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Alexia Lang
Issue date: 11/17/08 Section: News
Law school promotes public service
A new public service fellowship established by the School of Law will assist graduates with repaying student loans.
The first recipient of the John W. Oliver Public Service Program fellowship will be chosen from the School of Law graduating class of 2009. The program offers graduates who choose to work in public service right out of college up to $5,000 toward student loans over three years.
The recipients will receive $2,000 for the first year and then $1,500 for the last two years.
The public service program was founded by the School of Law Dean Ellen Suni, Professor David Achtenberg, Kansas City attorney Robert Levy and Gertrude Oliver, widow of Judge Oliver. Funding will come from the Judge John Oliver Foundation.
"Judge Oliver exemplified the best tradition of public service," Levy said. "He cared about young people, and he wanted them to get the personal value that comes from serving others."
Recipients must meet the specifications for the Loan Assistance Repayment Program. The selections will also be based upon family income, amount of loans, anticipated salary from public service work and the applicant's commitment to public service.
Students armed at gunpoint
Three UMKC students were robbed at gunpoint Thursday while waiting to eat at a fast food restaurant.
The freshmen said they were parked and waiting for the Burger King at Cleaver Boulevard and Troost Avenue to open at 4 a.m. when they were assaulted by two men who jumped out of another car.
Twenty-year-old, Ryan Nichols was driving and Christina Nassif and Greg Vandas, assistant news editor for U-News, were passengers.
One of the thieves hit Nichols on the head with an AK-47 when he reached for his wallet. He suffered a slight concussion. The passengers were not injured.
The men got away with two cell phones, a purse, two wallets and CDs.
Women defining feminism
Representing women from pre-baby boomer decades to Generation Y, the UMKC Women's Center and the Kansas City Public Library hosted Women, Girls, Ladies: A Panel on Intergenerational Feminism last Thursday.
Held in honor of the founding director of the Women's Center, Ruth Margolin, the panel discussion, question and answer session and book signing were hosted by Kristal Brent Zook, Gloria Feldt, Courtney E. Martin and Maria Teresa Peterson.
The panel discussed the generational differences in feminism, motherhood, sex, work, power, pop culture and the future of feminism.
"One of the main themes is that the news media too often frames women disagreeing as a catfight," Martin said in a press release. "We wondered, 'Why aren't we framing these discussions ourselves?' And the panel was born…"
The event was held at the Plaza Library and was free and open to the public.
A new public service fellowship established by the School of Law will assist graduates with repaying student loans.
The first recipient of the John W. Oliver Public Service Program fellowship will be chosen from the School of Law graduating class of 2009. The program offers graduates who choose to work in public service right out of college up to $5,000 toward student loans over three years.
The recipients will receive $2,000 for the first year and then $1,500 for the last two years.
The public service program was founded by the School of Law Dean Ellen Suni, Professor David Achtenberg, Kansas City attorney Robert Levy and Gertrude Oliver, widow of Judge Oliver. Funding will come from the Judge John Oliver Foundation.
"Judge Oliver exemplified the best tradition of public service," Levy said. "He cared about young people, and he wanted them to get the personal value that comes from serving others."
Recipients must meet the specifications for the Loan Assistance Repayment Program. The selections will also be based upon family income, amount of loans, anticipated salary from public service work and the applicant's commitment to public service.
Students armed at gunpoint
Three UMKC students were robbed at gunpoint Thursday while waiting to eat at a fast food restaurant.
The freshmen said they were parked and waiting for the Burger King at Cleaver Boulevard and Troost Avenue to open at 4 a.m. when they were assaulted by two men who jumped out of another car.
Twenty-year-old, Ryan Nichols was driving and Christina Nassif and Greg Vandas, assistant news editor for U-News, were passengers.
One of the thieves hit Nichols on the head with an AK-47 when he reached for his wallet. He suffered a slight concussion. The passengers were not injured.
The men got away with two cell phones, a purse, two wallets and CDs.
Women defining feminism
Representing women from pre-baby boomer decades to Generation Y, the UMKC Women's Center and the Kansas City Public Library hosted Women, Girls, Ladies: A Panel on Intergenerational Feminism last Thursday.
Held in honor of the founding director of the Women's Center, Ruth Margolin, the panel discussion, question and answer session and book signing were hosted by Kristal Brent Zook, Gloria Feldt, Courtney E. Martin and Maria Teresa Peterson.
The panel discussed the generational differences in feminism, motherhood, sex, work, power, pop culture and the future of feminism.
"One of the main themes is that the news media too often frames women disagreeing as a catfight," Martin said in a press release. "We wondered, 'Why aren't we framing these discussions ourselves?' And the panel was born…"
The event was held at the Plaza Library and was free and open to the public.
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