NEWS
Lawrence works with the University to curb drunken driving by hanging posters around on campus residential locations. PAGE 5A
SPORTS The Jayhawks have defeated the Wildcats in all eight homecoming games they played against the Wildcats. PAGE 12A
KANSAN
FRIDAY,OCTOBER 8,2004
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VOL. 115 ISSUE 37
High hoops
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Eric Berger, Riverwoods, Ill., freshman, throws up a shot for his team, The Raislipsitts, at the three-on-three basketball tournament last night. The tournament was held in the Student Fitness Recreation Center as a part of homecoming week. See more about the tournament on page 3A.
Different religious beliefs alter voting
BY ANDY HYLAND
ahyland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
While some voters will focus on economics or foreign policy in this year's election,some will make their choices based on religious beliefs. Students of different religions say faith plays a role in their political decisions.
Burdett Loomis, professor and chairman of political science, said religion was important in the political arena.
"The overlap of the conservative branch of the Republican party and the evangelical Christian movement has been very important," he said.
He said the two presidential candidates dealt with their faiths in different ways.
"George Bush is pretty public about his faith, while John Kerry is pretty religious and doesn't really talk about it." he said.
Loomis said Jewish people historically had been most influential in politics because of their monetary donations, while Muslims had little impact historically because they had not donated as much money.
Melissa Horen, Overland Park sophomore and president of the student board at KU Hillel, said her Jewish faith played heavily in her political decisions.
The United States' support of Israel
"From a Christian perspective it's more about voting on values than voting on issues like the economy."
Lee Bickerstaff Emporia senior
Emporia senior
is the most important issue to Horen, who is also a political science major
"My faith plays a big role in politics," she said. "A lot of Judaism is about community service and giving back to the community."
Although she based a lot of her decisions on community service, she considered the United States' support of Israel most important.
She said she would vote for Bush because she thinks he will offer more support to Israel.
Lee Bickerstaff, Emporia senior, is involved with the Campus Crusade for Christ, and he said he thought more people in the Christian faith weighed the morals and characters of political candidates.
"I'm not going to vote for someone who goes against the morals of what I believe," he said.
Those morals included being antiabortion and against gay marriage, he said.
"From a Christian perspective," he
said, "it's more about voting on values than voting on issues like the economy."
He said faith was more important in his decision than things like the economy or foreign policy.
Elaf Saifan, Overland Park senior,
said her Islamic faith also played a large role in her voting decisions.
Two major issues for her were the rights of Palestine in the Middle Eastern conflict, and the belief that marriage was between a man and a woman.
She said it was important for Muslims to be politically active, especially considering today's political climate, where Muslims could be racially profiled.
"A lot of support goes to Israel and not Palestine," she said.
it promised.
"It's not as bad in the United States" she said, referencing France, which has recently outlawed women from wearing head scarves in school.
Loomis said Bush had been open about his Methodist Christianity. Bush didn't attend church often, but chooses instead to focus on his personal relationship with God, Loomis said.
Kerry, on the other hand, attends Catholic masses frequently. Loomis said, but does not focus on his religion on the campaign trail as much as Bush does.
- Edited by Rupal Gor
Registration increases in county
BY BROOKB Budke
editor@kansan.com
SPECIAL TO THE KANSAK
Penrod estimated an additional
With the Oct. 18 registration deadline approaching in Douglas County, voter registration is running almost one-fourth ahead of the last general election.
Voter registration from July 2000 to July 2004 dramatically increased by 23 percent, Marni Penrod, deputy clerk of elections for Douglas County, said.
In July 2000,45,771 people were registered to vote. With three weeks before the registration deadline,60,935 people are registered.
10,000 to 15,000 voter registrations before the deadline.
This year's presidential election has captured youth interest nationwide, which could be contributing to the increased registration turnout, said Burdett Loomis, professor and chairman of political science.
The Douglas County population has increased by approximately 3,000 people since the 2000 election.
According to U.S. Census Bureau the Douglas County population was 99,962 in 2000 and increased to 102.983 in 2003.
Penrod attributes the 23-percent jump to population growth within the county.
Registered voters under the age of 25 totaled 21 percent of the registered voters in Douglas County.
"The war in Iraq and draft possibilities attract the attention of young voters," Loomis said.
He said that Democrats would gain voter registration because they were supplying more energetic activists in this election cycle.
"Lawrence has a huge population turnover, which may have caused the registration increase," Loomis said. "But the local Democrats could be succeeding in getting people to vote."
"More people are registering now because our generation will face the consequences of our decisions in this election for years to come," Dunlap said.
KU students add to the population turnover in the county and could have affected the registration increase. said
Jeff Dunlap, student body vice president.
Other student senators said extreme differences between the presidential candidates caused the increased voter registration.
"This year's candidates are so polarized that they affect the students directly in more ways than one," said Katie Wolff, chairwoman of the Student Legislative Awareness Board.
SEE COUNTY ON PAGE 6A
Orchestra plays for 100th birthday
Adrenaline rushed through Jesse Henkensieken as he rehearsed with the University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra yesterday evening.
BY AUSTIN CASTER
acaster@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The cellist said he felt like he became part of the music as he swayed while playing.
The Topeka senior said the orchestra had become more disciplined since the arrival of Maestro Nicholas Ulianov, the
The University of Kansas Symphony will celebrate its 100th anniversary at two venues. The orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel on the Park University Parkville campus and at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Lied Center.
"People take more pride in the orchestra now," Henkensiefken, principal cellist, said. "We keep improving. That's a fact."
orchestra's conductor, in 2003.
SEE ORCHESTRA ON PAGE 5A
Joshua Kendall/KANSAN
Director Nicholas Uljanov leads the KU Symphony Orchestra during rehearsal Tuesday. The orchestra will have its first performance Sunday at the Lied Center.
Students can unleash their fury at Kansas' 11-game losing streak to Kansas State University on a purple-and-white-painted car from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Stauffer-Flint lawn. Anyone wearing crimson or blue can take some swings at the car, said Adam Sechrist, Overland Park junior and homecoming daily events chairman. This year will be the first year homecoming has included a car bash, Sechrist said.
"We want to get everyone ready to beat K-State." he said.
Today's homecoming events include a car bash, concert and dance.
The Kansas Jayhawks will face the Kansas State Wildcats at 6:20 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Stadium.
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This evening's events will kick off with a homecoming concert at 7:30 p.m.at the Lied Center. The University's Wind Ensemble will perform a variety of music,
This weekend's homecoming events will be filled with music, tradition and even the release of some pent-up aggression.
Homeless
BY ROSE FITCH
rfitch@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITE
HOMECOMING
SEE WEEKEND ON PAGE 6A
Weekend features car bashing concert
The Statewide Homeless Summit is being held at the University of Kansas. The Lawrence Coalition is responsible for the funding and is still $3,000 short. PAGE 3A
Soccer
The soccer team plays Missouri tomorrow. Kansas is excited for the game and is going into it with a three-game winning streak. PAGE 12A
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