Monday, October 26, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Candidate informs, performs on campus
By Chad Bettes
Kansas staff writer
Strumming a guitar, singing a patriotic song, and espousing his democratic principles, 3rd District congressional candidate Dennis Moore came to campus Friday in his second and last scheduled KU campaign appearance before the Nov. 3 elections.
A lunch-hour crowd of about 75 students gathered in front of Wescoe Hall to hear Moore, D-Lenexa, as he explained why he thought he should be sent to Washington instead of the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Vince Snowbarger, R-Olathe.
Some of the issues Moore addressed were education,health care and gun control.
Regarding education, Moore attacked Snowbarger's record on the voucher concept in which government funding can go to private schools when parents choose to send their children there. Another variation of this concept allows parents to receive a tax credit for private school tuition paid.
Moore said the voucher system would create a two-tiered educational system in which public schools would suffer.
"One tier would be for the best, brightest, and wealthiest," Moore said. "The second tier would be for everybody else."
After the speech, Moore said Snowbarger had voted for a voucher program for students in the District of Columbia and for a block grant to states that could partially be used for
state-based voucher programs.
Education issues like vouchers are traditionally decided on a state-by-state basis, not federally.
Regarding health care, Moore emphasized the need for universal health insurance for American children. He said a tax on cigarettes would be one way of paying for this.
"It is totally irresponsible to vote against the children." Moore said.
Moore said that there had been too much gun violence in the last two years and spoke against Snowbarger's position on gun control.
"We don't need more guns in the streets of lawrence." Moore said.
More urged students to get fired up about the upcoming election. He said there were important issues that should not be overshadowed by cynicism.
Danielle Shoemaker, Glasco sophomore, was at the campaign speech as a Moore supporter. She was pleased with the turnout and said she hoped students would give Moore a chance. In addition to his positions on issues, Shoemaker said Moore had another appeal.
To warm up the crowd, Moore started the event by playing and singing This Land Is Your Land.
"He even sings." Shoemaker said.
KU Young Democrats President Phil Stephenson said Moore also had appeared on campus before his group in September. He hoped that Friday's event had given Moore a chance to speak to those he had not reached yet.
Dennis Moore answers questions from reporters. Moore spoke on campus Friday in front of Wescoe Hall. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Two other political candidates attended the event. Democratic Douglas County commission candidate Charles Jones and State Board of Education candidate Jack Davidson spoke briefly after Moore.
KU professor rewrites big bang for children
Melott wrote the book because of the lack of information available to
The book was a collaborated effort between Melott, professor of physics and astronomy, and Gaye Gronlund, an early childhood consultant in Indianapolis.
Adrian Melott's book "How We Happened: The Beginning of Everything" discusses the bigbang theory in terms small children can understand.
A University of Kansas scientist has co-wrote a book for children explaining the theory of the world's creation that he considers valid.
"This was a very difficult topic to keep it realistic to their age," Gronlund said.
By Julie M. Sachs Kansan staff writer
Although Melott addressed how the world came to be, there were some questions in his book that he
"But there was information available regarding creationism, the theory that God created the Earth in seven days. We're just trying to get across that the thing started a long time ago. It started slowly." Melott said.
"We had to bring it down for children to understand. We kept trying to relate it back to children's experiences." Gronlund said.
"People have a right to know about everything. That includes kids." Melott said.
Gronlund said that the key to writing the book was relating it to the young child.
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sion cooled and formed stars and pianets. Some of these stars exploded and dust was created. This dust made the formation of the planets possible, Melott said.
But after that first unknown second, Melott said there was an explosion. The gas from that explo-
Melott also addresses the creation of humans in the book. But he explains that life on earth evolved.
He said that although the big-bang theory addressed how the world was created, no one really knew what happened before the first one-thousandth of a second that began the big bang.
"How We Happened: The Beginning of Everything" was written by Adrian Melot, KU professor of astrology and Gaye Gronlund, early childhood consultant in Indianapolis.
She said that as far as her children's knowledge of the subject was concerned, she teaches them what scientists find.
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"Thirty or 40 years ago, I would not have written this book because the big-bang theory wasn't really supported." Melott said.
- The child's book, which explains the big-bang theory, has not been published yet.
Gronlund said that parents had been very responsive to the book.
The book has not been published, but Gronlund said that she and Melott are looking into self-publishing.
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