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KU blood drive begins today
By Todd Rapp
trapp@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The KU Fall Blood Drive starts today and continues through Friday.
Spreading awareness about the blood drive is important, said Kelly Masters, the Panhellenic Council's appointed officer for the blood drive.
She said last year the nation had to discard blood because of the overwhelming support seen after Sept. 11, 2001, but now the supply isn't meeting the
demand.
The student organizations sponsoring the drive are the Association of University Residence Halls, the All Scholarship Hall Council, the Interfraternity Council. University of Kansas Athletic Corporation and the Panhellenic Council.
Organizers plan to advertise to draw more donors to this year's drive.
Advertising methods include members from the student organizations wearing yellow T-shirts with the number 303,231 — the pints of blood needed weekly in the United States — on the
front in red.
With the use of Student Senate money, the drive will be advertised in The University Daily Kansan.
That issue was one of contention. Many senators considered the drive to be discriminatory against certain students not allowed to donate blood, including people with tattoos and men who have engaged in homosexual intercourse since 1977. The Senate voted Wednesday night to fund the drive.
All advertising plans are still in effect, said Andy Knopp, Interfraternity Council president. Knopp said the ads in the The Kansan were important to the blood drive because one-sixth of the people who donated last year said they would not have known about the drive if there were no ads.
The blood drive is a nonprofit event run by student organizations, so KU allows the organizations to use campus buildings. Volunteers run the donation centers with the exception of the technicians drawing the blood.
— Edited by Chris Wintering
Times to give blood
Today
Tomorrow
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kansas Union Ballroom.
Noon to 5 p.m. in Grace Sellards Pearson Hall.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kansas Union Ballroom
Wednesday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kansas Union
Ballroom.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
Noon to 7 p.m. in McCollum Hall
Thursday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse
Noon to 7 p.m. in McCollum Hall Friday
Noon to 7 p.m. in Oliver Hall.
GOP votes defecting to Sebelius
By Aaron Passman
apassman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Kathleen Sebelius, Democratic candidate for governor, is getting support from an unexpected group: Republicans.
An organization called Republicans for Sebelius was created as a way for Sebelius to court the moderate Republican vote that might otherwise have gone to conservative Republican candidate Tim Shallenburger.
SEE SEBELIUS ON PAGE 6A
Mark Braun, Republicans for Sebelius chairman, said the organization started because Kansas Republicans were looking to stay with a moderate candidate. He said several Republicans from across the state contacted the Sebelius campaign after the primary, and their interest fueled the organization's start.
Republicans for Sebelius began forming in August and officially launched on Sept. 13. Braun said 300 to 400 people signed up at the Kansas State Fair's Republicans for Sebelius booth.
Jeremy Anderson, policy director for the Sebelius campaign, said that so far, the Republicans for Sebelius campaign had been effective. He said many Republicans had come out to show support for Sebelius after the primary election.
"What we're trying to do is respond to a need for people who wanted to do an organized effort," Braun said. "In addition to people going door-to-door, we've got lots of people asking us for 'Another Republican for Sebelius' signs and bumper stickers."
"It's really just a publicity gimmick," Murray said. "I don't think it's strong
"Party affiliation is not important here," Anderson said. "It's about what we can do for the people of Kansas."
"Usually when you get defections they're less likely to come from an organized effort than they are to come from a group of people who don't agree with something their own candidates stand for." Loomis said.
That sentiment was echoed by Bob Murray, press secretary for the Shallenburger campaign.
Burdett Loomis,political science professor,said candidates would often court the vote of the opposing party though it was not usually done effectively.
Murray said Shallenburger had strong bipartisan support and there were also Democrats for Shallenburger, but not in an organized group like Sebelius.
"I think it's a very small group," Murray said. "It happens in every election where there's a Republican and a Democrat, but it plays a very insignificant role."
Junoon rocks to promote peace
By Louise Stauffer
lstauffer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
the Pakistani rock band Junoon plays to more than 740 fans marking the beginning of its six-week college tour. The KU Pakistani Culture Club brought the band to the Lied Center Saturday to help deliver a message of peace.
The audience waved lighters, chanted for peace arm-in-arm and held up the Pakistani flag Saturday night for Junoon, the Pakistani band christened the "U2 of Asia" by The New York Times.
Eric BraenyKansan
The concert, titled "Building Bridges: Passion for Peace Benefit Concert" was the first of Junoon's six-week-long college tour, Shehryar Ahmad, Junoon's manager, said. Ahmad said the band's goal was to deliver the message of peace and that college students were especially receptive.
More than 740 people attended the event, brought to the Lied Center by the Pakistani Culture Club. Tania Nazir, president and Overland Park senior, said she hoped people received the message of peace awareness prevalent in the show.
"I hope people got something out of it," she said. "It's sort of like two things for one event, music and a cause."
Nazir said a significant portion of the proceeds would be donated to UNICEF and Amnesty International.
All songs performed, except the last one, were written in Urdu, the dominant language of Pakistan. The first song the band wrote in English was played at the end of the show, titled "No More." Ahmad said the song was written after Sept. 11, 2001, as a tribute to the victims.
Nazir said she told friends who had never heard of the band to come to the concert, and that they enjoyed it, especially the last song.
The band has become internationally
recognized for its humanitarian efforts and original sound. The group was named Best International Group at the Channel [V] Music Awards. Channel [V] is a music video channel for the Asia Pacific region.
Samara Nazir, Overland Park freshman, said she liked the band's music because it was different.
"Junoon has a different appeal because it combines traditional Pakistani sound with rock," she said. "It's very cool, it's music that attracts a younger crowd, it appeals to teens."
Coburn said it was difficult to attract non-Pakistani students to the show because most of the songs were not in English.
"In general it's hard to cross the culture barrier," he said. "But I and the few new people who saw them perform can help spread awareness."
Geoff Coburn, Beloit junior, was one of the few non-Pakistani attendees. He had never listened to Pakistani music before.
"They had a lot of energy and were very crowd-oriented," he said. "Having never seen them perform before, it was awesome to see how much the crowd was into them."
—Edited by Lauren Beatty
Greek ride sharing may be a liability
By Lindsay Hodel
hodel@kansan.com
Kansan writer
Sisters Against Drunk Driving, SADD, and Brothers Against Drunk Driving, BADD, are ride-sharing programs available to students in participating fraternities and sororities.
Participation in some fraternities' and sororities' ride-sharing programs could become optional for members of the chapters.
Zach Straus/Kansan
The program takes students anywhere they need to go, and the designated drivers use their own cars.
Sigma Kappa sorority members pile into the car driven by SADD driver Danni Hake, McPherson junior, on Wednesday night. SADD is a ride sharing program offered by various KU sororities.
Several fraternities and sororites require participation in the programs for members. Sigma Kappa is one sorority that mandates participation in SADD.
Katie Ellen, risk manager for Sigma Kappa, said every member must volunteer as a driver at least one night per semester.
"I feel strongly about not drinking and driving and it's important that girls can
get home safely," she said. "I use the program two or three times a weekend, and I think it should be mandatory."
However, the sorority's national headquarters do not agree the program should be required for members. Ellena
SEE SADD ON PAGE 6A
Beck plans November concert
By Michael Vennard mwvennard@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Recording artist Beck will perform at the University of Kansas' Lied Center Nov. 16 with The Flaming Lips.
Beck's Web site, Beck.com, announced Friday the second leg of his tour.
House of Blues Productions and the Lied Center box office confirmed Friday the November concert. A Lied Center representative said tickets would cost $35 before
SEE BECK ON PAGE 6A
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