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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, March 20, 1990
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Fine Arts show will give seniors chance for expression, exposure
By Mark McHugh
Kansan staff writer
KU seniors in the School of Fine Arts have the opportunity to express themselves through their artwork and get gallery exposure at this week's senior show.
Tim Brown, Tulsa, Okla., senior and one of the student organizers of the show, said it was an equal opportunity for seniors who wanted to put their work on display.
"It was unjuried. It just had to be," he said, "That way they asserted their initiative."
"You just put your stuff up," he said. "It's a direct access for artists to the public."
Justin Gilbert, Miami senior,
said unjuried meant that students
did not have to pass a panel for
selection into the show.
Alisa Paustian, gallery coordinator, said that this show was good for seniors who might not get gallery exposure before graduating.
Pauistian said that the fine arts department had three shows each spring strictly for scholarship recipients but that the department would like to make the senior show an annual event.
The show will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily at the third floor gallery in the Art and Design Building until Friday afternoon when it closes at 1:30 p.m.
One sculpture on display, titled "Voodoo Doll," depicted a contorted human body encased in a stocking and hanging from a parti-
*more-taskings said "Vooood Doll" took a year%2522 to complete. She said that although the piece might appear less polished, it was not unpleasant the soup.
the artist, Yaelonna Moore-Hoskings, Wichita senior, was one of about 20 students who submitted art for the show.
A lot of her work is influenced by the body curvature interpretation sketches by Leonardo d Vinci, she said. One example of this on display is her piece, "Exposed Soul Torso No. 2."
"You're not going to find this in one of Leonardo da Vinci's sketchbooks, but that's where I got the idea," she said.
Moore-Hoskings also has 11 other sculptures in the show.
Her mother, Debby Moore, drove to Lawrence yesterday from Wichita to see the show. She said she was excited to be liked the "Voodoo Doll" sculpture.
Moore said one of her daughter's goals was to be recognized for her work on campus before she graduated in May.
Jill Dickinson examines "Chair," a work of art by John Harvey.
No further risk is likely of meningitis on campus Watkins official says incubation period is past
Kansan staff writer
By Steve Balley
The recent death of a KU student from meningitis should not cause an epidemic of the contagious infection on campus, a Watkins Memorial Health Center official said yesterday.
Charles Yockey, Watkins chief of staff, said he did not expect to see further cases of meningitis at the University of Kansas.
"To our knowledge, everyone that was at risk was treated," Yockey said. "This will probably be an isolated case of meningitis."
Jeff Zielke, St. Francis sophomore, died from meningitis March 9 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Zielke was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.
Zielke was a member of the fraternity and close associates of All members of the fraternity and close associates of Zielke were instructed to take an antibiotic called Rifampin as a preventive measure. Rifampin normally is prescribed for tuberculosis but also can be used for meningitis.
missions. Yockey said only those who were in close contact or living with Zielke were at risk from the illness. Classmates, professors and casual acquaintances were not at
risk of infection. Those in contact with other Sigma Nu members also were not at risk.
Watkins treated 96 people March 8 and 9 with the antibiotic, Yockey said. Each person treated was advised to take two Rifampin capsules every 12 hours for 48 hours.
"The risk period is over," Yockey said. "The incubation period for the illness is about five days, and no one has been exposed since March 8. The risk period ended on March 13, and no one has been at risk since then."
Yockey said he had not heard of any other cases of the illness in the area.
Ted McBride, Sigma Nu fraternity member, said the fraternity had taken steps to prevent the spread of the infection.
"Everyone that was here was treated with the antibiotic," McBride said. "There were two guys who left early for spring break, but their parents were notified and they also were treated."
State Senate approves funds for KU repairs, construction
McBride said that no one else in the fraternity had contracted the illness during spring break and that members no longer were worried about contracting the infection.
Bv Eric Gorski
Kansan staff writer
The Kansas Senate approved a bill last week that would allocate $2.1 million to the University of Kansas for major repairs, maintenance and construction projects.
The bill divided $8 million for major repairs among the seven Board of Regents schools for fiscal 1991. The bill now will go to the House and then to Gov. Mike Hayden for approval.
Allen Wiechert, director of facilities planning, said he was optimistic about the bill's chances for passage. Without the money from the bill, the projects would not be completed.
Tom Anderson, director of facilities operations, said, "Deteriorating buildings need assistance; they need help. Fortunately, legislators are looking at this now and understanding that renovation and assistance are necessary."
The most expensive project on the repair list is a new roof for Allen Field House, which will cost an estimated $799,000.
Don Whipple, assistant director of facilities planning,
said the field house roof would be made of metal, similar to the roof on Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Plans for the design of the roof still are preliminary.
Whipple said that he hoped construction would begin by July 1 and that the roof would be completed within six to eight weeks.
The bill also would finance replacement of 6,000 feet of high-voltage cable on campus at a cost of $270,000; a $105,000 renovation to underground storage tanks; an $82,500 sprinkler system in Dyche Hall; an $80,000 inspection and repairs to air conditioning systems at Watson Library, Robinson Center, Dyche Hall, Blake Hall and the Art and Design Building.
Crime rates differ in Lawrence, county
By Curtis Knapp Kansan staff writer
Although crimes increased in Douglas County from 1988 to 1989, crimes decreased in Lawrence during the same period, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
A KBI spokesman said Douglas County had a total of 231 violent crimes in 1988 and 256 in 1989, a 10.8 percent increase. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
A total of 4,635 property crimes were reported in 1988 in the county and 4,639 in 1989, an increase of 0.8 percent. Property crimes include burglary, theft and motor vehicle theft.
The Lawrence police department reported a 4.7 percent decrease in the number of crimes from 1988 to 1989, with 3,823 in 1988 and 3,643 in 1989.
Chris Mulvenon, Lawrence police spokesman, said the police department had not yet received statistics from KBI. Without a thorough study of all the statistics, it would be impossible to determine why Lawrence had reported a decrease while Douglas County had reported an increase, he said.
Don Daiquest, Douglas County undersheriff, said the county increase could be attributed to the close proximity of Topeka to Douglas County.
Dalquest said the increase also could be due to a rise in population in Douglas County.
Fast Break wants to manage student issues
Bv Matt Taylor
Kansan staff writer
Knowing the limitations of student government will bring various improvements to campus next year, candidates for Student Senate president and vice president said yesterday.
The two candidates, Greg Hughes, president, and Pat Warren, vice president, of the Fast Break coalition said they wanted to spend time on student issues that they could manage. They want to avoid those issues that are out of student control, such as some state and national issues.
Hughes, Merriam junior, said he was running for office because he was willing to do the work.
"University governance really interests me," he said. "We can get a lot of things accomplished."
They said they decided to run for office in November. They named their coalition after watching fast breaks in a Kansas basketball game, said Warren, Overland Park junior.
"Fast Break stood out," he said. "It's fast and exciting."
Hughes said the coalition's platform consisted of four main issues: increased student use of recycled paper, increased minority recruitment, a fee increase for campus improvements and more freedom for the student press.
fiction for the student. They would require all Senate-financed student organizations to use recycled paper whenever possible and would advocate campus-wide use of recycled paper. The two said they were printing all of their campaign publications on recycled paper.
Hughes said the University must set a positive example by being responsible with recycled paper. They would have Senate create a budget for a student minority recruitment coordinator who would finance the necessary food and transportation expenses for minority students interested in attending KU.
restricted fee increase specifically for campus improvements, such as lighting and bus shelves. Warren said the fee would serve as leverage for long-term student interests. A campus improvement board would be created to oversee the improvements.
The coalition said it would propose a $2
"For years students have wanted better lighting on campus but nobody ever implemented it," Hughes said.
Both agreed that most students would support the fee increase.
They said Senate would be removed from the publishing business by creating a publications board, which would allow an independent group to decide financing for the University Daily Kansan and other campus publications. Two dollars of the student activity fee would be redesignated for the board, which they said would keep Senate from interfering with the publications.
Pat Warren and Greg Hughes
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