Monday, March 26, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Students enjoy break on home front
Money, school keep some in Lawrence
By Cynthia Malakasis writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Dreams of sandy beaches and cocktails under the burning sun don't come true in Lawrence. But at least one student managed to have almost as much fun spending spring break in town as she would have taking off for a tropical destination.
"It was almost as good as Cancun," said Alicia Wyatt, Emporia sophomore.
Wyatt said she stayed here because of lack of money, but with no roommates around, she was able to play hostess and party the break away.
"Ipartied a lot," Wyatt said. "It was awesome. I didn'tget any homework done."
Most KU students were looking forward to spring break for some rest and a change of scenery, but lack of money and pressing homework assignments made sure that Lawrence was not completely devoid of KU students last week.
However, not everyone was able to have as much fun as Wvatt.
Traci Miller, Hutchinson senior, said she spent break in Lawrence working full time because she didn't have money to go anywhere.
"I took a couple of days off and went and had a massage, but that was the extent," she said. "If you have the money, do something, I've never done anything for spring break. It's a definite stress reliever to get out of town for a while."
Miller, however, said a less-crowded Lawrence was itself a
"It's nice because there aren't as many students here, so when you go out to the bars, it's not as crowded."
refreshing change.
Marcela Granados, Costa Rica senior, had a different perspective.
"It was dead," Granados said. "I didn't even bother to go out, because it was so dead."
Granados also thought being an international student could limit one's destination options.
"I would have loved to go somewhere — this is my senior year — but I didn't have money," she said. "If you're American, you can go visit family."
Aformula car design was the product of Peter Gillespie's spring break. The Kansas City, Mo., senior stayed in Lawrence to help his study group finish its senior mechanical engineering project.
"Most of us put in 60 hours or more," Gillespie said. "I didn't跑
out—just to Learned."
Gillespie, a McCollum Hall resident, said he was able to stay in his own room for the break. But McCollum was the only residence hall open during the break. Students from other halls who stayed in Lawrence paid an $80 fee to live in McCollum, whether for one night or the entire break. Gillespie said.
Lavene said students who wanted to stay during break would have needed a separate contract with the department of student housing.
Kent Lavene, complex director for McCollum, said he could not confirm the exact amount of the fee. He said regular housing contracts did not guarantee students a place to stav during breaks.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, could not be reached for comment.
Trip highlights workers' ordeals
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Annunciation House, said that Mexican workers were viewed as disposable people. He asked the students to think about how each individual person contributed to a system which kept Mexican workers at such a low standard of living.
Haas said her experiences on the trip changed the way she thought about immigrants.
"They're people, not aliens or apprehensions," Haas said.
Carrie Hoover, Omaha, Neb., sophomore, said she learned that the border wasn't just in the Southwest, but in her Midwestern backyard.
"Like Ruben said, people say they want to close the border, but on the other extreme, if we really truly had to close the borders, we wouldn't be able to have migrant workers to do the jobs we don't want to do." Hoover said. "We are dependent on them."
Yemi Adeyanju, Lawrence senior and a student site leader for the trip, said she learned to look at herself as a participant in the issue.
"If we live simpler lives, that's a starting point," Adeyanju said.
Snider said the trip was different from other Alternative Spring Breaks he had participated in because of the focus on reflection and discussion.
"There was never any down time," Snider said. "The experiences that we went through were such that we were never separated from the issue. There was no easy retreat from the issue. The issue we were there to learn about was always present."
— Failed by Sohan Wallace
Program evolved from social club
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pieces of conversation together. But some words, such as "commission," stumped the entire group, and the teacher had to explain.
"I made a lot of new friends," said Ling, whose husband is a visiting scholar at the University. "Before I came here, I didn't understand a lot of English. Now I do. The time is very small. I want to come every day."
A similar but less difficult tape played in the beginners' room, where a woman from Taiwan and a woman from Russia listened. The two listened to people who stated their names and what they were purchasing. Afterward, when they were questioned, the two were a more hesitant with their answers than members of the advanced classes.
The women in Small World are placed in classes according to their skill levels, said Kathy Mulinazzi, the program's executive director. And although numbers fluctuate, the program usually brings 70 to 75 students to class every Tuesday and Thursday morning. The women receive English lessons for $10 a
semester with an additional $5 for day care, if it is needed. They can come anytime during the semester with an open enrollment at 9 a.m. each day of class.
Mulinazzi said the program started in the late 1960s after the wives of KU professors returned to Lawrence from a stay in Venezuela. During the sabbatical, the professors and their wives set up exchange programs between the University of Kansas and a university in Caracas. The KU women experienced firsthand the hardships involved in living abroad, and they wanted to make it easier for women who came to the United States through the exchange program.
Small World was initially a social club with women swapping recipes and learning sewing and crafts, Mulinazzi said. But eventually the organization changed its emphasis from social activities to education, focusing on English.
Under the leadership of Mulinazzi, Small World has become a place for women of all educational levels to further their language skills and receive resources to help them in the United States.
"We started noticing the
women were more interested in learning English than crafts," Mulnazziaid. "In order to meet those needs, we decided to strengthen our academic side."
Aibra Roy earned a master's degree in economics in India before coming to the United States with her husband, Subbo. She hoped to put her education to use by working in Kansas while her husband did postdoctoral research in medicinal chemistry at the University. But her visa status did not permit her to work.
So Roy decided to continue her education in a different manner, joining Small World a year ago. She had studied British English in India, but found it much different than the American style.
In addition to tweaking her language skills in the advanced group, she has learned about the customs and traditions of the United States. Roy said that along with six classmates, she read essays on different holidays to understand their meaning. Afterward, everyone in Small World celebrated.
"I enjoy the parties we have at Small World," Roy said. "We learn about the traditions of Halloween, Easter and other holidays."
Edited by Leita Schultes
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