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Tuition concerns Students for Fair Tuition, a new group at the University is working to assess how the administration is allocating tuition money.The group wants to get more students to take an active role in University spending. PAGE 3A
In the buff
Members of Kansas Anarchist are selling calendars of themselves posing in the nude.The 2004 calendars are $8 and proceeds benefit the Anarchists' group. PAGE3A
Basketball blowout
Led by Wayne Simien, the Kansas
Kansas
men's basketball team defeated Pittsburg State 103-73 last night in Allen Fieldhouse. PAGE1B
Weary' Hawks
The volleyball team would
like a rest from its recent five game sets. They play Oklahoma at 7 tonight. PAGE 1B
Fresh faces fuel team
Transfer students bolster the women's basketball team and change its
playing style. PAGE1B
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Vol.114 Issue No.58
KANSAN
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
The Student Newspaper of the University of Kansas
Military heroes honored
Veterans Day commemorates past soldiers
By Alex Hoffman
ahoffman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
John Nowak/Kansar
NROTC Midshipman Ryan Hilger, North Oaks, Minn., freshman, watched as a person passed by the Vietnam Memorial last night. Hilger and fellow midshipman Matt Mourning (background), Lenexa sophomore, stood silent during their candle light vigil shift in honor of Veterans Day. The 24-hour watch will continue through today.
Sgt. Brian Konie shares close ties to veterans past and present.
Konie, Overland Park senior, has an aunt and uncle that are both retired from the Air Force and his grandfather served in World War II in the Army Air Corps.
He has friends who have returned safely from missions in Iraq, one of whom he has known since kindergarten.
"No wounds or anything, so that's all good," said Konie, who participated in Veterans Day activities at the University of Kansas.
The observances began at the flagpole in front of Strong Hall with a retreat ceremony.
One member from the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force took part in the lowering and folding of the flag, which takes place every afternoon. Konie was the Naval ROTC representative for the flag detail.
A bugler performed the retreat fanfare, and then after the flag was put away, played "Taps" to honor those who have died for their country.
After the ceremony, the Air Force ROTC sponsored a tribute to prisoners of war and those missing in action at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
As a tradition, a small, empty table on stage set for one symbolized a soldier's frailty against oppressors. A single rose in a vase signified the family that awaits the return of its soldier.
pilot in World War II. He spoke to about 110 members of the Army and Air Force ROTC units about how times have changed flying such aircraft.
The program continued with an address by retired Air Force Col. James Riley, who flew 22 missions as a B-24
"Back in those days you didn't have a computer to do anything for you," Riley said. "You had real, live people."
It is a tradition that the commander of the Arnold Air Society at the University organizes each year for Veterans Day observances. Cadet Andy Giebler, Great Bend junior, served as organizer this year.
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Senators vote, discover which representatives are 'hot' and which are not' on popular site
The heat is on in the Senate
Hot or not?
By Paul Kramer
pkramer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Thanks to an anonymous student senator you too can have a say in whether your senator is hot or not. Hototron.com is a Web site where computer users can post pictures of themselves or others and have the photos rated on a scale of one-to-10 based on their attractiveness.
Whether they think it is stupid, a waste of time, or all done in fun, most Student Senators begrudgingly admit they have checked the Web site out.
Nick Sterner, freshmen/sophomore class senator, said the site was fun, but probably a product of boredom.
Blake Shuart, CLAS senator, said it was a change of pace from the regular stress of Senate.
"I think it was funny and a good thing to do," Shuart said. "Things have been stressful, it was a good way to lighten the mood."
"Somebody definitely had some time on their hands." Sterner said.
While most will admit to looking at the site, some senators claim they haven't checked their own rating.
"I think it's fun," said Arthur Jones, freshmen/sophomore class senator. "But, I don't even know what my score is. I don't care."
Tim Akright, transportation director, openly surfs the site in the Senate office. Akright said he had noble intentions when on the site.
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"I'm trying to help keep everyone stay above the drowning points," Akright said. "Keep them respectable."
You are hotter than 72% of men on this site.
Accessing the senators on the Web site is a two step process. On the bottom of the hotornot.com front page is a screen with two empty boxes: username and password.
To access the 49 senators type in 'senate' plus any number, one through fifty, in the username blank, then the password: senate.
Source: HotorNot.com
For example, username "senate35" and password "senate" will give you Patrick Quinn, off-campus senator. Quinn's 8.9 rating is among the highest in
216 people have rated you
Student body president Andy Knopp is one of the senators with his photo posted on hototron.com.
Hototron.com. A Web site that allows users to rank how attractive a person is.
the Senate. Though Quinn doesn't take the site seriously, he attributes his high rating to a good photo. Lately, though, he's been disappointed.
"I was told I was a 9 on Thursday," Quinn said. "I guess you have slipped
in the polls.'
Photos of all senators were not put on the Web site by the off-campus senator who wishes to remain anonymous.
Edited by II Hensley
Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete promotes his book, *God at the Ritz: Attraction to Infinity*, during his lecture at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center last night. Troy Hinkel, director of theological education, said that he expected a turnout of about 20, because of the basketball game and Veteran's Day, but instead 94 students and members of the community attended the lecture. "At no time do you have enough freedom," Albacete said. "There is always more."
Lindsev Gold/Kansai
Priest lectures about new sense of unity
By Meghan Brune
mbrune@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete held up the book he wrote and jokingly said, "This is all you need to be saved. You read this, and you are set."
Laughter filled the social hall of the St. Lawrence Catholic Center in response to Albacete's humor.
Albacete, a priest of the Diocese of Washington, D.C., spoke last night to an audience of more than 50 about his experience with the international Catholic movement, Communion and Liberation, and about his book, God at the Ritz: An Attraction to Infinity.
He also spoke about the book, The Religious Sense by Monsignor Luigi Giussani, founder of the Communion and Liberation movement.
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The movement began in 1954 when Giussani noticed how Catholic youth in Italy had a lack of interest in their religion.
"Religious organizations have lost the power to provoke a passionate interest," Albacete said.
Albacete said the movement was not a church reform, but a change toward a life of faith and companionship.
"The point is to get through the day and be as happy as you can," Albacete said.
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