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2. Incoming power forward is reminiscent of former Kansas players
3. Homeless shelter plans new location
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1. Afghan commission wants recount in elections
wants recount in elections
KABUL — The U.N.-backed commission charged with investigating Afghanistan's election says it has found "clear and convincing evidence of fraud" and has ordered a recount of questionable polling stations.
The commission did not say Tuesday how many would need to be recounted, but noted it had identified questionable results in Ghazni, Paktika and Kandahar provinces and that investigations were continuing. Stations showing 100 percent turnout or with a presidential candidate receiving more than 95 percent of the vote will need to be recounted, it said.
2. U.N. offers aid to victims of Mexican flood
MEXICO CITY — U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon offered humanitarian aid Tuesday to hundreds of people affected by torrential rains that flooded homes and killed at least two people in a Mexico City suburb.
Ban, who was in Mexico City to attend a conference on disarmament, did not give details about the aid.
He accompanied President Felipe Calderon on a visit to the suburb of Tlalnepantla, where a water drain broke during heavy rains Sunday, knocking down walls and sending cars floating down streets filled with 5 feet of water.
3. Rare turtle species rediscovered in Myanmar
BANGKOK — The rare Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote forest in Myanmar, boosting chances of saving the reptile after hunting almost destroyed its population, researchers said Monday.
Texas researcher Steven Platt and staff from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society discovered five of the brown-and-tan-spotted turtles in May during a survey of wildlife in the Rakhine Yoma Elephant Sanctuary.
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NATIONAL 4.0officials release details of recently hijacked plane
WASHINGTON — A U.S. official says American, French and Mexican citizens were among the passengers aboard a hijacked plane in Mexico.
The U.S. official briefed on the matter says preliminary reports also indicate up to eight people were arrested in the incident. The official was not authorized to discuss the case and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The official says the plane held 112 passengers and crew.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus mayor has ordered the city to discuss a financial settlement with a teenager cleared of killing his identical twin.
5. City settles with teen cleared of twin's murder
Mayor Michael Coleman directed his public safety director and the city attorney on Wednesday to start settlement talks with 19-year-old Derris Lewis and his attorney.
Prosecutors dropped an ag-gravated murder charge against Lewis last month in the January 2008 slaying of his brother, Dennis. The development came after a test failed to find Derris Lewis' blood on a palm print that had been a main piece of evidence at trial.
6. Districts implement Bible literacy curriculum
DALLAS — Some Texas school districts are scrambling to interpret a state law that requires public schools to incorporate Bible literacy into the curriculum.
The Legislature provided little guidance, no funding for materials or teacher training when it passed the law in 2007 requiring Bible literacy to be taught starting in the 2009-2010 school year.
Attorney General Greg Abbott has said the law doesn't require schools to offer a Bible course, although they can offer it as an elective. However, they must provide some sort of lessons, he said.
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Spotlight on Organizations | TOMS Shoes
BY KIRSTEN KWON kkwon@kansan.com
Cherie Gossett, Olathe junior, first heard about the TOMS movement while watching a segment on a morning TV show last April. She said she was instantly intrigued by the report. "I thought 'Wow, what an inspirational way of making an impact,'" Gossett said.
When she visited the Website for the organization, which is dedicated to giving shoes to impoverished people around the world, she noticed it was looking for campus representatives and decided the University needed an organization to support the cause.
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"I applied over the summer and got the job as a representative." Gossett said. "Then I had to go through registration for it to become an actual campus group."
This is the first semester for the TOMS Shoes University of Kansas group. For every pair of shoes purchased from the company, it gives away a pair of shoes to a child in need as part of its "One
for One" program. According to tomsshoes.com, the organization has successfully given away over 140,000 pairs of shoes to children in developing countries like Argentina, South Africa and Ethiopia.
Gossett said the movement is important because, for some, walking is the main mode of transportation.
"You don't really think about it but in some countries people have to walk to get everywhere, and sometimes they are walking barefoot through dangerous things like contaminated soil," Gossett said.
Cherie Gossett sits outside the Multicultural Resource Center, next to the Kansas Union. Gossett is the founder of the TOMS chapter at the University. The organization gives shoes to children in developing countries.
The 16 members of the KU organization will plan events to raise awareness about the cause.
Since TOMS was launched in 2006, it has become a cultural trend. The bands Hanson and Hellogoodbye are supporting the cause with their "Use your Sole" tour and will play at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City Oct. 2. In addition to the concert,
"We will work to throw two major events on campus each semester," Gossett said.
Hanson will lead participants in a one-mile walk with the "Take the Walk" campaign, an organization that is partners with TOMS.
Gossett said she hopes to begin planning the events soon to get the word out around campus.
"Our main goal is to help children in need in the world and get KU students to support TOMS",
Gossett said.
TOMS shoes are available on its website and in Shark's Surf Shop. 813 Massachusetts St. For information on joining the organization or receiving a $5 off KU student code, contact representatives at tomskulawrence@gmail.com
Edited by Jonathan Hermes
ON CAMPUS
The "Access 2007:
Introduction" workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The "Discover Your Strengths" workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in 204 JRP.
The "Blackboard Strategies and Tools" workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in 6 Budig.
The Senior Session on July gallery talk will begin at 10 a.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The "CRESIS in Video" lecture will begin at 10 a.m. in the Mercury Room in Nichols Hall.
The "Grants & Fellowships in the humanities" workshop will begin at noon in the Seminar Room in the Hall Center.
Greening Your Workplace will begin at noon in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
The "Word 2007: Everyday Tasks" workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The "Studying Galaxy Formation with the Hubble, Spitzer and James Webb Space Telescopes" seminar will begin at noon in 6092 Malott.
The "Problems with'black mat evidence for a Younger Dryas comet" will begin at 4 p.m. in 1089 Malott.
The "Environmental governance as a development strategy in the Amazon: The case of Lucas do Rio Verde Legal" lecture will begin at noon in 318 Bailey.
for more information on how to get involved contact: alex2007@ku.edu
The University/Faculty Senate Meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 203 Green Hall.
Tea Time will begin at 3 p.m. in the Kansas Union lobby.
Exists to ensure effective and fair elections are held to elect the student body government at The University of Kansas.
ON THE RECORD
Around 2 p.m. Saturday, a student reported that four Goodyear tires were damaged by a cutting tool, at a total loss of about $400.
Around 3 p.m. Saturday, a professor of physics reported three instances of criminal use of one of their financial cards, at a total loss of about $440.
Around 9 p.m. Saturday, a student reported that her license plate was stolen from her vehicle, at a loss of $26.
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Alternative Breaks
Roger Hill Volunteer Center Day of Action Saturday September 12.·10:00 am The morning will start out at Centro Hispano of Lawrence where we will help with flier distribution. Then, we will have a picnic lunch in South Park and spend the afternoon working on the Family Promise House. Cost $5 Registration Deadline · September 10 Registration forms can be found at http://groups. ku.edu/~albreaks. Questions? www.ku.edu/~albreaks aweb@ku.edu