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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY, MAY 6.2005
INSIDENEWS
GTAs onen contract negotiations
The graduate teaching assistant union opened contract negotiations yesterday when it delivered a letter to Provost David Shulenburger. GTAs have contract negotiations every three years. PAGE 1A
Med Center hospital on the move
The University of Kansas Hospital has purchased the former Sprint headquarters building. The hospital is a branch of the University of Kansas Medical Center, which is finan cially independent from the University. PAGE 1A
KU art student to display scrap paper pieces
A continuing education student will display his paper works of art tomorrow night. He said he began making toys out of paper when he was a child because his parents couldn't buy many for him. PAGE 1A
Stephenson residents evicted from hall
Cycling event to close downtown Lawrence
A scholarship hall known for years for its rowdiness and pranks will likely change next fall. An unprecedented 35 residents will leave Stephenson School Hall this spring. Inappropriate and demeaning behavior and dirty conditions at the hall instigated mandatory interviews with the Department of Student Housing. PAGE 14
Cyclists competing in the National Collegiate Cycling Association Road National Championships May 13-15 will race on Lawrence's downtown streets. Massachusetts and Vermont streets will be closed between 7th and 10th streets next Friday. PAGE 2A
Bloom's performance problematic in 'Heaven'
Ridley Scott's Crusades epic, "Kingdom of Heaven," is not without flaws, but it fares better than other recent epics such as "Troy." Jayplay writer Stephen Shupe reviews the epic, which he says is a relevant piece of history. PAGE 6A
Column: Pope reflects Catholic Church, not American left
Vince Myers states the obvious when he says that Pope Benedict XVI is the Catholic pope. But he says some liberals who are disappointed with the pope selection don't understand that his policies are going to reflect the Catholic Church. He says no pope will change the church's stance on an issue such as abortion because the Bible does not justify allowing it. PAGE 5A
INSIDESPORTS
Baseball to gain national exposure
The Kansas baseball team will play its first nationally televised home series this weekend. All three games against No. 3 Texas will appear on ESPNU. The national exposure will not translate into money for the University, but coach Ritch Price said it would benefit the program in other ways. PAGE 18
Confidence on the rise
The men's baseball team will play No. 3 Texas at 6 tonight at Hogland Ballpark. Kansas hopes to continue the momentum from last weekend's first series conference victory. Coach Ritch Price says confidence is key in this weekend's games. The three games will be televised on ESPN and ESPNU. PAGE **1B**
Column: Don't miss out on exciting baseball, cheap hot dogs
This weekend's baseball series against Texas at Hoglund Ballpark will be nationally televised, and there will be hot dogs available for only a quarter today. But columnist Joe Bant says that although those perks play fans initially, there are plenty of other reasons to come watch the Jayhawks play. PAGE 1B
Women's intramural soccer final reaches sudden deaths
Missed and disqualified shots defined the four intramural soccer final yesterday. Kappa Delta scored the tie-breaking goal during the 33rd minute of what was scheduled to be a 20-minute game. Other winners include the Cotton Balls in the men's open, Sigma Nu in the men's greek division and the Grasskickers in the CoRec division. PAGE 1B
Leadership will return to women's golf team
With no graduating seniors, all nine members of the golf team will return next season. Juniors Meredith Winkelmann, Chelsey Pryor and Tiffany Woods will take on leadership roles. The team plans to stay competitive by competing in tournaments during the summer. The team's next goal will be advancing to regionals. PAGE 2B
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Streets to close for cyclists
BY JASON SHAAD
jshaad@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Hundreds of spandex-clad cyclists will converge on Lawrence next week for the National Collegiate Cycling Association Road National Championships.
said he would open an hour and a half earlier and schedule extra employees to help repair competitors bikes, and to serve the increased customers.
"We're think we'll see a lot of people," said Teri Williams, store manager at Arizona Trading Co., 734 Massachusetts St. "It sounds like it's going to be good for everybody in downtown."
Downtown businesses are expecting a boost in customers during the competition from May 13-15.
because you're closing the main thoroughfares to downtown," Hughes said. "It might have a slightly negative effect on business for that day."
About 450 participants and 11,000 spectators should visit Lawrence for the event, said Bob Sanner, director of the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau. Sanner said he expected between $300,000 to $350,000 of direct spending in Lawrence because of the event.
The competition begins with a one mile loop course through downtown Lawrence May 13. Dan Hughes, owner of Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, 802 Massachusetts St.,
But two remaining days of the competition would make up for any inconveniences on Friday because those events are not held downtown, he said.
People who want to watch the event will have to find somewhere outside of downtown to park their cars. Massachusetts and Vermont streets will be closed between 7th and 10th streets from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. Part of New Hampshire Street will also be closed as part of the race course.
The city will also close four parking lots in the downtown area during the race.
Sarah Schmidt, Marysville junior, said she hadn't heard about the event. But closed streets and limited parking wouldn't keep her out of downtown, she said.
To alleviate the parking constraints, the city is offering free rides on the city buses on Friday and Saturday. People who have parked their vehicles legally in the areas surrounding the race course will not have to pay the meter. Sanner said.
The street closings and parking restrictions could deter some customers from downtown, Hughes said.
"We're encouraging people to leave their vehicles at home and allow the T to get them downtown," Sanner said.
"Downtown Lawrence hosts a lot of events, but cycling is different
"It probably wouldn't deter me from going down to Mass because it's difficult to find parking down there anyway," Schmidt said. "Now that I know about it, I'll probably go down there and check it out."
A 28.2 mile road race will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14 at Perry Lake. The team time trial race will be held on K-10 between 6th and Iowa streets beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday, May 15.
— Edited by Lisa Coble-Krings
Studying at a higher level
Erin Droste/KANSAN
NATION
Kayra Thompson, 14, and Ashley Harkleroad, 14, work on their class assignment in front of Campanile yesterday afternoon. Thompson was a little worried about wearing her Mizzou sweatshirt on campus, but said it was more important that she didn't get cold. Thompson and Harkleroad visited campus yesterday with their class from Harmony Middle School in Overland Park.
Parents arrested in Precious Doe case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For four years, she was known only as Precious Doe, a little girl whose headless body was found along a road.
Yesterday police gave the girl a name, arrested her mother and stepfather on murder charges and pronounced the sad mystery solved.
Michelle M. Johnson, 30, of Muskogee, Okla., and her husband, Harrell Johnson, 25, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree felony murder of Michelle Johnson's daughter, long known only as Precious Doe.
The girl was identified as Erica Michelle Marie Green, just shy of 4 years old when she was found. "We have closure," Police Chief James Corwin said. "The little girl that we've known for four years as Precious Doe has a name."
Police said Michelle Johnson has been cooperative in their investigation; she has indicated her husband, Erica's stepfather, actually carried out the killing.
According to a probable cause statement filed in Circuit Court, Johnson said her husband kicked Erica in the head, then they left her on the floor for two days.
Johnson and her husband did not seek medical treatment for the girl, she said, because both had outstanding warrants for their arrest.
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