THE UNIVERSITY OF DARRY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
NEWS
3A
CULTURE
Chinese broadcast to spread city-wide
Local station moves radio tower to strengthen its signal across Lawrence
BY COURTNEY HAGEN
Instead of blasting a mix of Fergie and Justin Timberlake, 103.7 FM broadcasts news, music and Christian sermons — in Chinese. Within two months when it moves its radio tower, its signal will reach all of Lawrence.
The Footprint Radio Broadcast Ministry, which began three years ago to reach out to Chinese students at the University of Kansas, successfully worked with the Federal Communications Commission during the past year to move its radio tower from outside of Lawrence near Clinton Lake to a closer location within the city. The tower's new location, which is undecided at this point but will be somewhere in north Lawrence, will reach more students because the current signal is weak in some parts of the city, including the downtown area.
The Lawrence Chinese
Evangelical Church helps to sponsor the ministry. Joel Li, the church's pastor, said 16 of the 24 hours the station broadcasts were completely in Chinese, making it the only Chinese radio station in the area.
"We've had interference with our broadcasts at our current tower location," Li said. "Some students are not getting a constant and good signal and we haven't been able to affect as many students as we want to."
sermons, community news and English conversation lessons.
Timothy Chong, Macau, China. graduate student who works with the station, estimated about 60 to 80 Chinese students and faculty
"Most people in China believe in Buddha. So here is a chance for them to get to know who Jesus is."
LIYING WANG Changchun, China, freshman
Danny Li, the ministry's director, said the station began as a way to provide spiritual encouragement to Chinese students while they studied abroad. Regularly featured programming includes Bible studies, Christian hymns and songs.
members at the University regularly listened to the Footprint station.
Ch o n g said that he would like to listen to Gospel music and other programs on
the station on his way to his internship in Overland Park, but that he always lost the signal before he left Lawrence.
"It's very useful to propagate God's message through Footprint." Chong said. "It's especially important for Chinese students to listen to the music and programs from their own language to maintain their culture."
"We don't have a lot of chances to get to know God; most people in China believe in Buddha," Wang said. "So here is a chance for them to know who Jesus is."
Liying Wang, Changchun, China freshman, has volunteered her time to record programs at the station. Wang said she got involved with the ministry to receive encouragement in a new country and a new religion.
Chong, however, is simply looking forward to being able to listen to the station all the way to Overland Park while he makes his weekly commutes.
Kansan staff writer Courtney Hagen can be contacted at chagen@kansan.com.
Edited by Travis Robinett
POKER
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In Engle's opinion, the popularity is both a help and a hindrance.
"It's great that a lot of people have learned how to play," Engle said. "But at the same time a lot of people online really bug me. They don't play seriously when it isn't playing for money."
No money is required to participate in Friday's Texas Hold'em event.
Kansan staff writer Ben Smith can be contacted at bsmith@ kansan.com.
Edited by Derek Korte
FOREIGN POLICY
Iranian president resists nuclear disarmament
BY STEPHEN GRAHAM ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERLIN — Negotiators for Iran and the European Union held five hours of "very intense" talks Wednesday over Iran's disputed nuclear program and planned to meeting again Thursday, officials said.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani went into their meeting at a Foreign Ministry facility by the side of Lake Tegel on the outskirts of Berlin without making statements to reporters.
German Foreign Minister Frank-
Walter Steinmeier, who was not participating in the Berlin talks, said he was optimistic progress could be made.
"I have the expectation that the talks today will be successful," Steinmeier said. "I think that today we will not get any final news, but hopefully in the course of tomorrow"
Solana would report back to the six countries trying to persuade Iran to give up its program to enrich uranium, he said, "and then it will be decided together if there are conditions for a return to the negotiating table."
But in Tehran, Iran's hard-line president Mahmoud Mahmoud阿曼迪nejad
said his country won't give up "one iota" of its right to pursue a peaceful nuclear program.
Ahmadinejad said the U.S. and its European allies want to force Iran to suspend uranium enrichment but won't succeed.
"They want to create propaganda about it and tell the world that they forced Iran to suspend (enrichment), but they are mistaken. The Iranian nation won't retreat from its right one iota," he was quoted as saying.
The negotiators met for talks before adjourning until Thursday, said Solana spokeswoman Cristina Gallach.
POLITICS
BY LIZ SIDOTI ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Republicans will hold their 2008 presidential convention in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, choosing a location in the politically pivotal Midwest.
The convention is slated for Sept. 1-4,2008.
The four-day event will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., a concert venue and the home of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild.
Democrats also had been considering holding their convention in the Twin Cities, but the Republican announcement left Democrats with two competing cities to choose from — New York and Denver.
The Republican National Committee will vote in January to affirm the decision of the party's site selection committee. GOP
officials say approval is assured.
By picking the Twin Cities for 2008, the GOP will ensure plenty of news coverage in media markets in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa — all battleground states in the 2004 election and ones expected to be competitive in the next presidential race.
"The heartland of America" said Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn. "Whoever wins those states is going to be the next president of the United States."
In 2004, Democrat John Kerry won the state 51 percent to 48 percent. The last Republican to win a presidential race in the state was Richard Nixon in 1972 and the last national convention happened in 1892.
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"Our stereotype is that we're cold and liberal and Democratic, and we're still cold," said Steven Schier, a political scientist at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.
She said the Iraq War had made America less safe because more terrorists had had arisen since it began.
"I think Iraq is going to go down as the greatest disaster in American foreign policy," she said to the audience.
She said that she believed in peace, but was not a pacifist and that military force could be justifiably necessary. She discussed American military occupation — or lack thereof — in Iraq, Iran, North Korea and Africa.
She said that there were no good options or solutions for Iraq at this time and that American military troops need to get out.
Albright expressed her gratitude to the military. She said that its strength had been undermined and
Public education and public outcry is a step in the right direction, she said.
Kansan staff writer Erin Castaneda can be contacted at ecastaneda@ kansan.com.
Edited by Patrick Ross
that they had not been prepared well for the duration of their tours.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
Albright addressed American involvement in Rwanda and Darfur as well. She said the Y generation was more tuned into issues with genocide than the general population.
"Our generation screwed everything up," she said. "It is clear at this University that students make issues known and you try to get the government to pay attention to you," she said.
Email chrisblackstone@ku for more information.
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KU Hillel High Holidays 2006
Sunday, October 1
Monday, October 2
9AM Services @ LJCC
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Woodruff Auditorium Kansas
Yom Kippur
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
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KU Filmworks
KU Filmworks promotes the production of student-
produced videos and film. Founded sometime in the
late nineteen to a group of students who just wanted
to make a movie, KU Filmworks is an outlet for the
local student body to make the films that they just
can't make in their theory and production classes.
We meet every Sunday at 8:00 PM
@ Oldham Studios
(5th and (walton), just east of Iowa).
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JAYWALK!
Have you ever felt unsafe walking alone at night on campus? Wish someone could walk with you? Jaywalk can help!
What is JayWalk?
JayWalk is a service available to all students who want a JayWalk volunteer to WALK them to their residence hall or car, or to wait with them for the Night Shift.
Where is JayWalk?
The JayWalk station and volunteers are located inside Anschutz Library.
When is the service available?
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Chinese Students School for Friendship Organization
Chineses Mid-Autumn Day Festival
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The KU CSSFA is hosting a party as the ECM Saturday Night from 7-11pm to celebrate Chinese Mid-Autumn Day. There will be performances, games, traditional food, and a dance party. Drinks and snacks will also be served. Come if you are at all interested in Chinese culture!
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