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THURSDAY,AUG.23,2001
CAMPUS Local dentist donates $485,000 worth of beetles to University
A Lawrence dentist and his wife have given 10,000 to 20,000 tiger beetles annually to the University of Kansas Entomological Museum since 1991 donations that were valued at almost $485.000.
David W. and Judy Brzoska capture, clean, mount, identify, and label each of the specimens. David Brzoska, who has a master's degree in entomology and a doctor of dental surgery degree from Ohio State University, has collected the beetles for research since the 1960s.
As part of the 4 million specimens at the KU museum, the tiger beetle collection improved the museum tremendously by making the University a center for tiger beetle research, said Steven Ashe, senior museum curator.
"It's absolutely unique," Ashe said.
it's absolutely unique." Ashe said. Ashe said the primary use of the collection was research.
"It enlarges the research done here and the research done with our resources around the world."
Sources around the world, 'As sale The Kansas University Endowment Association recently recognized the Brzskas for their donations.
Man gives $53,600 to Fine Arts in honor of his late daughter
De Lancy A. Smith, a retired business executive, donated $53,600 to the School of Fine Arts to create a scholarship in memory of his late daughter. Smith gave the money to the Kansas University Endowment Association to establish the Stephanie Ann Smith Memorial Scholarship.
Smith said the scholarship was a good way to help the school.
Stephanie Smith came to the University in 1964. She created store displays to pay for college, and she participated in theatre design for Rock Chalk Revue performances. In 1966, breast cancer was diagnosed and she was treated for it. Eight months later, her cancer returned, and she died in 1967.
John Scarfie, Director of Communications for the Endowment Association, said the scholarship would be awarded annually to a student in the school.
"It will go to a student pursuing a bachelors degree in theatre design with a preference for students who have chosen a concentration in seam design," Scarfe said.
The first scholarship was awarded to theatre design student Emily Elder, Wellington junior.
Jeremy Clarkson
STATE
State treasurer still talking about governor race plans
TOPEKA -- State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger is more interested in running for governor than he was several months ago.
He said Wednesday that he might not wait on Congressman Jerry Moran, who represents the 1st District of western and central Kansas, to decide whether to seek the Republican nomination next year.
"I'm actually probably leaning more toward running than I was 90 days ago, but 90 days ago, I was probably leaning against it," Shallenburger said during an interview.
Shallenburger, from Baxter Springs, was elected treasurer in 1998, after serving 12 years in the Kansas House, the last four as its speaker.
The only announced candidate for the GOP nomination is House Speaker Kent Glasscock, of Manhattan.
CAMPUS
Committee dedicates summer to library dean search plans
By Eve Lamborn
Kansan staff writer
Some members of the committee to select a new Dean of Libraries spent the summer encouraging potential candidates to apply for the job.
A subgroup within the committee identified and contacted dean candidates in an effort to turn likely applicants into actual candidates, said Bill Carswell, committee chair.
The library dean search committee also spent the summer making the necessary preparations for the upcoming selection process.
Those preparations included creating a position description, placing advertisements for the position, recruiting candidates through minority publications and writing interview questions.
The committee will begin to discuss applications after Sept. 10, with plans to create a shorter list of names. From that short list, they will create an interview list sometime in October. Carswell said.
He said the committee wanted to give the Provost a final list of a few names, complete with each candidate's strengths and weaknesses in November. But Carswell said that deadline was "very ambitious."
Keith Russell, the former dean of libraries, retired last January because of health reasons.
Carswell emphasized that the committee wanted a new library dean with leadership skills and experience in "providing enhanced library services," which meant increasing both digital and non-digital services in an effort to make information more accessible.
The committee also wants a dean with strong communication skills, a commitment to diversity and good fund-raising ability.
"We want someone who will lead us into the future and provide a vision to guide the library," said Jenny Mehmedovic, assistant to the Vice Chancellor and search staff facilitator said.
Carswell said the library sits at the center of the information age,but it is also in the midst of changes.
"We want someone who will recognize these changes and creatively lead the library," he said. "Books don't disappear, but there will be changes even with printed information."
According to the position description, the Dean of Libraries manages the library budget, initiates fund raising, and creates "a vision for the libraries that serves the academic mission of Kansas University."
Reach Lamborn at 864-4810
Oread: Deadline in 30 days
Dennis Enslinger, historic resources administrator for the city, said the state's Environ Review Law mandated the review of any project which fell in an area of joint jurisdiction.
The city and the University drafted an agreement to outline the review process. Both sides set up review boards. The University set up the Campus Historic Preservation Board, and the city established the Historic Resources Commission.
The first step of the review is approval of the demolition by the University board.
The approval meeting lasted some three hours Tuesday night before the board reached an agreement.
"There is no negative impact on the two historic register buildings within 500 feet, that is Spooner Hall and the Usher house," Gaunt said, which was why the board approved the demolition.
The next step in the review process is for the city's Historic Resources Commission to review and approve the demolition. Under the agreement, the commission has 30 days after the board's approval to meet, discuss and come to an agreement.
Riordan told the City Commission Tuesday that 30 days was not long enough for the city to
adequately examine the situation and reach a decision.
"To review is fine, but to make a final determination in 30 days is to lock them into something." Riordan said. He said that problems, which should have been addressed in the beginning, often crept up.
If the city approves the demolition, the project will continue. If not, the commission and the University board will meet jointly to discuss the project and try to reach a conclusion.
But Jim Long, assistant provost for planning and facilities management and member of the University board, said a 30-day period was plenty of time to make a decision.
"It gives time for the appropriate notice to those concerned," Long said.
If the Historic Resources Commission approves the demolition and construction of the scholarship halls, Gaunt said the University board agreed to stay involved with the project to build structures that fit with the existing buildings in the neighborhood.
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ON THE RECORD
Δ KU1 student hit an illegally parked car in the
A KU student hit an illegally parked car in the Ellsworth Hall parking lot at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The parked car's right side was damaged by the passenger door. The cost of damages was not listed.
A KU Public Safety officer found a KU employee's truck on a downed pole at 10:28 p.m. Sunday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The truck, found in the 2300 block of Irving Hill Road, failed to stop at a dead end, ran off the road and hit the pole. Lawn damage was reported, but the cost of damage was not listed.
A KU staff member reported theft from the philosophy department in Wescoe Hall between 2:30 p.m. Aug. 6 and 12:30 p.m. Monday, the KU Public Safety Office said. A desk chair and a metal bookshelf were reported stolen. The goods were valued at $400.
A 20-year-old KU student reported her backpack stolen from the hallway in Strong Hall between 4:30 and 5:05 p.m. on Monday, the KU Public Safety Office said. Contents of the backpack included a pocket computer, cell phone, KU ID and a Kansas driver's
license. The stolen goods were valued at $531
A 22-year-old KU student Monday reported $570 stolen from his debit card, Lawrence Police department said. He discovered the theft when he tried to use the card and couldn't because of insufficient funds. He recently lost the card and had been using a replacement card since late July.
A 21-year-old KU student was arrested Tuesday on a charge of failure to appear, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student was pulled over on Jayhawk Boulevard for a defective tail light. When police noticed the warrant for his arrest, the student was arrested and taken to Law Enforcement Center and later taken to the Douglas County Jail.
A 20-year-old KU student was arrested at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on charges of clinging to a moving vehicle and interference with the duties of a law enforcement officer after Lawrence police intercepted the student just South of Allen Fieldhouse, the Lawrence Police department said. An unknown person called police at 1:18 p.m., after she noticed a man wearing roller blades hanging onto a white Honda traveling on Naismith Drive.
State treasurer expresses interest in governor's spot
TOPEKA State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger is more interested in running for governor than he was several months ago.
He said Wednesday that he might not wait on Congressman Jerry Moran, who represents the 1st District of western and central Kansas, to decide whether to seek the Republican nomination next year.
"I'm actually probably leaning more toward running than I was 90 days ago, but 90 days ago, I was probably leaning against it," Shallenburger said during an interview.
Shallenburger, from Baxter Springs,
was elected treasurer in 1998, after serving
12 years in the Kansas House, the
last four as its speaker.
The only announced candidate for the GOP nomination is House Speaker Kent Glasscock of Manhattan.
Birth control device found safer than formerly thought
A new study has exonerated the IUD, the birth control device that has been shunned in the United States since the 1970s because of fears it makes women sterile.
The federally-funded study found that never-pregnant women who had used a modern intrauterine device had no increased risk of their fallopian tubes becoming blocked.
"The IUD is much safer than previously thought," said David Hubacher, lead researcher and an epidemiologist at Family Health International of Durham, N.C., a nonprofit research group.
The study does not clear the Dalton Shield, which started the IUD scare in the 1970s. Unlike other IUDs, it had multiple filaments that dangled from the device to let women know it was in the correct position. Doctors believe the filaments let bacteria climb easily into the uterus. The Dalton Shield was not studied in this latest research and was taken off the market long ago.
Accuracy of test questioned in drunken driving case
HAYS — Attorney for a woman charged with drunken driving are asking a judge to rule on whether a commonly used field test is scientific enough to be presented as evidence.
And whatever the judge's decision, prosecutors expect the case against Andrea L. Coberly to move through the appellate courts and eventually establish case law in Kansas.
"The case itself is just the vehicle we're using to get it up to the Supreme Court," Ellis County Attorney Tom Drees said.
Law enforcement officers say the horizontal nystagmus test—a field test on how smoothly a person's eyes follow a moving object—is one of their best tools in determining whether to administer a breath test for alcohol.
At issue, though, is whether the test can stand on its own.
If the gaze test is found to be scientifically accurate as a sign the driver is impaired, it will open the door to courtroom testimony in cases across the state. Drees said.
"It becomes particularly important when the driver refuses a preliminary breath test." Drees said.
Coberly, 23, was charged with driving under the influence after a traffic stop north of Hays in June 2000.
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper, suspecting Coberly was intoxicated, asked her to perform three tests, one of which was the gaze test.
Typically, an officer holds a pen about a foot away from the driver's eyes and moves it horizontally, watching for the driver's eyes to twitch. If the eyes twitch, that is interpreted by the officer as a sign the driver has been drinking.
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