6A the university daily kansan news --- wednesdav. november 19,2003 --- Wag The Dog 6-9 PM. HN Thu 20 Afternoon TEA 3-4 PM. KUL Bowling for local food pantries 7-9 PM. JB Pirates of the Caribbean 7 & 9:30 PM. WA Afternoon TEA 3-4 PM. KUL Pirates of the Caribbean 7 & 9:30 PM. WA Fri 14 18 30 Thanksgiving Break Woodruff Auditorium. Level t, Kansas Union Event Locations Hawks Nest, Level 1. Kansas Union Kansas Union Lobby, Level 4. Kansas Union Kansas Union Ballroom, Level 5. Kansas Union Kansas Union Gallery, Level 4. Kansas Union Jaybowl, Level 1. Kansas Union All tickets for movies are $4.00 at the Hawk Shop, Level 4, Kansas Union or free with an SUA Movie card Question about these or other SUA events? Check suevents.com or call the SUA Office at 864. SHOW. *student union activities* • The University of Kansas Level 4, Kansas Union • 785-864-SHOW • suaevents.com missioners frequented Rick's Place. RICK'S: Bar allowed to move in next to church CONTINUED FROM 1A The church that was the cause of the Lawrence City Commission's involvement took a mutual stance on the issue. Michael Wilson, president of the St. Sophia's Orthodox Church council, said the council would rather have seen a sandwich shop or pizza place move in. However, the church would not actively oppose Younger. That didn't stop two from voting against the waiver. David Schauner voted against it, saying he valued the integrity of the neighborhood. "There's a bar two blocks over that way," he said, pointing to the direction of Louise's West, 1307 W.7th St. "We don't pretend to know God's will," he said. "Maybe we need Rick or Rick needs us." Jacob Gage, Lawrence High School student city commissioner, said the neighborhood Michael Wilson president St. Sophia's Orthodox Church council "We don't pretend to know God's will. Maybe we need Rick or Rick needs us." Michael Wilson "Mr. Younger still has some hurdles to jump," said David Dunfield, mayor, after banging the gavel. "Any bar has an adverse affect on a neighborhood," he said. association was "seizing on a technicality" when it used the city's 400 foot law. Younger agreed, saying, "The neighborhood association is using this as a bit of a toehold to stop me from moving my establishment into my neighborhood." Kansas Coin Connection, Younger signed a five-year lease for the space on Sept. 20. He said he was surprised to hear so much opposition from the neighborhood association. According to Steve Neher, owner of the shopping center and "They came in and said they were going to do everything in their power to keep it from coming in," he said. He said there was a section in the lease that said Younger would be responsible for cleaning the area nightly. Neher added that he recently installed digital surveillance cameras, which deterred crime. City commissioners mulled over the issue, debating whether the church was a long-term resident in the strip mall. Mike Rundle, city commissioner, said several com- Younger said he was happy with the outcome but realized he had more steps to complete. He will have to go before the Lawrence Historical Resources Commission and prepare a zoning site plan. He said he hoped to open at the new site before April 30. "All we want to do is share the things we have," he said. "I want this to be a neighborhood place." —Edited by Michael Owells RHODES: Talented student a Rhodes semifinalist phones and talking to in-house visitors to help with a variety of problems. CONTINUED FROM 1A Sweeten said that she had learned nearly as much about psychological problems at Headquarters as she had in the classroom. "Speaking with them made it more personal," she said. "You learn that they are good people. They just have a disorder." Headquarters director Marcia Epstein said that working with Sweeton convinced her that her trainee would be a good Rhodes candidate. "She's done an impressive amount of stuff for a long time." Done (four years ago): Reevaluate life. During her first three semesters, Sweeten didn't need a big to-do list. A computer science major, she passed most of her free time with schoolwork and performing her duties as a varsity cheerleader. Epstein said. "She's very brilliant, and very committed." Sweeton's 4-foot, 9-inch frame established her as the pyramid-topper on the squad. She was atop her perch, nearly 15 feet off the ground, when she slipped. The fall fractured her tailbone, ending her cheerleading career. But in one moment, her life changed. Sweeten couldn't sit down for two months. She had to drop all of her campus classes. But in many ways, the injury was the beginning of a new, positive lifestyle for Sweeton. She changed her major from computer science to her real interest, psychology. She spent more time at Headquarters. In short, she took the first steps on the path that led her to today's interview. Looking back, Sweeton said the injury was a blessing in disguise. "It changed my perspective on life," Sweeton said. "It made me realize that it was important to do the things that I wanted to do." Sweeton's new perspective is evident in her advice to incoming freshmen, as she finishes her sixth and final year at the University. "Don't limit yourself," she said. "Don't undersell yourself because you're scared to push it a little bit further." It's clear that Sweeton, who added as an interview afterthought that she is the reigning "Mrs. Lawrence, Kansas" in "her spare time", heeds her own advice. Fry said it didn't matter if she won the scholarship or not, Sweeton was set on going to Oxford. "She's locked in," he said. "She just needs the money." To Do Eventually: Get the money. Go to London. Decipher hemispheric lateralization and, time permitting, help kids learn to read. MARRIAGE: Ruling gives hope to local community Edited by Dave Nobles CONTINUED FROM 1A "I'm hoping it's a foreshadowing for things to come." Ross said. It's unlikely that Kansas will follow Massachusetts' lead, since Kansas legislators passed a law in 1996 reiterating the state's longstanding policy against allowing gay marriage. But other state courts have dealt with the issue differently. In 1999, Vermont passed a law allowing civil unions for homosexual couples. State courts in Hawaii and Alaska have both also said that states could not deny marriage rights to homosexuals, but the rulings were counteracted by legislature-supported constitutional amendments "I think a heterosexual society is content with queer people as long as we're happy with the place they have allowed us in society." Ross said. "I think there's an idea that says 'What more do they want from us?'" Ross said he was concerned about backlash from the public. restricting marriage rights to heterosexual couples, according to the Associated Press. Ross said he thought the ruling was sparked by the Supreme Court's decision to take down anti-sodomy laws in a ruling earlier this year, and the Massachusetts decision could push a scramble by conservatives to get the Federal Marriage Protection Amendment passed. The amendment, which opponents believe essentially will ban same-sex marriage, is currently under debate. Brian Donelson, director of family life at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, 1631 Crescent Rd., opposes the Massachusetts change and same sex marriage. Donelson, who does couple counseling, uses the Vatican's Canon Law of the Catholic Church to define marriage. That definition begins: Marriage is the intimate, exclusive, indissoluble communion of life and love entered by man and woman at the design of the Creator for the purpose for their own good and the procreation and education of children. The nature of marriage makes the proposition of same sex marriage impossible. Donelson said. "We can love a lot of people, but to marry them means something different," Donelson said. "What makes marriage different from any other relationship is that has a procreative potential." Julia Katz, Leawood senior, said pressure from religious groups should not determine whether gay marriage was illegal. She said that marriage could be secular, though methods such as courthouse ceremonies. "Two men or two women should have just as much protection," Katz said. -ine Associated Press contributed to this story. Edited by Katie Nelson. 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