Men unite

Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin

The founders of Men Making a Difference, a student group at the University of Wisconsin, say they believe sexual assault is viewed all too often as just a women's issue.

"We want to draw attention to the fact that men can take an active role in ending sexual assault," co-chair Dave Corkle said.

The group will raise awareness with an activity called "These Hands Are Not For Hurting" Thursday as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to Corkle, the group will encourage men to dip their hands in paint and put their prints on a giant sheet to symbolize their "personal commitments to nonviolence and support for sexual-assault survivors."

The group's main goals include educating men about sexual violence and promoting definitions of masculinity that are less likely to encourage violent behavior.

Saturday school

Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky

Luckily, Kajn is a morning person.

Kajn, a University of Kentucky electrical engineering senior, takes his communications class at 9 a.m. Saturdays, a time when most college students are sound asleep.

Getting up for a weekend class "depends on the person," he said. "Some people like to get up while others say ÎIt's Saturday' and go back to bed."

But now taking classes on the weekend and at night has become common, perhaps even a lifestyle.

University of Kentucky's Evening and Weekend College teaches 21,000 students every year, 500 students solely through night and weekend classes, said college coordinator Cecile McKinney.

"As more and more traditional-aged students work, they need to be able to build their class schedules around their work schedules," McKinney said.

Visa trouble

Washington Square News
New York University

New York University's Office for International Students and Scholars, overwhelmed by the demands of a new monitoring and tracking system for foreign students, recently closed its doors for three days as it struggled to meet government deadlines. NYU international student advisers had to close the office in order to clear 2,000 foreign students for registration before the fall semester registration period began on April 14, said OISS director Gail Szenes.

The office put blocks on students' registrations to ensure that each foreign student's information was entered into the new tracking system, known as the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System or SEVIS.

SEVIS was created by the government agency formerly known as the Immigration and Naturalization Services after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to monitor foreign students studying in the United States.