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Evolution
debated
Faculty respond to BOE ruling
Making music with the blink of an eye
The "instrument" in this unique interdisciplinary project
includes a headband that also responds to muscle movements, a picture of a
piano keyboard on a computer monitor and a computer sound card. Starting with the Wright stuff It’s easy to think of music, dance and theater
programs as offering series for paying patrons. Now the visual arts joins its
performing arts partners in bringing the community the Arts and Architecture
Series. WSU’s
Wright connection Among the hundreds of designs of
famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright that include skyscrapers,
bridges, gas stations, museums, churches, resorts and government
offices are two buildings in Kansas: the Corbin Education Center on
the WSU campus and the Allen-Lambe House Museum, 255 N. Roosevelt,
which was briefly owned by WSU’s Endowment Association. Help wanted? Businesses take Advantage of WSU’s
‘Added Incentive’ It’s common for service industry employers today to see large turnover in employees. Some owners of fast food restaurants and related lower-paying fields say keeping an employee for even three months would be a relief. Help is on the way. WSU employees support and use United Way Last year, 278 WSU employees — about 15 percent of the WSU work force — donated $43,600 to the local United Way of the Plains fund drive. WSU faculty, staff and their immediate families also used
United Way-supported services on more than 1,200 occasions last year. Lawyer tapped as interim museum
director Ted Ayres, general counsel at WSU since 1996, is interim
director for the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art until a new director is named,
possibly by the end of the year. WSU public radio station aims for
$130,000 KMUW 89.1 FM, the public radio station at Wichita State
University, will ask listeners to participate in the station’s annual
on-air fall pledge drive Oct. 15-23. Enrollment keeps steady trend Fall enrollment at Wichita State declined 160 students or 1
percent compared to fall 1998 but increased slightly in the number of hours
students are taking. WSU’s headcount is 14,613 students compared to 14,773
a year ago, according to the official enrollment report given to the Kansas
Board of Regents following the 20th day of classes. Education college holds community forums The College of Education is working with the U.S.
Department of Education to host four free community forums. This is the first
time the education college is participating in the satellite town meeting
series. Mainstage Theatre open with ‘Rose Tatoo’ WSU’s Mainstage Theatre will start the season with Tennessee
Williams’ "The Rose Tattoo" Oct. 7-10 in Wilner Auditorium. ‘The Consul’ opens Opera Series "The Consul," composed by
Gian-Carlo Menotti, opens
WSU’s Opera Series with performances Oct. 21-24 in Miller Concert Hall.
Beren Gallery becomes the ‘drawing’ room "The Yaddo Drawings," showcasing 36 works by British
artist Garth Evans, will be shown at the Ulrich Museum’s Beren Gallery
Oct. 15-Jan.2. At least we’re not slugs
Shocker Madness, the traditional first look at the
men’s and women’s basketball teams, kicks off with a ball game of
another sort Saturday, Oct. 16, in Levitt Arena. A sure hit
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Check
your health
Student Health Services, 209 Ahlberg Hall, is offering preventative and screening checks during its fifth annual breast and pap clinic Oct. 18-22. Cost is $15 for faculty and staff, $10 for students. Also, on designated days the Wichita-Sedgwick County public health department staff will offer no- or low-cost mammograms to financially eligible women 40 years or older. To make an appointment, call ext. 3620. Finding scholars Volunteers are needed for WSU’s major scholarship contest, the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational, Nov. 13. Faculty and staff serve as observers during leadership exercises from 1:30-5 p.m. and 3-6:30 p.m. If you can help, contact Mary Bulla, ext. 3638 or bulla@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu. Support someone in need The WSU community is invited to a benefit for Paul Scheuerman, a math instructor injured in a car accident this summer. The free-will offerings from the pit barbecue and family activities at the Reformation Lutheran Church, 7601 E. 13th St., will help defray medical costs. Guests are asked to bring a dessert or salad. Supplying your needs It may not be Office Max, but you can buy personal supplies from Central Services in 010 Morrison Hall. Only cash or checks are accepted. Buyers of personal-use supplies must pay sales tax.
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Science thrives on
experimenting to test a hypothesis. But several WSU scientists are
hoping a hypothesis they’ve formed over the past several weeks
isn’t put to the test. 
In the aftermath of the Kansas Board of Education’s
decision to eliminate evolution and related subjects from state standards, some
-WSU professors have taken action. 
One would think that without the use of our hands,
there’s little opportunity to play music. Since December, four WSU faculty
members have proven that thinking wrong by conducting research to find a way
for severely disabled individuals to play a musical instrument by brain waves
or thought. 
A mascot that’s basically an animated shock of wheat may seem unique
to Shocker supporters, but it wasn’t unusual enough to earn a spot on U.S.
News and World Reports list of the 25 weirdest college mascot names. 
Come spring, Shocker baseball fans will get to party in style on Eck
Stadium’s outfield hill, thanks to a gift from The Coleman Co. About half
of a $500,000 gift announced last month will be used to build two split-level
pavilions with hardwood decks, seating and grills. One will feature a
fireplace. The Coleman Co. also will provide chairs, grills and other products
to be used in the pavilions. Since the hill was built in 1978, fans have often
partied and barbecued on the berm beyond the outfield. The remainder of the
gift will go toward other stadium and baseball program
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