THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
Associated Press
ASIA
Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in support of Dalai Lama
BEIJING, China — Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a report said.
The London-based International Campaign for Tibet and Free Tibet groups said the Tibetan who set himself on fire on Wednesday in Sichuan province's Aba prefecture was a 19-year-old former monk from the local Kirti monastery, which has been the scene of protests over recent months.
Both groups said the monk had been taken to hospital.
U. S.-funded Radio Free Asia said the man was taken away by soldiers and police. It said he shouted slogans before setting himself ablaze, citing a statement from Losang Yeshe and Kanyag Tsering, exiledibetan monks in India.
traditionally Tibetan areas of Sichuan province. There were reports of three other self-immolations on Friday, but the government has denied them and there are doubts within the exile community.
Most of those who have set themselves on fire have chanted for Tibetan freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama, who fled to India amid an abortive uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.
If confirmed, the incident would bring to at least 17 the number of monks, nuns and lay Tibetans believed to have set themselves on fire over the last year, mostly in
Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama and his supporters of encouraging the immolations.
NORTH AMERICA
Mexican army finds dozens of barrels of methamphetamine
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country could become a world platform for meth production, not just a supplier to the United States.
The sheer scale of the bust announced late Wednesday in Jalisco state suggests involvement of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, a major international trafficker of cocaine and marijuana that has moved into meth production and manufacturing on an industrial scale.
Army officials didn't say what drug gangs could have been behind
the dozens of blue barrels filled with powdered meth. Army Gen, Gilberto Hernandez Andreu said the meth was ready for packaging. There was no information on where the drugs were headed.
Jalisco has long been considered the hub of Sinaoa's meth production and trafficking. Meanwhile, meth use is growing in the United States, already the world's biggest market for illicit drugs.
The haul could have supplied 13 million doses worth over $4 billion on U.S. streets.
A senior U.S. law enforcement official in Mexico said Thursday this week's bust in Jalisco was "probably Sinaloa."
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A soldier stands in a room full of barrels containing white and yellow powder after a seizure of a small ranch in Tiajomulco de Zuniga, on the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico. Thursday.
EUROPE
BUCHAREST, Romania
New government passes Parliament's vote in Romania
Romania's Parliament approved a new government led by a former spy chief on Thursday, and he promised to keep up the austerity measures the country imposed to win international
loans but to raise sector salaries as soon as he can.
"An era of prosperity will not begin tomorrow," said Prime Minis.
ter Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, who is known for his pro-American outlook and close ties with President Traian Basescu.
The change of government became
Razvan
necessary Monday, when Emil Boc, who had served as Romania's prime minister since 2008, suddenly resigned following weeks of widespread protests over the austerity measures and declining living standards.
The nation's ruling coalition hopes its popularity will be improved by Ungureanu and his new Cabinet before parliamentary elections later this year.
Lawmakers voted 237-2 to approve Ungureanu and his Cabinet on Thursday, but the opposition boycotted the vote, and later said it would contest the new government at the Constitutional Court, citing flaws in the validation process of ministers.
The new government was swiftly sworn in before Basescu, who said the Cabinet, with many young ministers
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Romania's President Traian Basescu left, kisses outgoing Premier Emil Boc, right, after the swearing in ceremony of a new government Thursday.
send a strong signal that it's time for the younger generation to change politics.
ASIA
India increases spending to strengthen military forces
Senate committee last week.
island state off of western India
With its recent purchases, running into tens of billions of dollars, India is finally working to counter what it sees as aggressive incursions into a region India has long dominated.
"The Indian military is strengthening its forces in preparation to fight a limited conflict along the disputed border, and is working to balance Chinese power projection in the Indian Ocean," James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, told a
NEW DELHI India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier in recent weeks as it modernizes its military to match China's.
India has created new infantry mountain divisions and plans to raise a strike corps aimed at countering aggression by China. Their border still has not been set despite 15 rounds of talks, and patrols frequently face off on the ground.
CAMPUS
Analysts say that although the probability of a conflict between the two Asian giants is remote, a short, sharp conflict in the disputed Himalayan heights can't be ruled out.
China has financed the development of ports in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar, and its recent effort to get access in the Seychelles prodded New Delhi to renew its own outreach to the Indian Ocean
University looks to implement common book
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first year.
Next fall the University will be implementing a common book program in hopes of creating an academic "icebreaker" to help freshmen and transfer students better adjust to the University. Students will be required to read a book, either fiction or nonfiction, which will be handed out during orientation, with the goal of reducing the number of students who drop out after their first year in college.
Carol Holstead, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications and committee member of the common book program, said that 20 percent of freshmen drop out after their
"We feel like this is something that students can get excited about," Holstead said. "It gives students a common factor, something they can talk about with other students. Studies have shown the more engaged a student is in school, the more likely they are to succeed."
The book for next year has not been chosen yet. Assistant Vice Provost for First Year Experiences and Learning Initiatives' Sarah Crawford-Parker said in an email that the steering committee has narrowed the list down to five books and will be selecting a book in April. One hundred twenty-five books were suggested and more than 140 individuals submitted book nominations.
"We want to pick a book for the first year where the author can come speak to the students," Holstead said. "We want to find a unique book, something that students have not read in high school. Other things we looked at was to make sure the book wasn't too long, and the reading level."
A committee is currently being formed to read all five books, and choose the book based on different criteria.
Not all students agree with the common book program. Senior Aaron Harris, a transfer student from UMKC and Student Rights Chair of the University Senate Executive Committee, does not like the idea of being forced to read a book.
"I think it's insulting to tell a transfer student, you know what, you've gone to college for one or two years, yet we are still going to treat you like a freshman," Harris said.
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Crawford-Parker said the program will be beneficial for first-year students.
"This program will help us to better support our first-year students by providing opportunities for small group interactions and a shared academic experience," Crawford-Parker said. "Peer-topear and student-to-faculty interactions improve persistence in the first year and beyond."
Crawford-Parker said the common book will be utilized in classes and tied to course assignments.
POLITICS
Capitol legalizes same-sex marriage
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — The last time same-sex marriage was debated in the state Capitol, the Legislature's sole gay lawmaker watched as his colleagues passed the state's version of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1998 banning gay marriage. Fourteen years after that "lonely moment," Sen. Ed Murray stood in the wings as lawmakers approved his bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.
"I didn't think I would be in office to see marriage equality passed," Murray, D-Seattle, said Wednesday night. "It was incredibly moving to watch a new generation of gay and lesbian lawmakers in the House standing up and carrying the torch."
The Washington House passed the bill on a 55-43 vote earlier in the day. Supporters in the public-viewing galleries cheered as many on the Democratic side of the House floor hugged.
The state Senate approved the measure last week. Wednesday's vote sends the bill to Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire, who is expected to sign it into law next week.
The passage came a day after a federal appeals court declared California's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, ruling it was a violation of the civil rights of gay and lesbian couples.
She issued a statement saying it was "a major step toward completing a long and important journey to end discrimination based on sexual orientation."
Democratic Rep. Jamie Pedersen, a gay lawmaker from Seattle who has also sponsored gay rights bills for several years, cited Tuesday's ruling by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during his remarks on the House floor. He noted a section that stated "marriage is the name that society gives to the relationship that matters most between two adults."
Several Republicans argued that the bill goes against the tradition of marriage, Rep. Jay Rodne, R Snoqualmie, said the measure "severs the cultural, historical and legal underpinnings of the institution of marriage."
Several Republican amendments were rejected, including one that would have added private businesses and individuals, such as bakers
Two Republicans — Reps. Glenn Anderson of Fall City and Maureen Walsh of College Place — crossed the aisle and voted in favor of the bill. Three Democrats voted against it. Reps. Chris Hurst of Enumelau, Steve Kirby of Tacoma and Mark Miloscia of Federal Way. Democrats hold a 56-42 majority in the House.
and photographers, to an exemption in the measure that doesn't require religious organizations or churches to perform marriages and doesn't subject them to penalties if they don't marry gay or lesbian couples. Another would have required a one-month residency requirement before people could get married in Washington.
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The proposal would take effect 90 days after the session ends next month, but opponents have promised to fight back with a ballot measure that would allow voters to overturn the legislative approval.
If opponents gather enough signatures to take their fight to the ballot box, the law would be put on hold pending the outcome of a November election. They must turn in more than 120,000 signatures by June 6 if they want to challenge the
were in high school and had to read books over the summer," Harris said. "We made fun of the book, and said what was on our mind during the discussions. It brought us closer together because we all agreed the program was a waste of time."
Washington state has had domestic partnership laws since 2007, and more than a dozen other states have provisions, ranging from domestic partnerships to gay marriage, supporting same-sex couples.
proposed law. Otherwise gay couple could wed starting in June.
Gay marriage is legal in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington, D.C. Lawmakers in New Jersey are expected to vote on gay marriage next week, and Maine could see a gay marriage proposal on the November ballot.
Proposed amendments to ban gay marriage will be on the ballots in North Carolina in May and in Minnesota in November.
California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban, known as Proposition 8, was rejected by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit on Tuesday. The panel gave gay-marriage opponents time to appeal before allowing same-sex weddings to resume. The judges also said the decision only applies to California, even though the court has jurisdiction in nine western states.
Harris, who went through a similar program at UMKC, said the common book program didn't work when he was a freshman.
The Steering Committee is currently looking at strategies to ensure broad participation in programs designed to engage students outside of the classroom.
Edited by Nadia Imafidon
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