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CATS: Seeking new shelter
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"They're more prolific than rabbits," she said. "And cats have surpassed dogs in cases of rabies in the state of Kansas."
While many groups advocate the spay/neuter and release plan for feral cats, Grinstead said that it was more humane to euthanize adult strays when they came in if they could not be reintroduced to humans when they came in.
"How are strays going to get water? And in the winter, where will they stay?" she said. "Their ears and noses will freeze."
Grinstead said that, depending on the circumstances, younger strays could be adopted and tamed.
Tristan McCafferty, Lawrence junior, did just that with his kitten. Cash.
A year and a half ago, he adopted the tan kitten from a farm in Baldwin, where it had already started to go feral.
"If you can get them early enough, it's better than letting them get put to sleep," he said.
Grinstead warned against students adopting a cat if they couldn't take care of a pet during the summer.
She said she blamed the current University feral cat problem on students releasing their pets on campus to fend for themselves.
The cats and their kittens will be facing the upcoming winter
STRAY ANIMALS
without the benefit of an empty insulated building to live in, but Rogers didn't plan to leave them entirely out in the cold.
"If they keep coming around, I'll keep feeding them," he said.
He said he also hoped to have them tame enough to pet soon.
"They're just like anything wild," he said. "You just have to earn their trust."
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Hundreds of images and documents have been scanned into a database so teachers can utilize them in the classroom through a Web site slated to launch November or December.
LAWRENCE: Happy birthday
"Not everyone can drive to Lawrence or Topeka," said Bill Crowe, Spencer librarian and member of the celebration planning commission. "People can be in Salina or Singapore and learn about the history of Kansas."
The commission also wants to celebrate the sesquientennial by serving as the site for the presidential debates in Oct. 2004. It remains to be seen if the bid was successful, but the sites will be announced November 2003.
Celebration activities in 2004 kick off Sept. 17, and include a parade and the dedication of Heritage Garden at Hobbs Park and a veterans' memorial. Bleeding Kansas Chautauqua scholars plan on acting out "livinghistory" under a large tent in South Park.
"It was specifically founded on the idea of freedom." Crowe said of Lawrence's historical significance. "We should celebrate that and go forward."
Crowe said University of Kansas students played an important role in the sesquientennial.
"KU has practically been here since the beginning too," he said.
Crowe said the Commission's
goal was not to provide a self- congratulatory pat on the back, but rather to coordinate events throughout the city.
"It is about sense of community," he said. "This is often something we think about when times are tough."
It is important to celebrate Lawrence's 150th birthday because the community is constantly growing and changing. Crowe said.
"We need to think hard where we came from," he said. "And think harder about where we are going."
David Dunfield, Lawrence mayor, said the city was unique because of its role in the struggle to establish the modern idea of human rights in the United States. The first settlers arrived from Boston Aug. 1, 1854, to prevent the spread of slavery.
Dunfield said people in Lawrence historically had, and still abled by, strong convictions.
"Issues are enthusiastically debated because it is still a city where many people come and stay as a matter of choice," he said.
Dunfield looked to future celebrations with optimism.
"A nice goal for our 200th anniversary would be to celebrate along the banks of a Kaw River that had been restored to the level of cleanliness that the founders enjoyed," he said.
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MEDITATION: Class provides relief, calming effect for students
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college students." he said.
on you."
college students, he said
Montserrat Mitchell joined
Alford in the first Wednesday class.
Mitchell, Tallahassee, Fla. graduate student, said she had participated in other meditation on different levels and liked the guided sessions the most.
"It is a way to get out of your daily self and get a perspective on life," she said, "but it is not forced
According to an article in last Sunday's issue of The New York Times, a recent study of Buddhist monks at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is discovering that there may be, not only emotional effects from meditation, but also physiological effects.
These studies were developed by Richard Davidson, professor of psychology. He believes that non-Buddhists can use the power
of meditation to reduce stress, rid the body of negative emotion and improve the immune system.
The two most common ailments among University of Kansas students are stress and depression, said John Wade, psychologist at Watkins Memorial Health Care Center.
Wade said he encouraged students suffering from anxiety to try relaxation techniques such as muscle relaxation and breathing
techniques. Meditation is another possible way to cure these illnesses, he said.
"When the stress level is reduced, the immune system is strengthened," Wade said.
Although the group began small, Alford said that he thought students would catch on soon.
"We just don't take enough time to sit and listen," he said.
— Edited by Nikki Overfelt
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