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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
>> STUDY ABROAD
Fair introduces new programs
Office of Study Abroad to debut new opportunities at fair
BY ERIN SOMMER
esommer@kansan.com
Three new study abroad programs make their debuts today at the study abroad fair.
The programs include spring break programs in Toledo, Spain, and Rome and a winter break program in Mexico.
The winter break program in Mexico is offered through the department of design and will travel to three different cities in Mexico: Mexico City, Puebla and San Miguel de Allende.
Lois Greene, professor in the department of design and the faculty adviser for the trip, said that traveling to the three cities would offer exposure to a range of Mexican arts and crafts.
"We want to see the influence from the past that influenced Mexico and what the people of Mexico did with what they saw," Greene said.
Greene said the program would be relatively small this year, with only about 12 students and one faculty adviser, but the department hoped to expand the program in the future.
The spring break program in
Toledo is offered through the department of Spanish. Students must be enrolled in the "Medieval Spanish Studies" class for the spring semester, and will have the option to travel to Toledo during spring break.
Angela Dittrich, associate director in the Office of Study Abroad, said the spring break program in Rome would not be tied to a semester-long class, but would require several meetings before students left. The program is run through the departments of history of art and architecture, and will focus on the study of Baroque art and architecture.
In addition to the three new programs, a winter break Marine Biology program will be announcing its return to Bonale, part of the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
James Thorp, professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, said that he felt Bonaire was a better place to study marine biology than previous places the program had traveled to.
"You can see a greater diversity of marine life in Bonaire," Thorp said. "The diving is easier because you can dive from the shore and don't necessarily have to take a boat out."
Thorp said that students interested in going on the trip needed to receive a certification in scuba diving immediately.
Dittrich said the fair would also offer information about the other semester, year-long and internship programs offered by the Office of Study Abroad. Organizations outside of the University that offer study abroad programs will also attend the fair to answer questions about their programs.
Dittrich said that students who recently studied abroad would attend the fair to answer questions about their experiences.
"That student was in their shoes a year ago and can give insight into what to expect," Dittrich said.
In addition to attending the fair, Dittrich said that students interested in studying abroad should make an appointment in the Office of Study Abroad to discuss their plans.
The study abroad fair is today on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.studyabroad. ku.edu.
-Edited by Luke Morris
study abroad programs
TOLEDO - CITY OF MERGING CULTURES
Credit
3 hours credit for Spanish 450
Must be enrolled in Spanish 450
during the spring semester
Program Dates
Approximate Cost
Hogan Bates
March 14, 2008 to March 23, 2008
Approximate Cost
$1,980 plus airfare, some meals,
books, passport and personal
expenses
Required prerequisites
Completion of Spanish 340 and a
2.5 GPA
ROME: BAROQUE SPEC-
TACLE
Credit
3 hours of credit for Architecture 600 or History of Art 505
Program Dates March 14, 2008 to March 22, 2008
Approximate Cost To be determined
Required prerequisites Open to graduate and under-graduate students at the University who have had introductory coursework in the art and architecture of the Baroque period
DESIGN IN MEXICO Credit
3 hours of credit for ADS 560
Program Dates
Program Dates
January 2, 2008 to January 14,
2008
Approximate Cost To be determined
Required prerequisites Open to all undergraduate students at the University
Source: KU Office of Study Abroad
HEALTH
Women talk sex, vaccines Healthcare professionals inform women about HPV
BY DYLAN SANDS dsands@kansan.com
Prevention is the key, health professionals told students yesterday at a presentation about the sexually transmitted disease known as HPV.
Watkins made Gardasil available last summer.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center and the Watkins Health Center presented "Critical
Guth said it was crucial for women to get vaccinated as soon as possible because HPV could lead to cervical cancer.
Kathy Rose-Mockry, program director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, urged students to talk about the issue with friends and family.
Conversations:
What Everyone Needs to Know about the HPV Vaccine" Tuesday afternoon. The presentation aimed at informing college women about the vaccine Gardasil and how it prevents HPV, or the human papillomavirus.
"But nobody really wants to talk about it. No one says 'let's talk about vaginas on campus."
MAY DAVIS Clay Center sophomore
Kathy Guth, nurse practitioner at Watkins, studied the trial runs of Gardasil on female patients at KU. The University was one of 17 sites nationwide where the vaccine was studied before the Federal Drug Administration approved the drug. In 2000, the patients received the vaccine and were routinely checked for HPV. Six years later, the results were compiled and the vaccine proved useful.
"It was phenomenal how effective the vaccine was." Guth said.
"All of you that came today are already more knowledgeable about this than your friends," Rose-Mockry said. "I encourage you to bring this issue up in your living room."
report that there are over 100 types of HPV; 30 of those are transmitted sexually. Approximately 20 million people are currently infected with HPV and at least 50 percent of sexually active men and women will get some form of HPV in their lives. Eighty percent of women will contract it before the age of 80.
"That's a scary statistic," said Mai Do, Marketing Coordinator for the Watkins. "You could have HPV and not even know it."
The Gardasil vaccine comes in a series of three shots taken over several months. It protects the body
against the four types of HPV that cause approximately 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts.
May Davis, Clay Center sophomore, said she attended the presentation because she wanted to be more informed about such a serious subject.
"I found out through my sorority that a lot of my friends have gotten the vaccine," she said. "But nobody really wants to talk about it. No one says 'let's talk about vaginas on campus'"
Aly Rodee, Wichita junior, also attended the event and said she was skeptical about the vaccine.
"It hasn't been around very long, and they don't know the long-term affects yet," she said. "I want to be 100 percent sure before I get something injected in my body."
Several states are currently looking at legislation that would make Gardasil vaccines mandatory in women. Opponents of Gardasil say it sends the message that women should be sexually active. Mai Do said she wasn't sure the legislation would pass in Kansas.
"It's a controversial bill in conservative states like Kansas, because it involves admitting that young girls have sex," she said. "It is very similar to other vaccinations, but when you throw sex in the mix, parents don't want to go there."
- Edited by Rachael Gray
WAR ON TERROR U.S. military force little help to Iraqi government
ADELPHI, Md. — It will take three to five years before Iraq's government is stable enough to operate on its own, according to the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, who said the surge of American forces has
not solved the country's broader problems.
In an interview with The Associated Press, retired Army Gen. John Abizaid said that beyond attacking the global threat of terrorism with military strength, the United States has done a poor job of applying the economic, political and diplomatic means to fight Islamic extremism.
"I don't blame it on any people; Abizaid said Tuesday. "I just blame it on a bureaucratic system that has been unresponsive thus far to the challenges of the 21st century. We need to change that as a matter of national priority."
Abizaid retired in May after nearly four years as the top officer at U.S. Central Command.
Associated Press
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