THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009
NEWS 3A
SCHOLARSHIPS
New financial aid offerings to be announced at presentation
BY MIKE BONTRAGER mbontrager@kansan.com
The Equal Opportunity Programs at KU will be creating a new scholarship for low-income, first-generation students
There will be a presentation announcing the scholarship at 11 a.m. today in 150 JRP Hall.
EOP currently provides two programs to KU students: The McNair Scholars Program and the Supportive Educational Service program.
The scholarship will be managed through the Kansas University Endowment Association. EOP set a goal to raise $30,000 within three years and has already raised $1,000 for the scholarship. When the goal is reached, staff will select the recipients for the scholarship.
Julie Feldt, St. Louis senior, is currently involved in the SES program and will speak at the presentation.
"I think it's really good to provide more things like scholarships and grants," said Feldt. "I know a lot of people are intimidated by
University because of grants and loans.
"I'm really grateful to be in the program. It's hard enough being in the Univeristy you know."
Feldt came to the University because it offered an astronomy major. She is also majoring in physics and said she was able to attend the
loans."
EDWIN DUSON JR.
Senior
Feldt said her SES adviser suggested she sign up for the TRIO grant, which she had received for the last three years. TRIO sponsors EOP programs through government funding.
Cattie Hilton, Lawrence sophomore, has been in the SES program since her first semester at the University.
"I've found it very helpful, particularly the free tutoring," said Hilton. "It's kind of nice to have a free computer lab. I don't have to lug my laptop around with me."
Eric Martinez, Garden City senior, will be speaking at an event sponsored byEqual Opportunity Programs today in JRP Hall at 11 a.m. Martinez.a McNair Scholar,will be part of the presentation announcing a new scholarship available to low-income,first-generation University students.
Hilton said she would be interested in the scholarship.
"I'm definitely down with school arship speech" Hilton said.
Edwin Duson Jr., Kansas City, Mo. senior, has participated in SES
since 2003.
"I'm really grateful to be in the program," Duson said. "It's hard enough being in the University, you know. But when you have a program like this to help you out and to help you succeed, it's always a good thing."
Duson said he didn't know what he would do without the program.
"It just helps out a lot because my tutor helps me focus my time adequately on my homework and my assignments," Duson said. "Instead of me just going out and drinking and stuff."
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Eric Martinez, Garden City senior, will also be speaking at the meeting and is involved in the McNair Scholars Program.
Martinez has been involved in EOP since high school, where he was involved in the Upward Bound program and Talent Search.
Martinez is majoring in psychology, focusing on social psychology with Latinos and how they are perceived in American culture.
He said he was recruited to the McNair Scholars Program because it fit in his major and he qualified to be in the program.
"I've been very involved with the McNair Scholars program," Martinez said. "I've attended every single event since I have been admitted to the program."
Martinez is one of two students who was selected to attend a Mc-
Martinez will talk about his experience with each program at the presentation.
Nair conference in Puerto Rico after this semester's finals.
EOP helps nearly 4,000 students throughout Kansas further their education with their programs.
INTERNATIONAL
Edited by Sam Speer
9 die in Turkish Airlines crash
BY TOBY STERLING Associated Press
AMSTERDAM — Engine trouble may have caused the Turkish Airlines crash that killed nine people in the Netherlands, the head of the agency investigating the accident said Thursday. Separately, officials said those killed were five Turks and four Americans.
Flight TK1951 from Istanbul crashed about one mile (1.5 kilometers) short of the runway at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Wednesday morning, smashing into three pieces and spraying luggage and debris across a field. It was carrying 135 passengers and crew.
Chief investigator Pieter van Vollenhoven said, in remarks quoted by Dutch state television NOS, that the Boeing 737-800 had fallen almost directly from the sky, which pointed toward the plane's engines having stopped. He said a reason for that had not yet been established. Survivors say engine noise seemed to stop, the plane shuddered and then simply fell out of the sky tail-first. Witnesses on the ground said the plane dropped from about 300 feet (90 meters).
Haarlemmermeer mayor Theo Wetersings said the names of the
victims would not be released until the bodies have been formally identified.
"The relatives have been informed" of the deaths, he told the Associated Press. "We have arranged some help for them."
He also said Thursday that investigators now say 135 passengers and crew were on the flight, not 134 as previously believed, which was one reason it had taken so long to account for the dead.
At the crash site Thursday, investigators took detailed photos of the wreckage, trying to piece together why the plane lost speed and crashed.
Boeing could not immediately be reached Thursday for a reaction or say whether any or all of its employees were among the dead.
"We were coming in at an odd angle, and I felt the pilot give the plane more gas," he said. He thought the pilot might have been trying to abort the landing, because the nose came up.
One survivor, Henk Heijoo, said the last message he heard from the captain was for flight crew to take their seats. He said it took him time to realize the landing had gone wrong.
Turkish Airlines issued a statement Thursday denying reports that the plane had had technical problems in the days before the accident.
It confirmed the plane had undergone routine maintenance on Feb. 19, and that it had to delay a flight Feb. 23 to replace a faulty caution light.
The controller cleared the plane to descend to an altitude of 4,000 feet, where it would intercept an electronic beam guiding the plane to the runway.
The controller then read out the proper radio frequency for requesting clearance to land. "Turkish 1951 contact the tower 11827, bye bwe," he said
There was no indication of trouble in his voice.
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Student in accident is back on feet
BY ALEXANDRA GARRY
agarry@kansan.com
Zach Kastens, the student taken by helicopter to the University of Kansas Hospital after being struck by a car Wednesday, has been released and is planning to return to classes Monday, he said.
Kastens, Atwood junior, was hit as he crossed the street near the intersection of Crestline and University drives Wednesday afternoon, Lawrence police said. The driver of the car was identified as Kendra Butler, an 18-year-old Washburn
University freshman.
Kastens said he didn't blame Butler for the accident, but rather himself for not paying attention to traffic while on his way to catch a bus to campus. He said he did not plan to press charges.
"It was pretty much my fault," he said.
Kastens said that, after the collision, he focused more on consulting Butler, who "was freaking out," than on his own injuries or pain.
"When I landed, I didn't really feel that bad," he said. "I just worried about her."
medical personnel at the scene believed he may have suffered head injuries, he said. He has two fractured ribs, cuts on his face and heavy bruising on his left side, but no head injuries. He is expected to recover on his own.
Kastens was life-flighted because
"I have cuts and bruises, but nothing too dire, I guess," Kastens said.
Kastens received a $130 jaywalking fine for the incident while sitting in the emergency room, he said.
Edited by Chris Hickerson
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
- Attend conferences in Philadelphia, St. Louis, and New York City!
The KU MUN team will host its informational meeting on Thursday February 22nd at Gpm in Blake Hall Room 114.
PAID FOR BY KU
Join us for FREE pizza and sodal!! (All Majors Welcome)
Blake Hall Room 114
Join KU Model United Nations
"Solidarity, Not Charity"
- Compete in Model UN conferences with teams from other universities around the world
If you have any questions contact mun@ku.edu
New Orleans Alternative Spring Break
Informational Meeting Thursday, February 26th 5:30 PM ECM1204 Oread Ave.
The KU Model United Nations is looking for responsible and dedicated new members to be a part of this award-winning organization
One block north of the Kansas Union
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