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THE UNIVERSITY RAILY KANSAN
MONDAY,OCTOBER 16,2006
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"A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted."
— Helen Rowland
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Spotlight on Organizations
MEGAN HIRT
Debuting on campus this semester, Students for Fair Trade is already hard at work raising awareness about the importance and the impact of fair trade.
The fair trade movement helps disadvantaged farmers and artisans in developing countries earn sufficient wages by making their goods available on the international market.
KU students have previously been active in the movement through the Lawrence Fair Trade Commission, which operated on campus as a branch of Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
But Selena Self, Norman, Okla., Junior, and active member of the new organization, said that the desire
to involve a larger percentage of the student body in local fair trade efforts spurred the recent formation of Students for Fair Trade.
"If we became an official KU organization, then more students could be aware of what we do." Self explained.
Students for Fair Trade
Students for Fair Trade educates and motivates through campus-wide events that not only showcase fair trade goods, but also show the shortcomings of current international trade relations.
"The Hunger Banquet brings to life social inequalities," Self said of the upcoming event, at which participants are randomly assigned a new identity that designates them as a high-, middle- or low-income citizen for the evening. Sixty percent will be of the lower class, and their "banquet" will be meager portions of
Self said Hunger Banquets are powerful examples of social injustice, as participants experience first-hand the disparities that exist between the world's richest and poorest citizens.
rice and water, while the 15 percent in the high-class will feast comfortably on a 3-course meal.
Students for Fair Trade is partnering with Student Union Activities to host the banquet on Oct. 23 in the Kansas Union. Though similar events have occurred on campus before, Self hopes that collaboration with SUA and numerous other student groups will help bring a large turnout to this Banquet. Vouchers are required and available at the SUA box office on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
Students for Fair Trade will be transforming the ECM building into a marketplace of fair trade goods
from November 24 to November 30. The Holiday Market will feature fair trade edibles and artwork originating from South America to Asia.
Self encourages students to get involved in the organization's grassroots initiatives that promote fair trade goods and push for international trade reform.
Students for Fair Trade meets every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., at the ECM building. More information is available at www.lawrencefairtrade.org, and any questions can be sent to Selena Self, sssel@ku.edu.
Kansan correspondent writer Megan Hirt can be contacted at editor@kansan.com.
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Brandon Bowman, Lawrence senior and drum major, directs the marching band outside Chancellor Robert Hemenway's home on Saturday before the football game. The chancellor held a pre-game buffet for Kansas Editors Day. The band played several songs including the fight song and the Rock Chalk Chant.
CRIME
Men stabbed at nightclub require medical attention
Two Lawrence men were stabbed early Friday morning at Liquid Bar and Nightclub, 804 W. 24th St.
William Mitchell, Mayetta sophomore, received several stab wounds to the torso, ear and neck. He received stitches and staples to more than a dozen stab wounds, and was released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital at 2 p.m. Friday.
William's older brother Edward Mitchell, a 21-year-old Haskell Indian Nations University student, was flown to KU Medical Center in
Kansas City, Kan., Friday morning by helicopter. Edward received several sets of stitches from the altercation, and was released Friday at 10 p.m., said William Mitchell.
Lawrence residents James Green, 19, and Harlan Masqua, 20, refused medical assistance at the scene, according to a Lawrence Police Department media release. Green later received stitches to an ear at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Friday afternoon.
Two men, ages 18 and 22, were found Friday morning two blocks from the scene and are being questioned by Lawrence police. Through interviews and reviews of a surveillance camera, the department has identified two other individuals involved with the altercation.
Matt Elder
SPEAKER
Richard Dawkins, an ethologist and evolutionary biologist, will speak at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Lied Center.
Speaker to address harmful effect of religion on society
Dawkins is the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. He studied under Niko Tinbergen, a
nobel prize winning ethologist. He wrote numerous best-selling books, which have sparked controversy, been translated into many different languages and won various awards. Dawkins' most recent book, "The God Delusion," examines how religion is both irrational and extremely harmful to society. Dawkins will discuss the book in his lecture tonight.
Dawkins' lecture is part of the Humanities Lecture Series and the Difficult Dialogue Series, "Knowledge: Faith and Reason."
Darla Slipke
on the record
The KU Public Safety Office reported that someone took four remote transmitters and four remote controls from an unlocked room in Woodruff Auditorium. The theft occurred between Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, and the total value of the loss was $1,800.
The KU home of National Public Radio, in the Audio Reader Center, reported the theft of an Acer desktop computer from the building. The theft occurred between Oct.11 and Oct.12, and the total value of the loss was $300.
HEALTH
A KU student reported that someone stole a Canon digital camera, the camera case and a memory card while the student watched the KU football game Oct. 7. The theft occurred at Memorial Stadium, and the total value of the loss was $375.
Raising concern about breast cancer awareness to be week's primary goal
Campus and community organizations will observe Breast Cancer Awareness Week this week to raise concerns about the illness and the importance of prevention at the University of Kansas.
Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, said that many KU students and staff members might not fully realize the effects of the cancer. She said the disease can be treated if caught early.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, along with the Watkins Health Center, Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority, will sponsor information tables on Wescoe Beach Monday, Thursday and Friday and in the Kansas Union Tuesday and Wednesday. The groups will also have a panel discussion with survivors at 8 p.m. Monday at the Gridiron Room in the Burge Union and a 5K run/walk through campus on Sunday.
It is $2 to participate in the run/walk, and Rose-Mockry said all proceeds would go to the greater Kansas City affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Rose-Mockry said that this is the first year that University groups will have a full week of events for Breast Cancer Awareness Week.
Courtney Hagen
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