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he needed to finish his graduate work was closed by the school because the enrollment cap for the course had been met. The enrollment for the class is capped at 20 students.
The course is one of three sections titled Topics in Advanced Social Work. Different sections focus on specific therapy models used in the field. Grayson said the closed section taught a solution-based model that best addressed mental health, which is his area of study.
The two remaining sections focus on family therapy models, which Grayson said would not complement his work at the Veterans Administration hospital in Topeka.
The only options for Grayson and students in his position are to either enroll in one of the family model-focused sections or postpone graduation for one year, and try to make it into the class next spring.
Between his job at the VA hos-
pitual and raising his 8-year-old grandson, postponing graduation for another year is a problem that 45-year-old Grayson said would be a significant setback. Grayson is waiting to see if the school will fit him into the class roster, he said.
Officials in the school realize the problem this poses for graduate students, but say the students themselves decided which classes the school offered.
During the graduate students' first year in the program, school officials conducted a survey to pinpoint the areas of social work students were interested in studying.
The information gathered was used to schedule which courses the school offered, said Rick Spano, associate dean of the school.
The survey provided a system that allowed students to choose the graduate program's focus.
"Most schools don't do that," he said.
Spano said he suspected students had changed their minds since the survey, and were now trying to get in a closed course
"There are always some limitations that come into play when students want something," he said.
that was planned for fewer students.
Students had a hard time pinpointing the therapy model they wanted to use in their first year because many hadn't yet learned about each model, said Jennifer Nickels, Lawrence graduate student who is also in the School of Social Welfare program.
"They had the best of intentions, but a lot of people didn't know what they wanted at that point." she said.
Nickels enrolled in the family-based course. Although it was not her first pick, she thought the skills taught in that class would still be valuable.
Spano said school officials would have a meeting regarding the class issue Nov. 12 that would be open to all 60 students in the graduate program. But, he said, the number of student allowed to enroll in the closed class would not be increased.
was important to watch the wording of the party information that got posted. For example, he said people who advertised kegs being at the party should say that donations are accepted, instead of saying that a cup costs $5.
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But Sgt. Mike Patrick of the Lawrence Police Department said he was not aware of the site or officers who knew of it
The site currently boasts 1, 750 users and Maxwell said the number varied from month to month.
either.
As he deletes users who have been inactive for more than six months, more people are joining the site.
Joe Davidson, St. Louis senior, had one of his parties posted on the Internet. Although it angered his landlord, he said it had helped his party's success, but added that he no longer used the service.
"I know more people in town now and have a more comfortable group of friends," he said. "It's not the sort of party I'm looking for anymore."
Maxwell said he knew this happened with the site.
"The biggest party houses in town are people that met on the site." he said.
He said he knew of numerous roommates and friends that had met through his site and now lived together.
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India. He said the children's fund was one of the most successful non-profit organizations in the world, with no national barriers.
"It's more like thinking of the world as a global village rather than a single nation," he said. "UNICEF is an organization
Zeinab Othman, Kano, Nigeria senior and president of KU UNICEF, said she wanted to give underprivileged children educational opportunities similar to those she received. She was previously involved with United Nations programs benefiting youth in Nigeria.
Montgomery said leaving his family behind — especially his mother, Janie, whom he calls his best friend, — would be the hardest part of the possible attacks.
"My mom asked me two
weeks ago, "Can I go with you?" he said. "I said," No, what would you do over there? Hold my hand?"
Janie Montgomery said she had experienced many emotions since Justin had been preparing for mobilization, but she was mostly angry and terrified.
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"I can't stand the thought of not knowing what he's doing and where he is and what he's experiencing," Janie Montgomery said.
She said she couldn't ignore the possibility of an attack any longer.
that looks at the world in that way."
"We would like to raise awareness about kids around the world who don't have the same opportunities," she said.
"It's easy for people to back
what the President is saying and wave the flag and cheer when he says we're going over there," she said. "Well, that's removed. That's not him going over there. That's not his son or his daughter."
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impoverished children living in under-developed countries.
In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations with the task of assisting
UNICEF created in 1946 by the U.N. General Assembly to help children in Europe following World War II, was initially known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
"In Germany, UNICEF has a very good reputation," said Catrin Schultz, Hanover, Germany, graduate student and vice president of KU UNICEF.
Money raised from this year's "Trick or Treat for UNICEF" will be used to battle polio around the world. UNICEF hopes the disease will be eradicated by 2005.
The orange boxes used for "Trick or Treat for UNICEF" can be found in KU UNICEF's office, 400 Kansas Union, where the donations can also be returned.
Office hours and more information about KU UNICEF can be found at www.ku.edu/~kuunicef.
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