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GRADUATION GUIDE / THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Wide range of options available for new graduates
BY CLAIRE MCINERNY
editor@kansan.com
As some seniors are preparing for jobs and planning their lives after school,some students are experiencing a different scenario: the end of college manic
er. One opportunity that enables students to make that happen is through Teach for America. Teach For America is a program that allows recent college graduates to teach in public schools in low-income communities. The assignment lasts for two years.
a way to prolong having to find a job, but rather look at it as a way to find new opportunities and new ways for students to use their passions. She said a lot of politicians who now work in Congress were in the program and are now fighting for education rights.
Wiechman spent his two years in Saint Lucia doing community development. He helped a farmers' cooperative develop a grant proposal to get funding for a composting project from the United Nations and also taught reading and music at a school.
The Peace Corps was an attract
incentive for Wichman because
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LAWRENCE
Annual sidewalk sale this week downtown
BY BRITTANY NELSON
bnelson@kansan.com
Thursday will mark the 51st annual Sidewalk Sale, which takes place in downtown Lawrence. Many vendors participate and will be selling items on Massachusetts Street at discounted prices.
Cathy Hamilton, executive director of Downtown Lawrence, Inc., which hosts the event, said that this year, there will be four portable toilets as well as animals from the Topeka Zoo.
According to Hamilton's records, 20,000 to 30,000 people attend the event each year.
"I have seen a lot of foot traffic down here this summer. So, I'm thinking it's going to be a good year," Hamilton said.
Brenna Walker, manager at Kieu's,
738 Mass. St., said that it is busy all day during the sale.
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"Last year, we had people waiting out in the dark before it opened." Walker said. Kieu's will open at 5:30 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. on Thursday.
a.m. and close at noon.
Hamilton said that some stores set up an elaborate setup, such as canopies, fans and music, while others prefer to avoid the heat altogether and host the sale inside the store.
and host the sale inside the store.
At Sunflower Outdoor and Bike,
802 Massachusetts St., there will be
items inside and outside. Jen Beck,
outdoor shop manager, said that they
put clothing racks and shoes outside
and equipment and boxes of hats and
gloves inside.
As the discounts remain steady every year, stores open earlier for eager shoppers.
The popularity of the sidewalk sale doesn't seem to be slowing down. Hamilton said that she saw on Facebook and Twitter that many people take off work just for the sale.
CAMPUS
Construction projects wrap up as summer ends
Mike Gunnel/AMSAT
Construction continues on campus, including off of West Campus Road.
BY IAN CUMMINGS
icummings@kansan.com
mike Gunnoe/KANSAN
Several maintenance projects on campus will continue into September, and some of them will continue to affect traffic on campus for at least another three weeks. Jim Modig, director of Design and Construction Management, said the speed cushions at the intersection of West Campus Road and Stratford are nearly completed and that intersection will be reopened by next week. But West Campus Road will remain closed for at least three weeks as a second set of speed cushions is installed at 11th Street and West Campus Road. A separate project will temporarily block traffic on Poplar Lane as crews work to bury water lines and electrical lines
behind Strong Hail. The maintenance of the campanile will not block traffic, but may be observed by passersby as crews use pressure
washer to clean the stone and complete minor masonry repairs to the top sections of the memorial.