WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 12,2003
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 54
Muslim women to inform students
By Gail Creek
ccreek@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Bv Cal Creek
Eid Al Adha, the second Muslim holiday of the year, has Muslim women busier than ever.
The first entirely women Muslim organization at the University of Kansas, the KU Muslim Women, began when President Mariam Papa, Leawood sophomore, and Vice President Eman Ismaiel, Cairo, Egypt, junior, organized the club with eight other Muslim students. They registered as an official club this semester and applied for funding from Student Senate to
assist in their plans for the semester.
"Ilam is a unifying religion and Muslims come from so many different countries, we want to show the cultural diversity." Ismaiel said.
The organization has two goals, to unify female Muslims on campus and to educate the non-Muslim student body.
"No one will come and ask me why I wear what I do, and why I talk the way I do, and I want to tell them this is who I am," Fatma Alamari, KUMW treasurer and Muscat, Oman junior said.
The group meets at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday in the main lobby of the Kansas Union. The meetings
focus on the club's upcoming events.
KUMW's first event of the semester will be on Feb. 27 when Jeffrey Lang, professor of math and a practicing Muslim, will give a lecture titled "Struggling to Surrender" at 7 p.m. in the Centennial Room of the Kansas Union.
Student Association, is a gathering of more than 25 international student organizations to promote their cultures, which will be held in April.
The group also plans to have a table at the World Expo in the Union and host a Henna Night, in which they invite female students to draw henna, or temporary tattoos, on their arms, sample Muslim food and learn about different Muslim cultures. The World Expo, organized by the International
"We want to do a whole week of Islam awareness," Alamari said.
They also try to help out the Muslim community.
The organization has 25 members,but they are always looking to add more.
"We urge people to come and join us," Ismaiel said. "At least come to our first event."
—Edited by Jason Elliott and Anne Mantye
Multicultural sorority hosts African lecture
By Eddie Yang
eyang@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
In honor of Black History Month, Sigma Lambda Gamma is hosting the lecture, "How African culture has impacted Latin America." The hour-long lecture, given by Peter Ukpokodu, chairman of the African and African-American studies department, will be today at 6:30 p.m. in the English Room of the Kansas Union.
Kristy Croom, president of the Delta Alpha Chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma, said their sorority wanted to find a creative way to celebrate African-American history.
"My sorority is a Latino-based multicultural sorority," Croom said. "Cultural awareness is one of our founding principles, to educate others about different cultures."
Garth Myers, professor of African studies, said the lecture might help students to appreciate common ties.
"So much of the time we look at
differences," Myers said.
Myers said African religion, philosophy,music,language, food and agriculture have impacted Latin America.
"In terms of population, Brazil is heavily influenced," Myers said. "There are estimates that 45 to 50 percent of Brazil's population has African blood."
Myers said that Africans were a big influence in Latin America because of slavery.
"Slavery produced 90 percent of the slaves in the new world that didn't land in the U.S." Myers said. "Forty percent landed in Brazil, 40 percent in the Caribbean and 10 percent were in Central America."
Croom said African influence was widespread and diverse.
"Many people listen to salsa music and don't know that it is predominately African influenced," Croom said. "You need to understand history to know where you are today."
—Edited by Anne Mantey
Kmart to close by March
By Eddie Yang
By Ecure Lug
eyang@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Attention Kmart shoppers, the store is now closing.
A representative for Kmart confirmed yesterday that the company had received bankruptcy court approval for the $2 billion in exit financing on Jan. 29.
As a result, the Kmart store at 3106 Iowa St. is one of 317 across the country that is scheduled to close at the end of March.
"While closing under-performing stores is critical to enhancing the company's financial and operating performance, we regret the negative impact this action will have of affected associates, families, customers, and communities," said Julian Day, president and CEO of Kmart in a written statement.
Currently, discounts between 10 to 30 percent can be found on
some items, with the percentages increasing as the store gets closer to closing its doors.
Cameron Haddad, Overland Park junior, said he wasn't going to head out for the discounted prices.
According to its annual report to investors, Kmart's net loss was $390 million, or $0.78 per share in the third quarter of 2002.
"It seems the only thing I've ever bought there was towels or bath mats," Haddad said.
In 2001, Kmart's net loss was $152 million, or $0.31 in the third quarter. In 2002, Kmart closed 283 under-performing stores in the 2nd quarter of the year.
John Rose, manager of the 3106 Iowa St. store, said employees weren't allowed to comment on the closing.
Edited by Anne Mantey
Kmart stores in Independence and Wichita are also closing.
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