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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
MARCH 30.2005
CAMPUS
Man assaults female student in Oliver Hall parking lot
The KU Public Safety Office is investigating a battery that occurred Monday afternoon in Lot 112, outside Oliver Hall, said Capt. Schuyler Bailev. KU Public Safety Office.
At 5:45 p.m. Monday, a 19-year-old KU female student was approaching her car in the lot when she noticed a man hunched over her car.
The woman confronted the man, who stood up, turned around and hit her once under her right eye, according to a KU Public Safety Office report.
The man then ran toward 19th Street, according to the report.
The vehicle had no damage and no entry was made inside, according to the report.
The man is described as an 18-year-old hispanic male, about 5-foot-5 weighing between 140 and 150 pounds. He has dark brown hair, dark eyes and a medium build, according to the report.
— Joshua Bickel
Hemenway, others to speak at building dedication today
The Multicultural Resource Center will have a dedication ceremony today for its new building scheduled to be completed by August 2006.
The ceremony is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
The ceremony will also have remarks given by Chancellor Robert Hemenway, Robert Page, director of the OMA and
Hemenway
mariesa Roney, vice provost of Student Success A reception in the Mallot room of the Kansas Union will follow the ceremony.
The 7,000 square foot building will be built on the north end of the Kansas Union, according to a Feb. 25 University Relations press release.
The Sabatini Family Foundation donated $1 million to build the new center. The family immigrated to the United States. Full-funding for the new facility reached $2.7 million., according to University Relations.
The OMA created the MRC in 1995 as a place where all students could gather and learn about each other.
Erin Droste/KANSAN
Currently, the MRC is located in the old Military Science annex behind the Military Science building.
The University is expected to break ground on the center in either September or August this year.
— Kansan staff report
The fountain of collegiate youth
Students walk past the cool waters of the Chi Omega Fountain at the intersection of Jayhawk Boulevard and West Campus Road yesterday afternoon. The temperature rose past 70 degrees early in the day.
CSA
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Willimott's screenplay subtly alters the historical record to reveal disturbing hidden truths. He captures chilling images, such as a Confederate flag flying over the White House.
In the commercial breaks, we see his satirical humor in advertisements for products with racist brand names and previews of Confederate television shows, such as a "Cops"-style series that depicts policemen tracking down runaway slaves. Original music, graphics and even traditional animation lend the commercials a distinctive comic edge.
In a great scene, the director and his cinematographer, assistant professor of theatre and film Matt Jacobson, recreate the aesthetic of 1950s science fiction movies as a man confesses his abolitionist politics to his horrified wife. It's a
thought-provoking parody of the anxieties of the Atomic Age.
Willmont also pokes fun at President Bush. John Ambrose Fauntroy V, played by Larry Peterson, is a good old boy in a cowboy hat running for president on a platform of family values. Be sure to stay through the end credits for his hilarious theme song. "Fauntroy is the Man!"
I'd rank "CSA" alongside Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York." Both tell controversial stories in potent, entertaining ways that serve to deepen our understanding of American history.
The film was shot entirely in the Lawrence area, with the help of students in the department of theatre and film. IFC Films picked up the film at the Sundance Film Festival one year ago, and Willmott has spent the interval touring the festival circuit in Europe. IFC will reportedly release "CSA" nationally in July.
Bianca' Babecock, Lawrence freshman, said she agreed with everything Coulter said.
"She was really good," Babcock said. "She is not afraid to say anything and she has got the sharpest tongue ever."
Bashing
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Coulter did not save her biting wit for her speech only.
When one student interrupted her speech with a question, "What about weapons of mass destruction?" Coulter responded, "I'm Ann Coulter, not President Bush. You're even stupider than I thought."
Coulter's comments drew laughs from much of the crowd, but they weren't a hit with everyone. Even some people who respected her had mixed feelings.
Buechler said she didn't have any ideas about Coulter
"But she was cutting people off," Buehler said. "She wasn't even letting people clarify their questions."
before the speech. She thought people didn't have to agree to respect each other's opinions.
Others thought the people shouting questions disrupted the event.
"If they were so distraught about what she was saying, they could get up and leave," said Sara Garlick, Sanford, Maine, junior.
At the end of her speech, Coulter received a standing ovation.
She received $25,000 for her appearance. The money came from the Vickers endowment fund, said Toni Dixon, director of communications for the School of Business.
— Edited by Ross Fitch
Heard on the Hill What do you think of Ann Coulter?
"I love her. I think she is funny as hell. She tells it like it is and doesn't hold anything back."
Heather Shinogle
Olathe senior
"I love Ann Coulter. I think she is one of the three most be a u t i f l women in politics. I think she is gorgeous."
"I disagree with almost all of her political beliefs. It is almost spiteful toward the other side. She is extremely antagonistic, even condescending. I'm entertained
prepared to be en more than anything."
Nick Yaghmour Schaumburg, Ill., junior
Tyler Robinson North Platte, Neb., senior
"I hate her. I don't agree with her at all. I read her book and I didn't agree with her idea of converting the Middle East to Christianity. I came for a good laugh."
Sean Wake
St. Charles, Ill., freshman
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