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Pope preaches unity, forgiveness in Bosnia
SARAIEVO. Boenia-Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina
— In bone-chilling cold and with tight security protecting him from the hatreds that still poison Bosnia, Pope John Paul II preached forgiveness yesterday to Catholics and Muslims.
Tanks, sharpshooters and thousands of police were deployed to protect the pontiff, whose visit was marred by the discovery Saturday of
explosives along his route.
along his route.
The pope's message of peace drew wide praise from the people who suffered most in war as well as the politicians who fomented
Pope John Paul II
it. However, Bosnia's dilemma over whether to find peace in unity or separation still remained.
For the pope, there was no question that peace and unity go hand in hand.
If Bosnians can establish peace, the pope said their land could become an example of coexistence in diversity for many nations that experience the same difficulty.
Republicans call for independent counsel
WASHINGTON Congress should investigate Attorney General Janet Reno if she rejects Republican demands for an independent counsel to look into Democratic campaign fund raising, House Speaker Newt Gingrich said yesterday.
For his part, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Orrin Hatch, said the attorney general will become a major issue if she decides there are no grounds to seek a special counsel. There were even calls for her to resign if that's her verdict. Reno will announce her decision today.
The Justice Department and both chambers of Congress already are examining Democratic fund-raising activities, including possible illegal contributions from foreign nationalists. Republicans say Reno should ask a court to appoint an independent counsel to ensure against conflicts of interest.
The independent counsel law requires evidence that senior executive branch officials are involved before the attorney general can move for a separate investigation. Indications are that Reno will decide that stipulation has not been met.
Gingrich and other Republicans promised consequences for such a decision. If she says no, Gingrich said on Fox News Sunday, "I think at that point I would ask Chairman Henry Hyde to investigate what we can do."
Removing both breasts may prevent cancer
SAN DIEGO — The increasingly common practice of surgically removing both breast while they are still healthy is an effective way of preventing breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease, a study found.
Lynn C. Hartmann, physician, said her findings were the first to suggest that mastectomies in women with cancer genes would work as intended.
The study followed women who had the surrey between 1960 and 1993.
Until recently, bilateral prophylactic mastectomies were rare. But the development of screening tests for the inherited genes that can trigger breast cancer has increased demand for this approach.
However, some doctors are reluctant to offer the genetic screening test because of uncertainty about whether a preemptive mastectomy actually works.
As police helicopters and planes circle over Kansas searching for illegal marijuana fields many growers are moving their crops indoors and getting...
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HIGH TECH
Story By: Dave Morantz
Art By: Sarah E. Phelps
Joe lies in bed with his eyes wide open, watching the light from an approaching car slide across his bedroom well
The light on the wall grows brighter, and he hears the car rumble down the street. This time the danger has passed. But the paranoia goes on.
"The other morning, I just about freaked out when I heard the front door open," he said. "It turned out just to be my roommate leaving for work."
Is the car slowing down? Are they coming for him this time?
Joe and his roommate, former KU students, have good reason to be paranoid and to insist on pseudonyms. In a closet in the back of their Lawrence townhouse, 15 plants of Durban Poison, a highly potent strain of marijuana that can glue an otherwise-normal 21-year-old to the couch for hours, bask in the artificial sunlight of a 400-watt light bulb.
Growing indoor pot is nothing new. But in the last five years, law enforcement officials say, the number of people growing marijuana indoors has increased
In Douglas County, traditionally one of the most cannabisfriendly parts of the state, prosecutions for growing marijuana have increased dramatically in the last three years. Last year, more than 20 people were prosecuted for cultivating marijuana in Douglas County, up nearly 60 percent from five years ago.
dramatically.
ment agencies' efforts to crack down on large, outdoor growing operations, drug agents say.
This is because of law enforce-
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation believes that more growers are moving their operations from outdoor fields into closets, attics and basements.
Growers give other reasons — the pleasure of smoking marijuana grown with their own hands, the boost in self-esteem from being one step closer to self-sufficiency and the peace of mind that comes from avoiding the possibility of buying a bag from a snitch.
There also is a high-tech twist to the joint effort of Joe and his roommate.
See HIGH TECH, Page 5A
Technology funds fall to budget, linear tuition
TOPEKA — Despite the lobbying attempts by the Board of Regents, the University of Kansas, Wichita State University and Kansas State University will not receive money for technology improvements next year.
By Ann Marchand
Kansan staff writer
Legislators, who wrapped up their session on Friday, said the decision was due to budget shortfalls that were caused by linear tuition.
Last fall, the Regents requested $12 million for technological upgrades for the six Regents institutions. The governor pared that request down and recommended that the legislature provide $7.5 million. The House and Senate versions allocated $4.5 million and $4 million, respectively, but money for the three largest institutions was out in the conference committee.
Sen. Alicia Salisbury, R-Topeka and vice chairwoman of the conference committee, said the final result of $250,000 each to Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State and Emporia State universities was a compromise with the other institutions' need for linear tuition.
"It's a matter of money," she said.
"The research universities indicated to us that it was more important to have the base money for linear tuition than it was to have money for technology."
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said he was disappointed but not discouraged by the legislature's actions.
"We're disappointed that the technology money isn't there," he said. "But that doesn't mean we're going to give up the effort to secure funds for technological investment."
"I think the Board is probably disappointed that the legislature didn't at least support what the governor recommended, but we'll just have to take what we can and work with it," said Barb Conant, communications director for the Regents.
The Regents echoed Hemenway's sentiments.
Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence and member of the Appropriations Committee, said that the budget represented a compromise between the Regents and the legislature.
"I think the University wanted both, but linear tuition was a higher priority," she said. "During conference committee, it came to a trade-off. The conference committee felt that this was the best trade-off because we can't have both."
Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence, said that the decision could hurt the University in the future.
"This could put KU in jeopardy down the road," he said. "You know the expression 'penny wise and pound foolish?' I think sometimes we do that. For many of my colleagues, the immediate is more important."
Native Americans hold powwow
Celebration includes dancing, singing from 87 tribes
By Luby Montano-Laurel Special to the Kansan
As the singing and the drums got louder in the Anschutz Sports Pavilion Saturday night, Mike Yellow Bird, KU professor of social welfare, entered the arena.
Dressed in colorful regalia, Yellow Bird was followed by more than 100 dancers from 87 different tribes as part of the eighth annual Native-American Powow. Yellow Bird was the head male dancer of the powwow.
KU Native American Association and Haskell students, and it attracted more than 1,000 spectators from all over the country, said Regina Grass, president of Native American Association and Vian, Okla.' senior.
The event was organized by the
"We have been planning this since January," Grass said. "This is the only major event that Native-American students have at KU."
Grass said the powwow was sponsored by many local businesses and KU departments, including the Office of Minority Affairs, the Office of the Chancellor and the Multicultural Resource Center.
For Native Americans, the term powwow means celebration and dancing while honoring members of their tribes and ancestors.
BILLY MILLS: KU alumnus,
Olympic runner and Native
American speaks about
overcoming obstacles, Page 3A
"This is done in memory of the time when the indigenous dances were prohibited by the federal government," Yellow Bird said. "We are trying to convey that our culture and our rituals are still alive."
Dancing and drum playing were a major part of the powwow. Three different groups played the drums, and dancers competed in many categories such as the traditional male dance, the women's fancy shawl dance and the grass dance.
"The drum is like the heartbeat of mother earth," Yellow Bird said. "The singing touches everybody, and whether you realize it or not it's a very contagious feeling of goodness."
Mills attended the University of Kansas 1957-1962 and was honored at the powwow.
Everyone was dancing, including KU alumnus and Native- American Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills.
"I went to KU when blacks had to sit in the back of the bus and Native Americans had no place in society," Mills said. "We have come a long way because to achieve the ultimate degree of unity there has to be an effort to understand diversity."
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