MONDAY,APRIL1,2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5A
Into the Streets Week offers community service options
By Lauren Beatty Kansan staff writer
This week students can devote themselves to helping others through Into the Streets Week.
Melissa Williams, Chicago junior and communications director for the Center for Community Outreach, the sponsor of Into the Streets Week, said the events planned for the week were aimed at getting students involved in community service activities in Lawrence.
Today's events include a book drive at the center's headquarters in the Kansas Union, a KU Greens letter-writing campaign and a kick-off speaker. Danny Crow, president of Light House, a nonprofit ministry that caters to women and families facing unexpected pregnancies, will speak on "Volunteerism: Good News and
"We are especially geared toward activism, literacy and homelessness," Williams said. "We need to raise awareness in students' minds."
Bad News," at 7 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
A "sleepout," in which participants will spend the night in Burcham Park, Second and Indiana streets, is planned for Friday night. The event raises money for Jubilee Cafe.
Jubilee Cafe, located in the parish hall of Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont St., is a food kitchen that serves free breakfast to the homeless two mornings each week.
Lisa Baghal. Leavenworth junior, said she planned to participate for the first time in some of the events during Into The Streets Week. She said she would paint ceramic bowls at Sun Fire Ceramics, 1002 New Hampshire St. Volunteers will sell the bowls on the lawn in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to benefit Jubilee Cafe.
"We hope the sleepup is one of the biggest events, because we raised $1,200 for Jubilee Cafe last year, and it is in huge need of funds." Williams said.
"I want to do the ceramic bowl painting, because the money goes to Jubilee Cafe," Baghal said. "But despite which program people do, it's important to remember those less fortunate."
Williams said she wasn't sure how many people would volunteer this year, but that all student were welcome.
Other events include a volunteer fair on Tuesday, a clothes drive on Wednesday and the "Senior Prom" with senior citizens of Lawrence on Thursday.
"I'm looking forward to getting people involved in service activities who normally wouldn't be able to commit to semester-long volunteerism," she said. "It's a good opportunity for one-time volunteer activities."
Students can find out more about Into the Streets Week at www.ku.edu/~coo/
Contact Beaty at ibeaty@kansan.com. This story was edited by Molly Gise.
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son said they, too, were considering going to the NBA and would weigh their options in the coming weeks.
FINALFOUR
Freshmen forward Wayne Simien and swingman Keith Langford are the likely candidates to fill the vacancies left by Boschee and Gooden, but Simien said losing those two players wouldn't be the only thing the Jayhawks would miss — the team would also miss assistant coach Neil Dougherty.
"We got some guys leaving and there's a big piece leaving in coach Dougherty," the Leavenworth native said. "Especially for us younger guys because he spends a lot of time with us and especially for me because we come from the same home-town. I hate to see him go. We all hate to see him go, but best of luck."
Against Maryland, Miles was the spark that spurred the Jayhawks' 25-9 run at the end of the game.
One bright spot is the recent play of freshman point guard Aaron Miles. Miles sealed Kansas' 70-59 nail-biter against Holy Cross with a jumper near the end of the game, and limited Illinois' star guard Frank Williams to a 6-for-18 shooting performance while the Portland, Ore., native scored 13 points.
"He was the one who brought us back," Collison said. "He was talking to us and telling us we were still in it. He brought us back by himself with his play."
Redshirt freshman guard Jeff Hawkins (5-foot-11, 175 pounds) and junior college transfer forward Jeff Graves (6-foot-9, 260 pounds) of Iowa Western are penciled in as Kansas' first two players off the bench next season.
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Monday, April 1
Kickoff Speaker, Dr. Dan Croy, Kansas Union Woodruff Auditorium, 7pm GROW Garden Project, Boys and Girls Club, 3-5pm KU Greens Workshop
Book Drive Drop-Off, 428 Kansas Union, 9am-5pm
Tuesday, April 2
Volunteer Opportunity Fair, Kansas Union 4th Floor Lobby, 10am-2pm Read-Out with Faculty, Hilltop Child Development Center, 9-11am Read-Out, Kansas Union Ballroom, 4-6pm Diversity Dialogue, Kansas Union, 7pm
Wednesday, April 3
Clothesline Project, Stauffer-Flint lawn, 10am-12pm Empty Bowls, StauFFER-Flint lawn, 11am-3pm Clothes Drive Drop-Off, KU living organizations, 9am-4pm Men's Outreach Speaker, David Braham, 3139 Wescoe, 6:30pm Dine Out for Hunger, Abe & Jakes, 5-9pm
Thursday, April 4
Veggie Lunch, ECM Building, 11:30am-1:30pm Afternoon Tea and Letter Writing, Kansas Union 4th Floor Lobby, 3-4pm Senior Citizen Prom, Kansas Union Ballroom, 6:30-8:30pm
Friday. April 5
Sleepout for Homelessness, Burcham Park, 8pm-6am Alternative Weekend Break, Topeka Common Grounds
Saturday, April 6
Trip to the Wetlands off 23rd Street, Meet at ECM Building, 6:30-11am 5K Run/Walk, Lied Center, 10am
Sunday, April 7
Globalization Workshop, Kansas Union Centennial Room, Noon-6pm Hunger Banquet, ECM Building, 6:30-8pm
Sponsored by the Center for Community Outreach
CaL864-4073 or email cco@ukans.edu
FAIR HOUSING SEMINAR
April 5th at the Kansas Union Alderson Auditorium (4th floor) and Parlors (south of the ballroom)
Parlors (South of the city)
· learn how to avoid credit pitfalls
- learn how to avoid credit pitfalls
- preserve your future options
- preserve your future options
- a great way to educate yourself and network with other student leaders
The Lawrence Alliance (and it's KU Coalition) are organizations that encourage diversity and oppose discrimination. Be part of our fair housing month activities!
KS UNION: FRIDAY APRIL $ 5^{th} $ ,1pm to 4pm
The event is free and some professors may award extra credit for attendance
1:00 pm
Kansas Union Alderson Auditorium: SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
1:35-2:15
- "Good Credit and Auto Buying" Michelle Stizza, Free State Credit Union (Alderson)
2:10—2:40
- "Financial Issues for Low Income Families”Sister Therese Bangert, Archdiocese of Kansas and Kansas City (Alderson)
- "Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Fair Housing" Cornell Mayfield,Housing and Credit Counseling Inc. (Parlors)
2:50-3:30
- "Budgeting, Banking, and Consumer Lending" Ernesto Hodison, Douglas County Bank (Alderson)
- "Smart Credit" Deborah Johnston, Capitol Federal Savings (Parlors)
PARTNER CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS
- KU Black Student Union
- KU Off Campus Living Resource Center
- KU African Students Association
- Lawrence Alliance KU Coalition
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