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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, February 4, 1997
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Jayhawk statue to regain roost
Fallen sculpture to return to post
By Kevin Bates
Kansan staff writer
The bronze Jayhawk that fell off its granite pedestal in front of Strong Hall last semester will perch there again soon.
The Jayhawk has spent the last three months at the studio of its creator, Elden Tefft, who taught at the University of Kansas from 1950 to 1990. The 600-pound sculpture was found on the concrete next to the pedestal on Oct. 29. Tefft and his son, Kim Tefft, a 1980 KU graduate, have been repairing it during the past six weeks.
"There was substantial damage when the Jayhawk fell over backwards," said Kim Tefft, a professional goldsmith.
He spent December and January with his father repairing cracks in the sculpture's head, neck, shoulders, wings and tail.
After the Jayhawk fell, rumors circulated that the sculpture was pushed off its base. Elden Tefft said he thought that it couldn't have happened any other way.
"It had to have been helped down," he said. "There's no way the wind could have blown it off. All the windows in Strong Hall would have been gone if that was true."
The sculpture was completed in 1958 by Elden Teft and at the time was the largest piece created in the KU sculpture foundry. It was cast in a tin-bronze alloy. Kim Teft said sculptures today used a silicon-bronze alloy, a more sturdy metal.
"Tin bronze is like shortbread dough," he said. "It itends to get crumbly when it gets hot. Silicon bronze is tougher. It casts more cleanl and it wields more readily."
But the Jayhawk is not crumbling away.
Kim and Elden Tefft needed three weeks to finish the welding and said if the weather had cooperated with them, the Jayhawk could have been finished two weeks ago. Cold weather prevented the Teffts from applying a patina, a lacquer of ammonium sulfide, which after hours of buffing by hand brings out the texture and shows the Jayhawk's lighter and darker shades.
Elden Tefft also said because the sculpture would be outside, he wanted to work on it in natural light. He couldn't apply the patina inside because of the fumes.
"Remember in high school chemistry when you did experiments with sulfur and it smelled like rotten eggs?" he asked. "It gets to smelling pretty potent."
Kim Teftt said he thought the Jayhawk fell off its base because it wasn't anchored properly. When the sculpture first was mounted, it was lowered onto galvanized pipes set in the base. Mortar then was applied between the sculpture and the base to glue it down. As time passed, he said, rain washed away the mortar and rusted the pipes, freeing the Jayhawk.
This time mounting lugs in the bottom of the sculpture will bolt to stainless steel anchors in the pedestal, Elden Tefft said. The steel anchors need to be glued into the pedestal using an epoxy resin, which will not harden if the weather is too cold.
"If it's above freezing, I think it'll be OK," he said. "It shouldn't take too long to set — maybe a day."
Repairing the sculpture will cost about $6,000, Kim Tefft said, but because of their fondness for the University, he and his father subtracted 30 percent for a final cost of $4,200.
Most of the cost of repairing the Jayhawk for labor. Elden Tefft said.
"It is extremely time- and labor-intensive," he said. "Even 600 pounds of bronze isn't too expensive, so most of it is just for all the time involved."
Happy to repair the damage to the bronze Jayhawk sculpture that usually perches in front of Strong Hall, Lawrence resident and former KU professor Elden Tefft (right), creator of the sculpture, works outside of his studio with his son, Kim Tefft.
Fair offers information on internships, careers
By Liz Richards Special to the Kansan
Rule No. 1 at job-seeking seminars:
Dress to impress.
However, some KU students may not have gotten the message, said Diana Kreiling, recruiting director for Northwestern Mutual Life-Hames Agency.
"At MU, I expect a coat and tie — KState also. KU students dress more casually," Kreiling said. "I'm always pleased when students look put-together."
Kreiling will meet students at the Career and Employment Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas Union Ballroom. The career fair is sponsored by the University Placement Center.
Mike Heuring, assistant director of the center, said students who planned to attend should dress as if they were going to a job interview. Men should wear slacks, a coat and a tie. Women should wear dresses or skirts.
With 117 companies planning to participate, Heuring said the seventh-annual career fair would be bigger and better than its predecessors. Last year, more than 100 companies attended.
IBM, Pepsi Cola and AmeriCorps National Service have registered to attend this year. Representatives from local and area organizations, such as KU Recreation Services, the City of Lawrence and the Kansas City Royals,
will attend as well.
A range of job opportunities will be available,including internships.
"Many of these companies are looking for interns. I think that's an area that's really growing," said Jeri Lygrisse, graduate assistant to Heuring.
Students who research companies before attending the fair will have an advantage. Heuring said.
"Recruiters are impressed when a student does some research on a company." Heuring said.
Students can research the companies at the career fair's home page, which includes a list of businesses participating in the fair and links to 50 companies' homepages. The career fair's homepage address is
www.ukans.edu/~upc/cef.html
Hearing said students also should bring résumés to give to potential employers.
Kreiling said she looked at students' activities, leadership positions and work experience more than grade point averages.
Kreiling said some students seemed scared to talk to recruiters.
"We're looking for a track record of success," she said.
"We don't bite. We look forward to educating students about what we have to offer. We see it as an opportunity for students to gather information to see if they would really be interested in working for our company," Kreiling said.
Diverse coverage earns KANU honors
By Sean Demory
Kansan staff writer
Local public radio station KANU recently was chosen by Topeka's "Living the Dream" awards committee to receive its 1996 Journalism and Communication award.
The award, presented annually by the Topena chapters of The Links Inc., the Colored Women's Federation and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, is given to organizations and individuals who work in ways that support and promote a sense of unity.
"The award honors those members of the community who work to put 'The Dream' into practice — working together, living together and improving the quality of life for everyone," said Beverly Caruthers-Thompson, a member of the award's selection committee.
The committee, a social and racial cross section of the Topeka community, begins the selection process in February and presents the award on the Saturday before the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The organization also sponsors an annual fund-raising fashion show in Topeka for African-American educational scholarships.
"It's amazing to me the number of corporate and individual sponsors who feel that what we're doing is worthy." Caruthers-Thompson said.
mittee, said the Journalism and Communications award was given every year to a recipient that showed diversity in reporting and writing.
Caruthers-Thompson said KANU was given the award for its unbiased, accurate news coverage and its coverage of minority concerns.
"What got our attention," she said, "was the station's news coverage of minority concerns, issues and events. They show the positive side of minority affairs and give equal coverage to people of all races."
Kathryn Wiese, director of development for KANU, said the station made an effort to give a complete picture.
Jacquie Bugg, co-chair of the com-
KANU's news department has produced a number of feature-length stories and interviews of interest to the African-American community, including an investigation of unfair selection practices for homeowner's insurance in Kansas and a feature on the all-Black settlement of Nicodemus.
"We've got a great format to provide news features rather than 15-second news bites. We received the award for our overall coverage and KANU's ability to present an issue as it really is," Wiese said.
New ice rink may be built in Lawrence
KU Ice Hockey Club could get local ice time
By Amy Broockerd Special to the Kansan
After a long-term exile in Johnson County, the KU Ice Hockey Club may have a place to play in Lawrence.
The proposed rink would be behind the Clinton Water Treatment Plant at 18th Street and Wakarusa Drive.
Commissioners expressed support at the City Commission meeting last week concerning a proposal by CrystalSport Inc. to form a public-private partnership to build an indoor, year-round ice skating arena.
The plans for the rink include an ice sport program centering on ice hockey, hockey league participation and figure skating training and competition.
If the arena is built, the KU Ice Hockey Club would practice and play there.
"I think that this is taking a positive step toward hockey and figure skating in Lawrence," said Jethrol Quenemoen, Minneapolis senior. "This will open a lot of doors for youth hockey players and figure skaters."
"If we build it, they will come." he said.
Other plans include a city skating program to be operated by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.
In exchange for the city land, CrystalSport will give Lawrence program time on the ice worth $30,000.
"We would like to take a look at what the tangible cost to the city would be," said Commissioner Jolene Andersen. "I think there's some enthusiasm for this project."
Lawrence Vice-Mayor Bonnie Augustine said she was excited about the project.
"I think the Commission is supportive of the idea of a public-private partnership," Jones said. "However, the devil is in the details."
These details include providing direct access from the rink to Wakarusa Drive, providing security to the rink and connecting utilities to the arena.
These items will be discussed at a problem-solving meeting on Feb. 11, which will be open to the public.
CrystalSport also will offer an underprivileged-youth skating program, providing ice time and rental skates to qualifying organizations.
Jones said he hoped the program would provide a healthy outlet for Lawrence youth.
According to Jones' statistics, 16.4 percent of students at the University come from regions with high ice-sport participation rates.
Jones said he believed he would find consumers in students who are former hockey players and figure skaters.
CrystalSport also plans to offer skating lessons for youth and adults, public skating sessions, speed-, fitness-,- and freestyle-skating, broomball and parties.
Jones said he hoped the rink would be open in time for the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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