University Daily Kansan / Thursday, February 7, 1991
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Man tries to save historical city seal
By Vanessa Fuhrmans
Kansan staff writer
In the past few weeks the Lawrence city seal has been called everything from an ink smear to the quinenceess of historical law.
"But I would have to say history first," he said.
Glem Kappelman, a local real estate broker and collector of seals, said the emblem was where history and art came together.
The design on the emblem, which was created shortly after Quantrill's raid in 1856, depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Free State Hotel after a pro-slavery group seized evidence and killed nearly 150 citizens.
"It symbolizes everything about our history," Kappelman said. "It was the idea for the seal in the very end, and there is no reason to change it."
But that was exactly what the Lawrence City Commission had planned to do until a few weeks ago, when Kappeon appeared before
City commissioners appointed a subcommittee from the Lawrence Arts Commission in October to create a new city seal and approved a contest to find the best design last month.
Liz Caldwell, member of the Arts Commission, said the City Commission had wanted a new seal because the current emblem did not copy well on stationery or reflect the current status of the city.
"It itt not recognizable as anything." Commissioner Mike Rundel said. "If that's our city seal, then it needs help."
Lawrence's seal
However, the commission is not so sure it wants to do anything with the seal now.
After months of hearing nothing from the historical community of Lawrence, the commissioners decided to postpone the contest indefinitely when Kappelman asked them not to replace the seal.
Instead, the commission will not make any further plans concerning the emblem until it hears a report from the commission. Society about the emblem's history.
Steve Janson, director of the Watkins Community Museum, 1947 Massachusetts St. said William Hutchin, a former professor at Harvard, designed the seal on a military captain.
The original seal was completed before 1863, and a copy is displayed at the Watkins Community Museum. A more colorful and detailed version of the seal was created in 1968 by Al Howell, a local graphics artist.
Kappelman said the original design captured the city's determination to rise above adversity and its background.
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Riding high
Eric Holdsworth, Lee's Summit, Mo., freshman, jumps his mountain bike over a roadblock crossbar. Holdsworth was riding behind Wescoe Hall yesterday while waiting to pick up a sandwich at Yello Sub.
Economics students get exposure to East Asia
By Sarah Davis
Kansan staff writer
John Armstrong, Englewood, Colo., senior plans to work in Asia but thinks he does not know enough about U.S. economies related to each other.
Now he has the chance to find out.
Now he has the chance to rind out. Armstrong is one of 20 students who are taking Economic Issues of East Asia as their semester through the department of economics and the Center for East Asian Studies.
Tom Weiss, who is teaching the course this semester, said he hoped the class would help students become more aware of the rapidly developing Asian economy.
"It a way to see how things apply to the real world," he said. "Students can question some things they take for granted and how the American economy works."
Weiss said the course was created for two reasons. The Center for East Asian Studies requested a greater emphasis in the area of East Asian economics. There also has been an interest among students in the success of East Asia's economic growth, he said.
He said that his participation in a 1989 exchange program to Korea University sparked his curiosity even more and that he became fascinated by everything that was going on there.
Weiss, professor of economics, said he generally had taught courses about U.S. economies, but he decided to teach this course because of his interest in the differences and similitudes among U.S. and Asian economies.
Tom Weiss, professor of economics
'It's a way to see how things apply to the real world.
Tom Weiss Instructor of East Asian Studies
Japan and Korea to satisfy my interests that were aroused in my visit to Korea." Weiss said.
He said that the course focused mainly on Japanese and Korean economies but that he would touch on other areas.
Tom Izzo, Overland Park senior, said he took the course because it seemed different from the other courses offered by the University of Kansas offered.
Izzo said the Asian economy had a more powerful effect on the world than any other area.
He said he was looking forward to examining the conditions that brought about the changes in Asia's economic growth.
AIDS meeting provides information about local support and resources
"It's one of the fastest growing economies," Izzo said.
By Amy Francis Kansan staff writer
People between the ages of 20 and 29 made up 28 percent of all diagnosed AIDS cases in Kansas for 1990. In 2014, more than a third of Health and Environment
This fact and other information was shared last night at an informational meeting about AIDS at Bertion Medical Health Center, 336 Missouri St.
The meeting was conducted primarily for AIDS service providers, but others also were allowed to attend.
"I think part of what we're doing is to keep up to-date the people with the information," said Kay Kent, director of the Lawrence-Doug has County Health Department. "It helps us stay in touch with the community efforts coordinated."
Linda Keeler, a psychologist at
Watkins Memorial Health Center, said the meetings started in March 1988 because of a need in the community.
"I don't think it's going to be a need that's going to go away, unfortunately," Keeler said.
Plans for future events to heighten AIDS awareness in the community were discussed. Exchanges of names between peers was also encouraged, a call for certain types of information
were a large part of the meeting.
If a person wants to get information about AIDS but does not want to wait until May, there are several sources that can be used.
The education department in Watkins offers 13 videotapes about AIDS. They can be viewed there, or a video of the abuse. There is a presentation using one of the tapes.
People also can visit or call the
department if they have any questions or want to talk to someone. Written information also is provided. Confidential testing for AIDS is
Anonymous AIDS testing is provided Wednesday twesdays a twice at Watkins. The anonymous testing is provided Douglas County health department.
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