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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAIRY KANSAN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008
CAMPUS
New exhibit at Spencer Museum of Art explores time
BY BRANDY ENTSMINGER
bentsminger@kansan.com
An art exhibition exploring the representation of time throughout history and within cultures will open at the Spencer Museum of Art on Aug. 23.
Top: Kris Ercums, curator of Asian art at the Spencer Museum of Art, works Tuesday at the museum in preparation for the Time/Frame exhibit. The exhibit is expected to open this week and coincides with the museum's showing of the movie "Back to the Future" on Thursday night.
Right: Richard Klocke, exhibition designer at the Spencer Museum of Art, prepares for the Time/Frame exhibit Tuesday alongside some of the artwork.
Jessica Sain-Baird/KANSAN
The exhibition, Time/Frame,
was organized by graduate student
interns at the museum.
Kate Meyer, curatorial assistant at the museum, said the exhibition was divided into four sub-themes: Short Time, Long Time, Lifetime and Behind Time.
"We all worked together to make it seem like it was coming from one uniform voice," Meyer said.
Meyer said visitors would enter the exhibition through an area that featured a series of clocks. One of the clocks is a Hawaiian necklace that measures time as it burns. The necklace is made of nuts that each take 15 minutes to burn.
The Short Time category of the exhibition addresses increments of time and includes pieces such as a stop-motion photograph of a squash game.
The Long Time category focuses on different representations of cyclical events such as seasons. It features both a series of 17th
century Dutch paintings and a series of Japanese paintings from 1895. Meyer said it was exciting to see how different cultures depicted the seasons.
Meyer said the Lifetime
beginning with eggs and finishing with skeletons.
The fourth sub-theme, Beyond Time, features abstract concepts such as meditation, death and time travel.
We all worked together to make it seem like it was coming from one uniform voice.
KATE MEYER
Curatorial assistant
category focused on measuring time through personally significant events. One series of works is arranged to represent a lifetime,
Ellen Raimond, Naperville, Ill., graduate student, worked on the exhibition and said the lifetime series showed how much fun the interns had putting it together.
"It's playful but at the same time there is a seriousness to it," Raimond said.
Meyer said this was the first
show where pieces from the Spooner Hall collection of over 10,000 artifacts had been included.
the show to demonstrate the continuity of time.
Recent graduate Stephanie Teasley worked with the artifacts and said they were integrated into
Graduate student interns Robert Fucci, Shu yun Ho, Lauren Kernes, Lara Kuykendall,
together to work on a collective project.
"It was exciting to see all our different interpretations of time," Raimond said.
Raimond and Teasley began work on the Time/Frame exhibition last August.
Meyer acted as project manager and said this was the first time interns at the museum had come
It's playful but at the same time there is a seriousness to it.
Meyer said the idea for Time/
NAME ELLEN RAIMOND Graduate student
frame began with a planned exhibition and artist talk by Wendell Castle, artist and University graduate. The exhibition will consist of five clock sculptures created by Wendell.
The Time/Frame exhibition will run through Dec. 14 and the Castle exhibition will open Sept. 20.
— Edited by Arthur Hur
CAMPUS
New health insurance plan offers more benefits for students
BY JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
A newly revised student health insurance plan is now available to KU students looking for coverage this academic year.
The new plan, which the Kansas Board of Regents oversees, offers coverage for students for less than $1,000 per year.
The injury and sickness insurance plan is designed specifically to cater to international, health science and graduate students. While many graduate students are eligible for GTA/GRA coverage, the ones who are not can apply for the new plan.
Diana Malott, assistant director of Student Health Services at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said she was pleased with the
changes the new plan included, such as raising the dollar amount for which students would be covered.
"Coverage is just much better with the new plan," Malott said. "We've really seen enrollment start to climb."
Malott said she didn't have enrollment numbers because the plan is so new.
Though Malott said many health insurance plans cost less than the one being offered, she said cheaper plans usually come with fewer benefits.
One goal the insurance company, United Health Care and Student Resources, wanted to achieve was to keep the price for the revised plan less than $1000.
"What we want to really do here is provide students with what they
need," Malott said.
Hannah Hendricks, El Dorado first-year pharmacy student, recently applied for the new insurance plan. She said that the plan was cost-effective, which worked well for students who are short on cash. Although she had not had any serious medical issues, she said having the insurance made her feel more secure.
"I went four years without insurance," Hendricks said. "Don't go without it because something will happen, believe me."
Some students are covered by their parents' health insurance policy. Malott said most insurance policies discontinue that coverage when individuals reach age 23.
Andrea Gore, assistant supervisor of records and regulations at Watkins, said her son attended the
University and was nearing that age. She said she would encourage him to look into getting health insurance, and that she would suggest the new plan. Gore also said the plan was reasonable and a good idea for people still in school but cut off from their parents' plan.
Students can apply for the health insurance plan online or by mail. Applications are available in Watkins during business hours. Students can buy the policy annually or by semester on the United Health Care Web site at www.uhcsr.com, with prices varying accordingly.
The plan will be effective immediately for students needing quick coverage.
Edited bv Adam Mowder
Student Insurance Plan
Fall/Spring semester rates
(per semester cost):
$409 for students,
$2098 for student plus spouse,
$1864 for student and all
children,
$3553 for student, spouse and
all children
Summer plan rates:
Summer plan rates:
$180 for students
$921 for student plus spouse
$818 for student and all children
$1559 for student, spouse and all children
Annual plan rates: $998 for students
$5117 for student plus spouse
$4546 for student and all children
$8665 for student, spouse and all children
Source: www.uhcsr.com and Watkins Memorial Health Center
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