6A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005
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Tom Bowley, Union worker for A2MG, helps install windows at Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Bowley is a resident of Omaha, but he was asked to come to Lawrence to help with the project.
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inspired him the most.
The keynote speaker of the event is Kevin Powell. Best known for his role on MTV's "Real World," he is also a journalist, political consultant and community activist. His lecture, "Beyond Bill Cosby: Bridging the Generational Gap in Black America," is open to the public. It begins at 7 tonight at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union.
Pasha said that while the speakers imparted a lot of practical wisdom, it was the interaction with fellow collegians who wanted to do something with their lives that
"A lot of times the African-American male is portrayed in a negative light. Sometimes we bring it on ourselves, but there are also others who have goals and dreams," Pasha said.
Clayton Holmes, Topeka sophomore, will attend the conference for the first time this year. He said he looked forward to the unity the conference encouraged.
"...brothers need to stop tearing each other down. To see people worried about the same causes and who look like you ... it makes you feel better about yourself. Like you're not alone out there," Holmes said.
Holmes said that while the conference encouraged leadership and excellence, the greatest accomplishment for him would be leading a normal life.
"I just want to live my life and not worry about how people see me. My skin color shouldn't matter." Holmes said.
Other speakers this year include Tyrone Bledsoe, vice president for student life at the University of Toledo; U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, former mayor of Kansas City, Mo.; and Alonzo Jones, associate dean of student life at Arizona State University.
Edited by Tricia Masenthin
Withdrawal
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Amy Rossomondo, co-director of the basic language program for Spanish and Portuguese, said having a limited time to drop would help students make up their minds to get out of classes they didn't intend on staying in.
She said about 10 percent of students in language classes in the department drop late in the semester, up to the last day of class.
When these students drop, grade spreads are skewed, which leads to the appearance of grade inflation, because typically those
who drop are the students with the lowest grades, Rossomondo said.
But she said she thought changing the policy to give students WPs and WFs was not necessary.
"I don't see any need to penalize students if they drop before the end of the semester," she said.
Student Senate members on the committee say they were happy the committee didn't recommend a shorter first drop period.
and Sciences senator, is on the committee. He and another student representative came to Senate before the proposal was completely decided to urge Senate to vote in favor of not shortening the period.
He said that the committee was willing to listen to the concerns of students. There was talk of shortening the period to 10 academic days. Ladd said that would be detrimental for students taking a weekly class.
"It seemed like a drastic cut for no reason," Ladd said.
Edited by Anne Burgard