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Tuesday, April 2, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
ON CAMPUS
The Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about studying in French-speaking countries at 3:30 p.m. today at 4046 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call 864-3742.
Office of International Studies and Phi Beta Delta will sponsor the Worldview Lecture Series: "Grassroots Efforts in Croatia: A First-Hand Account" by Vic Ullom, member of the Balkan Peace Team, at 4 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Hodgie Bricke at 864-4141.
Circle K will meet at 6 p.m. today at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. For more information, call April Lauseng at 749-0871.
KU Environers will meet at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Sarbpal Hundal at 864-7325.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop will meet at 6 p.m. today at Alcove C in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Michael McGinnis at 864-0413.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center will sponsor an auto mechanics class for beginners at 7 tonight at Byron's Autohaus, 640 N. Second St. For more information, call the center at 864-3552.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will sponsor a church history class at 7 tonight at the center, 1631 Crescent Road. For more information, call 843-0357.
AISEEC, International Association of Students Interested in Economics and Business Management will meet at 7:15 tonight at 2023 Haworth Hall. For more information, call Brian Buckley at 841-7675.
864-2088.
AASU will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Multicultural Resource Center. For more information, call Julia at
KCBT Student Ministries will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Adam Decatur at 841-1683.
Lupus Foundation of America will sponsor a support group at 7:30 tonight at the Gallery Room in the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. For more information, call Gretchen Huber at 832-9789.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will sponsor a human services committee meeting at 8 tonight at the center, 1631 Crescent Road. For more information, call Jenny Bagby at 843-0357.
Christian Science Organization will sponsor a meeting on "Materialism vs. Spirituality" at 9 tonight at Alcove B in the Kansas Union.
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor "75 Years of Radio" by Arden Booth, radio station pioneer, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the center, 1204 Oread Ave. For more information, call Thad Holcombe at 843.4933.
- OAKS — Non-Traditional Students Organization will sponsor a brown-bag luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove Ain the Kansas Union. For more information, call 864-4064.
The Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about the Spring 1997 Western Civilization program in Florence and Paris at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at 4051 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call 864-3742.
KU Women's Rugby will practice at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Broken Arrow Park, 31st and Louisiana streets. For more information, call Stacey Stringfellow at 749-3380.
KU Karate Club will practice at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call Jon Sides at 832-1771.
British professor makes new home
Size of Lawrence big libraries lure him from Oxford
By Adam Darby
Kansan correspondent
Two years ago, Jonathan Clark was teaching at Oxford University.
Lined with bookshelves and heated by a fireplace, his office overlooked the courtyard of one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world.
But last summer he left the cozy confines of Oxford to teach British history at the University of Kansas. He was chosen by the department of history as the Hall Distinguished Professor of British History. His inaugural lecture, "British History in an International Setting" is at 5:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The inauguration is open to the public.
Clark was educated at Cambridge University, where he received his doctorate in history in 1981. He then became a fellow of All Souls College at Oxford, where he oversaw the establishment of the Institute for United States History.
Although Clark enjoyed his stay at Oxford, he said he was ready for a change. He visited Lawrence and decided to take the offer.
What was so special about Lawrence?
"I like small towns with big libraries," Clarksaid.
He teaches his British history seminar in the Spencer Research Library, where he uses original texts from the library's collection of 18th-century British works to encourage his students to make their own judgments about history. He said the collection was one of the hidden treasures of the University.
Charles Stansifer, chairman of the department of history, said he had been delighted that the University and its libraries had lured Clark away from Oxford.
"Mr. and Mrs. Spencer were admirers of British culture," Stansifer said. "They encouraged the collection of British and Irish works."
He hopes the Spencer collection and the arrival of Clark will draw graduate students and scholars of British history to the University, making it a strong center for education in British history, culture and literature.
Lisa Steffen, Lawrence graduate student, said she was pleased to be working with Clark.
"Conferences have been held that revolve exclusively around his work," she said. "As an aspiring historian, I am extremely fortunate to be working with a man of his caliber."
ON THE RECORD
A control panel was damaged between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday in an elevator in Tower A of Jayhawker Towers. The panel was valued at $100, KU police reported.
A dirt bike was stolen between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Haskell Avenue. The bike was valued at $70, Lawrence police reported.
and two textbooks were stolen between 8 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday in the 2000 block of Kentucky Street. The items were valued at $60, Lawrence police reported.
A black canvas backpack
- The windshield of a 1987 Toyota was damaged between 6 p.m. March 23 and 4 a.m. March 30 in the 800 block of Michigan Street. The damage was valued at $200, Lawrence police reported.
Weather
Source: Jeff House/KU Weather Service
ILLNESS: sneezin' and wheezin'
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spend spring break getting work done, but her plans were cut short by sinus trouble. She went to Watkins yesterday to get medication to relieve the pain.
said some students didn't have a chance to see a doctor while they were on vacation and decided to wait and seek medical care once they returned. While some students had to miss classes because of illness, many of them made an effort to go to class or get medication, so they wouldn't miss class later in the week.
Yockey said if some students were too sick to go to class on the first day back from spring break, then they were pretty sick.
Ruth Leibowitz, Brooklyn, N.Y. graduate student, had planned to
"It's hard to miss a week of classes when you've been gone for a week," he said. "Finals are only a month away."
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What's New This Month in THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES?
David Vaisey, Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford, will present an illustrated lecture on "The Bodleian Library at Oxford: A 400-Year Old English Library" on Friday, April 5 at 10:00 a.m. in the Auditorium of the Kenneth Spencer Research Libraries (fourth floor).
John B. Garver, Jr., retired Chief Cartographer and Senior Assistant Editor of the National Geographic Society, will deliver a lecture entitled "After the Berlin Wall: Mapping a Changing World in the 1990s and Beyond" on Wednesday, April 24 at 4:30 p.m. in the Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union. This lecture is cosponsored by the University Libraries and the KU Department of Geography.
Lectures
New Homepage: The Internet Business Library
"The Internet Business Library?' is a new world-wide web site available through the Business School's homepage. It contains information on companies, current news, industry profiles, careers and employment demographic and census data, trade,the economy, labor,business law accounting, library catalogs, and links to faculty homepages. The URL is: http://www.bschool.ukans.edu/intbuslib/virtual.htm. printed volumes.
New Guides for Readers
New editions of the following Guidelines for Readers are now available in Watson Library and in other appropriate libraries: Company Information, E-Mail Reference Service, KU UnCover, and The Online Catalog.
Currently On Exhibit
In Watson (Jim Ranz Exhibit Area): "Womanist Leadership: An
African-American Tradition" and "The Chancellor as Scholar." Winning articles of the
Scholar* Winning collections of the 40th Annual Snyder Book
Collecting Content will be distributed
Collecting Contest will be displayed beginning April 11th.
Collects Collections "Horseback Riding" and others.
Collecting Contests will be displayed beginning April 11th in The Kansas Collection*: "Women: An Informal Portrait"
In The Kansas Collection*: "Women: An informal Portrait
In The Department of Special Collections*: "The Testimony of Clerks: Medieval Manuscripts!" (opening April 8th)
In The University Library
the University Archives*: "You're Invited!: The Inaugura-
Rolls of Former Chancellor Strong, Lindley, and Malou'!
* located on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors
- Located on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of Spencer Research Library.
Extra Hours
From Friday, April 26th through Tuesday, May 14th, Watson and Anschutz Libraries will be open until 10:00 p.m. Friday nights and from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays, as well as from 8:00 a.m. until midnight Mondays through Thursdays and from noon until midnight on Sundays.
The University of: Kansas Libraries Publications Office • 350 Watson Library • To Comment, call 864-3378
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