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Vol. 108 • No. 143
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The Kansas baseball team drops another heartbreaker, 5-4, against the Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas. The Jayhawks are now 18-25.
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Survivor to give first-hand story of Holocaust on day of honor
sy Sara Anderson
sanderson@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Today is a day to remember
Holocaust Remembrance Day begins today, and two major events are commemorating it. "Unto every person there is a name" will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in front of Wescoe Hall. Volunteers will read names of Holocaust victims continuously throughout the day in memory of the victims. Alexander Rosner will present "A Schindler Jew" following the name reading.
More information on the Holocaust Surveys performed by the Holocaust Memorial Museum found that Americans lack knowledge about the genocide
Rosner, a Holocaust survivor, will speak at 8 p.m. at the Kansas Union Ballroom. Both events are free, but those wishing to attend Rosner's presentation need a voucher from the Student Union Activities office. A representative from SUA said yesterday afternoon that the office had only 30 vouchers remain.
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vouchers remaining.
"I hope students get a new sense of what happened during the Holocaust," said Molly Ackerman, Minneapolis, Minn., senior and co-coordinator of KU's Holocaust Remembrance Day. "It didn't just happen in Europe; it affected everyone in the world. I want people to understand that if we're not tolerant of differences, this could happen again. If we forget it, it will."
MEMORIAL
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Ackerman said
■ "Unto every person there is a name"
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in front of Wescoe Hall. Volunteers will read names of Holocaust victims continuously throughout the day in memory of the victim.
Alexander Rosner, a Holocaust survivor, will speak at 8 p.m. at the Kansas Union Ballroom. Rosner's presentation requires a voucher from the Student Union Activities office.
the name reading was part of a nationwide event and colleges and universities across the country would participate. She said it was important to have students hear the names because it brought more reality to the event.
"It would take 40 hours a week, for 52 weeks a year, for three years to get 1.5 million names read," Ackerman said. "We won't even make a dent in the 11 million victims. But when you hear the names and put names to the numbers, that's when it becomes real. Then it's not just a number but a person."
Ackerman said that almost every organization on campus had someone reading during the day.
"Participants include greeks, Jews, Queers & Allies, professors and faculty, but the majority are students," she said. "You name it, and people are reading."
Rosner, a Warsaw, Poland, native, began speaking in 1994 about the Holocaust, bigotry and the movie Schindler's List, in which he appears during the epilogue scenes. Rosner was on the original list compiled by Oskar Schindler and was portrayed in the film, Ackerman said. Rosner will receive $5,000 for his presentation at the University.
Susan Elkins, chairwoman of the KU Hillet Foundation board of directors, said that the day was an important remembrance what the Holocaust meant. She said that Rosner offered a real-life experience for students.
The event is sponsored by numerous KU departments, campus organizations, greek chapters, Holocaust organizations and other donors.
"He brings much more reality to people because they hear from someone who has experienced concentration camps and the Holocaust in general," she said. "There are very few survivors left, so it is really critical for students to see someone who was a part of it."
Bison graze human experience
Learn from past says Earth Day kevnote speaker
By Graham K. Johnson gjohnson@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Troy Dinges, Victoria junior, and Amy Schuetz, Great Bend senior, plant flowers to commemorate Earth Day. The celebration yesterday was intended to raise awareness about the environment. Photo by Eileen Bakri/KANSAN
Doug Peacock came in from the wilderness to talk to students and local residents last night about
knowing, not just studying, wild animals.
An author, filmmaker and environmentalist, Peacock spoke to about 300 people at the Kansas Union Ballroom about his experiences living with wild animals and the tragedy of their demise. Peacock was the keynote speaker for this year's Earth Day activities.
The event was organized by KU Environs and sponsored by other campus groups. Student Senate
Doug Peacock, author of "The Grizzly Years—In Search of the American Wilderness," speaks about wilderness in America. Peacock peckes yesterday at the Kansas Union as part of Earth Day activities. Photo by Tara Bradley/KANSAN
paid $2,000 for the speaking fee. The biology, environmental studies and English departments and local businesses financed travel expenses.
Peacock talked mostly about grizzly bears and bison. Peacock said 60 million to 70 million bison lived in North America 200 years ago.
"No herd in the history of the earth, not the wildebeest of Africa, approached the magnitude of the great American bison," he said.
Peacock said the last great herd was seen in Kansas. But by 1902, the only 23 wild bison left on earth lived in Yellowstone Park, he said.
Peacock said bison and grizzlies were slaughtered because of a lack of knowledge about the animals.
Peacock said that this ignorance also had ramifications for humans.
"I think this is happening because we never really got to know the animals." Peacock said
"We have a hard time perceiving what is in the interest of our own
survival," Peacock said, "I'm talking about the survival of the human species, which is a very big deal, which could be the biggest deal in the world."
Peacock signed copies of his book, "The Grizzly Years — In Search of the American Wilderness."
Andrea Repinsky, Olathe junior and KU Environs co-coordinator, said Peacock was well-known for his past activities as an environmental saboteur. Peacock, an exgreen beret medic, is widely rumored to be the basis for George
Haydule, a character in Edward Abbey's cult environmental classic. The Monkey Wrench Gang in the book, Haydule, an ex-green beret medic/eco-warrior plots with friends to blow up the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.
More information on Earth Day Student involvement in environmental issues was also discussed yesterday in front of the Kansas Union.
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New Senate mixes with old in rare setting
By Marc Sheforgen
By Marc Sherforden and Melissa Ngo mshelforgen@kansan.com mngo@kansan.com
Kansan staff writers
Alderson Auditorium was filled to capacity during last night's joint Senate meeting.
The meeting marked the passing of the senatorial torch, as this year's student representatives stepped down to make room for a new class.
The night began with speeches from this year's Senate officers. The mood was light with joking and laughter, an uncommon atmosphere in the often tense setting of Senate meetings.
Scott Sullivan, this year's student body president, thanked Senate for an up-and-down journey that was, in the end, rewarding.
"What we have to realize is students don't care about Senate's partisan squabbles," he said. "They want to know what you're doing."
He challenged the new senators to address the concerns of the students they will represent. A divided Senate is not what students are interested in. Sullivan said.
with your elected positions."
Sullivan left the podium to a partial standing ovation. Many from this year's Senate class seemed to appreciate the work Sullivan had done, but senators who disagreed with him all year remained seated with their hands at their sides. Senate still was divided.
Before this year's Senate adjourned, three holdover senators were elected. The holdover seats go to three representatives who served this year but were not re-elected.
Matt Dunbar won the majority of the votes, followed by Holly Krebs and Dion Jones.
Dunbar, who campaigned unsuccessfully with Delta Force for student body vice president, said he looked forward to serving Senate again.
"Although I don't have the student body as a whole behind me, I have the Student Senate of last year," he said. "So I'm excited to be a representative of that."
As its first act, the new Senate suspended Student Senate rules and regulations to discuss new legislation.
Senate unanimously passed a bill
NEW EXECUTIVE STAFF Senate Executive staff as approved last night:
Julie Numrich, Student Executive Committee Chair
David Reynoldson, Executive Treasurer
Patrick McGiffert, Assistant Treasurer
Amy Broockerd, Executive Secretary
■ Korb Maxwell, Legislative Director
■ Erika Nutt and Chris Hess, Center for Community Outreach Co-Directors
to give Maria Abatoglou the next open Liberal Arts and Sciences seat.
"I'm doing this because Maria deserves this," said Kevin Yoder, new student body president and bill sponsor. "This is a first step to doing things not because of partisanship but because it's the right thing to do."
Abatjoglu, who was out of town last night, was a Delta Force candidate for a college seat whose name was left off the ballot.
Emily Heath, Delta Force president, said Delta Force was pleased
New senators Amy Brockerd, Stillwell junior; Erin Duensing Kansas City, Mo., freshman; and Kim Fuchs, Merriam freshman, listen to Scott Sullivan, this year's student senate body president, talk about a senator's responsibility. The focus of last night's meeting, which took place at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union, was the exchange between the new and the old senators. Photo by Eileen Bakri/KANSAN
the bill was passed.
"We're so happy that Maria has this opportunity," Heath said. "The moment we found out the election's
results, it was a goal of ours to help get her a seat."
Senate also approved the new executive staff appointed by Yoder.
Gender roles murky in Cartman household
Irreverent cartoon adds twist to paternity
By Jeremy M. Doherty jdoherty@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
In the grand tradition of "Who Shot JR?" and "Who Killed Laura Palmer?," fans of the popular animated series South Park last night learned the answer to "Who is Cartman's Father?"
And the man whom Eric Cartman can call dad is ... Mrs. Cartman.
In true South Park style, the irreverent cartoon series came back to raunchy life after a seven-week absence and revealed that Cartman's mother is actually his father. "Mrs." Cartman is a hermaphrodite who impregnated another, unnamed woman.
Natasha Franz, Tulisa, Okla., sophomore, said she would have preferred that the crude cartoon play by the rules just once.
"Mrs." Cartman triumphed over more likely suspects in the search for Cartman's dad. Conventional wisdom had fingered South Park denizens such as Chef and space aliens.
"It was stupid, very stupid," Franz said. "I thought they were going to come out with a real conclusion. This wasn't one of my favorite episodes."
The more than 15 students watching the episode at 9 p.m. last night on the third floor of Ellsworth Hall reacted in various ways to the surprise ending.
"It's just like the same old stuff." Kinsey said. "It's still pretty shocking, and it was funny."
Neil Kinsey. Shawnee senior, laughed at the twist ending and said it fit the tone of the series.
Whatever students thought of the episode's surprise conclusion, most seemed to enjoy it. The weekly death of Cartman's accident-prone pal Kenny drew chuckles and prompted a few expressions of disgust from the Ellsworth viewers.
Since its premiere last August, South Park, which is rated TV-MA, has become the highest-rated program on cable television.
Critics complain that the series, which focuses on the hijinks of Cartman and his coarse-humored buddies, revels in bad taste and gratuitous displays of violence.
Fans of the series, such as Conor O'Neil, Salina freshman, disagree.
"To a lot of people, it is like that." O'Neil said. "But to most people my age, we're used to that sort of stuff. It's just sort of the wall, and you don't expect a lot of the things they do or say.
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