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September 21, 1998
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Vol. 109 • No. 22
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Students speak out
(USPS 650-640)
Jim Spencer, employee of the Center for BioEthical Reform and Wichita resident, talks with Mike Camadry, right, Wichita sophomore, about an anti- abortion sign comparing abortion to genocide. The exhibit will be on campus today near Strong Hall. Photo by Corie Waters/KANSAN
Anti-abortion protest stirs controversy on Daisy Hill
Display becomes violent after students see photos
By Chad Bettes and Michael T. Rigg
Kansan staff writers
One University of Kansas student was arrested last night on Daisy Hill after an anti-abortion display became violent, the KU Public Safety Office said.
The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform dis played 14 6-foot tall picture murals that compared abortion to the Holocaust and slavery.
The photographs were of aborted fetuses, lynchings and concentration camps with red swastikas on the black-and-white background.
About 6:38 p.m., a student drove a car onto the grass across the street from Hashinger Hall, Major Chris Keary said.
No center worker was struck or injured and the student was arrested for aggravated assault. Keary said.
About 6:42 p.m., a group of men tipped over one of the display signs near the entrance to the Templin Hall lot. One man was punched and another man was grabbed, Keary said. No arrests were made, but both men filed
complaints of battery. The incident report will be forwarded to the city prosecutor.
Keary said officers already were on the scene, as they would be with any controversial demonstrations.
Abuld-Kareem Ali, Atlanta sophomore, said he gathered a group of students to protest the exhibitions, which he said were racist.
"We were just protesting in the same way he are," he said.
Greg Harrington, an organizer of the display, was not surprised by the incident and said he expected people to deal with it in a mature way.
The center plans to have the exhibit, which it calls the Genocide Awareness Project, on campus throughout the week.
Harrington, University officials and representatives of the KU Legal Society, which sponsored the display, will meet this afternoon to discuss the safety of the event.
"We want to do this in a way that sets public safety as a priority, but, at the same time, we want to get the idea out that the University is a workplace of ideas," Harrington said.
David Lee, director of operations for the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, said the comparison of the Holocaust and slavery to abortion was valid because in each case the victimized group was classified as less than human.
Jayhawker Campus Ministry also sponsored the exhibit.
"We want to do this in a way that sets public safety as a priority, but, at the same time, we want to get the idea out that the University is a workplace of ideas."
Greg Harrington display organizer
Sarah Page, president of the Pro-Choice Coalition and Prairie Village senior, said her organization was not involved with the violence.
"Violence towards other people is not something that Pro-Choice Coalition condones," she said. "We encourage peaceful demonstrations."
The display will move around campus this week, stopping at Wescoe and Strong halls today. The center's activities will include a public debate and forum at 7 p.m. Thursday in Budig Hall.
Multicultural student group may form
by Carolyn Mollett Kansan staff writer
Minority group leaders discuss joining as a result of Rock Chalk Revue skit
A coalition of diverse students may form as a result of the controversy surrounding last spring's Rock Chalk Revue.
First Nations Student Association, formerly known as Native American Student Association protested a Rock Chalk skit, "Don't Drink the Water," that it said portrayed indigenous peoples as primitive.
This year, Raven Heavy Runner president of FNSA, said he hoped to produce something positive from the negative Rock Chalk experience with a Multicultural Student Coalition.
The idea of a Multicultural Student Coalition is to bring students of varying cultures together for positive interaction. Heavy Runner said the association was thankful to Black Student Union for its support throughout the Rock Chalk ordeal.
After last spring's protests, a Multicultural Race Forum convened, involving KU diverse student organizations and people from the Lawrence community.
Heavy Runner spent the last few weeks speaking with diverse student groups about forming a coalition this fall.
"But why not get together for positive things?" Heavy Runner asked.
Individually, the groups have a
small voice, said Tanisha Jones,
BSU senator. "As a whole, we can be powerful and encourage change."
Nellie Kim, president of Asian American Student Association, said the coalition was a great way for students to break out of their own circles.
Those at the meeting did not determine whether a coalition would become an official campus organization.
Heavy Runner brought up six reasons why a coalition would be beneficial. First, he said the University had never had a long-standing diverse coalition.
representatives from FNSA, Hispanic American Leadership Organization and Queers and Allies met last week to discuss the formation of a Multicultural Coalition.
Heavy Runner also said diverse student groups lacked visibility on campus, the greater KU community didn't understand diverse students' issues and there was a lack of
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting to discuss forming the Multicultural Student Coalition will be 7 p.m. tonight in the Multicultural Resource Center.
understanding between groups within the diverse community.
The representatives determined that any multicultural coalition would be open to under-represented students and their supporters. They didn't want to exclude any students.
"I would rather this be an organization of ideas than a politics of identities," said Christine Robinson, member of Queers and Allies and Gay and Lesbian Academic and Staff Advocates.
Near-sellout crowd greets Loveline hosts
with Adam and Dr. Drew
■ Why are breasts so cool to most men?
Adam: Guys like breasts because they don't have them. I wanted breasts so bad as a kid, and I never got them. And especially large ones — it's an extra 20 pounds, so for men, that's an extra 20 pounds of manliness.
■ I'm 18, and I'm having inhibitions about losing my virginity. Is it because it's fed into our minds that sex before marriage is bad, or is it just me?
Dr. Drrew: You're trying to make a value decision in your life. Foremost, you need to concentrate on your commitment to the other person. The stronger a bond you form, the more intimate an experience it is.
Adam: Just do it!
■ Why are men so afraid of assertive, self-confident women? I'm very opinionated and self-assured, and it seems to scare men off. Adam: I'm too frightened to answer that. Drew: Dr. Drew: You need to look at the reasons we are so intimidated by you. People generally aren't afraid of assertive people unless there's an agenda.
OK, myth or fact. Does the infamous G-spot exist in lady?
Dr. Drew: 'It's in the tissue behind the clitoris, and it's in different places for different people.'
When stimulated, it can be an intense experience for some. For others, it's more subtle.
Dr. Drew: What women are wanting is a person to be fully present. They want a man who's not passive. They want to be cared for and nurtured. When you ask her to participate in planning, you're asking her to be fully present.
I've been out on a few dates with a woman, and when I ask her, 'What do you want to do?', she says, 'Oh, I don't care,' or 'What-ever you want to do.'
There's this guy who've I've been putting off sexually for five months. We live in separate towns, and last weekend we had sex. I haven't heard from him since. Did I scare him off, or does he feel he's conquered something? Dr. Draw. This proves something about men — Adam: They're stupid! Guys, you have to follow up after you've had sex. Or maybe he's still on his victory tour.
Adam: You see, that's the problem with women. You're quiet the first month of the relationship when we want you to have an opinion. Then after that, there's too much assertion. Then you have someone who bitches and complains all the time.
Dr. Drew: Why don't you call him?
Adam: No, he should know to call her
■ What are the effects of sexual performance in men after drinking alcohol?
in their inter and learn to
Dr. Drew: Any form of alcohol inhibits sexual
performance and could cause sexual dysfunction,
so it's best not to mix the two.
Adam: Basically, you drink too much, you throw up and you have a flaccid penis.
By Angela Johnson
Kansan staff writer
SUA still loses money on event
duction, and advertising.
Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carolla, the hosts of MTV's Loveline, fielded questions about sex, drugs and relationships from a near-sellout crowd Friday night at the Lied Center.
Lindsey Gaston, special events coordinator for Student Union Activities, said that the money lost only would come out of production costs, such as the Lied Center rental fee, sound and lights pro-
"We broke even on the talent fee, which was $18,500." Gaston said. "We had a crowd of about 1,850 people, so I'm just ecstatic over how well the event went."
Students paid $10 per ticket and non-students paid $14. The Lied Center seats about 2,000 people.
Gaston said *Loveline* cost SUA about $20,000. He said he wouldn't know the
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A shining moment
Erin Austin, Aurora, Colo. sophonore, waits in for the start of the Band Day Parade. The University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks led a parade of high school bands through downtown Lawrence Saturday. Photo by Graham K. Johnson/KANSAN
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