WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005
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Lech Walesa, former president of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner, will receive the 2005 Dole Leadership Prize at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Lied Center. Tickets are no longer available.
Informational session on the Latina-based multicultural sorority, 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union
Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority has three events week:
Breast cancer awareness program, 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union
Showing of an episode from the PBS series "American Family" followed by a discussion, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union
- Merrill Gilfillan, poet, essayist and fiction writer, is scheduled to read from his recent work at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Oread Books, Level 2 of the Kansas Union.
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BELIEFS
CORRECTION
Minds still split on evolution debate
- Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. The process for seat selection at Allen Fieldhouse for men's basketball games began on Sunday.
BY ALY BARLAND
abarland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The Kansas State Board of Education continues to debate on the issue of teaching evolution and creationism in public schools, but University of Kansas professors and students don't see what the fuss is about.
Professors from KU's departments of biology and religion and students agree that the two theories are not totally separate and there is room for the academic study of both. But there are those who disagree.
"There does not necessarily have to be a conflict," he said. "You can believe in creation and all that; you can believe in intelligent design. Both of those beliefs don't necessarily conflict with believing in evolution."
Craig Martin, chairman of ecology and evolutionary biology, said that someone's religious affiliation or background should have no impact on his or her interest in biology or ability to learn biology.
Martin said the department of biology generally did not address religious issues. He would like to cover the issue of evolution more, but there is not time in the course schedule. He said he felt obligated to teach evolution because it was part of biology.
Martin said he tried to define evolution in scientific terms for students. He said that he told his classes that evolution was a genetic change in a population over time. He said this concept did not conflict with the American form of Christianity, which was the primary religion that he saw evolution come in conflict with.
"We're studying how species change over time. That's undeniable," Martin said. "You can believe that everything was created by God and set in motion at one time and then everything is working in a natural way that
Kale Langley, Kingman junior, said religion had no place in science classes, and it made him uncomfortable when professors criticized religion.
scientists study."
"I would rather they just teach evolution and not downplay anything else," Langley said. "They are two separate things."
Erika Hane, Topeka senior, said that many times people did not consider the possibility that evolution and creationism did not have to be mutually exclusive.
Brenda Brown of the international organization Campus Crusade for Christ has worked for the University's chapter since 2000. She said she would like to see creationism addressed more.
But Timothy Miller, professor in the department of religious studies, said the concepts of religion and science were not conflicting and should be addressed in separate spheres.
"They have approaches to dealing with the natural world and religion is more of a system of providing meaning and value." Miller said.
"They present that evolution is the only way and that you're foolish if you think that there's another way." Brown said.
Megan True/KANSAN
Miller said there were direct conflicts with the Bible and modern science but that the specific content of the Bible was intended to guide the reader with systems of values and morals.
"The Bible can be taken symbolically rather than literally," she said.
Miller said that for a great majority of religious believers in the world there was no conflict between religion and science. He is one of them.
"I personally have no reason to quarrel with science," Miller said. "I don't think religion has much of a place in science."
— Edited by Kellis Robinett
Students walk back from class yesterday afternoon on campus. Yesterday was sunny with a high of 86. Today the high is 88 with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Rose-colored passes
CAMPUS
Doctoral student gets $2,000 scholarship
"Being a grad student, you're financially sometimes tight, just like any student," the Shannon, Miss., native said. "I just got married, so any extra income helps out."
The University of Kansas announced yesterday that Steve Sloan, a first-year doctoral student in geophysics, received a $2,000 scholarship from the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists.
Foundation of Dallas gave to upper-level students studying earth sciences.
Sloan's award was one of the three $2,000 scholarships and five $1,250 scholarships that the SIPES
Sloan is working on a master's degree in geophysics at the University this fall, and he expects to graduate with his doctorate in May 2008.
Frank Tankard
ON THE RECORD
A 22-year-old KU student reported a $1,100 Apple iBook computer stolen sometime between 9 p.m. Sept. 17 and 12:50 p.m. Sept. 18 from the 2900 block of University Drive.
A 21-year-old KU student reported a $250 pink Apple iPod mini stolen sometime between 9 p.m. Sept. 17 and 12:50 p.m. Sept. 18 from the 2900 block of University Drive.
A 21-year-old KU student reported $107 in valuables stolen from an Oldsmobile Alero sometime between 2 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at the 2800 block of Four Wheel Drive.
- A 22-year-old KU student reported a $200 Trek bike stolen sometime between 10 p.m. Sept. 16 and 7 a.m. Sept. 18 at the 1000 block of Ohio Street.
CAMPUS
Whistle requires one more inspection
The roof of the KU power plant has to go through one more inspection before the whistle can sound.
Mike Burke, the supervisor of the power plant, said the last safety inspection showed the roof wasn't ready for the whistle to sound. The weather had prevented another inspection from occurring.
Construction was completed late last week, said Kirk Hinnergardt, project manager for Diamond-Everly Roofing Company, who oversaw construction. Work on the roof began June 1.
"I don't know why it hasn't been rung," he said.
Burke said the inspection should happen this week.
"But don't go to the bank with that," he said.
Gaby Souza