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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Ice T speech goes uncensored
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Controversial rapper actor speaks frankly
By Angola Johnson
Kanson staff writer
It was freedom of speech to the fullest extent.
Rap artist and actor Ice T gave an uncensored lecture last night at the Lied Center in front of about 900 people. The rapper spoke about subjects ranging from politics to profanity.
When Ice T walked onto the stage, he warned the audience that his dialogue would be hardcore.
"These words are not profanity
"These words are not profanity — it's slang," he said. "These words are exclamation points, and I'm going to be using a lot of exclamation points tonight."
The rapper, who has produced controversial recordings, such as Cop Killer and O.G. Original Gangster, said free speech did not exist.
"Everybody is censored in some way or another," he said. "You can say anything you want, but there will always be ramifications from other people.
ICE T said that the mass society misunderstood the meaning of the song and that he received backlash from political leaders, such as Dan
"That was a protest record against police brutality, not killing innocent cops," he said. "I'm never going to apologize for making that record because I know what it was about."
Regarding his music, Ice T said what was shocking 10 years ago isn't as shocking as it is today because the public is more aware of the issues.
Angela McAllister, Manhattan senior, said she had no idea what to expect from the controversial rapper before the show but that afterward she was impressed.
"He's actually pretty intelligent
and articulate," McAllister said. "He really grabbed my attention when he talked about how cautious you have to be in the entertainment business."
Erica Van Ross, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said she came to the lecture because she wanted to see how the crowd would react to the musician's blunt nature.
For the most part, the crowd responded positively, said Cody Simms, forums coordinator for Student Union Activities.
"He's really entertaining," Simms said. "He takes serious topics and presents them in a funny way."
Ice Tanswers questions from the media about his book and his book The Ice Opinion at the Lied Center. He spoke yesterday in front of about 900 people, addressing subjects ranging from politics to profanity.Photo by Tara Bradley/KANSAN
University of Missouri fans tear down the goal posts at Columbia, Mo., after the Tigers' win against the Jayhawks. Some crowd members threw objects at the Marching Jayhawks during halftime of Saturday's game. Photo by Dan Elavsky/KANSAN
Band sounds off on MU fans' conduct
By Melody Ard
Kansan staff writer
Some University of Missouri fans found an unconventional use for whiskey bottles and other items during Saturday's football game.
As the University of Kansas marching band was preparing to take the field for the halftime show of the Kansas vs. Missouri football game, fans sitting in the Missouri
student section pelted the band with various objects, including oranges and Jim Beam bottles, said Kim Reed. KU color guard member.
"When we were coming out under the stadium behind our bench, they just started throwing things at us and yelling vulgarities," she said. "They had glass bottles and oranges and Naya water bottles filled with god-only-knows what."
Reed was hit by a glass bottle, which left a small cut on her foot. Although other members of the Marching Jayhawks were hit, she said no one was seriously injured.
Rob Willard, University of Missouri student body president, said that he wasn't surprised by the actions of the fans, although he said they were inappropriate.
For feedback on the Missouri vs. Kansas football game, see page 4A
"The people who pelted the KU band were sheer drunken idiots."
Willard said.
Reed said she was surprised by the shower of objects, but she thought the public announcement before the band took the field may have given the crowd the idea to
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String of auto thefts leads to $8,000 in damages
By Keith Burner
Early estimates put the loss at nearly $8,000. Police said that figure would rise when more accurate estimates of the damage were finished.
Seven KU students' cars parked in a two-block area east of campus were burglarized Monday morning, Lawrence police said.
Kansan staff writer
"It looks like what we've got is a string of auto thefts that appear to be related," Lawrence Police Sgt. George Wheeler said.
After midnight, seven cars parked in neighboring lots at Tennessee Street and Gower Place were damaged. Stereo equipment was stolen from six cars.
car.
Police said they didn't know why nothing was stolen from the seventh
In that lot, 130 compact discs, three CD players and two walkie-talkies were stolen. All the cars were damaged, Lawrence police said.
The total loss to the four students who had cars parked in that lot was $3,574.
One of the students, Jennifer Simpson, was getting ready to go to her 9:30 a.m. class when she discovered the theft.
rour of the burglaries occurred at a parking lot at 1433 Tennessee St., near the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house.
"I went out, and everything was gone," said Simpson, Tulsa, Okla., sophomore. "I ended up missing my first class because I had to wait for the cop to get there."
Simpson said that her insurance would cover most of the loss and damage to her car.
Jason Benavides/KANSAN
She said that whoever had broken into her car had first tried to enter by removing the molding around one of the windows. When that didn't work, the auto burglaries just smashed one of
the windows.
"I felt violated." she said.
A block to the south on Gower Place, in a parking lot near the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house, two other cars were damaged and burglarized for a loss of $1.400.
In that lot, a Saturn and a Jeep were damaged when stereo equipment and several CDs were stolen from the vehicles. Lawrence police said.
The last car to be broken into was parked half of a block to the south of the Gower lot burglaries.
From that car alone, the burglaries took two speakers, 55 CDs, an amplifier and a $130-pair of Oakley sunglasses. Lawrence police said. The damage and loss to that car was nearly $3,000.
Lawrence police still are investigating the burglaries but have no suspects.
Low numbers to force sorority to close doors
Alpha Xi Delta will stay active until next spring
"Despite the continuing efforts of the National Fraternity, local alumnae and undergraduate members, our recruitment efforts at the University of Kansas did not produce enough new members for the Chi Chapter to sustain itself financially," said Kimberly Starr Serio, the Alpha Xi Delta national president, in the formal written announcement.
By Sarah Hale
Kansan staff writer
The national headquarters of Alpha Xi Delta sorority announced Monday that the University of Kansas chapter would close at the end of the academic year because of low membership.
The sorority moved out of its house this year because of financial difficulties and leased it to Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, said Bill Nelson, coordinator of greek programs.
Alpha Xi Delta National Headquarters emphasized that the decision to close the chapter was not based on the quality of its members.
Nelson said the chapter, which was founded at the University in 1914 and recolonized in fall 1991, met membership quota the first two years.
Quota is the number of new members that each chapter may select. Since then, he said, it has been a downward cycle in numbers.
In Spring 1993, a year after the first members were initiated, Alpha Xi Delta had about 120 members. A year later that number had fallen to about 70 members.
Two years later, Alpha Xi Delta had about 60 members. This past spring, the chapter had about 30 women.
Amy Heinemann, chapter president, said that the members planned to remain active and remain supportive of the greek community.
"We have appreciated all of the support we received from the University and the greek community," Heinemann said. "We plan to continue our campus involvement until the end of the year."
Alpha Xi Delta is the second sorority to close within the last three years. Alpha Omicron Pi closed its KU chapter after the 1995-96 school year.
"This is something they have been working so hard to avoid," Sigg said. "The women are strong, quality women. They just needed more and it didn't work out."
"We are deeply saddened, of course, to lose another chapter," said Libby Sigg, Panhelenic Association president. "This means we need to pull together as a Greek community and support one another."
Sigg said that Alpha Xi Delta had been trying to increase membership during the last few weeks. The sorority also had a recruitment campaign last spring to try to attract members.
Sigg added that no other KU sororities were in a similar position and that the closing was not an indicator that all sororites were losing numbers.
He said that within the last three years, an Alpha Xi Delta undergraduate at the University had received a national award for outstanding leadership. The chapter also aided its philanthropy, Choose Children.
Nelson said that the chapter's intention at this time was to submit a proposal asking to recolonize sometime within the next three to five years.
Nelson said that the chapter had a good track record of accomplishments, both within the University and regionally and nationally.
Another Alpha Xi Delta chapter began the colonization process yesterday at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Mo.
ALPHA XI DELTA
Established: 1914
- Closed; during the Depression and stayed closed for 60 years
Reconolonized: Fall 1991
Members in Spring 1993: about 120
Members in Spring 1998: about 30
Will close at the end of the academic year.
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