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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2011
4A NEWS
ETIQUETTE
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students can meet employers in attendance, Wolfram said.
Students and employers will then be seated in assigned seats at the dinner, which will feature a four-course meal consisting of soup, salad, a main dish with sides, and dessert. More than 100 participants attend the dinner each semester, Wolfram said, and business attire was required.
Jonathan Eisen said he would try to attend the dinner. Eisen, St. Louis junior, said it was very important to understand what was and wasn't appropriate etiquette-wise as students transitioned into their post-college lives.
"Events like this allow students to work on skills that they might need on an everyday basis, in
a possible dinner interview, or even on a date," Eisen said. "KU students are first-class individuals, but we need to work on our etiquette to prove that we are first-class."
Mary Banwart, associate professor of communication studies, said employers paid close attention to etiquette and said good etiquette could be an advantage.
"In tight economic times it is the small details that make a big difference." Banwart said. "So I encourage students to take great advantage of this opportunity to give themselves a step up on the competition and to increase their own confidence at important gatherings where their mind needs to be focused on communicating their skills and qualifications, not on which fork to use or how to pass the broccoli."
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etiquette tips
Erin Wolfram, assistant director of the University Career Center, answers students' most oft-asked etiquette questions.
Where does my name tag go? Wear your name tag on the right side of your chest about three to four inches down from your shoulder, so your name tag is easily visible when you shake someone's hand.
When and where do I sit?
Always wait to sit down until the host is seated whether in an interview or dinner setting; the host will also indicate where he would like you to sit, and if he doesn't, ask.
When is it OK to begin eating? Once everyone has been served a meal or when someone who is still waiting on a meal signals it is okay to begin, you may begin eating once the host begins or signals to begin.
What should you order at a business dinner? It is recommended to order something in the mid-level price range — not too low or too high. Ask the host for a recommendation, and this will give you an idea on what to order and in what price range.
Who pays at a business dinner? The host of the dinner.
Rachel Burchfield
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support," Letchworth said.
Henson said the panel was also meant to raise awareness about Queers and Allies' efforts
to add gender iden-
to add gender identity and expression to the University's nondiscrimination policy.
Henson said adding gender identity and expression to the policy would help ensure all transgender people at the University
He said it
der was not something many people felt comfortable talking about.
could go about their lives on campus with the same rights and protection given to other minorities.
"I feel extremely fortunate to have been born into my loving family."
CAGE LETCHWORTH Lenexa freshman
as important for people to hear about the struggles of transgender people, which are similar to the struggles of racial minorities and the struggles of humanity in general.
"The more we understand each other, the better we can all work together to make this world a better place to live," he said.
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Frank Marshall, assistant dean of business administration, said he thought giving business students the opportunity to work at an advising center would give them a valuable opportunity.
the School of Business to give students credit for volunteering to advise their peers.
"It potentially gives them an opportunity to take what they're learning in the classrooms and in the courses they take and in some way use that knowledge to benefit others," Marshall said.
A Marine One helicopter flies over Washington, D.C. The new fleet of 28 Marine One helicopters being built by Lockheed Martin Corp. is now over budget at 511.2 billion, which is more than the cost of Air Force One. Obama said he didn't see a need for new helicopters in the current economic situation.
However, Marshall said he would want to make sure student counselors were careful with the advice they provided to their peers.
The group would start with a relatively small amount of donated money for those students to invest in the market.
"People still need to make their own decisions about their financial matters," Marshall said. "Care needs to be taken to ensure that information is disseminated to people so that they can decide what they want to do."
The returns on those investments would eventually go to pay the wages of student hourly workers hired to run the center.
The distinguishing feature of the Envision proposal is the creation of a student investment fund. Interested students would apply to work under an oversight committee that would supervise the group.
"This gives students interested in finances the opportunity to gain internship-level experience without the internship," Envision leaders said in a written summary of their proposal.
Envision said their starting goal was $50,000, which would be gathered from partnerships with the School of Business, the KU Endowment Association and other contributors.
GOVERNMENT
Alex Porte, Great Falls, Va. junior and Envision vice presidential nominee, said several other institutions implemented a similar program, including the University of Utah, Ohio State, Penn State and Abilene Christian University.
Obama set to review program costs for new helicopters
These programs invest anywhere from $25,000 to $1 million.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama never had a helicopter, which he said might explain why he was perfectly happy with the current White House fleet and didn't need a more costly one.
At the conclusion of a fiscal summit Monday, Obama faced questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers, including his former presidential rival, Sen. John McCain.
McCain bemoaned cost overruns in military procurement. The new fleet of 28 Marine One helicopters being built by Lockheed Martin Corp. — now over budget at $11.2 billion — will cost more than Air Force One.
Obama said the helicopter he has now seems adequate, adding that he never had a helicopter before and "maybe I've been deprived and I didn't know it."
Obama said he has already talked to Defense Secretary Robert Gates about reviewing the pro-
"It is an example of the procurement process gone amok, and we're going to have to fix it," Obama said.
The Navy — which is in charge of overseeing the helicopter program — reported to Congress in January that its price tag had nearly doubled. That notification triggered a formal process mandating the program be recertified as a national security requirement by senior Pentagon leadership.
The Navy waited nearly a year before formally disclosing the information to lawmakers as it sought to find ways to keep the program within budget. Those efforts failed.
Gates already has warned of tough cuts in the upcoming fiscal 2010 budget as the Pentagon faces the pressure of paying for two wars during a recession.
we can deliver the required number of helicopters compliant with the specifications that emerge from the ongoing review."
The helicopter, which will be outfitted with communications equipment, anti-missile defenses
and hardened hulls, is dubbed Marine One whenever the president is on board.
The aircraft is expected to be similar to Air Force One, unlike the 30-year-old helicopters they would replace.
STATE
Federal stimulus package funds Medicaid budget
TOPEKA — Kansas expects to receive $71.5 million in additional Medicaid funds from the federal stimulus package.
The Kansas Health Policy Authority said Monday that the money was the first installment of stimulus funds.
The authority expects Kansas to receive $440 million in additional Medicaid dollars in 2009 and 2010.
Authority spokesman Peter Hancock said the money was expected to arrive Wednesday and would help Kansas with its budget problems, but state officials are still trying to figure out exactly how it will be handled.
Medicaid covers health care for the needy and is funded jointly by the states and federal government. The stimulus legislation lowered the costs that states must cover.
The authority administers
most of the Medicaid program in Kansas.
Jury adds charge in case of child endangerment
COURTS
Cass County prosecutors announced Monday that the grand jury indicted the man on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A grand jury has added another charge against a western Missouri man suspected of fathering four children with his teenage daughter and charged with second-degree murder in the death of one of the infants.
That means he now faces a total of two counts of child endangerment in addition to second-degree murder and other charges.
The new charge accuses the 47-year-old man of failing to seek medical assistance when helping the daughter give birth in August 2005 to a boy who is now 3 years old and in state
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The grand jury added a second count alleging she failed to seek medical help when assisting in the 2005 birth, plus a new charge of hindering prosecution
Public defenders representing the suspects did not immediately return phone calls to The Associated Press for comment Monday.
Family members and investigators have said the daughter who had the babies was 13 when her father began molest-
She has not been charged with any crime.
The Associated Press is withholding the defendants' names to protect the identity of the now 19-year-old daughter, an alleged sexual assault victim.
Woman deported for drug trafficking returns
Norma Arias-Garcia appeared Monday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan. Court records say Magistrate Judge David Waxse signed an order jailing her pending her trial on charges that she reentered the country after her deportation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman from Mexico who was deported from the U.S. after being convicted of drug trafficking in Missouri has been found again, this time in Kansas.
Prosecutors said Arias-Garcia was convicted in Jackson County in 1996 for first-degree drug trafficking and deported in May 1998.
Her attorney, Sean Pickett,
says a not guilty plea was
entered on her behalf.
He says he does not care to comment further "on the facts of the case at this time."
Arias-Garcia is being held without bond. She could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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