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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014
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Lecturer speaks about human trafficking
CODY KUIPER
news@kansan.com
Urmie Basu, the founder of New Light, a community development project in India that provides education and shelter to girls and women at high risk of trafficking, gave a lecture on the issue Wednesday night at the Kansas Union as part of the Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series.
The lecture focused on the challenges of stopping trafficking, the rehabilitation of victims and strategies to make progress on the issue.
media has brought a new dimension to the issue.
The issue has been difficult to combat, Basu said, and the rapid development of social
"In this day, it is impossible to see who the trafficker is," Basu said in her lecture. "This has been a large change over the last five to six years."
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
In Kansas alone, there were
Although it is commonly thought that trafficking only occurs in impoverished countries, Basu said it can happen anywhere at any time. It is the second biggest crime in the world, as humans are kidnapped and traded for sex, cheap labor or even organ transplants.
Urmi Basu speaks during the Lana Mackey Lecture Series. Mackey was a University student who was a victim of domestic violence.
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Students receive scholarships for study abroad
ANDREW NELSON news@kansan.com
This week, 14 University students were awarded national scholarships for study abroad, totaling more than $50,000. These scholarships are unique because they are federally funded and considered highly competitive, said Melody Stratton, outreach coordinator for the Office of Study Abroad.
Stratton said the KU Office of Study Abroad and the Office of International Programs provide more than $500,000 in study abroad scholarships. Most summer session participants usually receive around $500. Many KU schools, such as the schools of business and engineering, also offer study abroad scholarships. Last year, the University awarded more
tnan 150 scholarships to those studying abroad.
The recipient of the Boren Award, Ashlie Koehn, a junior from Burns, is an environmental studies major and will travel to Kyrygzstan for the 2014-2015 academic year. She said she plans on studying Russian and sustainable development. Koehn is one of 165 undergraduate students nationally who were awarded the Boren Award. She received $20,000 for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Recipients of the Critical Language Scholarship, juniors Garvey Burrows and Sally Kagay, will study in Tajikistan during the summer 2014 session. Graduate student Katrina Lynn from also received the scholarship. Along with studying Russian language and culture in Ufa, a city south of Moscow in
Russia, Lynn plans on studying herbalism and folk medicine, the topics of her dissertation.
"I am completely honored to receive this award," Lynn said. "This is a very competitive national program and I plan to bring the best of my abilities to the fore to do it justice."
Gitman Scholarship recipients include sophomores Gabriel Alaniz from Overland Park, who will be studying in Greece, and Kasey Hernandez from Garden City, who will be studying in Taiwan. Juniors Amber Norris from Wichita, Rachel Trottier from Wichita and Valencia Johnson from Dallas, and senior Der Lee from Hutchinson also received the Gilman Scholarship.
music industry.
Norris is traveling to Argentina to study Spanish and better her language skills. Trottier will travel to London and plans on interning in the
"Winning the scholarship has allowed me to be a lot more excited about studying abroad instead of just stressing about the cost of the program," Trottier said. "Without it I might not have been able to go at all."
Johnson is majoring in history and American studies at the University and plans on interning at the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Ireland where she will give tours. She hopes to strengthen her communication skills and gain experience working in a museum.
Lee is planning on using the Gilman award to study visual arts in multiple locations throughout Japan. She also says that she is looking forward to enjoying everything Japan has to offer, including its food.
enable me to buy materials needed to enhance my studies and grant me further opportunities to foster in my own body of work," Lee said.
The only KU student to receive the Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship, Anna Balmilero, a junior from Lawrence, will attend Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. She will be taking courses on Korean language, Korean history, society and culture, and a class on North and South Korean relations.
"Now I can focus less on finances and more on enjoying my experience abroad," Balmilero said. "I am still stunned that I got it, honestly. I yelled and danced around and high fived all my co-workers at work when I found out."
"Receiving this award will
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