Wednesday, June 11, 1986
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Assistance center offers reading class
The Student Assistance Center will present a three-session course on reading-skill improvement.
There will be six hours of instruction over three days — June 17, June 24 and July 1. Classes will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Those interested should register and pay the $15 materials fee by 5 p.m. June 18 at 121 Strong Hall.
and pay the $15 materials by b. p. June 16 at 121 Strong Hall. The classes will concentrate on speed, efficiency, concentration and comprehension — from skimming to study reading.
KU gets 4-star rating
The third edition of the "Selective Guide to Colleges," edited by the education editor of the New York Times, gave the University of Kansas four out of a possible five in three evaluation categories — academics, social activities and overall quality of life.
The four-star ratings, the same University received in the two previous issues, placed KU among the top eight public schools in the nation that cost an annual average of $4,000 or less.
Out of 84 institutions evaluated in the guide, only seven were rated higher than KU. No other Big Ten school received such a high rating.
School accredited
The School of Journalism at the University of Kansas received the maximum six-year accreditation for all sequences.
An accrediting team visited the school in November. The accreditation was approved by the accrediting committee of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications in March and accepted at the council's April 20 meeting.
The report said, "This exemplary program deserves its reputation as one of the best in the United States."
KU libraries cited
A. ulation of holdings in university research libraries that was published recently by the "Chronic of Higher Education" ranked the KU libraries among the best in the nation.
The rankings were based on the number of volumes in the Universities' collections in 1984-85. The rankings listed research libraries in the United States and Canada. KU's main libraries rank 18th among U.S. state and state-related libraries and 31st among universities 106 public and private universities in both countries.
The report said the University's libraries had 2,463,748 volumes in 1964-85, which includes the 87,046 volumes acquired that year.
The libraries also held more than 29,000 serials that year and spent more than $3.1 million on library materials.
The KU library holding is the only one in the central United States listed in the top third of the rankings.
Weather
The forecast calls for partly cloudy to cloudy skies today with highs in the middle to upper 70s. Winds will be out of the west at 20-20 miles an hour. Partly cloudy skies also are expected for tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight are expected to be around 60. Highs tomorrow should be in the low to middle 80s.
Thursday will again be partly cloudy with highs around 80. Little or no rain is expected through the middle of June, lows in the low 60s.
From staff and wire reports.
KU keeping tabs on parking lots
By Joseph DiNitto
Even if it is the summer semester and a student's pet canary is loose in Fraser Hall, he shouldn't expect any breaks on campus parking privileges
Employees at KU Parking Services didn't buy that excuse from one student. Most of the parking regulations that apply in the spring and fall semesters go for the summer also. Yet with all the inconveniences of many students, continue to rely on the automobile to get to campus.
Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking services, said Monday that more than 200 automobile, motorcycle and moped permits had been sold this summer. Combined with the number of yearly permits already issued, thousands of parkers could be pressing for space in the limited number of stalls near campus.
Hultine said parking services had sold more dollars worth of student parking permits this summer than in previous years.
"in fact, we ran out of the actual yellow stickers, so we had to start islaming temporary stickers instead. We had to scan the late pretty closely now."
Parking services is patrolling all lots for violations, even though the force is understaffed because of vacations, she said. There are eight full-time officers and 10 student assistants watching the lots.
Normally, there are about 25 student employees during the spring and fail. But Hulme said potential violators shouldn't underestimate
"It's possible that some loading zones might not be patrolled quite as frequently," Huline said. "It's even doubtful that officers are going to out of their way to find you. But if it's a restricted zone and you don't have the proper permit, you'll get a ticket."
Students who don't own their own vehicles may be finding it a little more difficult to get around during the summer semester. Buses are available, but routes and times are restricted.
Duane Ogle, general manager of the Lawrence Bus Co., said the company was contracted by Student Senate to run three routes, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. during weekdays. Two bus runs route to Meadowbrook Apartments, 15th and Crestline streets, Trailridge Apartments, 2500 W. Sixth St., and the apartments near 24th Street and Ridge Court.
Cool it
Shauna Norfleet/KANSAN
tim Bell, Lau's Summit, Mo., senior, and Dave Walker, St. Louis, Mo., senior, keep cool while basking in the sun. The two lau out westernday afternoon at the Delta Chi fraternity, 1245 West Campus Road.
Comanche back under saddle again
By DeAnn Thomas
Staff writer
After surviving the Battle of Little Big Horn, Comanche has survived another battle — against water and shrinking skin.
Since most of the work on Comanche has been completed, Tom Swearingen, director of exhibits at the Museum of Natural History, said Monday that the horse would be sad and back to normal by tomorrow.
Comanche has been completely refurbished after a bizarre flood at the Museum of Natural History last summer, when he souked and bursting at the seams.
On the floor above the Comanche exhibit, on a frozen African rhea, a large, orange lake bird, like a snake. The lake is the sink hit and turned on the water.
piled in clogged the drain, causing the sink to overflow. The water satricated the floor and fell on the Comanche exhibit — drenching it.
Because of the water, the horse's skin shrank, and its clay stuffing swelled.
The plastic that the bird was wrap-
Comanche had been needing
'There is a silver lining. Comanche's fit as a fiddle.'
Philip Humphrey
Natural History Museum
restoration for years, said Sweiringen, who did most of the horse's restoration, and the water damage gave him the opportunity to repair
the horse.
Philip Humphrey, director of the museum, said Comanie was a very old horse that had been prepared by his brother Dyche in the early 19th century.
Dyche used a dry salt method to treat the skin. Humphrey said, but the museum has had problems preserving the horse's flesh. The museum has a climate control system to preserve its animals, but the old clay in Comanche was hardened and crumbled.
Don McDermott, a taxidermist from Eudora, said Sweirden did a remarkable job with the skin. He said Swearenring took a lot of time wrapping and soaking the mount's skin so it would not fall anark.
"It's not a job I would have liked," McDermott said.
Swearingen said Comanche was left on display while the work was being. done. The hide-stretching and restretching, stitch replacement and leg restuffing took nearly three months.
Several preventive measures have been taken to insure the exhibit's longevity. A tent has been discreetly placed above the lights in the Comanie display. If another flood occurs, the tent can be placed side of the horse. Swearing reinforced.
Swearinger also said he used a different type of clay that wouldn't expand or crumble to restuff Comanec, making the exhibit more stable in humid conditions. The clay is better for painting than acrylic and can tcolor the exhibit.
Humphrey said Swearingen consulted the Smithsonian about refurbishing the 95-year-old horse.
"There is a silver lining," Humphrey said of the water damage "Comanche's fit as a fiddle."
Request filed to build local ski resort
By Kristi Schroeder Staff writer
Although summer is the time of year that you yell, "Surf's up." plans are being made to bring the beach with nonshaking skis to the Lawrence area.
John Emerson, a lawrence attorney, filed a request in May for a conditional-use permit from the Douglas County/Lawrence Planning Commission for Fred Lutz, owner of Mount Blue, situated four miles north of the mountain. ThePermit would allow the development of a ski resort on the mountain.
Plans for the resort include four skiing trails and two lifts on the 60-acre area. The summit of Mount Kailua, located in French name Mont Hien, is 230 feet.
Lutz leased the north face of the mountain to Marcus McCloud, a developer from Colorado, who Lutz said had a lot of experience with ski resort construction. The north face of the mountain was used to minimize meltdown. Lutz said.
Although Lutz is not involved with financing or construction of the resort, he and his two sisters own the 750 acres that surround Mount Blue.
McCloud could not be reached for comment.
McCloud's company, the KC Ski Company, wanted to have the resort opened by this winter.
Diane Mullens, city planner, said
The company is going through the preliminary procedures now to get approval to proceed with work on the resort, she said. The staff of the planning commission prepares information regarding the proposed site and any possible problems that may be associated with the site.
The staff's report will be presented at the planning commission meeting June 25. The planning commission's Board of County Commissioners.
A three-week waiting period will then go into action, Mullens said. The commission will wait for any protests from residents near the site, business owners or any other concerned citizens during the first two weeks.
"So far we haven't had any problems," Mullens said. "It looks pretty good."
One technical problem the company faces is getting a flood-plain development permit, Mullens said. The company wants to use the Wakarua flood plain which is the overflow area of the Wakarusa
The plain would be used to pump water up the mountain to make snow if Mother Nature doesn't provide enough for good skiing.
Grant money to fund study of drug flow
Staff writer
By Evan Walter
Officials from the University of Kansas and the Upjohn Co. have collaborated and agreed upon a multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The grant will fund research by the School of Pharmacy on improving methods of drug delivery.
The company, which is based in Kalamazoo, Mich., is an international producer of pharmaceutical and agricultural commodities.
"The discussions about this research have gone on for a year or more," said Howard Mossberg, dean of pharmacy.
Ronald Borchardt, Summerfield distinguished professor and chairman of the department of pharmaceutical chemistry, has known the people at Upjohn on a consultant basis, Mossberg said. Borchardt will be the director of the studies and will be assisted by Ken Auds, assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry.
The research will try to improve delivery of drugs through cell membranes, Audus said. Two main areas the research would concentrate on are drug flow from the blood to the brain and drug flow across the skin.
"The research involves setting up some culture-system models." Audus said "Some model bodies will work together to bring drug through the bloodstreams.
"Other models will characterize the skin and determine how we can better deliver drugs across the skin."
Mossberg said the goal of the program would be to develop a highly specific drug-drug delivery system that is delivered in a pimpant manner.
Upjohn announced the collaboration on May 27, said James Shamp, public relations associate for Upjohn.
"Dr. Borchardt is pre-eminent in the field," said Shamp, "and our scientists chose to work with the KU staff."
About 10 doctoral and postdoctoral students will be supported by the grant. Sharma is the number of Shamaira that could be conducted was open-ended.
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