THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
Allow yourself more quiet time. Discipline is required. Don't gossip or get stopped by past failures. Imagine the right circumstances. Maintain balance amid upheaval.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 7
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Follow an expert's plans. Increase your area of influence this week. Take on more responsibility over the next month with Venus in Pisces. Watch for career opportunities. Assume authority.
Imagine a delicious future. Don't inaugurate a new trick or fall for a tall tale. Complete a project that's been slow. You're especially powerful this next month with Venus in Pisces.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
Today is an 8
Stand up for what you love.
Financially it could get tense.
No need to overdo. Create a detailed budget. Travel, explore and study this next month with Venus in Pisces. Set goals, and plan your next adventure.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Review shared finances this month with Venus in Pisces, and discover ways to save. Increase your assets. Re-affirm a commitment. There may be a conflict anyway. Take calm authority, and persuade co-workers.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Partnerships flow with greater ease this next month with Venus in Pisces. Collaborate on creative projects. Nobody understands your work better than you. Fix something before it breaks. Persuade loved ones to defer gratification, too.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Everything seems possible. There's more work coming in over the next month with Venus in Pisces, and it's the kind you like. Keep costs down anyway. What you learn benefits many.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Do something nice for your partner (or someone you'd like to know better). You're luckier in love this month with Venus in Pisces. Explore new ways to create beauty. Play and practice hobbies, passions and talents.
Share love.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Be patient ad evaluate the situation. Your place can become a love nest. You're more domestic over the next month with Venus in Pisces. Focus on home and family. Increase the comfort level. Learn from a child.
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today in on 9
Today is an 8 Trust your own heart to lead you. You love learning this month with Venus in Pisces. Study gets fun. You're even smarter than usual.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Gather new income. The next month with Venus in Pisces can get quite profitable. Discover your peak professional performance zone. Prove your latest hypothesis.
TRENDING
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
You feel especially beloved for the next month with Venus in your sign. Add some glamour to your personal presentation, with a new style or look. You're irresistible.
SCOTUS meets to hear marriage equality arguments
Katherine Hartley
@kat_hart9
The Supreme Court assembled yesterday to argue over the constitutionality of gay marriage, making for a historic day in the United States.
The arguments centered on whether the decision to authorize or ban gay marriage should be left to voters in individual states, or decided on by the judicial system. Basically, the Supreme Court was trying to answer two seemingly simple questions:
1. Does the U.S.
Constitution's 14th
Amendment require states to
license a marriage between
two people of the same sex?
2. Does the U.S.
Constitution's 14th
Amendment require states
to recognize the marriage
However, things got more complex with discussion. The court heard two-and-a-half hours of arguments about the two questions.
between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed elsewhere?
Mary Bonauto from Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders led the arguments in favor of marriage equality, and was joined by a powerful ally; the federal government. Her argument was followed by Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., who explained the Obama administration's case that "[t]he bans cannot be reconciled with the fundamental constitutional guarantee of 'equal protection of the laws.'"
Next, John Bursch,
Michigan's former solicitor
general, argued in defense of
marriage bans. Finally, lawyer
Doug Gallward-Dreimeier
argued in defense of same-sex
couples on the recognition
question, followed by Joseph
Whalen from the Tennessee
Attorney General's Office who
defended the state recognition
bans.
marriage equality cited reasons such as federalism, the democratic process and biology, while the other site argued that marriage bans are unconstitutional.
Those fighting against
"The bans cannot be reconciled with the fundamental constitutional guarantee of 'equal protection of the laws.' "
DONALD VERRILLI JR.
Solicitor General
Public figures, including politician Hillary Clinton, fashion designer Tory Burch and the openly-gay television host Ellen DeGeneres, took to Twitter to voice their opinions on the issue, using the hashtag
BuzzFeed News reported that, as of Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court appeared ready to rule in favor of marriage equality, saying, "the majority of the court appeared
LOVECANTWAIT.
RICK BOWMER/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Same-sex marriage supporter John Wilkes holds a sign encouraging drivers to honk in support of marriage equality during a rally on Tuesday in Salt Lake City. Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage rallied in Utah on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of laws banning such marriages. Opponents of gay marriage will hold a rally at Utah's state Capitol Tuesday night.
to be comfortable with Justice Anthony Kennedy's understanding of human dignity as including gay
people's equal treatment under the law."
Edited by Victoria Kirk
Elvis Presley's planes to remain at Graceland
ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It looks like Elvis Presley's airplanes are staying at Graceland after all.
Graceland released a statement Sunday saying the Lisa Marie and the Hound Dog II, two custom-designed airplanes once owned by Presley, will remain permanently at the Memphis tourist attraction centered on the life and career of the late singer.
The announcement ends confusion about the future of the planes, once used by the King for travel to performances after he bought them in the 1970s.
The larger plane, a Convair 880 named after Presley's daughter Lisa Marie, is like a customized flying limousine, complete with a large bed, a stereo system, conference room and gold-plated bathroom fixtures. It was renovated after Presley bought it from Delta Air Lines. Presley took his first flight on it in November 1975.
When Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977, Presley's pilot flew the Lisa Marie to California to pick up Presley's ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, to bring her back to Memphis.
The smaller jet, a JetStar named the Hound Dog II, was also used by Presley.
The planes were sold after
OKC Partnership and Graceland agreed to park the planes at Graceland in the mid-1980s, and tours of their opulent interiors became popular with visitors. Their agreement called for OKC Partnership to receive a cut of ticket sales in return for keeping the planes at Graceland.
Presley's death, and they were eventually purchased by a company called OKC Partnership.
But the fate of the planes became cloudy last year.
In an April 7, 2014, letter to OKC Partnership, Elvis Presley Enterprises said it was exercising its option to end the agreement and asked OKC
"to make arrangements for the removal of the airplanes and the restoration of the site on or shortly after April 26, 2015."
Fans responded with critical postings on Priscilla Presley's Facebook page. She answered fans by asking them to "please calm down."
Earlier this month, Shelby County's land use board approved a proposal by OKC Partnership to move the planes to a lot not far from Graceland. The plan called for the planes to be installed as an outdoor display and museum for tourists to visit. The plan was approved Tuesday by the Memphis City Council.
It seemed like the planes were destined to move after the
council vote. But Graceland's statement on Sunday appeared to end such plans.
"Graceland is pleased that an agreement has been reached for Elvis' two airplanes, the Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II to remain at Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis permanently," the statement said.
Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, said on Twitter that Graceland now owns the planes and they will remain at Graceland "4 ever."
"We own them and have fun plans 4 them as well," she said on Twitter. She did not elaborate further.
OKC Partnership declined immediate comment Sunday.
This July 1, 2014, file photo shows the Hound Dog II, one of two jets once owned by late singer Elvis Presley on display at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. Two planes designed by Elvis Presley will stay in Graceland, the Memphis tourist attraction based on the life on Presley, according to Graceland officials.
ADRIAN SAINZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS
UK premier defends royals' right to choose hospital
Associated Press
LONDON With Britain's general election fast approaching, almost anything can become political — even Prince William and his wife Kate's choice of private medical care for the upcoming birth of their second child.
Prime Minister David
Cameron on Sunday defended the royal couple's choice of private treatment over public care offered by the National Health Service.
Asked on TV if the royal couple's decision was disappointing, Cameron said he supports peoples' right to choose treatment options. He did praise the NHS, which is a source of national pride for
many Britons.
"The NHS is superb and I've seen that in my own life in so many different ways," he said. "But I believe in choice. I believe in people being able to do what they want to do." He said he is praying for a safe delivery of the royal baby.
Britain has a hybrid system: Those with the financial resources to pay for private medical care have the option of seeking treatment under the NHS, which is often free
The NHS, founded in 1948, has become a political issue during the hard fought
campaign, with Cameron's opponents saying he wouldn't adequately fund it in the coming years if voters return him to 10 Downing Street on May 7.
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of charge, or through private doctors and clinics.
William and Kate are planning to have their second child at the private Lindo The
Palace officials have said the baby is due in late April. News reporters, cameramen and some royal fans have already gathered outside the Lindo Wing.
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