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》 GLOBAL WARMING
Professor: personal change can influence climate
Global warming exists as a geographically diverse problem, but James Fleming says "intergenerational warming" may be a more accurate term to describe the escalating crisis.
Fleming, professor of science technology and society at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, spoke at the Hall Center for the Humanities about the modern view of global warming and the results of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report.
He said that ideas and attitudes in society typically changed faster than the climate, but individuals could alter their lifestyles to make a difference in global warming on a local level. Solutions don't always come out of big cities and big shots, he said.
"The generation can either be hedonistic and cynical" he said, "or they can take on this great new challenge."
Fleming said that global warming wouldn't stop when carbon dioxide emissions were eliminated; the complex compound would stay in the atmosphere absorbing heat, globally increasing the temperature and causing sea levels to rise. Salt water would likely intrude bodies of fresh
The first segment of the fourth IPCC report, which Fleming participated in, was released in Paris at the beginning of February.
water and the temperature in the northern polar region will increase dramatically.
"We're going to have kids unborn yet going to be breathing our CO2," he said.
He spoke with Takao Shibata, chancellor's lecturer at the University and a Japanese diplomat who helped negotiate the Kyoto Protocol, a greenhouse gas reduction treaty between major industrial nations in the early 1990s.
Shibata said global warming was something that affected every person's way of life. The United States rejected the Kyoto Protocol when it was proposed on the basis
James R. Fleming, professor of science and technology at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, delivers a speech Thursday afternoon at the Hall Center for the Humanities. Fleming spoke about the harmful effects global warming will have on the environment. The lecture was one part of the roundtable discussion of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPC) report.
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》THEATER
Commanding attention
Acclaimed Broadway actor helps University students sharpen their skills
BY BETHANY BUNCH
Broadway actor Andre De Shields made his way from New York to Murphy Hall yesterday to deliver a dismal smack of reality to theater students.
His message: expect rejection and insecurity.
"There are only two guarantees in the industry," he said. "And they aren't fame and fortune."
De Shields, who won the Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance in "The Full Monty," came to the University to work with students and to discuss the possibility of becoming a professor emeritus in theater next fall.
He compared auditions to grocery shopping: picking and choosing produce based on a handful of characteristics.
"It's very subjective," he said.
De Shields is a colleague of John Staniunas, chair of the department. Staniunas said De Shields' visit to the University benefited students and theater programs.
"Not only does he have a wealth of knowledge and experience as a professional in the theatre, but he is also a highly respected educator." Stanimanas said.
Wisconsin. He said he enjoyed the opportunity to teach college students.
De Shields earned a doctorate degree at the University of
"Working with students keeps me honest," he said. "Young people cannot lie in the theater."
De Shields said he met with the provost Thursday afternoon to further discussions of becoming an artist-in-residence. If an agreement
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Picking up the pieces
》 FACULTY
Graduate dean to relocate for D.C. job
BY NATHAN GILL
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The University of Kansas is about to temporarily lose an international advocate, gourmet chef and sports figure.
Diana Carlin, dean of the graduate school and international programs, plans to step down June 30 to take a temporary position with the Council of Graduate Schools
in Washington, D.C. The council, which works to improve graduate education and research, invited Carlin to be its dean-in-residence for 2007-08. Carlin plans to return to the University as a professor of communication studies after her stint in Washington.
"i'm kind of on loan." Carlin said. As dean, Carlin heads a school that serves about 6,000 graduate students and the University's international offices, including the Office of International Programs, Applied English Center, International Student and Scholar Services and the Office of Study Abroad.
"The expansion of internationalization has grown dramatically just in the seven years I've been dean," Carlin said. "You really can't be a graduate dean without being international as well."
Hodgie Bricke, assistant dean of the graduate school and international programs, said Carlin helped foster the growth of international alumni chapters in Europe, which
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>> ROWING
Outdoor practice canceled after ice bends dock
BY KYLE CARTER
Ice melting away on the Kansas River usually means the rowing team will soon leave indoor rowing machines for training on the water, but this year that wasn't the case. Chunks of ice floating down the river smashed into the dock on Feb. 20, bending support rods and leaving the dock unusable.
"The dock is made of steel and it kind of looked like a car wreck", said
jennifer Myers, assistant coach. "It's not like you can just use any dock like you could for a speed boat. You have to have something a little lower."
Facilities Operations staff worked on the dock this week. Vernon Haid, physical plant supervisor, said ice was piled on top of the dock when the damage occurred. He said he was waiting for a couple parts to come by mail to finish the work. Until then, the team will use a temporary dock.
Myers said she hoped the team
would be on the water this afternoon.
"We've been indoors all winter so it's kind of redundant being inside especially when it's nice outside," said Whitney Fasbender, senior rower. "We all really enjoy being out on the river."
The extra time inside wasn't entirely negative. For conditioning, they used rowing machines that displayed exactly how hard they pulled. Being indoors also allowed more time for running and other conditioning.
"We thought it would give us a good opportunity to get a little stronger", said Samira Naji, senior coxswain.
Fasbender said the move outdoors would help the team get back
Myers said the delay wouldn't hurt the team because many other teams were still working out indoors at this time of the year. She said they would typically spend two to three hours a day in the water once the dock was fixed.
in rhythm.
"You definitely need to be out on the boat practicing because that's how you get used to each other" she said.
The teams first meet this year is at home against Texas and Southern Methodist University on March 24.
Kansan staff writer Kyle Carter can be contacted at kcarter@kansan. com.
— Edited by Will McCullough