THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009
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Erin Weekly, Fairway second-year law student, was one of five Kansas law students to travel to the Virgin Islands in January to study biodiversity law first-band.
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"These islands are a microcosm of every biodiversity law that occurs," Torrance said.
Torrance said that when he left Harvard the class left with him, and that he knew of no other similar course offered in the country. He said he had taken classes to the Virgin Islands since 2001, and said there was no better place to go.
Torrance said many students who went on the trip were surprised that the trip was completely free.
"They'll come and meet with me two or three times before they realize I'm serious," Torrance said.
Sebastian Patti, a University alumnus and judge in Illinois, provided initial funding for the class.
Students attended a lecture period for two to three hours each day on the island.
Erin Weekley, Fairway law student, said each day began with breakfast on the veranda with a view of the ocean. Snorkeling, legislature events and other field trips were on the agenda, she said.
Torrance said he and his students had to be flexible in their schedules because of the phenomenon he called "Island Time."
"9 oclock doesn't always mean 9, and an appointment isn't always an appointment," Torrance said. "We had to be ready to hike, dive or get dressed nicely to go to legislature meetings at a moment's notice."
Torrance said he had taken only law students on the trip, but said he hoped the class would eventually incorporate biology students, too. He said the collaboration between different students would be beneficial
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Weekley said she had heard very little about the class before
"I hope that students come to understand the tremendous impact of other life forms on this planet."
ANDREW TORRANCE Associate professor
"You have to get the science right before you can get the law right," Torrance said.
week before the spring semester begins, students are required to read two textbooks. At the end of the semester, students will turn in a 30-page research paper on a specific aspect of biodiversity law they studied on the islands. Torrance said he had high hopes for what his students would learn.
she applied, but when she looked at the course description she decided to enroll.
"I've always had an interest in biodiversity," Weekley said. "I admit the lure of the Virgin Islands in January was pretty strong."
"I hope that students come to understand the tremendous impact of other life forms on this planet to the survival of humanity and the vital role that law plays in ensuring that we all survive together," Torrance said.
Students must submit an application to get into the class and must have taken a prerequisite environmental law course. Before the trip, which is always the
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deserved.
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"Matt and Megan have done an outstanding job," Brill said. "To take first and second place is quite thrilling. It is well-deserved on their part. They are talented journalists."
Hirt, now an editorial intern at Mother Earth News magazine, said the recognition was just a bonus for getting the opportunity to report on in-depth stories.
"You can only be pushed so much by teachers," she said. "It's up to you to go out and find the story, to make it happen. We've been bitten by the journalism bug, and we like what we do. Any award is just the icing on the cake."
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Kansas anistole took the top heart Foundation awards for in-depth writing. "Facing the Music" by Matt Ericsson, finished first, and a Sobering Struille" by Menah Mantau, took second.
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CAMPUS Annual Rec Fest features golf contest, video games
Tonight will feature a driving range competition on the golf simulator, a dodge ball tournament, prize wheel, rock climbing and a gaming station where students can play Xbox 360 and Rock Band.
The gaming station will be available every Tuesday throughout the semester beginning at 6:30 p.m. and ending at 9 p.m.
Nintendo Wii will become an option next Tuesday.
The Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center will celebrate its grand opening tonight beginning at 4 p.m. with students as part of the bi-annual Rec Fest. The recreation center was renovated in 2008 and opened Dec. 22. The event will last until 7 p.m. and is open to all KU students.
"Hopefully we can get a lot of people to see what we have," said Mary Chappell, director of recreation services. Students will have access to recreation center services and intramural sports club teams.
Students who attend Rec Fest will be eligible to win personal training sessions, KU Fit passes, camping equipment and Fit4U assessments.
— Lauren Hendrick
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A Hindu devotee wears earphones as she listens to a robot fortune teller on Mauni Amavasya, or new moon day. It is the third and most auspicious day for bathing during the annual month-long Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India, on Monday. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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