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TUESDAY, MARCH 25. 2000
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KU is truly a leadership campus in terms of demonstrating support for U.S. / Israel relationship." Block said. "AIPAC is pleased to have such a distinguished delegation of KU students joining us for this important conference in Washington."
New art supply store to offer a 'green paradise'
Block said Khayet was a national point of contact for students who have questions or need guidance in advocacy, political activism and building relationships with other student political leaders.
"By the speakers, workshops and seminars we will be able to learn about a lot of different perspectives." Hopkins said. "Obviously it will be a little biased because it is a pro-Israel conference but we will be able to bring back helpful information to KU."
The three KU Israel Alliance members will pay their way to the conference. The conference will begin Sunday and end Tuesday. Students interested in participating in the KU Israel Alliance organization can e-mail Khayet at ruskyleo@ku.edu.
Edited by Jason Elliott
By Nicole Roche
nroche@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer.
The vacancy at 15 E.8th St. has housed countless businesses from clothing shops to photo galleries, many lasting for mere months. But Bailey Kivett and Jill Kleinhans plan to maintain this downtown location for quite some time.
Kivett and Kleinhans will premiere The Olive, a gallery and art supply store, in a grand opening ceremony from 5 to 10 p.m. April 5.
Kleinhans, an Emporia senior, said both women envisioned a contemporary art gallery that would cut through the elitism of most galleries.
"We want your average Joe to walk in and discover the world of art," Kleinhans said.
The Olive will also sell art supplies and functional art, such as jewelry and purses, designed by local artists.
Kivett, a Halstead senior, said being an art student was frustrating because art supply stores in Lawrence were pricey and understocked.
"I've spent plenty of hours driving to K.C. so I wouldn't have to spend as much," Kivett said.
Kivett and Kleinhans discussed opening the store in 1999 when Kivett was Kleinhans' resident assistant in McCollum Hall
The dream became reality when Kivett's high school painting teacher, Gene Marsh of Halstead, agreed to be the women's "angel" investor who would fund the business, Kleinhans said.
Marsh, a self-proclaimed feminist, said women often faced adversity. Funding this project was his way of helping Kivett and Kleinhans realize their dreams he said.
Although he's technically a third partner, Marsh said he allowed the younger partners to have creative control.
"They ask me for advice," he said, "But basically I told them this is their baby, and they need to make the day-to-day decisions."
Marsh once opened a gallery in New Mexico. He said he was eager to be involved in another art-based business, but would not disclose how much money he had given to The Olive.
Kivett and Kleinhans have talked to art professors at the University of Kansas about obtaining a supply list for introductory art classes. Many professors agreed that prepared supply kits would be a good idea, Kleinhans said.
"It will be one-stop shopping for freshmen," Kleinhans said. "Something to get your art box going."
Emily Homer, Overland Park
Junior, said she typically spent $400 a semester on art supplies for classes and projects.
"At the beginning of the semester, people buy books," she said. "I buy art supplies."
Homer said that Hobby Lobby, 1801 W. 23rd St., was one of the only places students could get certain art supplies in town. Hobby Lobby is not open on Sundays, which often leads to snags with last-minute projects, she said.
Kleinhans said The Olive would be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week
Providing accessible and affordable art supplies is one of The Olive's goals, Kivett said.
"We can charge cheaper prices because our goal is not to bring in all kinds of money." Kivett said. "We're going to continue to eat Ramen noodles — we're still going to live as students."
Intense preparation is being put into the business as the opening date approaches. Kivett said she and Kleinhans were painting, revamping furniture and accenting the building with artwork. The walls are illuminated with a light olive-green finish.
"It's like a green paradise," Kivett said. "It's definitely going to be something to see."
Edited by Lindsay Hanson
Five illegal immigrants die near Mexico border
RAYMONDVILLE. Texas Five illegal immigrants sleeping in a sugar cane field near the U.S.-Mexico border were killed yesterday when a fire swept through, authorities said. One person was in critical condition.
The field was set on fire about 10:30 a.m.yesterday as part of the harvesting process, Willacy County Sheriff Larry Spence said.
Minutes after the field had been lit,a man ran out yelling
The fields are burned every spring to clear away weeds and undergrowth so the cane stalks can be harvested.
that he was on fire and that there were five more people in the field, Spence said.
Three bodies were found burned. Autopsies will be ordered, but it appeared the men died of asphyxiation, said Justice of the Peace Sabas Garza.
A man and woman were taken by ambulance to a hospital, where they died. Spence said a sixth man was taken by medical helicopter to a burn center in Dallas; a hospital spokesman said the patient was in critical condition, but he had no further details.
Spence said it was believed the group was sleeping in the field when the fire was set.
The Associated Press
Miss Massachusetts crowned Miss USA
The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — Miss Massachusetts Susie Castillo was crowned Miss USA 2003 in the 52nd annual staging of the pageant yesterday night.
Castillo, 25, of Lawrence, Mass., replaces Shauntay Hinton, who represented the District of Columbia in last year's event.
Castillo, an office manager and model, will be America's candidate in the Miss Universe pageant in June in Panama City. Panama
Affluent Spanish speaker with Puerto Rican roots, Castillo said
she would use her crown to try to raise the stature of the nation's Hispanic population.
"Hopefully I can erase some stereotypes about Latinos — that they're not all housekeepers, drug dealers or hoodlums in the ghetto," she said. "Maybe there are some roles out there for a queen."
Michelle Arnette, Miss Alabama, was first runner-up and home state favorite Nicole O'Brian of Texas was second runner-up.
The 51 contestants were trimmed down in advance to 10
semifinalists for Monday's evening gown and swimsuit competitions, but the results were not made public until the national broadcast on NBC.
The five finalists were asked questions written earlier by their fellow finalists.
O'Brian's question was whether celebrities should use their status to speak out against the Iraq war.
"I don't think it's good for them to go against the president and the war," she replied.
This was the first year that the Miss USA was seen on NBC after the end of a long association with CBS. The pageant is now co-owned by NBC and Donald J. Trump, who was in San Antonio for the ceremony.
The winner's package includes extensive travel opportunities, a $20,000 wardrobe, a soap opera appearance and $45,000 scholarship to the School for Film and Television in New York.
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