Israeli-Palestinian expert to speak at KU

An expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will speak this afternoon at Kansas University.

David Frank, who wrote “Shared Land/Conflicting Identity: Trajectories of Israeli and Palestinian Symbol Use” with KU professor Robert “Robin” Rowland, will speak from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Relays Room at the Burge Union.

The lecture will be “Trajectories of Israeli-Palestinian Symbol Use: The Case of Yitzhak Rabin.”

Bicycle traveler to show expedition slides

Cyclist Dan Bailey will be at the Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop at 8 p.m. today to show slides of an expedition he and Eric Parsons took to the Himalayan Mountains in northern India. The two bicycled about 1,000 miles in six weeks through the highest bicycle-accessible passes in the world.

The route took the riders to Ladakh in the Indian state of Kashmir. It is one of the few places Tibetan people still practice their traditional Buddhist way of life. Ladakh means “land of high passes” and the only access by land from the south is a 310-mile road from Manali, India.

The presentation is free to the public.

Museum seeks artifacts for aviation exhibit

Liberal — The Coronado Museum in Liberal will open a “Women in Aviation” exhibit this month. The exhibit will focus on Kansas women in aviation, especially from the Liberal area. The Kansas interpretive traveling exhibit, “Amelia Earhart, Taking Flight in Kansas,” will be part of the exhibit.

The museum is collecting artifacts to display, such as memorabilia collected from pilots or women who helped produce airplanes during World War II.

To donate items, visit the museum, 567 E. Cedar St., or call Sherry Taylor at (620) 624-7624.

Math prizes awarded

Three Kansas University students have received awards through the 21st annual Mathematics Prize Competition.

The campus event features a written examination of six questions that must be completed in three hours.

Nickolas Hein of Wichita won the first-place prize of $150 in the senior division.

In the junior division, which is open to freshmen, sophomores and juniors, Xiaobang Yue, a freshman from China, took the $100 first prize. Keith Preston, a sophomore from Valley Center, earned the second-place prize of $50.

Walk to raise funds for job, support services

The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center plans its second annual Nash Dash from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. May 10 at the Lawrence Union Pacific Depot, 402 N. Second St.

Walkers can participate in the 5K Fun Run and Walk or the 1-mile walk.

Proceeds from the event benefit the center’s Youth Employment and Supportive Services program, which helps find jobs for area youths. For more information or to register, call Debbie Matthias at 830-1801.

Young models needed for safety fashion show

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary needs children 12 or younger to volunteer for its Boating Safety Extravaganza. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17 in the parking lot of Checkers, 2300 La.

Volunteers will model life jackets, which they may keep, do a brief performance such as a song or dance and answer questions about boat and water safety. Children are also needed to perform in a group that will sing patriotic songs and perform a short skit with Coastie the Safety Boat at various times throughout the day.

For more information, or to sign up, call Patricia Martin at 749-5238 or Shirley Higgins at 841-1419.

Nature hikes offered at Hidden Valley camp

Hidden Valley, a privately owned camp, will introduce regional plant and animal life on Wildlife Diversity Day, from noon to 4 p.m. May 10.

Area experts will take hikers through the camp, just west of 15th Street and Kasold Drive, for about an hour each session. At 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. the hike will explore reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, insects and spiders. Hikes at 12:45 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. will focus on trees, shrubs, grasses, wildflowers and fungi. Rex Buchanan, assistant director of the Kansas Geological Survey, will speak at 3:30 p.m. about the value of open spaces for species preservation. Exhibits and activities for children also will be offered.

The camp is a semi-primitive wilderness area with no paved sidewalks, so strollers, bicycles and pets are not allowed. For more information, visit the Web site at www.sunflower.com /~friendshv or call Durand Reiber at 841-3567.