Tuesday, September 19, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Professor tries new approach
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Marisa Moreno, Wichita senior, said she liked how Nunley conducted class. Moreno is in Nunley's Honors Principles of Human Geography class.
"It takes awhile to get used to it; he really wants us to do our own thing," she said. "Sometimes it seems to not have structure, but it's enjoyable to learn things in a different way."
Moreno also said the online discussions were good opportunities
for students who normally would
n't speak up in class.
Nunley said he had this policy for 42 years and that he adhered to it for the students. Prior to teaching at Kansas, he taught at Wayne State University in Detroit.
"I like to do things in a way that the students find interesting," he said.
Robert McColl, geography department chairman, said Nunley's non-traditional method was legal and that no universal legalities existed for any departments at the University. He said a professor's teaching style only became a legal issue when his or her conduct was considered unethical and unprofessional.
— Edited by Warisa Chulindra
"So long as he maintains professional standards, then he's accomplish his ends," McColl said. "Nunley represents a challenge to the traditional mode of study and also represents very creative expression that few other faculty members across the University can provide."
Gordon fails to relieve drought
The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — Downgraded to a tropical depression, Gordon drenched parts of the Southeast yesterday but did little to offset the region's long-running drought.
Gordon caused scattered flooding, roof damage and power outages across Florida late Sunday, but no injuries or deaths were blamed on the storm. And it produced little more than hard rain yesterday as it streamed across Georgia and up the East Coast into North Carolina.
It was falling apart late yesterday, though 30 mph wind and rain were expected as it sped to
the northeast.
Gordon came ashore Sunday evening at Cedar Key on Florida's Gulf Coast with drenching rain and a 6-foot storm surge topped by waves.
On Sanibel Island, off Florida's southwest coast, Dona Alvarez woke to the sounds of her screen porch being ripped off by one of several tornadoes whipped up by Gordon. She said her house had at least $80,000 in damage.
"I could have been sliced and diced and been bleeding to death," she said yesterday, looking at the glass door that separated her bed from her patio. "Five feet in one direction, it would have sucked my head
right off."
Damage was estimated at more than $1 million at Sanibel, nearly 200 miles south of Cedar Key.
Florida water officials doubted the rain generated from Gordon would do much to relieve a drought that has plagued much of the state.
Near Tampa, where this year's rainfall is about 20 inches below the average of 51 to 53 inches, Gordon left as much as five inches of rain. Much of it did not seep into the ground, however.
"Just a heavy rain is not going to do it by itself," said Michael Molligan, a spokesman for the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Astronauts prepare station for crew
The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts tidied up their ship yesterday for the ride home, leaving behind a fully-stocked international space station.
NASA expects the space station's first permanent crew to move in six weeks, after years of uncertainty and delay.
"This crew certainly has laid out the red carpet," said space station manager Robert Cabana. "They accomplished everything we asked
"This crew certainly has laid out the red carpet."
Robert Cabanc
space station manager
them to do."
All that remains is for Atlantis to return to Earth before daybreak tomorrow.
Atlantis flew two laps around the space station early yesterday. The astronauts beamed down video that engineers will use to assess the con-
"It sparkled like a jewel out there against the blue background of the ocean," said Atlantis pilot Scott Altman.
The astronauts put away supplies for the three men who are scheduled to move in in November. They also installed the oxygen generator and treadmill inside the living quarters.
Russia's economic crisis had stalled construction of the living quarters, which in turn had stalled space station assembly in orbit. The delays spanned more than two years.
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