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Angels and Airwaves "The Adventure" began playing over the PA system, but the crowd was not interested in listening to the punk rock band. A group of people near the stage began shouting, "Obama! Obama! Obama!" Others quickly followed. Barack Obama was 25 minutes late to his "Stand for Change" speech in Kansas City, Mo., and the crowd was getting restless.
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill was finally about to welcome presidential hopeful Barack Obama to the stage, but before she could finish, U23"City of
came on, and the crowd knew it was time. The crowd began furiously wav ing blue and red "Stand for Change" signs in the air as O b a m a shook hands with several of his supporters in the front row.
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INN OR OUT?
A house divided
BY BRENNA HAWLEY
bhawley@kansan.com
The Oread Inn will face more opposition tonight, this time from students. Student Senate is voting tonight on a resolution that would oppose the construction the Inn.
The Inn, which would be built at 12th and Indiana streets, would replace the building that housed the Crossing and Beat the Bookstore, which is in the process of moving to a new location.
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Student Senate is voting tonight on a resolution to oppose the building of the Oread Inn. The image above is the south view of the proposed Inn and the image to the right is the east view. The Inn would be built at 12th and Indiana streets.
Sam Schlageck, fine arts senator, wrote the bill after speaking with many students who voiced concern about the construction project.
"I didn't want to see students forced out of the neighborhood," Schlageck said.
Schlageck said the project would raise property values in the area
"I didn't want to see students forced out of the neighborhood."
"How many students are able to do something?" Cox said.
Katie Wiley, junior-senior CLAS senator, supports the resolution. She said that in addition to the raised property values and noise complaints, the project was not a
surrounding the hotel, which is called the "student ghetto." He said he thought police would be in the area more often as well.
Tom Cox, a holdover senator, co-
authored the bill. He said that he and
Schlageck had been talking about the resolution for a long time.
SAM SCHLAGECK Fine Arts Senator
"Students don't go to sleep at 10 p.m. on weekends." Schlageck said.
student friendly building. She said any stores or restaurants inside the hotel would likely be priced outside students' price range.
Wiley said another argument against the hotel was that the developers are asking the city for $10 million in funds for improvements of the surrounding area. If approved, the money
would be used to improve lighting and the streets around the hotel.
The improvements around the hotel were one reason Rachael Barnes, community affairs director, supports the construction.
"I feel like it's going to be a positive addition to the neighborhood," Barnes said.
She said that property values in the area would go up regardless of what was built in
the area, so that was not a big problem. She also said the hotel would be a good place for alumni to stay. The University of Kansas Alumni Association is one block from where the hotel would be built.
May Davis, freshman- sophomore CLAS senator, said the hotel would bring in more revenue to the Kansas Union, bring in prospective students and benefit alumni.
“你 are a student for four years,” Davis said. “You are an alumni for the rest of your life.”
"You're a student for four years. You are an alumni for the rest of your life."
If the resolution passes tonight,
Schlage plans to take the resolutio:
MAY DAVIS Freshman-Sophomore CLAS Senator
take the resolution to the city commission as an official student opinion. Mike Amyx, Lawrence city commissioner, said Senate has the opportunity to comment on any item that comes before the commission.
She said the hotel would add to campus beauty, and the Amyx sale improved roads would be good for the University.
"We will take the information they give us, add it to any information we have and take it into consideration,"
—Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
Students quit smoking in six weeks
HEALTH
The Wellness Resource Center is offering a new, free program to aid student smokers who want to quit. The program, the first of its kind at the University of Kansas, has seen a 100 percent success rate in helping students kick the habit.
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Peace Corps volunteer to speak at Union
CAMPUS
Zachary Cooper spent nearly five years teaching students in Kazakhstan and Ghana while serving in the Peace Corps. This afternoon he will speak at the Kansas Union to students interested in becoming Peace Corps volunteers.
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POLITICS
Four University of Kansas students traveled to Iowa during winter break to campaign for Republican candidate Ron Paul. Two of the four drove to South Carolina to continue campaigning. These students said they wanted to contribute because they believed Ron Paul was one of the only honest men left in politics.
Ron Paul supporters campaign
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Adam Wood, Lawrence junior, campaigns for Ron Paul. Wood traveled to Iowa and South Carolina.