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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
Life is a juggle
KU Juggling Club member Tim Sherman, left, Derby sophomore, juggles next to club president Lee Dixon, Overland Park senior, Tuesday morning near Potter Lake. The club meets every Tuesday at various locations around campus. "We sort of just roam around," Dixon said.
MEDICAL Studyfinds euthanasia increase after being legalized in Belgium
BRUSSELS — Cases of euthanasia in Belgium's Flanders region soared to nearly 2 percent of all deaths in 2007 after the country legalized the practice a few years earlier, a medical study has shown.
The survey, conducted by an end-of-life research group at the Brusselsbased Free
University, said the rise was mainly due to Belgium's 2002 euthanasia law, which gave terminally ill patients more choices.
we found that the enactment of the Belgian euthanasia law was followed by an increase in all types of medical end-of-life practices, with the exception of the use of lethal drugs without the patient's explicit request," the group said in a letter published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.
The survey is the third such study conducted on the controversial issue in Belgium, said Dr. Johan Bilsen, who helped conduct the study.
His team surveyed a random sample of 6,202 death certificates of people who died between June and November 2007 in Flanders, a Dutch-speaking region that accounts for six million of Belgium's 10 million people.
Associated Press
CAMPUS
Endowment sees record donations
BY DANIEL JOHNSON
djohnson@kansan.com
djohnson@kansan.com
In a year of budget cuts at the University, alumni are opening their wallets to help more than ever before. The number of donors and total donations to the Kansas University Endowment Association hit a new record last fiscal year, according to a KU press release on Tuesday.
“Donors rallied around the University this year,” Seuferling said. “We are delighted.”
According to the press release, 45,186 donors gave or pledged $106.4 million during the last fiscal year, which ended June 30. Both were record highs in the association's 118 years. He said the increased funds would help bring students, faculty and resources to the University.
Dale Seuferling, president of the Endowment Association, said the increased donations during a tough economic year reflected the commitment of alumni to the University.
University relations spokesman Todd Cohen said the University was encouraged by the news. He said endowment funds make up 10 percent of its budget.
"The University is deeply appreciative to the donors,"Cohen said. "The funds help build the University's margin of success."
The Kansan reported in December 2008 that the association would decrease its contribution by 10 percent for the 2009-2010 year. Returns from the its long-term investment program had declined more than 25 percent.
The news places a positive light on a troubling year for the association, which Seuferling said had lost more than $320 million in investment returns. The 20 percent drop was the worst performance since 2002, when it suffered a 7.9 percent drop.
"It's very gratifying to see the increase despite what's happening." Seuferling said.
Mason Heilman, student body president, said the donations allow more opportunities for students.
The donations will fund 88 new scholarships,12 new student awards,and three new endowed professorships, according to the press release.
"With the economy down, people are realizing that KU is a sound investment in our state," Heilman said.
Edited by Anna Kathagnarath
CRIME
ROME — Thirty women. Eighteen parties. Guests willing to supply sex "if the need arises."
CRIME Italian women paid to entertain party guests
Two Italian newspapers
published what they described Wednesday as excerpts from prosecutors' interrogation of a businessman who said he paid dozens of women to attend parties at his residence.
Associated Press
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