Wednesday, January 31. 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Students enhance study abroad fair
Program veterans share information about time overseas
By Sarah Warren
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When Daniel Hernandez decided he wanted to study abroad in Golifito, Costa Rica, his first stop was the Kansas Union.
The Emporia senior headed to a study abroad fair — like the one the Office of Study Abroad is sponsoring today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Union — to talk to other students who had already participated in the program.
Hernandez said a trip to the a fair was necessary before he
plunked down his money and packed his bags for an entire semester in a foreign country.
"It's comforting to talk to students who have been on the specific program that you're interested in." Hernandez said.
Now a veteran of the Golffito program — he went in spring 2000 — and a student assistant at the Office of Study Abroad, Hernandez will be working at his third information fair today.
He said he couldn't stress how valuable attending a fair was for anyone contemplating going abroad.
"For students who think that study abroad would be a good time, it can help them find a program that they didn't think would interest them," Hernandez said.
STUDY ABROAD FAIR
■ When: From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
today
Where: Fourth floor of the Kansas Union
David Wiley, outreach coordinator for the Office of Study Abroad, said volunteers at the fair — students who have studied abroad in one of the 55 countries with KU programs — were better than any pamphlet when it came to program information.
"They have the inside scoop," Wiley said. "And the students are actually the most useful because they can help another student decide if the program will work for them. The person is not to be an expert on GPA and prices, but they are there to explain their experiences."
Hernandez said there were basically two types of students who attended the fair — those with concrete dreams of where and when they wanted to study abroad, and those with desire to study abroad who did not have a clue about where to go.
"There's students who just want to get information," Hernandez said. "And then there's students who know exactly where they want to go and just want to talk to people who have gone."
However, Wiley said the fair was only supposed to be an initial step for those who wished to study abroad.
For applications and technical questions, students should head to the Office of Study Abroad, 108 Lippincott Hall.
— Edited by Matt Daugherty
Survey seeks source of Hutchinson fires
Governor sends scientists to locate disastrous leak
By Danny Phillips
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A team of scientists from the Kansas Geological Survey dropped everything yesterday at the request of Kansas Governor Bill Graves and drove to Hutchinson to locate the source of the gas fire that continues to burn downtown.
Lee Allison, Kansas Geological Survey director, said he received a letter from the governor Monday night asking the survey "to assess the scope, location and sources of natural gas trapped beneath the city of Hutchinson."
"That's pretty much a direct order," Allison said.
Gas leaked from the Yaggy gas storage facility seven miles northwest of Hutchinson two weeks ago and followed an underground path until it rose to the surface and exploded, leveling two downtown businesses.
Despite their best efforts, emergency workers have been unable to determine the pathway the gas is taking. Allison said.
The next day, a gas eruption destroyed a mobile home, killing an elderly couple living there.
That's where the survey crew comes in. Using its seismic reflection technique, Allison said the crew hoped to identify the narrow pathway allowing the underground gas leak to continue fueling the fire.
"Kind of like an ultrasound makes a picture of a baby in the womb, we'll try to create a picture of what the rocks look like underground," Allison said.
Once that pathway is located, emergency workers can drill relief wells.
Allison said the survey crew was well-suited for the job because it had studied
that area in the past and was able to identify gas pockets.
Another concern for Hutchinson is the more than 150 salt-solution caverns that officials have identified under the city, Allison said. These hollowed-out wells were abandoned years ago, and are what allowed the eruptions.
If the survey crew can't identify a specific pathway, Allison said he hoped it could locate any wells underneath the city that might still contain gas. That way, the city could determine whether evacuated residents could move back.
"You don't want to put people back in homes and then have another eruption," he said.
In order to comply with the governor's request, the survey crew had to postpone a prior commitment with the U.S. Army in Yuma, Ariz. The governor apologized for the inconvenience in his letter.
"However, the potential serious nature of events in Hutchinson leads me to conclude your agency's services are critically needed," Graves wrote.
- Edited by Brandy Straw
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