THURSDAY, APRIL24, 2003
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 7A
Events offer work force preparation
By Kevin Wiggs
kwiggs@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students nervous about graduating this semester are not alone, and now they have an organized way to get prepared.
Tonight is "Transition 101:Student Skills to Workplace Leaders," part six of an eight-part series entitled "Backpacks to Briefcases." The series is a collective effort by several University of Kansas organizations to help students prepare for the change from student to professional. Transi ion 101 will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.at the Adams Alumni Center. All remaining events are free and open to the public.
"We hope to provide the graduating seniors with the tools to ease the transition to the work force," said Rueben Perez, coordinator of Organizations and Leadership at KU. "We'll give them hints on how to better market themselves to an employer."
Topics at Transition 101 will include entrepreneurship, diversity in the workplace and effective communication.
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The remaining event of Backpacks to Briefcases will be "Employment Issues for Women" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Big 12 room in the Kansas Union. This workshop will discuss the issues women face while seeking jobs and issues they face in the workplace. It will include a do's and
The final event will be the Grad Grill from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on May 7 at the Adams Alumni Center. It will be a celebration for graduates and will have information tables and promotional items. The Alumni Association will provide graduates with free dinner; soft drinks and door prizes.
"The Grad Grill is to recognize and celebrate the time graduates have spent at KU," Perez said.
This is the first year the events were bundled together and sponsored by several University organizations, including: Emily Taylor's Women's Resource Center, Graduate School, University of Kansas Alumni Association, Multicultural Resource Center.
Office of Multicultural Affairs, Organizations and Leadership, and University Career and Employment Services. In previous years the events were offered independently.
"It's never been packaged before," said Mary Andrade, assistant director of University Career and Employment Services. "People always say, 'I wish someone would have told me'. I can't emphasize enough that these are the things that will be important later."
For more information and handouts from the previous events, e-mail Andrade at andradec@ku.edu.
Edited by Brandon Gay
World music featured tonight at Union
By Eddie Yang
eyang@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A diverse group of musicians will play at the Kansas Union tonight as part of the World Music and Diversity concerts.
"Every culture should strive for peace and solidarity,"said Clarence Henry, assistant professor of music and dance and coordinator of the concerts. "We can accomplish this by learning about others,and music is a wav to do that."
Henry said he wanted to showcase the world in music.
At 5:30 p.m.,11 local groups will take the stage at the Kansas Union Ballroom in the Union playing music from different cultures.
"We also want to showcase what we have here in our own community," he said.
Among the groups to perform are a Haitian drumming ensemble, the New Dawn Native Dancers, Inspirational Gospel Voices, Hip Hop and the African Step Student Association Dance group.
Henry said each act would perform for about 10 minutes.
Alberta Wright, administrative specialist in social welfare, will be one of the local musicians featured in the concert. She will perform a belly dance and drum to Middle Eastern rhythms
At 7:30 p.m. the featured performer, Thomas Mapfumo, and the Blacks Unlimited, will take the stage. Mapfumo plays a combination of African pop music with western instruments such as the electric piano, guitars and the chimurenga.
"I saw them play at The Bottleneck last year, and I was fortunate
enough to have them come play," Henry said.
Mapfumo was born in Marondera, Zimbabwe, in 1945 and is sometimes referred to as the 'Lion of Zimbabwe'. He is responsible for blending traditional Shona mbira music with western instruments and a political message full of innuendo and traditional proverbs. Shona mbira is a style of music that includes numerous melodies, often with contrasting rhythms. He also established the musical style chimurenga. Chimurenga is the Shona word for struggle.
During the day Mapfumo will give a presentation from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Union. He will talk about his life, give a demonstration of chimurenga music and field questions from the audience.
All the events are free and open to the public.
"We are having this concert because the students wanted to have it," Henry said. "The Student Senate provided the $5,000 it took to bring Mapfumo here."
Henry said Chancellor Robert Hemenway was the first person to donate funding for the concerts, which cost approximately $8.000.
Wright said the importance of the concert was to get different people together.
"Before the international club was huge and everyone seemed to know what events they were putting on," Wright said. "Now it seems so cold and distant. Being a part in events like this is paramount for those relationships."
Edited by Brandon Gay
France defends opposition to war in Iraq
The Associated Press
PARIS — France yesterday defended its opposition to the Iraq war, despite a warning from Secretary of State Colin Powell that Paris could face consequences for its stance.
Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said France would continue to uphold its principles.
"Throughout the Iraq crisis, France, along with a very large majority of the international community, acted in conformity with its convictions and its principles to defend international law," the Foreign Ministry quoted de
Villepin as saying.
"It will continue to do so in all circumstances," said de Villepin, who was in Turkey and Jordan yesterday en route to Iran.
France was a top opponent of U.S. military action against Saddam Hussein and threatened to use its veto on the U.N. Security Council to stop any U.N. resolution authorizing war.
In an interview Tuesday on PBS, Powell said France would face consequences for opposing the United States.
"We didn't believe that France was playing a helpful role. There's no secret about that."
"We have to look at all aspects of our relationship with France in light of this," Powell said on The
Asked whether France would face consequences for its anti-war position. Powell said "yes," but did not elaborate.
"Relations ... have been strained over this very issue. That's a consequence that we have to deal with in terms of the bilateral relationship between the United States and France," he said.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, in answer to a question at a briefing yesterday, appeared to play down any consequences.
Both Paris and Washington have tried to underscore that France and the United States are, above all, allies.
"In the end, the president continues to believe because of our common values between the United States people and the French people, and the government of France and the United States, the alliance will continue, of course," Fleischer said. "But it has put a strain on the relationship and that's a consequence that was paid."
De Villepin said, "We are friends, allies and our relationship is strong. We shouldn't speak about sanctions but friendship."
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