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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014
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Unplug KU helps save 800 kilowatt-hours
ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK
Five colleges across the nation came together and managed to save 18,869 kilowatt-hours of energy in a single day. Eighthundred of those kilowatt-hours were conserved here at the University.
The different schools aimed to conserve energy by unplugging electronics not in use and turning off lights that were left on.
The University of Texas at Austin held an event called Longhorn Lights Out, which took place Oct. 24. Colleges such as the University of Toledo, Penn State, Bowling Green State University and the University of Kansas followed and joined the conservation initiative.
Unplug KU was the group directly involved with the event. The group meets every Friday to do exactly what students did for Longhorn Lights Out.
Myette Simpson, a senior from Lawrence, and Emily Cook, a senior from Olathe, are the co-founders of the organization that started this semester.
"We split into groups and go through all of the buildings on campus to do exactly what we did for the collaborative event: turning off lights, projectors and anything else left on. We also unplug electronics and close windows"Simpson said.
Afterward, members fill out surveys about how much they did for each building and relay that information to the people who use the different rooms.
The group also checks the temperature of buildings, and if a room is too hot or too cold, Simpson reports it to Facilities Services on campus, which she
Number of Projectors, Computer Monitors, Computers and other electronics turned off:737
NUMBERS FROM THE EVENT Number of Universities: 5
Number of Buildings:112
Number of Lights Turned Off:14,628
Number of Participants: 254
Total Energy Savings: 18,869 kWh
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happens to work for. The University's HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) system is what uses the most energy, Simpson said.
"Colleges could potentially save so much energy just by doing the little things we did at Longhorn Lights Out."
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KRISTEN CETIN University of Texas student
Simpson and Cook encourage students to turn their thermostats lower at night or when they're not home to conserve energy.
"It's so important that people start to realize that doing things like blasting your heat or air, leaving lights turned on and constantly having things plugged in all contribute to something bigger," Cook said. "Unplug KU really tries to hold people accountable for what they do because it will affect the
Currently, Unplug KU is looking into occupancy sensor lights, which are controlled based on whether or not there are people in a room.
future."
Simpson said the group will test out these lights in both Watson and Spencer libraries.
Due to the success of Longhorn Lights Out, Kristen Cetin, from the Energy and Water Conservation Program at the University of Texas, said there have already been conference calls planning a similar event for the upcoming semester.
"Colleges could potentially save so much energy just by doing the little things we did at Longhorn Lights Out," Cetin said.
"We are always looking for new ideas to save energy," Simpson said. "It's important to start conserving now, because we may not have today's resources in the future."
If you've interested in joining Unplug KU, visit Wescoe Beach at 6 p.m. on Fridays.
Edited by Alyssa Scott
Supporters of Rasmieh Odeh stand outside a federal court in Detroit on Tuesday. Odeh's trial began Tuesday.
Arab activist lied to get citizenship, jurors told
DETROIT — A Chicago Arab activist deceived U.S. officials for years, getting citizenship in 2004 without disclosing that she had spent a decade in an Israeli prison for bombings that damaged the British consulate and killed two people at a supermarket, a prosecutor said at the start of the woman's trial Wednesday.
"She should have never been allowed in the United States from the beginning," he said. "It's a simple, straightforward case."
Rasmieh Odeh answered "no" when asked if she had ever been charged, convicted or imprisoned, first when she applied in 1994 to enter the U.S. from Jordan and then in 2004 when she sought citizenship in Detroit.
Odeh, 67 doesn't dispute her "no" answers on the forms. Defense attorney Michael Deutsch suggested she was confused, thinking the questions were about U.S. convictions; not ones in foreign countries.
Odeh, associate director at the Arab American Action Network in Chicago, had many opportunities to come clean but repeatedly lied, prosecutor Mark Jebson told jurors in federal court.
Odeh lived in the Detroit area before moving to Chicago where she's "respected and revered" as an activist who helps new immigrants, he said.
Dozens of supporters traveled from Chicago to watch the trial, either in the courtroom or in a separate courtroom that carried a video feed. Those watching the TV screens nodded their heads and softly clapped when Deutsch asked a question or made a remark they liked.
nine years. That was the most logical interpretation," Deutsch said in his opening remarks.
The case has angered pro-Palestinian activists who accuse the U.S. government of trying to silence critics of Israel.
"She had come in and lived here
Udeh was 22 when she was arrested for a series of bombings in Jerusalem in 1969. She was convicted and sentenced to life in prison but released in 1979 in a prisoner swap between the Israeli government and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Odeh claims the Israeli military tortured her into confessing. U.S. District Judge Gershwin Drain repeatedly told Deutsch that questioning the legitimacy of a criminal case from decades ago, especially in front of jurors, is irrelevant in the Detroit trial.
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who do not dissociate themselves with this fraternity will be seen as guilty parties and they will be dealt with accordingly."
Kappa Sigma president Jack Schwartz, a junior from St. Louis, said he contacted police after he heard about masked men making threats against the fraternity.
Lawrence Police Department officers patrolled the area around the fraternity Wednesday night and will potentially for the next few days. Schwartz said they want to be prepared for the worst and are taking the situation seriously to ensure everyone's safety.
"You can't let these things go lightly, but you also have to keep in mind that this could be anything," Schwartz said. "It could be just, you know, some people trying to gain attention."
Morgan Said, a senior from Kansas City, Mo., and student body president, said Greek Life emailed members during the afternoon of Nov. 5 to say they are not aware a real threat exists but advised them to remain alert and report suspicious activity to PSO and the Lawrence Police Department.
Will Nye, a junior from Dallas and director of public relations for Interfraternity Council, said Wednesday afternoon that they don't know anything more than the public.
Kappa Sigma is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault. The University extended the fraternity's suspension on Oct. 31. The University is also investigating two rapes that occurred in Hashinger Residence Hall after two men, one a KU student, were arrested on Oct. 3.
Edited by Amelia Arvesen and Emma LeGault
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