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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005
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Israeli denounces terrorists
The people of Israel want peace, but their biggest obstacle in achieving that peace is the "toxic education" and "toxic culture" of the terrorists in Palestine. Yehiel Leiter said last night.
Leiter, chief of staff for Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke to students at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics about Israel's role in peace in the Middle East.
The speech was sponsored by Caravan for Democracy, KU Hillel and KU Israel Alliance.
Leiter said that Israel was able to become the fastest-growing economy in the world after moving out of its perpetual "poverty triangle." He described the triangle as the process in which the state kept giving money to people who didn't
work, which ended up raising taxes. Higher taxes on businesses resulted in businesses closing, continuing the triangle.
One person asked Lelter to comment on studies from Harvard that said that former PLO leader Yasser Arafat was a puppet ruler who didn't make decisions for Palestine
Leiter said it was typical of "citadels of learning" to make excuses for dictators. He said that Arafat was a dictator with complete control, and after his "demise," Palestinians needed to embark on the detoxification of Palestine in order to end terrorism.
"Terrorists don't have an opinion, and if they do, it's irrelevant," he said.
But even though Leiter said that Israel was for peace, Kahil Saad, Wichita junior, said Leiter ignored the need for better cooperation with Palestine.
The friendly crowd often applauded during his speech, and the question-and-answer session that followed included questions mostly sympathetic to the Israeli cause.
"The discussion carried on too short and did not allow for another opinion," he said.
Lauren  Rabinowitz,
Minnetonka, Minn., freshman,
said she supported Leiter's
ideas.
"I thought he did a great job articulating a voice that isn't often heard in the media," said Rabinowitz, a member of KU Israel Alliance.
The Caravan, an organization that brings Israeli speakers to college campuses, chose to bring Leiter to the University of Kansas because it knew that the University had a relatively large Jewish population and it showed interest in bringing a speaker here. Talia Andron, campus coordinator for the Caravan, said that the goal was
to bring Israeli speakers to campuses to speak about what is going on in the Middle East and give students more than a snapshot of Israel.
The Caravan provided extra security for the event, including checking bags and registering the names of all who attended the speech.
Andron said the security was provided to all of the speakers the organization sponsored to make them more comfortable. In Israel, such precautions are routine. Andron said.
The Caravan was created in the spring of 2002 by the Jewish National Fund, Mediawatch International and Hamagshim.
The program was also co-sponsored by Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, Sigma Delta Tau sorority and the international studies department.
- Edited by Kim Sweet Rubenstein
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said the complex had an open house for the sorority last Saturday.
The sorority only leased the house on Stewart Avenue until June, said Kim Heck, Alpha Gamma Delta house association president. Sorority officials had expected that the new house on Sigma Nu Place would be completed before the lease ran up.
Heck said she wanted to move into the new house by Fall 2006. Construction on the house has not yet begun, which Heck said was surprising.
"We had expected our construction to move at a quicker pace." she said.
Until then, members will live
in apartments at The Legends.
Greene said he wasn't sure if the fraternity would take possession of the house this summer. He said the 85-member fraternity would have the house no later than fall.
Fraternity members lived in The Legends for the past two years in Building 8, along with a few members in Buildings 4 and 7.
"I can't really have that fraternity feeling when we're all separated," Greene said. "With the house, it will bring that whole atmosphere back."
Lambda Chi Alpha had to move out of its house across from Sigma Nu fraternity, 1501 Sigma Nu Place, two years ago because of mold problems, Greene said. Members have been looking for a house ever since.
Raymond Berrens, Lambda Chi Alpha member and Overland Park freshman, said was positive about moving into the house.
"Right now, we don't have as much of a presence as I'd like on campus," he said. "When we get a house near campus, people may get to know us more."
Berrens said there were benefits to moving to the house aside from increasing the fraternity's profile on campus. He said he would purchase a bus pass next year as opposed to purchasing a yellow parking permit like he did this year. Riding the bus to The Legends was a possibility, but only one bus comes for every hour, Berrens said.
Fraternity members will not have to cook meals as they did in The Legends. Members will
"It will just be nice not having to worry about going grocery shopping every month," Berrens said.
have the opportunity to purchase a meal plan where the house mom prepares the food.
Greene said he did not know the arrangement of the house, but he said members would share rooms and bathrooms.
As a freshman, this will be the first time Berrens will be able to live in a fraternity house. He said he was happy about moving into a house and recognizes the benefits, but he also accepts the drawbacks.
At The Legends, members had their own bathrooms and showers. This will not be the case at the house.
Edited by Kim Sweet Rubenstein
CAMPUS
Moped collision leaves student OK
A 19-year-old KU student was involved in an injury accident yesterday afternoon in front of Mrs. E's.
The student was driving his moped southbound on Engel Road when he collided with the back of a blue minivan while attempting a U-turn, said Arthur Jones, Dallas, Texas, junior, who was at the scene.
The student flipped over the handlebars of the moped and fell on the street, Jones said.
Jones then immediately called 911 about 4:50 p.m.
The student appeared alert and conscious right after the accident, but did not move from where he had fallen, Jones said.
The student refused treatment at the scene of the accident and did not appear to have serious injuries, Jones said.
Joshua Bickel
CAMPUS
'Kansan' names managers, editors
The Kansan board has announced the editors and business managers for the Summer 2005 and Fall 2005 semesters.
The following individuals were selected:
The following individuals were selected:
♦ Summer editor: Andrew Vaupel, Salina senior
♦ Summer business manager: Lindsay Gurbacki, Atlanta junior
- Fall editor: Austin Caster,
Shawnee senior
- Fall business manager: Sarah Connelly, Leavenworth junior
The Kansan has begun to search for staff members for these semesters. If you are interested in applying at the Kansan, contact any of these individuals.
— Kansan staff report
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