FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
University must observe holiday
BY JOKN JORDAN
jjordan@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
We the students, of the University of Kansas, in order to observe Constitution Day, can recite the preamble of the United States Constitution.
He also said he didn't think the University should be required to do anything for the day.
In observance of Constitution Day, Marynell Jones and Nick Sterner will lead the reading of the preamble at 1 p.m. today on Wescoe Beach. Joining them will be Senior Vice Provost
Photographers close in and John Roberts' adviser, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, center, looks on as the nominee hugs his wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, on Capitol Hill yesterday. Roberts concluded his testimony in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
anything for the day. Chancellor Robert Hemenway will read the preamble before tomorrow's 6 p.m. kickoff of the KU football game against Louisiana Tech. The preamble will be placed on the video screen for people attending the game to follow along with the chancellor if they wish.
A new law requires educational institutions that received federal money to observe Constitution Day, which is Sept. 17. But because Constitution Day falls on a Saturday this year, the University will observe the holiday today.
Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcet. The reading is part of a nationwide recitation of the preamble at 1 p.m.
Constitution, and Constitution Day could help them think about an important part of our history.
"It'll be a good time to remember what our nation stands for even in the midst of a very busy day," the Flower Mound, Texas, senior said.
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Marynell Jones, student body vice president, said she thought college students didn't pay attention to the
Zach Coble, Winfield junior, said he had not heard about the University doing anything for Constitution day. He said he didn't think students would be interested in it.
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Nominee's confirmation appears secure
BY DAVID ESPO
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice nominee John Roberts said Thursday there is no room for ideologues on the Supreme Court, declaring an "obligation to the Constitution" and to no other cause as he concluded three grueling days of confirmation testimony.
"If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy's going to win in court before me," Roberts told the Senate Judiciary Committee. "But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, then the big guy's going to win."
then the big guy. Roberts' confirmation as successor to the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist appears secure, the only question is the size of his vote total and in particular his Democratic support. The Judiciary Committee is to vote its recommendation next week.
Roberts' views on abortion — and whether he would vote to overturn a landmark 1973 ruling on the issue hung uncertainly over the hearings from beginning to end. "That's the big speculative question," summed up Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and the committee chairman moments after he declared the proceedings closed.
he declared the process The White House and Republican leaders hope for approval by the full GOP-controlled Senate in time for the 50-year-old appeals court judge
and former Reagan administration lawyer to take his seat on the opening day of the court's term on Oct. 3.
3. Conservatives pronounced themselves satisfied as Roberts wrapped up his appearance before the committee.
"His testimony on the right to privacy mirrored that of Clarence Thomas during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing," read a memo circulated by Leonard Leo and Jay Sekulow, two prominent conservatives who head organizations working to clear the way for confirmation
ing to clear the way for commitment The right to privacy is the underpinning of the right to abortion, and Thomas has voted as a member of the high court to overturn the 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion.
In his testimony earlier in the week, Roberts said he believed the Constitution provides a right to privacy. But he offered no hint on how he would come down on the abortion issue, which is expected to come before the court in the coming year.
Despite pressure from civil rights and other liberal groups to oppose the nomination, some Democrats who questioned Roberts closely said they remained undecided.
Conceding Roberts' "indisputable" skills as a lawyer," Kennedy said, "Those in and of themselves I don't think qualify you to be on the Supreme Court of the United States."
they remain. After hearing testimony from Catherine Stetson, a former Roberts law partner, as well as from Henrietta Wright, a lawyer and lifelong
Democrat, Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., said he was "more confused" about a nomination he had seemed likely to oppose.
with Roberts over civil rights, told reporters as the hearings drew to a close that he retained doubts over "whether he really recognizes in his heart and his soul the extraordinary march to progress in the last 50 years."
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Roberts opened his appearance before the committee on Monday by declaring, "I have no agenda." He closed with a reformulation: "My obligation is to the Constitution. That's the oath."
"If I think he will be Justice (Antonin) Scalia ... I vote no. If he is a (Justice Anthony) Kennedy, I vote yes. If he is a Rehnquist, I probably vote yes because it won't change anything," Biden said, referring to the fact that the late chief justice reliably voted with the conservative wing of the court.
others. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, who sparred at length
Officially, all Democrats were uncommitted on the appointment, although some sounded less so than others.
ON THE RECORD
2 A 21-year-old KU student reported about $200 in damage to a door and doorjamb at 2:30 a.m. Sept. 11 on the 1400 block of East 24th Street.
A 24-year-old KU student reported a $20 wallet stolen sometime between 7 p.m. Sept. 8 and 6:30 a.m. Sept. 9 from the 600 block of West 23rd Street.
- A 21-year-old KU student reported a $120 specialized bicycle and a $20 coil lock damaged sometime between midnight and 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 12 at the 1400 block of Kentucky Street.
ON CAMPUS
Applications for the Kansas/Asia Scholars 2006 summer trips are due at 5 p.m. today in 201 Bailey Hall.The trips to China and Japan begin in late May. For more information, contact Jaimie Oborny at 864-3849.
Ken Carter, the California basketball coach whom the movie "Coach Carter" is based on, will deliver a free lecture at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
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The School of Fine Arts' annual Collage Concert, featuring dance, vocal and instrumental music and video presentations by faculty and students, is at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Lied Center.
STATE
Man present at shooting found guilty of meth conspiracy
EL DORADO — A man present at the fatal shooting of Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels was acquitted of first-degree felony murder but convicted of conspiracy to make methamphetamine.
The sheriff was killed Jan. 17, while trying to serve a search warrant at a home in the Hilltop area of Greenwood County. Federal prosecutors have charged Scott Cheever, 23, in his death, saying Cheever shot Samuels to protect a meth lab.
methamphetamine.
On Wednesday, the Butler County jury also acquitted Matt Denny, 23, of manufacturing methamphetamine.
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