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University Daily Kansan / Monday, November 9, 1987
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James Larson/KANSAN Sudha Veeraraghavan, Coimbatore, India, graduate student, plays her veena as part of the Diwali Nite '87 presentation. The celebration, sponsored by the KU India Club, was Saturday night at Cordley Elementary School, 1837 Vermont St.
Korean ambassador to speak at KU
By a Kansan reporter
The Korean ambassador to the United States will speak at a symposium sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies at 7:15 p.m. Monday in Aldersdorah Auditorium at
the Kansas Union.
The ambassador, Kyung-Won Kim of the Republic of Korea, will speak on "Perspectives on Korea," in the symposium, titled "Korea 1988: A Nation at the Crossroads."
After the speech, Kim, who has a doctorate in political science from Harvard University, will discuss current Korean affairs with a panel of educators.
Bracelets keep hope alive
By VALOREE ARMSTRONG
Staff writer
For many, this is a week to remember — remember veterans thought to be held by hostile governments in foreign countries and families who have never given up hope.
The KU chapter of Arnold Air Society, a national organization made up of Air Force ROTC cadets, is sponsoring a number of activities at the University of Kansas to mark national POW/MIA week.
Today through Wednesday, Air Force cadets will be at the Kansas Union, passing out red ribbons and bracelets for students to wear. Each bracelet has the name of a missing veteran.
Deborah Heard, director of operations for the society at KU, said students could ask for a bracelet with a specific name or a name from a
certain state or branch of service.
the bracelets also tell where th. soldier is thought to be, his rank and status.
Various groups think that Vietnam still is holding U.S. prisoners from the Vietnam War. Congressional investigations in recent years haven't found proof that U.S. soldiers are being held against their will in Southeast Asia.
The society also will circulate petitions at the Union, asking leaders in Hanoi to release U.S. prisoners of war.
Arnold Air societies at 150 U.S. colleges are circulating petitions to be sent to members of Congress, who will forward them to Hanoi.
The highlight of the week will be Thursday's vigil at the Vietnam Memorial, near West Campus Road and Jayhawk Boulevard. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. with each participant lighting a candle.
After a speech, a prayer and a moment of silence, everyone will blow out the candles, she said.
The wrestle will be left on the grave of a local POW or veteran at a local cemetery.
An evergreen wreath will be left at the memorial that night, Heard said. Friday, a group of cadets will take the wreath to the Military Science building and take down the U.S. flag from the flagoleo.
Wednesday is Veterans Day, and the Naval, Army and Marine ROTCs will have a remembrance for veterans of past conflicts. The ceremony will begin at 11:11 a.m., at the time the World War I peace agreement was signed, on the concrete path between Potter Lake and the Vietnam Memorial.
Regents push plan at receptions
The Associated Press
MANHATTAN — Before the Jayhawks and Wildcats ran onto the field for their annual football battle, an even bigger fight was being waged over the weekend in Manhattan.
At stake was the $47 million the State Board of Regents wants Gov. Mike Hayden and lawmakers to add to seven state schools' budgets for the regents Margin of Excellence program.
"This is not just a KU — K-State football game." Kansas State President Jon Wefalid said at one reception. "This is a celebration of all our
regents institutions and a chance to illuminate how important we all are to Kansas."
Hayden mingled briefly with a crowd at the Manhattan Country Club, but refused to say whether he would support the regents plan.
With speeches and bright orange buttons to tout their plan, university officials held two pregame receptions Saturday designed to drum up support from legislators and Hayden. Many legislators attended that reception and an earlier one held at the Kansas State University union.
Regents propose to spend the $47 million over three years, starting with fiscal 1989. The money would be added to the regents annual budget of more than $700 million.
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