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T HE U NIVERSITY OF N EBRASKA - KEARNEY V OL. 98, NO . 9 THE ANTELOPE THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6, 2003 Campus organizations organize service projects by Ben Broshar Moore received a memo from Antelope Staff Writer Becky Diercks, head of the Kearney Area Housing and Homelessness Coalition, While most students have a requesting aid for National hard time balancing their studies, Hunger and Homelessness recreation or work commit- Awareness Week. As a result, ments, some are taking addition- Moore organized a food drive in al time out of their lives to help conjunction with the Community support the UNK campus and Action Partnership of Mid- Kearney community. Nebraska. Many on-campus fraternities, The drive lasts from Oct. 27 sororities and Residence Halls to Nov. 23 and drop boxes have help sponsor activities for com- been placed at Subway West, the munity service. Three groups Whiskey Creek Steakhouse, have been noticed recently for YMCA, Bob's Super Store, the their service projects, although KGFW radio station and various there are a great number of other points on the UNK campus groups that perform helpful acts including: Copeland Hall, as well that are not named here. Bruner Hall of Science, Fine Arts Phi Alpha Theta, the History Building, Thomas Hall and Honorary Honor Society, Phi Eta Calvin T. Ryan Library. Sigma, the Freshman Honorary According to a Phi Alpha Society and Sigma Tau Delta, the Theta pamphlet, "There are over English Honorary Society, have 803 household members who been busy with or preparing for were near homeless and consid- their projects. ered to be in crisis last year in "Phi Alpha Theta hasn't done Buffalo County. This food drive a community service activity in will help bring awareness of the several years. Since I'm presi- problem to our community and dent this year, I decided that now also try to help those in need." is the time," Kendra Moore, The society isn't expecting Photos by Nicole Erb graduate assistant and Phi Alpha For National Hunger and Homelessnes Awareness Week, Phi Alpha Theta is collecting canned foods at local businesses. Theta president, said. See Service, page 8 California wildfires hit home for UNK students by Jenni Epley cloudy,” Katie Campuzano, front, allowed fire crews to go on “I’m now looking for federal Antelope Staff Writer Kearney sophomore, said. the offensive. Fire crews hoped money for people, for victims of According to CNN Headline to take advantage of more wet the fire, so people can rebuild News, firefighters have been weather on Oct. 31 to continue their homes and rebuild their California may be 1,500 working day and night to try and bulldozing fire lines and clearing businesses as quickly as possi- miles away from the University contain the many fires destroy- brush from in front of the fires ble,” Schwarzenegger said on of Nebraska at Kearney, and ing Southern California. The advancing through the moun- CNN. what goes on there hardly affects fires are raging from northern tains in the two counties. There has been much specula- most students, but the California Los Angeles to the Mexican bor- On Oct. 30, firefighters man- tion as to how the fires were wildfires blazing over thousands der and have killed 20 people as aged to hold the line on the two started, but police in San of acres of land are impacting of Oct. 30. largest and most active fires in Bernadino County and San more than just the people losing The fires have destroyed San Bernadino and San Diego Diego County feel comfortable their homes and their lives. more than 2,500 homes and counties, which were threatening blaming the cause on arson. These unfortunate people charred 730,000 acres. So far, Julian and Lake Arrowhead, two Police released a sketch of a pos- have family all over the country. the estimated damage is more of the state’s most beloved sible culprit on Friday; they may Even here at UNK, students than $2 billion. “This will be the tourist spots. Governor-elect be looking for four or five possi- worry about their own families most expensive natural disaster Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to ble suspects. living in Southern California. this state has ever incurred,” out- take an aerial tour of the fire “My family is devastated by “The majority of my family going Gov. Gray Davis said. zones with Gray Davis. the loss of their possessions--not lives in Southern California, but “The fires could not only end up “My aunt and other California only their home, but their land so far my sister has been the only being the largest but the longest residents are worried about and everything they’ve accumu- one to have to evacuate her in duration.” Arnold Schwarzenegger and lated over their lifetime. It hurts home. She was only able to take For days, firefighters were Gray Davis working together on them even worse to know that one item and the clothes on her unable to stay ahead of the worst this horrible disaster. The two this damage was caused by back. She lives in the mountains of the wind-driven blazes that don’t get along, which doesn’t another human being, and it all and won’t be able to assess the rampaged through drought- play in favor of the victims,” could have been prevented,” damage to her property until stricken timberland in the moun- Erin Rauhauser, Sacramento, Campuzano said. after Nov. 11. My dad lives in tain ranges of San Bernadino and Calif., junior, said. Insurance claims from fire Anaheim, Calif., and told me that San Diego counties. Luckily, fog Photo courtesy of www.msn.com Schwarzenegger declines to damage are likely to reach more the fire isn’t affecting him yet, and drizzle, along with some comment on whether the disaster but the area is very smoky and snow that accompanied a cold The California wildfires have destroyed more than 2,500 homes. will prompt him to raise taxes. See Wildfires, page 6 NASA’s Kepler Mission searches for new life, planets by Beth Bremer life on planets beyond our solar transit is Iraq. Antelope Staff Writer system and the number of Earth- The launch of the Kepler size planets that are in existence spacecraft is scheduled for by using the “transit method” of October 2007, but the hope Despite the cloudy weather, discovering planets. amongst the Kepler team is that the stars and planets were still According to the Web site the launch will be bumped up to visible at UNK last Thursday. "kepler.arc.nasa.gov," on June 8, June of the same year to allow Dr. Jose Mena-Werth, depart- 2004, observers from Earth will more time for observation. ment chair of physics and physi- see a small black dot move According to NASA, the space- cal sciences, presented the across the sun, the black dot craft will stare continuosly for Kepler Mission at the Thomas being Venus blocking sunlight as four years, making brightness Hall Atrium. The Kepler Mission it moves between the Sun and measurements of 100,000 stars is a search for terrestrial planets the Earth. The event is called the every 15 minutes. conducted by NASA. “transit of Venus.” Measuring star brighness Mena-Werth has been associ- The term “transit” applies any changes will enable the Kepler ated with the Kepler Mission for time one object moves in front of team to determine the length of ten years and returns to NASA’s another object. Kepler will find planetary years, distances the Ames Research Center in planets by looking for tiny dips planets are from their host star, Mountain View, Calif., to work in the brightness of a star when a sizes of the planets and what on the project every summer and planet crosses in front of it. A bit types of stars have planets. The winter break . of the transit can be seen from Kepler Mission will look at NASA’s Kepler team seeks to Nebraska. However, the best 170,000 stars. Photo by Hiromi Toyomaki answer the questions regarding location in the world to view the See Mission, page 8 The Kepler Mission, set to launch in October 2007, uses the “transit method” of discovering planets. Weekend News Entertainment Sports Weather FRIDAY Sunny Explore Franca’s sells Volleyball High 47, Low 26 NASA’s Kepler unique jewelry, dominates over SATURDAY Mission gifts Regis Few Showers High 50, Low 32 SUNDAY page 8 page 4 page 5 Few Showers High 57, Low 31 2 THE ANTELOPE CAMPUS BEAT THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6, 20033 UNK CALENDAR CAMPUS BRIEFS Thursday, .Nov. 6: Poetry Center. FALSE PHONE SURVEY Schneider also had the dis- Magazine says “gives form to come to come speak English Reading, sponsored by the tinction of making the All- your thoughts with words more with UNK’s 340 international Office of Multicultural Affairs, Monday, Nov. 10: Ulali Public Safety announced Academic Cross Country team beautiful, evocative and true students who represent 48 dif- in the Fireplace Lounge. Concert, Native American recently that several students as well. Congratulations to the than you could ever find your- ferent countries. Please come Acapella Trio, sponsored by have received calls from a per- UNK Athletic Department. self.” to learn a wealth of information Thursday, Nov. 6: Film the Office of Multicultural son claiming to be conducting a and help international students “Skins” sponsored by the Affairs, 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts study sponsored by the psy- JOB OPENING FOR learn more about the United Office of Multicultural Affairs, Building Recital Hall.