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THURSDAY. MARCH 30, 2006
Fair provides major advice
BY JEF DETERS
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
The annual Majors Fair held Tuesday at the Ballroom in the Kansan Union gave students the opportunity to learn more about majors offered at the University of Kansas.
When Andrea Stecklein, El Salvador, junior, graduated from high school, she wasn't sure what college to attend and had no intention of going to the University. But after attending two colleges in El Salvador and a community college in Austin, Texas, she ended up at the University.
"My dad went to KU, and my parents kept pushing me so much." Stecklein said.
Stecklein switched her major from pre-business to pre-law and attended the SUA-sponsored event because she wanted to learn more about it.
"I had a general idea about the school, but I set up appointments with advisers. I'd rather
have more one-on-one than just reading about it on-line," Stecklein said.
Steve Nichols, president of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, an organization that networks for students pursuing careers in law, welcomed the chance to talk with students.
"We give them a lot of information," Nichols said. "They can learn about some of the coursework they need to take, and we give them a greater awareness of resources that we can provide."
Students can set up advising appointments any time. But Ryan Gove of the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center said the Majors Fair offered a unique opportunity.
"We can sit with students one-on-one," Gove said. "But the Majors Fair gives them the chance to interact with different departments and see how many options they really have."
- Edited by Timon Veach
Weeklong activities address labor issues
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The University of Kansas will address current and historical labor issues, such as the exploitation of laborers and activists who have sought change for them, during KU Student and Community Labor Week of Action.
Events will include a series of movie screenings, discussions and lectures today through Tuesday.
The week is a collaboration of Migrant Worker Solidarity (Apyo Trabajador), KU Latin American Solidarity, KU Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO), Solidarity Bookstore, KU Amnesty International and the Kaw Valley
Some workers are exploited, and it's important to understand their challenges, said Jessica Cook, Topeka senior and a member of Migrant Worker Solidarity.
"It's important to educate people about the issues that affect all of us," she said. "We're all workers in some capacity."
Living Wage Alliance.
Anne Weltmer
KU STUDENT AND COMMUNITY LABOR WEEK OF ACTION
Today
Brownbag Roundtable on Current Labor Struggles, 12:30 p.m., Kansas Union Parlor Room, including the following speeches: — "Justice for Janitors Campaign Then, Near and Away," Chancellor Carroll
New, and Hard, organizing
- Trends in union organizing
- "Recent Assaults on Living Wage and Lawrence Economic Report"
- "Employment Restructuring and the Kansas City Employment Justice Project" Raymundo Eli Rojas
Film: "Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement;" 6:30 p.m., Kansas Union
Film: "Matawan", noon, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont
Saturday
Friday
- "Modern Day Union Busting"; Raymundo Ell Rosas
Sunday
Film: "Batalla de Las Cruces; the Cd. Jujarez Women"; 3 p.m. Tentative Location: Solidarity Center and Radical Library, 1109 Massachusetts St.
Monday
- "From El Salvador to Ciudad Juarez/El Paso to the Gulf, Alternative Springbreakers Speak Out," 6:30 p.m., Kansas Union, Pine Room, Level 6
"Growing Up Beet: Beef Town Kids Tell
Tuesday
"Growing Up Beet. Beet town Kitson and their Stories of growing up in a beef-packing town," 12:30 p.m., Kansas Union Parlor Room, Level 5
Film: "At the River I Stand," 6:30 p.m. Lawrence Public Library gallery, 707 Vermont St.
Source: Migrant Worker Solidarity
Candidates
All four candidates answered that they were in favor of the increase.
"I think we were able to let the athletes know that we supported what they did and that we would love to continue to get input from them on what they need as students," said Jason Boots, Plano, Texas, senior and presidential candidate for Ignite.
Jones said he was happy with the way the town hall meeting turned out.
He said he thought both parties did a good job of addressing important issues as well as providing sincere answers to the questions.
"It really got people interested and got student athletes realizing there is a lot more out there that is important outside of athletics," Jones said.
Jones said that SAAC planned to put in a aggressive effort to make student athletes more influential on campus.
He said there were more than 470 members, which means that the winning coalition of this endorsement could make a difference in the election results.
— Edited by Meghan Miller
Tornado
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The programmable radios allow the user to either turn the radio on and listen to 24-hour forecasting, or set the radio to tone-alert mode, which means it will only turn on when the National Weather Service issues a severe weather watch or warning. When it turns on, it will sound a tone loud enough to wake up the user. The newer radios can also be programmed to turn on for watches and warnings in one
specific county, although Holderbach said it would be wise to include the surrounding counties for more warning.
Once aware of the storm, people should go to the safest place nearby by that they can. The storms pass quickly, Holderbach said, so you won't have to stay crouched in a corner for long. Hopefully when it's over, neither you nor your home will be damaged, and you can go about daily business until the next siren or NOAA radio warning.
Edited by Cynthia Hernandez
Spaces
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The only way tenants can have cars towed from their parking spaces is if their landlords give them a statement in writing, giving them permission to have cars towed. The Lawrence police have to verify the letter.
Rick Kupper, Lawrence landlord, owns nine properties in Lawrence, most of them in the Oread neighborhood, including apartments at 1321 Tennessee St.
He said that drivers parking
in the alleys and taking up actual residents parking places was not a new problem.
Kupper said that some of his tenants had asked for letters of permission, but the majority had not.
Kupper recalled that one night, one of his tenants who worked nights was trying to leave for work and her car was boxed in by a car from a party next door. Kupper called a tow service to have the vehicle towed. In the
"Every year it's the same thing, and every year it seems to get worse," Kupper said.
middle of the night, he drove from his Kansas City, Mo., home to Lawrence, so he could sign paper work required by a towing company. Kupper said he didn't mind the extra effort to get the car towed.
"That's just part of the job," Kupper said.
But not all Oread residents are so lucky. Marvin Schaal, a tow truck driver for Quality Tow & Recovery, 529 Maple St., has been towing vehicles all over Lawrence for four years.
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He said that the company used to receive many calls from one apartment complex located at 14th and Ohio streets, directly across the street from The Wheel. The company recently stopped towing cars from the apartment complex.
"It's just not worth the headache," Schall said.
Schaal said that the alley was too narrow for the company's large trucks to do their job without the risk of damaging other vehicles.
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