"It happened really fast, there was nothing that could be done. It was a sick feeling just watching them go under." The Rev. Steve Gordon, a driver who escaped unharmed after watching several cars submerge in flood waters in Emporia
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2A the university daily kansan
tuesday, September 2, 2003
Campus Student Alumni Association receives national recognition
The University of Kansas Student Alumni Association was recently named the country's outstanding student alumni organization.
The group won the award at the national convention of the Association of Student Advancement Programs, the student group for the Council for the Advancement and support of Education, in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 18.
Sara Gillispie, Overland Park senior and the association's president, and Jennifer Alderice, director of student programs for the Kansas Alumni Association, accepted the award.
The association, founded in 1987, is the student volunteer program of the Kansas Alumni Association. The group educates students about the Alumni Association and prepares them to become future alumni leaders.
-Nikki Nugent
OVERLAND PARK — Authorities yes terday found the body of a suburban Kansas City teenager who was swept away while attempting to wade in a rain-swollen creek.
State
Area teen drowns in attempt to wade local flooded creek
George W. Robison, 18, of Overland Park, and two friends were wading in Indian Creek about 2 p.m. Sunday and were quickly swept downstream, said Leawood Fire Chief Ben Florance. Bystanders pulled two of the teens to safety, but they were unable to rescue Robison.
Friends told firefighters Robison was an experienced swimmer.
More than 75 emergency workers,
including several in boats, searched for the teenager Sunday. The search was hampered by the strong current and the need to stop and rescue other teenagers from the creek.
Emergency workers pulled at least 11 teens and their rafts from the water late in the afternoon. Three teens in one raft told workers they wanted to help in the search. Teens in another raft told the rescuers they wanted to go Colorado-style river rafting.
Several dozen rescuers and six dogs returned yesterday to search from boats and along the shore, said Tyler Butts, a spokesman for the Overland Park Fire Department.
The Associated Press
World
Arab TV station Al-Jazeera publishes Web site in English
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera launched an English-language Web site yesterday, five months after hackers brought down a temporary site at the height of the Iraq war.
Susi Sirri, news coordinator and spokeswoman, said the site aimed "to fill a niche for English speakers who want to get the other side of the story, the Arab perspective."
"We are following Al-Jazeera's model: opinion and counter-opinion. That is the motto of the (organization)," Sirri told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Qatar.
The English site works closely with the television station and its Arabic Web site, launched in 2001, but also has its own staff of nearly 50 Western and Arab journalists, Sirir said.
A temporary version of English.aljazeera.net went online March 24 to cover the war but was soon brought down by hackers.
The Associated Press
Question of the day
Can i still change my schedule online?
KU info exists to answer all your questions about KU and life as a student. Check out KU info's Web site at kinfo.lib.ku.edu, call them at 864-3506 or visit them in person at Anschutz Library.
Well, yes and no. You can drop a class online through Sept. 25, but to add a class, you need to go to the Enrollment Center, 151 Strong Hall, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Make sure you check to see if you need any special permissions, or a closed class opener, before you go.
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Look here every day for information about KUJH-TV News, the student television station of University of Kansas.
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Tune into KUJH for weekday newscasts and other programming on Sunflower Cable channel 32 at 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
Kit Laffler/Kansan
Noel Fischer, Lawrence resident, jumped off the diving board at the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Kentucky St. The pool closed yesterday for the season.
KUJH-TV News
On KJKH, 90.7 FM, listen to the news at 7 a.m. 8,
a.m. and 9 a.m. Then again at 6 p.m.
To submit photos to Camera on KU, bring your photo to 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Place it in the Op Campus mailbox and fill out a photo information sheet to identify your picture.
Check the all-new, 24-hour Web site of The University Daily Kansan at www.kansan.com.
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A car stereo and set of speakers valued at $250 was stolen from the vehicle of a 20-year-old University of Kansas student in the 600 block of Gateway Court between 11 a.m.
student in the 1300 block of Prairie Avenue between 10:15 p.m. tuesday and 7 p.m. Wednesday. The stolen items are valued at $2,700.
and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A notebook computer, car stereo/CD player and a subwoofer were stolen from the vehicle of a 27-year-old University of Kansas
on campus—for more events, go to kucalendar.com
Headquarters Counseling Center, 211 E. Eighth St., is having an informational meeting from 6 p.m. to 7 tonight at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., at the Gallery Room for those interested in learning more about the center and the volunteer program. Call the center at 841-2345 or view the Web site at www.hgccl.lawrence.ks.us.
Equal Opportunity Fund Child Care Grant applications are available beginning today at www.financialaid.ku.edu or at 50 Strong Hall. The priority filing date is Sept.19. To apply, you must be a degree-seeking
student at the Lawrence campus, enrolled in at least six hours and have a child or children five years or younger. Contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at 864-4700.
The International Student Association is having its first general meeting of the year and officer elections at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Alderson Auditorium on Level 4 in the Kansas Union. Contact Gaston Araoz at 812-3172.
University Career and Employment Services is having a workshop on finding a part-time job at the University of Kansas from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in 140 Burge Union. Contact
Ann Hartley at 864-3624.
The Center for Russian and East European Studies is having a Laird Brown Bag Discussion from noon to 1 p.m. today in 318 Bailey Hall. Today's topic is "The Problem of Kaliningrad" with speaker Maj. Randy Masten, U.S. Army. Bring your lunch and questions. Contact Ray Finch at 864-4236 or raflin3@ku.edu.
The KU Israel Alliance of the 2003-2004 school year will launch programming at 8:30 tonight at the Naismith Hall cafeteria. Contact Beniy Simon at 749-5397.
Et Cetera
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