THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
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issues that people will support
"He wants to become better known but when he does become better known, it's going to be a problem for him." Loomis said.
During his speech, Brownback pushed various national issues such as North America becoming more energy self-reliant in the next 15 years, protecting human life at all stages and embracing the country's national motto of "In God we trust."
"The last thing we need in America is to take God out of our public lives and institutions," Brownback said.
Brownback recently returned from Afghanistan and Iraq and said that America must take the bipartisan stance in order to keep the will to win the wars being fought in those countries. The 2008 presidential hopeful has a slight edge over his opponents on international issues because of his recent travels.
But if Brownback wants a legitimate shot at becoming president, Haider-Markel said the senator will need to take a stance on a major issue such as the War in Iraq.
Kansan staff writer Tyler Harbert can be contacted at tharbert@ kansan.com.
"I think it's probably his time to run, but the likelihood he'll be able to stay in and affect the direction and the tone of the race seems unlikely to me," Haider-Markel said.
Edited by Katie Sullivan
TRANSPORTATION
Bus talks continue
BY MATT ERICKSON
Lawrence and University of Kansas officials may soon begin discussions on increasing coordination between the Lawrence Transit System, known as the T, and KU on Wheels bus lines.
During winter break, the city commission received a report recommending a complete merger of the two bus systems and directed city staff to discuss possibilities with the University, Mayor Mike Amxv said.
"We're proceeding in the way we think that's best, and that is to have city staff meet with officials from the University and KU on Wheels to see if a plan can be put together," Amyx said.
"There needs to be continued discussion and negotiation about things," Galante said.
Cliff Galante, city public transit administrator, said he hoped talks between the city and the University would begin within two weeks.
Jason Boots, student body president, said serious discussions could wait until after a special student election in mid-February that could eliminate the bus pass system and could give all students unlimited bus
Boots said one of the University's main concerns was that students retain input and leadership on the University bus system.
"We've taken a lot of pride over the years that our program has been complexly student-funded and student-run," Boots said.
Galante said that the city wouldn't be able to spend any more money on transit than it does now.
He said the most likely immediate changes to the two bus systems would be ones not requiring additional funding. More expensive changes, such as adding routes or replacing vehicles, may need to be phased in during later years, Galante said.
Amys said he thought the city and the University may be able to come back to the city commission with a plan sometime in the middle of this year. However, he said he couldn't predict what decisions they might reach.
Kansan staff writer Matt Erickson can be contacted at merickson@ kansan.com.
Edited by Katie Sullivan
Unmanned aircraft takes shape
》 POLAR RESEARCH
BY BRIAN LEWIS-JONES
Flying an airplane for hours over a barren white ocean of polar ice can be a potentially dangerous situation for a pilot. That's why during the next month, KU aerospace engineers will review the design of an unmanned aircraft capable of flying over the Antarctic on its own.
Rick Hale, associate professor of aerospace engineering, said estimated melting rates needed to be more
closely examined. A small amount of water between the glacier and the bedrock could cause ice to slip into the ocean, where it would melt more quickly.
Bill Donovan, Osawatomie graduate student and chief designer, said the aircraft, weighing half a ton with a 27-foot wingspan, would be able to measure ice thickness using wing mounted radar devices. Donovan and his team, working with the Center for Remote Sensing and Ice Sheets, are participating in an international research project to estimate the glacial melting rate in polar regions.
Aboard a U.S. Air Force cargo airplane last month, Donovan and Hale flew from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to better understand flying conditions. The two spent three weeks in Antarctica test-flying a smaller aircraft at McMurdo Station and on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
"Many days the sky was gray, the snow was white and you can't see the horizon." Hale said. "The pilot just gets washed out. That's very dangerous."
The proposed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) would take off and land by remote control. Autopilot would control the UAV for much of its journey.
Contributed Photo
Rick Hale, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, walks along road markers near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Hale and graduate student Bill Donovan spent three weeks in Antarctica testing flight conditions for upcoming unmanned aircraft.
Construction of the aircraft, funded by a $19 million grant from the National Science Foundation, is expected to be completed by late 2007.
Kansan staff writer Brian Lewis-Jones can be contacted at bljones@kansan.com.
Edited by Ashley Thompson
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