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NEWS / FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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What's going on?
FRIDAY
April 8
SATURDAY
KU alumnus and producer Mark Amin will show his film "Peaceful Warrior" at 7 p.m. at Oldfather Studios. A reception with pizza will follow the event.
April 9
The department of visual arts will host an open drawing of a live nude model from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in room 405 of the Art and Design building.
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
April 10
The University Senate Executive Committee will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. in Strong Hall.
International Student and Scholar Services will host the ISA World Cup Soccer Tournament from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shenk Fields. The event is free.
University Advising Center will advise students on which resources and tools will work best for them from noon to 2 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
April 13
April 11
MONDAY
J. V. Sapinoso will host a seminar on gender from 3 to 5 p.m. at Hall Center.
Richard Reber and the School of Music, will hold a discussion of 20th Century music in relation to animation projects at the Oldfather Studios from 2 to 3 p.m.
THURSDAY April 14
COMMUNITY
Free copies of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" were given out to students at Anschutz library Thursday afternoon as a part of Read Across Lawrence 2011. Each book had a sticker on the back that encouraged people to read the book and pass it on to another person.
Public library encourages reading with city-wide event
BY LAURA SATHER lsather@kansan.com
The Lawrence Public Library held its kickoff event for the Read Across Lawrence festival Thursday night. The community initiative featured Harper Lee's classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," a novel that adult programs director Rachel Smalter Hall said would appeal to audiences of all ages.
or any age.
"Any ages, anyone, if you're neighbors, you're strangers, you're friends, can come together and really talk about the themes involved," Smaller Hall said.
In the past, the festival has featured books such as "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L.
Frank Baum. At Thursday's kickoff event, acclaimed author Charles Shields, who wrote two versions of Harper Lee's biography, explained to readers why the novel continues to be taught in two-thirds of American high schools.
"A great book reads you as you read the book," Shields said. "It poses questions that you have to answer. You may not know that you're being asked those questions, but you can't help but think, 'What would I do?'""
Smalter Hall said the whole program cost little to put on. She spent money only on renting venues, bringing in guest speakers, printing brochures, and buying copies of the book to hand out. The library had many additional donors including
Signs of Life bookstore, Wells Fargo Bank and the KU Libraries.
"Before I came to Lawrence, I didn't realize what an arts hub it was. It's really fun to see that it's not just visual arts; it's not just music arts," Smalter Hall said. "It shows that Lawrence is a very open, welcoming, inclusive arts community, no matter which medium you produce your art in."
In addition to donating money, Theatre Lawrence collaborated with the library to put on a stage production of "To Kill a Mockingbird," starting Friday at 7:30 p.m. Smaller Hall said this collaboration of artistic forms says a lot about the city.
Smalter Hall said the library would like to get the community more involved in the program in the years to come by maybe letting readers choose the book and bringing in high-profile authors for events.
STUDENT SENATE
— Edited by Marla Daniels
KUnited fined for early chalking
BY IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
Student Senate fined the KUnited coalition $50 for chalking before permitted.
The Student Senate elections commission voted Thursday to fine the KUnited coalition a total of $50 for two separate violations of the elections code.
The commission found that KUNited had violated election rules by chalking on campus before the official start of the election season and by leaving stacks of handbills in a fraternity house. The election code mandates that chalking may not begin until five weeks before the election. Each violation incurred a $25 fine.
Chris Bronson/KANSAN File Photo
RenewKU filed a total of four complaints with the commission. The third complaint also concerned the distribution of handbills but was unanimously dismissed. The fourth complaint, concerning the location of a KUnited campaign table, was withdrawn.
The complaints were filed between March 1 and March 15.
Representatives of KUnited had argued that they should not be sanctioned for the chalking violation because the official election calendar had not been released at the time of the incident, leaving them to interpret the rules for themselves. Representatives of KUnited and RenewKU disagreed as to whether those five weeks were meant to include spring break. Including spring break in the five weeks would put KUnited's early March chalking before the permitted start date.
The election commission ruled that spring break be included in the five-week period and unanimously voted to sanction KUnited.
"We did foresee the possibility of a complaint," Alex Rippberger, a senator for KUnited and a sophomore from Olathe, said. "That's why we have an elections commission."
Justin Hitt, campaign manager for RenewKU and a junior from
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Hitt said he was pleased that the violations had been entered into the record, but disappointed at the size of the sanctions.
Desoto, said that the early chalking gave a false impression that KUnited was the only coalition campaigning, which could damage the integrity of the election.
"Coalitions regularly spend $7,000 or $8,000 on a campaign," Hitt said. "I'm not sure this is going to send the message."
During the hearing, Hitt and
KenewKU finance chair Sean Elliott also voiced their displeasure with the handling of the election calendar by senate chief of staff Aaron Dollinger and raised questions about his involvement in the campaign as a member of KUnited.
Hitt said that RenewKU would consider pursuing a complaint against Dollinger through the Senate's court of appeals.
Edited by Samantha Collins
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