TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5A
Focused student picks up slack
New found drive proximity to sister brings student to KU
By Vonna Keomanyvong
vkeomanyvong@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Every face in the crowd and every name in the phonebook has a story behind it. Each week, Kansan writer Vonna Keomanyvong tells the story of a randomly selected RU student.
When it came to grades, Rene Galvez never did well in high school. The Los Angeles freshman said he slacked off a lot.
The 18-year-old said he was not able to get into his school of choice, which was the University of California Los Angeles because he slacked off.
Galvez learned that making it in the world took more than just high hopes.
"I wasn't too mad about it because I knew that I wasn't going to get in," Crowd Galvez said.
"When I didn't get in, it made me realize that I needed to give it my best," he said.
Since then, Galvez promised himself that he would not give up on anything else in his life, including going to a four-year university.
So, before his senior year of high school, he decided to attend the University of Kansas. Two months ago, he arrived in Lawrence, which allowed him to back up his promise and be close to his sister Thelma, who lives in Lenexa.
"I wanted to prove to myself and to my family that I could do it." Galvez said.
Thelma said that because her brother did not do very well in high school, she did not expect him to go to a four-year university.
But she said he was so determined to prove himself that he gave up going to a closer school to attend Kansas.
"He had second thoughts because he was afraid of being away from home," Thelam Galvez said. "But he decided it was more important to make it all the way to KU, even if he knew that he would be scared."
Although he does not do well in math, Galvez said he now studied an extra hour every night just to make sure that he understood the information.
His work ethic and positive attitude has kept him on track early in his first semester.
Jared Soares/Kansan
"I learned that you should never give up on your dreams even though you might fail," Galvez said. "You'll never realize your potential until you give it your best."
— Edited by Ryan Malashock
Rene Galvez, Los Angeles freshmen, promised himself that he would not give up in anything. When Rene was younger he dreamt of attending the University of California Los Angeles but gave up his dream. Now, Rene is at KU and is motivated.
Visual artist to lecture at Kansas Union
By Louise Stauffer
lstauffer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Union.
Alicia Candiani, visual artist, art critic and lecturer, will speak at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas
In her art and lectures, Candiani addresses issues such as political violence in Latin America, violence within the Catholic Church and the historic and contemporary social role of women in Latin America. She is from
Buenos Aires, Argentina, and her work has been seen in more than 300 shows and exhibitions since 1977. Candiani led the printmaking and art history departments for 15 years at the National University of Cordoba in Argentina where she studied.
Sally Hayden, public relations representative for Spencer Art Museum, said the works on display in Spencer Art Museum were digital print and produced by the planographic process.
Candiani's exhibit will be shown through Oct.20.
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