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St. Clair said it was important to let women know they could participate in politics while balancing work and family. Women can be state representatives or run for Congress now, she said.
Registration forms are available at the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, located on the fourth floor of the Union. Students with questions should call St. Clair at 864-0533 or stop by the center.
ting women more involved in politics, the speakers at the conference will also tackle the issue of low voter turnout for 18- to 25-year-olds.
"We don't have to wait until our kids grow up to participate," St. Clair said. "We have choices now."
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"If young people aren't voting, where's your future?" Ballard said.
The cost of attending the conference is $15, which includes breakfast and lunch, but fee waivers are available for those who qualify.
St. Clair said a turnout of 50 students, both undergraduate and graduate, was the goal for the conference. Only a few students have registered so far, St. Clair said, and the due date has been extended until Friday.
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REC CENTER: Complaint areas targeted for expansion
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Perkins to trade 1,200 student basketball seats for the funding.
She said the 211 machines spanning much of the second and third floors are nearly always in use.
"We knew that's where the beeive would go to," Chappell said. "And that's where they've stayed."
The current layout of the center was largely determined by a student poll taken in 1992. Chappell said the number one item students wanted was cardiovascular equipment, such as treadmills, stair machines, bike machines and arllipticals.
The large number of machines did not leave much room for free weights. Keyarash Jahanian, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, has worked out at the facility five days a week since it opened. He said he was tired of waiting in line to lift weights when all the weight benches were occupied.
"I think there are way too many machines and not enough free weight space," he said. "There's always a kajillion people. It gets on your nerves after a while."
Recreation Services started hearing complaints about the size of the free weight area soon after the center opened. Chappell said, but most students had few problems with the facility.
In a survey conducted by students in Maria Len-Rios' journalism marketing and media
research class two months after the center opened, 84 percent of the almost 400 students polled said they were satisfied with it.
Chappell said the complaints of those not satisfied have centered on the areas targeted for expansion.
Recreation Services is expecting the Board of Regents to approve the expansion, she said, after which the department will begin construction as soon as possible.
In the meantime, Chappell said she wanted students to take full advantage of the center's amenities, including areas that many students have overlooked, such as the three-story rock climbing wall.
"A lot of people are interested in it but haven't found the time to come over and check it out." she said.
Gastón Araoz, Recreation Services facility assistant, said he hoped today's one-year celebration would bring new visitors to the center.
"We want to show the new students it's our one-year anniversary," the La Paz, Bolivia, senior, said. "I don't know if all of the freshmen know about the rec center and the programs that we offer. It's one of the most beautiful buildings on campus."
The festivities include a ceremonial cake cutting by Chappell at 1 p.m., hourly drawings and an athletic challenge in which all activities students participate in
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Sarah Kahn, Atlanta, Ga. graduate student, and Stacey Shields, Leawood sophomore, work out on the elliptical machines at the Student Fitness and Recreation Center. Shields makes an effort to go to the Recreation Center three times a week, she said.
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They found out he could read but couldn't answer questions about what he read because he was storing the information in his brain as pictures, Balderson's father said. He said he had to draw a picture of what the clock would look like when it was time to come home or his son would be late.
"Most people have to be taught to think pictures." Balderson's father said. "When he writes a script he draws the pictures first."
Balderson began making videos with his grandfather's camcorder with his siblings when he was 8 years old, his father said. His dream led him to the California Institute of the Arts for college.
"The first day of class they said you don't have to have a degree to be a filmmaker," Balderson said. "It took me three-and-a-half years to figure it out."
After his seventh semester, Balderson realized he wasn't on track to graduate. He was supposed to receive a review of his work but never got it so he went to the dean's office to find out the problem. He realized his professors had been evaluating him as a master's student.
Balderson said every time he was assigned a feature he thought his professor meant a full-length feature rather than a two-minute one. He would miss class for weeks at a time and turn in projects equivalent to a master's student without realizing it, he said.
Balderson decided to move back to Kansas to begin his filmmaking career.
"I love living in this town because there aren't distractions." Balderson said. "Going to California made me appreciate what I had here."
He knew he could have had larger budgets making films in
Los Angeles, but he wouldn't always be allowed to stay true to his visions. Balderson said he respected directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick because they didn't have committees telling them what to do with their films.
Balderson's actors appreciated the atmosphere on set.
"His sets were really calm and creative compared to other directors I've worked with," said Pleasant Gehman, who played Estelle in the film. "Everyone working on the film was really talented and got the job done."
Gehman said she liked that there weren't 100 production assistants running around pretending to be important.
Filming in Wamego, Balderson chose some of his production staff from the department at the University of Kansas.
"KU is the only school in the area that has a film department of its size." Balderson said.
Kristen Brant gained experience working as the production coordinator on the film. Her main duties included making call sheets and schedules. Brant applied for the position online and then began talking with Balderson. The film major said she learned things she'll be able to take into the real world.
"I learned a lot about people, being able to adapt, and that nothing is ever definite," the Atchison junior said.
She won't forget Balderson's cheerful attitude on set.
"He was always giggling." Brant said. "He has a very distinct laugh."
Becca Breithaupt, another KU film student, worked with Balderson on the set as a grip. She described her job as the handyman of the set.
"The skills I got from working with Steve are priceless," Breithaupt, Lawrence junior, said. "I'll use them forever."
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The University of Kansas Civic Literacy Week Engage in your Community Commit to your World September 26-October 2, 2004
Sunday, September 26
Rock the Park, NW side of South Park
Join Rock the Vote and Listen to Free Music
1:00pm-4:00pm
Sponsors: Rock the Vote, Student Legislative Awareness Board (SLAB)
Monday, September 27
Rock the Vote on Wesco Beach
Register to Vote on Campus
11:00am-1:00pm
Open Forum featuring Congressional Candidate Nancy Boyda, Congressman Dennis Moore. Wescoe Beach. 11:30am-1:30pm
Monday Night Movie Marathon, showing Dr. Strangelove and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union 6:00pm-10:00pm
Sponsors: SLAB, KU Critic Literacy Council, Student Senate, SUA, Dole Institute of Politics
Tuesday, September 28
Rock the Vote on Wescoe Beach
Register to Vote on Campus
11:00am-1:00pm
20 Million Load/MTV Choose or Lose on
Campus, Wescoce Beach or Kansas Union,
with sunflower Broadband
11:00am-1:00pm
Inside Baseball: The Politics of Presidential Campoigns, Dole Institute of Politics 4:00pm-5:30pm
Debate Between College Republicans and Young Democrats, Big XII Room, Kansas Union 1:00p.m-2:00p.m
"Student Involvement in Presidential Elections"
With guest speaker, Rorn Thornburgh, Kansas
Secretary of State. Dole Institute of Politics
Featuring Chuck Berg Trio. Free Food and Fun.
7:00pm
Sponsors: SLAB, KU Civic Literacy Council,
Student Senate, Dole Institute of Politics
Wednesday, September 29
Rock the Vote on Wescroe Beach
Register to Vote on Campus
11:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday, September 29 (continued)
Open Forum featuring Congressman Jim Ryun, Wescoe Beach
Noon:1:00pm
Sponsors: SIAB, SUA, KU Civic Literacy Council, Student Senate,
Dole Institute of Politics
Student Senate Meeting, Big XII Room, Kansas Union 6:30pm
Thursday, September 30
Wear Your Favorite Political Slogan Day
Rock the Vote on Wescoe Beach Register to Vote on Campus 11.00am-1.00pm
Open Forum featuring Congressional Candidate Kris
Kobach, Wescoe Beach
11:00am-Noon
Political Fashion Show on Wescoe Beach, featuring College Republicans & Young Democrats Noon-1.00pm
Gary Hart, U.S. Senator, Lied Center Hall Center for the Humanities Lecture Series 7:00pm
Presidential Debate Watch, Kansas Union
8:00pm-10:00pm
Free Pizzar & Soft Drinks (7:15pm-7:50pm)
Sponsors: SIAB, KU CUI Literacy Council, Student Senate,
Communication Studies, SUA, Dole Institute of Politics
Friday, October 1
Rock the Vate on Wescoe Beach
Register to Vote on Campus
11:00am-1:00pm
School House Rock Level on Wescoe Beach
Relive your childhood while learning about government
Noon-1.00pm
Sponsors: SLAB, KU Theater
Saturday, October 2
Women's Civic Leadership Conference,
Kansas Union
9:00am4:00pm
Pre-Registration Is Required
Sponsors: Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, SLAB,
Commission on the Status of Women, Student Senate, KU Civic
Literacy Council, Dale Institute of Politics
Civic Literacy Week Coordinated by the Dole Institute of Politics If you have any questions email: slab@ku.edu