THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2007
NEWS
CAMPUS
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Grant allows Global Partners to expand program
New coordinator will help international students make new friends, learn about American culture
BY SARAH NEFF
sneff@kansan.com
Global Partners, a program that matches volunteer students with international students at KU, will expand this year with a new coordinator position. The position was made possible with funding from this year's student fees.
Charlie Bankart, assistant vice provost for the office of international programs, said the money was allocated from the Educational Opportunities Fund.
"We are hoping to expand the program and to create a sus-
"We are hoping program and to tainable program to keep for the future," Bankart said.
Bankart said they received $6,800. Some of that money allowed them to create a one-year graduate research assistant position.
dent, started the position on the first day of the semester. He said
"We try to strike a balance between something interesting for the domestic students that displays American culture for the international students."
DARRELL KENDALL Graduate research assistant
D a r r e l l
Kendall, Cleveland graduate stu
The program matches KU students with
The pro
his goal was to get at least 200 students involved in the program this year. Currently there are about 100 Global Partners, including international and domestic students.
same-gender indents based on ests indicated in questionnaires.
home-gender international students based on common inter-
Kendall said he had several activities planned for the semesterincluding a haunted house excursion in October and a Thanksgiving potluck in November.
between something ing for the domestic
"You know somebody and through that person you know other people. Even now we try to keep in contact."
"We try to strike a balance
VIVIEN CHAN Hong Kong graduate student
interest students
that displays American culture for the international students." Kendall said.
Vivien Chan, Hong Kong graduate student, joined Global Partners last fall. She said
her assigned partners. Chan said she had been to a few parties and social events with people she met through Global Partners and that it had helped her acclimate to American culture.
"You know somebody and through that person you know other people," Chan said. "Even now we try to keep in contact."
Global Partners will have a fall kickoff event on Sept. 12. Visit www.ku.edu/~oip/partners/ for more information.
CONCERT
Dave Matthews performs tonight in Bonner Springs
Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
BY MATT LINDBERG
mlindberg@lauren.com
mlindberg@kansan.com
Fans of Dave Matthews Band will get the opportunity to see the band live when DMB makes its summer tour stop at 7 tonight at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs.
Tickets for the show went on sale in early May and fans have been eagerly anticipating the concert all summer.
"I'll listen to Dave Matthews' solo work, Dave Matthews Band, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, anything Dave or the band have done until the day of the show" said Nathan Pirie, Olathe senior. "My level of excitement is intense. The concert will be amazing, and I can't wait."
Since forming in Virginia in
1991, DMB has developed a large fan base through its live shows.
above other concerts.
Pirie will attend his fourth DMB concert tonight, and he said the shows were always amazing.
"The band improvises so much it just makes it feel like a jam session and is a more personal connection for the audience."
Pirie said he discovered Dave Matthews Band by chance thanks to his dad's CD collection.
"I think they stack up pretty well," Achenbach said. "It's great music and easy to feel relaxed and comfortable with the crowd. I have always found the people to be conscious and respectful of others, perhaps more so than at other concerts."
"One-of-a-kind, one that can't really be understood unless you're there." Pirie said. "The band improvises so much it just makes it feel like a jam session and is a more personal connection for the audience. People find themselves dancing to the music more than any other concert I've been to."
Matt Achenbach, Lindsborg junior, has attended three DMB shows in Kansas City and has been a fan since middle school. He said the atmosphere of the concerts was a cut
"Crash Into Me' was a cool song, and I just wanted to hear what the band sounded like," Pirie said. "I couldn't sleep, and I figured one of my dad's CDs would help. Needless to say, I was up
"I started to like Dave Matthews when I was little, but I didn't buy any of their CDs or anything," said Sally Doyen, Olathe junior. "Then after going to the concert I realized how talented the band really was."
NATHAN PIRIE
Olathe senior
for a couple more hours; I listened to the DMB album 'Crash' straight through twice."
This summer's DMB tour was supposed to promote the band's seventh studio album, which
was intended for a July release, but was pushed back until 2008 to give the band more time to develop the album.
Rene Walker, an employee at the 4000 W. Sixth St. Hy-Ve store, handles TicketMaster sales in the mornings. She said DMB ticket sales have been good all summer.
"The sales have been steady," Walker said. "When they came out, though, we had a two-ticket limit for reserved seats in the pavilion and a six-ticket limit for lawn seats. I don't know if that played any role."
Fans who still want to see DMB hit the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater stage tonight might be in luck. Single reserved seats were still available for $65 as of Monday evening. Lawn seats were also still available for $40 each.
- Edited by Tara Smith
CAMPUS
Dinner will kick off Dole Institute events
BY SASHA ROE
sroe@kansan.com
The Student Advisory Board of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics wants students to get involved. The board invites students to the Student Kickoff Dinner at the Dole Institute today for pizza, cookies and an opportunity to make connections with the nation's top public policymakers.
The event will introduce students to opportunities at the Dole Institute and with the Student Advisory Board.
Beka Romm, Bennington senior and student outreach coordinator, said she hoped the event would encourage students to attend the study groups that the Dole Institute offers.
Dole Institute fellows Jennifer Schmidt and Jerry Austin will lead the study groups this fall. Schmidt has served as senior counsel in the U.S. Senate and chief of staff for the majority leader and the
speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives. Her group "Women in Politics: Career Stories," will meet at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, beginning Sept. 5.
Austin is president of a politi-
eul advertising company, Gerald J. Austin and Associates, Inc., and has worked with the Rev. Jesse Jackson on his political campaign. Austin's group will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, beginning Oct.15.
connections in internships and careers."
Former Dole Institute fellows have been very honest about their careers with students.
"The groups can be very candid and sometimes emotional," Romm said. "But that's the coolest part. Sometimes students will ask questions that we cringe at, but no question is off-limits"
"The groups can be candid and sometimes emotional. But that's the coolest part. Sometimes students will ask questions that we cringe at, but no question is off-limits."
Jonathan
BEKA ROMM Student outreach coordinator
Earle, interim director of the Dole Institute, said attending a study group would be worth a student's time.
"We're asking them to come and pay attention in another classroom experience," Earle said. "But I can assure you, with the people they meet there are
Brown, former director of FEMA,
led a study group last year. Romm
said one student asked Brown how
he slept at night knowing he was
responsible for the large death toll
in New Orleans after Hurricane
Katrina.
Michael
"He was very open," Romm said.
"He said, You do the best you can
with every situation.' "
Romm said the student-oriented atmosphere of the study groups was due to the direct influence of the Dole Institute's Student Advisory Board. Students will learn more about what the board does at the dinner and can sign up for newsletters to get involved.
Romm said the board was the first to meet to approve the fellows for study groups and generate group topics. She said the board instantly added value to a résumé.
"They're the face of Dole," Romm said. "They're the movers and shakers on campus. You'll find people who don't go home at night and watch TV, but go to meetings and make networks with a million people."
The dinner begins at 5 p.m. today at the Dole Institute. For more information about the dinner or to get involved, call the institute at (785)864-4900.
Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
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