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Association, a student from Iraq Veterans Against the War, two students from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth and two KU faculty members from the political science and sociology departments.
Phommavong said finding differing opinions was important because of the nature of the event. The committee for SUA wanted to host something about the Iraq War, but had difficulties agreeing on what type of event to host, Phommavang said. The final decision was to show a film and invite students to ask questions from a panel of students and faculty who were familiar with the conflict.
"We had a list of ten films, and
went though and read the description of each one, and us and the films committee put it to a vote and decided on "Dreams of Sparrows" Phommvong said.
Felix Zacharias, Wichita senior and representative for the Collegegate Veterans Association, said he was enthusiastic about participating in the event, but was apprehensive about certain elements of the film. He said some of the footage that particularly unnerved him was of Iraqi insurgents calling themselves the protectors of Fulham.
"I thought that was my job while I was there," Zacharias said. "But I guess I was wrong."
Zacharias said he was worried about some of the tension the nature of the event would cause. Phommavong agreed, but said it wasn't the panelists he was worried about, it was the audience. He described an incident last semester
during a debate about marijuana.
"We hosted one former DEA agent and one former editor for High Times Magazine," Phommavong said. "The two panelists were great, but there were some audience members who weren't quite appropriate."
Samantha Snyder, Topeka senior, said though she was going to support the Iraq Veterans Against the War, she was looking forward to hearing different perspectives. She said she hoped to see some common ground between the different viewpoints.
"Dreams of Sparrows" will be showing at 6:30 p.m. today in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. The panel will begin its discussion at 7:45 p.m.
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and tutors are available," Buskirk said. "The students who have been able to get the job done sitting in the beehive, just think what they could get done if they actually had some space and some quiet."
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The NCAA requires every Division I athletics department to have some type of academic support program. Buskirk said the University's student athlete support services were second to none.
"We could do the minimist but we're well past that," Buskirk said.
of the larger picture for the development of student athletes.
"This is all part of the plan to do everything we can to provide the student athletes what they need to be successful and that's the thought process behind what you see here," Marchiony said.
Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director of external affairs, said the new academic center was part
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would be a much better place."
In January, LeValdo worked as a National Minority Consortia fellow in Washington, D.C., where she produced three videos for the PBS Online NewsHour.
minority employment in newsrooms
While in D.C. she was also recognized as a runner-up in YouTube Project: Report, a contest for aspiring journalists. LeVallo reported on the effect of the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway on the Haskell-Baker Wetlands and produced a profile of her grandmother, who lives on the Laguna reservation in New Mexico.
Dick Nelson, lecturer and KUII-TV News general manager, said LeValdso media skills were
American Indians Blacks Hispanics Asian-Americans Whites Number 284 2,790 2,346 1,692 45,485 Percent 0.54 5.30 4.46 3.22 86.5
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advanced, with video production in particular.
"I don't think she cares about her own personal gain," Nelson said. "She just cares about helping others."
LeValdo also serves as vice president of the Native American Journalist Association and hosts the weekly radio show "Native Spirit" on Kansas City's 90.1 KKFI. Despite her success, LeValdo said she had no interest in being a famous journalist.
"For me, I don't see anything I do as pushing my own career to the forefront, I see it as pushing our people to the forefront." LeValdo said. "I have no interest in being a superstar."
LeVaido said she hoped to teach video production at Haskell or another tribal school upon receiving her master's in May.
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Burris caught in scandal
POLITICS
BY RUPA SHENOY
Senator Roland Burris, D-Ill., speaks during a press conference in Chicago, Sunday. Burris fielded questions about a major omission from the testimony he made in January to a state House committee investigating former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment.
Associated Press
CHICAGO — Just as Illinois was moving past the agony and embarrassment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ousting, the fellow Democrat whom Blagojevich appointed to the U.S. Senate was hearing calls for his own resignation Sunday amid allegations he lied to legislators.
Based on federal law, the state Senate could argue that Burris was a temporary appointment, then pass a bill calling for a special election to name a permanent senator, Netsch said.
Freshman Sen. Roland Burris released an affidavit on Saturday that contradicts his statements last month to a House committee investigating Blagojevich's impeachment.
"I can't believe anything that comes out of Mr. Burris at this point," Rep. Jim Durkin, the impeachment committee's ranking Republican, said at a news conference Sunday. "I think it would be in the best interest of the state if he resigned because I don't think the state can stand this anymore."
"I'm not aware that anything quite like this has happened in any state before," she said.
But Gov. Pat Quinn's hands may be tied.
But an adamant and sometimes emotional Burris told reporters later Sunday that he hadn't done anything wrong and never misled anyone.
"I've always conducted myself with honor and integrity," he said. "At no time did I ever make any inconsistent statement."
It's not clear what action state legislators could now take against Burris, said Dawn Clark Netsch, a Northwestern University law professor and former Illinois Comptroller.
"I don't see anything that the current governor could do, except to ask for legislation to ask for a special election," Netsch said.
Saturday's disclosure by Burris reflects a major omission from his testimony in January when an Illinois House impeachment committee specifically asked if he had ever spoken to Robert Blagojevich
or other aides to the now-deposited governor about the seat vacated by President Barack Obama.
"Clearly, it would have been better if Senator Burris had provided this information when he first testified," said Jim Manley, a spokesman for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who was among the Democrats who only consented to seat Burris on the belief that there was no chance of "pay for play" politics surrounding Burris' appointment.
Manley and Christina Angarola, a spokeswoman for Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, both said Sunday that Bufris informed the senators of the affidavit on Friday, but Angarola said Burris didn't provide a copy.
But Burris explained Sunday that he voluntarily gave the committee a Feb. 4 affidavit disclosing the contact with Robert Blagojevich because questioning during his January testimony abruptly changed course and he never got a chance to answer a
direct question about Blagojevicns brother.
Transcripts of Burris' testimony, however, show he had opportunities to provide a full response to Illinois legislators.
The affidavit, released Saturday by Burris' office after it was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, said Robert Blagojevich called him three times — once in October and twice after the November election — to seek his fundraising assistance.
Burris said Saturday he told Robert Blagojevich he would not raise money because it would look like he was trying to win favor from the governor for his appointment. But he said he did ask the governor's brother "what was going on with the selection of a successor" to Obama in the Senate and "he said he had heard my name mentioned in the discussions."
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