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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009
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1. Israeli PM vows against a second Holocaust
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pledging that there will be no second Holocaust against the Jewish people.
Netanyahu spoke Monday at the opening ceremony of Israel's annual memorial day for the 6 million Jews who were killed by the Nazis of Germany and their collaborators during World War II.
ASUNCION, Paraguay — A second woman has come forward in Paraguay alleging that President Fernando Lugo fathered her illegitimate child when he was serving as a Catholic bishop.
2. Second woman claims bishop fathered her child
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton renewed calls for Iran to release Roxana Saberi and said she hoped for positive action from the judiciary chief's investigation order.
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4. African civil war book
wins Pulitzer Prize
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's judiciary ordered a full investigation Monday into the case of an American journalist imprisoned for allegedly spying for the U.S. and allowed the woman's parents to visit her for the first time since she was sentenced to eight years in prison.
admission said last week that he fathered a two-year-old boy with another former parishioner prompted her to go public about the six-year-old son she had with the former bishop.
3. Investigation ordered for journalist's case
DETROIT — General Motors Corp. begin firing 1,600 white-collar workers Monday and Fiat's CEO left italy to resume critical talks on an alliance with Chrysler LLC, as their deadlines near.
NEW YORK — "Ruined" Lynn Nottage's harrowing tale of survival set against the backdrop of an African civil war, won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama on Monday.
The general nonfiction award went to "Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II," by Douglas A. Blackmon.
5. GM, Fiat must cut costs by April 30, forge alliance
Both automakers are living on a combined $17.4 billion in government loans and have said they'll need more money. Chrysler must cut its debt and its labor costs and forge an alliance with Fiat Group SpA by April 30, or President Barack Obama says Chrysler won't get any more help from the government.
6. Judge denies bond for man who killed Marine
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A judge denied bond Monday for a Marine who fled to Mexico shortly before he was charged with killing a pregnant colleague in North Carolina.
Cpl. Cesar Laurean, 22 was extruded from Mexico on Friday to face a first-degree murder charge in the death of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach.
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Laura Drees, Lawrence freshman
BY DANA MEREDITH
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Unlike many freshmen, Laura Drees didn't have to move far away after choosing a college; her destination lay practically in her backyard.
"I looked at a lot of places like Cornell, American University, Washington University," Drees, Lawrence freshman, said. "KU just sort of happened to me."
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A double major in English and psychology, Drees liked the amount of work she could accomplish at the University for her money.
"Financial concerns were a big factor in my college decision," Drees said. "But the programs here are really good too."
with her family just before starting kindergarten — was another important reason why she chose to attend the University. Drees recommends high school students don't overlook colleges in their hometowns.
Drees' familiarity with the Lawrence area — she moved here
"You shouldn't let the fear of sameness keep you from going to college in the town you grew up in." Drees said. "It'll be the same but different."
Despite her family owning a home in Lawrence, Drees decided to live in the residence halls to add variety to her educational experience and break the cycle of going from her home to school and back.
Laura Drees, Lawrence freshman, is a 2008 graduate from Lawrence Free State High School. She was one of 16 named Chancellors Club Students for 2008-09.
One part of her life that has remained the same, however, is Drees' love for fine arts, a love she believes stems partly from being surrounded by Lawrence's bustling at some.
"I did band and choir and drama; they were a huge part of my life in junior high and high school," Drees said. "I tried to give up band my first semester here, but I missed it too much."
Drees also believes that Lawrence's accepting atmosphere has made her a more open-minded person.
"Lawrence is an obnoxious little city that prides itself on being forward-thinking." Drees said. "I guess that's a good thing to learn when you're growing up"
graduate career, Drees isn't sure how much time remains for her in Lawrence but hasn't ruled out the possibility of spending more time here.
"Having never gone anywhere else and experienced anything new, I fear that I might be limiting myself if I go to graduate school at KU. If I went here for grad school, then I might not ever come back," Drees said. "And I would like to come back; I like it here in Lawrence."
With plans to attend graduate school after finishing her under-
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A 22-year-old KU student was the victim of a battery in the 1100 block of Louisiana early Saturday.
A 34-year-old KU graduate student was reported as the victim of an attempted auto burglary and theft in the 2400 block of Winterbrook Saturday.
The driver's side mirror of a vehicle parked in KU parking lot No. 104 was reported broken off at a loss of $200 Saturday.
The passenger side of a vehicle parked in the irving Hill Parking Garage was reported as having criminal damage at a loss of $500 Friday. The vehicle was "keyed," according to campus police.
A false fire alarm was called at McCollum Hall at about 10 p.m. Thursday.
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One lucky student will swap Thursday morning routines with Chancellor Robert Hemenway on April 30 for an event called
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Hemenway will attend the winning student's classes and the winning student will attend meetings and tours that the Chancellor would normally attend, said Michael Gillaspie, Ashland senior and organizer of the event.
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Students can enter a raffle to become chancellor for a day by stopping by the SUA Box Office in the Kansas Union and buying a S3 ticket by Friday, April 24.
"As a student we're often just worried about our own time. We don't know the goings ons of the University," Gillaspie said. "This opens the door for the conversation 'What does the Chancellor actually do?' It'll help students know more about the University than just themselves."
After switching places for the morning of April 30, the winning student and Hemenway will then have lunch together to discuss their experiences.
"They'll talk about what each person did and have a dialogue, which normally wouldn't happen." Gillaspie said.
The proceeds from the raffle will benefit Jubilee Café, a breakfast kitchen for the low-income and the homeless of Lawrence.
"You are able to put a little bit of money to help an organization
"It'll be great to have it this year and hopefully the new chancellor will agree to it also, to get the student experience and to keep the tradition going," Gillaspie said.
The winning raffle ticket will be drawn on Saturday, April 25, and the winner will be notified that day, Gillaspie said.
out and to understand the chanceller and student relationship." Gillaspie said.
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Gillaspie said he hoped this would become an annual event.
CRIME
Police arrest suspect in Burrito King assault case
Lawrence police arrested a 21-year-old Lawrence man in connection with the assault and battery of two KU students outside Burrito King, 900 Illinois St., early Sunday morning.
Stephen Russell Patterson was arrested about 7:20 p.m. Sunday
The victims and suspect approached each other in the restaurant's parking lot after the victims' vehicle was bumped in the drive-thru lane by the suspect
The suspect got out of his car and punched and knocked to the ground the first victim, a 21-year-old male student, according to a statement from Capt. Paul Fellers Sunday morning.
The suspect then removed a handgun from the waistband of his pants and hit the second victim, a 19-year-old female student, in the face.
The suspect fired one shot "in close proximity to the victims," Fellers said, but did not shoot either victim. He then fled the scene in his vehicle.
Lawrence police were cailed to Burrito King at about 2 a.m. Sunday after an altercation in which two students were victims of battery.
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