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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, April 22, 1993
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Student given humanities grant
KU's class of 1983 will get to see the $14.3 million Lied Center in a free public tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 1.
Jacqueline Davis, executive director of the center, said Chancellor Gene Budig suggested the tour to give graduates and everyone else a chance to see the new center before leaving campus for the summer.
The tour was arranged by Davis and Peter Thompson, dean of fine arts.
KU faculty, students and the public are invited to see the new stage, dressing rooms, administrative offices and other parts of the center and hear a2 p.m. performance by KU's Symphonic Band, under the direction of Robert Foster in the center's 2,300-seat theater.
Speaker will consider time travel
Igor Novikov will discuss whether a time traveler can change the past in a speech at 4 p.m. today at the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union.
Novikov is the head of astrophysics and cosmology at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Twenty years ago, Novikov wrote the definitive textbook, "Relativistic Astrophysics". Since then, he has written 10 books for the public and hundreds of scientific articles.
Novikov's speech is sponsored by the department of physics and astronomy and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction.
One missing computer found
William Alix / KANSAN
The search for nearly $6,000 worth of office equipment has led to the discovery of one of the two missing computers.
Two microcomputers, two printers, a color monitor and a dictation recorder, valued together at $7.71, were reported missing two weeks ago from the Military Science Anexe Building.
The equipment belonged to the University's Supportive Educational Services.
Vanessa Bell, office assistant for SES, said that one of the computers was found in the service's inventory after a serial-number check last week.
As for the other equipment, Bell is still searching
As for the other equipment, Bell is still searching. "We don't know if it was discarded, thrown away or transferred, and somebody forgot to do the paperwork," she said.
Compiled by Mark Kiefer and James J. Reece.
Museum of Natural History zoologist Joe Collins, left, and Grover Everett, professor of chemistry, cook hamburgers for graduating seniors in front of the Adams Alumni Center. Yesterday was the annual Senior Cookout, sponsored by the alumni center.
Finger-lickin' good
Students to join Washington gay march
Mass wedding planned for 1,500 same-sex couples before demonstration
ansan staff writer
By Frank McCleary Ransan staff writer
Between 50 and 75 KU students will be part of the predicted 1 million people at a march on Washington, D.C., Sunday.
The march, from the Washington Monument to the White House, is aimed at demanding a national civil-rights law for homosexuals, an end to the military's ban on gays and increased spending on AIDS research.
The march is expected to be the largest gay-rights gathering ever. About 200,000 people attended a gay-rights march in 1987.
Janet Pryor, Lawrence sophomore and member
of Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas, plans to participate in the demonstration.
"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity," she said. "It's history in the making, and we want to be part of it."
Pryor said she hoped President Clinton would speak to the marchers at the White House, where the march ends.
"Traditionally, presidents don't address marches," she said. "We're hoping Clinton will change that tradition since he's not a traditional president."
Pryor said about 1,000 Kansas residents were expected to demonstrate, including the KU students. The Kansas group will be the fifth state and 21st group overall in the march lineup. There are 98 groups in the lineup.
the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, who has only one legal name.
About 300 events are planned leading up to the march, including a mass wedding ceremony for at least 1,500 same-sex couples. The ceremony is a protest against state and local laws prohibiting marriages of homosexuals.
"What people will see is nothing more than hundreds of thousands of American citizens who have been denied their civil rights," said Scout, a head of
Troll Alldaffer, Colby senior and GLSOK member, thought the Washington events would unite homosexuals instead of simply raising awareness among the heterosexual community.
"It's more for us than anyone else," he said. "It will empower a lot of people."
He said the energy and love at the events would motivate people there to persuade more people to get involved with gay rights, he said.
Environs plans Earth Day bash
Student group says people still serious about environment
By Vicki Bode
Kansan staff writer
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Today is officially Earth Day, but celebrations will not take place on campus until Sunday.
Environers has planned events beginning at noon on Sunday to celebrate Earth Day, including bands and speakers. Although there will be a celebration, it will not be as big an event as the 1900 celebrations of the 20th anniversary of Earth Day.
Sue Ask, associate environmental ambushman at KU, said that although the celebration this year would not be as large, people still were concerned about the environment.
"It's not as prominent of an issue."
Ask said. "It's an everyday thing.
Since it is becoming a standard procedure,
people aren't excited about recycling an aluminum can as they
were three years ago."
She said that she thought more people actually were recycling and trying to conserve.
She said that there had been a lot of hype about saving the environment in the past that had died down but that the issues were still present.
It has even become more of a standard procedure for companies to advertise that their product is safe for the environment.
The Natural Way, 822 Massachusetts, is an example of a store that has been influenced by the public's interest in environmental products.
George Paley, owner of Natural Way, said the store sold stationery and greeting cards made out of recycled paper, natural fiber clothing and T-shirts with environmental designs.
Paley said many customers requested more natural clothing and other environmental products.
"Manufacturers also are using minimal packaging these days," he said.
Is being environmentally conscious just a trend that will fade away? Members of Environs say that environmental issues are here to stay.
Krist Holdsworth, member of Environs, said that the number of Environs members had doubled since 1990, but members did not always remain active. She said Environs had a regular attendance of about 15.
"The numbers tend to dwindle at times," Holdsworth said. "Environs isn't conducive to pulling you in. You have to have internal motivation first."
Tricia Sears, member of Environs, agreed that the turnover rate was
Earth Day Events
Several activities are scheduled to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday. Here is a partial list of events.
Noon Cicada Rhythm *
12:45 Earth Olympics
1:00 Sacred Circle of Life
2:00 Mountain Clyde *
3:00 American Indian Movement Speakers
Movement Speakers
3:45 Maths
5:05 Monterey Jack *
Campus nature tours will be given at 12:30 and 3 p.m.
large, but she said the group was expanding in the right direction.
"Now we have more freshmen and sophomores when we used to have mainly juniors and seniors," Sears said. "The generation that became more aware is just now coming to college."
Environs traditionally only had members with science-based majors, but today there are members from many different majors, she said.
Some KU students also say that they believe environmental issues are important.
Monica Scoggins, Parsons junior,
said, "I didn't start recycling until everybody else did. I didn't think about it before that. Now I recycle and so do all of my friends."
Ryan Walker, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, said he thought some people recycled because it was the fashionable and acceptable thing to do, but he said he thought some people sincerely were concerned.
"Some people get involved because they feel guilty." Walker said. "But it's better to jump on the band wagon and get things done than not do anything at all."
Ask said there were still many things that people could do to help the environment.
"People need to stop depending on other people's words," Ask said. "They need to become more knowledgeable and know which environmental claims are good and which ones are bad."
Paul Spearman is joining the team.
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