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Trial begins again
The Shannon Martin trial reconvened yesterday in Golfito, Costa Rica. Autopsy
photos illustrated the gravity of her murder, and a knife and T-shirt were presented as evidence in the trial. PAGE 3A
The Kansas volleyball team defeated the Oklahoma 3-0 in last
Serving victory
night's match with several serving aces. PAGE1B
Columbia, here they come
The soccer team prepares to travel to Columbia, Mo., for its first NCAA tournament game ever. PAGE 1B
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Thursday, November 13, 2003
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Public debates smoking
Lawrence may soon ban smoking in all public places depending on the outcome of a public meeting at 3 p.m. Dec. 8. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The current ordinance allows smoking in places that have a seating capacity of less than 30, which applies to restaurants and bars. If an establishment's seating capacity exceeds 30, it must offer non-smoking seating.
Center researches trends
By Rupal Gor and Marissa Stephenson editor@kansan.com Special to the Kansan
When Kelley Brown wakes up, he tries not to smoke a Marlboro Menthol.
Brown, Wichita senior, started smoking when he was 16. He attends class seldom, goes out often, and according to recent research findings, he fits the description of the typical college smoker.
Won Choi, preventive medicine scientist at KU Medical Center, published a report in August covering his research on predictors of smoking in college-aged students. Choi conducted his four-year study on high school students who became college students at the study's end. Choi found that 37 percent of students in the study began smoking by the time they were in college, and 25 percent increased their smoking habits. Students most likely to begin smoking were white, liked school less than
other students and were rebellious.
Choi said school performance and attitude related to picking up smoking, and family upbringing explained why many students who began smoking were white.
Choi said college-aged smoking was a rising problem because of the increased marketing and advertising by the tobacco industry. A 1998 legal settlement prohibited companies from marketing to adolescents. Choi said since then, tobacco companies have concentrated on college-aged students in bars and concerts to keep sales up.
"Twenty years ago you didn't see marketing like this," Choi said. "They're targeting students with free merchandise like T-shirts, hats and samples."
Brown said he picked up a free Zippo lighter from a Marlboro promotion at Jet Lag Lounge, 610 Florida St. He said the marketing worked.
Ben Bolan, promotions assistant for U.S Smokers Tobacco, hands out smoking surveys at local bars to help tobacco companies get involved with the younger crowd.
to the brand." Brown said.
"We go to the bars because people smoke a lot more when they drink," Bolan said.
"I think if people get something for free and like it, they'll become more loyal
Daniel Brumleve, a doorman at the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., said 70 percent of the bar's clientele smoked. Brumleve said Mariboro, the bar's tobacco distributor, used a new method to promote its brand.
"They use laptops to record your favorite brand so they can send you a free cigarette pack or two," Brumleve said. "Even people who don't smoke will fill them out for their friends."
Choi said along with drinking, school performance and approval from friends were also predictors in students who
SEE MARKETING ON PAGE 5A
Lawrence smoking ban being considered
By Danielle Hillix
dhillix@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The idea of a Lawrence smoking ban came to the forefront last January, when the city of Salina outlawed smoking in public places. Mayor David Dunfield said since then many citizens have approached him about instituting such a policy in Lawrence.
A "No Smoking" sign may soon be going up in your favorite bar.
The Lawrence City Commission may soon ban smoking in all public places, including bars and restaurants.
Dunfield formed a task force to investigate the possibility of a smoke-free Lawrence. The task force, composed of restaurant and bar owners, health professionals and citizens, was commissioned to study the economic and health impacts a smoking ban would have on the city.
Dave Kingsley, chairman of the task force, said the group was looking at how a smoking ban would impact local bars and restaurants. He said exact data had been hard to pin down.
"Pro-ban people say one thing, the tobacco industry says another," Kingsley said.
The task force is studying how bans in other cities have affected the economies there.
"We fought hard against the ban," Fisher said. "But in reality, it hasn't been a big hit against us."
Restaurant owners in Salina said the smoking ban in their city had not had any extreme effects.
Despite Salina's results, bar and restaurant owners in Lawrence remained wary of a smoking ban. Kingsley said members of the task force who owned bars and restaurants were opposed to
Michele Fisher, owner of Coach's Grill and Bar in Salina, said members of the industry were prepared for the worst, but owners have been pleasantly surprised.
Contributed ar
A work entitled "Japanese Gardener" by Roger Shimomura, a distinguished professor of performance and painting, recently received the Joan Mitchell Foundation award. He will be showing his Stereotypes and Admonitions from November to January by appointment.
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Foundation grants Shimomura award
By Alex Hoffman
ahoffman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Pop art and personal stories have been the basis of Roger Shimomura's work for years. Once again, art experts have taken note and honored Shimomura, distinguished professor of performance and painting at the University of Kansas, with a prestigious award.
Shimomura received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award earlier this month. The New York-based foundation chose Shimomura and nine other recipients from a list of 60 nominees.
Shimomura, who has taught at the University since 1969, also will receive a $15,000 stipend as one of the recipients.
"Fifteen thousand dollars will come in
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Event to emphasize 'Brown v. Board' case
By Johanna M. Maska
jmaska@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
At 7 p.m. in front of the University of Kansas Visitor's Center, the Black Student Union will use candles to highlight the importance of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education. As the anniversary has brought added attention to the case and the implications, Black Student Union members will work to tell the story.
A candlelight vigil will highlight the upcoming anniversary of a landmark court case tonight.
Brown v. Board of Education is the U.S. Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation of schools unconstitutional. May of 2004 will mark the 50 year anniversary of the decision.
The common misconception is that Brown Henderson's sister, Linda Brown, was the reason for the case. People often think Linda was a little girl who had to walk dozens of blocks to a poor school, Brown Henderson said. This wasn't the case, she said. Linda had a good education. It was segregated, Brown Henderson said, but African-American teachers were just as qualified. Plus their family was only one of 13 involved in the case.
Cheryl Brown Henderson, daughter of Rev. Oliver L. Brown, plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, said the story of the case was misunderstood. Her story, she said, isn't what's in the media.
enroll their children in the closest schools, white schools. When the families were denied, the NAACP had a Kansas case. Brown was the only male plaintiff on the roster, and for legal tactics, the case took on his name.
In Kansas, the 13 families were asked by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to try to
Oliver Brown never realized his legacy, Brown Henderson said, because he died in 1961. But many others do realize his impact.
Mark Dupree, president of the Big 12 Conference Black Student Union, said he organized the candlelight vigil to promote discussion about the anniversary.
"I think the legacy of Brown v. Board is the foundation of integration of education," Dupree said. "Everyone should be able to learn in a diverse manner."
Brown v. Board of Education wasn't the first court case to challenge segregated schools. Roberts v. City of Boston in 1849 began a string of cases challenging segregated education. The NAACP also pressed cases in Delaware, South Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia. But segregated education got its biggest challenge from Brown v. Board of Education.
There would be no Black Student Union at many universities, Dupree, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said, if it weren't for the court decision.
Part of the anniversary recognition is realizing the legacy, Dupree said. Tonight's vigil will be held at all Big 12 universities by their respective Black Student Unions and is open to all students.
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- Edited by Nikki Overfelt
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