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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, January 22, 1999
Wescoe Hall lab receives $50,000 gift from alumnus
By Chris Hopkins Kansan staff writer
The Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center, also known as the Wescoe Hall language lab, will receive a $50,000 gift, which was contributed by a former treasurer of the Democratic National Committee and his wife.
Charles E. Curry, who served as treasurer in the 1980s, donated the money in honor of his former KU roommate, Frank Bangs, who died last May.
Comer said that the donation made sense.
Curry, who graduated with Bangs in 1940 and lived with him in the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity house, donated the money to the Garinger Center because of Bangs' strong ties to it.
William J. Comer, director of the Garinger Center, said that the money had already been committed to a prolect.
"We're very interested in creating a computer teaching room in Wescoc, "Comer said.
"It is so appropriate that Frank Bangs' name will be connected with the classroom since he was a longtime pioneer in the state of Kansas for using audio-visual equipment to teach foreign languages," Comer said. "In fact, you could say that Frank Bangs is already a part of the Academic Resource Center in Wescoe Hall since we see his company's logo on a number of major AV systems still in use at the lab."
Along with the televisions, VCRs and tape recorders Bangs sold to the language labs, his company, Frank Bangs Co., Inc., also created the closed-circuit television system used in the center.
The language lab already has received the first $10,000 of the gift, which was given by Curry.
LANGUAGE LAB GRANT
The remaining $40,000 will be given by The Curry Foundation,
Charles E. Curry will donate $50,000 to the Ermal Gingerer Academic Resource Center in Wescoe Hall.
The money was contributed in honor of his former KU roommate, Frank Bangs, who died last May
Curry already has donated $10,000. The remaining $40,000 will come in two $20,000 installments, in Fall 1999 and Fall 2000.
for which Curry is chairman of the board and of which his wife, Charlotte, is president. The $40,000 will arrive in two installments, which will come in the Fall 1999 and the Fall 2000.
The planned room would house Internet-capable multi-media computers, which Comer felt would be useful in any course.
Maria Palacios, Monterrey, Mexico junior, said that the language lab was an important resource for students and that improving it was a good idea.
"It's important to learn languages carefully," she said.
Curry and Bangs both had naval tours of duty in World War II. After the war, Bangs formed his company and was a pioneer in using audio-visual equipment for education.
He was integral in creating language labs in schools and colleges throughout Kansas.
Bangs is survived by his wife, Margaret Wilson Bangs, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees of English at the University.
New officers hit the streets after training
Curry has been a member of the Missouri Commission for Commerce and Industry. He presided as judge for the county court of Jackson County, Mo., and was president of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
By Katie Burford
Kansan staff writer
Although some students subscribe to the misconception that campus police officers are just "rent-a-cops," four new officers who will hit the streets next week are testament to the contrary.
Dusty Wilson, 24; Sylvester Birdson, 37; Joshua Leon, 24; and Joey Jaramillo, 32, were all hired in July 1998.
From July 27 to Oct. 2, Birdsong, Leon and Jaramilo attended the Kansas Law Enforcement Academy in Yoder. Wilson was assisting with office administration at the KU Public Safety Office during this time because she had already completed the academy training.
But that was just the beginning.
Next, these officer trainees did three, three-month training rota
tions. During this time, they received additional training in areas such as first aid, marksmanship, state and city ordinances, dealing with domestic violence and sobriety testing.
Wilson said that the University's training program was more stringent than the one at her last position with the Baldwin City Police Department, where she worked for three years.
She said her favorite part of her new position was working sports events.
"I love KU basketball," she said.
Although this crop of rookies will hit the streets Jan. 24, they will still be evaluated every 30 days. During their training rotations, they were evaluated every day.
Birdsong said that he was ready for the opportunity to be out on his own.
"It's been a long haul," Birdsong said.
The group will be evaluated monthly until July, and will be evaluated every six months afterward, which is a standard evaluation.
Police trainees must be at least 21 years old and must have a high school diploma. After one year, a trainee is eligible to be promoted to police officer.
To qualify as an officer, two years of college and one year of law-enforcement experience is required.
Starting pay for a police trainee is $10.70 am hour plus benefits.
To obtain their positions, the four
newest trainees were interviewed twice, took an essay test, submitted a behavioral assessment and background check and passed a drug test
All of this year's trainees had experience in either law enforcement or security. Birdsong worked as a security officer at Lawrence High School for 12 years and Free State High School for two years.
He said he felt a special sense of pride when students on campus remembered him from their high school and commented how he had helped them out.
Jaramillo worked with juveniles and Leon worked security at Washburn University.
The department still has two positions open. The deadline for application is Jan. 29. Lt. Schuyler Bailey said that an important qualification for the job was an outgoing personality.
Bill may lift flight prices
Legislators to encourage competition, lower prices
By T.J. Johnson Kansan staff writer
New legislation that would increase access to air travel in smaller cities could bring a decrease in airfares for University of Kansas students who plan to travel this year.
Local travel agency workers were not as enthusiastic about the plan as legislators,
Two slightly different proposals on air travel have been proposed by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and House Transportation Committee Chairman Bud Schuster, RPa. Both aim to increase flights out of large airports mainly on the east coast, expand air service to smaller cities and encourage competition in the airline industry.
The legislation is intended to bring about increased competition by promoting more flights to cities normally not served by the major airlines or by adding flights to cities that are underserved. The plan would be financed by airline tax revenues and airport ticket taxes, part of which has previously been allocated to other areas of the budget but would now be set aside exclusively for airport improvements.
and they didn't think the legislation would lower local plane ticket prices.
Dorothy Pogge, employee of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, 800 Massachusetts St., said that the proposal might affect ticket prices for people traveling to smaller cities but would not affect the market in general.
"There are so many different airlines coming into KCI, no one airline has a hold on the market." Pogge said.
"The hub service airlines have has been cost effective." Totten said, referring to the tendency airlines had to center all of their operations in one large city as a result of deregulation of the airline industry.
Beverly Totten of the Lawrence Travel Center, 1601 W. 23rd St., agreed, saying that a proposal like this would not decrease ticket prices through competition, because airlines will not have an incentive to add air service to small towns.
"It's OK if you get your tickets early enough," said Jessica Giddens, Huntsville, Ala..sophomore.
Students at the University were interested in the chance that air fares could decrease, but some students were satisfied with ticket prices out of Kansas City International Airport.
No legislation on air travel has been approved yet, and it could be some time before a final proposal is decided and voted upon.
Shrouds of mist
The Campaign hides behind a thick layer of fog. The fog persisted in Lawrence for most of yesterday. The National Weather Service is forecasting showers and a high temperature of 40 degrees for today. Photo by Augustus Anthony Ziappa/KANSAN
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