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Friday, November 17.1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Law school's food drive tries to overrule hunger
By Jodie Chester
Kansan Correspondent
The holiday season provides law students with the opportunity to take on their first clients — needy families.
The Black Law Students Association is sponsoring its annual food drive this week to defend against hunger.
Janith Lewis, third-year law student and co-chairwoman for the food drive, said the club sponsored the food drive for less fortunate people. The club has held the drive for the past six or seven years, she said.
This year the food drive, which began Monday and ends at 5 p.m. today, is intended to feed 44 families. Lewis said they received profiles of the families, including the number of family members and ages, from local shelters.
To encourage participation within the law school, the organization draws on the competitive spirit of the students. The first-year students are broken down into small sections when they enter the school. The food drive gives the groups the chance to compete against each other, Lewis said.
"Among the first-year students, we have a contest to see who can feed their families the best," Lewis said. "Law school is really competitive like that, not just in grades."
Michael Browne, first-year student, said that his section, led by Ellen Sward, professor of law, would win.
"All the other sections only have a box with their food, but we have 10 boxes and some sacks." he said.
Lewis said the winning section would receive a pizza party, and its name would be engraved on a plaque in the trophy case in Green Hall.
An option for the upperclassmen
is the can-for-a-pass program. Lewis said that if the professors chose to participate, students could opt to donate a can when called on in class instead of reciting a case or answering a question.
"Lots of students appreciate it because it is a way to take a breath," Lewis said.
Bryan Caskey, first-year student, decided to contribute because of the holiday season and the accessibility of the program.
"It is really easy when you go to the store to pick up a couple of extra cans of food," Caskey said. "I think that this is the spirit of Thanksgiving."
The cans are collected by the Black Law Students Organization in shopping carts positioned around the school, which were donated by Checkers Foods, 2300 Louisiana St. Members pick cans up from the classrooms participating in can-for-a-pass.
Lewis said that after the club collected the cans, they packaged them for people to deliver. Each family also receives a turkey, she said.
The organization only has 15 members to act as delivery people.
"We are one of the smallest organizations in the law school, but this is one of the biggest events," Lewis said.
Although the food drive may be a prominent activity, Lewis said, participation this year had declined.
"I kind of think it begins here. If students are not willing to give a can or two or three, if they are not willing to help at that level, how will people be later in their profession?" she said. "One of the purposes of the legal profession is to help people, and if students don't want to help people in the law school, are they going to want to help people with pro bono cases in the future?"
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ON CAMPUS
Students interested in watching "Le Malade Imaginaire," sponsored by Cercle Francais, at 8 p.m. tomorrow must sign up today in 2058 Wesco Hall. For more information, call Sarah Pethan at 865-0996.
OAKS Nontraditional Students Organization will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at the Multicultural Resource Center. For more information, call Laura Morgan at 864-4064.
Recovery Medicine Wheel will sponsor a support group for positive transcendence at 3:30 p.m. today at the Multicultural Resource Center. For more information, call Samantha at 842-4797.
Jewish Feminists of KU and Hillet will sponsor a Shabbat dinner at 5:30 p.m. today at 440 Florida St., apartment No. 1. RSVP required. For more information, call Devon at 832-9358.
KU Hellenic Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at Alceo D in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Despina Kyrianou at 832-8829.
The Lied Center Series will sponsor a per-performance dinner at 6 p.m. today at Adams Alumni Center. For more information, call Karen Lane Christies at 864-2794.
■ Amnesty International will sponsor an international foods dinner at 7 tonight at 1204 Oread Ave. For more information, call Rachel Wiese at 864-2285.
The Mustard Seed will sponsor praise and worship at 7 tonight at 700 Wakarusa Drive. For more information, call Hugh Wentz at 841-2647.
Japan Film Society will sponsor "Rhapsody in August," at 7 tonight at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Chris Dugan at 832-2791.
KU Baha'i Club will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Crista at 865-1642.
The Lied Center Series will sponsor a post-performance reception at 10:30 tonight at the Symour Gallery at the Lied Center. For more information, call Karen Lane Christies at 864-2794.
KU Ki-Aikido Club will meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Matt Stumpe at 864-6592.
STOP the Violence Committee will sponsor fingerpainting for children of Stouffer Place residents at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Ellis Drive. For more information, call 864-5572.
Circle Francais will sponsor a discussion with the Piont de depart of Louis at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the lobby of Anschutz Science Library. For more information, call Sarah Pethan at 865-0969.
St. Lawrence Catholic Center will sponsor a Thanksgiving Service Day at 10 a.m. tomorrow at 1631 Crescent Road. For more information, call Jennv Bagby at 843-0357.
Lawrence Apple Users Group will sponsor a seminar, "Connecting Your Mac to the Internet," at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the auditorium in the Computer Center. For more information, call Shawna Rosen at 749-2168.
Amanzana will sponsor an informational meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday at 205 Stauffer Flint Hall. For more information, call J.R. Clairborn at 841-5561.
■ KU Dance Club will sponsor dance lessons at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Sonia Ratz laff at 864-1581.
Canterbury House (Episcopal/Anglican) will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 5 p.m. Sun at 1161 Louisiana St.
Lutheran Campus Ministry will sponsor dinner and worship at 6 p.m. Sunday at 1116 Louisiana St. For more information, call Brian Johnson at 843-4948.
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday at 1204 Oread Ave.
Weather
N I G N L O W
Atlanta 56 ° • 37 °
Chicago 48 ° • 30 °
Des Moines 49 ° • 33 °
Kansas City 58 ° • 45 °
Lawrence 55 ° • 45 °
Los Angeles 80 ° • 53 °
New York 45 ° • 35 °
Omaha 57 ° • 38 °
St. Louis 53 ° • 40 °
Seattle 55 ° • 47 °
Topeka 62 ° • 43 °
Tulsa 71 ° • 48 °
Wichita 63 ° • 45 °
Source: Brian Buckley, KU Weather Service
ON THE RECORD
A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Wednesday for shooting a gun in an alley in the 700 block of Rhode Island Street, Lawrence police reported. The man was held on charges of criminal discharge of a firearm and criminal possession of a firearm. Police said the man shot a trash can with a .22-caliber pistol. The man was arrested shortly after police responded to reports of gunfire in the area.
A car stereo with a compact disc player valued at $300 and $120 in cash were stolen
between 3 and 11 a.m. Saturday from a car in the 3700 block of Elizabeth Court, Lawrence police reported.
A mountain bike valued at $1,025 was stolen between 10:30 and 11:20 a.m. Wednesday from a bike rack outside Lindley Hall, KU police reported.
A 23-year-old Lawrence man was arrested at 3:07 a.m. Thursday at 21st and Iowa streets on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence and speeding, KU police reported. He was released from the Douglas County Jail.
CORRECTION
The Lupus Support Group will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Gallery Room at the Lawrence Public Library.
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