THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012
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jured during an altercation at a house party in the 300 block of West 14th Street and later died at a friend's house in the 1500 block of Tennessee Street.
Sardina's roommates, who were not at the house party, told the Kansan in an earlier interview they had heard from others that Sardina had a glass bottle broken over his head during the fight.
He was last enrolled at the University in fall 2011. Sardina was a sergeant in the National Guard from Clarence, N.Y. He served three tours of duty in Iraq from 2006 to 2007.
Gonzalez's next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 28.
MAY - PRESENT
More than 50 aggravated burglaries occurred over the summer, and Lawrence Police are ask
ing students to lock their doors and be mindful as they return to the University.
Police believe they've made two arrests in connection with the string of burglaries.
The first was 32-year-old William D. Washington III on June 9. Police caught him allegedly trying to enter another home while they investigated a nearby burglar in the 3400 block of Augusta Drive. Prosecutors charged him with aggravated burglary, attempted aggravated burglary, burglary and three other charges.
Ronald Kenneth Brooks Jr,
33, was charged Aug. 1 with
aggravated burglary and two other charges after allegedly entering two home in northern Lawrence.
Despite the arrests, the burglaries continue, police spokesman Trent McKinley said Tuesday.
"There are likely more than these two individuals involved," McKinley said. "We know that
someone is either a copy cat, or maybe they're working together."
McKinley said students could just as easily become victims to burglary as any Lawrence home-owner.
"Don't advertise what you have," McKinley said. "Students' laptops and belongings can easily be seen through windows."
The burglaries all have similar characteristics. The burglar enters the property through an unlocked door or window while the residents sleep, so the easiest way to avoid becoming a victim is to lock up.
"Locking your doors doesn't necessarily prevent crime, but it can prevent it from happening to you" McKinley said. "Lots of times they will just keep moving until they find an unlocked space."
Edited by Sarah McGabe
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
A netition has been started to remove the Chick-fil-A in the Underground because of president Dan Cathy's anti-gay comments
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University alumni from Overland Park, had reached 2,000 signatures on July 20.
One petitioner, Warner Cook, a senior from Olathe, married her girlfriend of one year last December. She commented on Change.org saying "my belief in same-sex marriage is worth more than a chicken sandwich". Cook said the company financially supports organizations that affect her personally.
"I'm definitely not planning on eating there at all this year." Cook said. Cook said she hopes that the University removes Chick-fil-A from campus.
Another petitioner commented saying that "a University that provides opportunities for a diverse group of people, should not have a place like Chick-fil-A that is so openly against equal rights".
An opposing petition, asking the University to not take action against Chick-fil-A, had reached 500 signatures on July 27 and is almost to 700. The petition letter stated that Chick-fil-A was not violating any laws and should remain in business.
"There is no valid reason why disagreement from those opposed to Chick-fil-A values should succeed in not allowing Chick-fil-A to be in existence, presence, or practice," the petition on Change.org said.
Students are not the only ones getting involved. Congressman
Tim Huelskamp asked in a letter to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little that the university uphold its non-discrimination policy in order to protect Chick-fil-A.
"Kicking out a private business that is operating legally on the grounds that its leader holds a particular set of religious and political beliefs different from yours or any other official would violate the University's commitment to non-discrimination," Huelskamp said in his letter.
Huelskamp said he hoped the University would not take a side when it comes time to review its contract with Chick-fil-A.
Edited by Kelsey Cipoila
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sidewalk ads outside a west Denver medical marijuana dispensary advertise low prices and "Clones Galore!" on Monday. After complaints that such ads are unseemly, the Denver City Council voted Monday to ban outdoor marijuana advertising including billboards, bus placards and sign-spinners.
Weed ads banned in Denver
DENVER — Free joints! Cheap weed! Come on down! Marijuana advertising in Denver can be shockingly aggressive, with psychedelic billboards and sign wavers promoting potent weed and an affordable high.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
But in-your-face advertising messages in Colorado's largest city look like they're on their way out after the city council voted 13-0 to ban outdoor advertising for medical marijuana.
The Denver ordinance passed Monday night seeks to curb the city's vibrant and competitive marijuana industry. Council members said the city needs to crack down on the advertising.
"I don't appreciate folks that are out in front of a creepy old van slinging this dope, and they're making this industry look bad," said Councilman Paul Lopez, who voted for the measure. "I'm sick and tired of my neighborhood being overrun by folks who don't respect it."
the advertising ban would apply
to billboard, bus-bench and sidewalk sign-twirler advertising. The ordinance doesn't affect print advertising or radio or television ads, but the ads would have to include the disclaimer that pot is "for registered Colorado medical marijuana patients only."
The marijuana industry in Denver was itself deeply divided on the advertising ban, which requires one more vote next week but appears certain to pass.
One Denver group, the Medical Marijuana Industry Group, actively pushed for the advertising ban, saying that unseemly ads give people a bad impression of the industry. Other industry groups, including the influential Cannabis Business Alliance, argued unsuccessfully that the advertising ban goes too far.
"We don't necessarily need sign spinners on the side of the road. But we do need to opportunity to educate," said dispensary owner Cheri Hackett.
is illegal to grow and sell, and also illegal to advertise, but regulations vary widely in the 17 states that flout federal drug law and consider pot legal for people with certain medical conditions.
Marijuana advertising is a murky area for regulators dealing with an industry whose very existence violates federal drug law. Medical marijuana
Delaware and Vermont ban marijuana advertising. Montana passed a statewide ban last year, though a judge blocked it from taking effect while a legal challenge is under way.
District Judge James Reynolds, of Helena, ruled that the advertising ban is a First Amendment violation and that "any violation of the right to free speech is an irreparable injury."
Washington state bans physicians from advertising that they recommend the drug. Doctors that violate that state's advertising ban can face sanctions from the state Department of Health.
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"A health care professional shall not ... include any statement or reference, visual or otherwise, on the medical use of cannabis in any advertisement for his or her business or practice" Washington law reeds.
California and Colorado are flush with advertisements for the drug.
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