TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2004
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Candidates may win election by default
TOPEKA — Nearly half of the races for the Kansas House are uncontested in this year's general election.
With Labor Day traditionally starting the campaign season and all 125 seats to be filled Nov.2,40 Republicans and 19 Democrats face no opposition.
"The number is still amazing ly high to me," Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh said dur
Republicans have majorities of 30-10 in the Senate and 80-45 in the House.
House Speaker Doug Mays (R-Topeka) and Minority Leader Dennis McKinney (D-Greensburg) said recruiting candidates can be difficult because those candidates must sacrifice time with their families and jobs
The Associated Press
Uncontested general election races can reflect one party's dominance in an area, with the GOP having a long-standing advantage statewide.
ATTENDANCE: Mangino likes crowd turnout for season opener
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Coach Mark Mangino said he was impressed with the fan turnout.
"It looked like a pretty exciting group," Mangino said. "We've got some liony fans that come week in and week out."
The fans, who Mangino said were patient during the dismal first half, came alive in the second half as Kansas outscored Tulsa 18-0. Mangino said fans should get used to seeing a good
defensive team on the field.
"We want the fans to understand that defense is what carries you to the top," Mangino said.
The Kansas defense allowed Tulsa only 17 yards on offense in the second half. Fans left the stadium after opening wins, aggressive play from the freshman basketball players and an impressive defensive performance from the football team.
They certainly couldn't have asked for more.
— Edited by Steve Vockrodt
NEWS
TOPEKA — A criminal sodomy case in Kansas has outsiders criticizing the state as backward, just as some did during a controversy over whether to teach creationism alongside evolution five years ago.
tional development. Critics say such thinking goes against mainstream social science — and that existing Kansas law discriminates against gays and lesbians.
One Kansas court, upholding the sentence, said the state could justify the harsher punishment as protecting children's tradi-
Matthew R. Limon is serving more than 17 years in prison because, at 18, he performed a sex act on a 14-year-old boy. Had he been with a girl, Limon could have faced 15 months behind bars.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sodomy laws criticized
"It's not a very pretty image," said James Esseks, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney representing Limon.
Esseks saw similarities to the evolution furor, prompted by the State Board of Education's rewriting science testing standards in 1999. But Limon's supporters aren't alone.
One supporter of Kansas' current law said criticism of the Limon ruling is the same sort of condemnation that was aimed at
the Board of Education for removing most references to evolution from its standards five years ago. That condemnation helped elect new board members, who approved evolution-friendly standards in 2001.
"It is a parallel," said Matthew Staver, whose Florida group, Liberty Counsel, helped some legislators draft a legal defense of existing Kansas law.
The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in Limon's case this past week and could rule as soon as Oct. 15.
Limon committed his crime in February 2000, just after turning 18.
UNIFORMS: Crowd reacts to change in color
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said the new uniforms were much more classy and versatile
into a newer drum corps style, which is lighter for summer, she said.
"You can wear them in three different styles," Mendenhall, Omaha, Neb., sophomore, said.
The crowd watched the band march onto the field and saw the new Wizard of Oz-themed show.
She said the band wore one style for pre-game and when reversed, the uniforms showed off the classic 1950s style.
The uniforms can also change
"I liked the white," Ireland,
St. Louis senior, said. "The old
Lena Ireland, a spectator in the crowd, said she was happy for the band members, but missed the old uniforms.
ones seem more KU to me."
Not all fans shared her reaction.
"They look sharp," Lisa Agee, Liberty, Mo., senior, said.
Because of the heat, she couldn't help feeling sorry for the members.
"They should come in layers," she said.
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NAME: Student office to incorporate several student groups and services
doing and to start identifying voids or areas Student Involvement was not filling. He said one of the voids was welcoming and helping transfer students better adjust to the University.
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He said Student Involvement developed leadership and organizational skills, fine tuned social skills and created opportunities for students to learn outside of the classroom.
"We are here to enhance the classroom by giving students the opportunity to have hands-on experience." he said.
He said an example of hands
on experience was putting students in charge of organizing and running an event. Students would learn learn about managing personnel, budgeting, fundraising, curriculum development, or communication to an audience and experience working on a team, said Perez.
Previously the coordinator for leadership programs in the Center for Campus Life, Perez replaced Danny Kaiser, the director since 1997. Kaiser was appointed to a newly created assistant dean of students position responsible for overseeing the University's student judicial system.
Organization members and
employees of Student Involvement said they thought Perez was the right person for the job.
"I have no doubt he'll do a great job and this will be a smooth transition, at least for Student Senate," said Steve Munch, student body president.
Perez said he wanted to challenge team members to work outside of their specialties, keeping them fresh and current.
"I like the idea of looking where we are, where we could be, and leading us to the next step." he said.
In addition to being the new director, Perez is also a full-time
graduate student, pursuing a doctorate in higher education
Overall, the change has not been drastic.
Katie Jensen, Minneapolis, Minn., senior and co-director for the Center for Community Outreach, said it was still the same faces, just in different positions.
Jensen also said she thought Student Involvement needed to increase knowledge of the center.
Joel Sauerwein, Newton sophomore, said he had never heard of the center. He suggested Student Involvement try its hand at chalking the sidewalk
"I think a lot of students don't know we exist." she said.
or running advertisements in The University Daily Kansan
Perez said Student Involvement had relied mainly on word of mouth in the past, but he was looking into ways of making the center more known.
He said he was currently talking with Union Programs about hosting a campus-wide open house later in the year.
Perez said Student Involvement was always active and every student could get involved in some way.
"There's always something being offered out here," he said.
— Edited by Steve Vockrodt
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