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The discrepancy between Renew KU and KUnited stems from differing interpretations of the word "week." Justin Hitt, Renew KU's campaign manager, disagrees with Smith's interpretation of the word "week."
week. "Campaigning doesn't stop during Spring Break. We are still in contact with students and getting our message out there," Hitt said, "and the language of the election code says weeks, not academic weeks."
In their complaint Renew KU said, "The first week of the election sets a tone for the entire season and [KUnited's] unfair chalking demonstration has communicated to the student body an unmatched KUnited presence."
Michael Wade Smith said this
issue was brought up during last year's elections, and the election commission agreed that chalking can take place five weeks before the election, not counting spring break.
"One of the signs of a strong coalition is that we know the rules, and we know what to do. We are following both precedent and the rules." Wade said.
rules, Wade said.
In a written statement, Casey Briner, Renew KU's presidential nominee, and Dean Josh, vice-presidential candidate, said, "Renew KU is committed to a fair election."
As of Wednesday afternoon, no ruling had been made on Renew KU's complaint.
Edited by Erin Wilbert
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"It makes me feel like part of the campus and community," Killen said. "I hope my house and all the houses can continue to do this; the whole experience has been pretty incredible."
Andy Baumann, a senior from Overland Park and executive show director said the show goes beyond charity.
He notes that the idea for the tradition itself was borrowed from Kansas State University in the early 1950s. Last year's Revue raised $47,000 for United Way and Baumann hopes to raise even more this year.
chanty.
"It's a sense of pride for a lot of living organizations," said Baumann. "While we're raising money it's also a competition and a creative outlet for students."
"This year we're trying to match our highest total of $60,000 which we did for our 60th anniversary," Baumann said.
Chance Denman, a senior from Wichita and a member of Pt Kappa
Phi, has participated in Rock Chalk Revue for the past four years. Denman has a leading role this year as the mayor's assistant in the show "A Little White Lie".
Denman appreciates the sense of camaraderie that comes along with many hours of practicing.
"The casts are 50 people deep, so it's a really good opportunity to meet people you don't know," Denman said. "I've come out of Rock Chalk every year with a different group of friends that I still talk to."
Edited by Danielle Packer
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SHOWS
"ABOVE THE WEATHER"
Kappa Alpha Theta/Sigma Chi
"JUST AD IT"
Gamma Phi Beta/ Delta
Upsilon
"A LITTLE WHITE LIE"
Kappa Delta/Pi Kappa Phi
"MYTH OF THE CAMPANILE"
Chi Omega/Phi Delta Theta
“HOLIDAY HYSTERIA”
Kappa Kappa Gamma/Beta
Theta PI
Group develops prototype for cheap wind turbines
ENGINEERING
Graphic by Andrea Olsen
With their senior design project in mechanical engineering, four students are developing the technology to take wind power to Third World countries. Their goal is to construct wind turbines out of salvaged materials that can be found on-site and easily built.The technology would bring power to small villages that don't have the money or access to a power grid.
Third World Wind is currently testing their prototype turbine before writing a building manual to distribute to world aid organizations. Ideally the technology will be used in areas of South America or somewhere with similar wind speeds.
Third World Wind's prototype turbine uses salvaged materials like plastic trash cans and scrap wood. The group is currently testing and modifying the prototype before publishing their results.
Third World Wind turbine:
Parts used:
• scrap wood
• bicycle parts
• salvaged car scraps
• industrial scrap metal
Energy generated:
500 Watts
Can charge car batteries and power lighting and small electrics
Complete cost:
less than $200
Commercial wind turbine:
Parts used:
- fiberglass
- carbon fibers
- epoxy plastics
- expensive generators
Energy generated:
500 kilowatts
Can power energy for 150 homes
Complete cost:
$500,000
Information from Tommy Hirst, member of Third World Wind
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Dana Wreath, vice president of Brexco, said the project was an unusual one for his company.
Statoil, a major Norwegian oil and gas company, has been conducting large-scale, commercial carbon sequestration in the North Sea since 1996. Carbon sequestration projects are now underway at dozens of locations in the U.S. funded in part by the Department of Energy.
"You could be seeing a new industry created," Wreath said. "The preliminary information is that it looks good."
OTHER STUDIES RAISE QUESTIONS Not all researchers are convinced
Another study questioned the feasibility of storing large amounts of carbon dioxide underground. A paper published in the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering by Christine Ehlig-Economides and Michael Economides asserts that many researchers have vastly overestimated the quantities of carbon dioxide that most geologic for-
The research of Mark Little and Robert Jackson at Duke University's Center on Global Change showed that carbon dioxide could contaminate groundwater with metals and potentially dangerous uranium and barium if it leaked from underground storage.
Michael Economides earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering at the University of Kansas and is now a University of Houston professor of chemical engineering. Economides said using sequestration to mitigate against climate change was not feasible, and that many researchers and government officials were promoting unrealistic projections.
carbon sequestration is the answer to reducing greenhouse gases.
mations can hold. The researchers used mathematical models to make their own estimates of how much space is available in underground reservoirs.
"Not only is it not going to happen, but it is ridiculous that were even talking about it," Economides
SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS CO2 PROJECT
ORGANIZATION: Kansas Geological Survey
DURATION: Three years
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: 17 counties in southern Kansas
DEPTH: 1600 feet
END DATE: December 2012
BUDGET: $10 M
US CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS 2011
• 5.587 BILLION METRIC TONS
• 1 METRIC TON RELEASED FOR EVERY 103 GALLONS OF GASO-
LINE USED — Sources: EPA and Kansas Geological Survey
said
Watney said the Economides' estimates assumed a closed space, whereas formations like the Arbuckle may extend for over 200
miles in any direction.
"For our purposes, this is an infinite aquifer," Watney said.
Edited by Brittany Nelson
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