THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007
VOLUME 118 ISSUE 8
》 FUN AND GAMES
SUA brings carnival to campus Saturday
Student Union Activities will give students and faculty a break from their regular routines by hosting its first ever carnival from 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday at the Student Recreation Fitness Center.
Shawn Bowers, Director of Public Relations for SUA, said the event will have all the typical carnival activities to enjoy.
"We are going to have a Ferris wheel on
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campus, a bunch of different carnival rides and games you would expect," he said. "You will also have the chance to throw a pie in the face of a University personality — whether a student or professor."
Anyone with a valid KUID will be given five free tickets. Additional tickets will go for $5.
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SPOTLIGHT
"One can go a long time in their life, perhaps their whole life without really engaging in art, the language and mystery and power of art. But if you do stop and take the time to turn towards that, what art serves is it shows a way that stories and peoples and cultures are communicating," said Matthew Burke, assistant professor of art.
Professor's passion for art resonates with students
Burke, who teaches sculpture and drawing, uses his professional experience in the art world to help move students along the path of artistic expression. He transfers his passion to his students to inspire them to explore the artwork of their own imagination.
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ACADEMICS
A CREATIVE RELEASE ON LIFE
A task force of faculty and students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended that the number of required general education hours be decreased from 72 to 60.
Fewer required courses means more flexibility
The recommendation still has to pass through two levels, so this number is likely to change. A decrease in the number of hours would help students have more time
to pursue minors and double majors. Chris Crandall, a member of the task force, said he hoped that it also would help students graduate on time.
The structure of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences would still stay the same, and the 124 total required credit hours probably would not decrease.
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STUDENT SENATE
Groups must pay own way when traveling to conferences
The Student Executive Committee passed legislation this summer stating it will no longer pay the fees.
Student Senate will no longer pay registration fees for student groups traveling to regional and national conferences.
Hannah Love, Dodge City senior and student body president, said the policy was changed because Senate was spending too much money on these fees and having trouble paying for on-campus events.
to receive funding through two Senate policies which allows multicultural groups and groups that exist for the purpose of traveling, such as Model United Nations, to receive money for the fees.
Ray Wittlinger, Olathe senior and student body vice president, said that the policy was also to encourage groups to bring events to the University, rather than traveling to events off campus.
Some student groups will still be able
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Health care plan greatly improved for students
HEALTH
A new Kansas Board of Regents health insurance policy is now available to students in Kansas. The policy allows more
funds for prescriptions and illnesses than previous state university health plans.
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Craig Sweets is the editor of the Change of Heart newspaper. Members of the homeless community in Lawrence have been producing the newspaper for eleven years.
A voice for the homeless
Change of Heart is unique among Kansas newspapers
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After graduating from the University of Kansas in 1996, Craig Sweets decided that helping the homeless was what he wanted to do with his life. Since then, Sweets has been editor of Change of Heart, a streetpaper that gives the Lawrence homeless an opportunity to be published.
The paper is composed of stories, poems and artwork submitted by the homeless. They can then receive a small income by passing out the newspaper to the public.
"They don't like to hear people telling them to get a job; this is a job for them," Sweets said. "We want to break down the stigma of these people being called hobos and all sorts of names."
Change of Heart is the only streetpaper in Kansas, and it is a member of the North American Street Newspaper Association. It is
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Change of Heart, a local streetpaper produced by the homeless, is published quarterly. The paper runs poems, artwork and stories.
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