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 panic.
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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.
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Dig it: Libero, recent grad Manda honored in team hall of fame
MEG LOWRY
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Although she walked down the hill and concluded her time at the University of Kansas last month, 2011 graduate Melissa Manda will remain at the university, for a long time on the women's volleyball Wall of Fame.
Manda, a Wichita native and human biology major, earned the award for most digs in a career, totalling 1,457 digs in four seasons. She surpassed Ill (Dorsey) Hall, who previously held the record with 1,338.
During her junior season, Manda became the 10th player in Jayhawk Volleyball history to make 1,000 digs. Concluding the season with 1,165 digs, she knew that the record was within her reach.
"It was definitely in the back of my mind," Manda said, "But it wasn't the first thing I was striving for. I just wanted to play well."
At the start of her senior season, Manda was 174 digs shy of Hall's season. She ended the season with 292.
Manda's place on the Wall of Fame marks the end of a successful career. As a freshman and sophomore, Manda played in every match as Kansas's starting libero. By the end of her freshman year, she had the 4th most digs in a single season in school history. Her sophomore year, she helped Kansas win its first senior night match since 2004 with 19 digs against Baylor.
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In October, Manda will move to Spain to teach English for eight months. She plans to attend medical school when she returns.
Manda says there's a good chance Brianne Riley, a sophomore libero from Naperville, Ill., will break her record before she graduates. Like Manda, Riley had an impressive freshman season, totalling the 8th most digs in a single season with 403.
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Mike Gumnoe/KANSAN Senior defensive specialist Melissa Manda bumps the ball against Missouri last year. Manda had 7 digs in the Jayhawk victory over the Tigers.
"I'm not too worried about someone beating me," Manda said. "All I care about is that KU is winning and doing well."
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very unique lanes. Boston constructed its championship team through trades, but, the small
Last offseason, LeBron crushed the hearts of Cavalier faithful when he "took his talents to South Beach." Let's be honest, if the Cavs were a high school boy, and Lebron a chick, he'd be way out of Cleveland's league. Can you really blame him for running off to tropical Miami? Supermodels in g-strings vs. Lake Erie and... does it even matter? There's a reason the whole country empathized for Cleveland: it never had a chance.
Cleveland has the #1 and #4 picks in this year's draft and it must perform well in order to fill the void from Prince James. If it drafts well, it could wind up like the Thunder, back in the conference finals in a matter of years. Or, it could take Minnesota's route and continue to throw millions down the drain just to watch its lottery picks flop like a dying tuna fish.
The clock's ticking Cleveland choose wisely.