MONDAY.NOV.5.2001
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5A
Nontraditional Student Week kicks off
Organizers say nontraditionals need recognition
J. R. Mendoza Kansan staff writer
Massages, academic assistance and a Veterans Day celebration are some of the events planned for the second-annual National Nontraditional Student Week at the University of Kansas.
Nontraditional students can be those who are married, have kids or commute.
Laura Morgan, assistant director of the Student Development Center in Strong Hall, said it was important to recognize nontraditional students on campus.
"So often older nontraditional students particularly may feel invisible or may feel like they are not in the right place or the right time," Morgan said. "The week becomes a time to encourage
nontraditional students to come out of the woodwork or depart from their regular paths."
The week's events begin today at the Burge Union. Some of the events planned include panel discussions with nontraditional students, lunch with Janet Murgia, executive vice chancellor for University Relations, a pasta dinner and a family game night.
Morgan said buttons that read "NUTS" would be handed out at an information table at the Kansas Union. "NUTS" stands for "not-the-usual-traditional-student." Morgan said wearing the button would help other nontraditional students find each other on campus.
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"It can help if they wear the buttons on their backpacks or walking from class to their car," Morgan said. "We suggest they tap them on the shoulder and walk with them as a way of getting to know someone they may share something in common with. It's a
sign of being willing to meet people."
Morgan said a survey concerning what needs nontraditional students had on campus would be available.
Michael Curran, Lawrence sophomore, and member of OAKS, the nontraditional students organization, said the week was a good way to raise awareness about nontraditional students.
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"It's definitely a concern with how you are going to fit in," Curran said. "But I feel there's a lot of acceptance of older students."
The Student Development Center, the Hilltop Child Development Center, the Coca-Cola Corporation, the University Registrar for Veterans Services and the Department of Student Housing are sponsoring the week.
Contact Mendoza at 864-4810
Nontraditonal Events
some events planned for the
second-annual National
Nontraditional Student Week.
Monday - Academic
Monday: Academics Assistance Programs," 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union.
Wednesday: "What Do Nontrads Want At KU7," 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. at the Oread Room in the Kansas Union
■ Tuesday: "Been There, Who Are That: Nontradys Who Are Making It Work," 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union.
■ Thursday: "Special Guest: Lunch with Janet Murgia," 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Alcove B in the Kansas Union.
**Friday:** "De-stress with a mini-massage!" with Cecilia Mills of Right to the Point, 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
U.S. deploys more forces to Afghanistan
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military inserted more special forces into Afghanistan as top commanders said yesterday the Taliban government was weakening but still controlled substantial troops that would take time to thin out and conquer.
"We're setting in for the long haul," said Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"We are going to continue to resupply" the anti-Taliban fighters of the opposition northern alliance "right through the winter," Myers said. "We think that they have every chance of prevailing."
Underscoring the drawn-out nature of the conflict, Myers said a couple more teams of special forces were inserted in Afghanistan in the last day or so.
The teams are working with opposition leaders and "the more teams we get on the ground, the
more effectively we'll bring air power to bear on the Taliban lines," Myers said on NBC's Meet the Press.
In Pakistan, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that four weeks of U.S. bombing had weakened the Taliban's ability to operate as a government.
Taliban forces are "using their power in enclaves throughout the country to impose their will on the Afghan people," but are not making "major military moves," Rumsfeld said.
Myers said the United States had taken down Taliban air defenses, its transportation for resupplying its troops and its communications.
Myers and Army Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. forces in the war, declined to say whether it would take a major deployment of U.S. ground troops to topple the Taliban.
Appearing on ABC's This Week, Franks was asked whether he would rule out the use of a
large number of ground forces. "Absolutely not," he replied.
On a more immediate question, Franks said the United States would listen to its allies on whether to conduct the war during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins around Nov. 17, and then make a decision on whether to move ahead
President Bush indicated last week the campaign would not ease during Ramadan. "The enemy won't rest during Ramadan and neither will we." Bush said.
Members of Congress said it was too early to tell how long the war would last or whether more ground troops would be needed.
"I think our enemies, the more they're convinced that we're in this for the long haul, the shorter this thing" may last, said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Fox News Sunday.
Added Democratic Sen.
Joseph Biden, the foreign Relat-
ions Committee chairman: "It
"We're setting in for the long haul."
Gen. Richard Myers chairman of the Joint Chiefs
may very well be that as things move on," administration officials "have to insert, or at least contemplate, a larger infusion of ground forces."
Joining Biden on CBS' Face the Nation, Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., said, "I don't see where you're going to put a half a million men on the ground like we did in Vietnam or any of the large-scale efforts."
In other developments, Myers said "there's a lot of planning going on right now" concerning possible nuclear and biological threats from terrorists, including threats posed by Iraq's Saddam Hussein.
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