THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
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Gov. Brownback to sign zombie bill
HALLIE WILSON
@halliew20
Gov. Sam Brownback will sign a proclamation Friday to declare October as Zombie Preparedness Month, Brownback's press secretary said. The signing is at 11 a.m. in the governor's ceremonial office at the Kansas Statehouse.
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Zombie Preparedness Month comes in response to the increasing presence of zombies in the media that may lead to public panic, a press release from the governor's office said. The release said the Kansas Division of
Emergency Management hopes if people are prepared for zombies, they'll be prepared for anything.
Gov. Sam Brownback is set to sign a proclamation Friday that declares October as Zombie Preparedness Month. A press release from the governor's office says that if people are prepared for zombies, they will be prepared for anything
"Zombie Preparedness Month is truly just a way to encourage people to be prepared for any emergency situation, whether it be winter weather, a natural disaster or anything else," said Eileen Hawley, press secretary for Brownback.
This preparedness includes a survival kit, which has supplies to last at least three days, and an emergency plan.
can attend an event Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Crestview Shelter House, 4901 SW Shunga Dr., in Topeka. The first 300 people receive a free disaster-on-the-go pack. The event includes a zombie fun run and lunch beginning at 1 p.m.
Those interested in learning more about emergency and zombie preparedness
For more information on
emergency preparedness visit www.ksready.gov.
Edited by Kelsie Jennings
ISRAEL FROM PAGE 2
they're not all written by educated sources. A lot of these are opinion articles, so they're going to come from people's religious backgrounds or people's cultural backgrounds. You have to ask yourself, "Do these people actually study this conflict?" Another thing is that it's not new. It's not a new conflict. This is not something that just came up. This has been going on for centuries. I think it's going to bring about an entire new question about religion in general and where religion is going in the world. That's the main source of this conflict: religion and territory. It all comes back to biblical text, so where is the importance of the Bible.
Kansan: What do you think Israel should do?
Rakoover: I believe Israel should definitely not work with Hamas. You can't work with someone who says, "I want to kill you if I get the option." What Israel should do is work with the Palestinian Authority, but the only way that can work is if the Palestinian Authority cuts ties with Hamas.
Kansan: How do you think the blockade plays a role in the conflict?
Rakover: The blockade was created in 2005 after Israel gave this land to the Palestinian people to do what they wanted with it. And after that you had suicide bombers being sent into Israel, blowing up buses, hospitals, government buildings, anything, which people don't remember that time, which is why there's a blockade now.
Kansan: Do you think the
media has played a role in the way people have viewed this conflict? What should the media be doing differently to portray this conflict fairly?
Rakoover: One thing that media looks at is human emotion. Obviously, being a human being, the first thing you're drawn to is human emotion, tears, sympathy. You look at a homeless person on the street and you're automatically drawn to them regardless of whether you help them or not because you feel for it being a human being and the emotions that come with that. Obviously I would hope the media would look at not just those emotions and believe the emotions of what they're hearing, but look at the whole to get a better understanding for certain conflicts.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
GAZA FROM PAGE 2
Israel is also oppressing. Israel has colonized Palestinian land. Israel has recreated apartheid in the Middle East. We're deliberately leaving out this part of the narrative and enforcing a narrative of victimhood.
knew the difference between an F-16, between a rocket, between tank shells, between all of them. Each one of them instilled a certain type of fear. Tank shells and — I don't know what they're called, but from the beach, from the ships they would fire — explosions from the ships. Those were typically the most scary for me because those are not targeted. They're just random.
Kansan: Do you think the average American is aware of the support the U.S. gives to Israel and what it's used for?
Husain: I think absolutely not. I think that the American government has established this narrative and its elected representatives and many of the American people genuinely believe this, that Israel is under constant danger and that Israel is the victim in this situation. While we see that Israel has been subjected to danger certainly, we ignore the part of the narrative that says
Kansan: How do you think the blockade of Gaza played a part in this summer's conflict?
Najjar: The blockade I think definitely played a role in that it made Hamas — all these survivor skills came out. The tunnels were created and another very important thing was the psychological warfare that it creates for Palestinians. Palestinians can't move freely in and out of the Gaza Strip. Life in the Gaza Strip if you look, a lot of the youth just want to leave the Gaza Strip. They just hate it here because of how they don't have access to things that are very basic to the majority of the human population outside — or to the West at least. I think the blockade was a huge form of oppression.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
People with O- blood types are universal donors, but can only receive O- blood. People with AB+ blood types are universal recipients but can only donate to those with AB+ blood types. The KU Blood Drive is going on next week at the Memorial Union and
other locations.
KU Homecoming 2014
Join the Jayhawks for the 102nd annual Homecoming celebration in Lawrence! With over 20 events held on and off campus, it is sure to be an exciting week.
Wednesday, September 24
United Across Borders - T-shirt Drive
Homecoming Food Fest - featuring
Jayhawk Jingles
Thursday, September 25 United Across Borders - T-shirt Drive
Alumni Center
Alumni Center
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
6-9 p.m.
Friday, September 26
Football & Flapjacks ($5 per person)
United Across Borders - T-shirt Drive
Homecoming Parade
Homecoming Pep Rally
Saturday, September 27
Homecoming Reception
KU vs. Texas Football Game
Ex.C.E.L. and Homecoming Awards
Alumni Center
Alumni Center Parking Lot
Alumni Center
Massachusetts Street
8th and New Hampshire Street
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
9 a.m. - Noon
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
6 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
Alumni Center Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
haltime presentation
Visit www.homecoming.ku.edu for schedule updates.
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