WEDNESDAY APRIL 23 2003
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2003
News briefs
CAMPUS
University mock trial team takes second at championship
The University of Kansas mock trial team finished second in its division at the American Mock Trial Association National Championship. The championship was held in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 4 to 6. The team missed the championship round by one point and tied for second in its 32-team division.
Shandy Soleimani, Olathe sophomore, and Ryan Faulconer, Colorado Springs, Colo., junior, were honored for their outstanding performances. Soleimani received an All-American Witness Award for his portrayal of a medical expert on defense, and Faulconer received an All-American Attorney Award for playing an attorney for both the plaintiff and defense.
The team finished with an overall record of 38-11-3 and earned firstplace at the Mid-Missouri Invitational and Central Missouri State Invitational.
"It's very rewarding," Soleimani said. "We only lost two ballots, which we should have done better on, but we're quite happy with our performance."
—Kevin Wiggs
Two more prominent public figures have been added to the list of people who will help dedicate the Dole Institute of Politics.
Former president, mayor to help dedicate institute
Former president Jimmy Carter and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will join former president Gerald Ford, former U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp, former Sen. George McGovern and others at the institute's "Salute Heroes."
The dedication is set for July 20 to 22 at the University of Kansas. During the ceremonies, Giuliani will receive the first annual Dole Leadership Prize.
Richard Norton Smith, director of the Dole Institute, said the 1,000 public tickets available for the event sold out in two days. In response to the interest, a jumbo screen will be set up outside the Lied Center to allow those interested to be able to view the program.
The Dole Institute, established in 1997 in honor of former Sen. Robert Dole, works to promote student participation and citizen involvement in public service.
Jessica Hood
Engineering student awarded at fixture design competition
Mike Snyder, Omaha senior, was the winner the 2003 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition for his Lite Book design.
The architectural engineering student is receiving his degree with an emphasis in lighting and electricity.
"It's really gratifying to receive an award like this after five years of work." Snyder said.
Snyder received $5,000, a trophy and trip to an international illumination trade show in New York City. He plans to use the trip as a vacation before he begins work with the consulting engineering firm Flack & Kurtz in San Francisco.
— Jessica Palimenio
NATIONAL
White powder causes postal center evacuation
TACOMA, Wash. — A Postal Service center was evacuated yesterday after a preliminary test indicated white powder found among some envelopes might be toxic. Later tests found no signs of a harmful biological substance.
Nearly 100 people were cleared from the building after the powder was found about 12:45 a.m. on a table where mail was processed, fire Capt. Iolene Davis said.
State and fire department officials said tests by the Army National Guard and state health officials found no signs of any biotoxin. Samples will be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for review.
Elsewhere, six Postal Service workers were taken to a hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., after they were exposed to an unknown white powder when they opened a mail container unloaded from a FedEx plane that arrived from Memphis, Tenn.
The Associated Press
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Emily Comstock, Student Union Activities program assistant, Jaima Barnes, Mission junior, and Megan Wesley, Hutchinson freshman, make bookmarks inside the Hawks Nest as a part of Earth Day. Yesterday's activities included ceramic pot painting, flower planting and wax hands.
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STATI
Kansas Senate may propose second draft against sex class
TOPEKA—A new proposal for preventing the purchase or showing of "obscene" videos for university human sexuality courses could be drafted. Senate President Dave Kerr said yesterday.
Gov. Kathleen Sebellius. That provision would have eliminated funding for any university department in which videos deemed obscene under Kansas law were purchased or shown in undergraduate sexuality classes.
Kerr (R-Hutchinson) said proponents could draft language less punitive than a budget provision vetoed Monday by
The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare faced losing its $3.1 million budget.
Kerr said the provision would have affected 26 additional professors and teaching assistants who are not
involved in Dailey's class.
"It was a bunker-buster bomb to kill a fly." Kerr said of the provision.
Overriding Sebellius' veto would require a two-thirds majority in both chambers. Kerr said he doubted the Senate would support an override.
As of yesterday, Wagle had not decided how to respond.
"I'm taking to some senators and just deciding the best strategy," she said.
ON CAMPUS — For more events, go to kucalandar.com
The Associated Press
Chris Robinson of Humanities and Western Civilization will hold a Brown Bag discussion on "The Kansas Sodomy Law: How It Hurts All of Us" at 12:15 p.m. today in the Multicultural Resource Center, Call 864-4350.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a University Forum on "The Threat of Atrazine to Human Male Fertility," featuring Edward I. Shaw of molecular biosciences, at noon today in the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
Adrienne Harris-Boggess of Slavic languages and literature, Andrew Debicki of Spanish and Portuguese,
and John Pultz of history of art will hold a seminar on "Postmodernisms: Session II" from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Hall Center for the Humanities, Call 864-4798.
KU Greens will sponsor "Ethnic Identity and Nationalism in the Modern World," featuring presentations on ethnic identity, language death and its cultural significance and perceptions of the Middle East conflict, from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Contact Sam Hopkins at 634-6127.
Elizabeth Berghou will give a carillon concert at 7tonight at the Memorial
Campanile. Call 864-3421
Student Union Activities will screen the film Office Space at 7 tonight at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Tickets are $2 and can be purchased at the Hawk Shop in the Kansas Union. No free movie cards will be accepted for this event. Call 864-7469.
Et Cetera
The KU Tae Kwon Do Club will meet from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 207 Robinson. Contact Tim Forthman at 865-3913.
Latin American Solidarity will meet at 7:30 tonight in Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rebekah Moses at 812-1994.
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