THE UNIVERSITY OF DARYA KANSAS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2006
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students in class but also because he was willing to meet with students in his office to go over material they didn't understand.
"Students were important to him," Sevcil said.
Hirsch, who was diagnosed with brain cancer last spring, is at home and is doing "about as well as I can be," he said.
Hirsch said he was thankful that the University had given him a great opportunity to develop the
American Indian Literature program.
He has had many visitors, which he said had been "terrific," and has been moved beyond belief by the generosity, kindness and openness that others had shown him, he said.
Kansan staff writer Kim Lynch can be contacted at klynch@ kansan.com.
Hirsch said that however much he had given the students, they had given him more.
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"Almost everything we've requested has been rejected," Martin said.
Martin also objected to the way the University calculated merit-based raises, which are based on the previous year's salary and therefore would not be a percentage of the new minimum wage. She called this practice "illegal."
Bretz said the University awarded merit raises to all employee groups the same way. The raise would be based on the previous year's salary to reflect when a GTA earned the raise, she said.
"There's no way we're providing raises illegally," Bretz said.
Bretz said the University had offered an average merit-based raise of 11.3 percent for the group of more than 900 GTAs, which would total $1.3 million in raises this year.
"We're eager to get merit raises into the pockets of our GTAs," Bretz said.
Neither Bretz nor Martin was able to give an estimate as to how long the fact-finding process would last, but both sides were certain that the negotiations would not be settled before the recommendation was made.
Kansan staff writer Danny Luppino can be contacted at dluppino@kansan.com.
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The association blamed tobacco advertising for its role in encouraging young people to become addicted without understanding the long-term health risks involved.
Carol Seager, director of Watkins Memorial Health Center, said younger smokers tended to ignore long-term effects. She said tobacco companies needed to be more explicit in the cumulative effects because the statement on the side of a box that says smoking is harmful wasn't helpful.
Sara Swenson, Fort Scott senior, has smoked for four years. She's tried to quit several times but said she had failed because of stress even though she's worried about putting too much nicotine and tar in her body.
"You decide how much nicotine you want in your body when you light up," she said. "I'll quit when I'm ready too."
Kansan staff writer Erin Castanea can be contacted at ecastanea@kansan.com. The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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U.N. to send more troops to Lebanon
MIDDLE EAST
BY EDITH M. LEDERER ASSOCIATED PRESS
UNITED NATIONS — The United States called Monday for the deployment of an expanded U.N. force in southern Lebanon and said a new U.N. resolution might be needed later to focus on disarming Hezbollah militants and enforcing an arms embargo.
But he said the issue of disarming Hezbollah, key to establishing lasting
Italy offered to replace France as head of the force after Paris disappointed top U.N. and U.S. officials by making only a small pledge of 400 troops. By contrast, Italy has indicated it will be prepared to send 3,000 soldiers. If Rome follows through, other European countries might be more willing to commit troops, as the U.S. has been urging.
Noting the fragility of the Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton made clear that the top priority for the United States was to get an additional 3,500 soldiers on the ground by next Monday and then quickly increase the force to 15,000 troops, joining an equal number of Lebanese troops.
peace between Lebanon and Israel, would likely have to be addressed "in due course" in a new resolution.
Hebbollah is already required to disarm under a September 2004 U.N. resolution, and council diplomats are certain to look carefully at exactly what a new resolution would do. If it authorizes the U.N. force to disarm the guerrillas, there would likely be strong opposition from those who believe that disarmament should be carried out only as a result of an agreement between Hebbollah and the Lebanese government.
But in any event, getting boots on the ground is key, said Bolton's spokesman Richard Grenell.
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"It's premature to talk about the timing of a second resolution at this point," he said. "Our priority right now is to get a robust international force on the ground."
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while several Muslim nations have pledged troops to the new force, there have been no major pledges from European countries. The U.S. wants broad European participation to ensure that the U.N. contingent is balanced and broadly acceptable to both the Israelis and Lebanese.
An Indian UNIFIL officer stands by an armored carrier during a patrol near the border town of Der Mimas, Lebanon Monday.
and Security Committee added the issue of contributions to the force, known as UNIFIL, to its agenda on Wednesday. But one European diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks, cautioned against any major new announcements.
France, which leads the current 2,000-strong force, had been expected to make a significant new contribution and continue its command
But President Jacques Chirac, wary of getting involved without a clear U.N. mandate to use firepower if necessary, announced last week France would immediately add 200 combat engineers to its 200 troops already serving in UNIFIL, though he didn't rule out a future increase. France said it was willing to continue leading the force until February.
CRIME
Search for bodies yields bone fragments, hatchet
BY DAVID TWIDDY ASSOCIATED PRESS
DREXEL, Mo. — Investigators searching a rural Cass County property for human remains said Monday they had found about 50 pieces of evidence, including a hatchet and dozens of bone fragments.
Authorities said they had searched about 20 percent of the three-acre lot since Michael Lee Shaver Jr., 33, told investigators he had killed seven men and scattered their remains on the property in rural Cass County, 55 miles south of Kansas City.
Shaver was arraigned Monday on a single count of first-degree murder
and one count of armed criminal action. He was being held on $1 million bond.
Weber and Cass County prosecutor Teresa Hensley said that authorities had not increased the number of confirmed victims beyond the bone fragments of two people investigators found Friday.
Hensley said she was comfortable that she had enough evidence to convict Shaver of the single murder count. But, she added, "It would sure be nice to have a victim."
According to the affidavit filed with the charges, Shaver told authorities he met the man at an abandoned trailer in Kansas City, Kan., where
he bought methamphetamine from the victim. The affidavit says Shaver later invited the man to his home for another drug transaction.
Authorities say Shaver told them he would lure the victims to his home, shoot them and steal their cash and drugs. Authorities also said Shaver told them he dismembered the bodies and burned the body parts in a fireplace in his bedroom. After smashing the bones with a hammer, he scattered the ashes and bone fragments in his back yard, authorities said Shaver told them.
Investigators said they believe the deaths began occurring about five years ago, about the time Shaver
moved into the house.
The most recent remains are only months old, they said.
Sheriff's deputies arrested Shaver and another man, Nathan Wasmer, 27, of Peculiar, Mo., on Friday after a failed carjacking.
Officials said Shaver told deputies as he was being placed into a patrol car that he knew about human remains on the property where he lived with his mother and that he wanted to talk to someone about it.
Officials on Monday would not comment on whether other people could be charged in the killings.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
Attention KU Freshman: Freshman Elections are Fast Approaching!
Every fall, freshman elect 5 of their peers to represent them in Student Senate,and this year's election is just around the corner!
If you think you might be interested, you need to stop by the Senate office on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union in the Student Involvement and Leadership Center or go to http://studentsenate. ku.edu to pick up an application. Applications to get on the ballot are due THIS FRIDAY and the election will be the 5th and 6th of September. Student Senate is eager to get new people with new ideas who want to leave a lasting impression on KU, so
don't hesitate to run for a freshman seat!
August 22, 2006
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KU Hillel Open
This Friday,1:00-2:30 PM
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Meet Attorney General Candidate Paul Morrison
Where:
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When:
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