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What, exactly, did my true love give to me?
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
12 lords a-leaping, 11 ladies dancing,
10 pipers piping, 9 drummers drumming, 8 maids
a-milking, 7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying,
5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens,
4 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
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The Festival of Lights
Joshua Kendall / KANSAN
Danny Lipsky, Lawrence junior, Nate Karlin, Marietta, Ga., junior and Kansan Editorial Board member, and Dori Sobeo, Lawrence sophomore, feast on traditional Jewish cuisine for the first night of Hanukkah yesterday at the Hillel House, 940 Mississippi St. Joshua Kendall / KANSAN
Whooping cough cases on the rise in Kansas, especially among children
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA — State health officials said yesterday that cases of whooping cough are up sharply this year, especially in children over the age of 8.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said there were 90 confirmed cases and 58 possible cases in Kansas. That compares to 23 cases in 2003 and 38 cases in 2002.
Spokeswoman Sharon Watson said there was no real explanation for the increase. There is a vaccine for the highly contagious illness, but the effectiveness starts to wane after children reach age 8. Infants have the greatest risk of the illness, but it can be prevented by immunization before a child's first
birthday.
Watson said some cases were among children who didn't receive all the series of vaccinations for whooping cough, while others received no vaccination at all. Vaccinations are recommended when children are 2 months, 4 months, 6 months and 1 year old, with a booster before the start of kindergarten.
"Some may have not received the vaccination at the right time. It depends on the individual." Watson said.
Whooping cough gets its name from the sound people make when they try to inhale after a severe coughing attack.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2004
The outbreak is particularly severe in Kingman County, where 39 cases have been reported since Nov. 23.
Health director Cindy ChristmanSmith said the age of patients ranges from 3 to 50. She said health officials still were trying to determine why the outbreak occurred.
"One reason is more awareness on the part of health-care providers. Many times they saw people with coughs and didn't test for it and treat it," Christman-Smith said.
She said some local schools canceled extracurricular activities to reduce the risk of spreading the illness. The number of cases has dropped off in recent days.
Health officials in Missouri, Nebraska and North Dakota also have reported increased cases of whooping cough this year, Watson said.
ON CAMPUS
Student Recital Series sponsored by the KU School of Fine Arts will feature the flute choir at 7:30 p.m. at the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries will hold a University Forum called "Terrorism and Homeland Security from the Perspective of Children" by Janice Storey, Director of Child and Family Services, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today at ECM.
ON THE RECORD
Lawrence police arrested a 19 year-old KU student about 2 p.m. Sunday at 23rd and Alabama streets. He was charged with operating under the influence, possession of an altered driver's license and speeding.
An 18-year-old KU student reported to Lawrence police that someone had stolen the license plate off his car about 3 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of Michigan Street.
The University of Kansas Public Safety office arrested a 22-year-old KU student for leaving the scene of an accident about 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 1600 block of Kenwood Drive.
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CAMPUS
Queers and Allies jumps on the calendar bandwagon
The University of Kansas Queers and Allies want to take what is popular about being queer and turn it into a promotion for equal rights. In January, the group will start shooting for the "Queer Guys for Your Eyes" calendar. The calendar is scheduled to come out in Fall 2005 and will feature traditional pictures that match the seasons.
"We're going for a variety of looks, too. This isn't just middle-class white sexy." Jimmie Manning, Queens and Allies treasurer, said. "We are trying to show that there is more to the 'hot gay guy' than what you're seeing on television."
The group has 10 models for the calendar so far.
it is an interesting time for queer
Manning said he hoped the calenda would take the popular fascination with queer culture and convert it into funds that would help promote equal rights.
people, Manning said. On one hand, homosexuals' rights are being blocked through same-sex marriage legislation. But being queer is also chic, he said, celebrated through shows such as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
For more information or to volunteer as a model, contact Queers and Allies at 864-3091 or e-mail qanda@ku.edu.
— Nikola Rowe
STATE
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The federal fraud trial for two former Westar
Former Westar executives close to hearing final verdict
Energy Inc. executives is now in the hands of the jury.
Jurors received the case late Tuesday afternoon after both sides presented closing arguments, and will begin deliberations Wednesday morning.
Former Westar chief executive David Wittig and former executive vice president Douglas Lake are charged with trying to loot the largest electric utility in Kansas. They face 40 counts each and at least 10 years in prison, if convicted.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Hathaway used his closing statement to walk the six-man, six-woman jury through the voluminous amount of documents and testimony provided since the case began seven weeks ago.
Hathaway argued that Wittig and Lake ignored their obligation to company shareholders by manipulating company directors and loopholes in
company policy to reap millions of dollars in cash and added benefits.
"There was no negligence, there was no mistakes, there was no one else's responsibility." he said. "These men engaged in conduct that was criminal in nature."
Defense attorneys claimed their clients had done nothing wrong, and that all of their actions had been approved by board members and disclosed to the investment public.
They also continued their arguments that their clients were being made scapegoats for the utility's problems, and that Westar trumped up the case to gain leverage in its ongoing dispute with the two men over deferred compensation.
"This is not the way for people without the responsibility for running a company to second-guess the people who did," said Wittig's attorney, Paula Junghans.
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