Monday, February 14, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A • Page 5
Pooches, people turn out for fund-raiser
Despite weather, event for breast cancer is success
By Wariisa Chulindra
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Right: Rosalie McMaster, Lawrence resident, holds her dog, Benson, as Tanya Carl ties a pink ribbon around his neck at the Pooch Walk for Breast Cancer. Despite the cold weather, dogs and owners walked from South Park on Massachusetts Street to Bone Apeit, 125 E. 10th St. Donations from the event will benefit Breast Cancer Action, Inc., and the American Cancer Society.
Above: Danya Moten, Lawrence High School student, warns her dog, Kohliu, before the Pooch Walk. Photos by Nick Krug/KANSAN
Despite the cold weather, about 100 people and 70 dogs turned out at South Park, 1200 block of Massachusetts Street, yesterday afternoon for the Pooch Walk, a fund-raising event for breast cancer.
Bundled up in coats, hats and gloves, walkers collected $1,750 in donations for the walk, which was part of Breast Cancer Fundraiser 2000. One KU alumna, University students and organizations organized the fund-raiser. The money raised was donated to Breast Cancer Inc. and the American Cancer Society. Both organizations will use the money for local programs. Organizers said they were pleased with the turnout.
"This exceeded our expectations," said Heather Mackler, a 1998 KU graduate and organizer. "I was surprised we raised that much money since it was so cold."
She said there was a diverse
group made up of KU students high school students and members of the community.
Many participants heard about the Pooch Walk at Bone Appetit, 125 E. 10th St., and thought it was a good excuse to walk their dogs. Mackler got the idea of having a Pooch Walk from her stepmother, Susan Mackler, who owns a Bone Appetit in Naperville, Ill., and loves dogs.
"I'm always looking for something to do with my dog," said Kelsey Roberts, Dodge Center, Minn., first-year law student. "And breast cancer is one of the more worthwhile causes."
Anne Sobba and Sunshine Vanderbilt, juniors at Baker University, brought their dogs, Candy and Jackson, to the walk. Candy, a brown cocker spaniel, wore a blue and red sweater to keep warm. Several other dogs wore coats and scarves as well.
"We thought it would be fun to come out and take our dogs on a walk." Sobba said. "Our friend's mother was diagnosed
with breast cancer recently."
Walkers could chose a one mile route or a three mile route. While walking, several participants had to deal with their dogs sitting down, straying off the sidewalks to sniff their surroundings or smelling the other dogs. Organizers gave walkers pooper scoop bags, which some used.
A rest point at Bone Appetit allowed participants to catch their breath and for dogs to get snacks and water.
Heather Elliott, Bonner Springs senior, and her golden Labrador, Nikko, stopped there for a break.
She said she thought Pooch Walk was a great idea.
"I think it's so cute," Elliott said. "It's more fun than a
bunch of random people looking at each other and walking."
Casey Lee, Lawrence senior,
and his sister, Robin, 13, had
their hands full with their dog,
Ernie. Ernie tried to initiate
"Ernie's a house dog." Casen Lee said. "He isn't used to being around other dogs. It's been a rough day for him."
sexual relations with several of the dogs, including Nikko.
Miss Lawrence to follow tradition
Natalie Ralston, Lawrence High School senior, is crowned Miss Lawrence 2000 by Miss Lawrence 1999, Amy Unimon, at Free State High School. After winning Saturday night', Ralston will compete for the Miss Kansas Pageant in June. She will attend the KU next fall. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN
By Doug Pacey
By Doug Pacey
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A beauty queen will attend the University of Kansas next fall.
Natalie Ralston, a senior at Lawrence High School, was crowned Miss Lawrence 2000 Saturday night.
She said that she would continue the family tradition of attending the University of Kansas and earning a degree in music.
"My mom and dad met at KU," she said. "My dad was the chorale director there when they met."
Her musical background played a large part in her winning the crown.
Her family was named the 1999 Kansas Musical Family of the Year by the Kansas Federated Music Clubs. Her father is a professor emeritus of music at the University. Her mother teaches music in the Lawrence public
schools, and her sister, Meghan,
a KU sophomore, plays the oboe.
Raisten's talent was singing Handel's "Let the Bright Scraphim" from the opera Sompson.
Ralston received the highest score of the eight contestants — five of whom were KU students — in the talent competition, which accounted for 40 percent of the contestant's score. For placing first in the talent competition, she won a $250 scholarship from CEK Real Estate, 1011 Westdale Rd.
Winning the Miss Lawrence pageant also gave Ralston a $1,000 scholarship from J.C. Penney Co. Inc. of Lawrence, 3311 Iowa St., and the opportunity to give back to her community.
"I've lived in Lawrence my whole life," she said. "So I'm looking forward to going out in the community and speaking to youth groups."
Ralston's platform focused on
preventing youth smoking, an idea she got from her father.
"The man dearest to my heart smoked for 30 years," Ralston told judges during the interview and evening wear competition. "Last May, he had quadruple bypass surgery, and I believe that smoking contributed to that. I want to help young people never begin smoking. I wish someone had done that for my father."
She said she probably would become active with the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.
After the pageant, Ralston was greeted by a chorus of congratulations from her family and friends.
"I'm just so thrilled," said her mother, Susan. "She's worked so hard for this."
Ralston will compete for the Miss Kansas crown in June in Pratt.
The loudest applause of the evening, aside from the announcement of Miss
Lawrence, came after Raheisha Nard, Topeka junior, read her poem "I Could be a Beauty Queen." The poem made light of the stereotypes that girls in beauty pageants face.
Hilary Meyer, Pratt junior,
was first runner-up and
received a $750 scholarship from
the Jayhawk Chapter of Quail
Unlimited.
Allisa Guy, Lawrence freshman, was second runner-up and won a $500 scholarship from Central National Bank of Lawrence.
Rebecca Stammer, St. Louis freshman, was third runner-up and won a $250 scholarship from Stephens Real Estate, 2701 W. Sixth St. She also was named Miss Congeniality and received a $100 scholarship from Stage Pro, 720 E. Ninth St., Suite 1.
Sara Horken, Lawrence freshman, won the Kansas University Leadership Award, which is a $500 scholarship given by the University.
KU center involved in writing new state science tests
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Doug Glasnapp, the center's other co-director, said he didn't see any problem with the center's role in writing tests for the science standards. He said the center's role is a technical one — to draft assessments to test what the elected board had decided should be tested.
Poggio said the responsibility or deciding what to test for is with the elected Board. "Ultimately, it's in the voters' hands," he said.
But Poggio said there might be
one obstacle to writing the science tests. The center usually brings in teachers and higher education faculty to help write tests for the Board. But he said that this time, there might be some difficulty finding science educators to work with the center.
Steve Case, director of the Kansas Collaborative Research Network, has opposed the Board's position on evolution since it rejected the standards proposed by the committee of science educators appointed by the Board. Case served on the committee.
He said the contract was worth a lot to the center — about $80,000.
"But I'm kind of hoping that given KU's involvement that they'll say no and not support these standards." Case said.
Matt Buechner, assistant profes sor of molecular biosciences, has defended evolution on public television, but said he didn't think KU should try to get out of the contract.
"KU shouldn't try to subvert the will of the Board, as much as I disagree with what the Board did," he said. "The solution is to elect a
new board. No matter what we feel about the state board, we owe it to the children in school to give them the best assessments possible based on the standards."
Buechner said it might be difficult to come up with appropriate questions for some of the standards. The standards call for students to evaluate the evidence against evolution.
"The question would be OK if the answer were "There is none," he said.
Joe Heppert, associate professor of chemistry, is vice-chairman of
the Chancellor's Science Education Task Force. He said he couldn't speak for the task force, but the standards and the tests were important because they set priorities and put pressure on teachers to teach what will be tested
"It's very important for the public to understand that although the state board has not formally outlawed the teaching of the fundamental concepts of cosmology, earth history and macro-evolution, they are setting the priority very far down," he said.
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