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Movie shows threat to lakes from acid rain
By ANA DEL CORRAL Staff Reporter
Acid rain, caused by the emission of sulfur and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, is threatening to kill the life of many North American lakes, Jerry deNoyelles, professor of systems and ecology, said yesterday.
University Daily Kansan, November 17, 1983
In Dyche Auditorium, deNoyelles spoke to a group of about 40 people after the showing of "Acid Rain: Requiem for Recovery," a Canadian movie that been banned and called propaganda by the U.S. government. The movie now can be shown to public audiences.
KEVIN KENNEDY, chairman of the Wakarusa Sierra Club, an environmental awareness group sponsoring the showing of the movie, said that until the beginning of this year, anyone who had a permit to register with the Justice Department.
The movie examines the causes of acid rain and explains how, because of wind patterns, pollution that comes out of American smokestacks drifts into Canadian territory, damaging lakes and forests.
The movie was the last of a weekly series about current issues co sponsored by the Campus Coalition for Peace and Justice and the Sierra Club.
THE MOVIE EXPLAINED how the oxides come out of smokestacks in gases and form into clouds that can carry toxic air miles away from the source of pollution.
Acid precipitation is rain, snow, fog or dry deposits that contain significant amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. The acids are formed when nitrogen oxide or sulfur dioxide emissions, primarily from coal-burning power plants and automobiles, mix with moisture in the atmosphere.
Consumers often blame government and industry for not solving the problem but forget that industries are responsible to consumers the consumer demand for products, he said.
A 1980 Environmental Protection Agency Report on acid rain says, "We do know acid deposition can and has destroyed lake and stream ecosystems, killing fish and other water life. Lakes in northern Minnesota, about 200 lakes in New York, and many hundreds of lakes in Canada already are acidified, and their fish populations are shrinking or are extinct."
Kurt Von Schlemmmer, Leavenworth senior, applies theatre make-up to Bjorn Skaptason, Leawood freshman, as part of a theatre workshop. About 100 high school juniors and seniors participated in yesterday's workshop at Murphy Hall.
High schoolers learn about theatre
by BRUCE F. HONOMICHL Staff Reporter
Karen Abbott wasn't sure what to make of it all. The improvisation instructor was leading her class around the room, whistling and groaning, she said, and expecting the students to follow.
Hey, Karen figured, that's show biz.
Hey, Karen figured, that's show biz. The instructor stood up and took her shoes off and started playing follow me leader," she said. "She wanted us to show how smart we have to do that. We could do anything we wanted, as long as it was improvisation. I enjoyed the improv, but it was weird."
ABBOTT, A SENIOR at Watton High School near Atchison, wasn't the only one who had that weird experience yesterday. She was one of 98 high school juniors and seniors who camped in a day-long theatre workshop in Temple Hall that included classes in acting, set design and makeup.
The high school students signed up
for the workshop through their high school drama departments. Students from 11 Kansas high schools, including Lawrence High, participated in the workshop. They were taught by the workshop Arts faculty members and students.
The students also saw a special performance of the University Theatre production, "The Great God Brown," by Eugene O'Neill.
"We do this to expose the students to what we have to offer here," said Judy Wright, the coordinator of the program. "It also gives them pointers to how to succeed in introductions in their schools and gives them our philosophy in good theatre.
DELBERT UNRUH, head of the department of design, said that the workshop was effective as a teaching tool and is in recruiting high school students.
"But we try to get them involved in the classes and not be just passively listening."
"Showing the kids these kinds of things will definitely help them in their careers, even if they decide not
to go to KU, he said. "Showing them a kind of thing is a good start in learning the language."
Kim Kendall, a senior at Wathea who is thinking about majoring in set design at KU, said that her group has been making theoration of a small set being assembled.
In the costume design workshop, the students received instruction on the proper uses of models and sketching.
DIANA MORRIS, a senior at Paola High School, said she looked forward to using some of the ideas given to her workshop in her school's future plays.
Ken Wessel, a KU graduate student who last week completed his doctorate in theatre, was a member of a nine-act comedy,""Life in the Theater," for a group of students in improvisation class.
"In improvisation, we don't need much language," he said. "Body movement and movement are important, and that's what we tried to get across here."
By DONNA WOODS Staff Reporter
Proposed discontinuance plan is criticized at SenEx meeting
The proposal for a program discontinuance policy at the University of Kansas stumbled again yesterday's Senate University Senate Executive Committee.
Although KU administrators agree with most of a proposed program discontinuance policy, several oppose the wording of some of the document's names, SenEx Chairman James Carothers said during the hour-long meeting.
THE PROPOSED POLICY spells out the steps that KU must take in deciding to eliminate an academic program. It also outlines provisions for faculty members and students who would be affected by such a decision.
Carothers declined to comment about whether the administrative objections would be removed.
One of the administration's objectives with the document, Carothers said, is that faculty members would receive full salaries for two years after a dismissal notification date, regardless of whether they continued in their jobs.
Administrators said that the discontinuance policy should specify that a faculty member would be reassigned to another department; the secretary would not constitute severance. *so*
Another change that officials would like to see, Carothers said, is a clause that would require the University to recruit members in redirecting their careers.
BECAUSE OF A lack of a quorum,
SenEn members did not vote on
the document yesterday. If the group has a
quorum at a special meeting next week and reaches a consensus, Carothers said, the proposal will be brought to the Council for final consideration Dec. 1.
However, if the proposal does not pass SenEx next week, the Council meeting will be postponed. Carothers said.
The proposed program discontinuance document must be approved by SenEx, the Council, University Senate, the chancellor and the Board of Regents before it becomes University policy.
Last month, SenEx members asked the administration to review their proposal before the document came to a Council vote, because several faculty members expressed concern about how Charlotte Gene A. Budg would react to the plan.
T. P. Shrivinasam, professor of mathematics, has said that the faculty's concern was the possibility that Budig could approve the proposal in its entirety, or could approve only part of the proposal and delete the rest.
SENEX MEMBERS HAVE not received a response from the Regents explaining what relationship an app might have to future Regent actions.
However, KU administrators agreed that they would abide by an approved document that states the rights of faculty and students affected by a decision to discontinue an academic program, Carothers said.
The proposed policy would give students three years to complete their degree before a program was eliminated.
ON CAMPUS
TODAY
BASEALL Simulations will meet at 7 p.m. in Parlor C of the Union.
GERMAN CLUB will show a video cassette of "The German Heritage of Kansas, Part II" at 4 p.m. in the Language Lab in Wescoe Hall.
A LECTURE ON "Rubens, Poussin and the Politics of Style" will be given by Svetlana Alpers at 7:30 p.m. in Spencer Art Museum.
STUDENTS FORMING a literary magazine will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the International Room of the Kansas Union.
will meet at 7 p.m. in the Trail Room of the Union.
EPISCOPAL EUCHMIRT service is at noon in Danfort Chapel.
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS on Campus will discuss "Orthodox Iconography" at 7 p.m. in the Regionalist Room of the Union.
THE CHRISTIAN Science College
Organization will meet at 6:30 p.m. in
the College Building.
CHESS, GO and Backgammon Club
AD ASTRA L3 Society will meet at 7 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Hotel
"Cologne at the time of Martin Luther-as seen through the eyes of an artist & poet"
Lecture by:
Professor Stohlmann
4067 Wescoe 4 p.m.
Thur., Nov.17
KU German Club
Sponsored by Student Activity Fee
Hillel presents
Lox & Bagels
Brunch
featuring
Congressman Dan Glickman
Sun., Nov. 20
12:30 p.m.
L.J.C.C.—917 Highland
Admission: $2 Hillel Members
$4 Non-Members
For more information call 864-3948
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