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Tuesday, December 5, 1989 / University Daily Kansas
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KU and K-State join forces for geology program
By Anita Meyer Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas has offered a doctoral program in geology for more than 60 years and now will share the program with Kansas State University.
K-State and KU announced their decision
Friday to join forces.
Students would attend classes at KU for at least one year, said Tony Walton, KU chairman of the department of geology. After that, students could choose to stay at KU or go to K-State, but the degree would be from KU.
State, but the degree would be K-State. Walton said K-State could not offer a doctoral program because its faculty and library were too small.
Walton said he thought K-State could offer students information in areas that KU could not offer.
"this way, we're able to benefit from all the state's resources," he said.
"At a doctoral level, you want a department that is most conducive to your specialty," he said. K-State faculty complement the department. For example, if a student is interested in economic geology or trace elements, K-State faculty have that expertise.
Joe Graf, chairman of the K-State geology department, said the university never had a doctoral geology program.
"In the early 70s, we offered a doctorate in geo-chemistry," he said. "After it had been in existence a couple years, the Regents evaluated programs, and the ones that hadn't graduated a certain amount were discontinued. Since our program was new, it hadn't graduated anyone and was discontinued."
"The first advantage is that we're increasing the size of the doctoral faculty," he said. "We are adding expertise to our doctoral program and different approaches. It enhances our program and introduces specialties."
Graf said K-State's program would be enhanced by KU faculty.
'treat said the doctoral program also offered students the chance to complete extensive research because they would be able to stay at K-State longer.
"It will help the faculty because the student will be doing the research for three years instead of just two if they were only master's students." he said.
He said the students' research would translate into more grant money.
It granting agencies see doctoral work being done, they'll be more willing to give us
funding," he said. "It looks better if students are going to be here three years doing research."
Matt Beebe, Grosseie, Mich., doctoral student, said he thought that a K-State/KU doctoral program would attract more students.
"I think it'a a very good option," he said. "I think K-State can bring expertise to KU and vice versa. It'rs mutually beneficial to both universities."
Graf said about one-third of K-State's yearly six to 20 master's degree students in geology went on to other universities to earn doctorates.
He said he thought more students would earn doctorates if they did not have to go to other universities.
Harvard Society of Nerds and Geeks finds love in studies
The Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — It's the laugh. That obnoxious giggle that ends in a full-fledged snort. That's the mark of true nerd.
the mark of due honor.
Jeremy Kahn, founder, president and ideological spokesman for the newly formed Society of Nerds and Geeks, or SONG, at Harvard University has the nerd snort.
If "Vertas," or truth, is the motio of Harvard and "Vanitas" is the motio of the Harvard Lampoon, then
the slogan of SONG is "Veritas is more important than Vanitas," explained Kahn, 20, a junior majoring in math.
"The kind of people we're looking for are very interested in what they're studying. Not as worried about, like, what other people think about them," said Kahn who punctuates his sentences with "like" a lot.
"Truth is more important than to look good," he added.
Everyone knows or has known a nerd or a geek. A nerd was that
Nerds, however, go on to invent amazing new machines and make millions on the patents. Geeks go on to found new companies and become the CEO featured on Fortune's cover for maverick style.
brainy math major in college, the one with the thick glasses, the perpetual pocket calculator and plaid shirt.
Will nerds inherit the earth? No,
but they might just save it, Kahn
saves.
The first step, he says, is to help take the stigma off students who live
to study, not party. SONG, organized in mid-October by Kahn, aims to do with meetings, speakers and other activities. "Basically it's putting academics ahead of social life."
With about 35 members, SONG meets weekly and fosters discussions on how to study better and improve academic standings.
"We talk about, like, why grades are important to us or how we see relationships, which may seem strange for nerds and geeks to talk
Future plans for SONG include lectures, off-bat dances for those slightly out of step and a procrastination hot line.
about," said Kahn. And he laughed that nerdy laugh.
"I think students procrastinate more than anyone else. It's amazing how much time I spend procrastinating," Kahn said. A hot line could get students "on the road to recovery. In 10 minutes they'd be sitting down and getting to work."
Eskimo pie
Gary Minden is going to the Antarctic. So is his Macintosh. With his portable Macintosh, this KU associate professor of electrical engineering will travel over 10,000 miles. From KU to Hawaii to the Antarctic. And back again.
The portable Macintosh will allow him to study glaciers analyze his data, create graphs and charts,and bring them home to print. And he won't need a plug.
You'll probably never get to the Antarctic. But you will leave KU. With a portable Macintosh, you'll have the power to be your best wherever your job takes you. On the plane, in the taxi, in the lobby, and in the board room. And you won't need a plug.
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