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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005
VOL.115 ISSUE 126
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STATE POLITICS
Kansas votes yes
Only Douglas County against marriage ban
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Kansas became the 18th state to pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage last night, according to unofficial vote tallies. While about 70 percent of the state voted to pass the amendment, more than 60 percent in Douglas County voted against it.
Daniel Rea, activism chair for KU Queers and Allies, said he expected the amendment would pass. The St. Louis freshman said expecting people to accept same-sex marriage was too big of an ideo too soon.
"You can't push for everything," Rae said. "You need to make the small changes first."
Although he expected the results, Rea said he felt depressed and frustrated.
"You feel lonely and isolated to live in a state where the majority of people who surround you disagree with your way of life."
VOTING RESULTS
Rea said that living in an area where people voted against the amendment added to his sense of security.
"It says a lot about the younger generation being ready for a change." Rea said.
Lee Bickerstaff, Emporia senior, said he expected Douglas County to vote against the amendment while the rest of the state voted to pass it. He said he voted in favor of the amendment because it could benefit Kansas culture.
"I believe homosexual unions are outside of God's design," Bickerstaff said. "It's a step in the right direction to promote people seeking a better culture."
Kansas will be the 18th state to pass a state constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. Results will not be final until Friday after provisional ballots have been counted. The initial results are:
Marriage Amendment
Douglas County
♦ Yes 9,388
♦ No 15,840
SEE VOTES ON PAGE 7A
State (209 precincts out of 210
Reporting
◆ Yes 414,235
◆ No 178,167
City Commission Three open seats
- Mike Amyx 10,635
- Sue Hack 9,317
- David Schauner 8,437
- Tom Bracciano 8,095
- Jim Carpenter 8,028
- George Grieb 1,315
School Board — Three
open seats
- Linda Robinson 11,557
- Craig Grant 8,431
- John Mitchell 7,161
- David Holroyd 3,752
School Bond Issues
Bond issue 1 (Passed) - A $54 million bond to improve Lawrence junior high and high schools
Bond issue 2 (Passed) - An $8.9 million bond to improve technology in Lawrence school facilities
Source: Douglas County Clerk's office
CAMPUS
School may expand
Pharmacy's enrollment more than twice what Malott designed for
BY TY BEAVER
tbeaver@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Building Committee plans to build a new building on West Campus to bring-all its students and faculty under one roof. The school is mostly housed in Malott Hall, which was built to accommodate about 250 students. With more than 600 students now enrolled in the school, a bigger and more up-to-date building is necessary.
A committee of faculty and
students with the school are working together to find funding for a new pharmacy building on West Campus within the next five years.
"We're trying to adapt to rooms built for an old program and it's just not working," Kenneth Audus, dean of pharmacy, said.
In 1981, the school took up residence in the newest wing of Malott.
A previous five-year program was changed to a six-year doctorate program, and the school has increased research activity.
Audus said the growth has done much for the school's prestige and research, but has wreaked havoc on resources. Lab space is inefficient and faculty and resources are divided
SEE EXPAND ON PAGE 8A
CAMPUS SAFETY
Students react to parking lot crime
Suspect in residence hall battery case at large
BY ERIC SORRENTINO
esorrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
A KU student was involved in a case of battery in Lot 112 near Oliver Hall last Monday. Since then, residents have made a conscious effort to keep parking lots safe.
People are being more cautious now because of incidents such as that one. Curry Curtis, Olathe freshman, said Oliver put up composite sketches of the suspect in the battery on elevators, bathrooms and front doors. The suspect hit a 19-year-old female under her right eye and then fled toward 19th Street. Police
have not identified the subject and-are still investigating the case.
"It's scary." Curtis said. "It made me think more about what I'm doing."
Curtis said she worked late as a server and did not think too much about safety issues before the incident.
SEE CRIME ON PAGE 8A
She said her mother, along with two police officers she knew through mutual friends, taught her to tightly hold her keys in her fingers when she walked to her car at night. In the event of an attack, one could stab the attacker with the keys and open the car door to get away immediately, she said.
Spray it, don't say it
Amy Connolly, Lawrence freshman, adds the word "feminazi" to the Wall of Hate outside Stauffer-Flint Hall yesterday afternoon. The Multicultural Resource Center erected the wall to allow students to spray paint all the racial and hateful slurs that had touched them. The wall will be knocked down today at noon.
SPEAKER
Brian Lewis/KANSAN
After singing songs, including "It is Well with My Soul." Gianna Jessen spoke last night about surviving abortion. Jessen said her mother attempted to abort her as a 7-month-old fetus. Jessen praised President Bush, said she was unashamed to be a Christian and spoke about her anti-abortion stance.
Kelly Hutsell/KANSAN
The story of her life
Jessen talks to crowd about abortion, hot-button issues
BY NATE KARLIN
nkarlin@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Gianna Jessen didn't pull any punches last night.
"I'm not one to shy away from controversy so I'll start right off the bat." Jessen said. "They starved Terri Schiavo, she was a vegetable."
But Jessen survived. Because she lost oxygen to the brain during the procedure, Jessen has cerebral palsy.
Jessen said her biological mother attempted to abort her 28 years ago today when she was 7 1/2 months pregnant.
"They said the same thing about me, that I would be a vegetable," she said.
She shared her story as she has for the last 14 years with about 700 students and Lawrence residents last night at the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Jessen's appearance was the main event of the Stand Up for LIFE week sponsored by KU Students for LIFE.
Calling her cerebral palsy a gift, Jessen said Americans need to stop treating people with disabilities as victims.
She said Americans needed to crave life more than death.
"I'm just made for a fight," she said. "I would never have all this if I didn't have this struggle. Pain is not the worst thing."
Jessen answered a question about her opinion on allowing abortion for rape victims by saying that she does not advocate abortion. She said she knew women in that situation and that it was horrible, but she added that it was only one percent of all abortions.
"We are not God," she said. "It is not up to us to give or take life," she said.
But she said she did not speak to condemn women who had abortions or who contemplated the idea.
Jessen referred to her beliefs when asked about stem cell research. Human beings should not meddle with certain ability only meant for God to handle, she said.
"I just don't believe we were made to do some of the things we are doing." she said.
Anne Liggett, Portland, Ore., freshman, said she didn't know what to expect from Jessen before the speech, but she appreciated her straight-forwardness.
"She stands and speaks the truth
Today's weather
SEE LIFE ON PAGE 7A
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SUA entertains
Student Union Activities has been working to entertain you for 66 years. The student organization is run by 30 committee members that provide everyday activities, such as poetry slams, to big name shows. PAGE 10A
Season in review
In tomorrow's Kansan, sportswriters will review the 2004-05 basketball season with conference analysis and profiles of the key players.
Apartment Guide
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