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》 BOARDWALK APARTMENTS FIRE
Jury selection complete for trial
BY ERICK R. SCHMIDT
Fourteen jurors were selected as the triple murder and manslaughter trial of Jason Allen Rose began Monday.
Douglas County assistant district attorney Amy McGowan and defense attorney Ron Evans began questioning a pool of 71 potential jurors Monday morning. The group was eventually narrowed down to the six men and six women selected for the jury, plus two men selected as
alternates.
Rose is accused of starting an October 2005 fire at the Boardwalk Apartments that killed three residents and injured several others. University of Kansas student Nicole Bingham was among the three fatalities. Rose's initial trial began in February, but was declared a mistrial after five days because the prosecution moved to admit a late witness.
Monday's jury selection lasted just less than seven hours, ending at 3:15 p.m. Among those dismissed from
the initial pool was a woman who said she would not be able to handle seeing the "grushes" images that Evans said would be shown. A Lawrence man who had helped install air conditioning in the building more than a decade ago was also dismissed. Evans argued that the man's knowledge of the building would hamper his ability to hear the case.
going to hear from 40 to 50 witnesses, along with a two-and-a-half day witness video. I wish I could say for sure, but the truth is, I can't."
Evans told the jury he couldn't promise a specific length for the trial.
"The chance of it going past two weeks, I can't say," Evans said. "You're
The jury will be sworn in and presented with opening statements at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Kansan staff writer Erick R. Schmidt can be contacted at eschmidt@kansan.com.
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MEMORIAL
Tim Stauffer, lola senior, writes names of U.S. soldiers who have died during the war in Iraq. The Young Democrats undertook the project of displaying the names of all 3,351 soldiers who have fallen to raise awareness of the war.
Casualties of Iraq War honored
BY TYLER HARBERT
A couple dozen students were up late Monday night sidewalk chalking in front of Strong Hall — not to promote bands or drink specials — but instead to memorialize each of the 3,351 soldiers killed in the Iraq War.
Today is the four-year anniversary of the day in 2003 when President
Members of Young Democrats, Delta Force, representatives from the Ecumenical Christian Ministries and other students helped write every name of every fallen soldier.
Bush stood in front of a banner that read, "Mission Accomplished," marking the cessation of hostile activity in Iraq.
"We're trying to make it as
One event similar to this occurred in the fall of 2004 at the University when Ethan Nuss, a junior at the time, posted pictures of every fallen soldier on wooden stakes in the
Groeblacher said she got the idea for the event from Young Democrats at Ohio State University who created similar memorials. She used a casualty count from an official release
apolitical as possible", said Julia Groeblacher, McPherson freshman and president of Young Democrats. "We don't want to make it a political event but an American event."
from the Department of Defense on the Web site tcasualties.org for the 3,351 soldiers for the memorial.
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》 EXCELENCIA
Annual award honors teaching Department wins $10,000
BY KYLE CARTER
The Center for Teaching Excellence awarded the Department of Spanish and Portuguese with the 2007 Departmental Award for Exceptional Teaching and Learning. The award recognizes one exceptional department each year with a $10,000 award.
The winner is selected based on the culture of learning within the department, evidence of student learning and constant
evaluation of progress. Professor and chair of undergraduate studies Isidro Rivera said the department focused on teaching students to think critically rather than simply learning to memorize.
"I imagine trying to learn English without knowing what 'The Simpsons' is."
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vocabulary and verb tenses
"We emphasize writing as a vehicle and as a tool for critical thinking," he said.
Rivera said the department had moved away from simply teaching a language and now included cultural studies as well. He related the importance of this change through a comparison to American culture.
"Iimagine trying to learn English without knowing what 'The Simpsons' is," he said.
Dan Saunders, Lawrence senior, studied abroad in Mexico and Spain while working toward a Spanish degree. He took a 20th Century Spanish literature class
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》QUEER AND TRANSGENDER ART SHOW
Students display alternative art
Paintings shown at Solidarity! Center
BY JOE HUNT
Photographs, prints and paintings by two students are on display this month at Solidarity! Revolutionary Center and Radical Library.
The artwork, by Jessica Gish, Topea senior, and Ailecia Ruscin., Auburn, Ala., graduate student, is part of the Queer and Transgender Art Show at the center, located at 1109 Massachusetts St. The show is free and will run until May 11.
Gish said that people at Solidarity! called her because she was an artist who was active in the gay community. Gish said her sexual orientation
influenced'her artwork, but it wasn't the focus of her work.
"Most often I feel as an artist first rather than a gay artist or queer artist." Gish said. "I draw a lot of inspirations from the people and the world around me."
Gish is working toward a degree in painting at the University, and she displayed prints along with paintings at the art show. She enjoys utilizing the two mediums for different reasons.
"What I like about painting is that you have such direct control of every
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The Solidarity Center on Massachusetts Street displays artwork by Allelicia Ruscin, Kansas City, Mo. grad student. The photos are part of the exhibit featuring artwork from the queer and transgendered communities in Lawrence.