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OPINION
MONDAY,SEPT.24,2001
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KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE
Books, Internet mean ignorance is unacceptable
EDITORIAL
Arabic is not among the official languages of Afghanistan. Not everyone in the Middle East is Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Zoroastrian and Sufi communities have always had a presence. Indonesia has more Muslims than any country in the world.
Following terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Americans donated blood, joined armed forces, prayed and donated money. But there is another option that many in our nation are turning to—education
According to Deide Donahue in the Sept. 19 edition of USA Today, sales of books on Islam, Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Middle Eastern politics have risen sharply since the attacks.
In Lawrence, Borders Books and Music, Hastings and the Dusty Book-shelf have also seen sales of these books rise. Borders merchandising supervisor Sarah King said customers have been requesting the 1999 book Bin Laden: The Man who Declared War on America by Yossef Bodansky.
Other titles selling out across the nation, according to Donahue's article include:
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- Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid.
A Peace to End all Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Rise of the Modern Middle East by David Fomkin.
Germs: America's Secret War Against Biological Weapons by Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg and William Broad.
Students can always turn to the University's own Multicultural Research Center. Although there are no scheduled events involving Islam and the Middle East, the center can aid students in their research about other cultures and perspectives.
Other books that will give students perspective on the history of the area include The Last Great Revolution by Robin Wright, which explores the Iranian revolution of 1979 and the following decades, and Afghanistan by James Michener.
The Internet is also a place to turn to for information. Look for sites such as the Women's Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan (www.wapha.org), Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (www.rawa.org) and Afghan Online Press (www.afghan-web.com). Students can use online search engines such as Yahoo! and Google to research.
Donovan Atkinson for the editorial board
It is imperative that KU students — and all Americans — learn more about other cultures. Instances of violence and discrimination against Arab-Americans and Muslims following the events of Sept. 11 are a dismal reminder of our ignorance. Students who are informed about a situation that will ultimately affect all of us will be future leaders who act on information and not steryotypes.
An abundance of information about Islam and the Middle East is available in bookstores, libraries and online. There is no excuse for actions of ignorance.
Attend career fair to learn about international options
As if it isn't hard enough for students to find internships in the United States, it's even harder for us to find internships overseas. Experience abroad gives students a competitive advantage, but even finding a domestic internship can be like pulling teeth from a rabid pit-bull. What about international business, advertising, engineering, accounting, economics and public relations students who eventually want to work abroad and need those types of overseas experiences to land jobs in those fields?
One way is to study abroad. Another way, I recently learned, was to go through a student run organization here on campus called Aiesec (eye-sek). Aiesec is the largest student-run organization in the world, and specializes in finding international internships for KU students! It is located at 104 Summerfield Hall. In the last two years, Aiesec at the University of Kansas has sent students on paid internships to Poland, Thailand, India, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Spain, Mexico, Taiwan, Japan, Romania, Malaysia, Bosnia, Ecuador and Slovakia.
The mission of Aiesec is "to contribute to the development of our countries and their people with an overriding commitment to international understanding and cooperation." The organization works to achieve this mission by placing students and recent graduates in quality, paid internships in these 87 countries. As prejudice against Arab-Americans and Muslims in the week
Commentary
Jay Stienkamp
Guest columnist
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following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack shows, there is a huge lack of that cultural understanding.
Aiesec provides internships in 87 countries worldwide. It also provides international partnerships with PriceWaterhouse Coopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Accenture, Deloitte & Touche, IBM, Xerox, Oracle, Yahoo!, Phillip Morris, Sprint International, and Proctor & Gamble — to name a few. It has sent students on traineeships in finance, accounting, public relations, marketing, information technology or management, web design, market research, computer programming, advertising and even as English teachers.
There are two different ways to get involved in Aiesec. First, you could become a member of the group. The second way to become involved in Aiesec is to go on an internship in another country for anywhere from two to 18 months ... your choice. You don't have to be a member to go on an internship either.
The application process is simple. You go to a short interview with Aiesec Kansas and talk about your qualifications (major, experience, international interests, etc.). Upon selection, Aiesec puts your resume in a database and an Aiesec chapter in another country gets you matched up with a job. Once you're matched up with that job, Aiesec at the University of Kansas will help you with all the preparations for your departure. They'll give you country information, help you get your visa and prepare you for any culture shock.
Once you're in the country of the internship, the Aiesec chapter there will pick you up at the airport, have an apartment for you, get you acquainted with the city and get you settled in. And the chapter is there for you the whole time you're there. Aisec members take you to clubs, restaurants, show you the sights and show you the ropes. They're your personal cultural assistants the whole time.
So keep in mind that the Business Career Fair is on Wednesday. If you're looking for an internship next semester or this coming summer and you want to go abroad, get in touch with Aiesec at the University of Kansas in 104 Sumerfield Hall. The number is 864-3304, or send an email to kansas@aiesec.net. The group will be at the Career Fair and will also have two information sessions this week on Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Sumerfield Hall.
Steinkamp is a senior in business.
The silver lining is a united America
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In Russia, Muscovites brought flowers to the United States Embassy. In Britain, the Queen's guard was changed to the strains of the Star-Spangled Banner. China offered rescue crews. Cuba offered use of its airspace. Thousands of Germans gathered in vigils. In Kosovo, thousands of Muslims prayed and rallied in support of the United States. I have never seen such brotherhood. I have never seen such patriotism on the streets of America's cities, either.
Americans have, over the years, grown to expect a little unpopularity overseas. It's natural to resent success, even as one admires it. There was little of that jealousy after Sept.11 — one of the shining things to emerge from the tragedy.
Only three sneering mockeries of America have followed the attacks. First, bin Laden predictably denied all involvement. Just as predictably, he declared the attack to be "a punishment from Allah." Second, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein called it the "operation of the century," and said America had gotten what it deserved. Finally, Jerry Falwell agreed with the two other vermin and said, "God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to give us probably what we deserve."
Commentary
Mike Loader
Guest Columnist
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Falwell went on to blame the attacks on homosexuals, abortion rights supporters, the American Civil Liberties Union members, feminists, pagans and the People for the American Way. Under pressure from fellow conservatives, he later retracted his statement.
Deserve? Do mothers, children, husbands, workers, pillars of the nation and captains of trade deserve to die in an inferno?
Firefighters and police officers have lain down their lives. Blood banks have been overwhelmed by donors. We have prayed and watched as millions across our nation pray as well. Our minds and hearts are on New York and Washington. America has risen with sorrow, determination and brotherhood.
the heroes of New York City, the firefighters and police officers and emergency medical personnel threw themselves into the gates of hell to drag out the stricken and lead their charges to safety.
God often asks us to bear suffering, be we good or evil. How we bear it is what determines our moral character.
There have been ugly stains — those who hate their fellow Americans, whether because they are Muslim or for other, murkier reasons. But it is only a stain.
Mr. Falwell, whatever you may think, this is a great country. God has not turned His back on her.I have seen the face of God reflected in the grimy features of every rescue worker. I am prower today of my nation than I have been in years.
Did the men and women of our armed forces, the vigilant watch in the Pentagon, deserve to die as they did at Pearl Harbor and usher in another war?
The evil monsters can kill us, they can rain terror down from the sky, even topple our monuments — but they only make us stronger in our faith, more united in our brotherhood and more joyful than ever that we are free men and women of the United States of America.
Leader is a senior in journalism from Henderson, Nev.
You stupid, hateful men. How dare you?
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I like a boy.
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What age is too old to be living in the dorm? I think it's 22. And did I mention my roomate's 22?
Hi, I just wanted to let everyone know that I might not be able to be reached by cell-phone. And if that's the case, for everyone just to call my banana.
Buff guys who think they're bad and walk around in wife-beaters on campus kinda bug me. Mainly because I'm not buff but I can still take 'em
The only reason Afghanistan won their last jihad is because they had the U.S. backing them. They couldn't beat the Soviets without the United States and now they're going to learn that they can't beat the United States without anyone backing them up.
It doesn't make sense. They make such a big deal about getting enrolled in time and getting all these classes and paying it all by a certain day, and then two weeks later you can enroll in a class and not have to pay for it until whenever. And then in order to get into that class you have to get a magic stamp by a person who doesn't even look at the paper they're stamping. And you have to walk across campus four times and it's raining.
Hey, whatever happened to the Sports Event column to let us know what's going on for the week?
I am watching President Bush walk up to the podium to speak for his Presidential address to the nation, and I'm afraid it's beginning World War III.
Kirk Hitchin, we just wanted to thank you for the Cranberry Apple Raspberry Minute Maid juice that you left on the tion of your car. We'll treasure it forever.
Message to Afghanistan: It's on like Donkey Kong
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I can't believe this: My friends are playing a drinking game with Bush's speech. They drink everytime they clap.
I don't get what Hilary Clinton's problem is. She's from New York, she didn't look like she was giving any support to the President during his speech and she's lucky that a lot of the people don't know she was in the Young Republican's Club when she was in high school and college.
Does anybody have change for a ten?
This area is protected by neighborhood watch.
Yeah, I just wanted to say that when you read the website www.partyku.com, people need to put stuff on it and go to it.
I think teachers should be more educated about Jewish holidays because two of my four tests this month fall on Jewish holidays, and I — as a busy student — don't have all the time in the world to reschedule all my tests. It's just not fair.
I was at the peace rally today. A lot of good things were said but students need to wake up and realize that this war's inevitable, bloodshred's going to happen and the leadership of America doesn't listen to poetry.
I would think that a newspaper like the UDK, the recipient of so many awards, would not make such glaring grammatical errors. One of my pet peeves is the use of the word "healthy" to describe something that is not alive. A meal cannot be healthy, a meal is healthful.
Osama bin Laden, more like Osama bin Loser.
You know if you take an electrical cord and plug it in to a pickle and plug it in,it'll light up?
Yeah, I just wanted to say that Bud Light is the best beer in the world.
All this talk about terrorism is making me want to drink.
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I know it's not really the point but Dr. Pepper is not owned by Coke, and Candas is not sugar-flavored acid. Just thought I'd like to be truthful.
To the guy who said girls are anti-pot. I'm a girl and I'm smoking pot right now, and I think it's cool.
Um, I'm sorry I dialed the wrong number.
Thursday nights on the KU campus are so enjoyable. So beautiful, the lights in the buildings are lit, we really are in heaven.
Osama bin Laden should be beaten until he is dead.
Seniors love hot freshman sorority girls. Blond sorority girls.
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Hell no, this won't stand, let's go bomb Afghanistan.
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