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NEWS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006
What do you THINK?
BY JOE SCHREMER
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
Do you feel that President Bush overstepped his bounds as chief executive by monitoring Americans' communications without obtaining a court order?
"I do. I understand the way some people are trying to justify it, that he was trying to identify potential terrorists. If it were just that, it would be fine. There is a lot of concern that he might actually be using it to listen to dissenters from left-wing groups because they disagree with provisions of the Patriot Act. If he did abuse his power, I don't know if I would go as far as impeachment. As for the people who are responsible for the wire tapping, they ought to get into quite a lot of trouble for it because it is a pretty serious offense."
+ Ben Cohen, Topeka freshman
"Yes, definitely. The current law, as I understand it, the FISA (Federal Intelligence Security Act), did allow them to go in front of a special secure court and get a warrant and in time sensitive measures tap the wire; and any lives they may have saved with the information would have achieved their purpose. They could have done it legally. I'm not really sure what the administration was trying to do by ignoring this law."
+ Sara Shannon, Ottawa freshman
"I don't feel like all of this can be directly blamed on George Bush. I'm sure he took a part in it, but it isn't entirely his doing. I believe it was a little inappropriate; but even though civil liberties are important the threats to our country need to be avoided."
- Courtney Brax, Hutchinson freshman
"I think it was more invasive than it was protective. It crossed a lot of boundaries, and I just don't think it was relevant. Considering he didn't have adequate proof and it wasn't approved, I think he stepped over the line. I think they should investigate a little more because this seems totally unjust to me."
Amber Stewart, Kansas City, Kan. freshman
"Qquote of the Day"
"I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
learn by going where I have to go."
— Theodore Roethke, from his poem
"The Waking"
There are 240 towns in Kansas with a population small enough to fit in Budig 120.
Fact of the day
ORGANIZATIONS
Source: www.city-data.com
Student Senate covers fees
BY NICOLA KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANSAN ST. WRITER
Student Senate has agreed to cover registration fees for the annual Big 12 Black Student Government Conference so students of the Black Student Union can attend. Senate has covered the fees only three times in the last 29 years.
Senate gave the group $5,440 to cover the registration fees of the 50 students who will be attending the conference, which will be held Feb. 23 to Feb. 25 at Iowa State University.
were eligible for help.
In the past, Senate had a rule that did not allow it to fund conference trips for most student organizations. Two years ago a group of senators wrote a bill to change this rule so more groups
Delia Kimbrel, vice chairwoman of multicultural affairs, said the group of senators she worked with to get the rule changed wanted groups to be allowed the same funding because they also benefit from the conferences they attend.
The Wichita senior said the Big 12 Conference was important for these groups because it would give them an opportunity to meet students like themselves that are dealing with similar issues. She said these issues included being a mostly black group on a mostly white campus.
Yana Delkah, Black Student Union treasurer, said it was nice to get the registration funded by Senate. However, the Lawrence senior also said that it seemed
like the other schools at the conference got more help and were able to bring more students because of it. She said they had to limit the amount of fundraising money they used for the conference so they were still able to fund the other activities they hosted throughout the year.
"There are a lot of things they teach at these workshops that give you the strength and makes you want to work harder when you get back to the school," Delkhah said. "By having students go to these conferences and come back and take on leadership roles it brings in diversity and unites the university."
Pamela Scott, associate director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said in addition to the workshops, the participants would have a chance to make
strong connections with students from other schools while participating in activities such choir and talent shows put on by conference participants,
"This conference, I really believe in it so much, and I always felt like I got so much more information on how to be all you can be in anything you do," Scott said.
Along with the amount the group received from Senate, the Black Student Union also did fundraising to cover all the other expenses of the trip. Members of the group sold magazines and worked with a credit card company to collect applications from students. Last semester they operated a concession stand at all home football games.
Edited by Meghan Miller
A star more than 20 years in the making
Mötley Crue members, Nikki Sixx, left, Vince Neil, front center, Mick Mars, and Tommy Lee, right, unveil their star on the Walk of Fame in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Nick Ut/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PEOPLE
Despite protest, the Colonel stays
FRANKFORT, Ky. — With a bust in the balance, Kentucky's governor is siding with Colonel Sanders over Pamela Anderson.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher wrote the actress to say a bust of the KFC founder will stay in the Kentucky Capitol, despite Anderson's claim that Sanders is a symbol of cruelty to chickens.
She responded to the governor's decision by letter Tuesday, saying Sanders' chief legacy is a company "that mutilates God's creatures."
In her letters to Fletcher, the actress detailed alleged abuses of chickens by KFC suppliers. She said workers in a slaughterhouse in West Virginia have been filmed tearing the heads off live birds and boiling the chickens alive.
KFC has called Anderson's attack on Sanders a misguided publicity stunt.
The Associated Press
KANSAN.COM The University Daily Kansan
After Wednesday's victory at Texas A&M, where will the men's basketball team (12-6. 3-2) be when the season is finished?
into the Big Dance.
1. A high seed in the NCAA tournament. The wins against Texas A&M and Nebraska are just the beginning of long string of Big 12 wins.
2. A lower seed in the NCAA tournament. They'll hit a few more speed bumps along the way, but will slide
3. NIT-Bound. Without any big wins other than Kentucky, the Jayhawks just won't have a high enough RPI to get in.
4. No postseason berth at all. The past two wins were aberrations. KU has lost way too many non-conference wins to weather the Big 12 storm.
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Want to know what people are talking about? Here's a list of Tuesday's most e-mailed stories from kansan.com:
1. Micah Downs leaves KU
2. Students suspect facebook.com monitored by schools, police
3. Bush visits K-State, KU speech programmers wince
4. Congressman speaks about budget and values
5. Hard work pays off for nationally-revered dance team
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