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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 13. 2005
LAWRENCE
Highberger chosen to be city's mayor
Instead of politics, tradition and emotion dominated the Lawrence City Commission meeting last night.
Mike Rundle returned to a commissioner's seat after his term as mayor. The five-person commission then unanimously elected Dennis "Boog" Highberger as the new mo-
Before stepping down, Rundle said that he was proud to have served as Lawrence's first gay mayor.
He said that the state's recent passage of a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage and the slander targeted at him in his last commission campaign led him to acknowledge his sexuality.
Highberger will now serve as mayor for one year.
"There are not many places ... where an ex-hippie, disabled guy with a funny name can become mayor," Highberger said. "That is why I love Lawrence."
The three open commission seats were also filled last night. Mike Amyx joined incumbent commissioners Sue Hack and David Schauner in being sworn in by city clerk Frank Reeb.
Amyx replaced commissioner David Dunfield, who did not seek re-election after six years on the commission. Amyx was also unanimously elected vice mayor.
— Jason Shaad
STATE
Sexual history bill signed into law
TOPEKA — A bill designed to make it less likely that alleged victims will have their sexual histories scrutinized during court proceedings was signed into law yesterday by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
The measure, taking effect July 1, expands the state's rape shield law. That law prohibits evidence at trial of an alleged victim's previous sexual conduct, unless a judge decides it's relevant. The law applies in cases of rape and other sex crimes, including those against children.
Chairman defends Bush's policies
SPEAKER
Education is essential to lowering crime and promoting civil rights, Gerald Reynolds, chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said last night.
BY ADAM LAND
aland@hansan.com
KANSAY STAFF WRITER
The Associated Press
The No Child Left Behind legislation and other facets of education were key topics of conversation between Reynolds and about 30 KU students at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The speech was
Reynolds was nominated to the position by President George W. Bush in 2002.
given as part of a lecture series for a class in African and African-American studies.
Civil rights in the past and its implications for the future was the focus of Reynolds' speech.
"Civil rights has always been a means to freedom," Reynolds said. "There are opportunities now that people only once dreamed of."
After the speech Reynolds was repeatedly questioned
Every question was coily answered by Reynolds, but the questions were often feisty, with people badgering him on topics ranging from rap music to skills learned in school. Students wanted to know if Reynolds thought rap music was harmful to youth culture.
about the Bush administration and the No Child Left Behind Act.
Reynolds was asked on a number of occasions whether he thought that No Child Left Behind was good, and he replied
"yes" every time. The policy had many benefits, he said.
Reactions to his comments were mixed.
The legislation provided states with a goal in education, requiring them to actually teach the children, Reynolds said.
"I personally agreed with what he was saying," Jenny Short, Olathe sophomore, said. "I thought his points were valid and I agreed that children should be tested."
teachers — if testing is prone to fraud and whether it is fair to test more disadvantaged children.
Others in the audience asked how the legislation affected
Reynolds claimed that the No Child Left Behind legislation finally held people responsible for teaching and for learning.
"Schools are now being forced to educate their children," Reynolds said. "At the end of the day, love it or hate it, it makes people think about the importance of education."
— Edited by Nikola Rowe
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money to the Parking Department, I want a guaranteed spot," she said.
Becca Thom has a yellow permit. Her reaction to next year's increase was simple. "I hate it," said Thom. Paola junior.
Overselling of permits was Thom's biggest complaint about parking on campus.
"It's silly to have a permit," she said. "I spend more time looking for a space than what it would take me to walk."
Others, like Rob Rosasco, said they didn't like the increase, but that there wasn't anything they could do about it because they needed a permit to park on campus.
"I'll probably start riding my bike to campus a little bit more," said Rosasco, Southbury, Conn., junior.
Increases in permit rates might cause people to think about alternative means of transportation, said Leslie Tuttle, assistant professor of history.
Tuttle doesn't have a permit because she lives close to campus, but she has owned a red permit in the past.
"It's galling to have to pay for a permit." Tuttle said.
Shott, a classified employee, said the rate increase affects her more because, in her opinion, she's underpaid. She would like to see parking become free for classified employees.
"If my salary was going up, I wouldn't mind the increase," she said. "But it's not."
Revenue from the rate increase, about $900,000 a year, will help fund improvement projects on campus and construction of a new Park and Ride lot on West
"I It's galling to have to pay for a permit."
Leslie Tuttle
Assistant professor of history
Campus, said Donna Hultine, director of KU parking.
The last time rates increased was during the fall of 2001, Hultine said. The increase was made so the department wouldn't fall into debt, she said.
Beginning this summer, the parking department will begin work on two projects to improve an existing lot and create an additional 40 parking spaces on campus.
Locating a space for the new Park and Ride lot will also begin as soon as possible. Hultine said.
Lot 206 near Nichols Hall will be reconstructed this summer, Hultine said.
The lot needs to be repaired before fall to accommodate possible overflow from the Park and Ride lot near the Lied Center. Hultine said.
The lot is in poor condition and repair costs are estimated to be $142,500, according to a campuswide pavement evaluation form Professional Engineering Consultants.
"The money will go toward improvement and people will see change," she said. "Overall, we'll have a positive result, but getting there is not pretty."
Heard on the hill
Plans to tear down the Lindley Annex near Lindley Hall and build a 40-space parking lot this summer are also being developed, Hultine said.
— Edited by Kim Sweet Rubenstein
"I've never bought a permit, but I know a lot of people that are mad about it."
Matthew Gader,
Lawrence junior
"It makes me mad, but there's nothing I can do about it. I'm going to have to pay anyway."
Question: What do you think of next year's parking rate increase?
"I have an apartment close to campus, so it really doesn't affect me."
Lindsay Barnett,
Fort Collins, Colo., junior
Stefan Bachrodt,
Algonquin, Ill., sophomore
"I personally don't care, as long as I have a parking spot. Maybe some people won't want to spend that much so I'll have a spot next year."
Shannon Firestone, Overland Park junior
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