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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY KANSAS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006
quote of the day
"I wonder what your idea of heaven would be — A beautiful vacuum filled with wealthy monogamists. All powerful and members of the best families all drinking themselves to death. And hell would probably an ugly vacuum full of poor polygamists unable to obtain booze or with chronic stomach disorders that they called secret sorrows."
— Ernest Hemingway, in a letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald
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2. Institute proposes eletric bus
3. Stuewe: Cooperate to establish equality
4. Exploring what the NCAA sanctions mean
5. Lawrence man builds wacky bikes
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Spotlight on Organizations
BY JESSICA SAIN-BAIRD
In high school, Andrew Stangl, Wichita senior and president of Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics, decided to become more knowledgeable about secular views.
During this time, he said religious influence on him was most prominent. But he felt compelled to take a different stance.
SOMA
"I didn't agree with the supernatural thought of any religion," he said.
So for the past three years, Stangl has led SOMA, which he describes
as a social outlet for secular-minded people.
"It provides a community for atheists, agnostics and secularists," he said.
SOMA first began in 1999, and is "devoted to advancing a nonreligious world view and to challenging religious dogma and the groups that advocate it," according to its Web site.
Different social events throughout the year include potlucks and movie nights. The organization usually hosts a speaker in the fall but because of the University of Kansas "Knowledge: Faith & Reason" lecture
series, it is postponing that event until the spring.
For being a secular-minded group on a fairly religious campus — 42 religious organizations are registered with the University, according to www.ku.edu/organizations - the response of SOMA has been positive.
"We rarely deal with negative attacks," Stangl said. "Quite a few people share the atheist, agnostic or secular viewpoint."
Currently more than 150 people are signed up to receive e-mail updates from the group. About 30 to 40 people attend meetings, which are typically discussion-oriented and
address various topics.
The group is open to anyone in the Lawrence area. Meetings are held every other Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union Regionalist Room. The next meeting is scheduled for Nov. 2.
Interested students and other community members can visit the SOMA Web site at www.kusoma.org or e-mail Stangl at stangla@ku.edu.
kansan correspondent Jessica Sain-Baird can be contacted at editor@kansan.com.
Edited by Travis Robinett
It takes two to tango
Vanessa Pearson/KANSAN
Mallee Morris, professional dance instructor, shows Aaron Pendergrass, Hutchinson junior, how to hold his partner for closed hold dancing Sunday during the KU Ballroom Dancing Club's lesson at the ballroom in the Kansas Union. The club learns many dances, including the fox trot, waltz and tango.
CAMPUS Danforth Chapel ready to house weddings again
The University finished re-tiling the Danforth Chapel roof last week and re-opened the building for use.
The chapel had been closed
since March 12 after a microburst storm ripped tiles from the roof of multiple University buildings.
More than 40 weddings were canceled throughout the summer, according to the Student Involvement and Leadership Center. Some had been scheduled for the week the microburst struck campus.
Requests to use Danforth Chapel for weddings must be made at least 30 days in advance by calling (785) 864-4861.
Private gifts funded the repairs, including $25,000 from Robert Malott of Wilmette, Ill.
CAMPUS Applications available for LeaderShape event
The Student Involvement and Leadership Center is asking interested students to apply for the 10th annual LeaderShape conference to be held Jan. 10- 15,2007,at Tall Oaks Conference Center, near Linwood.
Participants will practice ethical decision making, working in teams, clarifying personal values and managing chaos and change in the context of a supportive community.
Applications are available online from the SILC Web site at www.ku.edu/~silc/Learnershape/home.shtml or from the LeaderShape Web site at www.leadershape.org.
David Linhardt
The program is limited to 60 participants and is open to both graduate and undergraduate students.
Applications will be accepted until Nov. 8 and selected participants will be notified by Nov.20. A $50 registration fee will be required from those who participate. Some scholarships are available.
Nate McGinnis
CAMPUS Memorial service today for English professor
A memorial service for Bernard "Bud" Hirsch, associate professor of English, will be held at 4 p.m. today at Woodruff Auditorium, located on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union.
Hirsch, who died of cancer Sept. 3, was a well-known Native American literature scholar as well as a teacher of British romantic literature.
Memorials can be made to the KU Center for Indigenous Studies or the American Cancer Society. Please send contributions to Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O.Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 6044.
fact of the day
Ninety-six percent of the world's roughly 6,800 languages are spoken by a mere 4 percent of the population.
Source: National Virtual Translation Center
on the record
— Kim Lynch
A 21-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to a 2002 Mercedes C240 parked near K.K. Amini Scholarship Hall. Someone allegedly caused $400 of damage to a passenger-side tail light. The incident occurred Oct. 20.
An 18-year-old KU student reported being battered after he refused to change the channel on a TV in a lobby at Lewis Hall. The suspect demanded the student change the channel and allegedly attacked the student when he refused. The incident occurred Oct. 19.
An 18-year-old KU student reported the theft of a video iPod and carrying case while he slept on Oct. 18. The incident occurred in McCollum Hall, and the total value of the theft was $310.
on campus
Thomas E. Hill Jr., University of North Carolina professor, will present The Importance and Limits of Moral Rules this Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Big 12 room.
The KU Department of French & Italian vill present the film "L'Intrus" ("The Intruder") by Claire Denis Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium.
corrections
The deck headline on the story "inaugural informative week finishes" should have said the Jayhawk Sk run/walk was Sunday.
Two articles in Friday's The University Daily Kansan contained errors.
The headline on the first brief in "Around the country" should have said a backup punter was charged with attempted first degree murder.
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