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tuesday, april 6, 2004
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TOPEKA: Suspect tried and acquitted in 1997 Lawrence murder
The University Daily Kansan in November 1997. Cosby was tried in the death of David E. Walker, a Lawrence resident, who was stabbed and bled to death at Colony Woods, 1301 W. 24th St., in November 1997. Cosby was acquitted because the jury ruled the death self defense.
Yesterday afternoon, before the suspect was arrested, an outsider might not have thought anything unusual had occurred at Jefferson Commons. Residents were taking advantage of the spring weather by reading and playing basketball outside, while others relaxed indoors with their doors open. But safety concerns were still on everyone's minds.
Molly Luttrell, Olathe sophomore, lives below apartment 1032, where the shooting took place. She wasn't home Sunday morning when the homicide occurred but said she was in disbelief. She and her roommate discussed whether they would resign their lease or
"No matter what anyone says, am I freaked out to be here? Absolutely."
Molly Luttrell Olathe sophomore
move but hadn't decided yet.
Luttrell said she talked to a manager immediately after arriving home Sunday, and the manager had reassured her everything was under control and safe.
Luttrell kept the television set on in her room all night last night because she was bothered by silence. She didn't fall asleep until after 3 a.m.
"No matter what anyone says, am I freaked out to be here? Absolutely." Luttrell said.
Luttrell said she had always felt safe at home, but now being at home makes her feel on edge.
"It was cool to live here for a year," she said. "But now that this has gone down, I'm skeptical."
Luttrell had talked to friends who lived in Jefferson Commons who were also shocked.
Ryan Stone, Olathe junior, and his roommate, Chris McKern, Lawrence resident, were stunned by the event. They live two floors below the apartment where the incident happened.
They said they were surprised anything like this had happened, because the residents who lived in apartment 1032 were some of the quieter residents in the building. They thought of their building as friendly.
"I don't feel unsafe." McKern said. "It's just a shock."
McKern still planned to resign his lease, but Stone wasn't sure. This weekend had definitely played into his uncertainty, hesaid.
Others are sure they will leave.
Lindy Collins, Merriam senior, said he and his roommates had been disappointed with the complex since moving in. His roommate's car has been broken into twice since last summer, he said.
He said they had planned to
"It doesn't seem like it would happen in such a small town."
Nick Spivey
Knoxville, Tenn., junior
sublease their apartment for summer, but now he said he thought that would be difficult.
Nick Spivey, Knoxville, Tenn., junior, said he was surprised at the crime in Lawrence. Part of the reason he moved to Lawrence and into his apartment was because he thought it would be safe, he said.
"It doesn't seem like it would happen in such a small town," he said.
He and his roommates have been trying to make more of an effort to lock their door, especially during the day, because of other, smaller crimes they had heard about. Now they'll be making sure that their door is locked.
— Edited by Joe Hartigan
NASA's Spirit rover completes mission
The Associated Press
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA's Spirit rover wrapped up its primary mission to Mars yesterday as it continued to roll across the planet's surface on an extended tour that could last through September.
"Spirit has completed its part of the bargain, and Opportunity doesn't have much left to do," said Mark Adler, manager of the $820 million mission.
The unmanned robot, marking its 90th full day on Mars, had accomplished all of the tasks NASA considered essential to declare the joint mission a success. Its twin rover, opportunity, was getting close to achieving the same.
the mission's key tasks included a requirement that one of the rovers travel at least 1,980 feet—a mark Spirit surpassed on
Saturday.
Between the two of them, the rovers also had to take stereo and color panoramas of their surroundings, drive to at least eight locations and operate simultaneously for a minimum of 30 days.
NASA assumed technical and other problems would ground the rovers fully one-third of the time they operated on Mars.
Despite computer memory problems that left Spirit sidelined for 21/2 weeks, it has still spent more days at work than expected. Opportunity must function for another 20 days before meeting all its goals, Adler said.
NASA has extended the mission through September. If the rovers continue to function, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will apply for money to extend the project again, Adler said.
Bang the drum slowly
Annie Bernethy/Kansan
Mid-American Nazarine University students Thomas O'Neill, left, Kenmare, N.D., senior; and Josh Williams, Seoul, Korea junior, played a Nagado Dieko drum made of skin nailed to the drum. The two, who played last week in Murphy Hall, are part of a Taiko Drumming ensemble headed by Terry Baldridge, a music history and theory professor at Mid-American Nazarine University in Olathe.
PREREQUISITES: System eases enrollment process
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and enrollment coordinator of the business school.
The system checks several classes in the business school, she said, as a test for using it on more classes in the future.
Boatright said the system saved advisers time because they wouldn't have to check students' transcripts manually.
lynnne Tidwell, coordinator of undergraduate advising at the
journalism school, said students had enrolled in the core Journalism 301 class concurrently with classes that required it as a prerequisite.
But since using prerequisite checking this spring, Tidwell said students were taking classes in the right order.
Turvey said the process of applying prerequisite checking to other schools and departments would be time-consuming because the system would have to
Turvey said after installing the system in the math department, the Registrar's office would focus on implementing the prerequisite system for certain classes in other schools that need it.
read what classes are required and compare it to students' transcripts. It could also interfere with how fast students enroll, which he said was the main concern for enrollment.
Edited by Cindy Yeo
ESL: Center teaches language, American culture
"I liked having students from many countries as my students," Seibel said.
In college he enjoyed linguistics and met ESL teachers. Eventually he tried it himself.
Now he is the director of the Applied English Center.
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The center, located on the top floor of Lippincott Hall north of Watson Library, takes international students and puts them through reading, writing and spoken English classes. This curriculum prepares the students for an English competency exam.
In addition to helping their language skills, the center helps the international students learn more about America and its society. Seibel said students who pass the center's curriculum tend to do well at the University.
The center's program, and ESL in general, are part of a global learning process, Seibel said.
"I'm a great believer in international education," Seibel said. "It's one of the great hopes for the world, in that intelligent young people can stay in a country other than their own."
Teachers often bring their own international experiences to the center.
Kathryn Algren, lecturer at the center, came to the University from Saudi Arabia. She said teaching in the United States was different and somewhat more challenging than teaching in Saudi Arabia.
Algren was paid at the same level as other instructors in Saudi Arabia, she said. But that isn't the case in the United States. Despite
that, she has found advantages to continuing her career in Kansas
"On the other hand, in the States we have access to so much new information and material in our field," Algren said.
There are also options for further professional development, through local and national organizations and conferences, she said.
ESL Abroad
Sean Nimtz, a Kansas City, Kan., graduate student, would see hundreds of students in his classroom while teaching in Japan.
Nimtz taught ESL to elementary, junior high and adult groups, planning different lessons for each grade. Despite what might seem like a logistical nightmare, Nimtz said he loved every minute of it.
He and Daldorph took part in the Japan Exchange and Teaching program or JET. This program gives students graduating from college a chance to experience Japan, even if they don't have ESL experience.
According to the JET program's Web site, jetprogramme.org, prospective applicants are required to have a bachelor's degree, a strong control of the English language and be younger than 40 years old.
The yearly salary after insurance and tax expenses is equivalent to $34,000.
But the value of the ESL trips goes beyond the monetary reimbursement, Algren said, who also taught in Japan.
"In Japan, I really appreciated the earnestness of the students and the shy eagerness with which
OWNING THE SKILLS
Think you have what it takes to teach English as a Second Language? If so, here are some skills and attributes that might come in handy:
Have experience learning a foreign language, so as to know what's involved in longy acquisition
Have the ability to be sensitive to many different cultures.
Be familiar in the logic behind the English language
Have good class management skills.
Be willing to work hard to make every class interesting.
Source: Chuck Seibel, director of the Applied English Center
Christina Leonard, a lecturer at the AEC, spent time at a Refugee Camp in Austria. There she found her best experience with students came during a game.
hey approached speaking to a real' American," she said.
"I saw that they had a hoop and net in the camp, but no basketball," Leonard said. "So I bought a ball and we would go play after English lessons."
But besides fun and games, it takes work to teach ESL. There is a misunderstanding that students can go abroad and teach English solely because they are fluent, Seibel said.
"We can't promote the idea that people without training can just go out and teach," Seibel said. "If that were true, then it would seem that there is not a lot of value in those degrees."
- Edited by Danielle Hillix
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