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A retiring professor gave a final lecture on one of his favorite topics last Friday using humor and fresh fruit. PAGE 3A
SPORTS
The men's basketball team began its season with a bang after hammering Emporia State, 115-70, in exhibition play. PAGE 1B
KANSAN
VOL. 115 ISSUE 56
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004
GOP chairman resigns
College Republican accused of taking group's money
BY ANDY HYLAND
ahyland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Justin McFarland, chairman of the KU College Republicans, resigned last Thursday after the group's treasurer discovered he took $1,300 from the group's bank account last April and May without approval from the executive board.
McFarland resigned at the group's meeting on Thursday, and vice-chairman Josh Steward was promoted to chairman of the group. McFarland said that he would issue a statement on Tuesday at the group's meeting apologizing to the group.
"My intent was not to hurt the group in any way, and I hope that my actions do not reflect negatively on
the group." McFarland said.
McFarland refused to comment on what specifically he used the money for, but Steward said that McFarland told him he used the money to reimburse himself for group-related travel expenses and fund future group activities such as barbecues and parties.
Steward said the group didn't normally reimburse members for travel expenses, and that McFarland did not seek approval from the executive board before removing the money from the account.
"We asked him to resign, and he agreed," Steward said.
The executive board also set up a payment schedule so that McFarland could pay back the money to the group, and the group did not intend to press charges. Steward said, assuming that he stepped down and paid the money back.
"If we would have thought it was fraudulent, then we would have pressed charges." Steward said.
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Jay McLaughlin, the group's treasur
er, said that he noticed the group's account was lower than he thought when he was first given access to the bank account the week of Oct. 18.
He said he requested a bank statement, and noticed three withdrawals totaling $1,300 last April and May. He said that McFarland wrote out the checks. The group normally spends around $300 to $400 a year, he said.
McLaughlin said he brought the issue to Steward's attention, and consulted a University official, whom he declined to name, about what to do next.
The official told McLaughlin that the University had no official position on the matter, so the group's executive board decided to handle it internally, McLaughlin said.
"I think they wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible," he said of the executive board members.
They talked to McFarland, and he admitted to spending the money, although he provided no receipts or itemized list of expenses, McLaughlin said.
It was a tough decision, McLaughlin said, because so many people liked McFarland.
"It wasn't the person, it was the behavior," he said. "I do feel bound by duties and ethics to not perpetuate what may or may not be a crime."
The KU College Republicans receives money from Student Senate collected by student fees, but both Steward and McLaughlin said that money was not touched.
Diana Rhodes, Senate administrative assistant, confirmed that the group had not used Senate funds for any illegitimate reasons, and provided reports saying that the group only spent Senate funds on "legitimate advertisements" since last year.
Elizabeth Moss, the former events coordinator for the group, was elected vice-chairwoman on Thursday, McLaughlin said.
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Contributed by Lucas Wetzel
ABOVE: The photo, contributed by Lucas Wetzel, Westwood graduate student, is of a poster in an apartment Bonn, Germany. RIGHT: Spanish graffiti marks hostility toward United States policy. The graffiti "No T.L.C. (Tratado de Libre Comercio)", from Sanderson's college in Costa Rica, is meant to disapprove of free trade between the United States and Central America.
Contributed by Shannon Sanderson
Election reactions from abroad
BY LAURA FRANCOVIGIA
francovigia@kansan.com
KANSAN STaff WRITE
Though the presidential election ended almost a week ago, students studying abroad haven't seen the end of it.
The Kansan sent an e-mail to all students currently studying abroad and
asked for perspectives on the outcome of the election. The following are excerpts of the responses.
I haven't experienced any personal backlash or unpleasant treatment because of being a U.S. citizen after the election. Most of the Costa Ricans limit
San Jose. Costa Rica
their hatred to Bush and his foreign policies, and don't have anything against "gringos" in general, and certainly not in particular.
Mostly, the Costa Ricans just can't understand how Americans could have been so stupid as to reelect him. The only gringos that they have met aren't Bush supporters; that just seems to be
the demographic that travels abroad. As such, they generally think that no Americans support him, and it's really hard to explain how or why 51 percent of the public does support the man that they call torturer and murderer at worst and war criminal or idiot at best.
Physical police force meets protesters
SEE ABROAD ON PAGE 5A
BY AMANDA O'TOLE
aotoole@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
A 23-year-old Lawrence resident said a Lawrence Police Department officer kicked him in the groin several times during an arrest at about 2 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of 23rd Street.
The group marched north on Massachusetts Street and turned west onto Ninth Street. Strano said a police car pulled behind the group when they turned onto Ninth Street and told marchers through a bullhorn to get onto the sidewalks or they would be
Dave Strano, was one of about 25 people who met at South Park on the corner of 13th and Massachusetts streets to march in protest against the invasion of Fallujah, Iraq.
Sgt. Craig Shanks, Lawrence police shift supervisor, said he could not comment on the situation. He said questions about the arrests should be made to Sgt. Dan Ward who was not available for comment yesterday.
According to the Lawrence Journal World, Sgt. Mark Warren said the protesters had not notified police of the protest and "police had arrested the protesters for failing to comply with officers' instruction and for interfering with traffic."
ticketed. More police cars arrived as the group walked toward Kentucky Street, he said.
Eli Stogsdill, Lawrence junior and protester, said there were 11 police cars, a transport vehicle and an animal control vehicle were on the scene by the end of the arrests.
Stogsdill said protesters continuously asked officers which laws they were breaking. He said they continued to march on the right-hand lane of Ninth Street until an officer told a marcher with a baby that if she was arrested her child would be put into foster care.
He said several people were "slammed on cop cars" as they were being arrested.
Nine protesters were arrested and eight were charged with disobeying lawful order, impeding the flow of traffic and unlawful parade, Strano said. The ninth person had an additional charge of interfering with police duties, he said.
"I was really blown away." Stogsdill said.
Officers at the Douglas County Jail, where the nine were taken, told Strano that the only offense worthy of an arrest
was disobeying lawful order, he said.
The bail was $55 for the people who were charged with three offenses.
"We didn't really belong in a jail cell, we should have been ticketed," Strano said.
Strano said he was considering taking legal action against the Lawrence police. Stogsdill said they had heard that others planned to take the department to court.
Sarah Taylor, 2004 KU graduate and protester, said she didn't think the police were violent but that officers had gone beyond the boundaries of their duties.
"They took a peaceful march and escalated it into something negative," she said. "They brought that negative element in."
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FOOTBALL
New facility gets funding irks students
BY JONATHAN KEALING
jkealing@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITTER
Details became more clear with the announcement of a $4 million donation by the Kimbell family, $3 million of which is earmarked for the football facility.
Two weeks ago, Kansas football coach Mark Mangino confided in the media that Kansas Athletics Department was just a few weeks away from announcing a "home run" for his football team, and its hope to build a new football-only facility near Memorial Stadium.
"This facility will help KU be more competitive with other Big 12 programs," athletics director Lew Perkins said in a press release. "By consolidating all football activities into one area, the facility will free up space needed for other sports, especially our women's athletics programs."
Right now, all of the sports offices are contained in the Anschutz Sports Pavilion, located adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse.
Assistant athletics director Jim Marchiony said construction of the new football facility was expected to cost about $25 to 30 million dollars. A story in *The Kansas City Star* indicated that about $9 million of that total had been made.
Marchiony indicated that the Athletic Department hoped this announcement would encourage further donations.
Assuming enough funding can be found, all football offices, meeting rooms and presumably weight equipment as well will be relocated to the new building.
"We hope so," Marchiony said, "because we think it's important to know we are very committed to making the football program as good as it can be."
As it stands right now, the football facility would be a one to two story structure at the base of Mount Oread and Campanilie hill, just south of Memorial Stadium. Only "a very small percentage" of the preliminary work has been done, however, according to Marchiony.
The plan to construct it at the base of the hill has caused consternation among KU students and fans.
A column in The University Daily Kansan, written by Ryan Greene, may have touched off some of these concerns, which were further voiced by a caller to Mangino's weekly radio call-in program on Thursday.
Student concerns center around how the facility would affect the tradition of graduates walking "down the hill" and into Memorial Stadium for the commencement ceremony.
The fan who called the radio show voiced a concern that the facility might block the view of the Campanile.
Perkins responded to several of those complaints this week in article appearing in the Lawrence JournalWorld.
"We recognize the time-honored graduation traditions of the University of Kansas at Memorial Stadium; we will make decisions regarding the proposed facility's location with thoughtful consideration of those traditions and the best interests of the University." Perkins told the newspaper.
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'Buff'd and waxed
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In a 30-21 loss, the Jayhawks' offense disappeared after starting quarterback Jason Swanson left the game with an injury. PAGE 1B
Soccer loses
Texas defeated the Kansas soccer team for the second time this year. A win would have earned the 'Hawks a place in the Big 12 title game. PAGE 1B
Index
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Weather ... 2A
Opinion ... 4A
Sports ... 1B
Comics ... 4B
Crosword ... 5B
Classifieds ... 4B