THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A
ON CAMPUS
The African Students Association is holding its annual elections Friday at 6 p.m. in the Olympian Room of the Burge Union.
The Spencer Museum of Art is holding a "Dollars for ScholarsTag Sale" from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday in the museum's central court. Money raised will go to the museum's Saturday Children's Art Appreciation classes.
Ladies of Lawrence Artwork is showcasing artwork created by Lawrence women Saturday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Crafty and Company, 918 Massachusetts St.
Note: The University Daily Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. Submission forms are available in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of the desired publication date. On Campus is printed on a space available basis.
CAMPUS
Law school admits displaced students
The University of Kansas School of Law admitted three students from New Orleans-area law schools.
When Tulane University and Loyola University released the students, the students contacted the University about enrolling in the law program.
The students — Christine Begerone, Becky Mann and Claire Samuels — are classified as visiting students. Any credits earned at the University will transfer back to their previous schools.
All three students have Kansas ties.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius announced that the state is prepared to handle up to 4,500 people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Numerous state agencies and local governments are preparing for their arrival later this week.
Ryan Schneider
Film event ready to replay
Festival returns for fourth year
BY MALINDA OSBORNE
mosborne@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Dan Hughes was ecstatic when he attended a trade show in Salt Lake City and watched outdoor-themed films at a theater that served beer. Eventually, Hughes brought the experience to Kansas.
Now that film festival, the Banff Mountain Film Festival, will come to Lawrence for its fourth consecutive year Friday and Saturday at Liberty Hall. The festival will feature 14 films on rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, skiing and more.
Hughes, owner of Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, said that even though the adrenaline films were a huge draw, the cultural films were the ones people talked about for weeks after the festival.
The festival is hosted by Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 802 Massachusetts St., and also
serves as a benefit event for the KU Rock Climbing Club. Hughes said more than 600 people attended the event last year
Shane Barber, Lindsborg junior and vice president of the KU Rock Climbing Club, said that last year Sunflower donated $250 to the club. He said the money went toward rock-climbing gear and climbing trips.
The actual Banff Mountain Film Festival takes place in the city of Banff, located in Alberta, Canada. Started in 1976, the annual event, held the first weekend of November, features 55 films. The festival's Web site, www.banffmountainfestivals.ca, bills it as a celebration of "mountain culture."
Although Lawrence is one of the last stops on the tour, Hughes said that was the best way to do it.
Starting in March, a selection of the best films entered in the festival go on a North American tour to more than 185 cities.
"We picked to be in the fall because we receive feedback from the people in charge of the festival about films that have gone over well but that we might not have chosen," Hughes said.
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
Films Showing Friday, Sept. 9
Soul Purpose
Out Of Ophirica
Alone Across Australia
One World
Weekend Warrior
The Man Who Jumped
Beneath the Earth
Heavy Fork
Psicobloc
◆ The Collective
◆ Daughters of Everest
◆ Sinners
◆ At the Ends of the Earth
◆ A Russian Wave
◆ Ouray Ice
Sunflower staff and selected members of the community screen 25 films beforehand and choose the 14 that will be shown at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. Hughes said the festival was a good mixture of films that were applicable to people living in Lawrence.
"We may not have mountains right off campus," he said. "But it's a great way to live vicariously through the people in the law enforcement."
www.banffmountainfestivals.ca
Friday night, attendees will see "Alone Across Australia" featuring climber Jon Muir, who made a 128-day trek by foot along the Australian coast with his dog. Saturday night will feature "Daughters of Everest," a documentary about the first organized expedition of Sherpa women to climb Everest.
films and get people psyched up about this stuff."
Tickets are available at Liberty Hall and Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop. Tickets cost $7.50 each night.
— Edited by Tricia Masenthin
CAMPUS
A 20-year-old KU student reported that she was raped in an alley in east Lawrence about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, said Sgt. Dan Ward of the Lawrence Police Department. The victim was walking home when she got lost and encountered the assailant, Ward said. The victim said the assailant told her he could show her a shortcut through an alley, he said.
Student reports being raped
There she grows
The assailant reportedly raped her in an alley that is east of Massachusetts Street, west of Delaware Street, south of 10th Street and north of 15th Street, Ward said. The victim reported the alleged rape from her residence, Ward said. A Lawrence police officer drove her to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, he said. She had minor injuries, he said. The location she walked from was unclear and she was thought to be under the influence of alcohol, Ward said. Anyone with information should call 843-TIPS.
Steve Lynn
Ken Bohn/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CORRECTIONS
Geoff Pye, senior veterinarian at the San Diego Zoo, measures the zoo's five-week-old panda cub yesterday. Pye said he was amazed at how quickly the cub was gaining the round belly of a giant panda and that the cub had increased her weight by more than one pound in a week. The female cub weighed 3.29 pounds and measured 1.3 feet from the tip of her nose to the end of her tail, a three-inch increase since last week. The cub was born Aug. 2 at the zoo's Giant Panda Research Station birthing den.
Wednesday's University Daily Kansan contained an error.The article, "Student arrested for impersonation," stated three KU students robbed a 20-year-old KU student. Jason D. Warble was arrested and charged with obstruction, false impersonation and criminal restraint. The district attorney's office could not comment on Ryan M. Cunningham and Michael Zotti because their cases were under review Wednesday.
Wednesday's University Daily Kansan contained an error.The article, "Student arrested for exposing bottom," stated a KU student was arrested for exposing his bottom. The student was arrested on charges of indecent exposure.
CLARIFICATION
An entry in yesterday's University Daily Kansan needs clarification. An "On Campus" entry stated that Poetry Slams are held in the Hawk's Nest every Wednesday. Poetry Slams are held the first Wednesday of every month.
ON THE RECORD
A 45-year-old employee of Bum Steer Catering reported $2,000 stolen at about 9 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
♦ A 19-year-old KU student reported $500 in damage to a 1996 Ford Taurus sometime between 6 p.m. Monday and 8:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 2500 block of 31st Street
An 18-year-old KU student reported $59 in valuables stolen sometime between 10 a.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday from the 2500 block of West 31st Street.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
Student Legislative
September 8,2005
Awareness Board Meeting
PAID FOR BY KU
Beginning of Year Kickoff:
· Learn about SLAB and how we can make a positive change for students
· Coordinator Positions
· Learn about H.R. 609- a bill that cuts student financial aid
funded by:
SENATE
--visit www.kuhabitat.org
KU Habitat for Humanity Creating life-long links between students and service!
1st Meeting of the Semester Tuesday Sept 13th @ 8pm Alderson Auditorium
U chapter is looking for member to fill committee positions--many exciting events planned for the year.
- Great way to meet people and get involved at KU
THE ROUND TABLE BOX
- Resume banner
- Make a difference in your community
Social Meeting September 13,7:30pm International Room. Kansas Union www.ku.edu/qanda
Queers & Allies
Thursday, Sept. 8th at 5:30
Stop by the Student Senate Office 410 Kansas Union
- Résumé builder
Need a tutor? Want to be a tutor?
What are you doing for winter break?
Spend a week volunteering with kids in Florida (or chose from 6 other sites across the US)
-Earn junior/senior credit
For more information, visit:
Alternative Winter Breaks
428 Kansas Union
785.864.4317
www.ku.edu/~albreaks
Applications due September 9th!