THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
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The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Wednesday. July 9. 1975
No.158
Staff photo by DON PIERCE
Electronic innovator
the only American designer of electronic jewelry, Gary Nenchock, assistant professor of design, looks forward to even
greater innovations blending the arts and sciences. Nemchok hopes to expand his collection and exhibit the pieces in U.S.
Design prof tools electric jewels
By JAIN PENNER
Kansas Stff Reporter
Bodonic: the art or field of body embellishment, especially jewelry, utilizing electronics as a unique and integral component.
This is the technical definition given to a new type of jewelry that responds to sound, body temperature, motion or environmental conditions.
Its only American designer, so far, is Gary Nemchock, assistant professor of design. He has gotten a trademark on the term.
Nemchock said Sunday that he saw his bodonic jewelry as a meeting of art and science. His jewelry combines elements of design with intricate electronic circuitry to create pieces that unite their wearer with the artistic work and the environment.
Unlike traditional jewelry, Nernchock's bodicnes use light-emitting diodes in place of gems and acrylic and fur, bronze, vinyl or gold silver for settings instead of gold or silver.
Nemchock said his primary interest in light-emitting diode color rather than their production.
Light-emitting diodes can be activated by heat or motion he said.
Nermchock said some of his pieces, such as a belt that gleams with 30 red light-emitting diodes, were activated by body movement. Others are activated by changing body or environmental temperature, changes in light intensity or sound, he said.
Nernchock said he was working on a piece that would be activated when a certain word was pressed.
"The possibilities are unlimited," he said. Nernchock, 31, began his career as a
goldsmith in Denmark and joined the University of Kansas faculty four years ago. He said he became interested in the idea of electronic jewelry last fall.
Before he designed his first piece, Nemchock said, he researched the subject thoroughly, audited some electronics classes, and consulted several electronics firms and faculty members of the KU School of Engineering.
Nernchock said he was pleased with the cooperation he had received from people in the region.
"I can see these pieces before I make them," he said. "I know what I want to happen. I know the feeling, intensity and materials and I pull them all together."
Some of his pieces have been shown at an exhibit in Georgia. He said he would like to exhibit them in Kansas City, Mo. or New York.
pieces. He said he hoped to finish 30 or 35 and then exhibit them.
So far, Nemchock has completed 13 or 14
At this time, commercial success is far from Nemchock's mind, he said.
He said that he had a lot of offers for people who wanted to buy his jewelry, but he didn't have any until (and kept) it.
"I like my lifestyle now," he said. "I just see myself sitting in a factory."
Nernchock said assembling pieces for an exhibition collection was more important to him than the art.
Although Nemchock has mentioned bodionics to some of his jewelry classes, he said he wasn't trying to force the idea on his students.
"Bodonics aren't for everyone," he said.
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NEW DELHI (AP)—About 200 demonstrators waved flags of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's ruling Congress party, shouted "Shame on the CIA" and shook fists at fans every hour at stin yesterday in the U.S. Information Department in downtown New Delhi.
Crowds in India rap CIA
They acted as Mrs. Gandhi lent indirect support to the growing campaign to implicate the Central Intelligence Agency in the central crisis since its independence in 1947.
In an interview with Current, a pro-government Bombay weekly newspaper, Mrs. Gandhi was asked whether she had planned to "sever the links" between "the reactionaries at home and their friends abroad," an allusion to the CIA.
person would not have such links and certainty if there are, we should do our best to keep them.
"I should have thought that any patriotic
The demonstrators milled around the driveway as Albert F. Hersing, head of the USIS in India, drove out of the compound, which houses the six-story American library and USIS headquarters on an island of New Delhi's main shopping plaza.
"CTA agents are the enemies of our country," said one placard. Another said, "we have no choice."
It was the first anti-American demonstration in India since Mrs. Gandhi issued an emergency decree on June 26 to quell her political opponents who demanded that she resign after she was convicted for violating election laws, Members of the Congress
party have hinted that the CIA might have connections with political opponents
The decree banned political demonstrations but police stood by during yesterday's demonstrations. Protest leaders, who said the group belonged to the Bengal People's Party with corps, the Nehru Brigade, shook hand with commanders after the half hour skid.
CIA director William Colby has issued a flat denial of any agency connection to the Indian crisis. A news dispatch from Washington that reported his comment was the government censors last week after it appeared in a New Delhi afternoon newspaper.
a group of Congress party members of a parliament have demanded an inquiry into the conduct of the prime minister.
Dispute spurs code reappraisal
By LYNN PEARSON
Kansan Staff Reporter
A controversy over fair enforcement of the city's minimum housing code may be raised.
There is still argument as to who was responsible for delaying enforcement of the code as it applied to several houses. It has been suggested ways to expedite enforcement of the code.
THE ISSUE CROPPED UP when Ed Covington, who resigned last week as the city minimum housing code inspector, said that city Manager Buford Watson had told him in December 1794, to take it easy on six properties, 1000, 1200, 1220, 1234 and 1309 Ohio St. and 1632 Kentucky St. All of the properties except 1209 Ohio and 1632 Kentucky are owned by Daniel S. Olig, associate professor of education, who owned by James Mendenhall, 1207 Ohio St., and Minnie Cleveland, 2622 Belle Haven Drive.
Covington ingrated his charges in a story two weeks ago in the lawrence Journal-World.
Watson said he hadn't told Covington to delay action on the six properties.
"You know what I say to those charges?"
Watson said yesterday, "Bullshit!"
"I did not tell Ed Covington to hold off placarding any of these six properties," Watson said. "I rarely even talked with Ed."
COVINGTON'S IMMEDIATE supervisor was George Williams, public works director. Williams said that Covington had to him much about his job and its function.
Covington, who resigned last week, said that he hadn't been allowed to do his job properly and that he had been frustrated in his effort to bring substandard housing to us standard.
Watson said that it wasn't up to the city administration to set policy, but that the city commission drew up ordinances, set the number of housing inspectors and decided how the ordinances should be enforced.
The issue of housing inspection and enforcement of the city's housing code goes
A new method of electing student senators will be decided before the fall elections, Steve McMurray, chairman of the Students' Committee and one of the responsibilities Committee, said yesterday.
"The abolition of the Colleges-Within-the College system necessitates the reassigning of Senate seats from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences," he said.
Senators previously elected under the
"a senator, when elected, retains his constituency whether he changes schools or not," he said. "We could continue without him." substantive change in the elections.
Student Senate seating to change
A group of students who have worked on elections will meet informally tomorrow to discuss possible alternative methods of election for the fall.
Senators would be elected from voting districts identical to the CWC districts. Records of voter names would be maintained in the Senate. Senate instead of the Republic, Rolla pledged.
CWC system would remain in their offices.
Rd Effos, student body president. said.
McMurray said, "Because a major change is necessary, we're also going to review
The final decision on a new election method probably would not be made until the fall when the elections committee and the rights committee meet, McMurry.
it's a bigger problem than I at first say we're talking about a big promotion of our brand.
"They'll have to meet some time in August, since the elections are in September."
existing election policies and procedures
involved in reactions to the elections
committee this fall.
back much further than Covington's charges.
In 1972, the city commission authorized a door-to-door inspection of houses in an area designated as the Hill Target Area. The area, bounded by 10th Street on the north, 14th Street on the south, Louisiana Street on the west and Tennessee Street on the east, contained 199 houses, mostly rental properties.
ACCORDING TO WATSON, 144 of those are now in compliance with the code and 15 are ready to be reinspected. Thirteen homes have been inspected; these houses have never been inspected.
in the fall of 1974, the city commission decided that the housing inspector should be held accountable for fights that were dangerous and unsafe. This was a change from the previous enforcement policy that went by the city commission and was adopted by the city commission in May 1972.
Watson said this policy switch caused some confusion on the part of the housing community.
"When you think of it this way, that the Hill Target Area was inspected by three different housing inspectors under two buildings where confusion could set in," Watson said.
BEFORE ADOPTING the national housing code in 1972, the city had its own national code. The city has a national code. Presently, Commissioner Carl Mibek and a committee of other interested citizens are devising a reasonable code which will resemble the one used by the city.
Watson said the new code would be more specific in its requirements and wouldn't leave much room for judgmental decisions on the part of the inspector.
George Williams said yesterday that the housing inspectors were going to concentrate on making sure that all of the houses in the Hill Target Area were up to the city's code before inspecting houses in other parts of Lawrence.
Commissioner Fred Pence sait Covington's charges and the consequent blow up in the Journal World had made no difference. Mr. Pence viewed housing code enforcement.
"We were already doing something about it, even before it blew up in the paper," Pence said. "Carl Mibec was working on a new housing code and the commission was already pushing to have these houses inspected."
MAYOR BARKLEY CLARK said some enforcement is coming in housing code enforcement.
"I want to make sure that inspection is done quickly and that the code is evenhanded enforced," Clark said. "I believe that there has been some laxity in our process, so we want this whole thing cleared away and completed as soon as possible."
Clark is especially interested in pursuing the use of search warrants to gain entry into
houses when their owners refuse to grant housing inspections.
Clark stressed that this type of forced entry would only be used in extreme cases.
"I think that when we can't inspect because someone refuses entry, that's unequal protection of the law." Clark said.
Clark is also interested in exploring the city's legal position in pressing criminal charges against noncomplying property owners. This would allow the city to prosecute property owners under the criminal code.
ANOTHER CHANGE in the city's enforcement procedures may come in the form of different phrases and words used in the inspection orders and notices.
"Those letters threaten impending
City schedules a hearing date on Ling house
The city commission decided last night to set a date next week for a hearing to determine whether property located at 1301 Ohio St. should be demolished.
The property is owned by Daniel Ling, associate professor of physics and astronomy. Ling will be invited to attend the meeting because why his property shouldn't be rage.
The commission decided to take no action on property located at 1321 Tennessee ST. until the Minimum Housing Code Board of Appeals ordered that the property has been set for reexamination.
The commission also approved efforts by Burford Watson, city manager, to look into the conditions of the city's environmental inspector. The inspector would try to keep substantial houses in compliance with the minimum housing code by correcting defects in the exterior of the buildings.
Watson said the inspector could order the exterioris of houses painted if the owners refused to comply with a request by the city. Of the job would be billed to the owner.
"I don't believe a man should be told what to do with his house unless he is being a bad neighbor and people are complaining," City Commissioner Carl Mieke said. "What you are doing here smacks of middle class imposing their will on the lower class."
Mibee compared the inspector to the friendly neighborhood dog catcher.
"He's a great guy until he comes into your yard after your dog," he said, "Suddenly he hits you. He puts his foot on the ground."
Mibek said the city should receive a complaint before it acted on any property.
mission would answer M里克's objections before further action was taken on the job.
New rules may hurt football program, Moore says
By KEN STONE
The University of Kansas football team, already struggling to recover from a spate of spring practice injuries, might be able to move forward under strict college athletic programs are passed at a special convention of the NCAA in August, Bud Moore, KU head football
The NCAA, meeting in only its second session this year, will consider 73 proposals by the NCAA Council that would restrict athletic demands to cut expenses of member schools.
Ted Tow, recording secretary of the Council, said the proposal was "great" and would increase the million of dollars.
of Alabama, before becoming head coach at
Auburn, before certain proposals might
purify the KU football team.
Moore said he was against Council proposals to end scouting and to outlaw moving the football team off campus the night before home games.
But Moore, who was the offensive coordinator at one of the most prosperous companies in the country.
He said he also had objections to proposals that limited further the size of the traveling ship and cut the maximum number of ships available in one year from 30 to 27.
Tow said that at a meeting of the NCAA on economy last April in Kansas City, Mo., the majority of the delegates favored the elimination of scouting.
"Darrell Royal (the head football coach at the University of Texas) spoke strongly in favor of this," Tow said. "Royal said would give them everything they want."
you can't learn from films. You can't tell anything about the enthusiasm of the other team or be able to turn the kicker. You cannot catch the height of a pout from watching a film."
However, Moore said, he would sacrifice scouting to save some of the other proposed strategies.
Moore disagreed, saying, "Some things
The NCAA will consider cutting the maximum number of football players on a team.
"I think we could play with 48 people," Moore said, "but it would cut down on your pay."
Having the team stay busy in Topeka before home games, a tradition of KU football and a common practice at large venues, it is no surprise that we be in leopardy at the special convention.
"You want your team in a mood to play a football game," Moore said. "It would take us to win."
were required to stay on campus the night before a home game."
Tow said there was a split on the overnight housing issue at the NCAA meeting on economy. Division 1 schools were emphatically against eliminating it, Division 2 schools were mixed, and Division 3 schools were strongly in favor of eliminating it.
Most Division 1 schools are universities and large colleges, while Division 2 and 3 schools are smaller. KU is a Division 1 school.
Division 2 and 3 schools favored elimination of sormin practice, Tow said.
while most Division 1 schools wanted to keep it.
Another area of wide disagreement at the economy meeting, which more than 50 college and university presidents, athletic directors and athletic associate leaders attended, was whether to eliminate spring football practice.
KU now awards a maximum of 30 scholarships in football each year.
On the prospect of the NCAA cutting the maximum number of football scholarships available in one year, Moore said, "I can't help but feel that a cutback would be premature. We haven't given our new policy a chance."
"It gives younger players an opportunity to increase their skills. Spring practice very definitely gives us a chance to see what the team will look like in the fall." he said.
Although no proposal will be offered at the NCAA convention to abish spring practice at Division 1 schools, Moore said he was against abolishing it.
Tow said the proposal to limit the number of scholarships available was just one of five scholarship options the NCAA would consider.
"The council's role is to enable the delegates to have the broadest possible set of restrictions to choose from." Tow said. "All the proposal are designed to enable a sizeable number of institutions to realize some financial savings."
Clyde Walker, KU athletic director, has said that he is opposed to national legislation by the NCAA in areas affecting the athletic budgets of its members schools.
Because of the varied economic situations and geographical locations of NCAA schools, NCAA members would have a difficult time agreeing on new legislation, bylaws and amendments to the NCAA constitution, Walker said.
Tow said that although he didn't expect a reunion institution to be in fashion, the one he had attended the serious
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