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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
VOLUME 120 ISSUE 13
POLITICS
Moore visits University, speaks to classes, student groups
BY JESSE TRIMBLE
jtrimble@kansan.com
Congressman Dennis Moore (D-Kan.) came to campus on Friday to visit classes and meet with members of Student Senate. He spoke about the problem of national debt and also said registering to vote on campus was a positive change.
During his classroom visits, Moore brought out a photo of several small chill
dren gathered around one another.
"These are my grandchildren," Moore said. "And we are currently passing this national debt on to them and to you. We have mortgaged our grandchildren's futures."
Moore said that the national debt had gone up $5.8 trillion since 1999. Currently, Moore said, the United States collected $375 billion a year on interest alone from the national debt.
"That's money that could be used for education." Moore said.
Moore also watched KU Young Democrats register student voters on Wescoe Beach.
"I think it's great that there's so much political activism in young people," Moore said. "I'm proud of the KU Young Democrats because they know as well as I do that it is a civic responsibility to register to vote."
Moore also said he remembered that while he attended the University as a student from 1965 to 1967, students weren't able to register to vote on campus.
"This is a huge and positive change," Moore said. "It provides flexibility to students."
Moore met with several other groups on campus, including Student Senate and the presidents of both Amnesty International and the Black Student Union.
Adam McGonigle, Wichita junior and student body president, and other members of Student Senate ate lunch with Moore.
RELIGION
SEE MOORE ON PAGE 3A
Ramadan more than just fasting
BY BETSY CUTCLIFF bcutcliff@kansan.com
With the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan on Sept. 1, Lawrence restaurants were empty of local Muslims, who were required to fast from sunup to sundown.
The holy month is based on the lunar calendar. It begins on the first day of the ninth month to celebrate the initial revealing of the Qur'an by Allah. Fasting is required and entails neither eating nor drinking while the sun is up, as well as abstaining from sex and smoking.
Dalal AlBuhayri, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, graduate student, said she spent most of her day sleeping to avoid being drained from the fast, only getting up occasionally to pray.
"Last year I had to drop two classes because of the fasting and being tired from it," she said. "I couldn't do my homework or pay attention in class." This year she took most of her classes at night to avoid the harsh toll fasting takes on the body.
Middle Eastern businesses around Lawrence also feel the presence of the fast, especially with the meal after sundown, called the Iftar. Mohammad Al Zatti, manager of the Mediterranean Market and Cafe on Kasold and 15th Streets, said he saw an increase in Muslim shoppers preparing for the evening meal.
"We see a lot more Muslim and Arab shoppers this time of year," he said. "We sell a lot of sweets, like Baklava and biscuits to celebrate after the sun goes down."
SEE RAMADAN ON PAGE 3A
Three Muslim women pray at the upper level of the Lawrence Islamic Center on Friday afternoon during the Islamic holiday of Ramadan.
CAMPUS
Hemenway decides to sound the whistle
BY JESSE TRMBLE
itrimble@kansan.com
Julianne Kueffer/KANSAN
The famous KU whistle will sound again.
University Chancellor Robert Hemenway announced Friday that the steam whistle, which signals the ending of classes, would be turned back on as of Monday.
Hemenway also said he appreciated those who expressed their willingness to support the whistle's operation by donating money to have it running again. Those who wish to donate can do so at the University's maintenance fund, which helps preserve campus facilities and infrastructure for current and future students. Those who wish to donate online can visit the KU Endowment Web site at: www.kuendowment.org/.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Hemenway said he decided to have the whistle turned on after hearing several people's remarks about the whistle being gone.
the sound of the steam whistle has been present in the University campus since 1912, but the whistle was recently shut off to cut back on cost of gas.
LOCAL
Farmers Market benefits KU students while thriving in Downtown Lawrence
The Downtown Lawrence Farmers market, a long-time community fixture, offers some KU students a unique employment opportunity, and many more
the chance to purchase the freshest foods available.
FULL STORY PAGE 8A
PROFILE
Undarmma Pirenlei is one of five international students from Mongolia at the University. She talked about the struggle of her life in the U.S. and goal after graduation.
Poet misses home,finds inspiration in writing
SCIENCE
FULL STORY PAGE 4A
Researchers receive aid from hospital
Lawrence Memorial Hospital's MRI machine is going to be used on something other than humans. The hospital gave the KU physics department permission to use the machine to research the effects of magnetic fields on radio waves.
FULL STORY PAGE 5A
VOLUNTEERISM
Outreach center extends to the Philippines
The Center for Community Outreach is reaching farther than campus — it's going all the way to the Philippines. The University organization is raising money to help build a school for impoverished children in the Southeast Asian nation.
FULL STORY PAGE 5A
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