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KANSAN
VOL. 115 ISSUE 19
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
McGovern gets award
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Senator stresses voting, sense of humor
BY ANDY HYLAND
ahyland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITE
Last night in the Lied Center, former Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern accepted the second annual Dole Leadership Award.
annual Dole
McGovern, a three-term U.S. Senator from South Dakota, received a trophy and a $25,000 monetary award.
McGovern gave a speech highlighting his own accomplishments as a humanitarian and those of fellow senator Bob Dole.
"It's no secret that Bob and I didn't always vote together," McGovern said.
"but we always respected the other person."
McGovern also addressed young people in his speech, saying that college-aged people needed to get out and vote.
vote.
"I think young people have a stake," he said. "They ought to vote, and do so after becoming as informed as possible."
ble."
McGovern highlighted what he said were the "two great American traditions" of conservatism and liberalism and said that the country was better off for having both.
"The great genius of American politics is the creative tension between conservatives on one hand and liberals on
the other," he said.
Bryan Behgam, Arlington, Texas, junior and vice president of the KU Young Democrats, said it was good for the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics to bring in someone like McGovern to speak.
"I think that the Dole Institute, since it's opened, has really stressed bipartisanship, which is sorely lacking in Washington, D.C.," he said.
McGovern often infused humor into
Washington, D.C., he taught Greg Smith, an assistant manager for the Lied Center, said between 1,700 and 1,800 people were there to hear McGovern speak.
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Senator and former Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern speaks last night in the Lied Center to more than 1,500 people.
Popular pup
Passers-by greet Jamie Nishimura, Mililani, Hawaii, sophomore, and Poncho on Wescoe Beach while they wait for Poncho's owners yesterday afternoon. Nishimura was baby-sitting the six-week-old Chihuahuaterrier mix while its owners were in class.
University IQs among highest, says survey
By Ross Fitch
fritch@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine, recently placed the University of Kansas in the top 10 IQ Campuses in the nation in his new book, Life 2.0: How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding The Where of Their Happiness. The ranking was part of a larger list of the 150 Cheap Places to Live.
Live.
In the book, Karlgaard wrote that the 150 locations were broken down into six categories: Porch-Swing Communities, Happy Hootervilles, IQ Campuses, Steroid Cities, Bohemian Bargains and Telecommuting Heavens.
Karlgaard wrote that he and his researcher, Adrienne Sanders, relied on their own judgments, prejudices and gut feelings, but also relied on a variety of published sources. The list of IQ
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FORBES MAGAZINE'S TOP 10
IQ CAMPUSES:
University of New York
University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Mich.
University of Georgia - Athens, Ga.
University of Colorado
University of Virgin Charlottesville, Va.
University of Iowa — Iowa City,
Iowa.
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kap.
Madison, Wisc.
University of Wisconsin - Median, Wise
University of Montana Missoula, Mont.
Pennsylvania State University
— State College, Pa.
Source: Rich Kartgaard, Life 2.0: How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Journey
Happiness
Family and friends remember KU student
BY AMANDA D'OTOLE
autole@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WINTER
Friends and family mourned the death of University of Kansas student John Herrington yesterday as they cleared out his Olathe apartment.
Herrington, 30, was found dead in his apartment Friday morning.
Herrington's friend, Carly Foster, said he had shot himself.
Herrington's mother, Sandy, said her son fought a lifetime of depression but thought things were looking up.
Helen Lauen, Herrington's friend and 2000 KU graduate, said Herrington made it to every party, often playing the guitar or bass for friends.
Herrington had just declared a major in psychology at the University and lived with his fiancee, Kim Johnson.
guitar of bass for his Sandy said he was a devoted brother and son — compassionate towards others.
"Honestly, the kid had the biggest heart
Herrington was an avid camper and always took his black and white border collie, Spoon, with him, Foster said.
I'd ever seen," she said. "There weren't any strangers unless they opted to be one."
HERRINGTON
"I hope my son's love has been spread around enough that I can see pieces of him in people in my future," she said.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. tomorrow at McGilley and Frye Funeral Home, 105 E. Loula, Olathe. Herrington's funeral will also be at McGilley and Frye Funeral Home at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Sandy said his love for animals often kept
for animals or her house full of strays. His love for animals was just one example of his compassion, Sandy Herrington said.
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Officials, analysts dispute Lawrence's water quality
BY STEPHANIE FARLEY
sfarley@kansan.com
KANSAN KAST WINTER
Almost one year after Organic Style magazine ranked Lawrence 30th out of 125 cities for least-polluted and healthy cities, Lawrence is back on Organic Style's list of a city's water quality, but this time the ranking isn't so favorable.
Lawrence was ranked 19th out of the 25 cities in which the magazine tested water quality. Eugene, Ore., had the cleanest water and Fresno, Calif., was last.
Federally required public reports regarding the pollution testing of drinking water were used from five water utilities, including Lawrence, to conduct the survey, said Robert Weinhold, the New Mexico analyst
who conducted the survey for the magazine. Weinhold, also a freelance journalist, said the University of Kansas, Baldwin, Eudora and Douglas County Rural Water District No. 3 were tested.
No. 3 were tested. The University of Kansas received 122 points for its water contaminants. Weinhold said good water should have a ranking at or below 60 points. Lawrence received 160 points.
The University gets its water from the City of Lawrence, which means the water comes from either the Kansas River or the Clinton Reservoir. Atrazine, an herbicide, was the worst contaminant found in Lawrence's water. Weinhold said.
"We have very safe water," Mike Wildgen, Lawrence city manager, said.
Wildgen said the city was
when it came in and it was treated
change and we will.
"I wouldn't expect anybody to stop drinking it the next day," Weinhold said.
In the 2003 water quality data reported by the City of Lawrence, the highest level of Atrazine detected at the Kaw River Water Treatment Plant was 0.3 parts per billion. Federal standards allow 3 parts per billion of Atrazine in water. One part per billion is equivalent to one minute in 2,000 years or one penny in $10,000,000. Weinhold said the survey was only a snapshot in time and the levels could change and will.
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when it went out. Wildgen said even though Lawrence water had contaminants, the levels of the contaminants met federal standards.
Evil Kansas
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A campus crime fighting trio returns to KUJH this fall. The show, written and directed by KU students, will air this week. PAGE 3A
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Embody
A new campus group will help middle school-aged girls prepare for high school and deal with issues that face them. PAGE 3A
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