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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007
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"Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community."
Brigham Young
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Source:ldschurchtemples.com
The Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City took 40 years to build, and totals 253,015 square feet. It was finished in 1896, three years before Utah became a state.
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BY RACHEL BURCHFIELD
This Thursday, you might not find Mark Skoglund in class. Instead, the Olathe sophomore hopes to drive to Topeka to lobby for Kansas' decreased economic involvement in Sudan, one of the many issues that the globally conscious Skoglund is
passionate about.
"Issues overseas are more hard hitting but also more ignored at the same time," he said. "I like to try to bring more attention to things."
Threats, at the University. Skoglund has a platform to bring more attention to issues that he is passionate about, such as decreased economic involvement in Sudan and genocide activism through FIGHT. The club holds biweekly meetings that base around the three pillars of awareness, activism, and aid.
He is able to do so as the president of FIGHT, a club whose name is an acronym that stands for Fighting Ignorance of Global Humanitarian
Skoglund was a nationally ranked debater placing fourth individually in the national competition and helping his squad to a 15th place finish as a senior at Olathe South High School. The triple major in political science, economics and philosophy is also an "obsessive compulsive poker player" who will "play online, in person, and in just about any denomination. I like the psychological aspect of the
"We hope to increase awareness of what's happening internationally," he said.
game and playing other people more so than the cards in my hand."
In the future he hopes to attend graduate school to pursue his interest in foreign relations. Skoglund sees himself eventually working for a major government institution or think tank "doing foreign relations analysis of other countries in the human rights arena", he said.
Skoglund is already becoming well versed in the global human rights arena through his involvement in FIGHT, and he wants others on campus to do the same.
"I want people to be more aware of what's going on, and not just on the day-to-day local or national level," he said. "In general, I just want people to be more informed."
—Edited by James Pinick
African art show
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Christian Kennedy, Olathe senior, takes a look through the "A Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal" exhibit Tuesday afternoon at the Spencer Museum of Art. The display, which recently opened to the public, will run until May 20. There will be a public reception at 5:30 Thursday evening to celebrate the exhibit's opening. The reception will feature Senegalese food and drink and music by the Kansas City group Soundz of Africa.
What do you think?
KYLE KRAFT
Overland Park, KS senior
"The Adventures of Pete & Pete
"Because Arty was the coolest."
BY JASON BAKER
ALLISA GOLDSTEIN Denver, Colo, sophomore - Clarisa Explains it All: "I liked her crazy clothes."
WHAT 1990S NICKELODEON SHOW WOULD YOU WANT BROUGHT BACK?
ANTONIO CUTHBERTSON Charlotte, N.C., sophomore Hey Arnold! "It was just hilarious and it had so much wisdom too."
NIKKI HOOVER
Paola freshman
-Rocko's Modern Life-
"I used to watch it everyday when I was a kid and one day it was gone and I was sad."
on campus
There will be an International Opportunities Fair from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the 4th floor lobby in the Kansas Union.
Julien De Smedt will present the lecture "Architecture — Why Does Urbanity Require Erasure of Urban Space?" at 11:30 a.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Def Poetry Jam poet Kevin Coval will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
"Man of La Mancha" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center. Tickets are $19.50 to $24 for students and $39 to $48 for the general public.
Sherrie Tucker will present the American/Globalization Seminar at 3:30 p.m. at the Conference Hall in Hall Center for the Humanities.
on the record
Charlie Cook will present the lecture "America's Foremost Political Prognosticator" at 7:30 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
A 21-year-old KU student reported a burglar in the 1100 block of Louisiana Street on Sunday. The student reported the theft of a $200 vehicle stereo between 2:30 and 9:45 a.m.
An 18-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to a patio window in the 2500 block of 21st Street. The damage reportedly occurred just after midnight on Sunday and was valued at $100.
Police were called to The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., on Sunday for criminal damage done to the business. Sometimes between 3:10 and 3:30 a.m., an exterior door latch valued at $200 and 10 empty kegs were reportedly stolen. The kegs were of unknown value.
campus
Oliver Hall burglarized, safety concerns offered
Between 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 and 10 a.m. on Feb. 8, two male residents' rooms were broken into in Oliver Hall. The doors were unlocked at the time, and an iPod was removed from each room. The KU Public Safety Office issued a Crime Alert for the aggravated burglary, and encouraged students to take the following precautions:
— Be sure to lock doors, even when in the room.
- Report suspicious activity to the KU Public Safety Office.
— Record serial numbers on all electronic equipment.
— Be responsible for guests you bring into residence halls.
The KU Public Safety Office can be reached at 864-5900. The number for KU Crime Stoppers is 864-8888.
Erick R. Schmidt
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