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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, September 18, 1995
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Radio talk show airs a mix of views
Open mike offered at Wescoe Terrace
By Craig Lang Kansan staff writer
Because of a poor sound system, many patrons of Wescoe Terrace were not even aware of "Flint and Steel" when it first aired there.
"The first week, people just walked by and stared at us," said Tim Muir, host of "Flint and Steel."
"Flint and Steel" is a weekly talk show aired live from Wescoe Terrace on KJIK, 90.7 FM, Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. Every week Muir brings up a different topic, relevant to college students, and discusses it with Lance Hamby, Wichita senior, whose views are more right-winged, and Scott Jarboe, Olathe senior, whose views are more left-winged. Muir said there was an open microphone for people who want to air their views — once they know that a show is airing.
The second week of the show, Muir, Jarobе and Hamby attempted to air their program at the Multicultural Resource Center's grand opening. Because they were not in sight of the radio tower, however, they were unable to send a signal.
Wednesday from Wescoe Terrace with an improved sound system. Muir said even though it still was difficult for students to hear the show, he did notice more people watching.
"There were a lot more stares of 'What are you doing here?' he said.
In its third week, "Flint and Steel" aired
Although few students have voiced their opinions on the show, Jarbose said he expected audience members to come and give their opinions once the technical difficulties were worked out and people understood the purpose of the show.
"Eventually, people will accept it as an open forum," he said.
The topic of Wednesday's show was affirmative action. Trent Vis, Olathe senior, said the topic did not affect him as a non-traditional student, and the discussion only made him look up from his newspaper a few times.
Trevor Wohlford, Shawnee graduate student, said because he was in the process of applying to law school and affirmative action was something that affected his competition, he thought that the tonic was interesting.
"If it were something I was really involved in, then I might pay a little more attention," he said. "It's just not quite that important for me."
Wohlfond said he liked the show and thought it probably would get better after a few more weeks of fine-tuning.
"It's a little disorganized, but it's neat they do it in a forum," he said.
Kathleen Driscoll / KANBAN
Scott Jarboe, Olathe senior, Tim Muir, Lenexa senior and Lance Hamby. Wichita senior, broadcast the talk show "Flint and Steel" on KJHK. They will be at Wesco Terrace every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. to air the show.
Native American artist comes home for exhibit
Andy Dierks / KANSAN
Native American artist Doug Coffin stands in front of his moon shield, "Buffalo Moon." Coffin's work will be on display at the Lawrence Arts Center, 200 West Ninth St.
By Hannah Naughton Kansan staff writer
The Seventh Annual Lawrence Indian Arts Festival clicked its ruby slippers together and brought Doug Coffin, an internationally recognized Native American artist, back home.
Coffin, a Potawatomi/Creek sculptor and painter who grew up in Lawrence and received his bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Kansas, is displaying his art at the Lawrence Arts Center, 200 West Ninth St. through Oct. 4. The Center held a reception Friday.
"I think one of the things that makes his work interesting to us is that he didn't grow up on a reservation. He grew up in mainstream Lawrence, but he still has a strong connection to his native community," said Rick Mitchell, gallery director for the center. "He came up in two worlds. His work is a real synthesis of those two worlds."
tances at the reception.
Coffin, dressed in a black, double breasted jacket over a black shirt and wearing black and red pointed cowboy boots, mingled with old friends and new acquain-
The exhibit and the reception were part of the month-long Indian Arts Festival in Lawrence, which began last week with the Haskell Indian Arts Fair.
The popularity of American Indian art is growing, Coffin said. The demand for art has increased, as well as the price. The quality of art is improving, and people travel from all over to see it, he said.
Although Coffin's art is not as traditionally rooted in the media of most Native American art, his heritage always has been present, he said.
"As an artist you draw on what you know," he said. "I choose to draw from my Native American heritage, but I'm not limited by it."
Robert Redford and Martina Navratilova own pieces of Coffin's art, Mitchell said. He has shown pieces in the Grand Palais in Paris, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and the Native American Center for the Living Arts.
The city of Lawrence purchased a sculpture from Coffin last April and placed it near the intersection of Sixth and Iowa Streets at McDonald Drive. The Medicine Wheel Totem Pole at Haskell Indian Nations University is also one of Coffin's sculptures.
Christie Grant and Darron Rhodd, both Haskell sophomores, attended the reception. They said they had heard about Coffin's reception through an art appreciation class
Rhodd said he liked how Coffin used his heritage and combined it with a contemporary art style.
"I think he does that so older and younger people can understand it all," he said.
Downtown businesses: Loitering teens a problem
Kansan staff writer
By Tara Trenary
Kansan staff writer
With nowhere to go, and nothing to do, some Lawrence teenagers have taken to Massachusetts Street and have become a nuisance to downtown businesses, said some business owners.
The city of Lawrence imposes a curfew on anyone under the age of 18, which is 11 p.m. weeknights, 12:30 a.m. Friday nights and 11:30 p.m. Saturday nights.
In spite of these restrictions, some teenagers continue to sit on park benches and congregate across the street from the Hideaway, 106 N. Park St.West, until 1 or 2 a.m. and scream
obscenities at customers, said Jim Morey, owner of the Hideaway. The Hideaway is a known to be a gay bar in town, he said.
"A mass of kids that big and unsupervised is not nice." Morey said.
During the past two years, teenagers have climbed on the roof of the bar and have smashed car windows with bricks, he said. They have slashed customers' and employees' tires with a meat fork.
The disturbances happen randomly, once or twice every other week, he said. Morey said that he called the police when the kids' fun turns to vandalism or violence.
even though it is a gay bar.
But Morey said he did not believe the kids had singled out the Hideaway,
"I think it's more or less all up and down the street," he said.
Glen Sohl, owner of Tin Pan Alley,
1105 Massachusetts St., agreed.
He said the restaurant has had some vandalism, but that this was typical in Lawrence and no worse than anywhere else.
Dave Fullerton, Pizza Hut shift manager, said that many kids would receive calls on the restaurant's pay phone, which has now been removed. Fullerton said that large groups of kids would loiter around the phone area, as well as
Pizza Hut, 934 Massachusetts St., also has had trouble with Lawrence teenagers.
inside and outside the store.
He said many teenagers came to the restaurant to smoke and to socialize, but not to eat. The number of tables and booths in the smoking section of the restaurant has been reduced to minimize the problem, Fullerton said.
He also said there had been some vandalism in the bathrooms and that ashtrays and silverware had been stolen.
Morey said the main problem was that the kids were not supervised.
"I don't see any future in condemning the kids or the police department, but I do think there's a problem that needs to be dealt with," he said.
Lawrence Police Department officials could not be reached for comment.
Geraldo: Lies aired today
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telling their stories.
Thirty minutes before the show, the three were asked to sign a contract stating that they would not lie. Gist said he was very nervous about being on television when the producer handed him the contract.
"I barely even read it," he said. "It was all kind of a blur, and it happened so fast."
The students did not get to meet Geraldo Rivera in person until after the show.
"Geraldo won't meet people before the show because he thinks it is unnatural," he said.
Gist said he hadn't planned to be a panel member. He thought he would be in the audience with a microphone, lending support to his pregnant girlfriend. But 15 minutes into the taping, one of the panel members was thrown out for foul language. Gist had no other option but to act out his part on stage with the others.
Bishop, with her stomach disguised in a dress, said she still smoked cigarettes and drank while three months pregnant. Sikkel displayed disgust for her irresponsible best friend, and Gist pretended to support Bishop.
"I know they all thought it was true," Bishop said.
Gist said the audience didn't suspect anything. But the audience wasn't as hard on the students as it was on the other panel members.
"They had a lot of trashy people on the show, and I think they just wanted some normal, conservative-types." Gist said.
Officials at "Geraldo" did not return calls from the Kansan.
John Broholm, associate professor of journalism, said people don't want to question the accuracy of talk shows.
"The matter of accuracy doesn't really enter into the equation; it is not a news program." Broholm said.
People tune into talk shows for different reasons than they tune into news programs, Broholm said. There are no real issues involved in the programs, just little personal traumas, he said.
Kansan staff report
The results of the Freshman Board of Class Officers elections held Tuesday and Wednesday are final.
Freshman officers elected last week
Jeremy Smartt, Wichita freshman, is the board's president and received 378 votes. The vice president is Brad Langner, Overland Park freshman, who received 420 votes. Molly Cunningham, St. Louis freshman, is the board secretary, having received 382 votes. The treasurer is Kelly Watson, Wichita freshman, who received 356 votes.
Although only 750 freshman voted, the turnout was better than in past years, said Scott Williams, Senior Board of Class Officers president.
Williams said many students didn't know much about the Board of Class Officers.
"We're working toward letting more people know what's going on," he said.
The Boards of Class Officers are supported by an optional class fee. They help plan events like Homecoming and sponsor awards for students, faculty and staff. Williams said. The boards also are responsible for choosing a class gift and for helping with graduation.