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March 11, 2005 Volume 111 Issue 17 INDEX SPORTS page 2 NEWS page 3 FEATURES pages 4-5 OPINIONS page 6 A & E page 7 COMMUNITY/VALUES page 8 Activist Encourages Change Free The Children seeks to free children from exploitation, poverty, and abuse. Kelly Sve Contributor Children rights advocate Craig Kielburger tells students all over the world that "we are the generation we have been waiting for." Kielburger, 22, spoke last Friday at the 2005 Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics, "It Takes A Child." At age 12. with a group of friends, Kielburger founded Free The Children, which has become the world's largest organization of children helping children. Free The Children seeks to free c h i 1 - d r e n from exploitation, poverty, and abuse ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and to give children a voice in action and leadership. Worldwide, Free the Children has impacted the lives of more than one million children. The organization has built an er 400 schools in places including Kenya. Nicaragua. Thailand. Afghanistan, and India. Kielburger shared at the Con- v ocation how he and Free The Children continue to work to make a difference in the world. 'We are the lucky 1 percent of the w orld in [posi]secondary education." Kielburger told the audience. "We shouldn't fed guilty about that, but we need to remember that to those who much is given, much is expected in return." kielburger told sc\ oral stones of people who have inspired him. main of whom have been street children or w ell-know n people like Mother Teresa Dane, while in rural Ecuador building a school with a group, he realized thai thev were not going to ha\ e enough lime to finish. They panicked and told an elderlv woman in the community this. She simply went outside and y elled "'Minga!" then told them not to worry, because a "minga would be coming in the morning. Kielburger and his group w ere confused, but "the next morning hundreds of people came from now here to donate labor." he said. They finished the school on time, and Kielburger learned later that "minea" means "a eomine together of people to work for the benefit of all." According to Kielburger. there is no equivalent word in English, which he finds unfortunate, because "language reflects cultural priorities." Kielburger encouraged the audience to take action for what they believe, whether it's building schools or finding your own path. "We all have moments where we want to take action," he said. "We all have callings." Kielburger's calling happened when he was flipping through a newspaper at the age of 12. He was looking for the comics but came across an ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ article about a 12 year-old Pakistan boy who had been sold as a slave at a young age. The boy had escaped from the carpet factory he worked in and began speaking out against child labor all over the world. One day, the Pakistani boy was shot and killed while riding his bicycle. Craig did some research on child labor and shared this article w ith his classmates. He discovered that what had happened to that Pakistani boy was not an isolated story; about 250 million children go to work rather than school everyday. Kielburger then founded Free the Children with a group of friends. Sophomore Joelle Bickel recognized that what Kielburger wants to do seems idealistic. "People look down on idealism." Bickel said, "but Craig is telling us that it's okay that we have these goals, it's okay to be idealistic." Kielburger's message deeply affected audience members. "Craig really inspired me to take action and be bold in what I believe in." said Brian Halaas. a first-y ear student. Kielburger insisted that, despite apparent barriers, anyone can induce change. "We are always being told that we need to wait for change." he said. But Free the Children exists. because "we didn't want to wait." Wrestlers Crowned NCAA National Champions Augsburg's full wrestling team poses for its championship photo, after winning the school's ninth NCAA Division III national title in the last 15 years on Mar. 5 at St. Olaf in Northfield (full article on page 2). Photo by Stephen Qeffre PB Survey Shows Students Don't Back U-Pass Students who don't use the pass will still avoid paying more for parking without a ramp being built. Sarah Gilbert Staff Writer A recent MPIRG survey shows that a majority of Augsburg students, faculty, and staff would not access more public transit if they were offered discounts through a system similar to the U-Pass used by the University of Minnesota. MPIRG released its Augsburg Transit Survey results last week, which polled 261 students, faculty, and staff in effort to find out how often students a t Augs- ^^^^^^^^^^^ burg make use of the Metro Transit system. "Our goal is to get an equivalent of the U-Pass," said Skippy Erpelding, an MPIRG intem. Students at the U of M pay a SI 0 fee for the program, which allows them to buy an unlimited transit pass for 155 per semester. Survey results show that not many people would use such a pass. While 9 percent said they would ride public transit more if they received the discount. 72 percent answered "not at all" when asked, "if you could ride the bus an unlimited number of times all semester for a flat rate would this encourage you to ride the bus more than you currently do?" The survey also showed that 70 percent of students ride the bus one time per week or fewer; 25 percent ride the bus one to three time per week; 13 percent ride the bus four or more times per week. Erpelding claimed the results might be a result of many students' backgrounds. "There's a lot of kids who come from small towns where the transit system is less than ideal," he said. Erpelding also noted that many students drive cars and aren't used to the new light rail system. But Erpelding thinks attitudes might change as parking hassles increase. "Eventually Augsburg will have to build more parking to make up for parking lost due to construction." he said. "A parking ramp might have to be considered; a parking ramp would end up costing 15.000 dollars a space." Erpelding said that the price of parking will have to go up in order to pay for the parking ramp. All students would benefit from a transit pass, he said, because students who don't use the pass will still avoid paying more for parking without a ramp being built. Environmental concerns are also cited as reasons for a pass. "At the University of Minnesota they've seen a 25 percent increase in transit use." Erpelding said. "That cuts down on pollution as well as costs for students." Nacho Diaz, director of Metro Transit, said that, although the U of M has a larger student population. "Augsburg College has a very good location for a program like that. Augsburg's smaller population is still a very excitable number of students." Student Body President Bobby Brown added that, "students might be hesitant because it's more money, but in the long run they'll pay less." Both Erpelding and Brown agreed that the coal o! maintaining a car along with the expense of parking is more than the 65 dollars they'd pay for the transit pass. "Our goal is to get it lor next year." said Erpelding, but "we'll have to work really hard to make that a reality. Hopefully, with the help of [student] government, that can be accomplished." EInside iff- OPIMOSS - Those Funny Conservatives NEWS - President Frame to Retire FEATURES Eating Disorder
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Issue/Title | Echo March 11, 2005 |
Creator/Author | Students of Augsburg College |
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Universities and colleges--Minnesota--Minneapolis--Newspapers. |
Volume | 111 |
Issue | 017 |
Date | 2005-03-11 |
Decade | 2000 |
Frequency | Published on Wednesdays or Fridays during the academic year. |
Coverage | The Echo has been published since 1898. |
Language | English |
Type | Scans of newspapers |
Identifier | RG 17.2.2005.03.11 |
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Collection | Echo |
Publisher | Augsburg College |
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Transcript | March 11, 2005 Volume 111 Issue 17 INDEX SPORTS page 2 NEWS page 3 FEATURES pages 4-5 OPINIONS page 6 A & E page 7 COMMUNITY/VALUES page 8 Activist Encourages Change Free The Children seeks to free children from exploitation, poverty, and abuse. Kelly Sve Contributor Children rights advocate Craig Kielburger tells students all over the world that "we are the generation we have been waiting for." Kielburger, 22, spoke last Friday at the 2005 Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics, "It Takes A Child." At age 12. with a group of friends, Kielburger founded Free The Children, which has become the world's largest organization of children helping children. Free The Children seeks to free c h i 1 - d r e n from exploitation, poverty, and abuse ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ and to give children a voice in action and leadership. Worldwide, Free the Children has impacted the lives of more than one million children. The organization has built an er 400 schools in places including Kenya. Nicaragua. Thailand. Afghanistan, and India. Kielburger shared at the Con- v ocation how he and Free The Children continue to work to make a difference in the world. 'We are the lucky 1 percent of the w orld in [posi]secondary education." Kielburger told the audience. "We shouldn't fed guilty about that, but we need to remember that to those who much is given, much is expected in return." kielburger told sc\ oral stones of people who have inspired him. main of whom have been street children or w ell-know n people like Mother Teresa Dane, while in rural Ecuador building a school with a group, he realized thai thev were not going to ha\ e enough lime to finish. They panicked and told an elderlv woman in the community this. She simply went outside and y elled "'Minga!" then told them not to worry, because a "minga would be coming in the morning. Kielburger and his group w ere confused, but "the next morning hundreds of people came from now here to donate labor." he said. They finished the school on time, and Kielburger learned later that "minea" means "a eomine together of people to work for the benefit of all." According to Kielburger. there is no equivalent word in English, which he finds unfortunate, because "language reflects cultural priorities." Kielburger encouraged the audience to take action for what they believe, whether it's building schools or finding your own path. "We all have moments where we want to take action," he said. "We all have callings." Kielburger's calling happened when he was flipping through a newspaper at the age of 12. He was looking for the comics but came across an ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ article about a 12 year-old Pakistan boy who had been sold as a slave at a young age. The boy had escaped from the carpet factory he worked in and began speaking out against child labor all over the world. One day, the Pakistani boy was shot and killed while riding his bicycle. Craig did some research on child labor and shared this article w ith his classmates. He discovered that what had happened to that Pakistani boy was not an isolated story; about 250 million children go to work rather than school everyday. Kielburger then founded Free the Children with a group of friends. Sophomore Joelle Bickel recognized that what Kielburger wants to do seems idealistic. "People look down on idealism." Bickel said, "but Craig is telling us that it's okay that we have these goals, it's okay to be idealistic." Kielburger's message deeply affected audience members. "Craig really inspired me to take action and be bold in what I believe in." said Brian Halaas. a first-y ear student. Kielburger insisted that, despite apparent barriers, anyone can induce change. "We are always being told that we need to wait for change." he said. But Free the Children exists. because "we didn't want to wait." Wrestlers Crowned NCAA National Champions Augsburg's full wrestling team poses for its championship photo, after winning the school's ninth NCAA Division III national title in the last 15 years on Mar. 5 at St. Olaf in Northfield (full article on page 2). Photo by Stephen Qeffre PB Survey Shows Students Don't Back U-Pass Students who don't use the pass will still avoid paying more for parking without a ramp being built. Sarah Gilbert Staff Writer A recent MPIRG survey shows that a majority of Augsburg students, faculty, and staff would not access more public transit if they were offered discounts through a system similar to the U-Pass used by the University of Minnesota. MPIRG released its Augsburg Transit Survey results last week, which polled 261 students, faculty, and staff in effort to find out how often students a t Augs- ^^^^^^^^^^^ burg make use of the Metro Transit system. "Our goal is to get an equivalent of the U-Pass," said Skippy Erpelding, an MPIRG intem. Students at the U of M pay a SI 0 fee for the program, which allows them to buy an unlimited transit pass for 155 per semester. Survey results show that not many people would use such a pass. While 9 percent said they would ride public transit more if they received the discount. 72 percent answered "not at all" when asked, "if you could ride the bus an unlimited number of times all semester for a flat rate would this encourage you to ride the bus more than you currently do?" The survey also showed that 70 percent of students ride the bus one time per week or fewer; 25 percent ride the bus one to three time per week; 13 percent ride the bus four or more times per week. Erpelding claimed the results might be a result of many students' backgrounds. "There's a lot of kids who come from small towns where the transit system is less than ideal," he said. Erpelding also noted that many students drive cars and aren't used to the new light rail system. But Erpelding thinks attitudes might change as parking hassles increase. "Eventually Augsburg will have to build more parking to make up for parking lost due to construction." he said. "A parking ramp might have to be considered; a parking ramp would end up costing 15.000 dollars a space." Erpelding said that the price of parking will have to go up in order to pay for the parking ramp. All students would benefit from a transit pass, he said, because students who don't use the pass will still avoid paying more for parking without a ramp being built. Environmental concerns are also cited as reasons for a pass. "At the University of Minnesota they've seen a 25 percent increase in transit use." Erpelding said. "That cuts down on pollution as well as costs for students." Nacho Diaz, director of Metro Transit, said that, although the U of M has a larger student population. "Augsburg College has a very good location for a program like that. Augsburg's smaller population is still a very excitable number of students." Student Body President Bobby Brown added that, "students might be hesitant because it's more money, but in the long run they'll pay less." Both Erpelding and Brown agreed that the coal o! maintaining a car along with the expense of parking is more than the 65 dollars they'd pay for the transit pass. "Our goal is to get it lor next year." said Erpelding, but "we'll have to work really hard to make that a reality. Hopefully, with the help of [student] government, that can be accomplished." EInside iff- OPIMOSS - Those Funny Conservatives NEWS - President Frame to Retire FEATURES Eating Disorder |
Contributing Organization | Augsburg University |
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