THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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NEWS IN BRIEF
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2004
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Tell us your news. Contact Henry C. Jackson, Donovan Atkinson or Andrew Vaupel at 864-4810 or editor@kansan.com
Joe Brewer, Olathe junior, directs traffic behind the Jayhawk bookstore Monday afternoon. The parking lot was overflowing all day with students shopping for textbooks.
Strong storms
Question of the Day
KU info assists to answer all your questions about KU and life as a student. Check out KU's Web site at kufin.lib.ku.edu. click at 864-3506 or visit it in person at Anschutz Library.
How many people can live in the same house?
Camera on KU
It depends on how the house is zoned. The City of Lawrence passed a law in Feb. 2002 that sets a limit of three (3) unrelated people that can live together in a house that is zoned as 'Single Family'. If you are found violating this law you could face eviction. Any prospective landlord should know if their property is affected by this law, but it doesn't hurt to check. You can find out about a specific house by calling KU7s Off Campus Living Resource Center at (785) 864-4164 or you can call the city of Lawrence Neighborhood Resources Department at (785) 832-7700, just be sure you have the address of the property in question.
CAMPUS
Advertisement mimicking news article inappropriate
An ad in yesterday's paper requires some clarification.
Appearing on page 6A, the ad for KU Cuisine's new on-campus eating locations was designed to look like a Kansan story.
It also appeared on the top half of the page, next to a piece of actual news content.
While ads are important to the Kansan — indeed they are our financial lifeblood — it is a disservice to readers when one-sided or promotional material is presented in a way that
Such a juxtaposition, coupled with the ad's design, make it possible to confuse an advertisement touting a new program for actual news content.
Such practice is not normal nor is it acceptable.
looks like regular news.
To be sure, the Kansan relies on both its advertisements and its editorial content to survive. Without one, the other would not exist.
For that reason, both the business side of the paper — which sells ads in the Kansan — and the news side of the Kansan — which produces content — go to pains to avoid mingling their interests.
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Journalists, whose credibility depend on their independence, cannot appear beholden to an advertiser or a business.
Even the appearance of influence on content from advertisers can be damaging and newspapers of all sizes including The Los Angeles Times, among others have grappled with this problem.
The ad in question has been redesigned, and the Kansan has taken steps to avoid misleading readers in this manner again. As journalists, we continue to seek balanced, independent news on a day-to-day basis.
This ad should be an aberration.
Colorful biodiesel advocate to speak on fuel usage at ECM
This ad should be an aberration.
— Henry C. Jackson
Kansan editor
With a sunflower on her head, Betty Biodiesel will speak about the benefits of biodiesel fuel at 7:30 tonight at Biodiesel 101. The presentation, which will also address the need to end dependence on foreign oil, will take place at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oroad Ave.
Betty is a self-styled activist from northern California who speaks to groups across the country on the benefits of using biodiesel fuel.
Brett Ramey, a KU alumnus who saw Betty speak at a conference, said Betty was an informative and motivational speaker. Ramey said Betty's over-the-top personality made learning about biodiesel fuel fun. He said as part of her presentation, she displayed her Volkswagen Beetle that
runs on biodiesel fuel.
All are welcome to attend. For more information contact Brett Ramey at 842-9655.
Journal-World owner funds new humanities fellowship
Laura Francoviglia
Dolph C. Simons Jr., a 1951 KU graduate, donated $350,000 to the University of Kansas Endowment Association to establish the Simons Distinguished Citizen Fellowship.
The purpose of the annual fellowship is to bring an individual who is interested in the humanities to the campus to study the area of his or her choice and participate in center events, said Victor Bailey, director of the Hall Center for the Humanities. The Simons fellow will study on campus for one semester and will come from a field such as health care, politics, journalism or the arts.
"It will create an opportunity for interaction between faculty and a working professional who will bring a different perspective to the University," said John Scarffe, director of communications for the KU Endowment Association.
The Simons fellow will be different than other fellows pursuing an academic career. A college degree is not required, only five years of professional experience.
The fellowship applicant must be from the Midwest and take a leave of absence from his or her job. The fellow will receive a stipend from the income earned from the established gift.
Simons is a member of the KU Endowment Association board executive committee and served as chairman of the board of trustees from 1994 to 2002. The Simons family's media company, the World Company, owns the Lawrence Journal-World and Sunflower Broadband. The family has been in the newspaper business in Lawrence since 1891.
CORRECTIONS
Monday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the article, "Ex-director still has questions about firing," Don Steeples' name was misspelled.
— Nikola Rowe
Monday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the article, "Flustered students begin anti-ResNet campaign Web site," Battenfeld Scholarship Hall was misspelled.
ON THE RECORD
A 20-year-old KU student was picked up on the 700 block of Iowa for speeding, operating under the influence, no proof of insurance and an expired driver's license at 11:16 Thursday night.
A 20-year-old KU student was picked up on the 500 block of Lawrence Avenue for speeding and operating under the influence at 1:46 Friday morning.
A 19-year-old student reported the theft of a 14-inch color TV with an estimated value of $40 and a padlock with an estimated value of $10 between the hours of 7 and 11 Monday night. The estimated criminal damage to the residence, Camden Manor VV, 324 Camden Manor, is $500. A 22-year-old KU student also reported the theft of a hiking backpack with an estimated value of $400, a mini refrigerator with an estimated value of $130 and a lock and door assembly with an estimated value of $30. The incident took place during the same times in the same residence.
Sebelius appoints Caplinger to Kansas Court of Appeals
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Robert J. Lewis Jr., who died in May. In a statement, Sebelius said Caplinger's 20 years of legal experience and work in the U.S. attorney's office "make her well qualified to serve the people of Kansas in this important position."
TOPEKA—Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointed Assistant U.S Attorney Nancy Caplinger to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals Tuesday.
Sebelius chose Caplinger from a list of three nominees presented by the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission. It is Sebelius' fifth appointment to the 11-member court.
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