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Thursday, April 5, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Computer teaching aid takes students to court
By Sandra Moran
Kansan staff writer
KU law students can practice their trade with the aid of a computer.
Through the Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction program installed about two weeks ago, students at the school participate in simulated cases in areas such as criminal and corporate law, evidence acquisition, and legal research and writing.
Joe Hewitt, automation manager at the school, said the program took students through a situation that could be encountered in practice and asked multiple-choice questions pertaining to the legalities of the situation.
The computer tells students whether they are right. "We got it the last few weeks of the semester," Hewitt said. "Wouldn't you know it?"
Mary Burchill, assistant director for administration and automation, said the school ordered four new computers last summer but did not receive the program until February.
Burchill said the program was available to professors to incorporate into their classes but would not be required unless the professor requested it.
Burchill said the students should have no problems adjusting to the program.
"It's not to take the place of classwork," she said.
"I'll to enhance it."
"Most of the students will have had experience on a micro (computer), and most of them probably have played video games," she said.
Bob Jerry, dean of law, said the program was positive because it would offer students hands-on experience. He has included the use of the program in his insurance law class.
"There are about four CALI insurance law exercises," he said. "I'm assigning two to students in my class."
He said the program would be helpful to all students in the school but mostly would benefit students in their first year of law school.
The students in Jerry's class will be the first to use the new program.
Hewitt said the program included 66 disks, but he was unsure about the total number of exercises.
Hewitt said the system could be updated with new disks if there were innovations in the field. The updated disks are included in the annual membership fee of $2,500.
Jazz singer Sarah Vaughan dies
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Legendary jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, the "Divine One" renowned for her unusual range and flowing style peppered with flavors of bebop and scat, died of cancer eight days after her 66th birthday.
Harold Levy, her manager and friend, said she died late Tuesday of
lung cancer, at her home in the Hidden Hills area of the west San Fernando Valley. She had been ill for nearly a year and was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center hours before her death.
"Sarah Vaughan was among the most powerful, influential and soulful voices of all time, a perfectionist with an astonishing vocal range and a
genius for conveying emotion through her music," said Quincy Jones, who first worked with Vaughan in 1957 as the arranger on "Misty."
Some of her other memorable songs included "Broken-Hearted Melody," "Send in the Clowns," and "If You Could See Me Now."
By Curtis Knapp
Kennan staff writer
Unmarked buildings are problem
Crews have trouble finding emergencies
People who don't have addresses posted on their homes or businesses create problems for emergency services. local officials said.
Tom Porter, Lawrence city prosecutor, said people who did not post address numbers could be punished
Ted McFarlane, director of the Douglas County Ambulance Service, said that if a house was not marked, ambulance drivers go from house to house trying to find the emergency.
Unmarked houses and businesses are common in Lawrence, he said.
Emergencies at businesses sometimes are reported only by address, not by the business name, making it difficult for drivers to find the loca-
"We've learned to accept it even though we don't like it," he said.
According to a 1979 Lawrence statute, the owner of a home, rental property or business must display an assigned number on the building. The number must be conspicuous enough to be read from the street.
McFarlane said numbers painted on curbs could be blocked by a car or covered with snow or debris. Spelled numerals are harder to read than numerals, he said.
But he said that it could happen.
"A minute or two could make a difference."
He said the absence of a number had delayed the arrival of emergency help. He could not recall any deaths that had resulted from an ambulance driver not finding the address.
Address markers like this one at 1613 W. 26th St. upset officials.
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by up to six months in jail and a $500 fine.
However, Porter said that he knew of no cases prosecuted for that violation and that anyone cited probably would be told to post a number and perhaps be fined $10.
Chris Mulvenon, Lawrence police spokesman, said some owners did not post numbers because they were aware of their own addresses.
He said that police frequently faced problems reaching emergencies quickly if numbers were not posted but that enforcement of the statute was not a priority on police patrol. Problems could be avoided with more cooperation from residents.
said that if no number was posted, and no fire was visible, firefighters had to find the right house or business through process of elimination.
Jim McSwain, Lawrence fire chief.
Here are some posting hints
Emergency officials suggested these tips for posting house numbers:
Make numbers visible from the street so that emergency vehicle operators can spot them.
- Put them near a light to illuminate them at night.
Do not paint them on the curb.
The tropical rain and evergreen forests represent 50% of the earth's remaining forest
At this rate these forests will all be gone in 50 years.
In1989 we were clearing 60 acres every minute.
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