thursday, august 28, 2003
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SOMETHING NEW
AND DIFFERENT
Ryan Faulconer, Colorado Springs junior and Mock Trial president
produced by students and for students.
The magazine prides itself on being an outlet for students to publish poetry, drama, creative fiction or non-fiction. This year Kiosk hopes to add music to the list of entries. Jessica Chapman, Kiosk's editor-in-chief and Lenexa senior, says depending on donations from the community, the magazine will produce a CD showcasing a wide variety of music, from punk to string quartets. The deadline to submit music entries is January 2004.
Chapman says Kiosk is always looking to add enthusiastic, motivated staff members.
"Serving students is our main concern," says Chapman. "This is a way for students to relate to each other."
Interested in submitting something? All submissions are due Sept. 23 by noon. Maximum length for fiction, essay or drama is 3,000 words and the maximum length for poetry is 200 lines. Submit no more than three works of fiction and/or five poems. Submit selections via e-mail as word documents to thekioskku@hotmail.com Include your name, KUID, phone number and title of the work at the top.
If you do not have access to email, drop off your submissions in the English department mail room, 3114 Wescoe. If submitting a hard copy, you must provide three typed copies of each entry and include a cover sheet with your name, KUID, phone number and title. Published authors will be notified in late November and will be invited to share their work at the Kiosk reading, the last week of classes in December.
For more information regarding Kiosk, contact Jessica Chapman at 841-0329 or thekioskku@hotmail.com
Mock Trial
Amanda Wolfe
President: Ryan Faulconer. Political Science major. Colorado Springs Junior
Web site: http://www.ku.edu/
--kumtrial/
E-mail: rfgoifer@ku.edu
Ever take Debate in high school? Are you an avid fan of The Practice? If yes then Mock Trial may add just the right
amount of intensity to your life. President Ryan Faulconer says Mock Trial was established seven years ago when a couple of KU law students, who as undergraduates participated in mock trials at other schools decided to start a team.The team has a tradition of being almost 100 percent student-run and organized with minimal faculty or school involvement. There are approximately 20 to 30 members,with a smaller percentage of members competing
at given competitions. The group practices Thursday and Sunday nights at 7:00 p.m.in the courtroom of Green Hall, and travels across the country to national competitions.
Mock Trial consists of a three-hour mini-trial in a courtroom. Students act as witnesses and attorneys and must be prepared to represent either the prosecution or the defense. Schools compete head-to-head, each tournament consisting of four rounds against four different schools. Faulconer says that Mock Trial stands for learning about justice, the American trial advocacy system and the importance of legal knowledge in all citizens and students. He is most proud of the level of work that his team members put into both preparation and traveling and of the support from Student Senate, the school of law and the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.
"We also represent the competitive nature of KU and the excellence of our institution's many organizations when we travel across the country," Faulconer says. "We teach our members a great deal about not only the legal system, but public speaking in general. For nonmembers at KU, we represent the University on a broad scale. Hopefully, we also play a small, yet important role, in improving the future of America's legal system."
The organization's goal this year is to win the National Championship. Hard workers and students from diverse backgrounds are welcome to attend the first meeting at 7:00 p.m. today in the courtroom at Green Hall.
—Tabatha Beorbewer
KANSAS GREEN PARTY
Office: 400 Kansas Union #64
E-mail: kugreens@ku.edu
Web site:
www.ku.edu/~kugreens/
This is the Lawrence/University of Kansas chapter of a nationwide organization committed to fighting the powers that be. KU Greens promotes and urges social consciousness, equal opportunity and social justice.
CENTER FOR CAMPUS LIFE
Office: 400 Kansas Union E-mail: orgs@ukans.edu Web site: www.ku.edu/~olctr/ The CCL helps to house and assist most of the University's student activity groups, such as Student Senate, KU on Wheels, the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center and various other student-run organizations.
KU ALTERNATIVE BREAKS
Office: 428 Kansas Union
E-mail: albreaks@ku.edu
Web site: www.ku.edu/~albreaks/
Why travel to overcrowded beaches and ski resorts for Spring Break? Alternative Breaks whisks groups of students away for service-oriented trips to various U.S. locations.
OUEERS & ALLIES (Q & A)
Office: 423 Kansas Union E-mail: QandA@ku.edu Web site: www.ku.edu/~qanda/ Q& A provides social support for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender individuals and the community members who support sexual open-mindedness.
WOMYN'S EMPOWERMENT ACTION COALITION (WEAC)
Office: 400 Kansas Union E-mail: ku_weac@hotmail.com Web site: www.ku.edu/~weac Yes, it is still spelled with a "y." WEAC fights every known form of discrimination and defends feminism as the ultimate ideology for change and equality.
For a complete list of registered student organizations, visit www.ku.edu/organizations.
Luke Daley