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/ NEWS / WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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WEDNESDAY
What's going on?
THURSDAY
April 13
April 14
The University Advising Center will advise students on which resources and tools will work best for them from noon to 2 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
- Richard Reber and the School of Music will hold a discussion of 20th Century music in relation to animation projects at Oldfather Studios from 2 to 3 p.m.
FRIDAY April 15
SUNDAY
Tunes at Noon will take place at the Kansas Union from noon to 1 p.m.
April 17
■ There will be a carillon recital at the Memorial Campanile from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
MONDAY
April 18
SATURDAY
April 16
■ "To Kill a Mockingbird" will be shown at Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union at 7 p.m. as a part of the "Read Across Lawrence" series.
- "Man Equals Man" by Bertolt Brecht is playing at William Inge Memorial Theater in Murphy Hall from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
April 19
Dan Savage, a columnist from The San Francisco Chronicle and author of "Savage Love," is the recent creator of the It Gets Better Project, a movement helping promote awareness about LGBT issues. He will speak in the Kansas Union from 7 to 9 p.m.
Jessica Janasz/KANSAN
Knockin' on wood
Nick Mallin performs for family and friends, during his senior recital on Tuesday at Swarthout Recital Hall. He performed various works, including "Table Music" by Thierry Dey and "Libertango" by Eric Summitt.
NATIONAL
Hearings disturb Muslims on campus
In an attempt to improve and ensure national security, U.S. Rep. Peter King, chairman of the Committee of Homeland Security, is holding another round of hearings on the radicalization of Muslims living in America.
The hearings aim to investigate possible radical tendencies of Muslims in the U.S. and are considered controversial.
The tension hits close to home for members of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at the University.
"I didn't realize there was such a divide between Muslim-Americans and other Americans." Garrett Fugate, secretary of MSA, said.
Fugate says it is encouraging to know there are people who stand against these hearings and
who remind the public that Islam is a peaceful religion. But, he says, it is still surprising that more people have not protested the unjustness of the hearings.
"To be honest, a lot of the misconceptions are because of Muslims themselves who are portraying the religion in the wrong way," said Fugate."When you want to see what Islam really stands for, look at the teachings" in the Quran, the Muslim holy book.
Some MSA members said that the hearings had brought up questions about where the United States itself holds its values.
He said the next target would perhaps be another religion, or maybe a group of people who had migrated in large numbers to the country.
Ibrahim Alanqar, president of MSA, said he pondered how the "radicalization" hearings fit in with American ideals.
"Segregating based on faith hits against the core values the U.S. was established on," Alanqar said.
If the hearings targeting the Islamic faith are considered socially and politically acceptable, Alanquar says, he thinks it raises the questions on what the future holds for minority groups.
"Whether this was happening to Muslims or any other group, I'd stand against it." Alanqar said. "It's just not right."
Chelsey Derks
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