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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5,2004
SENATE: 2000 Supreme Court case allowed groups with neutral viewpoints to be funded
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Faulconer said Senate could not fund lectures when the subject was solely about faith.
Faulconer and Jones didn't know of any senators who went to the lecture, which was presented Sent. 12.
"We have to rely on people by word of mouth," Faulconer said.
Both Faulconer and Jones said their religious preferences did not affect their decision making as senators. Jones is a member of United Methodist Campus Ministries. Faulconer said he did not attend religious services but rather viewed religion from an academic standpoint.
For Senate to fund a religious group, the group first has to prove that the speaker or event will be secular and will not give testimonials or conversion stories. Jones said.
When senators denied SOMA
last week, they questioned the speaker's purpose because of the advertisement SOMA had to promote the event. Jones said the advertisement suggested a speech against fundamentalism and for freethought, therefore endorsing one side.
IF SOMA members explicitly said that Barker would give an academic speech on the separation of church and state, and if the advertisement had not been contradictory to the speaker's purpose, Jones said Senate would have happily funded it.
During the Senate discussion of the SOMA speaker, Paul Mirecki, religious studies chairman and associate professor, said senators used language such as "testimonial" and "conversion." But he said neither he nor Andrew Stangl, president of SOMA, used the terms to describe the lecture.
He said those were loaded terms steeped with religious connotation.
Stangl, Wichita sophomore, said senators told him that if Senate denied funding to his organization, other religious organizations would have difficulty getting funding for their speakers as well.
Dunlap said there was little guidance from the law on how to deal with religious groups and funding.
Jones said Senate would have easily decided to fund SOMA's speaker if Senate had avoided funding any groups with religious or partisan groups until 2000. The rules changed with the Supreme Court Case Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin v. Southworth. The decision said student activity fees at universities could be used to fund groups that had neutral viewpoints. Funding the groups was not considered compelled speech and did not infringe upon First Amendment rights of
Since the fall 2004 semester began, Student Senate has given $200 to the following religiously affiliated groups for needs, such as office supplies and postage:
SEPARATING SENATE AND RELIGION
Circle K
United Methodist Campus Ministries
1chthus
ICHTHUS
KU Hillel
American Baptist Student
Fellowship
Minded Atheists and Agnostics
The Society for Open
students.
Jones said Senate's Rules and Regulations could more clearly state what religious and non-religious activities Senate would fund. He said though no senators had brought forth a bill to amend the Rules and
Victory Campus Ministries Source: Student Senate Appendix 1 of the Student Senate Rules and Regulations says that Senate funds cannot be used to fund partisan activities or religious activities. Senate funding does not give student money to promote ideals or beliefs.
Student Senate funds cannot be used for specific religious activities or materials, which include but are not limited to
services or materials which include but are not limited to the following:
religious texts
worship or devotional services
Regulations, it didn't mean it wouldn't happen later this year.
services
salaries for religious officials
Student Senate funds for
religious organizations can be
used for but is not limited to
the following:
SOMA members will now have to fund Barker's lecture, but now Barker will not be bound by Senate guidelines. Keiv Spare, SOMA member, said the group had decided to take
office supplies
office supplies advertising
advertising
printing
postage
photocopying
talent fees for academic lectures that do not constitute a religious service
Source; Student Senate Rules and
more liberties with the content of the presentation. Spare, Parsons senior, said the speaker would now focus on Barker's life experiences and his journey to becoming a freethinker.
DIVERSITY: Panel addresses bi-racial, multi-racial issues
Regulations
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"When I started going to college I was told that I was just black." Collier said.
The panelists at last night's dialogue were Chao; Collier; Jo Anne Grandstaff, associate editor of the Journal of Indigenous Nations Studies; Ryan RedCorn, KU graduate; and Lydia Young, Lawrence senior.
Robert Page, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, moderated the panel and then divided the audience into groups to talk about the issues the panelists shared.
"We want to promote dialogue on the topics to help understanding," said Santos Núñez, director of the Multicultural Resource Center.
To some people, cultural background is everything, Núñez said. The dialogue's topic
focused on the shared experience of what it's like to have to pick one race when you identify with more than one.
Society wants to frame you as one race, based on first impressions, Núnez said. She said it was a problem with terminology, and we need to decide how we want to identify ourselves as a society.
Last night's discussion marked the seventh year for the Diversity Dialogue series. The series has continued with positive responses from the Lawrence community, Núñez said.
The last event of the semester is Dec. 2 at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. It is titled "War of Words — how the diverse views of the war in Iraq have impacted the views of our international students."
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CARBON: Checking vents, hot water heaters helps ensure safet
percent, a seizure or coma can result.
Kozłowski 'said that people who smoked already have a 3 to 7 percent carboxyhemoglobin level, which makes them more at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning.
"We usually get calls when a person is in the headache stage," she said. "We tell them to get out of the house, get some fresh air, and air the living space out too."
Kozlowski said if a person was experiencing more than just a headache to the emergency room
Lewis said at the time a trip to the emergency room may have seemed a bit overboard, but he was glad he went.
water heater and furnace are positioned properly. Making sure the hoods are positioned directly over the vents ensures that fumes escaping from the appliances will be vented out of the house.
"I definitely know a little more now," he said.
There are simple household checks people can do to ensure their safety. Barr said. Such as checking their vents and making sure the hoods on both the hot
"Also, make sure all the covers are on," Barr said. "That will contribute to proper venting also."
Even a candle puts out carbon monoxide, so devices such as portable space heaters should be used with caution and avoided in small spaces, Barr said.
Lewis was told to watch out for rust or deteriorated metal, because both could be signs that a leak is present.
HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH CARBON MONOXIDE
Barr said that while no law requires carbon monoxide detectors to be placed in a house, they are always a good idea. Carbon monoxide detectors range in price from $20 to $70, and are sold at a variety of stores such as Westlake Ace Hardware, 711 W. 23rd St.; Target, 3201 Iowa St.; Wal-Mart.
Low concentrations:
fatigue in healthy people and chest pain in people with heart disease.
Higher concentrations:
impaired vision and co-
dination, headaches, dizziness, confusion and nausea
Can cause flu-like symptoms that go away after leaving area.
Fatal at very high concentrations.
Wavs to protect your home:
Ways to protect your home.
Keep gas appliances properly adjusted.
Replace unvented space heaters with vented ones.
kerosene space heaters.
Use proper fuel in
Install and use an exhaust fan over gas stoves.
Open flues when fireplaces are in use.
Choose properly sized wood stoves that are certified to meet EPA emission standards. Make sure doors fit tightly.
3300 Iowa St.; The Home Depot, 1910 W. 31st St.; and Walgreen Drug Stores, 3421 W.
Hire a trained professional inspector, clean and tune-up central heating system (furnaces, flues, and chimneys) annually. Repair any leaks promptly.
Do not idle a car inside a garage.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
Sixth St. and 400 W.23rd St.
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