UDK: Students, organizations participate in SUA’s dodgeball tournament
SUA hosted a Dodgeball Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the Ambler Student Recreation Center. Each team consisted of seven members, along with having at least three female members. Teams competed using Prison Ball rules and members of the winning team could won a $25 KU Bookstore gift card or win $225 for their student organization. The second place team received $15 gift cards individually or $150 for their organization. The University Daily Kansan covered the event.
“It was a good showing from student organizations, and we received a lot of positive feedback,” Strange said. “We want to continue events like this in the future. Whether its dodgeball or something else, we would like to see this continue to help student organizations who have smaller budgets.”
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UDK: Student films featured at fourth annual University festival
The International Film and Food Festival featured five international films from countries such as France, South Korea, Italy, Georgia and the United Kingdom. The five student films shown competed in SUA’s Student Film Competition, which ran in conjunction with the festival. Food served during intermission correlated to the international films and included cuisine like Georgian feast bread called Khachapu, South Korean ginger cookies called Maejakgwa and French Petit éclairs. The University Daily Kansan covered the event.
Seyool Oh, a doctoral student from Jinhae, South Korea and president of the International Family Association said that his organization became involved to offer international students with a spouse or children a way to participate in an event with traditional students.
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Jayplay: Get Involved: The International Film & Food Festival
SUA, International Family Association and International Student Association hosted the fourth International Film and Food Festival on Sunday, Feb. 19 in Woodruff Auditorium. The festival featured five international films and four student films. Food served at the festival represented the countries of the international films The Jayplay previewed the event.
“It’s a great way to experience the world outside of Lawrence without having to leave Lawrence,” says Sushu Wang, senior from Manhattan and the Films and Media coordinator of Student Union Activities.
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UDK: Valentine’s Day Open House
SUA hosted its Valentine’s Day Open House on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the Lobby of the Kansas Union. People stopped by to create Valentine’s Day cards and Hershey’s Kisses roses, took pictures using the photo booth, won prizes and enjoyed cookie decorating and candy. The University Daily Kansan covered the event.
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LJ-World: Activist reflects on, looks ahead to feminist issues
This Lawrence-Journal World article features the lecture made by activist Angela Davis last night here on campus to an audience of almost 1,000 people for the final event commemorating the 40th anniversary of February Sisters. This group of women organized a sit-in where they called for more gender equality on campus. Davis expressed her views on the different forms of feminism, along with connecting the topic to activism.
“Let me tell you a personal story,” she says. “In 1972, I was in jail. I was on the FBI’s most wanted list — that’s what activism was.”
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UDK: Political activist redefines feminism
To observe the 40th anniversary of the sit-in by the February Sisters who demanded more gender equality here at KU, activist Angela Davis spoke last night in Budig Hall. In the 1960s, Davis became prominent during the Civil Rights Movement, along with her association with the Communist Party and the Black Panther Party, No more tickets were available before the lecture began, so another lecture room with live streaming of the event was used for people who still wanted to watch Davis speak last night about her views on feminism, gender equality and the prison system. The University Daily Kansan covered the event.
Feminism, Davis said, encompasses more than advocating gender equality. It focuses on social classifications, challenges bigotry and advises good health.
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UDK: Prominent civil rights activist will speak on gender equality
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the February Sisters sit-in of Strong Hall here at KU. These women created the sit-in to demand more women faculty and a women’s studies program, among other things eventually met by the University. To observe this event, the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department along with SUA and other co-sponsors brought activist Angela Davis last night to present a lecture in Budig Hall. The University Daily Kansan previewed the event.
Davis was a big name in gender and racial equality during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and was associated with the Black Panther group. Her work as a civil rights activist and a member of the Communist Party earned her a Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union in 1979. Davis has written many books about her work and will host a book signing after her seminar.
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