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Lack of sufficient education constitutes one of the most serious problems for the reservation, Tsinigine said.
reservation after school and do something, but it was really frustrating," Tsiingine said.
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She left her hometown in Coppermine, Ariz., and attended Mesa Community College for three years. Then, in 1992, she became one of the first Native Americans to graduate with a bachelor's degree in math from Arizona State University, she said.
Joaquin Bustoz, a math professor at Arizona State, served as her mentor and pushed her to
After graduation, Tsinigine returned to the reservation and taught high school math for six years.
succeed.
"He's basically the one that taught me about going out and helping," she said. "Because of him him, I was able to do this. He told me, 'You can do this, and I will help you.'"
succeed.
At the school, she earned a reputation for being a hard teacher. She pushed her students to challenge themselves and excel. When she started teaching, only one student took calculus. By the time she left, the class had grown to eight.
said that many tribal leaders were more concerned with finances than the Navajo people.
Still, Tsinigine saw other problems on the reservation that she wanted to fix. She
Her desire to help her people led on the path toward law school.
Sharon O'Brien, graduate advisor for the Center for Indigenous Studies, said she respected Tsinigine.
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"She embodies what I've always valued in Indian culture, which is respect — speaking out about what's right and doing what's right, whether it helps you or not," she said.
apracht@kansan.com. This story was edited by Brooke Hesler.
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residence halls' publications and contracts for next fall. After the November announcement, the department waited for input from the Association of University Residence Halls and the Student Housing Advisory Board.
Kit Brauer, Denver sophomore and Student Senator for AURH, said the association was divided on the policy. A proposal to allow smoking only on the top floor of GSP-Corbin and the top two floors of other halls not currently smoke-free passed the AURH Executive
Board, but failed in the AURH Senate.
Stoner said that although AURH never officially endorsed the no-smoking policy, a decision was made based on the application process.
"It would've been nice if there were 100 percent consensus accross the board, but that doesn't mean that you wait for 100 percent consensus." Stoner said. "We'd been discussing this for two years, and it was time to move forward."
Stoner said that although about 7 percent of the residents indicated that they were smokers, not all requested to live on a
smoking floor.
"To have designated smoking areas and have your smokers refuse to live there is kind of counter-productive." Stoner said.
Brauer said he thought the department could have done more before banning all smoking.
"I really don't think DSH tries really hard to work with students," Brauer said. "They could make more of an effort to recombine roommates."
Contact Boyer at choyer@kansan.com. This story was edited by Justin Henning.
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According to organizers, more than 75 speakers at the symposium
Graham said any money made by the symposium would be used in launching the National Poetry Project, a national two-year project supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The symposium will feature workshops for local teachers who want to start the poetry project in the Lawrence school district.
will celebrate the influence of Hughes' poetry over generations.
"They will hear some of the most persuasive contributors not just from here, but from around the world," said Barbara Watkins, coordinator of curriculum and projects at Continuing Education.
Registration for the event will cost $100 after Jan. 18. The Alice Walker and Danny Glover programs will be free to the public with vouchers. Vouchers for Walker will be available one hour before her performance on Jan. 31 and for Glover Jan. 21 at the Lied Center Box office.
Watkins said students should participate because of the number of issues the symposium would address.
"I hope that it opens our minds to the importance of Hughes, good poetry and good literature in a time like after Sept. 11," Watkins said.
More information can be found at www.kuce.org/hughes.
Contact Shaffer at Ishaffer@kansan.com. This story was edited by Andy Gassaway and Molly Gise.
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