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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005
MEDIA
News outlets demand info
BY JOHN HANNA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA — Six news organizations demanded information Friday about private meetings between Attorney General Phill Kline and members of the State Board of Education, saying the gatherings violated state law.
The Associated Press and five newspapers asked the board to acknowledge the meetings were illegal, promise it would not violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act again and embrace open government.
The news organizations accused Kline of trying to skirt the meetings law and asked him to explain why he wanted secret discussions with board members.
Kline, a Republican, met Tuesday with the six Republicans who form a conservative majority on the 10-member board. He has said he discussed education funding in two separate meetings, each with three board members.
Kline also has said that in the meetings, he offered to defend putting stickers in science textbooks saying evolution is a theory, not a fact, should the board consider such a policy.
The news organizations made their demands in separate letters to Kline and the board from Mike Merriam, a Topeka attorney representing them. Merriam said his clients are willing to consider a lawsuit against the board if it does not respond adequately.
"It's really bad because it's so intentional," Merriam said. "This was no mistake. This was planned ahead."
Both board attorney Dan Biles and Kline spokesman Whitney Watson said they believe the meetings were legal because they involved only three board members each.
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Hyman lead the U.S. team to international prominence during the 1984 Olympic Games.
Hyman died while playing volleyball in 1986 because of a connective tissue disorder known as Marfan's Syndrome.
According to womensports foundations.org. NGWSD is sponsored primarily by seven national organizations that comprise the National Girls and Women in Sport coalition. The American Association of University Women; Girls Incorporated; Girl Scouts; National Association for Girls and Women in Sport; National Women's Law Center; the Women's Sports Foundation
and the YWCA all lend support to the dav of recognition.
Outside of Kansas, other events including sports clinics, luncheons and award ceremonies take place throughout February.
The attendance at yesterday's game for NGWSD represented the fourth largest crowd of the season for the women's basketball team.
"There was a lot of energy for our team and we really appreciate it." Henrickson said.
Both the softball and tennis teams could not attend due to athletic competitions. Softball played at the Hilton Classic in Las Cruces, N.M., and the tennis team took on No. 14 Texas in Overland Park.
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Scalping
Students who live in the residence halls will be more likely to re-sell their tickets, Goldberg said.
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Cody Wolcott, Hays sophomore, said that students reselling their tickets was a common occurrence in the residence halls.
"You walk around the halls and see fliers and signs everywhere saying that tickets are for sale," Wolcott said. "But they usually aren't charging ridiculous prices for their tickets."
Wolcott said that the ticket policy wouldn't have much of an effect on students reselling tickets to other students. Those who can't go to a game usually have no problem finding someone to buy their ticket.
He also said that because getting tickets to men's basketball games is so competitive, ticket re-selling would still go on no matter what the policy of the Athletics Department was.
"It might stop people from standing on a street corner and selling tickets," Wolcott said. "But it's still gonna go on."
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Joe Ramirez, president of Sigma Lambda Beta, said his fraternity delivered gifts last year for Englewood Florist.
He said he raised $50 for his fraternity last year but expected to raise more than $100 this year.
The fraternity will put the money toward a road trip to Indianapolis in June for the natio nal S i g m a Lambda Beta retreat.
"Valentine's Day fell on a Friday last year and there were not many deliveries during the day," Ramirez, Kanopolis senior, said.
brought a lot of
smiles to a lot of people's faces last year. It even put a smile on my face as a deliver-
er."
Engle said she credited the increase in deliveries to Valentine's Day falling on a Monday, allowing for weekend deliveries, and the expansion of the shop's online service.
Englewood Florist's gifts from Valentine's Day orders include:
Victor Aguilar
Dodge City,
sophomore
GIFT ORDERS
Flowers
♦ Roses
♦ Balloons
Balloons Plants
Teddy bears
- Teddy bears
- Boxes of chocolates
Source: Englewood Florist
Victor Agullar, vice president of Sigma Lambda Beta and Dodge City sophomore, said he enjoyed providing extra income for his fraternity, but the money wasn't the only reason he participated.
Gourmet cookies
“This brought a lot of smiles to a lot of people's faces last year,” Aguilar said. “It even put a smile on my face as a deliverer.”
Engle said she prepared road maps for the deliverers to make the process more efficient.
She also designated each deliverer a specific area of Lawrence to increase speed of delivery.
Drivers can make five to six deliveries in an hour, depending on their familiarity with Lawrence. Engle said.
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students experience an important part of Japanese culture so they would have a better idea of what to expect. At least one student has gone step further in preparation than the organized meetings.
Knobloch said he was drinking green tea and eating new vegetables each week because these items are served so often in Japan. But that didn't quite prepare him for the tea ceremony, he said.
"It was a lot different from the stuff I've been drinking," Knobloch said. "I don't think I could ever get used to that."
In addition to lessons about Japan, students will learn about broader issues, such as sustainability.
Sustainability is defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development as "meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." This is an especially important concept in Japan, where space and natural resources are limited. Graham said.
During their three-week trip.
Cameron Monken/KANSAN
"Students have to be receptive to
what they're doing and this is how we teach them that."
Pat Graham
Professor, Center for East Asian Studies
Studies
students will present ideas on sustainability and eco-friendly products to an organization called Japan for Sustainability. They will spend a day at a formal tea school and for three days will live with families in Lawrence's sister city of Hiratsuka, Japan.
They will also visit schools, orphanages and museums, Graham said.
Graham said the trip was more than just a sightseeing tour, which was why so much preparation was needed.
"The people love to teach people who are interested in what they do," Graham said. "But students have to be receptive to what they're doing, and this is how we teach them that."
Edited by Jesse Truesdale