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KANSAN.COM |MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017
Aries
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Exercise, eat well and rest.
Shift directions under this
Full Moon, with regard to
service, health and labor.
Don't argue with a brick
wall. Minimize risks.
Taurus
(April 20-May 20)
Keep your patience. Reach a Full Moon turning point in a romance, passion or creative endeavor.
Something that worked now doesn't. Begin a new
Gemini
Gemini (May 21- June 20)
Domestic changes require adaptation. Begin a new home and family phase under this Full Moon.
Monitor expenses carefully.
Support your crew. Tend your garden.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
(June 21-July 22)
A new communications and intellectual discovery phase dawns with this Full Moon. Redirect your research. Be patient with someone who's not. Start a new chapter
new chapter.
Leo
(July 23-Aug. 22)
Don't make expensive promises. Change directions with income and finances under this Full Moon. Extra expenses or unexpected circumstances require adaptation. Get multiple bids
multiple bids.
Virgo 23-Sept. 22)
(Aug. 23-Sep. 22)
This Full Moon in your sign illuminates a new personal direction. Push your own boundaries and limitations.
It could get exciting, after you're used to the idea.
Libra
22.Oct. 22
dreams.
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
This Full Moon shines on a spiritual crossroads. One door closes as another opens. Ritual and symbolism comfort. Consider the past and envision future
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) This Full Moon illuminates a new social phase. Changes affect friendships and group projects. Share appreciations as you navigate transitions. After goodbye comes hello.
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Avoid spontaneous outbursts. This Full Moon sparks a turning point in your career. Shift focus towards current passions. Expect a test. Launch a new professional phase.
Capricorn
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) This Full Moon illuminates a shift in your educational direction. Quick action is required, but don't be hasty. Gambling gets expensive. Explore new frontiers
Caitlynn Salazar/KANSAN Liz Plank speaks to the audience gathered in the Kansas Union Ballroom for the Women's Day Gala Thursday night. She has appeared on multiple national news outlets, including The Today Show and Fox News.
Aquarius
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Try new strategies with your shared finances with this Full Moon. The stakes could seem high. Work out the next phase together.
Pisces
(Feb. 19-March 20) Manage shifting priorities with a partnership under this Full Moon. Communicate about what you're dealing with. Compromise
and work together for shared commitments.
International Women's Day Gala topics include men in feminism, gender inequality
BRIANNA CHILDERS @breeanuh3
Senior producer and correspondent at Vox Liz Plank spoke at the Kansas Union Thursday night about how it's important to include men in the conversations about feminism.
"On International Women's Day, I think we need to talk about what it means to be a man," she said. "I think women deserve better, but I also think that men deserve better and things need to change."
Plank was the keynote speaker of the International Women's Day Gala, sponsored by Student Union Activities. International Women's Day commemorates the movement for women's rights each year on March 8.
Other speakers at the event included assistant director of the Emily Taylor Center Annie McBride, professor and director of graduate studies Giselle Anatol, director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center Jennifer Brockman, and Micha Cox, a University student and activist.
Plank discussed in her keynote that she thinks it's important that we celebrate International Women's Day because we still have to ask the basic question, "Why it is important to celebrate International Women's Day?"
"Gender inequality is still one of the most baffling realities of our time because of the fact that women are the majority of the population but still treated like a minority," Plank said. "I think it shows how important it is to have a day — and more than a day — to talk about how the presence of women in society is different than it is for men."
Plank said that she hopes what people got out of her talk, an audience of about 40 in attendance, is that they want to be a part of history. Plank believes this is the generation that will get us out of the era we are in now.
"I feel really honored to be able to speak to you and be in your presence
because I'm truly excited about what you all are going to be doing," Plank said to the crowd. "I hope that men also become not just allies but active warriors in creating a more just and equal society."
While she said she understood it was odd to be talking about men during an event about women. Plank added that society hasn't talked enough about men's responsibilities in building gender equality and what they can gain from being a part of the conversation.
"I'm happy to explain why there is gender inequality and that we should all be for women, being equal members, but I feel like we aren't pushing through to the right people," Plank said. "And until men believe that this is an issue that concerns them, I don't think my mission as a feminist is accomplished."
The keynote also touched on the point that some men don't feel comfortable expressing their vulnerabilities to other men; that when men spend time together, they think feelings have to be explained and justified.
Plank said that means men need to take risks and embrace their manhood in spaces such as a locker room.
"I encourage men to take back the locker room as a space where they don't have to prove their manhood to other men and hopefully we can rebrand 'locker room talk' as a place where
a man can talk about their insecurities, question what they have been taught and what it means to be a man," Plank said.
During her time on the campaign trail for the most recent election, she said that for a year that was supposed to be all about women, it turned out to be all about men. She gave examples of TV spots where she had planned to see more talk of women in politics, but they were overshadowed by breaking news about the sexual assault allegations brought against Trump.
Alexis Catanzarite, senior academic advisor at the University in attendance Thursday, said that she thinks it's important to celebrate International Women's Day because she feels that women are often overlooked in their contributions to society in multiple ways and areas.
"I think it's important that you take at least one day to recognize all the women," she said.
Catanzarite said that Plank's talk did a good job of being timely, and that she agrees it's important to invite men into the conversation. Part of being a woman is understanding what implications it has, and that includes understanding what being in a man's role is like as well.
Professor seeks out 10th-century icons in mountains of Japan
> LIBBY FLOOD
@libbyflood13
After spending years researching, locating and evaluating Japanese Buddhist art, professor of Japanese art history Sherry Fowler has published "Accounts and Images of Six Kannon in Japan," a book about a prominent 10th century Buddhist cult.
For the book, Fowler said she trekked through the mountains of Japan searching for rocks' and religious carvings, many of which had been left untouched in the wilderness. She refers to these artifacts as "religious icons" because they are more often sacred depictions of deities rather than traditional works of art.
"My approach relates to material culture," she said. "A lot of the things in this book are not the most beautiful, or something that would be in a fancy museum."
It was this belief that spurred the cult of the Six
In a KU News press release, Fowler said that a helpful comparison would be to that of Christian saints—each with individual assignments. Worshipers believed that a grouping of six Kannon would cover all six paths of rebirth.
Kannon is a Buddhist deity with the ability to appear to worshipers in several different physical forms. The bodhisattva – "enlightened being" – is not singular to Japanese Buddhism, though. Known as Guanyin in Chinese and Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit, the deity of compassion and kindness is central to all factions of Buddhist worship, Fowler said.
Kannon.
Her interest in the images of Kannon began as an undergraduate art history student at California State University, Long Beach.
In her research, Fowler found that Kannon is said to hear the cries of those experiencing difficulty along Buddhism's six paths to rebirth. The deity then appears in whatever physical form is most likely to lead the worshiper to salvation. These manifestations include that of a nun, monk, dragon, child or king, each with its own identity and set of interests.
"I saw this [image of Kannon] from the ninth century and I just thought it was amazing," she said.
Part of Fowler's research for her book included locating groups of Six Kannon sculptures forgotten
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The 2017 Benefit Art Auction Exhibition began on March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts Center. Approximately 150 pieces donated by artists will be on display for a month, then will be auctioned off on April 8.
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Lawrence Arts Center to host talk featuring 3 local artists
BRITTANIE SMITH
@brittensmith
As a part of an upcoming benefit, the Lawrence Arts Center will host an INSIGHT Art Talk with three local artists on March 13 at 7 p.m. The talk will be conducted in small groups that will rotate from artist to artist, aiming for a casual, personal and interactive setting.
The featured artists include painter Molly Murphy, jeweler Cate Richards and painter and sculptor Jeff Ridgway will lead the talk. Each will elaborate on their style, technique and current projects.
Ben Ahlvers, the exhibitions program director at the Lawrence Arts Center, said that the art talk is in anticipation of an upcoming 2017 Benefit Art Auction Exhibition. This exhibition include art talks,
Richards, the exhibitions coordinator at the
The gallery of art for the 2017 Benefit Art Auction Exhibition will open to the public on March 10. Bidding for the silent auction also begins that day and will continue until April 8, when the live auction begins. About 40 pieces of art will be a part of the live auction, including pieces from the featured artists and other contributors. The funds generated from this event are reinvested into the exhibition program, Ahlvers said.
an open gallery of over 170 pieces of artwork as well as a silent and live auction.
The Lawrence Arts Center wanted to have different styles of art from photography to jewelry at the exhibition, and Ahlvers said they wanted the artists to have different levels of experience.
Lawrence Arts Center, has two pieces in the exhibition and auction: a necklace and a ring. She is a multimedia artist, but her main focus is jewelry.
Richards works with atypical materials that have a strong historical context to recontextualize their use, she said. She also focuses on wilderness survivalist tactics in her art as well, using materials such as, nets, rope and cordage.
"The survivalist community is hyper-masculine, and I wanted to inject some femininity and alternative viewpoints into it," Richards said.
More information about the INSIGHT Art Talk and the benefit exhibition can be found on the Lawrence Arts Center website.
- Edited by Ashley
Hocking