JAYPLAY Does milk really do your body good? Maybe, depending on what's in it and whether your cow has been shooting up.
BASKETBALL The women's basketball team fell to Oklahoma last night. The Jayhawks kept it close, but the Sooners pulled away.PAGE 10
KANSAN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005
VOL.115 ISSUE 87
Date set for vote on marriage ban
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Students have mixed reactions to Legislature's decision
BY DANI LITT AND JASON SHAAD
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KANSAN STAFF, WRITERS
The Kansas House of Representatives voted 86-37 yesterday to let voters decide the fate of a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
The amendment, which will appear on ballots throughout the state on April 5, will limit the definition of marriage to a union between one man and one woman.
A majority vote is needed for the amendment to pass, said Jesse Borjon, communications director in the office of the secretary of state. If passed, the constitution will be amended when all votes have been certified.
The ACLU would support any case brought against the amendment, Minkin said.
Minkin said. The amendment could affect the interpretation of other legal rights for gays, said Ryan Kusmin, a Leawood sophomore who is gay.
votes have been. Phil Minkin, president of the Douglas County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said he was disappointed with the vote. If the amendment passed, it would deny homosexuals their civil rights, Minkin said.
"I've begun to accept that the American populace is not ready for gay marriage," Kusmin said. "But it makes
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Student threatens athletics director
The KU Public Safety Office has questioned a 20-year-old KU student who sent a death threat to Lew Perkins, KU athletics director.
The threat was sent by e-mail, and another threat of bodily harm was sent to Charlotte Stuart Blubaugh, director of ticket operations, said Maj. Chris Keary, assistant chief of the KU Public Safety Office.
Keary said the stu-
PERKINS
Keary said the student was upset that he didn't receive his student seating tickets to the KU men's basketball game during the last
student ticket pick-up.
Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director for external affairs, said that threatening e-mails directed at Perkins were a rarity. But the incident didn't appear to faze Perkins at all, Marchiony said.
"He. pretty much takes things in stride." Marchiont said.
Marchiony could not comment on the specific content of the e-mail, but said that after the e-mail was received, it began circulating through the proper channels.
The report is now being sent to the District Attorney's office for a determination of charges against the student, Kearv said.
- Joshua Bickel and Ross Fitch
Courtesy of University Archives/ Spencer Research Library Old Fraser Hall was destroyed in 1962, and the current Fraser Hall was built on that site. Rieger Scholarship Hall on Ohio Street will incorporate pieces of old Fraser Hall that were saved.
Historical organization keeps charm on campus
BY JOSHUA BICKEL
jbickel@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Marilyn Gridley is a self-proclaimed historian. So, it's no surprise that she wants to help preserve and protect the history that lies throughout the University of Kansas campus.
She, along with other members of the Historic Mount Orgad Fund, are doing just this.
The Historic Mount Oread Fund is an allvolunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of the University and its buildings.
buildings. The purpose of Historic Mount Oread Fund is to preserve the historic character of the campus, Jeff Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor, said.
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New hall starts to take shape
Construction on pace for the building to open next fall
BY ERIC SORRENTO
esorrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The two wings of the Dennis E. Rieger Scholarship Hall are beginning to take form. A foundation and a rising structure sit in the middle of a muddy lot located on the 1300 block of Ohio Street.
The building, which will house 50 students, will be the sixth women's scholarship hall on campus. It is scheduled to open next fall.
The student government of the house is being constructed as well.
Becca Evanhoe, All Scholarship Hall Council president, said that 19 women were selected as part of the government for Rieger.
for Rieger. The remaining women who will live at Rieger have not been determined. The Department of Student Housing will select residents of Rieger based upon academic performance, financial need, references and essays.
"I've met each of the 19 women and they are a fantastic group." Evanhoe said. "Every person is dedicated to community living and will be a great addition to the scholarship hall community."
Denny said that she would work with other selected Rieger women to develop a hall constitution this semester.
Jennifer Denny, Plano, Texas, freshman, was selected as one of the women to live at Rieger next fall.
The constitution will describe the rules and expectations of living at Rieger.
"I think it will be a good experience to have diverse girls coming together from different areas and broadening our understanding of the University.
Jennifer Denny
Plano, Texas, freshman
Denny said that Rieger residents would spend three to six hours a week keeping the hall clean, making food for the hall and answering phone calls at the front desk.
"It's going to take a lot of work," Denny said. "I think it will be a good experience to have diverse girls coming together from different areas and broadening our understanding of the University."
The Department of Student Housing will incorporate history into the scholarship hall by including fixtures from Old Fraser Hall, said Ken Stoner, director of student housing.
Iron fencing that once lined the perimeter of the widow's walk on top of Old Fraser will enclose a courtyard. Wooden spindles that were a part of a grand staircase will also be incorporated.
Stoner said that some spindles from Old Fraser were composed of pine and others were composed of walnut.
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Ken Stoner, director of student housing, sits on the newly constructed stairway of the newest scholarship hall, Rieger Hall. He holds a refurbished spindle from a banister in old Fraser Hall.
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Student Senate approves alcohol sales petition
STUDENT SENATE
A large majority of student senators passed a petition to look into bringing alcohol sales back to the Kansas Union last night.
Steve Munch, student body president and Bellevue, Neb., junior, and John Wilson, Lawton, Okla., senior.
The resolution passed through Senate committees last week.
presented the petition last night. In he petition, student senators are asking that 3.2 beer be sold in the Kansas Union.
Munch will present the petition Saturday during a Memorial Corporation Board meeting.
Corporation Munch said he was pleased with last night's outcome and looked forward to presenting it Saturday.
The board is made up of 24 people, half of which are students. Union and other University staff members make up
If the board passes the petition Saturday, it will be passed on to the provost and chancellor, who will research how alcohol sales would be carried out at the Union.
the other half. After Saturday, the board will not meet again until May.
David Mucci, the director of the KU Memorial Unions and member of the board, said that the issue would be on the agenda for this weekend's meeting, and the board would most likely take a vote on the issue.
"When Student Senate asks you to look at something, it's important that it's done in a responsible way." Mucci said. "We will have to see if their are any other issues that it will present."
If the board passes the petition Saturday, it will be passed on to the
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Currently, Student Senate is only requesting that beer sales be allowed to the Union, but other locations on campus could be considered.
pus could be considered One student senator asked if The Underground in the basement of Wescoe Hall could be another possible location.
provost and chancellor, who will research how alcohol sales would be carried out at the Union.
Proposal Forum
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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host two tuition differential meetings at the end of the month to discuss the possible increase for CLAS students. PAGE 5A
Missouri chant
Kansas fans gave the Missouri Tigers a rowdy reception Monday. Coach Bill Self appreciates the support but would prefer that the crowd not use profanity. PAGE 1B
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