4B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENTLIFE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2003
Graduate student soldier plans for call to duty
By Megan McKenzie
correspondence@kansan.com
Kansan correspondent
Christina Daniels, University of Kansas graduate student, is a soldier for the United States Army Reserve. She is sorting all of her personal affairs to prepare to leave the country and may be forced to drop her spring semester courses.
On Feb. 20, Daniels was notified that she would be on red alert because of the "War on Terrorism." This means that Daniels cannot leave the city of Lawrence and must be prepared to be shipped out at a moment's notice.
Daniels joined the Army Reserve when she was a freshman at Southwest Texas State University to help cover expensive college costs.
She was previously commissioned as a pharmacy technician and now is a Medical Service Corps officer.
She has served in the Army Reserve for 11 years and plans to stay for nine more years in order to receive retirement benefits.
The Army Reserve has not affected her college education until now.
The University Registrar's office will take care of all of Daniel's educational affairs if she is called to duty.
Judy Gilland, senior administrative assistant at the registrar's office, said under the "One Stop Exit" plan that was instated this past January, the University will issue students a full refund for all of their expenses when they supply
their papers calling them to duty.
Gilliland in charge of dropping the students' classes and getting refunds for all other educational necessities, such as parking passes, athletic passes and bus passes.
Gillandi said that Richard Morrell, KU Registrar, and Mary Lee Hummert, Vice Provost, made a joint effort to make the exit process fast and easy for students being activated.
"Students' last days need to be spent with their families and not on campus dropping their classes." Gilliland said.
Gilliland said that about 30 students have withdrawn from the University since the beginning of the school year because they had been called to duty.
Christina Daniels is striving to
"I'm hoping for the shortest leave period as possible. It could be possible that I'll be gone for three months to two years."
Christina Daniels Lawrence graduate student
finish her graduate program. To graduate the University with a doctorate degree, the University requires that students complete a research project.
She chose to conduct research on the regulation of viral gene expression. She is working under Sandra Quackenbush in her lab research of walleye fish.
She has been working on this research in Quackenbush's lab for two years. Daniels said she would finish the lab research in three more years.
She doesn't know how long she will be gone on her mission overseas or how much of a distraction it will be from her research.
"Unfortunately the Army Reserves has put me behind," Daniels said. "I'm hoping for the shortest leave period as possible. It could be possible that I'll be gone for three months to two years."
Anthony Daniels, Christina's husband, plans to continue a routine schedule if Christina is called to duty. He explains that this is essential for their 3-year-old son, Antonio.
He said that he would continue to take his son to Hilltop Child Development Center on the University campus.
Christina said it's difficult to explain leaving to a 3-year-old child. "It's hard to explain to him because he's not old enough to understand the situation, but he is old enough to understand that I will not be there." Christina said.
Anthony Daniels is praying that his wife will not be deployed to war.
Christina Daniels is keeping her options open and continuing her research in Sandra Quackenbush's lab. Christina said she is sorting out her personal affairs so she will be prepared if she is called to duty.
Edited by Erin Chapman
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