UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, March 18, 1997
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Female international students face challenges at University
By Umut Bayramoglu
Kansan staff writer
Afsheen Kodvawala has been facing challenges as a female international student at the University of Kansas since December. Kodvawala is a Muslim from Pakistan and covers her head with a scarf for religious reasons.
One day when she was watching television in the Kansas Union, a male student approached her and tried to take off her scarf, telling her she would look prettier without it.
Kodwala wala is one of 609 international women students on campus. Her experience is just one example of the difficulties international women face at the University.
Barbara Ballard, director of the center, said the program would focus on the roles of women, relationships and cultural differences.
"I think it's a perfect time to focus on the diversity of women," she said. "We have a large population of international women students at KU.I wanted to make sure that they were recognized."
To honor Women's History Month, Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center will present a panel of international women students at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the English Room in the Kansas
Daphne Johnston, associate director of international student services and panel moderator, said she hoped to
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raise awareness of diversity on campus with the program.
"The main purpose of this program was to share information about the international women student population here," she said.
"American students would learn how life is different for international students," she said. "Also, other international students would get a sense of support from peers."
For more information about the program, contact Jennifer Joseph at 864-3552.
'Hawks hawk more items in spring
By Mike Perryman Special to the Kansan
Students getting ready for spring break often need cash — fast. One way to get it is to sell possessions to local shops.
Jayhawk Pawn and Jewelry, Play It Again Sports and The Love Garden are among the resale businesses where students try to unload their goods.
At Jayhawk Pawn and Jewelry, 1804 W. Sixth St., students can receive up to 25 percent of an item's wholesale worth.
"Students are often too proud to ask parents for loans, so they come to us," said Thad Petry, Jayhawk Pawn and Jewelry store clerk of
seven years.
Pawn shops are not the only source of cash for students. Some go to music stores such as The Love Garden, 936 1/2 Massachusetts St., and Alley Cat Records, 717 Massachusetts St., to sell CDs and vinyl records.
"I sell a lot of CDs to music stores and pawn shops to acquire a little extra cash, and I can usually use the extra money to buy books," said Dan Curry, Overland Park junior.
Curry said the spring semester was often more costly than the fall because winter break was short, leaving students little time to make money and to recover from fall-semester expenses.
Students find other ways to convert stuff in the closet into cash, such as
selling books to stores like Dean's Books. 1115 Massachusetts St.
"People read more in the winter because of the lack of daylight and good weather conditions for outdoor activities," said Dennis Rosebaugh, owner of Dean's Books. "They sell their books when spring and nice weather come around."
At Arizona Trading Co.,734 Massachusetts St. , there is a market for many types of clothing and shoes.
Clothing and sports equipment are other items students sell.
"People come in pretty regularly, but definitely right before spring break, students come in to sell clothing and receive money that they use for things like gas for road trips and such," said Shelley Lane, store clerk
at Arizona Trading Co.
Josh Hoover, also a manager at Play It Again Sports, said he had seen students try to sell some interesting items.
Jonathan Coachman, manager of Play It Again Sports, 1029 Massachusetts St., said spring semester brought with it a large selection of sports equipment sold by students.
The amount of items students sell to Play It Again Sports in the spring is about double that of the fall, he said.
"We've had people call up or come in wanting to sell us stereo equipment and even smoking paraphernalia. They think we're a pawn shop or something," Hoover said. "It's hilarious, some of the stuff you see people trying to sell for some quick cash."
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