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not make the decision to start fighting in Iraq.
"It hurts to see them call us murderers and violent. It's not the soldiers' fault we're fighting a war, it's a government issue," he said. "It's nothing to do with the soldiers."
While LCR has its opinion, it hopes its actions bring opinions from both sides of the spectrum when it has other functions. Andrus said she just wanted people to begin talking about the issue.
"Just engaging each other, which is really important, or coming to the events whether they agree or not, just so we know how other people feel and what their active opinions are." she said.
The group plans to have discussion sessions and more rallies and to keep in contact with University officials until its goal is met, Goddard said.
"We'll do whatever it takes to get recruiters off campus," she said.
LCR has another meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
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"It's very set," she said. "Before, I would be called in the evening or the middle of the night."
she said.
Another advantage of working at Watkins, she said, was that she received a lower volume of patients, allowing her to spend more time with each one
"I think it lets them get a little more comfortable with me," she said. "They are more able to ask questions."
Veronica Cooper, Lawrence junior, said she thought that having a woman gynecologist would make visiting one easier.
At LMH, Johnson not only practiced gynecology but also obstetrics, or delivering infants.
"It's scary going to one anyway, and a woman would make it more comfortable," she said.
Patricia Denning, chief of staff at Watkins, said Johnson would not provide that care at Watkins. If students do need an obstetrician, Denning said they would be referred to Johnson's former partners at LMH.
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cool air to the rooms. It then takes the left-over energy back to the ground.
to the ground.
"The geothermal system is the only heating and cooling system that takes from the earth only what is needed," said Alan Lankford, engineer of Lankford and Associates, the firm that designed the system. "It borrows stored up energy in the earth and gives it back when the season changes."
"We were convinced that we wanted to try it after looking at the other units and that the long term costs will be lower so it will be worth the investment," said Ken Stoner, director of student housing.
When making the decision to install the geothermal system, the University looked at hospitals and schools in Kansas City, Mo., and Wichita that used the new system.
While the University is optimistic that the unit will pay for itself in about seven years, the unit's installation is much more costly than other systems. The cost differential between a standard heating and cooling system and the unit used at Rieger Hall is between $70,000 and $90,000. Stoner said.
The decision to install the system was not solely driven by its efficiency but also by the noise reduction it provides. The system makes no noise, compared to the system at GSP-Corbin Hall, which causes noise pollution.
Candice Davis, member of the Oread Neighborhood Association, said this system was much better compared to the system at GSP that she has complained about for years. She appreciates the effort by the University to get input from the neighborhood.
In order to blend in with the neighborhood we wanted to be able to put in a system that was not only environmentally friendly and energy efficient, but also aesthetically pleasing to the neighbors."
Alan Lankford
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the neighborhood we wanted to be able to put in a system that was not only environmentally friendly and energy efficient, but also aesthetically pleasing to the neighbors." Lankford said.
"In order to blend in with
Those in the Oread neighborhood feel the University made the right decision by installing the geothermal unit.
the good one. "I just think it benefits the University, as well as the community and neighborhoods, to figure out ways to work together." Davis said.
With only 70 to 80 systems in use in the Lawrence and Kansas City area and with rising energy costs, Lankford said more geothermal units will be used in the future.
This system may be part of future projects planned for the University, Stoner said. That includes plans for another scholarship hall for men located north of Rieger Hall.
"This technology is coming. I think this is one of the technologies we will see more and more use of in the future," he said.
Sand is blown off the beach at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as Hurricane Katrina comes ashore. Hurricane Katrina dumped sheets of rain, kicked up the surf and blew strong winds ashore Thursday, toppling trees and driving sand across waterfront streets as it made landfall on the state's densely populated southeast coast. Two were killed when they ignored a directive to stay inside until the storm passed.
Falling trees kill two in Miami as hurricane hits south Florida
BY JILL BARTON
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— Hurricane Katrina churned through Florida's densely populated southeastern coast Thursday with sustained winds of 80 mph and lashing rain. Two people were killed by falling trees.
ing trees. The storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane just before it made landfall along the Miami-Dade and Broward county line between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach. Weather officials said flooding was the main concern as the storm dropped a foot of rain or more in some spots.
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Rain fell in horizontal sheets—seas were estimated at 15 feet—and blew gusts of up to 92 mph, toppling trees and street signs. Florida Power & Light said more than 412,000 customers were without electricity.
Late Thursday, Katrina was centered in northwest Miami-Dade County, heading west at 6 mph. An estimated 5.9 million Florida residents were in Katrina's projected path.
The storm proved fatal for two people who ignored warnings to stay inside until the worst was over. A man in his 20s in Fort Lauderdale was crushed by a falling tree as he sat alone in his car, while a pedestrian was killed by a falling tree in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Plantation.
"The message needs to be very clear. It's not a good night to be out driving around," said May Mayfield, National Hurricane Center director. "The back side of the core of the hurricane has yet to come. It's not over yet."
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The usually bustling streets of Miami Beach, a tourist haven, were largely deserted as the storm pounded the area. The city is hosting celebrities and partygoers in town for the MTV Video Music Awards. MTV called off its pre-awards festivities Thursday and Friday.
"It's like a ghost town out here," said Mark Darrass, concierge at The Astor Hotel in Miami Beach. "I see the random, not so smart people, riding scooters every now and then."
Tourists and others hoping to get out of town before the storm were stranded as airlines canceled flights at Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports, which both closed Thursday night.
Three mobile home parks in Davie sustained considerable damage, according to the Broward Emergency Management Agency. "A lot of roofs are off," said Dennis Myers, a spokesman for the agency.
When the eye of the hurricane passed over the National Hurricane Center in west Miami-Dade County, forecasters ran outside to experience the calm at the center of the storm.
Carter McHyman said heavy downpours once again pelted their windows after the eye passed.
In an oceanfront condominium in Hallandale, Carolyne and
"It's been horrible," Carolynne McHylman said. "Basically all our windows are leaking. We just keep mopping up and taping the windows, mopping up and taping again."
At a supermarket in Hollywood, Cassandra Butler hefted two five-gallon bottles of water as well as a 24-pack of smaller bottles into her shopping cart Thursday.
and taping up.
Before the hurricane struck,
Floridians wary of Katrina prepared by putting up shutters, stacking sandbags in doorways and stocking up on supplies.
"It's not that I'm worried. I've been in south Florida all my life." Butler said. "But this is a feature of life down here, and you are smart to deal with it."
At a Home Depot in Miami, Jose Guerrera, 68, loaded 4-by-8 sheets of plywood onto a metal cart. He and his family huddled in their Coral Gables home as Hurricane Andrew screamed by in 1993 and he has been boarding up the house during hurricanes ever since.
"I have to protect the doors and windows," Guerrera said. His wife, meanwhile, was shopping for water and food. "That's her problem. She's gotta take care of the food. I take care of the work."
lowered canal levels to avoid possible flooding, and pumps were activated in several low-lying areas of Miami-Dade.
Dozens of surfers and spectators lined beaches from Palm Beach to Miami-Dade counties to take advantage of the massive waves on the normally placid seas, and long lines didn't seem to be a problem at most area gas stations, supermarkets and hardware stores.
Water management officials
hardware stores
"This is the best of both worlds because it'll bring great waves, but it is not at all dangerous," said surfer Kurt Johnston, 22, of Davie.
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Katrina was the second hurricane to hit the state this year — Dennis hit the Panhandle last month — and the sixth since Aug. 13, 2004. Katrina formed Wednesday over the Bahamas and was expected to cross Florida before heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
After crossing the peninsula, the storm could turn to the north over the Gulf of Mexico and threaten the Panhandle early next week, forecasters said. Bush encouraged residents of Florida's Panhandle and Big Bend areas to monitor the storm.
Katrina is the 11th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1. That's seven more than have typically formed by now in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane center said. The season ends Nov. 30.
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