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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1985
Campus/Area
Student gains honor as top weatherman
By John Williams Of the Kansan staff
The ups and downs of weather forecasting were overcome by a KU student who was named last Wednesday as one of the top student forecasters in the nation.
David Lehew, Lawrence senior majoring in atmospheric sciences, was named a top individual forecaster in the National Weather Forecasting Contest, Joe Eagleman, professor of meteorology, said yesterday.
The contest, open to all university students, was based on 10 days of written forecasts in each of 10 different geographical areas - 100 total forecasts. Eagleman said.
"It's usually a remote area, like Florida or Oregon, so the people won't be forecasting an area they are familiar with." he said.
Lehew placed first for the first three areas forecast, or 30 days of forecasting. Eagleman said.
"Major meteorological institutions, such as the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Missouri and Florida State, participate, so it is very competitive," he said.
"Usually a lot of universities, especially the top ones in
meteorology, compete, with a couple hundred students participating altogether."
Eight KU students entered the contest and all did well, but no one has ever placed as well as Lehew, Engleman said.
Lehew said it was a "hard and touch" contest.
He forecast for Astoria, Ore., and Marquette. Mich. One period for which he forecast was disqualified after the weather-gathering station there was struck by lightning, he said.
Lehew attributed his good performance to the fact that students in meteorology are required to take a maximum of four semesters of onhand training, during which students develop skills of forecasting and using mans.
"The contest was made more difficult because we were forecasting for different parts of the nation than we were used to." he said.
He said that working as a tutor as well as help from other students and professors prepared him for the contest, although he said the actual forecasting was an individual effort.
Lehew is a weatherman for the Lawrence Report on Sunflower Cablevision Channel 6.
On Campus
■ University Forum will feature a presentation by Tim Miller, lecturer in religious studies, on "Silkville: A commune on the Kansas frontier" at 11:45 a.m. today at the Ecumenical Christian Minstries building, 1204 Oread Ave.
The German Club will show the German movie "Die Weisse Rose" at 3:30 p.m. today in Room 205 Wescoe Hall
The KU Dr. Who Appreciation Society will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Walnut Room of the Kansas Union.
The Champions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Trail Room of the Union.
an Episcopal worship service at noon tomorrow in Danforth Chapel.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A group opposing a $198 million development project proposed for just east of the Country Club Plaza yesterday filed petitions bearing more than 20,000 signatures calling for a referendum on the plan.
United Press International
Development plan opposed
The group, Citizens for Responsible Development, needed 8,901 signatures of eligible Kansas City voters to force the City Council to reconsider the project, which it approved in October.
estimated to have more than 20,000 signatures, will be sent to the Jackson County election board today.
Richard Brenneman, city clerk,
said his office had been processing
the petitions all day yesterday. He
said the petitions, which he
If the group does have enough signatures and the council again approves the project, the issue will go before voters citywide.
The plan first was announced by R. H. Sailors & Co. on April 19, 1984, as a $300 million, 3-million-square-foot officehotelresidential project.
Since then, furor over the the project has prompted developers to greatly scale down the project - to a $198 million endeavor including 2 million square feet and seven towers of nine to 19 stories.
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