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Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 14
**What:** What's in a Protest? Trees, Shopping Malls and Authoritarianism
**When:** Noon to 1 p.m.
**Where:** 706 Fraser Hall
**About:** Lecture on protesting from Turkey to Syria by professor Elif Andaç
Friday, Nov. 15
What: Myths & Mayhem Film Series:
Jurassic Park
When: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Dyche Hall, Panorama
About: Film screening with paleontologist
John David Burnham
What: Red Hot Research
When: 4 p.m.
Where: Spooner Hall, The Commons
About: Presentations introducing the audience to research topics and faculty researchers
What: Ovde i Tamo (Here and There)
When: 7 p.m.
Where: 318 Bailey Hall
About: Serbian film screening with snacks
Saturday, Nov. 16
What: Art Cart: Optical Art
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art
About: Art activity station with foam shapes
What: Seamless R and C++ Integration
When: 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: 455 Watson Library
About: Colloquium on programing with data
CAMPUS
Sunday, Nov. 17
What: Percussion Group
When: 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Murphy Hall, Robert Baustian Theatre
About: Concert by School of Music percussion group
What: Kansas Virtuosi
When: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Murphy Hall, Swarthout Recital Hall
About: Concert presented by the School of Music
KU Model UN travels to national conference
ROBERT PYATT
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rpyatt@kansan.com
KU Model UN will send 10 of its members to a conference in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 16. Seven are pictured here. Back row: sophomore Mitch Montague, graduate student Garret Fugate, freshman Logan Sutton, sophomore Ramiro Sarmiento, freshman Jesse Burbank. Front row: junior Jeeley Hentzler, sophomore Allison Morte, freshman Lauren Adamson.
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The KU Model UN will soon be taking part in discussions that may very well affect the future of international foreign policy. KU's Model UN, an organization made up of 30 to 35 students from the University, will take 10 of its members to Kansas City on Nov. 16 to participate alongside high school students, business leaders and local politicians, in a discussion of major global issues in the post-2015 world.
The conference is one of several being convened all over the world as part of an effort by the United Nations to foster open conversation on the future of international politics, which until 2015 will be managed by the Millennial Development Goals, a set of regulations directing the policies of the United Nations on issues as diverse as poverty in third world nations to education and nutrition standards.
UN's efforts to increase the participation of groups like women, youth and indigenous peoples all over the world"
"The UN has gone a long way in trying to expand their reach to students and citizens around the world in the last ten years," said Joey Hentzler, president of KUMUN. "This conference is a part of the
The conference, which is attended by hundreds of business leaders and students, is one of several national and international conferences held each year. Each focus on fostering an interest from high school and college students in global affairs and foreign policy, especially since the regulations that guide UN policy are expiring in 2015.
"I'm really looking forward to having discussions with people about the millennial goals," said Garret Fugate, a graduate student from St. Louis. "It's great to take a part in conversations that might affect global diplomacy."
The conferences provide students with the opportunity to speak about their interest in global affairs and have their voices heard by the real United Nations.
After taking part in discussions regarding a variety of global issues, the participants' discussion notes will be sent from the conference to the Secretariat of the United Nations as a way of voicing their concerns and beliefs regarding world
governance in the post-2015 world. National conferences for Model UN require extensive study and research prior to the event.
National conferences for Model UN require extensive studying and research prior to attending. Often prepared for weeks, even months in advance, participants have the opportunity to voice their goals for the UN like never before.
"This is a student organization that has been built from the ground up by KU students," said Erik Scott, associate professor of History and faculty advisor for KUMUN. "They've gone from being a small group to a large organization that has gone on to win several distinctions in national and international conferences."
More than anything, the Model
UN hopes to promote an interest in global politics and issues with students and citizens alike.
"It's about looking beyond college and campus life that students see," Scott said. "It's about exploring major global issues not just from an American perspective, but from a global perspective."
Edited by Jessica Mitchell
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Accessibility forum to improve campus
AMELIA ARVESEN
aarvesen@kansan.com
When Amanda Thompson goes to the supermarket, she hangs a blue placard in her windshield to park in an accessible space. Based on her appearance, it isn't obvious that Thompson, a senior from Liberty, has a disability. After her freshman year in 2010, she survived a car accident that left her with a severe brain injury, and returning to school terrified her.
when I came back, it was a different world for me," said Thompson. "Accessibility was a hot mess on this campus but then, things started getting done. I already
"If we were doing this only to give ourselves a pat on the backs, then we wouldn't make it a forum," said Jamie Lloyd Simpson, director of accessibility and Americans with Disabilities Act education. "We really value what the community has to say."
ing the University's accessibility policies and practices.
The forum will conclude with the disclosure of results of an online survey that produced more than 150 responses, including
The first-ever public accessibility forum will be hosted by the Accessibility Executive Advisory Council on Nov. 14 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Centennial Room of the Kansas Union.
"At the end of the day, we're people first. Not our disabilities."
Attendees have the opportunity to share feedback and ideas with the panel to further improve accessibility conditions. In addition, panelists will present the achievement highlights that followed a 2010 task force evaluat-
think that we're going in a good direction."
CHRISTINA ROBERSON Wichita junior
According to Simpson, disability can be seen as an accommodation
answers to the question, "How do you feel about disability being an inclusive part of our community?"
Kansan welcomes new management for spring
but she sees it as an asset.
"It's a way to diversify our community in ways that we can really appreciate our humanity and embrace that," said Simpson.
Given the topography of campus, Simpson said that transportation has been set up for students, faculty, and visitors with disabilities. Additionally, the Academic Achievement and Access Center has made continuous ad-
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The University Daily Kansan is proud to welcome incoming editor-in-chief Katie Kutsko and business manager Sean Powers to its Spring 2014 management staff.
A sophomore journalism major from
Columbus, Ind., Kutsko is currently the art director at the Kansan. She has worked as a design chief and web editor in her past experience on staff. Kutsko spent the summer working as a graphic artist for the William Allen White school of Journalism and is currently serving as the publications chair for the All Scholarship Hall council at the University. A senior journalism major from
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