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SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Jurors were given opposing images of Michael Jackson as the pop star's trial opened yesterday — the prosecution portraying him as a perverted child molester and the defense saying he was the victim of a con artist who used her cancer-stricken son to prey on celebrities for money.
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Mesereau said the mother went to comedian Jay Leno for money and Leno was so suspicious that he called Santa Barbara police to tell them he had been contacted and "something was wrong. They were looking for a mark."
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Mesereau said that an appeal for help by the accuser's family touched Jackson's heart and "he took time away from his career to help this family, not knowing that the trap was being set."
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Hair stylist Jasmine Shepard cuts Rachel Kottwitz's hair at Great Clips in the Kansas Union yesterday afternoon. Kottwitz, Lawrence freshman, said she only needed a trim. "It was a spur of the moment kind of thing," she said.
Bomber attacks clinic
IRAO
BY ALI AL-FATLAWI
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HILLAH, Iraq — In the deadliest single strike since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a suicide car bomber attacked mostly Shiite police and National Guard recruits lined up for physical exams at a medical clinic yesterday, killing 115 and wounding 132 there and at a nearby market.
The bombing presented the boldest challenge yet to Iraq's efforts to build a security force that can take over from the Americans.
The explosion in Hillah was so powerful that the only remains of the bomber's car was the twisted wreckage of the engine block.
Dozens of people stepped through small lakes of blood that pooled on the street to retrieve shattered limbs, severed
Empty shoes and sandals of those killed or wounded were thrown into a corner. Scorch marks infused with blood covered the clinic's walls. Morgue workers unloaded plastic body bags from pickup trucks as weeping relatives looked on.
"I was lucky because I was the last person in line when the explosion took place. Suddenly there was panic and many frightened people stepped on me. I lost consciousness and the next thing I was aware of was being in the hospital," said Muhsin Hadi, 29, a recruit.
The bombing comes at a time when the Sunni Arab insurgency is trying to disrupt the formation of a new government set to be led by majority Shiites for the first time in modern history.
"We must depend on the sons
of the Iraqi people who believe in the new Iraq, and not on those bad elements that infiltrated the security circles and turned into a problem," al-Hakim told the Associated Press on Sunday. "We can't solve the security issue unless we reconsider the internal structure, to spot those bad elements."
Maj. Gen. Osman Ali, an Iraqi National Guard commander in Hillah, said 115 were killed and 132 wounded in the Hillah bombing. A health official in Babil province said the death toll could rise because authorities still hadn't counted many body parts.
The attack took place about 9:30 a.m. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack. Police in Babil province said "several people" were arrested, but gave no details.
$\clubsuit$The Russian and East European studies department will sponsor a lecture by Urs Heftrich of Heidelberg University on "The Role of Rumor in Nikolay Gogol's Dead Souls: A Five-Act Drama" at noon today at Room 318 in Bailey Hall. Call 864-4236.
ON CAMPUS
Margaret Rausch, assistant professor of religious studies, will give a lecture on "Islam, Berber and Culture in Morocco: Ishilhin Women's Religious Rituals" from 3:30 to 5 today at Room 109 in Bailey Hall. Call 864-3745.
Student Union Activities will screen the Japanese film "Twilight Samurai" as part of its international film series at 7 tonight at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Admission is $2 or free with SUA movie card. Call 864-SHOW.
Wendy Kopp, president and founder of Teach For America, will speak at 7 tonight in the Kansas Union as part of Into the Streets Week. Contact the Center for Community Outreach at 864-4861.
University Christian Fellowship will offer Bible study and worship at 7:30 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rick Clock at 841-3148.
♦The Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center will sponsor a majors fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas Union. Call 864-2834 for more information.
$\clubsuit$ Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a University Forum featuring Elise Young of Bread for the World, who will lecture on "A Place at the Table: Using Our Faith to Advocate for
the world's Hungry" at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at the ECM. 1204 Oread Ave.Call 843-4933 for more information.
Kirk Ludwig of the University of Florida will give a lecture on "Collective Intentional Behavior" at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Contact the philosophy department at 864-3976.
ON THE RECORD
- A 22-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that her window was damaged between 2:30 a.m. and 2:45 a.m. on Feb. 25 in the 1700 block of Ohio Street. The damage is estimated at $50.
◆A 20-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that his cell phone was stolen between 12:30 a.m. and 1:13 a.m. on Feb. 26 from the zero block of East Sixth Street. The phone is valued at $100.
LAWRENCE
KU student busted for pot possession
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office arrested an 18-year-old KU student for possession of marijuana early Sunday morning.
The officer made the arrest at Clinton Lake Dam after noticing that a car was illegally parked.
The officer observed that a person was smoking marijuana after approaching the vehicle, said Lt. Steve Brown, Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
He was booked into Douglas County jail on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at 1:24 a.m. on Feb. 27, according to a sheriff's office report.
Joshua Bickel
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS March 1,2005 SENATE
05 Into the Streets Week
Community Garden Project
10 am - 4 pm @ Boss and Club Club
Volunteer w/ will cultivate
community garden
Sponsored by: GRROW
Sun. 2.27
Hungur Banquet
Centre for Organizational
Management with experience in
implementing an organizational
solution, a capability of different skill types,
and the ability to communicate effectively
and live. Committed Active and
engaged.
Campus Cleanup
Lives on Woods Beach
implemented by Environmental Action to
installate the Heartland (EARTH)
Mon. 228
Senior Talent Show
4 gym of Introduction
2 fitness classes
at a local community
center
and a UGA General Generation (UUG)
Read Out
$49.00 per Gift or Grade Club
A reading gift for a classroom by a teacher.
Sponsored by Mentoring at the Lives of Kids (GILK)
www.gilk.org
Speaker: Wendy Kopp
President of Teach for America
7 per African American Level to be the U.K. Uses,
Brings in New York Students to Tap into Area
teacher training
Reflects on the Second World War
Jubilee Cafe
Ad a la First United Methodist Church
All ad a la First United Methodist Church
A house that heals and a hostel
You write us all in your heart
Lincoln Community
And more here!
Beat Buddle/ Natural Tie Dance
6:30-7:20 pm on $8 Range Tues
Perform in a 1-meter ring and include both dance techniques with dancers积极
disabilities to be accommodated at the Beat Buddle/Tie Dance
Read Out
See description on Moe, 2.29
Wed. 5:02
Empty Bowls Project
Paint and donate bowls from Sunflower Ceramics, which will hold with acid wash ceramic tiles and scrap vitreous enamel.
Read Out
Read Out
See description on Mon. 2.29
What I love about Lawrence
8:00-9:30 am @Ballard County Art Center
Welbourne will answer children with an interactive
project based on what they have love about Lawrence.
Senior Talent Show
209 II Brandon Woods Retirement Home
Dine out for Homelessness
For more pizza online. Pizza that will make a donation to Dibble Cities
Sexual Violence Donation Table
We are accepting household goods, personal items,
and clothing for valuation of sexual violence
from 2:30 - 6:30 on the 4th of July at the Kluwer theatre
Read Out See description on Mon. 2.28
Serve as Advisor for Homelessness
Respond to calls in the past to assist otherwise verbose by the staff of our office. Utilize your knowledge of homelessness issues to provide support and information so that clients are able to access services. You will be asked to process plaques at our office. Please do not work on client plaques until you have completed all required tasks. We are looking for a full-time position at our Statewide Office.
Jubilee Cafe
6-9 a.m. First United Methodist Church
See description on Tues. 9.01
AIDS/Awaremena Weekend Trip
8:20 a.m. on Jan. 18, Jamie Kemble Rift
Participants will hear one Thursday about
the HIV/AIDS crisis and learn how to be safe
for themselves by learning from Laura
Barnett for Health and Wellness.
SENATE
Sat. 3.05
AIDS Awareness Weekend Trip
End of daylight Fi. 3.09
Into the Straits Weok
Elizabeth Milone
Chile Schansberg
Coca-Cola Center for Community Outreach 409 Texas Jack 0755-267-3818 coca-cola.edu
Chancellor Robert Hemenway World Economic Forum Tuesday March 1 8:00 pm 427 Summerfield
Free and Open to all students, faculty & Staff!
NOMINATIONS WANTED KU WOMEN'S RECOGNITION PROGRAM for outstanding women's students, faculty, staff and alumnae
AIESEC
Prssa Meeting Topic: Dinner Interview Etiquette March 1st @ 7:00 pm 100 Stauffer Flint
Outstanding Women Educator
Outstanding Women Staff Member
Outstanding Women Student
Outstanding Nontraditional Women Student
Outstanding Women Student in Athletics
Outstanding Women Student in Leadership
Outstanding Women Student in Partnership
Outstanding Women Student in Community Service
Sally Frost Mason Award
(Outstanding Woman in Biological Sciences)
- Nominations forms are available at the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, Appalachian Union College + Multifaceted Respond to Viewers and Visit Provost for Student Success. 138 Strong hall *Student Fitness & Recreation Center and Wagonton Student Athlete Center.
Deadline for nominations--Wednesday, March 9, 5:00pm
Deadline for nominations-Wednesday, March 9. 5:00pm
Items are available at the • Women selected for these awards will be announced
- Women selected for these awards will be announced at the Women's Recognition Program, Tuesday, April 21 at 3:30pm in the Rose Garden, KS Univ. Room, KS univ.edu. Email: h84-3552 or univ@ksu.edu for further information
Sponsored by the Commission on the Status of Women and the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Centre.
Student Student
DONATE ITEMS FOR WOMEN
WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF RELATIONSHIP AND SEXUAL VOLENCE
Items include:
- **Sweat Pants/Scrub Pants**
- **Socks**
- **T-Shirts (Not White)**
- **Phone Calling Cards**
- **Personal Care Items**
Drop them off Thurs. March 3rd
2:30-5:30 @ the Kansas Union
Contact Steve Barbaro @
mensoutreachku.edu for questions