TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3A
Lindsey Gold/KANSAN
Brian Devine, Laramie, Wyo., sophomore snacks on Vietnamese noodles he cooks daily. His refrigerator also contains Kimchi, a Korean dish that is pickled cabbage. He traveled to South Korea, where his mother is from, six years ago
His other half: Student finds heritage in move to Korea
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. Every week, Kansan writer Vonna Keoemvong tells the story of a randomly selected KU student.
As Timothy Devine was grow
to Seoul, South Korea, while his father taught history as a Fulbright Scholar Program lecturer.
up, he had little interest in half of his heritage.
Devine's mother is Korean-American and his father is
So when Devine first learned he was going to Korea six years ago, he tried any valid excuse not to go.
The Laramie, Wyo., sophomore, told his parents he wanted to stay with his grandmother, his uncle or his friends. Devine said his father, Michael Devine, wanted to take him and his sister
white, but he never enjoyed learning to speak Korean. researching Korean history or even eating Oriental food.
Faces in the Crowd
But Devine's parents made him move with them. He now says it was a great experience because it forced him to learn more about his heritage.
"I just never looked past America before because it was all I ever knew." Devine said. "But now, I have more respect not only for my heritage but for others."
Michael Devine, who was a professor for the University of Wyoming, said the half year in Korea showed the younger Devine a different way of life.
"It was an eye-opener for him," Michael Devine said. "He saw his own life in a world context."
His mother, Maija Devine, said he developed positive impressions of other cultures from the trip. Devine attended a foreign school run by the British government that many non-Korean students attended. Devine said he made friends from Europe and Australia as well as Korea.
"I never really met people that were different from me," Devine said. "Everyone in Wyoming is kind of culturally similar."
Three years after staying in Korea, his father was offered another opportunity to teach at the Johns Hopkins University in Nanjing, China.
"I was quiet when I was younger," Devine said. "But living in a small community in Korea and China forced me to get up and talk to people more."
While they were there. Devine's family visited other Asian countries such as the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macao.
Devine said his trips in Asia also made him more laid-back and outgoing because he had to make new friends whenever he moved.
Since the visit, Brian said he needed to learn more about Asian culture. He decided to major in eastern studies.
Devine said he had to adapt to new environments as he traveled.
Hilltop childcare center attempts to boost enrollment
Edited by Adam Pracht
By Matt Stumpff
mstumpff@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas' childcare center wants more students using the facility.
Hilltop Child Development Center, 1605 Irving Hill Road. offers on-campus childcare services. Students' children make up about 55 percent of the 212 who attend the center.
"We're working hard to get it up to 65 percent because student funding paid for 65 percent of the new building," said Pat Pisani, executive director at Hilltop.
KU students have priority to enroll children in the program, said Pisani, and faculty and staff take up most of the remaining spaces. Ten percent of the spaces are allocated to non-KU people.
The childcare center moved from its previous location, 1314
jayhawk Blvd., to its current location south of the Burge Union, this fall and increased its capacity by about 100. Hilltop can now hold 250 children.
Lower fees would be one way to get more students using the center. Pisani said. But budget issues prevent Hilltop from lowering the cost.
"The problem is keeping the fees low enough so student families can use the center and still
have enough money to have a qualified staff," Pisani said.
Hilltop has a flexible price plan based on income, Pisani said. A family of three with an annual income of less than $28,000 pays between $430 and $490 a month for a full day of care for children one to five years old. Single parents with an annual income of less than $22,000 qualify for the same plan. Students can receive assistance if they want to send their children to Hilltop.
Adding to expenses is an $81,300 yearly payment to KU for the building. At its old location, Hilltop paid $1 a year.
But pricing is not the number one concern for student parents, said Ana Paz, San Salvador, El Salvador, graduate student. Paz said she chose Hilltop for her son Mario, 4, because other mothers recommended the center based on its curriculum.
Another option for students with preschoolers is Head Start Community Children's Center, 925 Vermont St. A family of three with an annual income of $15,000 paid $56.25 a month for a full day of child care, said Carolyn Kelly, director.
Kenly, directed. She said about 20 percent of the parents who used Head Start were students.
- Edited by Katie Teske
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