TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10.2002
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3A
French student studies the stars
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Nicolas Gayraud, Toulouse, France, graduate student, wants to work for NASA some day. He studied engineering at the National Graduate School.
By Vonna Keomanyvong
vekomanyvong@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Every face in the crowd and every name in the phone book has a story behind it. Each week, Kansan writer Vonna Keomanwong tells the story of a randomly selected KU student.
Nicolas Gayraud received a telescope for Christmas at age 13. He didn't decide he wanted to build one until five years later, when he visited a planetarium in his home country — France.
"When you understand how they work, it's great because it's so complex," the 22-vear
It was there that he fell in love with the complexity of the tool, Gayraud said.
Faces in the Crowd
old graduate student from Toulouse said, "I thought the guy who built that was really great. I tried to think, 'Will I be able to do that?'"
Five years ago, Gayraud went into engineering at the National Graduate School in Mechanical and Microtechnical Engineering. Although teachers at the school taught various forms of engineering, they did not specialize in electrical engineering, a field that Gayraud was interested in.
So in January, Gayraud applied for an exchange program between France and the United States. Now he's spending his first year in the United States.
"In France I don't have a real major," he said. "Here I can choose and focus on one subject. I could not do that in my school."
His roommate, Dustin Duryee, Great Bend senior, said Gayraud was serious about his education. He said Gayraud studied more than four hours every night.
"He's very determined," Daryee said. "He's trying to overcome the language barrier but he still works hard to try to learn the material."
This semester, Gayraud is taking
classes about lasers, radio receivers fiber optics and English as a second language.
Although Gayraud will not get a degree from KU, he said he would graduate in France next June. He said he wanted to build telescopes for NASA.
"When I apply for jobs, I can say that I studied in the United States," Gayraud said. "It will show that I'm open-minded and can show my ability to adapt."
— Edited by Amy Schmitz
Attorneys still seeking prosecutor for rape case
By Michelle Burhenn
mburhenn@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Almost three months after the KU Public Safety Office identified the suspect in an Oliver Hall rape in September, the Douglas County District Attorney's Office is still deciding whether charges should be filed.
Its search included the Johnson County District Attorney's Office. That office also refused to review the case files because someone related to the suspect was acquainted with its staff.
Shelley Diehl, Douglas County deputy district attorney, said the office was searching for another prosecutor to review that case but declined to say why.
"We declined on reviewing the case because it posed a conflict of interest," said Scott Toth, director of Johnson County District Attorney's sex crime unit.
Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of
Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center said that delays in the legal process could frustrate a rape victim while other victims may feel that the extra caution is necessary.
"I don't think you can generalize how victims respond," she said. "My feeling is that when there is a conflict of interest, it is important that actions are taken that are in the best interest for all parties involved."
On Sept. 12, the KU Public Safety Office identified a 19-year-old Lawrence man as the suspect in the rape of an 18-year-old KU student. Tips from the public helped the KU Public Safety Office identify the man, who is not a KU student. He was not arrested, pending review by the district attorney's office.
The KU student told the KU Public Safety Office that a man slipped into her unlocked room in Oliver Hall and raped her between 4 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. Sept. 7.
Edited by Matt Gehrke
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Still, she expects the positions to be filled after a national search for replacements this spring.
Lynn Britz, director of University Relations, said that attracting new faculty to the school should not be a problem, despite the budget struggles at public universities nationwide. She said losing only four faculty members was a surprisingly low number.
"People leave because we have a good reputation in music and dance and other universities are looking to raid our faculty." Bretz said.
Dustin Bauerle, Nickerson senior majoring in music, said he was concerned about the recent changes in the department
"It doesn't seem normal," Bauerle said. "Within the last couple years, they've had quite a bit of turnover. It's kind of difficult for the students because there's a lot of change to deal with."
But Bauerle said the changes would be positive in the long run.
"The people we're losing are great people and they helped us become the great school of music that we have," Bauerle said. "But by them having done that, we're able to get even better people."
Boulton, who has taught at the University for 40 years, said students would be sad to see their professors go.
"You've got good people and they're moving to other positions with more opportunities," he said. "But incomes new blood, and so there's a good and a bad side."
Edited by Katie Teske
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