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Parents take their children trick-or-treating Monday in Coral Gables, Fla. Residents enjoyed Halloween despite disruptions from Hurricane Wilma one week ago.
Free-for-all grazing
ENVIRONMENTALISM
BY JENNIFER TALHELM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Federal agencies spend at least $123 million a year to keep public lands open to livestock grazing, according to a government report that environmentalists say bolsters their argument that grazing should be limited.
Jim Hughes, deputy director of the Bureau of Land Management—which, with the Forest Service, manages 98 percent of grazing permits — said the agency charges a fee set by law and is not advocating a change or an increase.
"If we are going to allow grazing on our public lands, the very least we should be doing is we should be recovering the costs," said Greta Anderson, a Tucson, Ariz., botanist and the range restoration campaign coordinator for the Center for Biological Diversity.
"It's never been our mission to be run totally like a business," Hughes said.
Ranching on the millions of acres of public lands has been a mainstay of western life for more than a century. Ranchers pay a fee often based on the amount of grass and other vegetation their cows will eat. The agencies spend the money on managing permits and leases, building fences and developing water projects, among other activities.
The arrangement increasingly has caused friction as more demands are put on western lands. Environmentalists question whether taxpayers should support public lands grazing.
According to the analysis
released Monday by the Government Accountability Office, grazing fees cover only about a sixth of the cost of managing the program.
In 2004, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and several other agencies spent $144 million and generated just $21 million from grazing fees.
Ranchers pay as little as $1.43 per animal unit month — the amount of forage a cow and her calf can eat in a month — according to the GAO.
Jeff Eisenberg, executive director of the Public Lands Council, which advocates for ranchers, said the numbers in the report don't represent the whole picture. The benefits of maintaining a way of life and keeping land free from development are difficult to quantify, he said.
ON CAMPUS
Debbie Baker of the Central Plains Center for BioAssessment will deliver a lecture called "Stream Assessment in Mongolia: a 24-Day Camping Adventure" from noon to 1 p.m. today in 318 Bailey Hall. The lecture is part of the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies' weekly brown bag discussion series.
The Department of French and Italian is showing the French film "LEesquive" (Games of Love and Chance)
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union as part of the KU Tournees French Film Festival. Tickets are available for $2 in the Hawk Shop at the Kansas Union.
+Mohammedmian Soomro, chairman of the Pakistani Senate, is speaking at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dole Institute of Politics on West Campus. Admission is free and no tickets are needed
CAMPUS
The KU Debate Team vaulted to first place during the first fall rounds of the National Debate Tournament competition. The team joins Missouri State University at the top of the list.
Tourney success moves debate to first place
The University is one of two Big 12 universities with
Downtown delight
a top 10 ranking. The rankings are judged by the number of tournament rounds won over the course of the season.
The team and its coach, Scott Harris, finished up competition at the Harvard College Debate Tournament yesterday. Gaby Souza
ON THE RECORD
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Megan True/KANSAN Silas Duell, 2, and his sister, Joelie, 4, trick-or-treat Monday night on Massachusetts Street. Their mother, Mindy Duell, said they walked down Massachusetts Street because it was safer and more family-friendly.
♦ A 25-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that someone damaged a Honda Civic between 10:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and 2:05 a.m.
Oct. 30 on the 1000 block of East 23rd Street. The damage is estimated at $2,500.
A 23-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police a theft of Ping golf clubs and a Nike golf bag from a vehicle between 4:30 and 8 a.m. Oct. 29 from the 1300 block of West 19th Street. The golf clubs are valued at $900. The golf bag is valued at $150.
A 19-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police a theft of a Toshiba Satellite laptop computer and other items between 12:30 and 3 a.m. Oct. 30 from the 2000 block of West Sixth Street. The computer is valued at $2,000. The other items are valued at $125.
A 22-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police the theft of a gold Virgin Mary chain and other items between 3:10 and 7:15 p.m. Oct. 29 from the 700 block of Michigan Street. The chain is valued at $150. The other items are valued at $2,388.
A 23-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police a scratch on the side of a vehicle around 9:10 p.m. Oct. 27 on the 600 block of Massachusetts Street. The damage is estimated at $1,000.
♦ A 19-year-old KU student reported to the KU Public Safety Office a theft of a bicycle and damage to a lock between 9:20 a.m. Oct. 21 and 1 p.m. Oct. 22 from a bicycle rack next to the Jayhawker Towers. The bicycle is valued at $700. The lock is valued at $17.
◆ A 19-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police a theft of a Canon digital camera and a KU bus pass between 11:30 p.m. Oct, 29 and 12:30 a.m. Oct, 30 from the 900 block of Arkansas Street. The camera is valued at $400. The bus pass is valued at $130.
- A 23-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police damage to a windshield between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 28 on the 1000 block of Indiana Street. The damage is estimated at $500.
THIS WEEKON CAMPUS
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KU College Republicans
Matthew Dowd Bush-Cheney 2004 Pollster/Strategist
Tuesday, Nov 1st, 2005 @7:30 PM Dole Institute of Politics
got JAYWALK?
If not, JAYWALK is a student run volunteer organization in which a team of a man and a woman escort someone from campus back to their dorm or other destination on or near campus.
If that line is not working, dial 864-4928, the number for the Anschultz Circulation desk.
It's never too late to become a volunteer!! Hours with JAYWALK count for Rock Chalk Revue and other community service programs such as the one in Lewis Hall. If interested in volunteering, contact David Charles, JayWalk Volunteer Coordinator at safety@ku.edu or dc_charles@yahoo.com.
Our main phone line while in service is 864-3222.
The service runs nightly
The service runs monthly Sundays-Thursdays from 9PM-1AM and has two locations at Anschultz Library and Corbin Hall.
The goal of JAYWALK is to ensure the security within our KU community by enforcing "SAFETY IN NUMBERS"
"THINK BIG, GO BIG, WALK BIG!"
KU Cultural India Club presents Diya
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Diwali
"Come witness traditional Indian dances, mystical Indian mythology, bollywood numbers and more..."
A cultural show celebrating the Indian festival of lights, "Diwali".
Saturday, November 5th 2005. 5:30 - 7:30 PM at the Woodruff Auditorium (K.Union)
The show is free and open to all !!!
A dinner buffet catered by Ruchi Indian Cuisine will follow the show.
Dinner tickets are $8 and can be purchased from Ruchi or from Dinesh (KUCIC).
Tickets are limited, so please purchase as early as possible.
www.ku.edu/~kulndla/ dineshd@ku.edu
(785) 312-0818
Student Senate has begun accepting applications for the following replacement senator positions:
- Graduate and Law Senator
- Freshman/Sophomore CLAS Senator
- Junior/Senior CLAS Senator
- Social Welfare Senator
Applications can be found in the Student Senate office in 410 Kansas Union and are due by 5:00 pm Wednesday November 9th. If you have questions regarding your eligibility or the applications process, visit the website or contact us by phone,785-864-3710
The Real Person's Guide Presented by the Sexual Education Committee
How Homophobia Hurts Us All: Appreciating the Diversity Understadning our Fears
Explore the issues of homophobia and how it affects the quality of each person's life, regardless of sexual orientation. Presented by: Dr. Robert Minor, KU Professor of Religious
ECM 1204 Oread November 3rd 7-9pm