TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2. 2004
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
3A
Fast for the hungry, learn about Ramadan
BY NIKOLA ROWE
nrowe@kansan.com
KANSAN STAR WINTER
Members of the University of Kansas Muslim Student Association want more nonMuslims to fast on Nov. 10 for Ramadan. The more nonMuslims who pledge to fast, the more local business will donate to the Lawrence Open Shelter, 944 Kentucky St.
Wael Al Roumi, far left, and Beijah Al Alammar, far right, Saudi Arabia junius, talk to Jose Interiano, Wichita senior, yesterday on Wescoe Beach about the Ramadan Fast-A-Tion on Nov. 10.
"We want to let the students know that there are hungry people in Lawrence and we can do something about that." Fadullah Firman, Jakarta, Indonesia, junior and MSAKU member.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and started this year on October 15. Muslims abstain from food and drink from approximately sunrise to sunset for one month. It is a month where Muslims try to cleanse their souls and find their best character for the rest of the year, Firman said.
"We feed our body for 11 months; this is the one month where we feed our souls," he said.
The pledging event is called "The Ramadan Fast-A-Thon: Get Hungry for Change" and is a national program with 156 other universities participating. The program began in 2001 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where the student Muslim group raised more than $500 for a local food pantry.
TO SIGN UP TO FAST NOV. 10, PLEDGE AT THESE LOCATIONS
Pledge at the Muslim Student Association table at Wescoe Beach from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
Pledge at the Muslim Student Association table in the Kansas Union from 11 a.m. to p.m. Monday through Friday.
Pledge online at
Cindy Yeo/KANSAN
Pledges will be taken up to the day of fast, Nov. 10th.
Last year the national program raised more than $60,000 to be donated to local shelters and food pantries, Jihad Alamarm, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, junior and MSAKU vice president, said. This is the first year for the student group to participate in the fast-a-thon at the University.
"It is a chance for everyone to voluntary experience what the hungry go through," Alammar said.
Jeremy Lyman, Overland Park junior, stopped by the MSAKU table in front of Wescoe Hall yesterday afternoon. He wasn't sure if he would be able to pledge but he thought the idea was interesting and showed the diversity on campus.
Trenton Wilson, Hays sophomore, pledged to fast on Nov. 10
vesterdav afternoon.
"I think it's a good cause and I like to support groups that try to help others," Wilson, a non-Muslim, said.
That is a part of the campaign, to give an opportunity for students from all different religions to get together for a good cause,
Alammar said. All participants have to pledge not to eat or drink during the daylight hours on Nov. 10.
For every non-Muslim that pledges, a money donation will be given to the Lawrence Open Shelter by local businesses.
Everyone who pledges is
invited to a Middle Eastern dinner at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in building 21, 2110 Harper St. It will be a big feast for everyone to break fast together, Alammar said.
Edited by Johanna M.
Maska
Two die in Iraq; Gunmen kidnap American
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen stormed the compound of a Saudi company in a fashionable Baghdad neighborhood yesterday, seizing an American, a Nepalese and four Iraqis after a gun battle in which a guard and one of the assailants were killed, police said.
The American, who was no identified, was the 12th U.S. citizen reported kidnapped or missing in Iraq.
He was grabbed about 500 yards from the house where two Americans and a Briton were kidnapped last month. All three were beheaded.
Al Qaeda-affiliated movement of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for his kidnapping.
WORLD
NATION
The dramatic abduction occurred two days after the decapitated body of Japanese backpacker Shosai Koda was found in western Baghdad. The
Chief Justice Rehnquist being treated for cancer
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist revealed yesterday that he is
undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for thyroid cancer, signs he has a grave form of the disease and probably will not return to the bench soon.
The election eve disclosure by the 80-year-old justice underscores the near certainty that the next president will make at least one appointment to the Supreme Court and probably more.
Rehnquist had planned to join his colleagues when they
returned to hear arguments yesterday after a two-week break.
Instead, he issued a statement from home about the treatment he's receiving.
It said he plans to work from home and made no mention of leaving the court.
The chief justice did not disclose what type of thyroid cancer he has, how far it has progressed or the prognosis. —The Associated Press
- The Associated Press
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS NOVEMBER 2,2004 PRESENTED BY SENATE
Presenting Tom Jindra "What You Need to Know About the Global Workforce"
Start climbing the ladder to success
American Business Women's Association
Meeting Nov.2 7pm, Parlor Room Kansas Union
Presented by Dennis Daily KU Professor of Social Welfare
Nov.4 7-9pm
Check out our Web site for more information at www.ku.edu/~kuabwa
Jayhawk Room Kansas Union
The Real Person's Guide to Jealousy
Presented by
Jealousy is an incredibly common problem in paired relationships. It is a marker for perosnal insecurity and is a marker for troubled relationships. This workshop will offer a model to understand jealousy and suggest what the journey towards healing would be like. Jealousy almost never goes away on its own and is resolved only when addressed openly and directly. That is what we will do, in this workshop
Intimacy for Committed Couples With Dr. Dennis Dailey KU Professor of Social Welfare
Committed relationships require nurturing. This workshop will focus on central issues in the maturation of committed relationships. Topics will include emotional intimacy, sexual bonding, negation of differences and tolerance of sameness.
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Third of Four Part Series Called The Real Person's Guide
Registration and more inf available from the ECM office at 843-4933. This workshop is for non-credit space is limited to 15 couples.
Two-part Workshop Friday, November 19, 6-9pm Saturday, November 20, 9am-12pm At the ECM Center Cost per couple: $35 students $45 non-students
Pre-Nursing Club Meeting
Guest Speakers Baker University Rep. and ROTC Program
Today at 5:30 Watkins 1st Floor Conference Room
For more info, contact:
Laura at Iscalise@ku.edu
WAVE Working Against Violence Everywhere
Meetings: First and Third Mondays of every month at 6pm in the Kansas Union
www.waveku.com
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