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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS A stitch in time
CAMPUS
TUESDAY, APRIL 12. 2005
Stolen sign elicits KUnited complaint
A KUnited banner was removed from the front of Wescoe Hall during the weekend.
An e-mail was sent to the Hotmail accounts of some candidates running for Student Senate. The sender claimed to have stolen the banner, it included a picture of a man holding a KUitedon banner with a caption, "We have your flag, (expletive)."
The coalition filed a complaint with the elections commission yesterday morning. The violation did not specify a person, but the coalition asked for an investigation. The commission will investigate the situation.
We have your high text contained the lyrics to a Queen and David Bowie song "Under Pressure," and said that the song was a favorite of Nick Sterner's, presidential candidate for KUUnited.
Serner said the coalition was shocked and saddened by the whole situation.
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Kansas Public Radio raised more than $207,000 for its programs at the spring membership drive.
KPR has about 5,000 members. Individuals become members when they donate to KPR, regardless of the amount they donate, Wilke said.
Listeners support KPR programming
The spring drive raised about $200,000 last year, said Phillip Wilke, KPR media manager.
Money, which came from membership donations from April 1-8, accounts for one-third of KPR's budget. The drive attracted 2,001 donors, Wilke said.
"These drives are essential to keeping high quality public radio on the air," Wilke said. "We have a very loyal and dedicated audience and we appreciate each and every one of them."
"We're assuring listeners that they can literally hear their money at work on the air," Wilke said.
Lauren Marshall, Salina junior, sews an officer's gauntlet together yesterday afternoon in Murphy Hall's costume shop. Marshall, a production assistant, was helping put together costumes for "Candide," which opens at Murphy Hall April 29. Marshall said the glove took about two hours to sew together.
Disputed cardinal leads Mass at Vatican
BY RACHEL ZOLL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Bernard Law, whose failures to stop sexually abusive priests sparked the worst crisis in American church history, led a Mass for thousands mourning Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Basilica yesterday after police whisked away a victim protesting outside.
Law celebrated the Mass without disruption, saying in his homily that Italian, Polish and other pilgrims were inspiring in their huge tribute to John Paul. Nearly 3 million mourners
"In these incredible days, the pope continues to teach us what it means ... to be a follower of Christ," Law said, reading slowly in Italian. "Our faith has been reinforced."
After the service, several worshippers from Europe said they had never heard of Law. American parishioners said they recognized him, but questioned whether the protest was appropriate right after the pope died.
flooded Rome for the pontiff's funeral last week.
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another sign that the Vatican did not understand the betrayal parishioners felt that he protected guilty priests.
But some Catholics said seeing the cardinal presiding over Mass at one of the most significant sites for their faith was
culgainly law resigned as archbishop of Boston in December 2002 after unsealed court records revealed he had moved predatory clergy among parishes for years without telling parents their children were at risk. He has apologized for his wrongdoing.
More than 550 people have filed abuse claims in Boston in recent years, and the archdiocese has paid more than $85 million in settlements. The scandal erupted in Boston in January 2002 and spread
nationwide, causing what American Catholic bishops have called the worst crisis in the U.S. church.
Some church leaders have said the Vatican chose Law to celebrate the Mass because he leads an important church, not as a personal honor.
After Law's resignation, the pope appointed him archpriest of St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, one of four basilicas under direct Vatican jurisdiction.
Still, the assignment gave Law a position of influence ahead of the papal election, which is set to begin Monday.
AGRICULTURE
Prairie burns to start
Control burns in Flint Hills needed for plant renewal THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
But this year, rain and wind have limited the number of days suitable for burning.
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STRONG CITY — To everything there is a season, and in the Flint Hills of Kansas, now is the time for grassland to be burned, an annual ritual essential to renewal of the prairie.
Smoke from the annual fires can cause visibility problems for motorists. There also are concerns about unexpected winds causing uncontrolled burning that threatens homes and barns in the countryside.
Some have suggested that the burning take place over a longer period, from as early as mid-February to as late as early June. But grassland managers say the timing of the burning is important.
Chase County, one of 14 Kansas counties in which the Flint Hills are located, is home to the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. The prairie grass, touted as the richest pasture in the world that can add 2 to 2.5 pounds a day to the weight of grazing cattle, needs regular spring burn-off to flourish.
"We've got a lot of burning and not much time to do it," said Mike Holder, Kansas State University extension agent in Chase County. "We're going to see a lot of fire over the next couple of weeks."
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"It's hard to believe for people unfamiliar with burning, but it really does have to be done at just the right time," Holder said.
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