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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, January 19, 2000
Student gets justice from Judge Judy
By Jessie Meyer
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
This is your court. This is Judge Judy.
Glued to the television in anticipation of her 15 minutes of fame yesterday afternoon, Ali Cutler, Chicago senior, began laughing when she saw herself in Judge Judy Sheindlin's Hollywood court room.
The bailiff called her case, No. 188, and Judge Judy entered the room. That was July 7, 1999, when Cutler sued her ex-roommate, Brain Mouland of Wichita, for a $300 phone bill he didn't pay. More than seven months later, she was on national TV.
Two weeks after filing a suit in small claims court at the Lawrence courts, the producers from Judge Judy called her and asked to set up a date to tape the show, Cutler said. She also said the producers paid for her flight to Los Angeles and also for
her hotel room. In turn, she agreed to have her case tried on national TV
Judge Judy took control of her court room early and made it clear that theirs was a real case.
Mouland, who no longer lives in Lawrence and has had no contact with Cutler in seven months, had little to say on the show. He said that he had placed several calls to his girlfriend and to his parents who live in Wichita. He also told the judge that Cutler had stolen his CDs and a bottle of wine he valued at $500. Once the CDs, which Cutler said she took only as collateral, were returned, he was left without defense.
"Did you do anything else but sit on the phone all day?" the judge asked Mouland.
"No," said Mouland, who wasn't working during the two and a half months he lived with Cutler and her other roommates.
Things went downhill from there for Mouland. He was quickly reprimanded by Judge Judy for slouching and then she drilled him with questions.
"I would suggest you straighten up," Judge Judy said. "Otherwise you probably won't live to see your 25th birthday."
Cutler was not without reprimand. Judge Judy struck early against Cutler by asking why she had been so irresponsible as to get herself into such a situation.
"You have to become good judges of people and character, and I will assume that this experience will become a good teaching tool for you," Judge Judy said to Cutler.
Shortly after, the phone bill was added and some of the calls were excluded because they were made by a third party, Judge Judy ruled in favor of Cutler and awarded her $374.78.
Cutler said that the people working for Judge Judy paid her the
Ali Cutler, Chicago senior, in the green sweater, explodes with laughter as she watches her TV appearance on Judge Judy yesterday afternoon. Cutler appeared on the show as the plaintiff suing her ex-roommate, Brian Mouland, for a phone bill he didn't pay. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN
money for the suit, some money for appearing on the show and $50 for her court fees. Cutler said that she did not know if Mouland had
to pay the show back
Journalism professor recalls King interview
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Covering the civil rights movement allowed Adams to watch King develop into a leader. He realized that King was putting it all on the line for the movement and that the peaceful way he was doing it was working.
"The Gandhi approach was the way to go," Adams said.
He was devastated in 1963, when four African-American girls were killed when the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., was bombed. He interviewed King about the bombing. King told him that there was power in the blood. At that point, Adams said he realized King was ready to give his own life for the civil rights movement.
Not everyone in the civil rights movement agreed with King's philosophy they did not think one should lie down and
"King taught and proved that the quiet power of non-violence could really work," Adams said.
get kicked in the head. Adams said.
After King's 1968 assassination in Memphis, Tenn., Adams said many people in the Black community realized they needed a plan — not a man. The movement continues today because symbols are important, and King was a symbol of the movement, he said.
Adams said it was a myth to think King was the first to pressure for changes in the way African Americans were treated, but he did help the movement gain momentum.
"The whole movement benefited from the spark that King brought," Adams said. Adams is celebrating the holiday in Waycross and will attend a parade in King's honor.
Although the holiday stirs up some awful images for Adams, he said he thought it was a positive holiday for Americans.
"If former slaves can have their shackles broken, there is a possibility of America living up to its promise," Adams said. "We really can't enjoy freedom until we can extend it to others."
KU students get involved in community on King day
By Ryan Blethen
Kansan staff writer
Yesterday was the last day of break and another day off to many University of Kansas students. To others, it was a day to honor the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The Center for Community Outreach organized KU students to volunteer at various sites throughout Lawrence. Students aided in a range of services, from helping at-risk youth paint murals representing their thoughts on King to helping an injured woman do work around her house, said E.J. Reedy, co-director of the Center for Community Outreach.
After the projects were complete, volunteers and their guests met at 6 p.m. at Ecumenical Christian Ministries for dinner and a discussion about King's life. About 80 people attended.
Bremby, a KU graduate, said Martin Luther King Jr. Day was important to him because he grew up in Alabama, a region that benefited greatly from King's service. He said King's dream actually was a vision.
Rod Bremby, assistant city manager of Lawrence, was the first of two presenters.
Robert Shelton, University ombudsman, presented a black-and-white slide show depicting the civil rights movement set to King's "I have a dream" speech. One slide showed a group of White men holding signs saying, "Desegregation forever," and, "Kill civil rights." Another slide showed police dogs attacking an African-American man, African Americans being fire-hosed and pictures of King living in his casket.
"King had something more powerful than a dream; he had a vision," Bremby said. "A vision is the active implementation of a dream. Dreams are not enough. They must be active."
After the slide show, Bremby and Shelton answered questions from the crowd about King.
Rock concert promotes breast cancer awareness
By Aerica Veazey
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Local rock bands Derailer, Slurry, Esoteric, Truth and Wormwood donated their musical talents at the Bottleneck last night to raise money for breast cancer awareness.
The benefits of last night's concert will go toward Breast Cancer Action Inc., a local grassroots organization that promotes breast cancer awareness by providing education and mammograms.
"We wanted to target young women and men and raise money for this local organization," said Heather Mackler, director of Breast Cancer Action, the University branch of Breast Cancer Action, Inc.
Last night's concert was a precursor for Breast Cancer Awareness Week, Feb. 12 to 17. A concert at Liberty Hall, a basketball tournament and a walk-a-thon also are scheduled.
The organization wasn't planning on having events before February, Mackler said, until the bands suggested the fund raiser.
"This is money we weren't counting on," she said.
In March, proceeds from last night's event and the week-long events in February will be given to Breast Cancer Action, Inc.
Ryker Brandt, vocalist for Slurry, was glad to use his musical talent to raise money for breast cancer awareness. For him, the disease hits close to home. His family, including his grandmother and great-grandmother, has been affected by breast cancer.
Brandt said that it was nice to be given the opportunity to raise money for an issue that affected him. He also said he wanted to get the message out about the dangers of breast cancer.
"If you want to have the most impact, put a situation together that involves the most people," he said.
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