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Friday, February 23. 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
ON CAMPUS
The Executive Vice Chancellor's office, the School of Education and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will sponsor the 10th annual KU celebration of National TRIO Day from 2 to 4 p.m. today in the Strong Hall rotunda. For more information, call Karen Seals at 864-3971.
Society of Professional Journalists and Amanzaa will sponsor an International Reporting Seminar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Registration is not necessary. For more information, call Erika or Jenni at 865-7733.
KUSVASA will sponsor a Vietnamese New Year's Celebration at 7:30 tomorrow night at the Kansas Union Ballroom. For more information, call Samantha Ho at 749-3007.
KU Dance Club will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Sonia Ratzlaff at 864-1581.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries campus ministry will sponsor a coffee house featuring naturalist Scott Campbell at 7:30 tonight in the basement of ECM. For more information, call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
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ON THE RECORD
A KU employee's car lock was damaged between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of Tennessee Street. The lock was valued at $75, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student's clothing items were stolen between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 2300 block of Ridge Court. The clothing items were valued at $200, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student's windshield was damaged between 10 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of West Campus Road. The windshield was valued at $400, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student's speakers, amplifier and radar detector were stolen between 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of Michigan Street. The items were valued at $500, Lawrence police said.
A KU student's parking permit was stolen between midnight and 3 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Missouri Street. The permit was valued at $65, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student's taillight was
damaged between 10 p.m. Saturday and 10:45 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Ohio Street. The damage was valued at $75, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student's backpack was stolen between 7:30 a.m. and noon Friday in the Oliver Hall dining room. The backpack and contents were valued at $138, KU police reported.
A KU student's compact disc player and radar detector were stolen and door lock was damaged between 7:30 a.m. Friday and midnight Saturday in McCollum Hall parking lot. The items were valued at $680, and the damage was valued at $75, KU police reported.
A KU student's AM/FM cassette, speaker box and skateboard were stolen between 10 p.m. Sunday and 4:30 p.m. Monday in South Jayhawker Towers parking lot. The items were valued at $575, KU police reported.
A KU student's backpack and books were stolen between 11:15 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the Kansas Union. The items were valued at $176, KU police reported.
Weather
Source: Gabe Hunninghake, KU Weather Service
Geeks on parade: It's Mr. Engineer
By Heldl Hinman Special to the Kansan
Enrique Cordero, Chihuahua, Mexico, sophomore, is going to get ready for tonight by putting on the geekiest outfit in his closet.
Today the geekiest of the engineering geeks will be chosen.
During the Society of Women Engineers' third annual Mr. Engineer contest, eight male engineering students will be judged in five categories: talent, tie and boxer shorts, business suit and geek factor. Contestants must participate in three of the five categories.
Cordero is participating in the contest because it is a part of Engineering Expo, which takes place all day today. The School of Engineering will open its doors to high school students and guests to show what the school and its departments are about.
The contestants in the tie and boxer shorts category will be judged on their appearance and presentation.
In the geek factor category, contestants will be judged on their overall geekness, appearance and ability to come up with a geeky answer to a question.
In the talent competition, the judges will consider how well the talent relates to engineering. And in the business suit competition, professionalism, presentation and appearance are scored.
"A lot of the judging is done on how their characters and personalities come out in each category," Hammond said.
Five Crimson Girls — Julie Hammond, Hays senior; Rachel Schmidt, Chicago junior; Shannon North, Emporia junior; and Angela Arnold, Columbia, Mo., sophomore — will judge the men.
"A lot of people see engineers as total nerds who don't know how to have fun," Cordero said. "I got involved with the contest to show people that we do have fun."
Cordero was the only contestant willing to be identified.
Contestants submitted applications stating why they thought they should be Mr. Engineer, how they prepare for a long night of studying, the reason they went into engineering and their favorite joke and activities.
The Society of Women Engineers is a group formed to support women
in the male-dominated engineering professions.
"It's our way of keeping each other going," said Rita Ziemer, Leavenworth junior and co-chairwoman of the Mr. Engineer contest. "I probably would've dropped out because of the academic difficulties I was having if I hadn't had the support from SWE."
Mr. Engineer 1996 will receive a Hewlett-Packard calculator. Second prize is software from the Technology Center in the Burge Union. Third prize is a $60 gift certificate to Easton's for a shirt and tie.
The society also gives prizes in each category.
The Mr. Engineer contest will be at 4 p.m. today at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. The event is free.
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