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The dilemma of culture ecology and moving on in the Wakarusa Wetlands
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BY JUSTIN LEVERETT
jleverett@kansan.com
When he needs to escape the bustle of modern life, Kelly England goes to the wetlands south of Haskell Indian Nations University.
In a canoe, he explores the twists and turns of the swamp. He prays at the medicine wheel south of campus, a crop art image of an eagle facing the east, the direction of the rising sun. He hangs wrapped tobacco offerings in trees to purify the area, and uses the sweat lodge to pray for those he cares about. For
him, the wetlands are sacred.
"It's just another form of a church," England said. "If people would understand how much a church means to them, they would kind of understand how a place like this could mean a lot to somebody."
But the wetlands are threatened by state plans to build the South Lawrence Trafficway, a proposed six-lane highway with a 12-foot high sound barrier that would cross through the wetlands just south of Haskell's land. The intended highway, which would connect I-70 west of Lawrence to K-10, has been contested for more than 20 years.
Student and local groups, including the Wetlands Preservation Organization, Save the Wakarusa Wetlands and the First Nations Student Advisory Board, have filed a series of legal procedures to prevent the highway from being built. So far, the court filings have halted construction by challenging proponents at every turn.
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Kelly England, a former Haskell University student, used the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway project. England said the wetlands were a sacred part of the University's history, and that they were still used by students today.
Football coach Turner Gill tell students at Brewster Auditorium in Strong Hall Tuesday, Gill appeared as a part of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Integrity Week.
Gill stresses the importance of mentors
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BY JENNY TERRELL jterrell@kansan.com
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, NSCS, hosted the event as part of the organization's annual Integrity Week.
About 50 students went to Brewster Auditorium in Strong Hall Tuesday evening to hear football coach Turner Gill's opinion on integrity.
Gill spoke of three mentors his wife, former Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne and his spiritual mentor Todd Brown who all keep him accountable. He encouraged students to find mentors who have the same core values they do.
"It's all about people when you
talk about the word integrity" Gill
"We cannot do it alone."
tent with his or her character. Gill shared his vision for the players on his team, which he said was the same vision he held for himself and his family.
Gill said he defined integrity as a person being genuinely honest and consic.
Gill said integrity had
"We ask 'Do you respect them and why?' Gill said.
both to the player and to those involved in the player's life.
"It's all about people when you talk about the word integrity. We cannot do it alone."
been important to him during the recruiting process. He and the coaching staff asked specific questions about the player's lifestyle
TURNER GILL Football coach
Gill said his purpose as a football coach was to provide the athletes with a positive, motivating environment for them to grow.
During a question and answer session.
Gill was asked how he felt knowing that his job depended on his ability to win games.
"The number of wins and loses
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does not define who I am" Gill said. "It defines what I do."
"I'll be disappointed, but I understand my purpose," he said.
He said he didn't get wrapped up in the worldly view of success. Losses may determine a coach's job security but Gill said he would never change his ways just to win
John Thornton, a junior from Augusta, said he left the event impressed by the coach's speech.
Pam Fugate, a sophomore from Savannah, Ga., said she enjoyed hearing Gill's personal views.
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"It was great," he said. "This coach is a legend and it was good to see him talk."
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