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MULTICULTURALISM
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Rafael Demarco, president of KU BRASA, and Joi Lima, Sao Paulo, Brazil senior and member of the KU Women's Volleyball team, practice their dance moves at last year's Samba Workshop sponsored by the group. KU BRASA will kick off its Brazilian Culture Week today.
Food tops Brazil week
BY MALINDA OSBORNE
mosborne@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18.2005
Pedro De Abreu Gomes Dos Santos may live in Kansas, an area famed for its barbecue, but he can think only about the taste of his native Brazilian-style barbecue.
"It's meat that is fine-cut and then cooked with sea salt," the Rio de Janeiro graduate student said. "It has a completely different taste, and I miss it a lot."
Dos Santos' feelings of longing for the comforts of home are not uncommon for students living abroad, especially when only a few people from the same homeland are nearby. As of Fall 2004, only 32 Brazilians were enrolled at the University of Kansas' Lawrence and Edwards campuses.
Fortunately for Dos Santos, this week the KU Brazilian Student Association will hold its Brazilian Cultural Week. Cultural events throughout the week will not only raise awareness of Brazilian culture among KU students but also provide some camaraderie among fellow Brazilians.
Rafael Demarco, Rio de Janeiro senior and president of KU BRASA, said despite the low student population from Brazil, it was still important for Brazilian students to know their culture was being represented.
"It's such a relief just to speak Portuguese and eat food we can normally only get from home," Demarco said.
Brazilian Cultural Week's theme this year is "Aquecendo pro Arraia," which means "a
party for all." Demarco said the phrase originated from the American-Brazilian integration that happened in the Northeast region of Brazil when American soldiers were stationed there during World War II.
KU BRASA will have a "O Mesão Brasileiro," or the Big Brazilian Table, at 6:30 tonight at the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union. Traditional Brazilian food will be served, including Pade-Queijo, or cheese rolls, and Guaraná, a popular soft drink in Brazil made from a tropical, red fruit with a high caffeine content. Dos Santos said events like these allowed Brazilians like himself to get a little taste of home.
"Food is a big thing that I miss, especially home-cooked stuff from my mom," Dos Santos said. "Even just having to common food items in Brazil is really hard here."
Brazilian instructors will teach how to dance the Forró, a Brazilian version of Salsa, on Thursday for free. The event will take place at 7:15 p.m. in the ballroom on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union.
The week's festivities will culminate with KU BRASA's Fall Party at 9:30 p.m. on Friday at Liquid Bar & Night Club, 806 W. 24th St. Tickets are available at the Student Union Activities Office for $6.
Demarco said the party on Friday was unlike a regular Brazilian party in that it was being held at a club as opposed to an open area. Nonetheless, he expects nearly 400 people to attend.
Edited by Nate Karlin
LAWRENCE
Quiet on the tracks Group wants to hush city train horns
BY TRAVIS ROBINETT
trobinett@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The trains that run on the tracks in North Lawrence rattle the area with their horns throughout the day and night, and they have shortened the patience of some residents in the area.
The North Lawrence Improvement Association wants to eliminate train horn noise with an ordinance enforcing a quiet zone in the North Lawrence area.
Association President Ted Boyle presented their case to the Lawrence City Commission last Tuesday.
Boyle said he had frequently seen sale signs in front of houses near the train tracks, and that he thought potential buyers were concerned about the noise.
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He said after living in the area for 45 years, he didn't even notice the noise anymore.
He said newer residents were the ones with complaints.
"Sometimes that train horn gets nerve-wracking for the
new people in the neighborhood, at night especially," Boyle said. "If it's eliminated, even partially, it would be a tremendous help for neighborhood development."
Nick Nelson, Vinland junior, lived in North Lawrence last school year and was only two
"When I first moved in, it really sucked," Nelson said. "It took a couple months to get used to it, and you do, but when
blocks from the train tracks. He said the horn noise would shake the entire house and interfered with his sleeping and studying.
my friends came over, they noticed."
Nelson said the noisiest times of day were hard to predict.
He said on some days he wouldn't notice any noise, but other days the horn sounded about every 15 minutes.
At the commission meeting, Wayne Zachary, driver development and safety manager at Laidlaw Transit, said an all-day quiet zone could cause safety concerns for school buses.
Laidlaw Transit's buses have to stop in front of the train tracks to look and listen for trains. Zachary said.
He said the horns gave bus drivers a better awareness of trains in the area, and the drivers need the benefit of all awareness.
"These are not mild crossings," Zachary said. "They are extremely busy."
He said six regular school buses have daily routes that cross the tracks, along with several special-needs bus routes. He said buses cross the tracks up to 36 times a day.
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Tessa Koehn, Hays freshman, tries on a Super Girl costume inside the fitting room of Fun and Games, 833 Massachusetts St. With Halloween less than two weeks away, many shoppers are flocking to shops to pick out costumes.
ORGANIZATIONS
Popular program searches for new form of revenue
BY ALV BARLAND
abarland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Despite growing student interest in the Kansas Asia Scholars program, the Center for East Asian Studies is scrambling to make sure the program stays funded.
philanthropic organization. The foundation gave $2 million to the Center for East Asian Studies to fund the program. That money ran out after the summer of 2005.
The program is currently funded by the Freeman Foundation of New York and Stowe, Vermont, a private
The Kansas Asia Scholars sends 25 students to Japan, China and Korea for three weeks every summer. The grant covers lodging, airfare and two meals a day.
Nancy Hope, associate director of Kansas Asia Scholars,
Nancy Hope, associate director of Kansas Asia Scholars, said she was concerned that the program might not continue in its current form without additional funding. She said that it had been a phenomenal program with proven results.
said she was concerned that the program might not continue in its current form without additional funding. She said that it had been a phenomenal program with proven results.
Hope said she has seen a trend of increased interest in East Asia on campus and across the nation.
"People are recognizing that to be prepared for the 21st century we have to know about East Asia." Hope said.
The current grant covered the program for four years, beginning in 2002 and ending with the trip this upcoming summer.
Hope said the center was looking for other options to pick up the tab for the program.
One option is the Fulbright-Hays Act, which sends teachers on international study trips. The U.S. government is considering
opening up the grants to undergraduates as well.
Representatives will attend a conference at the University of Hawaii to discuss other possible options. Hope said.
She said that 100 people applied for the Kansas Asia Scholars program this year and that the number had increased considerably since the program's inception.
Today's weather
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Shedding the old to welcome the new The men's and women's basketball teams have new uniforms to start the season. A new contract with Adidas brought about the new look. PAGE 12A
Working toward real change
Working toward real change Topeka senior Jes Cook has been active in the Lawrence community since she arrived as a freshman at KU. Local problems or global affairs they're all close to home in Cook's mind. PAGE 2A
Tennis heads for Salt Lake City tournament
Women's tennis leaves for its second-to-last tournament looking for some much-needed experience before winter sets in, and spring rankings are set. PAGE 11A
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