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Randy Chambers, who helped train many of America's first astronauts including John Glenn and who is now a WSU distinguished professor emeritus, takes astronaut Deke Slayton's vision measurements.

Glenn's former trainer following current launch
By Amy Geiszler-Jones
When John Glenn blasts off to space in the scheduled Oct. 29 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery, among those wishing him "Godspeed" the second time around will be WSU distinguished professor emeritus Randy Chambers. Chambers, who has been involved in the aerospace field for four decades, has more than a passing interest in Glenn's historic return to space.

Chambers, who has been involved in the aerospace field for four decades, has more than a passing interest in Glenn’s historic return to space.

It was Chambers who helped train a young Glenn bound to become the first American to orbit the Earth.
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This Week's Briefs
NEWS INSIDE

Give blood
The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Rhatigan Student Center ballroom. Appointments are encouraged and can be made by calling ext. 3082 or by visiting the Heskett Center.

President Hughes is encouraging supervisors to provide administrative leave for employees wanting to participate in the drive.

Be ready for flu season
Flu shots are available on a walk-in basis until January or until Student Health Services, 209 Ahlberg Hall, exhausts its 750-dose supply. Cost is $5. Clinic hours are 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Partying for Picasso
Celebrate Pablo Picasso’s birthday with a free lecture and birthday cake 12:30-1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art.

The film "Surviving Picasso" will be shown at the CAC Theater at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Cost is $3 general public, $2 for faculty and staff, and free for students.

The Spanish painter and sculptor was born Oct. 25, 1881, and died April 8, 1973.

Classified can communicate
The Classified Senate has set up a listserv for exclusive communication among classified employees. To subscribe type “subscribe wsuclass” in an e-mail message and send to majordomo@majordomo.twsu.edu. You’ll be welcomed to the listserv with instructions on how to send or reply to messages. For more information, contact Tom Veltman, supplies@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu or ext. 3652.

Latin, German majors suspended
The Latin and German majors, offered through the department of modern and classical languages and literatures by the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, have been suspended for three years. A lack of Latin majors and a lack of teachers for German classes led to the decision, says MCCL chair Dieter Saalmann. No new majors are being accepted, however, minors are still available. The German program will be re-evaluated in spring 2001 and the Latin program in fall 2001.


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HOP over to help build a healthier neighborhood
By Julie Rausch
Healthy Options for Planeview began as a community/WSU initiative to improve the quality of life for Planeview residents in the culturally diverse southeast Wichita neighborhood.

By providing information, education and resources, the vision is to help make Planeview a healthier and safer community, says Toni Pickard, assistant professor, public health sciences, and one of the founding members of the HOP project.
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WSU changes Web address, design
By Joe Kleinsasser
Wichita State University has a new address - at least in cyberspace. The new Web address is www.wichita.edu. The old address still works, but it will be discontinued sometime in the future, probably next year.
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Catch Mainstage opener
The new musical theater program at WSU made its debut last evening with the show "Babes in Arms," the opening production of the Mainstage Theatre season.
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Novelist to be in residence at WSU
Novelist Antonya Nelson, this fall's distinguished visiting writer in the creative writing program, will give a free public reading of her work at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in the Ulrich Museum.
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Opera Series to present "Don Pasquale"
Raging youth thumbs its nose at mid-life crisis in the deliciously sexy farce "Don Pasquale" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29-31 and 3 p.m. Nov. 1, in WSU's Opera Series performance at Miller Concert Hall.
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Board of Regents reps to visit
William Docking, chair, and Tom Bryant, interim executive director, with the Kansas Board of Regents will visit WSU and its satellite centers Thursday, Oct. 29.
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Erickson named marketing and communications director
By Joe Kleinsasser
Bruce Erickson is the new executive director for marketing and communications at Wichita State.
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WSU makes pitch to finish baseball campaign
By Joe Kleinsasser and Bruce Erickson
WSU is on target to have its baseball stadium completely renovated in time for the opening of the year 2000 season if it raises the next $3 million as quickly as it raised the first $3 million of the project.
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