University Daily Kansan, April 1, 1982
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Nun
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Probably the most significant difference she was about this area from the end came from the fact that I hadn't been able to find her.
"I'm Milwaukee, Catholics are a very strong majority," she said. "I'm a German Catholic and there's plenty of us in Milwaukee." In the United States, more than one-quarter of the religious population.
"I think some of the attention that is given to me here is because I stand out more than I would if I was in a predominately Catholic community."
THE ST. LAWRENCE Catholic Center, 1631 Crescent Road, provides Sister Diane the important privacy she needs.
During the week she said many of her friends congregate at the center to share their thoughts with each other. However, she said it was the role that made the place something to treasure.
"It's the time when I can relax, kick off my shoes, read a book and especially close to the Lord." she said. "It's so quiet and peaceful and
"On occasions I've even gone up to the attic—it's really neat up there," she said.
the management lets you have the run of the place.
Sister Diane said that the St. Lawrence Center sponsored a weekend retreat that she enjoyed.
"We had a clay retreat in which we worked great working together with people and praying to
THEUGHTS TRESE days for Sister Diane
experiences, but vision of the future as well,
with bionics for the future as well.
She said that after two more years of working toward her occupational therapy degree, she would be assigned to a mission in the West Indies.
"That will be the first time that I will have
that job," she said, and I'm starting to look
forward to that right now.
Praying and studying are not the only activities that take up Sister Diane's time. Group organizations and social events consume much of her time as well.
"I've been working at different parishes in the area," she said. "I'm involved in teaching catechism classes at the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. I also play softball for the St. Lawrence Center Saints. It's fun but unfortunately we've lost our first two ball games."
"There's two sisters who are living off campus here in Lawrence, and also two sisters from the Benedictine order who commute daily from Kansas City," she said.
ALTHOUGH ROMAN Catholic nuns are not known to frequent the KU campus, Sister Diane said that she knew of four other nuns attending the University.
The challenge that Sister Diane said she and all other Roman Catholic nuns must come to grips with is the fact that they do stand out in a crowd.
"I've been a nun for 17 years and I accept it when people stare at me and wonder why I dress so much differently from the norm," she said. "The problem that some sisters have is being stared at, but they should feel proud that people notice them, for they are a servant of the Lord."
Firm to study 'Salina Piece'
By LISA GUTIERREZ Staff Renorter
Staff Reporter
KU administrators have asked an area engineering firm to complete a study of the controversial "Salina Piece," but said details about the study were not available yet.
However, they hope the sculpture can be resurrected this spring.
"We had already contacted a private engineering firm some months ago and contacted them at the last week," Robert Cobb, executive vice chancellor, said.
"We hope the study will be completed by the first week of May, at best, the middle of May." COBE REFUSED to name the firm until final contract details had been worked out.
"But we would hope this would all be completed by this spring," he said. "The estimate we have of how long the study would take to complete is six weeks to two months."
Last Oct. 9, an attempt to install the 40-on black steel sculpture at the southeastern corner of the building.
to the ground after being elevated to its normal 45-degree angle.
Three faculty engineers examined the sculpture and recommended that the University engage an outside consulting firm to inspect the safety before attempting to install it again.
Since late November, the "Salina Piece" resting place has been near a facilities operations storage area on West Campus—disassembled.
"We found the basic structural design to be satisfactory," said Dave Darwin, associate professor of civil engineering and one of the faculty members who examined the sculpture.
BUT BECAUSE the sculpture, which had previously been displayed on private property, would now be displayed on public property, there is a liability that people would climb on it. Darwin said.
"I looked like a jungle gym," he said. "We were concerned as engineers that it could not fly."