NEWS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005 CAMPUS EVOLUTION
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
Halftime to feature awards ceremony
Tonight during halftime at the Kansas-Idaho State basketball game, five University of Kansas faculty members will be presented with awards from the KU chapter of Mortar Board. The Mortar Board is the senior national honor society.
Winners this year are Ann Cudd, professor of philosophy and director of women's studies; Maryemma Graham, professor of English; Marni Kessler, assistant professor of art history; Mehrangiz Najafadeh, associate professor of sociology; and Mark Nesbitt-Daly, associate director of the University Honors Program.
Mortar Board members nominate faculty based on teaching style, accessibility knowledge and devotion.
The KU chapter of Mortar Board was founded in 1912. —John Jordan
During that time, campus phones will not be able to receive or make calls.The outage will also affect elevator phones and blue phones, as well as all 864 and 812 exchange numbers.
Campus phones to be turned off Saturday
The campus phone system will be turned off for maintenance from 6 to 7 a.m. on Saturday.
Service should be restored by 7 a.m. at the latest. All questions should be directed to Networking and Telecommunications Services at 864-9300. Gaby Soura
NATION
Lawyer says Sheehan will appeal verdict
WASHINGTON — Iraq War protester Cindy Sheehan and 26 other peace activists were found guilty Thursday of protesting without a permit near the White House.
They were each ordered to pay $75 in fines.
The Associated Press
Decision worries students
BY GARANCE BURKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OVERLAND PARK — With a 4.1 GPA and recognition from the National Honor Society, Sonia Arora is exceeding Blue Valley West High School's high expectations for the junior class. Her school, which looks out on the green-grey pastures and beige townhouses that ring Kansas City, regularly sends its graduates to some of the nation's most selective colleges.
But since the State Board of Education voted last week that public schools should treat evolution as a flawed scientific theory, Arora has started worrying that going to high school in Kansas could be a liability when she applies to college next fall.
"I can separate science and religion just fine. I mean, I'm Hindu and we have our own creation story. I believe in evolution, too," said Arora, 16, who dreams of pursuing a science degree at the University of California, Berkeley. "It's just that now I don't know if colleges will think I know the difference."
Lisa Linovae/KANSAN
On Nov. 8 Kansas became the only state to adopt educational standards that challenge key aspects of evolutionary theory. And at a time when the definition of science is being debated in classrooms and courtrooms across the country, parents and teachers are struggling to understand the decision's long-term impact on Kansas school children.
"There simply is no precedent for having something this controversial be approved at a state level," said Kathy Christie, a spokeswoman at the Education Commission of the States, a nonprofit that advises politicians about education policy. "My guess is it will have far more implications for Kansas becoming a laughingstock."
The new guidelines, which were in part drafted by advocates of intelligent design, defy mainstream science's view of evolution as well-established, and instead express doubt about evolutionary theory.
"People all across the world are questioning whether Kansas has a true commitment to scientific methods and basic modern biology. It has already made it more difficult to recruit faculty and top graduate students to our biological science programs," Chancellor Robert Hemenway said.
College admissions officers suggest the board's decision won't work against Kansas students.
Jason Patterson, Mulvane sophomore, fills out a survey from the Health Hut. The survey was for the Great American Smokeout and encouraged people to quit smoking. Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
WORLD
Wednesday second deadliest day this month for U.S. forces
fered in Baghdad, making Wednesday the second deadliest day for American forces in Iraq this month.
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Five U.S. Marines were killed in fighting with al-Qaida-led insurgents near the Syrian border and an Army soldier died of wounds suf-
Eleven other Marines were wounded Wednesday in Obeidi, 185 miles northwest of Baghdad, according to a New York Times reporter traveling with U.S. forces.
The Associated Press
CORRECTION
An article in Thursday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the photo caption accompanying the story "Sacrificing for student needs," Ed McBride should have been identified as an engineering lecturer.
ON THE RECORD
- A 20-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police a theft of a Trek bicycle between midnight and 12:17 a.m. Thursday from the 2000 block of Stewart Avenue. The bicycle is valued at $855.
- A 20-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police a burglary of a vehicle and a theft of two speakers and an amplifier between 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Monday on the 1000 block of Kentucky Street.The stereo equipment is valued at $500.
- A 21-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police a burglary of a vehicle, damage to the window and a theft of a black leather wallet and other valuables between 1 and 8 a.m. Wednesday on the 1400 block of Marilee Drive. The wallet is valued at $60. The damage is estimated at $216.
ON CAMPUS
KU Recycling is accepting residential recyclables from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Memorial Stadium parking lot. Material must be sorted according to the guidelines posted at www. ku.edu/~recycle. Glass will not be accepted.
- The African Student Association is serving an African Thanksgiving dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday at Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
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