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Leah Cole, Leawood graduate student, presents tax-form research to non-profit organizations Friday afternoon at the United Way Building in Lawrence. Cole and classmates spent many hours over the past month researching the changes made to tax forms. The changes are designed to increase transparency of information.
Students gain real-life expertise through class
BY ALY VAN DYKE
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Eleven graduate students left the relative safety of their white-walled home in Summerfield Hall Friday to venture out into the Lawrence community for some volunteer work.
The accounting graduate students met with several non-profit organizations or, as they like to call them, "tax-exempt entities," not to paint buildings or answer phones, but to do what they do best — talk about taxes.
"It was a chance to bring what we have learned in our classes and help out the Lawrence community," said Leah Cole, Leawood graduate student.
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Cole was one of the 33 students in Raquel Alexander's "Tax Research" class to present to various non-profits last week. Eleven students presented in Lawrence, but other groups presented in Salina, Junction City and Topeka to a combined total of 50 non-profits in northeast and central Kansas.
Alexander split the class into four groups, each with the task of researching and developing a pre-
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Tamir Goodman, nicknamed "Jewish Jordan," has played basketball professionally in the U.S. and Israel and has received national notoriety for his unwillingness to compromise his Jewish observances for his career. He will visit campus tonight for a dinner and speech, followed by a basketball workshop and philanthropy tournament at Robinson Gym starting at 6 p.m.
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FAITH
'Jewish Jordan' to talk hoops, challah
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Observing the Jewish high holidays can sometimes pose a problem for a student like Angela Schwab. Last year, her classes conflicted constantly with days deigned holy on the Jewish calendar. Her professors weren't always understanding. But Schwab, Louisville, Ken., junior, never had to turn down a full-ride Division 1 basketball scholarship in order to practice his faith. She said
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT
listening to the story of Jewish basketball star Tamir Goodman, who had, gave her instant inspiration.
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Nicknamed "Jewish Jordan,"
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Police identify hit-and-run driver
ACCIDENT
BY ALEX GARRISON agarisson@kansan.com
Lawrence police have identified the driver involved in the hit-and-run accident that killed 20-yearold former student Rachel Leek as she rode her bicycle on Tennessee Street Oct.16.
Police reports released Friday said Joel Cedric Hernandez, a
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21-year-old Haskell University student, struck Leek at the 1000 block of Tennessee at about 2:20 a.m. and then fled the scene. Police think Hernandez was under
the influence of alcohol, though no tests were administered to confirm this.
Two passengers were in the car with Hernandez at the time of the accident. One passenger was the owner of the car, a white, 2001 Pontiac Grand Am.
Leek was life-flighted to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, where she later died.
Leek's bicycle, which had been
painted turquoise and yellow, had no lights or reflectors on the frame. There were pedal reflectors on only one side of each pedal, according to the accident report filed by Lawrence police officer James Welsh.
The accident report was forwarded to the district attorney. No arrests have been made.
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DANCE REVOLUTION
ilana Goldman leaps across the stage of the Lied center during a dress rehearsal for the Trey McIntyre Project. The show, which blends classical ballet and modern choreography performed at the Lied Center Friday.
Ballet blends classical with modern
BY DANIEL JOHNSON djohnson@kansan.com
Balloons, high-definition video and music from Paul Simon might not be commonly associated with a ballet performance, but these were all present for Trey McIntyre's contemporary dance troupe's
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Friday night performance at the Lied Center.
A crowd of nearly 1,000 gathered at the Lied Center to see the Trey McIntyre Project. McIntyre, head choreographer and Wichita native, combined elements of classical ballet and modern dance in his troupe's two-hour performance. The night was a showcase of McIntyre's dynamic use of
multimedia in contemporary ballet.
"I really enjoyed the show," said Stephanie Taylor, Lenexa senior and dance major. "McIntyre takes classical ballet and interprets it in his own very unique way."
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