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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.103,NO.71
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It's Costa Rica for credit during Xmas
5 students will spend 2 weeks working on community projects
By Casey Barnes Special to the Kansan
Writing a final paper at home or spending the Christmas break in Costa Rica learning first-hand about a foreign culture — that is the choice presented to students in Urban Planning 565.
Five students in Donna Luckey's class of 39 have opted to experience the culture of the Central American country rather than merely write about it. Those students will be working on projects in Costa Rica from Dec. 27 to Jan. 9.
This is the first time the Costa Rica trip has been offered. Luckey, associate professor of
architecture and urban design, said the class had been receptive to the idea.
"There is much more interest than I expected," Luckey said. "The students have realized that hands-on experience is critical."
The trip is expected to cost $1500.
The students will fly to San Jose, Costa Rica, and stay in youth hostels for the first few days. Later they will travel to a work site in Golfifo, where they will work on community projects, such as planting trees and cleaning city parks and a landfill.
The goal of the program is to give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a different culture and become familiar with another way of life.
Spencer Salzberg, graduate teaching assistant in urban planing, said he hoped the trip would allow students to learn more about the Latin American culture, which is a focus of the class.
"We hope that the students will realize that what they are learning can affect environmental planning." Salzberg said.
Luckey said she hoped this trial trip would encourage other professors to adopt a similar program.
"I'm trying to expand the opportunities for students with more field work," she said. "I want to show that it can be done. And if students are interested, why not let them get the experience?"
The students will see the implementation of social, personal and environmental planning in a Latin American country while on the trip.
"We are going to be visiting places in which projects are under way and places where plans are being developed," Luckey said.
Jori Thielen, Omaha senior, is one of the five students going on the trip.
"It will look great on a resume, and it sounds so interesting to do work for a community that I've never been around," Thielen said. "In two weeks I will be able to see more than I'll ever read about in a textbook."
Knight-Ridder Tribune
Artists create colorful cloth
Students seek recognition for 40-year-old field of fiber art
By David Stewart Kansan staff writer
Art students who work with cloth and dye rather than canvas and paint displayed their work on the fifth floor of the Art and Design Building yesterday.
Four rooms showcased bolts of colorful cloth, handpainted dresses and paper clothing. Tie-dyed sheets lined the hallway, including a red-checkered cloth bordered with circling ants and eight silk-screened servings of frozen dinners.
These were among more than 250 displays in the student-sponsored textile art show, created to let viewers see the work of 51 student artists, said D'Arcy Jensen, Omaha, Neb., senior and organizer of the event.
Because fiber provides artists with a means to work in both two and three dimensions, Jensen said, textile art allows for more flexibility and creativity in their creations.
"A lot of contemporary artists are using more pliable fibers for their art," Jensen said. "We're working with the same techniques that have been done all over the world."
Many people view textile work as craft or handiwork rather than an art, Jensen said. Artists who work with fiber have attempted to challenge this stereotype by emphasizing the sense of touch in their work and using fiber in unexpected ways.
"A glove is not only made for the hand but is something tactile to be felt," Jensen said. "Fiber art goes beyond the obvious uses of clothing and interior design."
Cynthia Schira, professor of textile design, said she agreed that people were more familiar with traditional textile crafts, such as knitting or crochet, than the 40-year-old field of fiber art.
"Most people aren't aware enough to know what the potentials are for the textile field," Schira said. "It's ironic, too. You're swaddled in cloth when you're born, and you're swaddled in it when you die."
Art critics and patrons continue to argue about fiber art's potential to rise above its roots as a craft, said Cathy Lynn Gasser, assistant professor of textile design.
"It's a huge debate topic," Gasser said. "But I do believe it's getting more attention. People are getting used to seeing materials they don't expect at art shows."
During the exhibit, Scot Shandalove, Lawrence junior, wove a six-foot scarf on his loom. As he shot the shuttle of black thread back and forth inside the strands of brightly colored yarn, Shandalove said the art of weaving, though time-consuming, had unexpected benefits.
"Once you set yourself up on the loom, the rest of the work becomes very relaxing and natural," he said.
Susan McSpadden / KANSAN
Scot Shandalove, Lawrence junior, works on a loom while KU faculty and students view the textile exhibit on the fifth floor of the Art and Design building. More than 250 pieces were on display yesterday afternoon.
SenEx OKs revisions in policy on dating
Final governance vote Dec.9 on new guidelines student-faculty relations
By Christoph Fuhrmans
Kansan staff writer
The University Senate Executive Committee yesterday approved sending a new consenting relationships policy to University Council.
The new policy, which SenEx recommended to replace the existing consenting relationships policy, came from the consensual relationships task force report. Kim Wilcox, associate professor of speech, language and hearing and head of the task force, presented the report to SenEx.
The policy will be presented to Council during its Dec. 9 meeting.
w policy discourages, but does not prohibit, consenting relationships when a power differential exists, such as a relationship between an administrator and faculty member, faculty member and student or supervisor and employee.
"It places a strong emphasis on professional ethics and responsibility."
WII Linkugel
SenExmember
munication studies and SenEx member.
The existing policy prohibits consenting relationships where one person has direct power over the other, such as relationships between a professor and student.
T. P. Srinivasan, professor of mathematics and head of SenEx, said the new policy was clearer than the existing policy.
"This addresses all components of the University," he said.
The new policy states that if a consenting relationship develops, then the person in authority must assign the work evaluation or grade to someone else in the department.
"We wanted to try and formulate a policy that would apply to the entire University community," said Bob Friauf, professor of physics and astronomy, task force member and head of Council.
A footnote on the new policy recommends that there be a dedicated effort to educate University officials and faculty on the issues and consequences involved with consenting relationships.
"The notion of education was a recurring theme for the task force." Wilcox said.
Wilcox said the new policy was intentionally left vague because it was difficult to put a definition on each incident that could be called a consenting relationship.
Because there was such a consensus among the 16 members of the task force, who represented KU's faculty, students, classified and unclassified staff, Srinivasan said he expected the equally diverse Council to accept the new policy.
"I think the Council will lend its support," he said.
After reviewing the policy, Council will send its own recommendations to Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor. Chancellor Gene Budig will then make the final decision after he receives the policy from Meyen.
Just imagine!
For KU art instructor John Talleur, imagination is the key. He teaches his philosophy through his art and life.
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Living zombies populate world of sleep deprivation
All-night test crammers beware. You're at risk for seizures, mono, strip throat and, ironically, test amnesia.
All-night test
By Liz Kilinger
As finals approach, many KU students such as John Ludenia II, Mansfield, Ohio, sophomore, find themselves studying more and sleeping less.
Kansan staff writer
Two weeks ago Ludenia did not sleep for 28 hours to prepare for and take two tests. Ludenia he drank caffeinated soda, ate pure sugar and ran around his apartment complex to stav awake.
After his first test, he was in a daze.
"I forgot where I lived for a while," Ludenia said. "I forgot where I was going. I felt completely drained. I couldn't think."
Sleep deprivation is a problem students should be aware of, said Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center. He said one or two KU students often were
hospitalized each semester because they had gone without sleep.
Yockey said students staying up for 48 hours or more may have to be hospitalized for a a sleep-deprived seizure that can include loss of consciousness, a rapid heart rate and increased blood pressure. Students who go without sleeping and overdose on caffeine and nicotine also may be hospitalized for a rapid heart rate.
"It's pretty difficult to go beyond 48 hours of not sleeping and be able to function normally," said Frank DeSalvo, director of the Counseling and Psychological Services Center.
Students not hospitalized for sleep deprivation may be at risk for mononucleosis, strep throat and upper respiratory infections.
Adrienne Morton, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, sophomore, said she
felt the physical impact of going without sleep when she stayed up for 28 hours to write a research paper. She went to Watson Library, took food breaks and wrote the paper at her friend's house. She also drank soda and coffee to stay alert.
Both Yockey and DeSalvo said it was important for students to get as much continuous sleep as they could.
"It's much more productive to get five hours of sleep than two three-hour naps." Yockey said.
Students who alternate entire days of studying with entire days of sleeping are not benefitting academically or health-wise, DeSalvo said.
"I got really sick" said Morton, who became pale and experienced the shakes. "I was throwing up. I looked like hell."
"That's the equivalent of running a marathon and then taking a day off and then running another marathon," DeSalv said. "It's a very inefficient
While students such as Joe Kronawitter, Shawnee junior, try to keep up with their school work so they do not have to go without sleep when preparing for final exams, some find all-nighters are inevitable.
way to study and a terribly ineffective way to retain information."
"Three of mine are in three days in a row," Kronawitter said. "What can you do?"
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Yockey said it was essential that students about to take a final got a good night's sleep so that they could at least demonstrate what they know on a test.
"Test amnesia is real common when you're sleep-deprived," Yockey said. "You just go blank. If you're confident and prepared you probably can recall information you were studying six weeks ago better than stuff you just tried to memorize last night."
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