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VOL.115 ISSUE 109
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PHI KAPPA THETA
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2005
Fraternity faces up to 20 charges
The judicial board of the Interfraternity Council has until this Friday to decide the punishment for Phi Kappa Theta fraternity, 1111 W. 11th St.
The IFC has a rule allowing for up to five school days after the hearing to determine the local punishment.
Members of the judicial board read the chapter its formal charges last Friday.
Recruitment and joint-alcohol policy violations were included in charges filed against the fraternity.
John Byerley, vice president of public relations for the IFC, could not give specific details on charges until later this week.
He confirmed that the fraternity could face about 20 charges.
The fraternity had an unregistered party at its house on the weekend of Feb. 19. The chapter neglected to submit a Party Notification Form, so the event was classified as an unsanctioned recruitment event by the IFC. The fraternity was operating an "open saloon," selling alcohol to minors.
The chapter's national headquarters in Carmel, Ind., indefinitely suspended the chapter on Feb. 25.
In an interview last week, Kevin Lampe, national secretary of Phi Kappa Theta, said the fraternity could not participate in social functions. perform rituals or recruit new members.
Lawrence police officers confiscated 16 kegs of beer, $517 in cash and signs that advertised the party.
The board of trustees will have a hearing later in the spring to determine the next course of action.
— Eric Sorrentino
STUDENT SENATE
Delta Force launches campaign
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITE
Even though Delta Force hasn't won the student body presidency in four years, it's not backing down
the coalition held its annual campaign kickoff party Saturday night.
The gathering was smaller in years past with about 150 people attending the party.
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Elaine Jardon, presidential candidate and Overland Park sophomore, is working with last year's candidate Blake Swenson, Topeka senior on changing certain aspects of this year's campaign.
The coalition is looking forward to online voting this year, Ethan Muss, Salina junior, said.
"We have been working on online voting for a long time now," Muss said. "It should increase voter turnout, and that has
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traditionally been better for Delta Force."
The coalition is calling its campaign Delta Force 9, referring to the ninth year Delta Force has run for Senate.
Last year online voting passed through a referendum, which allows students to vote from any computer on or off campus.
Swenson agreed with Muss that online voting will help the coalition, and should give the election a record turnout.
The coalition is calling its campaign Delta Force 9, referring to the ninth year Delta Force has run for Senate.
SEE DELTA FORCE ON PAGE 4A
'Mizz'erable agony
MEN'S BASKETBALL: 72-68
Ankle injury takes Langford out of game early on; Kansas can't fill hole
BY MIRANDA LENNING
mlenning@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SPORTSWRIITE
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Jayhawks lost more than just a game yesterday.
Their 72-68 loss to the Missouri Tigers cost them an outright Big 12 championship, the seniors' perfect regular season record against their border rival, maybe a No.1 NCAA Tournament seed and maybe Keith Langford.
The senior guard left the court just 3 minutes into the game after driving to the basket and drawing the foul. The basket fell, but so did Langford — the wrong way on his left ankle. He gingerly limped off the court, and minutes later, he hopped to the locker room on one foot. Langford said he originally hurt the ankle in practice on Thursday. He did not work out with the team at all going into yesterday's match-up, but said that he felt good going into the game.
Kansas coach Bill Self said he didn't know the condition of the injury. He said he didn't think it was broken, but the doctors would do an MRI tomorrow to assess the injury. Unfortunately for the Jayhawks, yesterday's injury could be more serious than the one that kept him out of practice all week.
"I don't think it's good." Self said. "Right now he can't put any weight on it."
If there was ever a day Kansas needed Langford, it was yesterday. His slashing ability and penetration would have come in handy on a day when there was not a lot of offensive production from other players.
It looked like Self was trying every possible line-up in search of any kind of offense. In addition to making a change in the starting line-up — Self started senior guard Mike Lee in place of J.R. Giddens — he was forced to alter the bench to find someone who could compensate for Langford's absence. Off the bench, he used freshmen forwards Darnell Jackson, Alex
"We tried some different things but we were unable to penetrate through Missouri's defense, and we didn't make shots."
Russell Robinson
Freshman forward
Galindo and freshman guard Russell Robinson. They played 8, 12 and 11 minutes, respectively.
"We tried to mix it up, just to see if we could get some guys scoring," Self said.
Credit the Tigers for that though. The tenacious Missouri defense didn't allow many good looks at the basket, and without Langford, Kansas had no one to create them.
"We missed Keith offensively." Robinson said. "We tried some different things, but we were unable to penetrate through Missouri's defense, and we didn't make shots."
They went eight-for-10 from behind the arc in the first half.
That was the key reason Mizzou rebounded from an early deficit and took a 43-54 halftime lead.
As good as the Tigers were on defense, the Jayhawks were as bad.
"The problem was not as much offensively as it was defensively." Self said. "The problem was we didn't get any stops."
As the Jayhawks hit the court after halftime. Langford hobbled slowly behind on a pair of crutches.
The Jayhawks looked just about as crippled. Their defense gave up six straight points out of the intermission and allowed the Tigers to stretch the margin to 49-34.
SEE AGONY ON PAGE 6A
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Darnell Jackson, freshman forward, and Russell Robinson, freshman guard block the path for Jimmy McKinney, Missouri junior guard. Despite Kansas attempts at guarding him,McKinney scored 21 points against the Jayhawks during Missouri's 72-68 victory.
STUDENT SENATE
Senate, HALO boost bill
Law allows in-state tuition for some immigrants
BY ESTUARDO GARCIA
egarcia@hansan.com
KANSAN WRITER
Members of the KU Hispanic-American Leadership Organization met Friday with state officials in Topeka to show support for Kansas legislation that allows undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition.
HALO members went to the capitol as part of Hispanic Dav on the Hill.
HALO members gave the officials a resolution passed by Student Senate in support of House Bill 2145, which took effect in July 2004. The resolution also denounces a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law.
House Bill 2145 allows students to get in-state tuition if they meet certain conditions.
First, they must have lived at least three years in the state, received a degree from a Kansas high school or received their general equivalence diploma in the state, and must sign an affidavit stating they are on their way to obtaining legal residency status.
If they fail to get legal residence status, students must repay the state the difference between the amount actually paid and the amount they would have paid as a nonresident of the state.
Andrea Pantoja, Mission, junior, gave a copy of the resolution to Rep. Sue Storm (D-Overland Park), who wrote the house bill.
Similar tuition bills have been passed in
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California, Texas, New York, Utah, Washington Illinois and Oklahoma. Kansas was the eighth state to pass this type of law.
"When I found out the facts, how could I say no?" Storm said. "It's not just for these kids; it's for Kansas."
The Student Senate resolution was passed with an overwhelming majority during last Wednesday's meeting. Raymond Rico, Kansas City, Kan., senior, and Jason Boots, Plano, Texas, junior, introduced the resolution to the Senate.
They said that many of the students who are affected by the law moved to the United States with their parents when they were children and had no choice in the matter.
They said they wanted those students to be given an equal opportunity to get a higher education.
According to federal law, every state is required to provide children a K-12 education, regardless of legal status.
Senators who argued against the bill said they ideologically agreed with the proposal, but said it was not fair to other students. They worried it would create problems.
Alvar Ayala, Torreon, Mexico, senior, helped author the Senate resolution. He wanted students to know the importance of the bill and wanted to people to realize what it's about.
"It's not an issue of immigration, it's an issue of education." he said.
The law currently affects 30 students in Kansas,
Andrea Pantoja, Mission junior, and Raymond Rico, Kansas City, Kan., senior, presented Rep. Sue Storm (D-Overland Park) with a Student Senate resolution Friday in the state capitol building in Topeka. The resolution was passed in support of a bill written by Storm. The bill allows undocumented immigrants who live in Kansas to pay-in-state tuition.
Rico said.
Two students at the University qualify for instate tuition under the bill, according to the Registrar's Office. It is against the office's policy to release the names of the students.
Edited by Jesse Truesdale
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Girl Power
Talking evolution in church
Three women of KU will produce plays in Potluck Productions' Women's Playwriting Festival. The women wrote and submitted their plays under the direction of English professor Paul Lim. PAGE 3A
Kansas State professor talks about the evolution and religion debate. He doesn't think there should be a conflict between the two. PAGE 2A
Tournament time
Kansas women play Missouri in the Big 12 Tournament tomorrow at noon in Kansas City, Mc. The winner will play the No.1 seed Baylor on Wednesday.PAGE 1B
Ryun record run over The track and field team took advantage of the Last Chance Meet Saturday in Ames, Iowa, to demolish another venerable Kansas record. Kansas also placed in several events. PAGE 2B
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