Volume 124 Issue 128
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
STUDENT SENATE
Students ask questions to Israel Deputy Consulate General Shahar Arieli Wednesday night in the Kansas Union during a student senate meeting. Arieli stressed that Israel is not only about conflict.
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Israel Deputy Consulate General Shahar Arieli speaking to Student Sentate Wednesday in the Kansas Union. Arieli spoke about Israel and answered questions.
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A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
RACHEL SALYER
rsalyer@kansan.com
An Israeli guest speaker told University student senators life in his country goes beyond the violent depictions in the media and that Israel is a safe place to travel and study at yesterday's full-Senate meeting.
Shahar Arieli, the Israeli Consulate of Academic Affairs in the Midwest, said because Israel is located in a conflict zone, that is often the only side of the country
Americans know.
"Israel is an unusual creature," Arieli said. "We are different in our form of government. We are the only true democracy in the Middle East."
Arieli said a difference in government and religion have made relationships difficult with neighbors of Israel, and said several Middle Eastern countries refuse to acknowledge Israel as a state.
"If you are interested in learning about the Middle East, the safest place you can do that now, in the
Middle East, is Israel," Arieli said. "It is very different from the U.S., but also very similar to the U.S. in terms of values, in terms of democracy and freedom."
Israel is comparable in size to New Jersey Arieli said, with about 7.5 million people, and Israel had 3 million tourists last year.
Arieli said Israel flourishes
"Our economy is different because we do not have natural oil or gas," Arieli said. "We have to deviate the only element we have, and that is the human element."
in technology development and encouraged anyone studying abroad to consider the country for both its advancement and nightlife.
But Arieli acknowledged his country faces difficulties, saying that he believes it's a part of international relations.
"Tel Aviv is alive at all hours of the night and it is completely safe," Arieli said, adding that violent crime and robberies vary rarely occur.
When asked by a senator about the possibility of nuclear attainment by Iran, an attempt the Israeli
government starkly opposes, Arieli spoke about safety concerns.
"Although our country is very safe now, it may be very difficult for that to continue if Iran has nuclear capabilities," Arieli said. "You will see countries in the Middle East trying to arm themselves in what is already the most dangerous part of the world."
Arieli said Israel will try to stop the country through diplomacy and military action is the last resort.
Libby Johnson, student body president, said she felt the talk
was important for senators to hear because it was different.
"He isn't someone we would normally hear from," Johnson said. "We got to hear a perspective different from what we hear a lot of in Senate, and that education is important for us."
Arieli will be on campus today from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in room 104 of Green Hall to speak about international law and responding to terrorism. It is free to attend.
UNIVERSITY
Edited by Katie James
Six women inducted into Women's Hall of Fame
The University of Kansas Women's Hall of Fame inducted six women Tuesday night during the annual Women's Recognition Program.
According to a press release, The University established the Women's Hall of Fame in 1970. It is currently located on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union. The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, the Commission on the Status of Women and the Office of Diversity and Equity sponsored the program.
THE SIX INDUCTEES WERE:
Carol A. Beier, a Kansas Supreme Court member, graduate with a Bachelor of Science in journalism in 1981 and received a law degree from the University in 1985.
Mary Burg has served as executive assistant to the chancellor for more than 15 years. She serves as adviser to Mortar Board and serves on numerous committees and advisory boards, including the Emily Tavlor Women's Resource Center.
Cynthia Carroll is CEO of Anglo American PLC, a global mining group headquartered in London. According to the press release, Forbes named her the
fourth most powerful woman. She graduated from the University in 1982 with a master's in geology.
Lorraine Haricombe is the dean of libraries at Kansas and an accomplished scholar in the field of librarianship.
Debra Kamps is a senior scientist for the Juniper Gardens Children's Project at the University. Kamps earned a master's degree in special education in 1975 and a Ph.D. in special education in 1983 from the University.
Linda Weir-Enegren is founder of Rainbows United and president of LS Industries. Weir-Enegren graduate for the University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication and human relations.
The program also honored 18 women with one of the 14 Women's Recognition Awards and 20 outstanding female students in on-campus housing or sororities. According to the press release, the awards were established to honor University female students, staff, faculty and alumnae who have enriched and improved the campus and community through their service, teaching or involvement.
CHOKIN' ON SMOKE
— Luke Ranker
Kelsey Forten, a junior from Bloomington, Minn, and Morgan Thome, a freshman from Wichita, run the Health Education Resource Office's smokeout table on Wescoe Beach. The pig lungs on the table demonstrated what human lungs would look like after smoking half a pack of cigarettes every day for a year.
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ART
Become an activist. The Spencer Museum of Art will provide the supplies if you come with a cause.
Art Here! Art Now!, sponsored by the museum and the SMA student advisory board, provides an opportunity for students to channel their inner-activist by creating personal protest signs. Attendees can also
Spencer challenges student involvement
The event lasts from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight in SMA's 317 Central Court. Admission is free and open to the public.
participate in an art-themed scavenger hunt and enjoy free food.
The evening's activities were inspired by the SMA's current artist in residence, Chen Shaoxiong, whose project "Prepared — Strategies for Activists," examines the culture and history of protests
and social activism. The theme has also been explored by recent workshops, forums and speakers at the museum.
Shaoxiong and University students will demonstrate effective protest strategies in a performance on Wednesday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m.
— Kelsey Cipolla
Funding for research rises for fourth year in a row
FUNDING
Research funded at the University increased to $240.1 million for fiscal year 2011. The University announced Wednesday.
This was the fourth consecutive year of increase in research expenditures, up 6.9 percent from fiscal year 2010. $159.1 million of the research was for engineering and science related fields, and 81.5 percent of the funding came from federal agencies.
According to the National Science Foundation, the University ranked 76 out of 741 in research funding by institutions in fiscal year 2010. Johns Hopkins topped the list, spending over two billion dollars on research. The University of Missouri-Columbia ranked 82, Kansas State University ranked 112, and Wichita State University ranked 187.
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Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little cited the increase as assisting the Bold Aspirations initiative.
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"A vital part of our mission as the state's flagship university is to conduct research that benefits our state and society." Chancellor Gray-Little said in the press release. "By making targeted investments — new hires, new infrastructure, and new graduate student support — in high-priority fields, we'll be more successful in bringing research funds, and the resulting benefits, here to Kansas."
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Watch The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as part of the SUA Campus Movie Series in Woodruff Auditorium from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Today's Weather
Marshall Schmidt
There's a 20 percent chance of shooters, otherwise mostlyCLUDE. East wind around 10 mph.
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