Volume 124 Issue 129
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Friday, April 6, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN UDK the student voice since 1904
THIS YEAR AT THE KANSAS RELAYS WE NEED YOU TO HELP US BREAK A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
Have a plateful of the world's largest serving of freshly made* nachos at the Kansas Relays. The nachos are free with a suggested donation of $1 or a canned good to benefit L.I.N.K., a local-hunger outreach center. Admittance is FREE with Student ID.
*Includes: ground beef, nacho cheese, fresh salsa, tomatoes, cilantro,
beans, jalapenos, tortilla chips and Salty Iguana's famous Iguana Dip.
SPECIAL THANKS FOR MAKING THIS COMMUNITY EVENT POSSIBLE:
APRIL 21,2012 NOON-2:30PM @ Memorial Stadium
www.kansasrelays.com
with Missourians
The temple, which is one of 137 in the world, was built in Kansas City, Mo., to accommodate the 100,000 church members in Kansas and Missouri. Before the temple was built, they traveled to Omaha and St. Louis to reach the nearest temples.
Sacred ordinances, like wedding ceremonies and baptisms for deceased relatives, take place in the temple, which also has areas for instruction on the scripture and personal reflection, said William Walker, a Church authority.
Christina Edwards, a graduate student from Dubuque, Iowa, is the president of the University's Latter-day Saints student organization. She said temples are a sacred space to members of the church.
tunity to upgrade our processor a little bit and add soap to our portfolio," Tanakh said. "Hopefully this will set us up to be sustainable at this level."
But the bill concerned some senators as they debated whether AES provided a "long-lasting impact for students," a requirement used to justify funding from the reserve account.
"I think what this group is doing on campus is fantastic," Dollinger said. "This is better than about 98 percent of the things we spend through the reserve account, but that doesn't mean it's right for this account."
"I'm going to miss working with students," he said. "But this opportunity came along, and I feel that it's a wonderful way to be helpful."
Aaron Dollinger, a liberal arts and sciences senator, likes the project but didn't believe it should be financed through the reserve account.
ing will be allowed to enter the temple. Tour reservations can be made online at kansascitymormontemple.org.
pass a bill limiting student election chalking to registered coalitions or candidates. Currently, Article XII of the Senate's rules and regulations doesn't regulate chalking, but after this semester's election, coalitions can't chalk until they are officially registered with the election commission, a nonpartisan panel that oversees student elections. The change was made because the commission had some concerns with early chalking.
"We occasionally get comments that the LDS church is very secretive about things, but really we think we are open," Walker said. "It's not a secret matter. It's a matter of being sacred."
Dennis Karpowitz, an associate professor of clinical psychology, is retiring at the end of this semester to serve as one of two counselors to the temple's president.
Next year, students can expect to wash their hands with studentmade liquid soap on campus. Student Senate approved the bill that finances the Alternative Energy Society during its regular meeting Wednesday night.
AES' biodiesel fuel project converts used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel, which is used for lawnmower equipment, the inflatable figures at football games and portable power for Potter Lake. But the process also makes a byproduct, glycerin, which program co-director Ilya Tabakh said can be made into liquid soap with this equipment.
Dollinger also said the money saved through this process went
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This bill asked for another $15,000 from the Senate's reserve account to fund soap-making equipment.
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AES has produced more than 5,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel and Tanakh thinks the soap-making initiative will push the student organi-
to the University, not to students, and that it didn't contribute to a long-lasting impact for students. He suggested that the funding be taken out of the sustainability portion of student fees instead of the reserve account.
But the bill passed after other senators contended the group
chalking is allowed." said Aaron Harris, a liberal arts and sciences senator, referencing past coalitions that started chalking early.
Another bill passed by Senate undates Senate's budget code by introducing language that puts unwritten practices into its rules and regulations.
Senate also passed bills granting funding to student organizations.
Vikaas Shanker
contributed a long-lasting impact by reducing the carbon footprint of the University for the biodiesel project, and said that the sustainability fee wouldn't cover the expenses.
CLASSIFIEDS 11
CROSSWORD 4
— Edited by Corinne Westeman
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
SPORTS 12
SUDOKU 4
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