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By Marc Ingber
mingber@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Eric Garrett, Eudora senior and owner of K-10 Fireworks, got to see the place where about 90 percent of the fireworks he sells are made. And he only had to travel halfway across the world.
Garrett, whose store is just east of Lawrence, went to China over winter break along with seven other University of Kansas students.
The students made the trip through the Kansas/Asia Scholars program and have come home with a greater understanding of Asian culture. They returned from their three-week excursion last Saturday. This was the first year that the program sent students to China.
The students left on Dec. 27 to
visit Beijing, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Chengdu and Shanghai, where they learned about how China's businesses were affected by the country's switch to a market economy. The group also visited historical sites like the Great Wall of China and a Shaolin monastery, as well as museums.
"It was very successful," Garrett said. "We learned about the culture in China and about how hard it is to get a business established there."
Sheree Willis, Kansas/Asia Scholarsdirector of the China program, accompanied the students on the trip.
"They got to see how diverse and dynamic China is," Willis said. "Highlights included visiting an orphanage, seeing Butler Manufacturing in Shanghai, going to the Great Wall on New Year's Day and
"I could tell the kids were kind of nervous at first, but by the end, they didn't want us to leave," he said.
Garrett said one of his favorite activities was visiting the orphanage.
seeing monkeys on Mount Emei."
The group also visited McDonald's China headquarters in Beijing to learn about how the corporation operates.
Although much of the trip focused on China's economy, the China program was open to more than just business majors. The Kansas/Asia Scholars Program is planning to return to China in May; 25 students will make the trip.
Following their return, students will participate in a service learning project related to their trip. This can include giving presentations at schools or businesses, or creating a Web page
Garrett plans to speak to an elementary school in Eudora.
about an interesting topic that they learned about in China.
"It's important that kids learn about China when they are younger because often times they are not exposed to that culture," he said. "Speaking to an elementary school will give me a chance to introduce it to them."
The group was originally supposed to visit China last spring, but the trip was delayed until December due to the SARS outbreak.
In addition to China, the Kansas/Asia Scholars Program sent students to visit Japan and Korea last spring. The program is funded by a $2 million grant by the Freeman Foundation of New York City and Stowe, Vt.
— Edited by Collin LaJoie
Democrats prepare for N.H. primary
The Associated Press
“It's an important moment,” said U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), trailing in the polls behind the other major contenders — Wesley Clark, John
MANCHESTER, N.H. — John Kerry bounced higher in the polls yesterday and Howard Dean struggled to regain his political balance as the Democratic presidential contenders campaigned their way into the final debate before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary.
Edwards, Kerry and Dean.
U. S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Al Sharpton debated at Saint Anselm College, but the hall was set with two fewer places.
Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.) dropped out of the race last week and U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) ended his candidacy on Tuesday after finishing fourth in the kickoff Iowa caucuses.
Kerry won the event, with Edwards a strong second and Dean well behind in third.
With five days remaining until
New Hampshire's primary, the contenders were looking to the next round of contests, as well.
Kerry picked up the support of a 34,000-member union local in Michigan.
After months spent clawing his way past his rivals in the pre-primary polls, Dean and his aides worked on a plan to quell the damage from the poor showing in Iowa and a memorably loud, armwaving post-caucus appearance in front of his supporters.
Clark said he supported a woman's right to have an abortion
"as modified by" a 1992 court case that allowed states to impose limited restrictions.
Edwards criticized Bush for his handling of Iraq, characterizing most of the nations with troops in Iraq as "window dressing" and adding that it was wrong of Bush to claim they were sharing much of the postwar responsibility.
Lieberman, the party's 2000 vice presidential contender, insisted that he would make the strongest challenger to Bush this fall.
Representatives of two Jewish groups who attended screenings of Mel Gibson's upcoming movie "The Passion of the Christ" said yesterday that it contained offensive stereotypes about the Jewish role in the crucifixion.
Groups angered by film
The American Jewish Committee said the movie "represents a disturbing setback" to relations between Jews and Christians.
Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, said the movie is an "unambiguous portrayal of Jews as being responsible for the death of Jesus."
Gibson, who directed, funded and co-scripted the film, has repeatedly denied that his movie maligns Jews.
Rabbit David Elcott, director of interreligious affairs for the American Jewish Committee, said he did not expect any violence against Jews as a result of the movie.
But he and Foxman feared it would generate ill will toward Jews, especially overseas, where anti-Semitism is on the rise.
The Associated Press
"The movie undermines the sense of community that has existed between Jews and Christians for decades." Elcott said.
The movie is scheduled to be released on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25.
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