THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008
WOMEN OF DISTINCTION
Calendar honors KU student, alumni leaders
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
2008 edition of the poster-style calendar is available to students at Kansas Union
BY JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
The new KU Women of Distinction poster-style calendar for the 2008-09 year is now available.
The calendar acknowledges University of Kansas women, students and faculty for their accomplishments at the University and in the community.
The Women of Distinction program, which is sponsored by the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, is in its sixth year of calendar production. The program was initially launched in 2003 to
combat the stereotypes reflected in the Women of KU Swimsuit calendar.
The poster portion of the academic calendar is filled with photos and short profiles of this year's selected women.
Aly Rodee, Wichita senior, is among the women featured in the
calendar. The Center selected Rodee because of her involvement in campus politics.
She was the communications director for Student Senate and was active in campaigning during Student Senate elections
and hopefully our recognition will inspire others to lead around campus."
"Being a part of this project is bigger than me. It shows that we have many distinguished women around campus."
Rodee said being named a woman of distinction was humbling.
Hannah Love, 2008 KU graduate and former student body president, is also featured in the calendar. She said the calendar was a great way for the University to honor its outstanding women. She
"Being a part of this project is bigger than me," Rodee said. "It shows that we have many distinguished women around campus,
ALY RODEE Wichita senior
said that few awards were available for women and that she was excited to be part of the project.
site for anyone to submit nominations. After the Center gathered the nominations, a board reviewed the candidates and made its selections.
The calendars are available at the bookstore in the Kansas Union for students and the general public. The calendars are free of charge, but
Forms were available on the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center Web
the Center welcomes donations.
Kathy Rose-Mockry, program director for the Center, said the calendar was a wonderful way to illuminate the importance of the women on campus.
Rodee said she hoped the calendar would inspire other student leaders on campus to look for opportunities for success and to try to improve life both on and off campus.
If she had to give advice to women, Rodee said she would tell them to "always lead selflessly and understand why you are doing what it is you are striving for"
"If you lose sight of your goals as a leader, then you will probably lose sight of what it is that is important to you," she said. "Always remember your goals and lead with integrity."
Chancellor Robert Hemenway will be present Thursday at a reception for the Women of Distinction in the Malott Room in the Kansas Union. The reception begins at 4 p.m.
POLITICS
- Edited by Lauren Keith
Officials at DNC debate improving broadband coverage
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
fchambers@kansan.com
KU students enjoy free highspeed Internet access in most buildings on campus and in their residences, yet when students move out of Lawrence, it's unlikely they will have this technology at their fingertips.
Few U.S. cities currently offer free high-speed Internet, but Democrats hope to change that if Barack Obama is elected. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-Wa.) stressed on Tuesday morning the importance of creating the infrastructure to provide high-speed Internet,
or broadband, to every home in America at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
"I have watched as the United States went from world leader to lagger in the world broadband ranks. I am embarrassed," Rockefeller told the audience.
access, listed behind countries such as Denmark, Iceland and Sweden.
"I have watched as the United States went from world leader to lagger in the world broadband ranks."
Rockefeller ___
said the U.S. had
dropped from first to 15th among
countries with the best Internet
JAY ROCKEFELLER
U.S. senator (D-W.Va.)
He said the size and complex geography of the U.S. was partially to blame for the Bush administration's failure to provide broadband access to all
Americans by 2007, but he also said that was no longer a good
excuse.
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"It has to be done" Rockefeller said.
Rockefeller said if private companies and the government were able to negotiate a way to provide broadband access to every school and workplace like they did with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the two should be able to provide the same service to private citizens.
"Yes, broadband access for everyone would be great, but let's look at the cost," Katz said.
Irving said the reason broadband Internet technology was not at the forefront of policy-making in the U.S. was because it was not a "sexy issue."
Larry Irving, president and CEO of the Irving Information Group, a consulting firm for telecommunications and information technology companies, said the government needed to take the initiative even further and provide free wireless Internet access to all U.S. residents. Irving said only one in 30 people had wireless Internet at home.
Wireless Internet is only one form of broadband. Broadband also includes Ethernet and DSL and is faster than lower-speed Internet access, such as dial-up.
He said he thought it should be a top government priority, though, because applications such as Google Maps and Pandora, an internet radio program, can be accessed on cell phones using broadband Internet.
Katz also said widespread broadband access would be too expensive.
Michael Katz, former chief
economist of the Federal Communications Commission, said data ranking the U.S. as 15th was skewed, and that the U.S. actually ranked eighth in the world.
"I don't want to be eighth at anything in life," Irving replied. "I don't think eighth got a bronze, silver or gold."
— Edited by Mary Sorrick
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KICKBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
year after receiving a wound that wouldn't heal. She bruised her knee when she dove in to score at home in the first round last Sunday.
"I put a lot of pressure on myself because I'm insanely competitive," Dotson said. "If I have a bad game then it brings me down for the rest of the night and if I have a good game then it's totally worth it."
The championship game is about as serious as the league ever gets, but a lot of the teams come out for the sole purpose of hanging out with friends and having fun.
Ashley Janzen, Wichita senior,
said her favorite part of kickball
was the camaraderie. Her team
— the Dead Cats — immediately huddled together and started a "Drink" chant after it lost to Ranglife Records last Sunday.
Natalie Collar, KU senior, said she didn't play, but had been a kickball fan for about three years.
"The motto is to drink a lot of beer, have a really good time, try to play the best and play with some balls," Janzen said.
"I always have friends that play on different teams and it's funny because there's always this kind of pseudo heckling with each other about the other team, but everyone is ultimately friends," she said. "And it's really organized. Nobody's getting paid for it and everyone's just doing it out of fun."
Collar said that students who were interested in playing should get involved in the Lawrence community.
Students who are interested in playing for next summer's Kaw Valley Kickball League can visit its Web site to check out the list of local businesses that play in the league. Students who want to start their own team must pay a $100-entry fee and buy three rubber kickballs. All the money is used to cover the cost of equipment, renting fields and to help pay for a party at the end of the season.
"Everyone involved in kickball is part of a local, downtown or outside-of-downtown business, so anyone who wants to get involved with kickball should really try to work for or get to know somebody who works for a local business," Collar said.
This year's party will be held at Liberty Hall at 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29. It will feature a video replay of the championship game on a giant movie screen. The party is open to the public and costs $5 to attend.
Edited by Brieun Scott
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