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VOL.116 ISSUE 52
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Former Kansas basketball player J.R. Giddens appears before Judge Stephen Six in the Douglas County Courthouse Monday. Giddens pleaded no contest to charges of battery and disorderly conduct.
Giddens receives year of probation
Anger management ordered
BY RVAN SCHNEIDER
rschnetler@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Former Kansas basketball player J.R. Giddens pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge at the Douglas County Courthouse Monday afternoon.
Under the plea agreement, Giddens will serve 12 months probation and attend two anger management classes at the University of New Mexico, where he currently attends school. The disorderly conduct charge against Giddens was dismissed as part of the agreement.
Judge Stephen Six accepted the plea, reached between Giddens' attorney Deborah Vermelion and the state of Kansas in an eight-minute hearing.
Giddens smiled as he walked into the courtroom, wearing a white-striped, long-sleeved shirt and black jeans. But his smile went away when he answered questions from Six about the plea agreement. He declined to comment when asked by Six if he wished to make a statement. Vermelion spoke on his behalf.
"Mr. Giddens is here doing the right thing," Vermelion said.
The charges stem from a May 19 alteration at the Moon Bar, a now-closed establishment at Ninth and Iowa streets. Giddens was stabbed in the right calf as a result of the fight between himself and Olathe resident Jeremiah Creswell. Creswell was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery.
RELIGION
Catholics to honor saints with Masses Evening vigils celebrate All Saints' Day
Edited by Ty Beaver
BY ALY BARLAND
abarland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Last night, while many dressed up in costume to celebrate Halloween, Todd Beauford was at church.
All Saints' Day falls the day after Halloween and is a day to recognize the thousands of saints of the Catholic faith.
The St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center held a vigil Monday night in celebration of All Saints' Day, which is today, and will hold three Masses today at 7 a.m., noon and 5:30 p.m., which will be geared toward students and faculty.
Mitzi Keel, Lawrence senior, said the Masses would have a litary of the saints, which means the names of selected saints would be recited. She said the participants would ask the saints to pray for them and would sing songs that praised the saints.
Halloween evolved from pagan festivals that celebrated seasonal changes, said Troy Hinkel, director of theological education at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center. The name for the holiday came from All Hallows'Eve, the night before All Saints' Day. All Saints' Day is a holy day of obligation during which Catholics are expected to attend Mass. Other holy days of obligation include Christmas and Ash Wednesday.
Hinkel said 2,000 to 3,000 students usually participated in either the vigil or the Masses each year.
"Saints are very important to Catholics because they have strived to do what Jesus asks us to do." Keel said.
Beauford, Overland Park senior; said he went to the vigil because prayer was a direct conversation with God and celebrating All Saints' Day was another opportunity to be closer to God.
Beaufort said that Halloween, like many Christian holidays such as Valentine's Day and Christmas, had become commercialized.
John Mark Miravalle, instructor at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, said that Hallowen night, or All Hallow's Eve, was originally the beginning of the celebration of All Saints' Day.
Emily Reilly, left, Overland Park freshman, and Amy Godbey, St. Louis freshman, enjoy lunch at Mrs. E.'s. Reilly and Godbey are moving off Daisy Hill and won't experience Hashinger Hall's new E's Express, but next year's residence hall residents will be able to enjoy the new dining facility, theater and stage.
Halloween evolved from pagan festivals celebrating the seasonal changes, said Troy Hinkel, director of theological education at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center. The name for the holiday came from All Hallow's Eve, the night before All Saints' Day. All Saints' Day is a holy day of obligation in which Catholics are expected to attend Mass.
Miravalle said All Hallow's Eve later turned into Halloween because of cultural influences.
"It's almost become like a Hallmark holiday," he said.
"Now it's simply degenerated into a costume ball," Miravalle
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The celebration of Halloween is the opposite of what the day originally meant, Miravalle said. Now it is about promoting images of evil.
said.
"If you wanted to pick a poster child for a Halloween event it would probably be the devil," Miravalle said.
— Edited by Patrick Ross
DINING SERVICES
Renovated E's Express to show a mellow, more welcoming side
BY LOUIS MORA
lmora@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The completion of renovations for Hashinger Hall next fall will also mean the return of a revamped E's Express.
Nona Golledge, associate director for KU residential dining services, said the renovated space would have a coffee house and a stage for live events, which would provide a place for students to gather for social events.
"It will help build a community." Golledge said.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said the snack bar and convenience store area also would have a deck on the second floor facing east, toward campus.
Carey Spesard, Overland Park sophomore, lived in Hashinger last year and now lives in the Iavhawker Towers.
He said he used E's Express when he lived at Hashinger and would use the new area to study and grab something to eat.
"I could see a coffee shop environment being a good study environment," he said.
With all five residence halls on Daisy Hill open next year, the improved E's Express also will ease congestion in the dining hall. she said.
Golledge said she was working on spreading out the hours to make at last one of the eateries available to students at most times and prevent heavy traffic at either location.
Ryan Hale, Shawnee freshman, lives at Templin Hall and said there were times when he couldn't reach the dining hall during its hours.
He said the new area would provide more options and flexibility for students.
Other additions to the hall include a new theater where students of the performing arts will be able to practice and perform. There
also will be renovated sound-tight rooms open for students to rehearse and practice music.
Stoner said the building's larger new windows would offer views east and west of campus, much like the other renovated Daisy Hill residence halls.
"The building will have a whole new look," he said.
Stoner said although Hashinger previously had a theater, its newly renovated space would have a raised ceiling and more space.
— Edited by Theresa Montaño
HEALTH
Vaccines available to combat flu
By TRAVIS ROBINETT
trobinett@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
As winter approaches, days get shorter, weather becomes adverse with ice and snow, and the flu virus lingers in the air.
Viruses are easier to transmit during the winter because more people stay indoors as the weather gets colder, making their physical proximity closer, said Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins Health Center.
Despite the season's extra health risks, some students choose not to get a vaccine shot, simply because
Eric Bowers, Kansas City, Mo. graduate student said he didn't do
"I've never needed it," Schwarzenberger said. "I want to see how long I can keep my streak."
Viruses are easier to transmit during the winter because more people stay indoors as the weather gets colder, making their physical proximity closer, said Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins Health Center.
they don't think they will get the flu. Ryan Schwarzenberger, Overland Park sophomore, said he wouldn't get a vaccine and that he had never had one before.
anything out of his ordinary routine to prevent the flu because he's always been healthy.
Denning said getting a vaccine shot and keeping a healthy immune system were the best ways to prevent getting the flu virus.
"I'll still go about my habits," Bowers said.
chronic health problems such as asthma and diabetes, along with immuno-compromised patients using chemotherapy drugs. Watkins also routinely recommends for students to take good care of themselves so their immune system works properly and keeps the flu away, Denning said.
Watkins especially encourages the vaccine for students with
She said getting an adequate amount of sleep on a regular basis, practicing good nutrition and avoiding irritants such as cigarette smoke and alcohol were all helpful for staying healthy.
The clinics are open to all KU students, faculty, staff and retirees
faculty, staff and retirees
A flu shot is $15
INFLUENZAVACCINE CLINIGS
SEE FLU ON PAGE 4A
A nasal mist vaccine is $25 (Nasal mist vaccine available only at Watkins clinic locations or by reimbursment)
Payable by check, cash or credit card
Tuesday. Nov. 1.
◆ 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Strong Hall,
Rotunda
Wednesday, Nov. 2,
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Watkins, 1st floor conference room
Thursday. Nov. 3
◆ 10.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m., Burge Union,
Level 2 Mall
Monday, Nov. 7
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Mrs. Es.
Banquet Room
Wednesday, Nov. 9
◆ 3.00 p.m. — 6.00 p.m., Watkins, 1st floor conference room
10.00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Kansas Union,
4th Floor Traditions Area
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Watkins, Crimson & Blue Room, 2nd floor
3. 00 p.m.- 6.00 p.m., Watkins, Crimson & Blue Room, 2nd floor
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Watkins, 1st floor conference room
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Kansas Union, Traditions Area
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1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Watkins,
♦ 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Watkins,
Crimson and Blue Room, 2nd floor
Source: Student Health Services
Jayhawk defender overcomes size Senior defensive lineman Charlton Keith is determined to prove that he is more than a speed-rushing sack threat, but also a run-stopper. PAGE 10A
Mangino emerges victorious against Pinkel Kansas football coach Mark Mangino proved that he could deliver big victories in pressure games with his plan against Missouri. Tigers football coach Gary Pinkel did not fare as well. PAGE 10A
First in the family
Freshman Miri Gallegos was born in Veracruz, Mexico, and moved to the United States with her parents. She's the first in her family to attend a four-year school, and she's setting her goals high.PAGE 2A
Index
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Classifieds... 7A
Crossword... 6A
Horoscopes... 6A
Opinion... 5A
Sports... 10A
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