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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007
CULTURE
Jessie Fetterling/KANSAN
Jena Correa, Macapa, Brazil senior, gives students free Brazilian dance lessons as a part of Brazilian week, hosted by the Brazilian Student Association. Students gathered to learn more about the Brazilian culture Tuesday in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
KU Brazilians promote culture
BY SARAH NEFF
sneff@kansan.com
The Brazilian Student Association will host Brazilian week for the next three days.
Pedro Dos Santos, Rio de Janeiro graduate student and president of BRASA, said the organization usually celebrated Brazilian week in the spring, but they decided to have an additional celebration this year in the fall. He said the decision was made partly to promote the Brazilian culture and partially to get the campus in the mood for a party they will have Friday night.
"The party is always fun because in Brazil we know how to party," Dos Santos said.
Dandara, a Brazilian band from California, will headline the theme party "Welcome to the Jungle."
Melissa Rogers, Lawrence senior,
said she had seen Dandara at a
BRASA Carnival a few years ago.
Rogers said she had made a lot of good friends by going to BRASA events.
they get everybody to dance." Rogers said. "I remember the singer being really energetic."
"It's a really high-energy band and
Tuesday night Brazilian students demonstrated dance moves at a Brazilian dance workshop. Tonight at the Burge Union several speakers will talk at a symposium devoted to the Amazon. Dos Santos said they chose that topic to tie in to the theme of the week. Thursday evening BRASA will provide cheese rolls and Guarana and invite students to come and speak Portuguese and play traditional Brazilian instruments in the basement of Ecumenical Christian Ministries. The event is free. The Friday night concert is at 9 p.m. at the Granada and will conclude the festivities. Tickets are available at the Student Union Activities box office and are $7.
Edited by Rachael Gray
Joint Chiefs Chairman talks military
SPEAKER
Adm. Mullen discusses armed forces with troops, press at Fort Leavenworth
Captain John Kirby discusses the importance of the relationship between the U.S. Armed Forces and the media. He specified how context needs to be conveyed in articles so U.S. citizens understand the full story.
BY DYLAN SANDS
dsands@kansan.com
Sarah Leonard/KANSAN
Aïn, Michael Mullen, the newly appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Fort Leavenworth on Tuesday to talk to troops about the current state of the military and what the future may hold.
Mullen was appointed to his new position on Oct. 1. He said the military would have to adapt to the changing times and a new kind of warfare.
"We face a perpetually vexing question," Mullen said. "How do we prepare for the future without repeating what we've already done?"
He said the military would have to become "faster, more adaptable and more lethal" to answer current challenges in the Middle East. He said that although he thought the United States was succeeding in the war in Iraq, the problems in the Middle East would not go away anytime soon.
"There is persistent conflict in the foreseeable future," he said. "We will win our nation's war."
Mullen said he felt a comprehensive military strategy should be applied to all of the Middle East, not
just Iraq and Afghanistan. He cited Iran's increasing nuclear capability as an example.
"With Iran comes a lot of very strong, sometimes extreme rhetoric that supports terrorism," he said. "The diplomatic world has unanimously voted against where Iran is headed."
A soldier in the audience asked Mullen if a military draft of civilians
"I give the American people more credit than some. They know what is going on. They're providing hundreds of billions of dollars for our efforts."
ADM, MICHAEL MULLEN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
was being considered to bolster the armed forces.
"This is the best military I think this nation has ever had," Mullen replied. "I'm old enough to remember when we were a draft force. I'm not anxious to return to that."
Mullen said another important goal of the military was to branch out and communicate more with other armed
force divisions such as the Navy and Air Force.
"The military can't just do it all," be said.
Mullen said he also hoped the military could improve relations with civilians. He said while many members of the public opposed the war in Iraq, their support for the troops remained strong.
"I give the American people much more credit than some," he said. "They know what is going on. They are providing hundreds of billions of dollars for our efforts."
Capt. John Kirby, spokesman for Mullen, said the interaction of the military with members of the press and public was essential to the
military's success.
"What it comes down to is relationships", Kirby said. "Where a back-and-forth relationship between the military and others is strong, the military is strong. The key is relationships and trust."
Mullen said he was unsure when large troop reductions could be made in Iraq. He did say that he would like to see troops stay at home longer after completing long tours overseas.
"They're going to come home and their families want them home," he said.
Edited by Luke Morris
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