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NEWS
TUESDAY, APRIL 5. 2005
INSIDENEWS Come feel the noise
A change in the city's noise ordinance, which granted the police more power to enforce the law, has resulted in an increased number of citations. Police have issued 54 citations in just more than three months this year. They issued 48 citations in all of 2004.PAGE
Racism. discrimination under attack on campus
The University of Kansas is holding "Hate Out Week," an vent designed to promote awareness about racial and discrimination issues, throughout the week. Several campus organizations and offices sponsored the event, which includes a wall of hate and a discussion on samesex marriage. PAGE 1A
Concert focuses on Sudan crisis
A benefit concert featuring seven local bands, along with speakers and film screenings, will be held at Liberty Hall tomorrow. Funds raised will go to Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian aid agency, to assist with relief efforts for victims of tragedy. The event will focus on the crisis in Sudan. PAGE 2A
Asian students attend spring conference
Twelve KU students attended the Midwest Asian American Student Union conference last weekend. The conference brought together students from Asian Student Unions at Midwest universities. Students learn about and discuss issues in politics, the Asian community in America and media stereotypes. PAGE 2A
Officials discuss fixing leak at Dole Institute
The contractor of the Robert J. Dole institute of Politics building has offered to repair a leak in the roof of the structure. The University of Kansas legal counsel is reviewing the offer. The
building was dedicated in July 2003. PAGE 3A
Parkinson's video dances symptoms away
Professor of dance Janet Hamburg is receiving national acclaim for her program "Motivating Moves For People With Parkinson's." It helps Parkinson's sufferers with muscle control and body movement. PAGE 4A
'Miss Saigon' members love life on the road
The musical "Miss Saigon" will be performed tonight and tomorrow night at the Lied Center. Cast members, Laurie Cadevide and Alan Gillespie, who play young lovers in Saigon, have traveled to more than 60 cities. PAGE 4A
Owners reluctant to release costs of smoking ban
Many of the Lawrence bar owners are saying the smoking ban is hurting their businesses, but they are not as quick to divulge numbers. Hiding from competition, personal privacy and concern for the business' images are all reasons owners cite for keeping the information private. PAGE 8A
Bar owners, patrons enjoy smoke-free business
The smoking ban in Lawrence is still hotly debated, but not all bar owners and customers are upset. Many smokers have had to cut back their smoking and are enjoying a healthier lifestyle. PAGE 8A
INSIDEOPINION
Column: Bathroom cleaners and Communism? Believe it.
Urinal cakes and and government go together more than you might think, or at least that's what Sam Hopkins said after his trip to the Czech Republic over spring break. The legacy of communism is still parallel with the emergence of capitalism, especially after socialism's relative decline in Eastern Europe. PAGE 7A
Column: Pope set Catholic Church down the right path
It wasn't always easy going for the Catholic Church in the 20th century, and John Paul II took the reins after an abrupt and mysterious death of his predecessor at which point the Church appeared to be on shaky ground. But Patty Noland got to see his final public appearance and reflects upon his accomplishments over 26 years. PAGE 7A
INSIDESPORTS
Galindo: I feel I need a change of scenery
Freshman forward Alex Galindo will transfer from the University of Kansas at the end of the semester. The 6-foot-7 forward decided to he needed a year to sit out and work on his game. He also said he wanted to be closer to home. PAGE 18
Senior runner reflects on stellar season
Jeremy Mims, in his fourth year on the Kansas track team, has broken long-standing records in the 800-meter run and finished at the top in Big 12 Championship and National Indoor Championships. But he wasn't always such an accomplished runner. Mims said he improved his speed when he decided to come to Kansas. PAGE 1B
National magazine recognizes golfer
Senior golfer Kevin Ward was named College Player of the Week by Golf World magazine. "I'm excited about getting this award," Ward said. "But I'm even more excited about playing and finishing the season out." Ward took second in Western Intercollegiate Tournament and won the Stevinson Ranch Intercollegiate March 22. PAGE 68
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Event to raise Sudan aid
PHILANTHROPY
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
BENEFIT FOR SUDAN
When a tsunami hit Southeast Asia in December, bobbie-frances mcdonald thought it was a tragedy for more than one reason.
Austin Hart, Wichita senior and president of Amnesty International's
The tsunami devastated hundreds of thousands of people. Thousands more responded with donations to aid survivors. While mcdonald mourned for survivors, she mourned just as much for the loss of donations to assist relief efforts in another tragedy — genocide in Sudan, Africa.
- Who: Amnesty International
- Ammery International will host "Hero. With Sudan," a benefit concert to stop genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
- What: Concert and guest speakers to aid Doctors Without Borders in Paris, Sydney
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When: Tomorrow from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
At Liberty Hall tomorrow, mcdonald will speak about genocide in Sudan for a benefit concert hosted by Amnesty International, a human rights organization. The event, called "Here. With Sudan," will feature seven local bands, three guest speakers and four film screenings. All proceeds from the concert will go to Doctors Without Borders, an organization that delivers emergency aid to victims of tragedy.
Where: Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St.
"The tsunami was terrible," said mcdonald, who operates Sudan Advocacy Action Forum, a grassroots group that educates people about Sudan. "Woman had their children ripped from their arms. But women in Sudan have had their babies ripped from their arms and killed for the last 25 years."
+ Cost: Free. $10 donations are encouraged.
She learned about Sudan in 1999 after reading about it in the newspaper. She later traveled to Sudan on her own. As a nurse, meddonald thought she could do something positive. But with no electricity and only one doctor for every 86,000 people, the trip was an eye-opener.
"I was so useless." mcdonald said.
Sudan has been in a complex civil war since 1989. Over 340,000 people have died, and each year about 30,000 people die in Darfur, a region in western Sudan about the size of France, mcdonald said.
"Right now it is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world," Hart said.
KU chapter, said he hoped the event would make people more aware of the situation in Sudan.
The genocide is a result of multiple things. It's a complex combination of race, religion, natural resources, land-grabbing, displacement and ethnicity, mcdonald said.
Source: Amnesty International
"When I came back I was committed to finding justice and peace. But it wouldn't be by antibiotics, it would be by politics."
That is why medonald will speak at the benefit concert tomorrow.
Spreading awareness about Sudan was more important than raising money, said Bryan Onwuka, a 2002 KU graduate who helped organize bands for the event.
But Amnesty International was encouraging people to make donations. Onwuka said.
"That stuff only costs about 20 cents," Onwuka said. "Any donation will go a long way to helping these people."
People are suffering and dying from deadly infections, upper respiratory infections, cholera, polio and diarrhea. Many of these people just need water, honey and salt to cure diarrhea, he said.
— Edited by John Scheirman
Protestors take it to the beach
Stephanie Farley/KANSAN
Sierra Forester, 8, stands with a group of protesters during a rally on Wescoe Beach yesterday afternoon. Forester, a Lawrence resident, was with her mom at the rally. The group of students was protesting the Kansas Marriage Amendment that is being voted on today. Progressive candidate Jim Carpenter (right), who was vying for the Lawrence City Commission, attended the rally and protest. "I don't think it's fair to not have anyone marry who they really like," Forester said.
STUDENT GROUPS
BY ESTUARDO GARCIA
egarcia@kansan.com
KANSAN WRITER
Issues unite Asian students
The trip would have been shorter, but a tire blowout less than three hours into the trip caused a four-hour delay. The group arrived at its destination, the Midwest Asian American Student Union spring conference, just two hours before the first workshop Saturday morning.
Grant Huang and eleven other KU students piled into three cars last weekend for what turned out to be a 17-hour road trip to the University of Michigan.
Huang, St. Louis freshman, said he hoped next year's conference would be a little closer to Lawrence.
Students from Asian Student Unions from Midwest universities attended educational workshops, listened to keynote speakers and networked and socialized with other Asian students from the Midwest.
Lara Puno, Leawood senior, said she took this educational opportunity to connect with other Asian students.
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Grant Huang
St. Louis Freshman
here are still people that just don't understand how our culture works and why we are the way we are."
"The Asian population at KU is
Through various political, community and media workshops, students learned about legislation and the importance of networking, the experience of being Asian in the United States and Asian stereotypes in the media, particularly those in the hip-
She said she planned on using the networking knowledge from the conference to try and unite the Asian organizations on the KU campus.
kind of limited," she said. "When you see 700 Asians in one room, it's kind of mind-blowing."
Victoria Li, Overland Park junior, and president of the KU Asian American Student Union, said she wanted students to use the information they learned in the conference to improve the Kansas Union.
"We can always get new experience bringing things back to the school that will make AASU become better," Li said.
"Getting one of the speakers can bring awareness to other people and how they are judging minorities," Huang said. "There are still people that just don't understand how our culture works and why we are the way we are."
She also said she wanted the University to become an official member of the MAASU, to have members serve on its board and to someday host the conference in Lawrence.
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Last weekend's conference was a first for Huang. After seeing three speakers discuss issues concerning Asian-Americans,'he said he wanted AASU to bring a speaker to the University.
Edited by Ross Fitch
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