THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAM
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7, 2011
OBAMA FROM PAGE 1
Obama warned that if the country does not take action, the opportunities for Americans would continue to wane.
"It's heartbreaking enough that there are millions of working families in this country who are now forced to take their children to food banks for a decent meal. But the idea that those children might not have a chance to climb out of that situation and back into the middle class, no matter how hard they work? It's wrong," he said drawing loud applause.
The tone of the speech may have a chord with members of the Osawatomie community. During the last decade in Osawatomie, unemployment has increased while population has dropped.
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"Investing in things like education that give everybody a chance to succeed. A tax code that makes sure everybody pays their fair share. And laws that make sure everybody follows the rules. That's what will transform our economy. That's what will grow our middle class again." Obama said.
Members of the crowd had waited outside in freezing temperatures since five in the morning, and had camped out to receive tickets for the event. The speech lasted a little under an hour.
Obama made recommendations of fair tax rates and increased emphasis on education as remedies to the problem of wealth inequality and the lack of opportunity.
Edited by C.J. Matson
NOTABLES AT THE EVENT:
*Former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
- Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer
- Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer
* Sixty Minutes personality
Steve Kraft
- Kansas Basketball Coach Bill Self
OBAMA ON BILL SELF
- Gov. Brownback was not present.
Obama referenced Self in the opening remarks. "It's great to be back in Texa . . . oops the state of Kansas," he said drawing laughs from the audience. "I was giving Bill Self a hard time."
NATIONAL
Jail escapist apprehended after five days on the loose
CONCORD, N.H. — A burglary suspect who escaped from a New Hampshire jail and vowed revenge on two people in Maine was caught Tuesday after five days on the lam, police said.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
David Glenn Hobson was captured Tuesday evening by U.S. marshals near a grocery store in Rochester, N.H., where he had picked up in a vehicle by a friend, Maine state police spokesman Steve McCaussland said. He did not have a gun, like authorities had suspected, and was arrested without incident, McCaussland said.
"He was quickly taken into custody," said McCausland, who said police had gotten a tip late in the afternoon.
Hobson, 33, was in custody Tuesday evening and couldn't be reached for comment. His family has declined to talk.
Hobson escaped from an Ossipee, N.H., jail, about 35 miles away from where he was captured, on Dec. 1 by scaling a razor-wire
fence in the recreation yard, authorities said. Police believed he had a gun and appeared to hold a grudge against two people with whom he once had a personal relationship.
U. S. Marshal Noel March said the two were aware of the threats and were "in a safe place."
Hobson, whose criminal record includes a series of burglary convictions, wasn't going after past victims, March said before the capture.
But one of those burglary victims said she had lived in fear of Hobson since he ransacked her home several times in 2005 looking for pain medication she takes for a disability.
Hobson pleaded guilty in 2006 to more than a dozen burglaries, including one at the home of Lynne Mansur of Alfred, Maine. He went to Alfred after his escape and bought clothes there, authorities said.
from her was her sense of security.
Mansur told The Associated Press earlier on Tuesday that the most valuable thing Hobson stole
"I'm scared and shaking and sleeping with all sorts of things around me," Mansur said, adding that she keeps knives, tear gas and an air horn near her bed. "I'm really thinking I just need to leave my head, and that's not right."
Mansur said she had been reassured by authorities that she wasn't one of the people Hobson was after. She was contacted by a victim advocate for the York County district attorney's office soon after Hobson's escape.
"It doesn't protect me, but it makes me feel like I'm not totally alone." Mansur said.
"David Glenn Hobson is not Houdini and he's not Whitey Bulger," March said before the capture, referring to the famous artist and the notorious Boston mob boss who was on the lam for more than 16 years.
March vowed earlier Tuesday that Hobson would be caught but that law enforcement officials would prefer he turn himself in so no one gets hurt.
HANNAH WISE/KANSAN
Sam Clark, a sophomore from Mcpherson, references the liturggy guide provided at the St. Lawrence Catholic Center. The guides are needed to help the congregation understand the new English translation of the Mass.
RELIGION
Catholics learn Mass after changes made
HANNAH WISE
hwise@kansan.com
Over the last several months, the Catholic church and its 65 million members in the United States have been preparing for a radical change in the English translation of the prayers said during Mass, which took place on Nov. 27.
"Over the last 40 years there have been a lot of changes that needed to be incorporated into the Mass," the Rev. Stevie Bescau said.
The changes to the English translation reflect a more accurate translation of the original Latin Roman Missal. Beseau said the translation changed almost what that the priests say during Mass and there are also changes in the congregation's praver responses.
Julia Fulbright, a senior from Lawrence, and Logan Fitz, a freshman from Wichita, grew up in Catholic families who attended Mass regularly. Both described their upbringing in the Catholic church as being very much like an extended family.
"I felt there was a connection," Fulbright said. "I am so happy that I grew up in a Catholic family because there was that community."
However, as Fulbright matured she grew distant from the Church. She described being expected to be the "Catholic one" from her family's five children and even attended Seton Hall, a Catholic university in New Jersey, before transferring to Kansas. While attending Seton Hall, she grew farther away from the church but still celebrates Mass with her family.
She said during Thanksgiving the changes in the Mass translation was discussed. Fulbright said that her cousin is in seminary school and told the family members that they could download an app on their phones to help keep with changes.
"If everyone is staring at their phones trying to follow the Mass, then they miss out the hand-holding and the community which is a big part of it," Fulbright said.
"You're comfortable with it",
Fulbright said. "In that way, I understand the change and maybe you have to think more about it."
However, she has not celebrated the Mass since the new translation has taken effect, but is curious to experience the changes.
For young Catholics growing up with the Mass, it was part of life. Fulbright said she could practically celebrate the Mass in her sleep before the translation was changed.
Fulbright said she would never use the phrase "and also with you," but the meaning made sense to her at church. The current translation is derived from the Latin phrase "et cum spiritu tuo," the Rev. Beeau said.
"The spirit is of not my soul but, to the holy spirit through my ordination as a priest." Beseau said.
The most noticeable change for the congregation is the change of the phrase "and also with you" to "and with your spirit" when responding to the priest.
Fitz attended Catholic schools from preschool to high school before arriving at Kansas. His faith was part of his daily life.
"It gave me a good foundation," Fitz said. "It gave me a way of looking at the world that other people don't have."
He attended his first Mass with the new translation over Thanksgiving. He said growing up he was taught the importance of the traditions in the Mass and that the new translation is very different.
"Although we are changing our traditions, we are changing them to be more literal to translations;" Fitz said. "It needed to be done, but it is still awkward."
The Rev. Beseau said that like anything, the change will take time. He said for most people, the changes will be good for increasing their understanding of the Mass. He said that the changes might even cause more people to come just out of curiosity.
"There was a lot of humor, laughter, a lot of humility when people mess up and even the priest. So I think that's been good," he said about the first Mass at the St. Lawrence Catholic Center with the changes.
"The people who experience it, they really like it," Beseau said.
Like anything new, it will take time for people to adapt. Besau said the St. Lawrence Center is not concerned about attendance numbers to drop or for students to lose interest because so many students want to know the Mass for when they are home with their families during winter break.
Edited by Mandy Matney
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