Tuesday, September 2. 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A • Page 5
Di's death hits home on campus for British professors, students
By Ryan Koerner
Kansan staff writer
Sunday morning, as the people of England opened their daily newspapers and turned on their televisions, they were faced with tragic news: Princess Diana had been killed.
Students and faculty at the University of Kansas, more than an ocean away from Buckingham Palace, agreed that the accident that killed Diana, her companion Dodi Al Fayed and their driver, was horrific.
Simon Carrington, associate professor of music and dance, lived in Wiltshire county, England, until 1993. He had the chance to meet Princess Diana several times when he was part of the King's Singers, a singing group from England.
"She had that wonderful common touch many of her adopted family did not," Carrington said of her ties to the royal family. "Her death was absolutely tragic. She will be mourned not only by British, but by everyone."
Carrington said it was Diana's ability to use the media to promote
Princess Diana:
The world mourns her death.
causes she felt strongly about that allowed the world to take part in her short life.
Carrington and KU students have tracked the story by watching television reports. Erin Waugh,
scold repris.
Erin Waugh,
London fresh-
man, said she
was able to keep current with the news of Diana's accident.
"I'm sure if I were still in London I would get a better feel of what it was like because I know it is everyone's loss." Waugh said. "I want to e-mail my friends and find out what is going on right away and find out what it is really like over there."
Waugh said her main concern was with Diana's two sons, William and Harry, who were with their father, Prince Charles, when they learned of her death.
"Prince Charles has always
A number of Web pages have been created in memory of Princess Diana.
www.etolei.demon.co.uk/
Diana.html
wwwentmoot.net/Diana
www.memorial/diana
seemed so cold. There was never a time he was quoted in the paper or spoke with the news," she said. "He never tried to open up to the people like Diana did."
Brian Priestman, also a professor in the department of music and dance, has lived periodically in England for more than 30 years. He too was devastated at the news.
"I think she was an extraordinary woman who managed to do something that no other royals could do —she was human," he said.
Arafat: Relaxing border restrictions small step
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel eased its closure of the West Bank and Gaza yesterday to allow in a few thousand Palestinians — a move that Palestinian leaders dismissed as a token gesture that does little to help their stymied economy.
ment expansion and the Palestinians would rein in Islamic militants, the Haaretz daily said.
THE TALK OF NASHVILLE!
The Associated Press
The closure was imposed after July 30 suicide bombings killed 17 people in a Jerusalem market. The army said 4,000 laborers, 2,000 merchants, 250 teachers and 200 employees of the Palestinian Authority could enter Israel as of this morning.
The United States reportedly was working on a compromise to get peace talks restarted. Under the deal, Israel would slow settle-
The numbers are only a fraction of the 100,000 Palestinians who worked in Israel before the closure, and Palestinian officials said Israel's move was not enough.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that further relaxation of the blockade would come in stages according to the security situation and with the thought of easing life for the Palestinians as much as possible.
The Palestinian Authority estimates each day of the closure costs $8 million in lost wages and trade; the World Bank puts the losses between $4 million and $6 million.
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