THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014
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3 fight for lives after Wash. school shooting
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MARYSVILLE, Wash. Three students fought for their lives in Seattle-area hospitals Sunday, days after being shot in the head during an attack at a high school on Washington's Puget Sound.
The close-knit community, meanwhile, on the nearby Tulalip Indian reservation struggled with the news that the shooter was a popular teenager from one of their more well-known families.
A memorial grows Saturday, Oct. 25, at the entrance to Marysville Pilchuck High School the day after a shooting in the school cafeteria left two dead and four wounded. The shooter was among the dead.
"We can't answer that question," said Matt Remle, who has an office at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. "But we try to make sense of the senselessness."
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a tribal guidance counselor said no one knows what prompted 14-year-old Jaylen Fryberg to walk into a busy school lunchroom and open fire Friday.
Churches have held vigils since the attack that killed one student and wounded four others, including two of Fryberg's cousins, and gatherings were planned Sunday afternoon in the high school gym and at a tribal center.
In the nearby community of Oso, where a mudslide this spring killed dozens, people planned to gather to write condolence letters and cards.
Of the wounded students, only 14-year-old Nate Hatch showed improvement, though he remained in serious condition in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Fifteen-year-old Andrew Fryberg also remained in critical condition in intensive care. Both are cousins of Jaylen Fryberg.
Meanwhile, 14-year-olds Shaylee Chuckulnaskit and Gia Sioriano remained in critical condition in intensive care at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.
The girl killed in the shooting hasn't been officially identified.
Fryberg died in the attack, after a first-year teacher intervened. It's unclear if he intentionally killed himself or if the gun went off in a struggle with teacher Megan Silberberger.
medical examiner's office said it was unlikely to have autopsy results before Monday.
Remile said he knew Fryberg and the other students well.
The Snohomish County
"My office has been a comfort space for Native students," he said. "Many will come by and have lunch there, including
the kids involved in the shoot ing."
they all were "really happy, smiling kids," Remle said. "They were a polite group. A lot of the kids from the freshman class were close-knit. Loving.
"These were not kids who
were isolated," he said. "They had some amazing families, and have amazing families."
These factors make the shooting that much more difficult to deal with, "Maybe it would be easier if we knew the answer," Remle said. "But we may never know."
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Tonight, there is a big event in honor of Allen Fieldhouse's 60th birthday. It has the 13th best home-court winning percentage in Division I men's b-ball. Keep in mind, nine of the 12 venues
ahead of Allen have yet to celebrate their 15th birthday...
Victims' families seek to remake top Kansas court
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1OPEKA, Kan. — A small group of victims' family members is waging a campaign to remake the Kansas Supreme Court after it overturned the death sentences of two brothers convicted of notorious multiple murders.
the state Republican Party's chairman and GOP Gov. Sam Brownback last week endorsed efforts by the group, Kansans for Justice, to get voters to remove two of the court's seven justices in the Nov. 4 election.
The brothers were sentenced to die for shooting four people in a snow-covered Wichita field in December 2000 after breaking into a home, forcing their victims to have sex with each other and ordering them to withdraw money from ATMs. The two men had a single capital-sentencing
Brownback, locked in a tight race for re-election, brought further visibility to the cause with a television ad criticizing "liberal judges" over the rulings in the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr.
trial; among other things, the Supreme Court ruled in July that the brothers' hearings
should have been separate and returned the case to Sedgwick County District Court.
"If you don't like what the court's doing,you have a choice to vote no."
AMY JAMES Girlfriend of murder victim
the individual justice be retained?
Amy James, the girlfriend of one of the murder victims, Brad Heyka, said the victims' families were "completely floored." They'd been frustrated with the Supreme Court since attending its arguments in the cases late last year but 10 of them formed their nonpartisan group just weeks ago. Justices Lee Johnson and Eric Rosen are on the ballot this year. Governors appoint the court's members, but every six years, voters determine whether they remain. It's a yes-or-no ballot issue: Shall
"If you don't like what the court's doing, you have a chance to vote no," said James, a 41-year-old marketing manager in Overland Park who'd been dating Heyka for three years when he was murdered. "What we really want Kansans to understand is that the retention part of the ballot is really important."
The effort to oust Johnson and Rosen - and prominent Republicans' endorsement
Women Voters of Kansas, the Kansas Bar Association and other groups representing lawyers to issue a public statement urging voters to review online surveys of attorneys and judges favoring their retention.
prompted the League of
Johnson and Rosen were appointed by former Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. If they're ousted, Brownback will name their replacements. James, acting as spokesman for Kansans for Justices, said it expects to challenge other justices in 2016.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
2014 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND KU LEADERSHIP
OCTOBER 19-30,2014
Lead. Serve. Vote.
REMAINING DATES Monday, October 27, 2014
Our Vote Counts: Douglas County residents can vote early in the 2014 election Monday through Friday.
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Pizza & Politics: Election 2014: KU Student Debate 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Kansas Union
Jubilee Café (Opportunity to Volunteer)
Serve breakfast to in-need members of the Lawrence community.
6:00 - 8:30 a.m. | First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont,
Lawrence, KS
Sponsored by CCO
Lawrence City Commissioners Meeting
Join the Lawrence City Commission and learn about how local government affects KU students and Lawrence residents. 6:35 p.m. | City Commission Meeting Room, First Floor, City Hall, 6 East 6th Street, Lawrence, KS
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Study Group: Behind the Byline Dole Fellow Dave Helling will dissect the evolution of political journalism and share insight on the 2014 elections that only veteran political journalists can provide. 4:00-5:30 p.m.|Dole Institute of Politics
Student Senate Committee Meetings
Let your voice be heard! Visit the Student Senate committees and see how you can make a difference at KU. All meetings are in the Kansas Union.
6:00 p.m. | Finance Committee | Centennial Room
6:30 p.m. | Rights Committee | Malott Room
6:30 p.m. | University Affairs | Jayhawk Room
6:30 p.m. | Multicultural Affairs | Parlor ABC
Is It Time to Recognize Cuba?
Frank Calzon, executive director of the Center for a Free Cuba,
and Marifell Perez-Stable, professor at Florida International
University, join us for a moderated discussion on formal U.S.
recognition of Cuba, beginning with lines of commerce and
travel that have been closed since 1960. This event is
co-sponsored by the Pan American Association of Kansas City
(PANAM-KC).
7:30 a.m. Dole Institute of Politics
7:30 p.m. Dole Institute of Politics
Thursday, October 30, 2014
**Tea at Three**
Tea at Three offers up free tea, punch, and cookies in the lobby of the Kansas Union.
Stop by for a quick treat and REMEMBER YOU CAN VOTE NEXT DOOR TO the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center!
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Kansas Union
Sponsored by Student Union Activities (SUA)
the University of Kansas
will host a visit Feb. 9-11, 2015, with a team representing the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
The team
will review the institution's ongoing ability to meet the commission's Criteria for Accreditation. KU is seeking comments from the public in preparation for this 2015 periodic evaluation.
KU has been accredited by the Commission since 1913.
The public is invited to submit comments regarding the university:
Public Comment on the University of Kansas
The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
The public may also submit comments on the commission's website. https://www.ncahlc.org/HLC-Institutions/third-party-comment.html
Comments must address
substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academic programs. Comments must be in writing.
All comments must be received by Jan.9,2015.