"I never lived my life to be a politician. I never lived my life to be the governor of California."
in other words
Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a radio interview.
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NEWS in brief
friday, august 29, 2003
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University of Michigan alters undergrad admissions policy
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan unveiled a new affirmative action policy for undergraduates yesterday, dropping a point system thrown out by the Supreme Court in favor of a less rigid process that still takes race into account.
Applicants will be given the option of identifying their race, but the answer will be considered "holistically" with the rest of the application and will not be assigned a point value, Provost Paul Courant said.
We continue to believe in gathering a group of students that are very bright but different from one another," Courant said.
In a 6-3 ruling in June, the high court struck down the point system for undergraduate admissions as too rigid. The system gave a 20-point boost to minority applicants, greater weight than it gave for some measures of academic excellence.
Undergraduate applicants will now be asked to give more information about their socio-economic status and give a short answer explaining their thoughts about diversity. There will be also be other short-answer questions and an optional essay that will allow students to tell more about their background and expected contributions to campus.
Wyandotte tribe opens casino in Kansas City despite protest
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An Oklahoma-based American-Indian tribe opened a cramped downtown casino yesterday despite the state's opposition to a casino run by an out-of-state tribe and any expansion of gambling in Kansas.
The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma made no public announcement about an opening date for the casino, located in a former Masonic hall next to an old tribal cemetery. The area is part of the tribe's historical territory.
The Wyandotte 7th Street Casino opened at 9 a.m. and was filled with customers within an hour.
The casino, with about 150 machines and only room for one person to walk down the aisles at a time, is wedged between office buildings, across from City Hall and near the Robert J. Dole federal courthouse.
The state opposed letting the tribe open the casino, saying it was protecting the interests of four tribes based in Kansas from an out-of-state tribe. The Kansas Legislature also has generally opposed any expansion of gambling in the state.
The city has long supported the Oklahoma tribe's effort to build a Kansas casino, but not in its current downtown location.
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A butterfly paused on the flower bed in front of Smith Hall in between the day's rain showers. Yesterday's precipitation offered a respite from the previous week's high temperatures.
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An 18-year-old University of Kansas female reported $100
stolen following a battery between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.yesterday at the intersection of 14th and Tennessee streets.
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There will be a Social Change Organization Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Sept. 4 in the main lobby of the Kansas Union. Thirty campus and community organizations that are dedicated to improving lives
Sept. 4. For more information contact Kristina Mitchell at 864 0137.
Spencer Art Museum is having their annual open house to all KU students from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Student Union Activities is showing the movie The Hours from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 4 in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union. Buy your tickets in the Hawk Shop on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union for $2.
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