Thursday, October 31, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Students care
Concern protests injustice
Dave Keesling, Herington senior, cares about the world he lives in and protests injustices through an organization he helped found.
Keesling is the national chairman of Collegiates for Concern.
He said the most interesting aspect of Project Concern is, naturally, Vietnam, because of the controversy that small country has led to in this country.
Keesling believes the answer to the Vietnam debate is neither military nor governmental programs of aid. Rather, the solution is people giving to others just because they care.
"The problem in Vietnam is that the people are just like us, they may have a different color of skin, or different eyes but they are individuals and the military and governmental sponsored civil groups can't, and don't, treat these people as individuals." Keesling said.
"The main problem in Vietnam and throughout Southeast Asia is not communism, but the lack of privies, good water; the illiteracy, and hopelessness," Keesling said.
"Project Concern offers a unique challenge," Keesling said, "It offers effective and constructive protesting about the happenings in Vietnam.
"This is my way of protesting; this kind of constructive protest is the only valid way to voice your opinion—by picking up the challenge of your country," Keesling said.
"If we were to wake up tomorrow and the headlines told of the end of the war and the returning of the troops, I would not be happy because I feel that unless the problems of that area are solved we'll have another war in Indo-China," Keesling said.
Collegiates for Concern last year raised between $350,000 and $400,000 for a pediatric center there.
The organization was founded at KU in 1965 purely by "accident" Keesling said. He was the chairman of the Congress of the Class of 1969, and this Congress was searching for a worthwhile organization.
Project Concern was chosen upon the basis of the reply outlining organization and ambitions of the gggroup Keesling said. It was chosen from 24 such replies.
"It (Project Concern) is an international organization with an international medical team which is not affiliated with a
religion or a nation and had the possibilities of involving the 4000 students of the class of 1969." Keesling said.
The ideas of Collegiate for Concern spread throughout the country from California, New York to Emporia.
Last summer Keesling did more than read and talk about Project Concern, he went to the first clinic set up by Project Concern, founded by Dr. James Turpin, in 1961 in Tijuana, Mexico. There he saw "people that live in filthy shacks in the canyons. Normally their shacks consist of crates or old discarded bed springs covered with cardboard." Keesling said.
Project Concern now has clinics in three areas of the world other than Mexico Keesling said. It has four clinics in Hong Kong, in Vietnam, and the newest in the Appalacian region of Tennessee he added.
The aims of Project Concern, which Keesling seems to live, are that a principle of love for humanity expressed in the practical terms of medical care, food, and clothing for those in need.
Keesling said this is the way each of us can add meaning to our lives. Dave Keesling says he thinks he lives a meaningful life.
Greek Week has different look
For sorority and fraternity members, Greek Week may seem to be a long way off, but work has already begun for the newly selected co-chairmen.
One idea for the service project is to sponsor a playday for underprivileged children in the community.
trophies or some form of recognition will be given to the winners of individual events," said Miss Arbuthnot.
Linda Arbuthnot, Prairie Village junior and women's chairman, and John VanSpeybroeck, Wichita senior and men's chairman, have been planning a new approach for this year's activities.
Another change in tradition is to do away with the point system which decides which fraternity or sorority wins the Greek Week trophy. "This year, there will be no point system involved in any of the events. Instead,
"Interviews are going to be held for 18 committee chairmen," she said. Interviews are from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 5 and 6 in Room 305 of the Kansas Union.
"We've planned for a worthwhile service project, maybe even one carried out through the whole year," said Miss Arbuthnot.
Specifically, three new ideas are being incorporated into the traditional Greek Week activities. One is for a service project for all Greeks to participate in.
No plans are being made for a speaker to begin Greek Week. Bringing in an outside speaker has always been a tradition in Greek Week.
Courtney Jones, a counselor, said the expected drop in the number of grad students this fall had not happened because the deferment would expire after school was well in session.
The Lawrence Peace Center, 107 W. 7th, warned yesterday that many graduate student deferments are now running out.
Nov. 4 is the deadline for applications to be submitted. They are now available at each living group.
to have their status changed from II-S, student deferment, to II-A, essential occupation deferment.
Jones said students seeking status change should pay close attention to Selective Service prodecure.
The Peace Center, Jones said, is not necessarily advising extension of the deferment. Instead, students are encouraged
"Students don't use the law to their advantage," he said. "More people get messed up in the draft by not paying attention to the procedures."
"We will have debate teams chosen from the houses to debate topics that are more relevant to the system," said Miss Arbuthnot.
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Plans are indefinite as to whether to have a Greek Week Queen this year, she said.
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"We may have recognition of outstanding Greeks instead."
If a queen is chosen, the process will also be different. "We will have three finalists chosen through an interviewing board, then voted on during individual house meetings," said Miss Arbuthnot.
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The tentative dates for Greek Week are April 20-26.
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