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American Indians march from Haskell Indian Junior College to South Park, Park and 13th streets to remember the impact of Christopher Columbus on American Indians.
Lawrence American Indians to participate in Columbus Day activities to raise awareness
By Mark Martin Kansan staff writer
Columbus and his men came in three coffins marked India or bust.
and their motto 'in gold we trust.'
In the Americas, the Bibles grew and the bullets flew,
and the milking gave thanks and carried on the land.
-From the poem "Jumping Through the Hoops of History" by Suzan Harjo
Reading from this poem in South Park yesterday, Ruth Kyle of Lawrence told a crowd of more than 30 people that Columbus Day was a time to remember those who had died and a time to look to a more peaceful future. The group, mostly Haskell Indian Junior College students, marched from the Haskell campus to South Park to protest Columbus Day.
"At this time tomorrow, we will mark 500 years since the Columbus invasion," Kyle said. "Now, we need to refocus and become more positive in the community. We all need to realize we are one people and one voice."
Aaron Wright. Haskell sophomore, said Columbus Day
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was something he never celebrated. He said he hoped people would look to the future, and not dwell on the past.
"I have learned a lot about other tribes just going to Haskell," he said. "I hope others can learn more about Native Americans in the coming years, especially kids."
Around the country, American Indian protests disrupted several Columbus Day celebrations. In Denver, a parade featuring Columbus floats and Italian folk costumes was canceled minutes before it started because more than 500 American Indian Movement, or AIM, activists threatened to interfere with the parade. In San Francisco, a planned re-enactment of the Columbus landing was canceled
because of AIM activity. Parades in New York and Philadelphia were protested, but continued as scheduled.
There are no planned Columbus Day celebrations in Lawrence today. Instead, Haskell will offer a day-long program entitled, "Rethinking the Columbian Legacy: Understanding the Past to Build a Future." The program, which will take place in Sequoyah Hall on the Columbus campus, will offer sessions on various American-Indian issues ranging from the biological consequences of the Columbus landing to American-Indian literature. The program is free to the public.
At the University of Kansas, the first ever worldwide collegiate radio broadcast will feature Dan Wildcat, head of natural and social sciences at Haskell, and Walter Echohawk, a lawyer for the Native American Rights Fund. They discuss Columbus with two Spanish historians. Wildcat and Echohawk will be in the KJHK studios, while the historians will be in a radio studio in Madrid. The broadcast will be aired on KJHK 1 p.m.
See related story, Page 6.
KU reacts to debate
By KC Trauer
Kansan staff writer
Student supporters of the presidential candidates yesterday gathered to cheer on their candidates in last night's debate.
Richard Heap, a Ross Perot supporter, watched the debate at a Washington University ballroom in St. Louis, near where the debate was held.
"His best point was that he was going to get things done," said Heap, a St. Louis sophomore who heard Perot speak to his supporters after the debate.
Throughout the debate, Perot asserted that he was a man of action, and at one point he said he would begin working for the country even before his inauguration.
The applause was loudest when Clinton defended himself against President Bush's challenges at Clinton's anti-
"I've got a lot of experience in not taking 10 years to solve a 10-minute problem." Perot said.
Aplause echoed through Lawrence's Brass Apple from Bill Clinton supporters who cheered at his remarks.
"I opposed the war, but I love my country," Clinton said. Jodi Olson, Junction City junior, said that moment was one of the high points of the debate for Clinton.
"He did a good job of defending himself," she said. "That was probably his best speech."
Len Bogner, Pittsburg senior, said that although he thought Clinton did a good job in the debate, it was not the best Clinton had to offer.
"I think he needed to loosen up a little. He was too tight," Bogner said. "It was not the Bill Clinton I've seen talk."
About six KU students traveled to St. Louis to watch Bush on television and see the president after the debate.
Bush on television and see the president after the debate. One of those students, Kent Qandi, Lawrence senior, said before the debate that he thought the public had low expectations for Bush's performance in the debate.
Winnebago helps KU police monitor games
He said that too much of the blame for the nation's economic problems was being placed on Bush, and that it was important to emphasize positive points in his presidency.
Indeed, Bush repeatedly emphasized the strengths of the Bush administration during the debate and accused the other candidates of doom saying.
"We can do much, much better, but we ought not try to convince the American people that America is a country that's coming apart at the seams," Bush said.
By Joe Harder
Kansan staff writer
When the Kansas football team plays at home, the KU police department packs the Winnebago and goes on the road.
During the Kansas-Kansas State University game on Saturday, however, those agencies had little to do.
But the trip is no vacation. From its location under the east stands of Memorial Stadium, the Winnebago serves as a communications center where a dispatcher coordinates various emergency agencies working at the game.
"Other than towing about eight cars and giving an open-container citation at 11th and Mississippi, it was pretty quiet," KU police Lt. John Mullens said.
The normal amenities present in an ordinary recreational vehicle are absent from the vehicle's interior. The usual, compact kitchen, beds and living area have been replaced with storage cabinets, a long couch and a police dispatcher's desk crammed with radios and telephone. Maps of the county, city and KU campus hang from the walls.
"We have a complete radio system, three different phone systems and a video center," said Liz Phillips, an administrative officer in charge of the departments's communications and records.
With the radios, the dispatcher can contact stadium parking and maintenance officials, the Douglas County
sheriff's department, KU and Lawrence police, Douglas County ambulance service, Lawrence Fire Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol.
One of the telephones is a direct line to a police command post in the press box. The others are connected to regular University lines.
A video camera on the eighth floor of the press box is connected to a television set in the Winnebago. When an officer goes into the crowd to check out a disturbance, the camera operator is notified and zooms in to tape the action.
"We've never taken it to court," Mullens said. "Usually, the attorney watches the film and pleads his client guilty."
The police department bought the vehicle from the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita in 1987 for $3,200, Phillips said. The Wichita branch had put more than 100,000 miles on it doing blood tests across Kansas.
The Department of Facilities Operations renovated the interior and did some mechanical work on the 1973 Winnebago. Much of the equipment was either already owned by the KU police department or was donated by various agencies, Phillips said.
In addition to its use at home football games, the Winnebago is taken to the Douglas County fair, on-site homicide investigations, KU basketball games, and Kansas-Kansas State football games in Manhattan.
University dedicates Amini Scholarship Hall
Patrick Tompkins/ KANSAN
k. k. Amini delivers a speech at the dedication of the University's new Amini Scholarship Hall as his wife, Margaret Amini, center, and daughter, Susan Miner, right, look on. Amini graduated from KU in 1949 with a degree in civil engineering.
By Christine Laue
Kansan staff writer
About 100 people Saturday morning attended the dedication of Amini Scholarship Hall, the first KU scholarship hall built since 1954.
Among the residents,
parents and University
officials attending were
K. K. and Margaret Amii
of San Antonio, Texas,
the KU alumni who gave $1
million for the hall's con-
struction.
K. K. Amini, originally from Tehran, Iran, said he was overwhelmed by the beauty of the hall.
"All I can say is this is my American dream, he said. "This is the second happiest moment of my life. The first one was just about two blocks away, called Battenfeld Hall."
Amini said his happiest day was when he met Margaret Wenski, his future wife, at Battenfield Scholarship Hall where he was a resident during the 1940s. Amini graduated from the University in 1949 with a degree in civil engineering. His wife graduated in 1946 with a degree in journalism.
pared to a posh hotel, said Bryan Young, Lawrence sophomore and president of the hall.
"I won't argue with that, but there is a lot more to Amini than just a place to eat and sleep," he said in his welcoming speech.
From its teakpatio furniture to a leather sofa, the hall often has been com-
Young said the unique scholarship hall system gave students the oppor-tunity to participate in academic and social interaction.
"Mr. and Mrs. Amini have given us the unique opportunity to form a hall with new ideas and a new attitude," he said.
Young presented the Aminis with what he called the first official pieces of Amini sportswear; two baseball jerseys with "Mr. and Mrs. Amini" and No. 1 printed on the Jersey's backs.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, presented a painting to the Amins by Lawrence artist Louis Copt, who painted a picture of the new hall on a slate shingle from the original roof of Battenfeld. Chancellor Gene Budig and the Amins also unveiled a plaque that will hang inside the hall.
Parents and guests,
including Gov. Joan
Finney, attended a luncheon
after the ceremony.
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