FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
▼ SUPREME COURT
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
Charles Dharanak/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Bush watches as Judge G. Roberts Jr. is sworn in by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Thursday, in the East Room of the White House. Roberts is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States. Left to right are Bush, Judge Roberts, 'wife Jane and Justice John Paul Stevens.
Roberts supersedes Rehnquist
BY JESSE J. HOLLAND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - John G. Roberts Jr., a conservative protege of the late William H. Rehnquist, succeeded him Thursday and became the nation's youngest chief justice in two centuries, winning support from more than three-fourths of the Senate after promising he would be no ideologue.
Roberts, at 50, becomes the 17th chief justice, presiding over a Supreme Court that seems as divided as the nation over abortion and other tumultuous social issues. The court opens a new term on Monday.
"The Senate has confirmed a
man with an astute mind and kind heart," President Bush said just before Roberts was sworn in by acting Chief Justice John Paul Stevens. "All Americans can be confident that the 17th chief justice of the United States will be prudent in exercising judicial power, firm in defending judicial independence and above all a faithful guardian of the Constitution."
Constitution and bearing true faith and allegiance to it." Roberts said.
A crowd including seven of the eight sitting justices, Roberts' parents, Rosemary and John Sr., children John and Josephine, Senate supporters and White House well-wishers stood and applauded as Roberts kissed his wife and shook Stevens' hand. The audience also included Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and White House counsel Harriet Miers, both of whom have been mentioned as candidates for O'Connor's seat.
Bush is expected to make his second Supreme Court nomination within days, one that conservatives hope will move the court to the right. Replacing Rehnquist with Roberts keeps the court's current balance, but replacing the moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with a conservative could tilt it rightward.
"What Daniel Webster termed the miracle of our Constitution is not something that happens in every generation, but every generation in its turn must accept the responsibility of supporting and defending the
He said he would try to "pass on to my children's generation a charter of self-government as strong and as vibrant as the one that Chief Justice Rehnquist passed on to us."
Roberts took a separate judicial oath during a private White House ceremony attended by the other justices. A formal Supreme court ceremony is scheduled for Monday, before the opening of the term.
Roberts called the Senate's 78-22 bipartisan vote for him "confirmation of what is for me a bedrock principle, that judging is different from politics." All of the Senate's 55 Republicans, independent James Jeffords of Vermont and half of the 44 Democrats supported him.
CORRECTIONS
+ Yesterday's The University Daily Kansan contained several errors. In the article "Top hawk to step down" Provost David Shulenburger was hired as an assistant professor in the School of Business in 1974 and was named associate vice chancellor for academic affairs in 1988. He was named provost after being chosen from a pool of about 200 applicants.
ON THE RECORD
- A 19-year-old KU student reported a $550 black and silver Trek 4900 bicycle stolen sometime between 4:15 p.m. Sept. 22 and 8 a.m. Sept. 28 in McCollum Hall.
- An 18-year-old KU student reported a $370 black Trek 3900 bicycle and a $20 cable lock stolen sometime between 6 p.m. Sept. 27 and 10:30 a.m. Sept. 28 in Pearson Scholarship Hall.
- A 19-year-old KU student reported a $450 black and red Trek bicycle and a $20 cable lock stolen sometime between 4 p.m. Sept. 27 and 8:25 a.m. Sept. 28 in Templin Hall.
- A 25-year-old KU employee reported a $200 black and red Giant Boulder bicycle stolen sometime between 5:30 and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in Summerfield Hall.
♦ A 22-year-old KU student reported a mislaid $40 wallet stolen sometime between noon and 9 p.m. Sept. 26 on campus.
ON CAMPUS
An 18-year-old KU student reported a $400 silver Specialized Rock Hopper and an $18 cable lock stolen sometime between 5 p.m. Sept. 26 and 10:30 a.m. Sept. 27 in Oliver Hall.
A new interactive art exhibit called "Two Cultures: Collection" by Texas artist Tracy Hicks will be unveiled at a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Hall Center for the Humanities, east of the Dole Human Development Center. Hicks will present and discuss his work. Regular hours for the exhibit will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Monday.
♦ A free performance of "On the Yellow Brick Road with Salman Rushdie and Paul Stephen Lim: An Evening of Reminiscences and Revelations" will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
Two world-renowned musical groups are performing this weekend at the Lied Center. The Avishai Cohen trio will play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and the Daedalus String Quartet will play at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets can be purchased at any campus box office.
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to everyone who attended and contributed to the 11th Annual Eileen Teahan Memorial Golf Tournament.
Donations and Contributions were made by:
George Shaw Constructions Summit Marketing Southwest Steel Fabrications Weather Metrics Hank and Susan Keeley The Rich Teahan Family Jim and Jean Neil Dr. and Mrs. George Muehlebach Bernard and Suzanne Dierks The Mark Teahan Family The Beck Family Miriam Strand The Harmon Family Don Haynes Tucky Hobbs Raul and Suzanne Brito Richard Aylward
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