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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.116 ISSUE 79
WWW.KANSAN.COM
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2006
PRESIDENT
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President George W. Bush speaks to a crowd of about 9,500 Monday at Kansas State University's Bramlage Coliseum while Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) look on. He discussed the War on Terror and justified his controversial decision to tap phone conversations between U.S. citizens and alleged al-Qaeda operatives.
Bush visits K-State
BY JOHN JORDAN
jjordan@kansan.com
KANSAN SENSIOR STAFF WRITE
MANHATTAN — During a speech at Kansas State University Monday, President George W. Bush emphasized that good intelligence is necessary for the defending of the country, a top priority after Sept. 11.
Bush talked about staying
ahead in the War on Terror in front of 9,500 students, faculty, guests and army personnel from Fort Riley in K-State's Bramlage Coliseum.
His remarks come during a time when Bush is under fire for using wiretaps to listen to conversations between alleged al-Qaeda operatives and people in the United States. Bush defended his decisions, saying he
acted within the law.
when he entered the arena. The crowd did "the wave" and included several students who lined up lettered shirts that read "K-S-U (heart)-B-U-S-H." But not everyone in attendance was supportive of the president, and protestors were present alongside the line of people waiting to enter the coliseum.
SEE BUSH ON PAGE 4A
"If they're making a phone call into the U.S., we want to know why," Bush said. "If I wanted to break the law, why do you think I was briefing Congress?"
He went on to say "We need good intelligence to locate the dark corners of the world in these people's minds."
Bush received a long applause from the energetic crowd
KU lacks presidential appearances
BY JOHN JORDAN
jjordan@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SCORE WRITER
The last time an active president came to Lawrence — not the University — was when Woodrow Wilson came to drum up support for World War I 90 years ago.
MANHATTAN President Bush's trip to Kansas State University hits a sore spot for KU speech programmers: While no acting president has ever spoken at the University of Kansas, K-State has had three in the past 36 years.
At K-State, Richard Nixon spoke in 1970, Ronald Reagan in 1982, and Bush on Monday.
Jonathan Earle, associate director of programming for the Dole institute of Politics, said he hoped to end the shutout in presidential lectures.
"This has always bothered me as a KU person," Earle said. "But our days of being skunked are over."
The history of the Landon Lecture Series, which has
been around since 1966, is what has attracted presidential speakers to K-State, said Charles Reagan, chairman of the lecture series.
Also, Earle said K-State having Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) as an alumnus helped bring Bush to Manhattan.
With the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics now at the University, Earle said he was confident the University would attract a sitting president.
The University has had its fair share of presidents speak before or after taking office. Bill Clinton spoke in 2004, Jimmy Carter came for the dedication of the Dole Institute in 2003, Gerald Ford spoke in 1978, George H.W. Bush came while he was CIA director in 1976, and John F. Kennedy spoke in 1957.
Allie Moore, a K-State sophomore from Oberlin, said everyone should get to see a president.
"It's unfortunate they can't share this experience," she said of KU students.
- Edited by Frank Tankard
HOUSING
Student lobbyists aim to change lease laws
BY NICOLE KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
For sometenants, dealing with landlords can be a nightmare. From the confusing wording of leases to losing most of your security deposit for unknown reasons, renting in a college town can be a daunting task.
The bill would create uniform lease renewal rules for landlords that are not addressed in the current law. Landlords would have to give their tenants adequate time and notice of the lease renewal deadline. Landlords
But soon leasing in Lawrence may become easier if the Kansas Legislature passes a new bill created by the Student Legislature Awareness Board, a KU student group that lobbies the state legislature on student-related issues. The bill is aimed at making the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act less confusing.
The bill addresses lease renewal clauses. The clauses require renters to tell landlords they want to opt out of their leases before a certain date to keep their leases from automatically being renewed.
would also have the responsibility to make sure the renters are aware of the clause in the lease before it is signed.
The bill would also add new guidelines that require landlords to give renters the option for a walk-through with their landlords one week prior to the move-out date. Tenants would then be aware of the items that could be deducted from their security deposit, giving them time to fix the problems.
But Ted Kuether, property manager of Midwest Property Management, said a bill such as this could hurt every landlord in Kansas. He said that landlords would have a harder time recovering money lost because of damage caused by renters.
Josh Bender, Sterling senior and legislative director of SLAB, said the bill would benefit renters by allowing them to know up front what's coming with lease renewals and check-out.
"I definitely think the thought behind it is well-intended, but I think it's too extreme and too broad," Kuether said. "It's not focusing on the problem enough. It's just kind of glazing over it. I don't think it's an effective solution."
Bender said that he was willing to comprise with landlords and that any landlord who was currently acting in good faith wouldn't even realize the law had changed.
Bender has been working with Sen. Marci Francisco (D-Lawrence) to get the bill ready for its committee review. Francisco said she had some initial concerns about the specific language they were proposing and whether some points were a duplication of the existing act.
"I think it's going to-bring up an interesting discussion," Francisco said. "I think there will be an amendment rather than the bill being passed as presented."
She encouraged students who have had bad experiences to read the bill and contact their state representatives to tell their stories so the legislature could make sure that the issues the bill was addressing actually existed.
The bill is now waiting in the hands of the judiciary committee. A date has not yet been set for committee hearings.
- Edited by John Jordan
Jenn Bono/KANSAN
Kappa Sigma fraternity,1045 Emery Rd., displays black letters in front of its chapter house. In the past, members have painted the letters to correspond with athletic events and social gatherings.
KAPPA SIGMA
Fraternity to remain active
Kappa Sigma fraternity retained its charter Saturday at a hearing in New Orleans after an investigation by its national organization left the fraternity's chapter in question.
clapper in question.
The fraternity is now off social probation, said Nick Lombardi, president of Kappa Sigma. The national organization was unavailable for comment Monday about the investigation. Marlesa Roney, vice provost for student success, said in the fall that the national headquarters was investigating problems regarding underage drinking and inappropriate behavior.
The fraternity will have to pay a fine and rework its policies to continue being a recognized chapter.
Consistent with our original belief, at this point we have no evidence that any major infraction was found."
Scott Ferguson, Interfraternity Council president, said,
Rachel Parker
Time for a new frontcourt?
Kansas should replace C.J. Giles and Sasha Kaun with Julian Wright and Darnell Jackson in the starting lineup, columnist Eric Sorrentino thinks. PAGE 16A
Henrickson shifts focus to bench
Kansas has solid starters, but the Jayhawks hope to find strength in their bench to achieve a victory over the Kansas State Wildcats. Kansas has dropped its last eight games against K-State. PAGE 10A
Provost finalist visits
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Virginia Sapiro, the University of Wisconsin administrator who was announced as the first of five provost finalists Thursday, discussed academia and answered faculty questions Monday. PAGE 2A
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