wednesday, october 29, 2003
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Sex, smoothies: A delicious night
By Abby Mills almills@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Steamy talk and chilled beverages will combine tonight in K.K. Amini Scholarship Hall for Sex and Smoothie Night.
Smoothies will begin being made at 7 p.m., and at 7:30 p.m. Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare, will speak to students on issues of sexuality.
issues of relevance
"I think this stuff is terribly relevant to the college experience," he said.
he said. Dailey gives 30 to 40 such talks a year to campus groups, he said. His talks usually don't have a planned topic, but cover basics from his class such as relationships and sexual identity.
He also uses examples based on cases he's working on in his private practice.
prive practice. Dalley said he enjoyed taking
questions from the audience.
Dailey
The smoothie night is an annual event that focuses on different aspects of health each year, said Jennifer Overstreet president of the All Scholarship Hall Council, which sponsors the event.
event. Last year, a speaker from Watkins Memorial Health Center spoke to students about sexually transmitted diseases.
Becca Evanhoe, Derby junior, who organized that event, said she was looking forward to hearing Dailey speak because he would focus more on emotional health than physical health.
Overstreet said she thought Dailey would be a popular
speaker. "It has always been well-received," the Wichita senior said. "This year we thought it would be a good idea to have him come, especially with the publicity."
speaker.
Dailey was in the media spotlight last year after Sen. Susan Wagle (R-Wichita) tried to cut funding to the School of Social Welfare in response to a complaint she received about his class, "Sexuality in Everyday Life."
Sexuality in Everyday Thane Dinsdale, Lincoln Neb., senior and event organizer, said the popularity of the sexualeducation class and Dailey's notoriety across campus would also make the event more popular.
When Dailey came to a talk at a scholarship hall event last February, Evanhoe said, he drew nearly 50 people.
"He was fabulous," she said.
"He talked about relationships.
like when things aren't going well,when you should try to work it out and when you should abandon ship."
Anyone is welcome to attend, but Overstreet said the event was focused on scholarship hall residents as a way to bring them together as a community.
In addition to the sex talk, Dinsdale said people could make up their own creative smoothie concoctions. Some ingredients offered include frozen berries pineapple, peaches and chocolate.
She said she wanted students to be entertained and also take away valuable knowledge about their sexuality.
that knowledge, Dailey said, could help students correct misconceptions about sexuality that cause people unnecessary pain.
- Edited by Ehren Meditz
Bill disputes English-only regulations Proposal would allow non-English publication of brochures, flyers
By Paul Kramer
pkramer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Scott McKenzie wants to let student groups publish information in any language, both to preserve cultural identity and eliminate idle legislation.
hate law legislators McKenzie, CLAS senator, will propose a bill tonight that he said will allow multicultural student groups to have more freedom with the money that the Senate allocated them.
"I've always disagreed with the idea that Student Senate needs to micro-manage student groups," he said.
There is a Student Senate rule that says no funds from student fees can be given to any organization or group for any non-English publication that does not include at least an English
"This is an obscure rule that most student groups don't even know about. I've never heard of a problem with this."
Scott McKenzie CLAS senator
translation.
translation:
McKenzie said that the bill assumed student groups were exclusionary and would not be accommodating to English-speaking students who wanted to be a part of the groups.
The bill had no sponsors from any campus groups, which McKenzie said was partly because he didn't have the time to get any, and also because the bill
had a second purpose of eliminating useless legislation.
"This is an obscure rule that most student groups don't even know about," McKenzie said. "I've never heard of a problem with this."
McKenzie said that instead of having a rule or regulation that is preventative, the Senate should address a situation when it becomes an issue.
The focus on publishing made the regulation needless because there were other ways a student could not feel welcome at a meeting, McKenzie said.
said.
"Printing is such a small area," he said. "In the case of the Russian club, they lead meetings in Russian."
"It keeps people away from your group or student organization," Barbara Alves, International senator, said. "They are supposed to be open to all students."
Opponents of the bill said that not providing an English translation would be unfair.
Alves said if a group wanted to print information just for the group in a different language, that would be OK, but brochures or flyers should include English.
include English.
Arthur Jones, freshman/sophomore CLAS senator, said the bill had good intentions, but it could deter some students from attending group meetings conducted in other languages.
Jones said he would not support the bill.
porkcail McKenzie will present the bill tonight in Senate committee meetings.
Edited by Scott Christie
By Meghan Brune
mbrune@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Students to reunite learn on Israel trip
Two years ago, Dana Silverman's dream to visit Israel was put on hold. Her youth group's six-week trip was canceled because of the dangerous climate of the Middle Eastern country.
In December, Silverman, Houston freshman, will get another chance to take her Israeli journey.
Birthright Israel is a project that sends young Jewish adults on a free 10-day trip to Israel with the goal of reuniting the Jewish communities across the world and showing students Israel as a learning tool.
The trip is a gift from the Israeli government, local Jewish communities and donations from Jewish philanthropists. During the past five years, the project has sent 48,000 people to Israel.
The participants of the free trip must meet certain requirements. They must be Jewish, between the ages of 18 and 26 and have never traveled to Israel before.
The Hillel Foundation, a Jewish student organization, has sent more than 10,000 students, and Hillel at the University of Kansas has sent around 75 students.
When Silverman heard about the trip she was excited. She emailed her youth group friends who missed out on the last trip and encouraged them to sign up for this trip.
"This is a chance for my high school friends to meet up and travel together." Silverman said.
Silverman will be going on the Kesher trip through Birtbirth Israel. The group will visit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Red Sea and other culturally important sites, Silverman said. She said she and her parents were not worried about her safety on this trip.
"My parents told me to go for it," Silverman said. "It is a little scary, but not enough to keep me from going."
"Connection to Israel is an important part of every Jew's life, and you can't really experience Israel without going there."
Jay Lewis Director of the KU Hillel Foundation
Safety is always a concern when traveling to the Middle East, especially for parents, said Jay Lewis, director of the KU Hillet Foundation.
Twelve students are signed up to go on the KU Birthright Israel trip. Lewis said. He said Hillel wanted to have 20 or more students.
"Connection to Israel is an important part of every Jew's life." Lewis said. "And you can't really experience Israel without going there."
Lewis said that he thought the Birthright Israel trip was the safest way to see the country. He said the Israeli government and the local police force made the security decisions.
The groups travel on a private bus and are accompanied by a security guard at all times, Lewis said.
"The Israeli government depends on tourism, and the last thing they want is something to happen to a young American student." Lewis said.
dent, Lewis Ross Brand, Chicago senior went on the KU trip his freshman year. He said at first he and his parents were concerned about the safety of traveling in Israel, but hearing about all the precautions made them less concerned
"We saw a lot of things we had only heard about or read in history books," Brand said. "To see it first hand was unbelievable."
Edited by Abby Sidesinger
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