THE UNIVERSITY OF DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
NEWS
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Political groups to hold 9/11 memorial on campus
BY SASHA ROE
sroe@kansan.com
Three campus organizations will work together tonight to remember Sept. 11. The Collegiate Veterans Association, KU Young Democrats and KU College Republicans will host the "Vigil for the Fallen" on Wescoe Beach from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Felix Zacharias, Wichita junior and vice president of the University's Collegiate Veteran's Association, said it was essential for the three political groups to join in such a non-political way. Zacharias said the event would focus on those who lost their lives on Sept. 11 and on the troops who served the country.
Julia Groeblacher, McPherson sophomore and KU Young Democrats president, said event should send the message that Sept. 11 was removed from politics.
"It was a powerful event for our country," Groeblacher said. "We need to remember what happened and that we're all Americans."
Trumpets and a drum corps will provide patriotic music to welcome people as they arrive. Elected officials and campus figures have been invited to speak at the ceremony, Groebblacher said Rep. Paul Davis (D-Lawrence), and Sen. Marci Francisco (D-Lawrence) would be at the vigil after the opening songs. U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.), Attorney General Paul Morrison and Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson responded and staff members would be at the event if they couldn't make it. Groebblacher said Chancellor Robert Hemenway had been invited, as well.
The event will have a moment of silence toward the end, followed by a reading of the names of Sept. 11 attack victims from Kansas and soldiers from Kansas who have
died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. An open mic will be available to anyone who wants to speak. Zacharias said he hoped students remembered when they spoke that it was not a political event but a time to honor those who had lost their lives.
"This is exactly opposite of a protest," Zacharias said. "It's an emotional get-together for these veterans."
The event will end with a candle lighting and a flag folding ceremony. Guests are encouraged to leave in silence.
This is the Collegiate Veterans Association's second year on campus, Josh Goetting, Leavenworth law student, is a member of the Collegiate Veterans Association and president of KU College Republicans. Goetting said the vigil was a good way for the group to make a transition onto campus. He said the group had been working on the memorial service since the beginning of the semester.
Zacharias said this event was important to young veterans on campus. He said that when veterans returned home, they were offered both psychological and physical therapy, but that a gathering similar to tonight's event hadn't been done before at the University.
Kate Mallula, Overland Park junior, said she thought the gathering of the three groups symbolized the way the tragic event affected the nation as a whole.
"It really shaped the way we understand ourselves as Americans;" Mullala said. "It affected all of us, no matter what age, ethnicity, or political party"
Students are encouraged to bring candles to tonight's vigil and arrive at Wescoe Beach a little before 11 p.m. For more information, students may contact Felix Zacharias at (316) 304-8334.
MISSING PERSON
Edited by Chris Beattie
Police find body in canyon
BY PAUL FOY ASSOCIATED PRESS
PROVO, Utah — A woman's body found in a canyon Sunday was believed to be a Brigham Young University student missing for more than a week, authorities said, and it appeared that she fell to her death.
Canille Cleverley, 22, has been rossing since Aug. 30. A body matching the description of the blonde, blue-eyed woman was found at the base of a 200-foot cliff east of Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon, said 14. Yvette Rice of the Utah County Sheriff's Department.
The body was being carried down from the canyon Sunday evening. An autopsy would be conducted to confirm the woman was Cleverley.
Provo police Capt. Cliff Argyle said the woman's body had injuries consistent with a fall, but it was too early to rule out foul play.
"How she ended up there, were not sure," Argyle said.
Authorities had been searching mountain trails and the Provo River for Cleverly, believing she may have parked her bike and hiked one of the
many trails leading into the Wasatch Mountains. A bicycle believed to be hers was stolen from a bike rack near the popular hiking spot last Sunday and turned over to police.
Search and rescue crews and hundreds of volunteers then focused on areas around the 607-foot waterfall.
Searchers spotted the body Sunday afternoon, and Rice said the clothing matched the description Cleverley's family had given investigators.
Cleverley was scheduled to start her senior year on Sept. 4. Provo, home to BYU, is about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Students walk across the campus of Brigham Young University near a flyer that includes a photo of missing BYU student Camille Cleverley in Provo, Utah, Wednesday. Volunteers searched rocks, brush and uneven terrain Wednesday in Provo Canyon for any sign of the 22-year-old Boise, Idaho native missing for nearly a week.
》 MISSING PERSON
Debris confuses in search for Fossett
BY MARTIN GRIFFITH ASSOCIATED PRESS
RENO, Nev. — Rescue crews searching for famed millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett stumbled upon more false leads Sunday when they discovered more plane wreckage — but didn't find the missing aviator or his plane.
"Once again, you had your hopes raised and dashed, just as we have," Nevada Civil Air Patrol Maj. Cynthia Ryan told reporters during a news conference.
Rescue crews spotted two old wrecks, one of them from a U.S. Navy plane, southeast of the private ranch where Fossett was staying 80 miles southeast of Reno when he took off Monday for what was supposed to be a three-hour flight.
The false alarm further dampened spirits of the rescuers, whose chances of finding the 63-year-old Fossett alive in the rugged, concealing land-
escape of western Nevada are becoming more and more slim.
"The mood is very somber but very focused," Lyon County Undersheriff Ioe Santford said.
At least eight times during the search, rescue crews have spotted airplane wreckage they thought might be Fossett's only to learn it was from crashes years and sometimes decades ago.
To some, that is an ominous sign of how hard it will be to find the aviator.
"That's always a possibility.
"That's always a possibility — that he may never be found," Lyon County Undersheriff Joe Sanford said. "But I'd like to believe that with our state-of-the-art technology, the chances of finding him are much better."
Fossett, a former commodities trader who was the first to circle the globe in a balloon, is considered an expert pilot and survivalist. Search teams have tried to remain optimistic but acknowledged the futility was
beginning to take a toll.
"It's not frustrating, but tiring," Nevada National Guard Capt. April Conway said.
Leaders of the search-and-rescue operation have tried to put the best face on the discoveries of previously unknown crash sites. At the very least, they say, the finds have demonstrated that crews can indeed spot small planes from the air.
The search has spread across an area of roughly 17,000 square miles, about twice the size of New Jersey. Crews will continue combing sections of that vast landscape, but on Sunday they began focusing on a section of the territory within 50 miles of the ranch. Most crashes occur within that radius during takeoffs or landings, Ryan said.
"We've got close to 100 percent covered, at least in some cursory fashion," Ryan said. "We have to eliminate a lot of territory."
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
9/11 Memorial
Join KU Young Democrats, College VeteransAssociation and College Republicans for a candlelight vigil dedicated to the victims of 9/11 and those who have fallen in service to the Nation.
September 10,2007 from 11pm-1am on Wescoe Beach
An open mic will be provided for those who wish to speak about 9/11
Faith Forum: A Liberating Take on Christianity
September 10,2007
Theme:"Living the Questions" with short video presentation by recognized theologians and scholars.
Open to anyone interested in a progressive perspective on spirituality and faith.
Wednesdays 6-8pm at ECM, Ecumencial Christian Ministries Located at 12th and Oread
Dole Institute of Politics
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"Women in Politics: Career Stories Study Group hosted by Dole Fellow Jennifer Schmidt
Join Connie Schultz Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist and author of "...And His Lovely Wife"
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