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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LOVE: CATCH OF THE WEEK Which Kansas football player is quite the catch?
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FEATURE:DIY IS ALIVE Revival of handicrafts through social media.
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SCHOOL: GET INVOLVED Rock the vote in Student Senate elections.
ENTERTAINMENT:
MOUTHBREATHERS
Record success in L.A. and in Lawrence.
PLAY: TAGGING THE TOWN Graffiti artists use art to start discussions in Lawrence.
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SPEAK: PERSONAL ESSAY
Beauty is more than skin deep; one Jayplay writer's battle with acne.
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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.
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.
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.
"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."
ing will be allowed to enter the temple. Tour reservations can be made online at kansascitymortontemple.org.
Dollinger also said the money saved through this process went
"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."
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.
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.
unity 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."
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Aaron Dollinger, a liberal arts and sciences senator, likes the project but didn't believe it should be financed through the reserve account.
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.
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Next year, students can expect to wash their hands with student-made liquid soap on campus. Student Senate approved the bill that finances the Alternative Energy Society during its regular meeting Wednesday night.
"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."
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.
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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-
This bill asked for another $15,000 from the Senate's reserve account to fund soap-making equipment.
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.
chalking is allowed." said Aaron Harris, a liberal arts and sciences senator, referencing past coalitions that started chalking early.
Another bill passed by Senate updates Senate's budget code by introducing language that puts unwritten practices into its rules and regulations.
But the bill passed after other senators contended the group
Senate also passed bills granting funding to student organizations.
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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.
Index
CLASSIFIEDS 11
CROSSWORD 4
Edited by Corinne Westeman
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
SPORTS 12
SUDOKU 4
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Today's Weather
Sunny
Student Senate coalitions can start active tabling today. That means coalition members can approach you on campus.
Have some fun in the sun.