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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, September 23, 1997
Endowment hopes plane will recruit more donors
Prestige of private jet may bring in money
By Tim Harrington tharrington.kansan.com Kansan staff writer
The Kansas University Endowment Association hopes that the jet it bought for the University will eventually pay for itself and much more.
"It becomes a fund-raising tool for us," James Martin, Endowment Association president, said. "It won't take too many solicitations to make it a worthwhile purchase."
Though not officially affiliated with the University, the Endowment Association was established in 1891 for the sole purpose of raising funds for it.
Since its founding, the Endowment Association has solicited $604 million for the University, according to its 1996 annual report.
Martin said that 1996 was a record-breaking year for fund solicitations with a collection total of $44.7 million. That number is up from $6.4 million last year.
"Every single student on this campus has benefited either directly or indirectly from private donations," Martin said.
The facts support Martin's statement.
The Lied Center, the Spencer Museum of Art, Campanile renovations and even Memorial Stadium, back in 1921, were all built either entirely or in part by Endowment Association funding.
John Scarff, director of communications, said that of the 107 buildings on campus,65 of them were built with association money.
Cash is also a gift that the association has kept on giving.
"We're talking about things here that really help students here at this University," Martin said.
In 1996, the association offered $2.9 million in student loans, $9.2 million in scholarships and $796,292 in graduate student fellowships, according to its annual report.
"The state has an obligation to provide a good education," Martin said. "If the University is to be great, it's because of private donations."
Four million dollars of those private donations funded the new jet plane.
Martin said that the Endowment Association would be permitted to use the jet for business conducted on behalf of the University.
Martin is confident that it made a wise purchase.
"It's just a tremendous boost in efficiency in our judgment." Martin said of the new plane. "It's in use five days of the week, usually six. The old planes just couldn't do as much."
Martin said that while some people may see the jet as a sign of excess, the ambiance of a private jet is just the sort of thing that draws potential donors into opening their wallets, providing more funds for the Endowment Association and the University.
SUA displays former student's artwork
Paper collages featured in show
By Corrie Moore cmore@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Bv Corrie Moore
The posters are out and the artwork is in. KU graduate Laurie Culling's display of paper collages began yesterday in the Kansas Union Gallery.
The event sponsored by Student Union Activities will run until Oct.17.
A reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 28 in the gallery.
"It's really wonderful to have an opportunity to show all of my work at once," Culling said. "I would love for any of these to find new homes."
She graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in painting and drawing in 1972.
Culling started collage artwork because her paintings were realistic, and she wanted to break away in an opposite direction.
"It's a real different kind of discipline and media than the painting," she said.
In her collages, Culling uses everything from lint from the dryer to pieces of plastic she finds on the sidewalk.
The collages cost between $100 and $600.
Lindsey Mermis, Houston junior and fine arts coordinator for SUA, said that most students would probably not be able to afford them, but cards with Culling's work on the front are available for $2.50
Before she moved back to Lawrence a year ago, Culling lived in Germany for 15 months and West Virginia for two years where she worked as an artist painting and making jewelry.
She took a class in handmade
"It's really wonderful to have an opportunity to show all of my work at once. I would love for any of these to find new homes."
Laurie Culling university of kansas graduate
paper and has been doing collages along with her painting since 1992.
Culling said that of her paintings were displayed at Roy's Gallery at 15th and Kasold. Paradise Cafe will display some of her collage artwork from Oct. 19 through Dec.14.
Collage artwork is a long process that starts with tearing little pieces of paper. After the pieces soak in water, they are chopped in a blender and thrown into a tub full of water and pulp. Culling said she mixed several different items in with the paper, including pigment and plant fibers.
Her collage "Sometimes a Great Ocean" took her a total of 60 hours to complete, but the time needed to create each piece of art varies.
Mermis decided what artists would be displayed in the gallery throughout the year.
"I really like her work," she said. "They are from real parts of her life."
Right: This piece entitled, "RICHness of Diversity," is one of many paper collages created by KU graduate Laurie Culling on display in the Kansas Union Gallery. The display began yesterday and will continue through Oct. 17. A reception for Culling will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Kansas Union. Photo by Pam Dishman/KANSAN
Computer Center plans to monitor, stabilize network
By Daniel E. Thompson
dthompson@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
The Internet connection to the outside world has been unstable or completely cut off 17 times this semester at the University of Kansas.
Six were planned outages to upgrade the network, but 11 were not planned. A different disease sickens it every time—and that is the biggest problem. But the Computer Center has a fix, of sorts, to help out those computing at the University.
By clicking on:
www.ukans.edu/~ncc, the KU Network Control Center Page, anyone can monitor the University's network and connectivity to the Internet.
"We haven't used technology to get out publicity about outages," said Jerry Niebaum, assistant vice chancellor for information services. "It's hard when you're up to your neck in alligators to write about it."
If everything is working, the page displays a message that says, "The local KU network, KANREN and KU connectivity to the Internet appear to be functioning
within normal limits at this time."
If it isn't working, the message will be as accurate as it can be for whatever the situation is, Niebaum said.
Another element of the page is the "net-o-meter," which features a square face icon. It indicates the well-being of KU's connectivity by its color and expression.
Michael Grobe, manager of distributed computing support, said the window can be framed around the face and displayed on the desktop. A new browser window then can be opened and used.
If the icon is a green smiley face, everything is working well. The
two yellow faces, one timid, the
more morose, let the user know
things are beginning to get
choppy. The furious red face
means something is wrong.
By clicking on the face, the user can return to the net-o-meter page.
But how can the Internet be used to monitor the Internet if the Internet is down?
All problems this semester have been outside of the University network, Niebaum said. The KU Network Control Center and other campus sites still could be accessed.
"We have complained to KANREN, our Internet provider."
Niebaum said. "They, in turn, have issued complaints to Global Internet."
Dave Nordlund, network administrator for KANREN, said Global Internet had been restructuring its network, which led to instability.
"We did make changes that stabilized it." Nordlund said.
"We are going to have to insist that our provider have alternate routing available," Niebaum said. "Or, the University needs a second provider for a second route."
Free Internet classes benefit veterans and newbies
Special to the Kansar
By Melissa Ngo
Learning to surf, spam, browse and participate in other cyber pastimes are all part of a University of Kansas effort to make students computer literate.
The University's Computer Center is offering classes for people who are unfamiliar with e-mail, the Internet, and HTML, as well as classes for people who already know them but would like to learn more.
"We have a very limited staff
of 10 people who try to support the large number of faculty and students. These classes help people who help their friends, and then we have less of a workload," said Jerree Catlin, supervisor of training and documentation at the Computer Center.
The Internet classes do not require registration and are free. Other workshops for business software such as Microsoft Excel and QuarkXpress require registration and a fee. For University staff the cost is $40 for a three-hour workshop. For students the cost is $20.
The one-time Internet classes are divided into three different levels to help people choose the correct level.
Step One classes are for people who have home computers and want to connect to the Internet.
"Students who are going to use just the labs on campus would not necessarily use the Step One classes unless they wanted to gain a better understanding of how computers connect to the Internet," Catlin said.
Step Two classes are about software used on the Internet.
"These classes teach how to use the Web, to browse, access files, to send and receive email," Catlin said.
People who want to learn more about how to create a Web page can take Step Three classes which discuss HTML, CGI scripts, Java, Web servers and the Unix operating system.
Some students are enthusiastic about the classes and their subjects.
"In the growing technological world, it is important for people to know the basics of how to use computers and how to access
Computer center classes
■ Internet classes: free
■ Microsoft Excel and QuarkX-
Press classes: staff $40,
students $20
Classes run throughout the semester
the vast amounts of information available on the World Wide Web," Bryce Baker, Wichita junior, said.
REWARD
For
Information leading to the recovery of (All information received will be treated confidentially.)
$2,500
1997 Case Bakhoe/Loader
Model 580L Extenahoe/4x4
Serial Number JJG2033127
Stolen from a parking lot near Naismith and 23rd Street in Lawrence, Kansas on September 13 or 14. 1997.
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