FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005
NEWS
An American werewolf
Shiho Fukada/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An actor dressed as a werewolf makes his way across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Thursday. Actors in Halloween costumes were promoting the AMC television network's horror movie marathon, Monsterfest 2005.
SUPREME COURT
Miers withdraws nomination
BY SAM HANANEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Sam Brownback said Thursday that he was not surprised Harriet Miers withdrew her name from consideration for the Supreme Court, given the lack of a clear record on her views.
"It shows the maturity of the (Republican) party," the senator from Kansas said. "They wanted a clear nominee."
Brownback, a leading social conservative and member of the
Senate Judicary Committee, was among the first lawmakers to express disappointment with Miers when she was nominated earlier this month.
He never openly called for her withdrawal, but he admitted "feeling less comfortable all along" about her selection.
The White House claimed Miers withdrew because of senators' demands to see internal documents related to her role as counsel to the president. But a rising chorus of conservative groups attacked Miers' lack of experience as a judge and questioned
her ideological commitment.
Brownback said the absence of a paper trail was critical because Miers would have replaced Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a swing vote on such key issues as abortion and gay marriage.
Unlike Brownback, Sen. Pat.
Roberts, R-Kan., had been non-
"My colleagues and I in the Senate needed information about what Ms. Miers worked on at the White House," Brownback said. "Understandably, the White House did not want to compromise executive privilege by providing this information."
"Under the circumstances, it was a wise and prudent decision." Roberts said yesterday of her decision to withdraw.
committal on Miers, saying he wanted to see what she said during the hearings.
Democrats, meanwhile, accused Bush of bowing to the "radical right wing of the Republican Party."
Brownback said President Bush now had an opportunity to choose a prominent conservative in the mold of Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
ON THE RECORD
An 18-year-old KU student reported to the KU Public Safety Office a burglary of a vehicle and a theft of a Lenmark car stereo between 9 p.m. Oct. 21 and 5 p.m. Oct. 24 in campus lot 103, west of Hashinger Hall. The car stereo is valued at $300.
A 20-year-old KU student reported to the KU Public Safety Office a theft of a Sanyo cell phone and other valuables between 3:50 and 4:06 p.m. Oct. 26 from the Dole Human Development Center. The cell phone is valued at $150. The other items are valued at $45.
ON CAMPUS
★ The KU Ballroom Dance Club is holding a Masquerade Ball from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday at the Ballroom in the Kansas Union. Free food, drinks and dance lessons will be provided.
♦ The KU Women's Lacrosse Club is holding its third annual lacrosse alumni game at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The team then plays the Tulsa Tornadoes at 3 p.m. Sunday. Both games will be held at Shenk Field, 23rd and Iowa streets.
- The Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association are holding an auction before the KU homecoming football game Saturday in a white tent outside of the south end zone to benefit The House That Greeks Built and Habitat for Humanity. A silent auction will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a live auction at 11 a.m.
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CAMPUS
Professors named as H.O.P.E. finalists
KU seniors voted by e-mail for seven finalists for the 2005 Honor for an Outstanding Progressive Educator — or H.O.PE. — Award.
The winner will be announced in ceremonies between the first and second quarters of the Nov. 5 football game against Nebraska in Memorial Stadium. Game time is noon.
Danny Kaiser, assistant dean of students, said the award was an opportunity for the senior class to select an outstanding faculty member.
The winner will receive a monetary award and recognition on a permanent plaque
The H.O.PE. award is the only honor given exclusively by students.
representatives of the Board of Class Officers, consisting of KU students, select the winner by ballot and interviews with the finalists.
FINALISTS
The finalists are:
The finalists are:
♦ Cynthia Akaqi, assistant
Cynthia Allay, assistant professor, health, sport and exercise sciences
Kerry Benson, lecturer,
- Jonathan Earle, associate professor, history
professor, history
Mark Haup, lecturer, business
Mark Haug, lecturer, business
Charles "Chuck" Marsh, as-
Edward McBride, lecturer,
civil, environmental and
architectural engineering
James Orr, professor and chair, biological sciences
- Tim Shafet, the Jordan Haines distinguished professor of business
displayed in the Kansas Union. The Class of 1959 estab- lished the award to recognize outstanding teaching and concern for students.
Steve Lynn
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