UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, March 12, 1997
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KANU off air for second time
By Mark McMaster
Kansan staff writer
KANU-FM radio went off the air around 11 p.m. Sunday, once again because of problems with the station's transmitter.
Interim Station Director Janet Campbell said that the problems were similar to those that caused the station to shut down last month. Those repairs cost the station approximately $2,500 to repair.
"Last time, an arching in the trans-
mission line burned. They could easl
ily identify it because it could be seen in the line. This time, it hasn't burned as bad, so it isn't visible, but they suspect it's the same thing," she said.
The station will borrow testing equipment from the School of Engineering that should diagnose the problem this morning.
As soon as the equipment can be used, the transmitter should be repaired quickly, she said.
Campbell said she did not know when the station would be back on the air.
Many listeners have called the station to find out why it was off the air, said the station's bookkeeper, Sherri Moore.
"It's sure to say we won't be on tomorrow," she said yesterday.
Derek John, Topeka freshman, said that he was annoyed by the station's problems.
"I always listen to KANU in the car," he said. "This morning, I turned it on, and there was just static, I almost had a wreck."
The transmitter's failure has also be a nuisance to those working at
"The news department had lots of news reports prepared, and they can't go on the air," Campbell said.
the station.
"We're all mystified," Campbell said.
The station doesn't know what was responsible for the recurring transmitter failure.
She said the station planned to conduct a more thorough inspection of the transmitter when it was repaired this time.
Asian journalist Nguyen to address racism
By Umut Bayramoglu
Kansan staff writer
Many minority students worry about going into predominantly white work places.
But the experiences of an Asian American who will be speaking on campus tonight show that success is possible no matter what a person's ethnicity might be.
Qui Duc Nguyen, an Asian-American producer for KALW-FM radio station in San Francisco, will address the racism that Asians face in the United States at 7 tonight at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Nguyen will be the second speaker the Asian American Student Union has brought to campus for the Fifth Annual Asian-American Festival.
AASU paid $2,500 to the Speakers' Bureau for Nguyen's appearance.
Kim Tran, Wichita senior and AASU public relations officer, said that the main purpose of the festival was to raise campus awareness to eliminate stereotypes about Asian Americans.
"I think N guyen's speech will allow people to see a different point of view," she said. "Most
Qui Duc Nguyen
people grow up believing in one aspect, and they don't know what's on on the other side."
Aside from his job as a producer of programs dealing with multicultural issues at KALW-FM, Nguyen has been a regular commentator for National Public Radio since 1986.
In 1989 he received the Overseas Press Club's Award for Excellence for his NPR reports about Vietnam.
Tran said that Nguyen had written for publications such as the New York Times Magazine, the San Francisco Examiner, and the
City Lights Review in San Francisco.
Before becoming a producer for KALW-FM, Nguyen worked for the Far Eastern Services of the British Broadcasting Corp.
Tran said that AASU chose Nguyen because of his prestigious background.
Nguyen grew up in Vietnam and fled to the United States at the age of 15 after his father was captured by the Viet Cong in 1973.
Tran said that one of the subjects Nguyen would talk about was his experiences as a refugee resettlement worker in California.
"He is not one of those people that came to America and forgot all about their background," she said.
In 1982, Nguyen went back to Indonesia to work in a cultural orientation program where he trained teachers to prepare Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees for life in America.
Nguyen also has written an autobiography, Where The Ashes Are:
The Odyssey of a Vietnamese
"Most people grow up believing in one aspect, and they don't know what's going on on the other side."
Kim Tran Wichita senior
Family.
Lu Xu, Olathe sophomore, said that she would be interested to hear about Nguyen's experiences.
"Id like to know what he has to say about what it takes to become successful in America as an Asian American," she said. "Hopefully he'll give us advice about how to keep our goal in life."
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