TUESDAY,NOV.06,2001
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Campus whistle hushed awhile
By Luke Daley
Kansan staff writer
Students who listen for the campus steam whistle to signal the end of class may need to rely on their watches for the next two to three weeks.
Randy Samuels, associate director of facilities operations, said the campus whistle, known as Tooty-Toot, had been turned off since Oct. 30 because of repairs to a line connected to the whistle.
This is not the first time the whistle has been out of commission.
Samuels said he could remember three or four times in the past year that the whistle had been turned off for various reasons.
Samuels said the actual steam whistle was fine. It was introduced to the University in 1912 to announce the end of classes during the week.
The whistle also took a two-week break in Sept. 1999 for repairs and part upgrades.
In 1777, it was hushed because of complaints that it annoyed people, but it was later reinstated by a student vote.
Some students didn't even notice that the whistle had ceased to operate last week.
whistle had ceased to operate. McKenzie Glennon, Kearney, Mo., freshman, said she hadn't realized the whistle had been turned off because she never paid attention to it.
turned off because she never paid attention to it.
"I guess if I heard it, I would miss it," Glennon said.
Landon Hostetter, Winfield senior, said that he didn't mind the whistle, although he could hear it from home.
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He said he lived close to the Facilities Operations building that housed, but the noise didn't bother him.
"A lot of my friends rely on it." Hostetter said. "You could say it is a part of KU."
The University of Kansas' steam whistle is out of commission for a couple weeks while it is repaired. The whistle normally blows at 20 minutes after the hour to signal that class has ended.
Resource: Center is outgrown
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He said if a new location could not be found, then the building should be expanded.
should be students are reluctant to study because of the limitations of the rooms," Haydel said.
Alexzia Plummer, Bellevue, Neb, sophomore, said she used the building once a week to study or research. She said the building's facade needed a better look.
"It's very small and cramped," Plummer said. "It needs a different location that's more convenient to students. It's kind of hidden."
She said she thought student use of the building would increase if the center relocated. Plummer said she also thought more minorities might decide to attend the University if the building was improved or if it had a better location.
"The condition of the MRC reflects the University's true attitude toward minority students, which could be improved," Plummer said.
Santos Nunez, program director for the center, said a new location would be good because it was outgrowing its present location. She said a new building would be an incentive to attract more minority students.
students. Nunez said she could not comment whether she was seeking a new location for the center.
Contact Mendoza at 864-4810
Bombing halts Israeli withdrawal
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — A bomb exploded in a Jewish settlement yesterday, halting the Israelis' planned troop pullout from the West Bank.
Israeli officials stressed, however, that the army still intended to leave Jenin and two other towns it entered nearly three weeks ago to root out militants — as long as the Palestinian Authority ensures calm in those areas.
The bomb exploded in a factory cafeteria, injuring three people in the settlement of Shaked, six miles west of Jenin. The militant group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
Earlier, about 22 Israeli tanks rumbled out of Qalqilya, pulling back a few hundred yards from Palestinian territory. Qalqilya is on the edge of the West Bank, next to Israel.
Israel had sent forces into parts of six West Bank towns after Palestinian militants assassinated Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi on Oct. 17. The militants were avenging Israel's killing of the leader of the militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The United States has demanded Israel pull its forces out of the West Bank towns, concerned that Mideast tensions could interfere with its effort to maintain support among moderate Arab
nations for its war in Afghanistan.
Washington has also demanded that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat crack down on militants.
Palestinian Parliament Speaker Ahmed Quriaa said the best way the United States could bring peace to the region would be to recognize a Palestinian state. He said Israel should withdraw from all West Bank areas it occupied.
Raanan Gissin, an aide to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said Israel intended to pull back its forces from all West Bank areas, provided the Palestinians assume security in the areas and prevent attacks on Israelis.
Court questions lawyer's objectivity
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — As part of its broadest review of the death penalty in years, the Supreme Court asked yesterday whether a lawyer once appointed to represent a troubled 17-year-old boy could give his all in the courtroom for his next client — the boy's accused killer.
Walter Mickens Jr. did not know about his lawyer's other work, and no one who did know raised an alarm. Lawyers trying to save Mickens from execution discovered the situation years later
covered the "Walter Mickens has been deprived of his rights," lawyer Robert I, Wagner argued yesterday.
The Constitution's Sixth Amendment guarantees the
right to a lawyer. Like many people facing a potential death sentence, the right to a lawyer for Mickens meant he got one appointed by the state for him.
Mickens was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1992 stabbing and sexual assault of Hall, whose half-nude body was found sprawled on a dirty mattress.
The lawyer had also been appointed months earlier to represent the victim, Timothy Hall, in an unrelated case.
Two Supreme Court justices have expressed concern recently about the quality of legal help for people facing trial for a crime that could carry the death penalty.
"I have yet to see a death case
The Mickens case is unlikely to produce an expansive ruling on legal rights in capital cases, but could set a standard for what judges should do when confronted with a potential conflict of interest.
among the dozens coming to the Supreme Court on eve-of-execution applications in which the defendant was well represented at trial."
The justices focused yesterday on whether a judge should have called foul, or at least held a hearing to determine if Mickens' lawyer could fully do his job.
For Mickens, an impartial lawyer could have meant the difference between life in prison and a death sentence, his new lawyers have said.
By Jeremy Clarkson Kansan staff writer
Law students gather Thanksgiving foods
Members of the Black Law Students Association are helping give many struggling families something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
Last week, the association began its 11th annual Thanksgiving Day Food Drive to help provide food for local families in need.
Groups that benefit from the food drive:
Pennhouse
The Salvation Army
Hannah's House Foundation
Ballard Community Center
First Step House
Douglas County ECKAN
Pelathe Community Resource Center
Women's Transitional Service Center
Once the food has been collected, the food will be divided up into baskets on Nov. 17 and be sent to different organizations. "We try to divide it up as
The students are encouraging the entire KU campus, as well as off-campus organizations and local businesses, to participate in the drive, which will run through Nov. 16.
Robinson said each year, the association set up competitions among students, faculty and staff in the law department to see which groups could raise the most donations.
Those interested can donate nonperishable foods, money gift certificates and items that can be used to prepare food. The donations can be dropped off at food carts that have been set up on the second and third floors of Green Hall.
Brian Robinson, Dallas first-year law student and association liaison, said the Thanksgiving Day drive was the largest community service project organized by the students.
said.
Ayanna Bell, Thanksgiving Day Food Drive Chairwoman,
said eight organizations would get the food baskets.
evenly as possible so each shelter and family gets an even amount of food," Robinson said.
Bell said the food drive last year provided food for 96 families.She said the goal for this year was to provide food for 100 families.
Bell said the drive had started off slowly, but she expected it to pick up toward the end of the week when the class sections began to donate for their competitions.
"It usually pulls together by the end of the week," she said.
Contact Clarkson at 864-4810
Artificial heart patient back to hearty eatting
The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Between big bites of collard greens and a cheesesteak the world's first recipient of a self-contained artificial heart thanked God yesterday for giving him the courage to make medical history.
"The biggest risk I have ever taken in my life was this risk, and it paid off big," said Robert Tools. "I didn't get the courage from anyplace except from my religion, from my God."
He had lunch with Mayor Dave Armstrong at Bigg Hopp's as part of a local promotion encouraging people to dine out after Sept. 11 to help the economy.
So far, Tools has visited a waterfront park, gone fishing and eaten at several restau
One of his surgeons, Laman Gray Jr., ordered a cheeseburger and fries. Gray said Tools continues to make "fabulous progress" and will probably start taking longer trips from Jewish Hospital.
"The biggest risk I have ever taken in my lifetime was this risk, and it paid off big."
Robert Tools transplant patient
Tools' smile widened as a waitress placed in front of him a Philly cheesesteak, collard greens, rice and corn bread. The 59-year-old ended the meal with lemon meringue pie. Tools' wife, Carol, ate a large salad.
rants around town.
Gray said Tools "can eat absolutely anything that he wants to," though, like most men his age, he will eventually need to watch his diet. Doctors have said Tools needs to put on at least 10 to 20 pounds before he can leave the hospital and return to his home in Franklin.
"I like food. My doctors don't think I like food because I don't eat enough. But give me the right thing and I will eat all of it," he said.
Tools received the artificial heart on July 2 at Jewish Hospital. Three other patients around the country have received the plastic-and-titanium AbioCor pump.
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
FIFTH ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
If you have recently been involved in independent research or creative work, we invite you to participate.
Saturday, March 2, 2002 at the Kansas Union, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
OPEN TO ALL DISCIPLINES
Submit an abstract by November 30,2001. Forms and guidelines can be found at www.ku.edu/~honors/sympos/post99.html
For more information, contact Dr. Barbara Schowen at 864-4225 (or bschowen@ku.edu) or Dr. Craig Martin at 8674-3645 (or ecophys@ku.edu)
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