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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed; the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force."
— Darth Vader, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
FACT OF THE DAY
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David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines,and he didn't know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie.
— Tealdragon.ne
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies will screen the Turkish Film, "Devrim Arabalari (Cars of the Revolution)," in Turkish with English subtitles at 7 p.m. in Room 318 of Bailey Hall. The movie is free to the public and refreshments will be provided.
If you would like to submit an event to be included on our weekly calendar, send us an e-mail at news@kansan.com with the subject "Calendar."
The Student Union Activities Recipe Contest will begin at 7 p.m. in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union. Entries were due Feb. 9, but students can come try the recipes of the five finalists.
Video by Scott Pelan/KUJH-TV
Lawrence classes share with Edwards campus
Some classes taught on the University's Lawrence campus are broadcast simultaneously to students at the Edwards campus.
Video by Jenna Dornself/KUJH-TV
Car repair business benefitting from potholes
What's going on today?
The long winter has created more potholes on local streets.
People with O- blood types are universal donors. People with AB+ blood types are universal recipients. Today and tomorrow are the last two days of the Spring KU Blood Drive, going on all this week in the Kansas Union ballroom and other campus locations.
FRIDAY Feb.26
Salsa Night will be from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union.
- "Voices Unheard," an open mic and poetry slam benefit for Haiti, will begin at 7 p.m. in the theater of Hashinger Hall.
SATURDAY
Feb.27
The 13th Annual Taste of Asia variety show will be from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
An EmPower Self Defense Workshop will be at 1 p.m. in the Martial Arts Room of the Ambler Student Recreation Center.
MONDAY March 1
SUNDAY
Feb.28
Sachi Nakachi, professor of English at Tsuir University in Tsuir Yamanski, Japan, will present "Surviving Hiroshima: A Daughter's Story" from at 4 p.m. in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
An international conference will address "Why Do Humans Migrate" from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in The Commons area of Spoon Hall.
TUESDAY
Soprano Jacquelyn V. Kelly will perform as part of the School of Music's Student Recital Series at 2:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
March 2
University Theatre will show the play "Arms and the Man" at 2:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre of Murphy Hall.
Richard Barker, former Senate historian, will discuss some of the U.S. Senate's hallmark personalities, achievements and limitations. The discussion will be at 7:30 p.m. at The Dole Institute of Politics.
An audio tour featuring the lives of musicians George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at KU Continuing Education, 1515 St. Andrews Drive.
WEDNESDAY
March 3
The Academic Achievement and Access Center will offer a workshop to help students prepare for midterms from at 3 p.m. in Room 1003 of Wescoe Hall.
Artist Kerry James Marshall will present the lecture "John Brown's Body: The Representation of Black Bodies as Revolutionary Gesture" at 5 p.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium.
COOL CLASSES:
American Indian Literary Modernism
CORRECTION
Class Number – English 203
Offered – One class available per semester
Prerequisites: English 101/102 or equivalent
The caption on the Wednesday photo of members of the KU debate team should have said the team claimed the national title in 2009.
BY SARAH McCABE smccabe.kansan.com
Monday morning classes are usually a drag. After a weekend of relaxing, getting out of bed can sometimes be too much for a student to handle.
Nevertheless, American Indian Literary Modernism, offered at 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, fills up each semester. Not only does it fulfill an English credit, but it introduces a new perspective on what it means to be American.
While many English classes claim to teach American literature, most focus only on certain demographics and skim over the voices of others vital to American culture.
American Indian Literary Modernism is one of few classes that provide an in-
depth exploration into one of the least known facets of American literature.
"The very best American Indian writers are among the very best writers, period," said Steve Evans, the course's instructor.
Evans has been passionate about American Indian literature since he took a class from the late Prof. Bud Hirsch in 2000,
"We each have areas that spark our interest," he said. "This is one of mine."
Students take this class for many different reasons, and they don't need any prior knowledge about the topic to enjoy the class.
"I'm really interested in indigenous studies and I found this one," said Kayla Barrs, a senior from Abilene, Texas. "I love hearing the native voices, hearing their own experiences directly from
them and not from outsiders."
For other students, this class offers a chance to delve further into a subject they might be familiar with but never had a chance to fully explore.
"I decided to take this class because a lot of my extended families are Native American. I grew up with their stories, and I wanted to learn more about the broader literacy materials that are out there," said Jeremy Adwell, a sophomore from Spring Hill, Kan.
American Indian literature is a part of American literature that can be overlooked in a normal English class.
"Students are delighted to find that I don't say American literature anymore, but literatures." Evans says. "American literature is as diverse as America."
Edited by Allyson Shaw
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