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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014
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Students nominated for prestigious scholarships
DALTON KINGERY news@kansan.com
Four University of Kansas students have been nominated as national candidates for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship is intended to reward and recognize undergraduate researchers pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The scholarships are funded by the federal government and awarded by a national committee. To be considered by the national committee, students must be nominated by their schools after completing a competitive application process.
Juniors Kayla Sale, from Olathe, Ashley Farris, from Wichita, Alex Kong, from Lawrence, and Ryan Limbocker, from Overland Park, are the four nominees of the Barry M. Goldwater scholarship. The scholarship rewards undergraduate researchers in the science, technology, engineering and math majors.
DANI MALAKOFF/KANSAN
This year, juniors Ashley Farris from Wichita, Alex Kong from Lawrence, Ryan Limbocker from Overland Park and Kayla Sale from Olathe received nominations from the University.
"A committee made up of distinguished faculty decides who gets the KU nomination," said Anne Wallen, coordinator for National Scholarships and Fellowships for the University Honors Program. "Students who receive the KU nomination usually have substantial research experience already, have published papers and are even working on patents."
Students receiving nominations from the University have a track record of doing well at the national level. Two students that received University nominations last year were selected by the national committee.
Qi Chen, one of last year's national recipients, researched how the use of predictive computer models could shed light on the behavior of molecules in various solutions.
"Get involved with research early," Chen said. "Our undergraduate research center here at KU is great and they will help you get involved. Talk to your professors too."
This year's nominees agreed that while the money from the scholarship would be helpful, the stature and honor that comes with the recognition is just as beneficial to their academic and professional careers.
physiology and model ecosystems formed the basis of her application for the scholarship.
"The money would be really nice, but the prestige that goes with it will help me to get into the best graduate schools," said Sale, whose research in plant
"If selected, it's an amazing opportunity for anyone who is
planning on going to graduate school" said Farris, who is currently performing research in tissue engineering. "If you get the scholarship it has enough
prestige to help you get other fellowships that will help pay for your graduate school as well as getting into your choice of lab, which is really important in
Debate team prepares for national tournament
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DUNCAN MARSHALL
news@kansan.com
the University's debate team of Melanie Campbell, a senior from Lenexa, and Chris Birzer, a freshman from Leawood, are looking to repeat the University's past debate success and bring home a national debate title when they travel to the 67th National Debate Tournament at the University of Indiana from March 28 to 31.
Campbell and Birzer were accepted as a first round, at large qualifier marking the 35th time that a Kansas team has done so and the 47th year in a row that a Kansas team has qualified for the tournament.
The other 62 teams that will compete in the tournament will have to go through district qualifying tournaments that will take place throughout the next two weeks.
"Because of their regular season success, they were able to qualify by the process that did not require an extra tournament," said Brett Bricker, debate team associate director and former debate national champion. "Which means that they ended up in the top 16 teams in the country in the regular season."
Though Campbell, is a fourtime qualifier for the tournament, this is the first time she has qualified as an at-large.
first round. Birzer is the first freshman in University history to qualify as an at-large, first round.
Campbell and Birzer said
"I'm sure I will be disappointed once it's over just because I have spent a lot of time doing this.
MELANI E CAMPBELL
Lenexa senior
they will be taking a more targeted approach this year, a different approach than in years past.
graduate school."
"Bricker and I and Scott Harris have sat down and figured out the top 25 teams who will be there and we are making sure we are prepared to beat them," Campbell said. "We need to make sure there isn't a team there that we are not prepared for."
Bricker said that the way that teams prepare and focus during the next month will decide who will make a run in this tournament. He said that Campbell and Birzer will spend 20 to 30 hours a week researching and giving practicing speeches.
"Melanie is even going to attend one of the district qualifying tournaments to watch
other teams compete, see what their arguments are and to be able to prepare more effectively against them," Bricker said.
Campbell said she is really looking forward to the tournament and is excited to continue the Kansas tradition at the National Debate Tournament. Even though she is excited for the tournament, she admits that she will be sad when it's over.
"I'm sure I will be disappointed once it's over just because I have spent a lot of time doing this, eight years if you count high school," Campbell said.
Edited by Amber Kasselman
Edited by Chelsea Mies
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Woman held in tribal shooting known as bully
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CEDARVILLE, Calif. — Practically everyone in this tiny town in the high desert of northeastern California's Surprise Valley knew Cherie Lash Rhoades.
A leader of the Cedarville Rancheria, she worked in the tribe's gas station and convenience store and wore brightly colored tank tops that showed off her tattoos.
But it is tough to find anyone with a kind word to say about
her.
"She bullied her way through life," said Sandra Parriott, a lifelong resident of Cedarville and owner of two downtown markets. "But I would never think she would start blowing people away in a meeting."
Police arrested Rhoades on suspicion that she did just that Thursday in Alturas, leaving four dead and two wounded in a gun and knife attack at a meeting on whether to evict Rhoades from one of the nine little houses on the rancheria.
Eviction from tribal housing is among the most serious punishments for American Indians. Though police have said they are still working on a motive, a nephew who lived with her, Jacob Penn, said she snapped under the pressure of her brother trying to evict her. The brother, Rurik Davis, who lived down the street on the Rancheria, had apparently taken over as tribal chairman and was among the dead.
Investigators had been looking into whether Rhoades took
Alturas Police Chief Ken Barnes said they were looking into whether the embezzlement allegations spurred the tribe's efforts to evict Rhoades but they had not established any definitive motive.
federal grant money meant for the rancheria she once led, a person familiar with the tribe's situation told The Associated Press (AP). The person spoke only on condition of anonymity.
ine investigation was no secret around town, where several people interviewed by the AP mentioned it, though they said they had not been contacted by investigators and did not want to give their names.
Though Rhoades was always ready to share a joke, "you did not want to get on her bad side," said Penny Nash, Parriott's sister. "She has a powerful personality."
It was not immediately known if Rhoades had a lawyer.
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