alderson Award is issued to the ball that has improved its overall GPA the most from the previous semester. The award, named for the late Donald K. Alderson, KU's dean of students from the early 1950s until 1978 and dean of student services from 1978 until his death in 1981, has been offered since 1983.
A traveling trophy, issued on Stop Day each spring and fall semester, goes to the winning ball.
"It's not competing with each other, it's compet
ing with themselves," said Fred McElhenie, associate director of student housing.
"It's a matter of improvement rather than always being the best."
First, second and third places in the residence halls went to Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall, Lewis Hall and Ellsworth Hall, respectively. First, second and third places in the scholarship hall winners were Battenfield Hall, Miller Hall and Watkins Hall, respectively. An award also was issued to Stouffler Place Apartments to recognize residents' academic efforts.
Each first-place winner receives $100. Second
place is awarded $50, and third place gets $25.
In previous years, halls have used the money, designated for cultural or educational expenditures, for items such as books and tapes for their academic resource centers, McElhenie said.
Kelly Dunkelberger, Canon City, Colo.,Junior and proctor at Battenfield, said he was happy that his hall had received a $100 award. He said residents of Clinton use the money for a camping trip to Clinton Lake.
"I think the freshmen are the ones to be credited," Dunkelberger said. None of the freshmen knew about the award when they moved into the hall, he said.
"It wasn't a motivating factor," he said. "It's to their credit that they were motivated anyway."
Alderson's wife, Betty, traditionally holds a Stop Day breakfast at her house at 1920 Maine St. for directors of the department of student housing and the winning halls' presidents. The breakfast will begin at 8 a.m.
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But now, Davis can boast the new center's shiny brass fixtures, red oak doors, blue plush seats with red oak backs and arm rests and a fleet of three "chorus" and four "star" dressing rooms, each with a shower.
Lee Saylor, the center's technical director, said he hoped construction would be completed in May.
Saylor said the center had an adjustable acoustics system. The system uses a latticed wall of red oak on each side of the hall. Behind each latticed wall is another wall, and between them is a space of 8-12 inches. The space allows for the reverberation of sound during musical performances. For regular theater performances and speeches, a curtain will be lowered between the two walls to decrease reverberation.
The open house May 1 will include the center's first musical performance at 2 p.m. by KU's Symphonic Band, under the direction of Robert Foster, Davis said.
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