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The Inside Front
Monday March 26, 2001
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
LAWRENCE
Student wins $30,000 in scholarship contest
A Lawrence senior won a Truman scholarship worth $30,000.
Karrigan Bork is the 14th KU student to win the scholarship, which is given to students planning public service careers.
The Harry S. Truman Foundation announced a partial list of scholars Friday and will complete the list by April 6.
Barbara Schowen, director of the honors program, said the award said much about the University and its students.
Bork is seeking three degrees: a bachelor of science in biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary biology, and bachelor of arts degrees in chemistry and environmental studies.
"I'm delighted that this is the third year in a row that we have a Truman scholar." Schowen said.
A maximum of 85 scholarships may be awarded for 2001, with at least one going to each of the 50 states.
Winners receive up to $3,000 for their senior year and up to $27,000 for three years of graduate study.
The Truman Scholarship Foundation was established by Congress in 1975 and awarded the first scholarships in 1977.
— Cássio Furtado
Sprint chairman to speak at business school lecture
William T. Esrey, chairman and CEO of Sprint Corporation, will give a free lecture on how technology impacts society at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Lied Center.
Esrey's speech, titled "Can We Have Technology and Humanity?" will focus on future technology and its impact on human lives.
"We are excited about having one of the world's leaders in the fast-changing communications industry," said Bill Fuerst, dean of the School of Business. "We all know technology is changing at lightning speed, but we often don't comprehend how this impacts our lives and our relationships." Fuerst said.
Esrey was elected CEO of the Overland Park-based company in 1985 and chairman in 1990.
Esrey's lecture is part of the School of Business' Vickers Lecture series. The series brings prominent citizens to campus to discuss topics concerning the preservation of a free political and market society.
Past speakers have included former independent counsel Ken Starr, former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum and Cessna航空 Craft Company Chairman
— Eric Taylor
and CEO Russell W. Meyer, Jr. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Two-day music festival to attract composers
Forty-five composers from around the country will come to the University of Kansas Friday and Saturday to see their works performed by KU faculty, students, the KU Concert Choir, the KU Symphony Orchestra and various guests.
Michael Timpson, assistant professor of music and dance, said the two-day festival, called Music Midst Us, would bring more attention to the music scene in Lawrence and at the University.
"Students and faculty are proud to show their abilities," Timpson said.
The festival will display several concerts, including 50 works by participating composers and lectures about music in the 20th century.
— Cássio Furtado
Admission is free to all events, except the KU Symphony Orchestra concert on March 30. Student tickets for the concert are available for $5 at the Lied Center, Murphy Hall box office or Student Union Activities.
Alumna,husband create neonatal research fund
Janie Curtis, a 1963 KU graduate and her husband, Stuart Curtis, have created a fund of more than $1 million for the research of premature deliveries and neonatal care,
Chancellor Robert Hemenway announced Sunday.
Karen L. Miller, dean of the school of nursing, said that research in these specific areas was necessary because the quality of care a premature baby gets directly after birth was more vital than the treatment a normal baby would receive.
Prenature babies are more vulnerable than babies born full term, she said.
Hemenway also said he was enthusiastic about the establishment of the Janie and Stuart Curtis Research Fund.
"The nursing college wanted to do a considerable amount of research in that area but they needed the funds to do it," he said. "This is the kind of private gift that makes a real difference in the University."
Sarah Warren
KU professor awarded civil engineering honor
Stanley T. Rolfe, professor of civil and environmental engineering, recently received the 2001 Ernest E.
Howard Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Roife is being recognized for his research, academic achievements and experience in applying fracture mechanics to fracture and fatigue problems, a letter from the ASCE said.
The award is given annually to a member of the ASCE who has made notable contributions to structural engineering through research, planning, design or construction.
Rolfe has received several research and teaching awards during his 30-year tenure at the University, as well as authoring or co-authoring research publications and presentations.Rolfe served as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 1975 to 1998
In the early '90s, he was asked by the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a fracture mechanics methodology for fracture control in oil tankers in the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Service trade
Rolfe earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from the University of Illinois, which honored Rolf in 1987 with the Alumni Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering.
WORLD
Amanda Beglin
Britain begins burial of diseased animals
LONDON — As Britain struggles to keep up with the disposal of slaughtered livestock, the army started digging huge pits at an old air base yesterday for the mass burial of up to 500,000 carcasses from the foot-and-mouth epidemic.
Earth movers scooped out huge trenches at an abandoned airfield at Great Orton in Cumbria county, northwest England, with more than 190 cases the region worst hit by the highly infectious disease.
Brigadier Alex Birtwistle, who is leading the operation, said the army was licensed to bury up to half a million animals in the mass grave.
"We have about 500,000 sheep to take out of farms live and bring to be slaughtered in the most humane way." Birtwistle said. "It is an apocalyptic task."
The government has said Britain will slaughter nearly all livestock on farms adjacent to foot-and-mouth infection sites in an effort to contain the disease.
- The Associated Press
Earthquake kills two in Japan
KURE. Japan — Aftershocks rattled southwestern Japan yesterday as residents began picking up the pieces following a powerful earthquake that killed two people and damaged the region's infrastructure.
The Associated Press
The magnitude-6.4 temblor struck southwestern Japan on Saturday afternoon, collapsing buildings, snapping power lines and severing water mains. The quake shook windows as far away as South Korea.
Aftershocks continued to jolt the region sporadically Sunday, including a magnitude 4.7 tremor Sunday night that was strong enough to momentarily disrupt bullet train service. No new damage was reported, however, and local utility companies continued work restoring electricity and water.
Hiroshima, 430 miles southwest of Tokyo, was the hardest hit of seven southwestern states that recorded heavy seismic activity. Twenty-one people remained hospitalized in Hiroshima state, police said.
By yesterday evening, the quake's toll stood at two killed and 174 injured. An 80-year-old woman died in the town of Kure when she was buried under rubble. In nearby Ehime state, a 50-year-old woman fleeing her home was killed by falling roof tiles.
In October, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck a largely rural area in Tottori state, northwest of Hiroshima. No one was killed, but at least 120 people were injured and some 2,000 homes damaged
ON THE RECORD
Two fire alarms were pulled in campus buildings on March 16 when there were no fires, the KU Public Safety Office said. Alarms in Summerfield Hall and Dole Center were pulled at 10:37 a.m. and 11:50 a.m., respectively.
A silver bowling ring was stolen from a display case at Jawbowl between 5 p.m. March 16 and 2 p.m. March 19, the KU Public Safety Office said. The ring was valued at $50.
An apartment window was broken in Jayhawken Towers between 9 and 15:15 p.m. March 17, the KU Public Safety Office said. The window will cost $50 to repair.
A KU student's bike was stolen from a bike rack in front of Murphy Hall between 5 p.m. March 17 and 4 p.m. Wednesday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The bike was valued at $405.
A KU employee's black purse and its contents were stolen between 8:50 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of West 27th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $442.
A KU employee's Sony Playstation and 50 CDs were stolen between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 13 in the 1400 block of East 24th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $900.
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A KU employee's windshield was damaged
between 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m.
Wednesday in the 800 block of Illinois Street,
Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $200.
A KU student's tape deck, equalizer and other items were stolen between 11 p.m. March 19 and 8 a.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of Louisiana Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $2,050.
A KU student's car stereo was stolen and his vehicle was damaged between 9 p.m. March 19 and 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, Lawrence police said. The stereo was valued at $600, and the damage was estimated at $1,500.
A KU student's car stereo was stolen and driver's side door lock damaged between 9 p.m. March 19 and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of West Sixth Street, Lawrence police said. The stereo was valued at $200, and the damage was estimated at $500.
A KU student's car stereo was stolen and side molding on the car's rear side door damaged between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Saturday in the 5000 block of Clinton Parkway, Lawrence police said. The stereo was valued at $210.94, and the damage was estimated at $100.
ON CAMPUS
The department of art and design will sponsor the Hallmark Symposium Series from 6 to 8 tonight at the Spencer Museum of Art. Call 864-4401.
The MFA thesis exhibition will be today through Friday at the department of fine arts gallery. Call 844-4401.
The department of music and design will sponsor a tenor and mezzo soprano performance by Norman Page and Inci Bashar Paige at 7:30 tonight at Swanthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. Call 864-4401.
The KU Baha'i Club will meet from 7 to 9 tonight at the Regionalist Room on the fifth floor of the KU Baha'i Club.
Black Student Union will meet at 7:30 tonight at
The pioneer Room in the Kansas Union. Call Courtney Bates or Cassandra Young at 864-3984
The KU Baha'i Club will meet from 7 to 9 tonight
■ KU Greens will meet at 8 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Sarah Hoskinson at 838-9063 or Galen Turner at 838-3498.
Applications for 2001-2002 positions with the Center for Community Outreach are available at room 426 in the Kansas Union or online at www.ukans.edu/~cco. Call Michelle Black or Julia Gilmore at 864-4073.
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