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NEWS / MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
GOVERNMENT
First female justice to give law lecture
Sandra Day O'Connor will be speaking at the Dole Institute of Politics at 7:30 p.m. She is delivering the University of Kansas School of Law's 2010 Shook, Hardy & Bacon Center for Excellence in Advocacy Annual Lecture.
O'Connor is a retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Reagan and
became the first female member of the court. O'Connor took her seat in Sept. 1981 and served nearly 25 years as an associate
justice.She retired in Jan. 2006.
O'Connor earned a bachelor's in economics and a law degree from Stanford
O'Connor
University. She was appointed to the Arizona Senate in 1969 and won re-election twice. She was
then elected judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1975 and in 1979 was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals. In 2009, President Obama awarded O'Connor the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The lecture is part of O'Connor's two-day visit to the University. On Tuesday, April 13 she will also speak to students during a constitutional law class and have lunch with some students and faculty.
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Erin Brown
Pride with Pizazz
Daisy Buckets performs 'I Am What I Am' for a large crowd in the Kansas Union Friday afternoon in homage to Pride Week at KU. This is Buckets fourth time hosting the annual event known as 'Brown Bags Drag'.
ODD NEWS
DUI offender drives to jail intoxicated
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Police said a Massachusetts man headed to a Vermont prison to serve a two-day sentence for driving under the influence was intoxicated when he drove himself to prison.
Police said the man was then
processed for a second DUI offense and released back into the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Man accidently fires gun off in Walmart
police said when the 30-year-old man went to a counter to pay for a video game, witnesses said he removed the gun from the holster — causing the magazine to come loose and fall to the floor.
PHOENIX — Authorities said a man has been arrested on suspicion of endangerment when the gun he was carrying discharged inside a Walmart. El Mirage
They said he reinserted the magazine and continued manipulating the gun when it fired, sending one bullet into the ceiling.
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Hemenway's dedication to service reflected in award
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BY ALEESE KOPF akopf@kansan.com
Although Robert Hemenway is no longer chancellor of the University, his legacy for service will still continue. The Dole Institute of Politics will present the first Robert Hemenway Public Service Award to an outstanding student who shows a commitment to volunteerism within the community and the University.
The award was created in May of last year to honor the former chancellor's 14 years of dedication to public service. The $1000 award will be given annually to a junior who has demonstrated a commitment to making a difference for KU students, furthering the idea of service on campus and in the community, as well as established leadership, Barbara Ballard, associate director of Civic Programming and Outreach, said the committee was choosing a junior because that student had another year to continue his or her dedication to public service as an undergraduate.
with, but a commitment to which ever community you end up living," Ballard said.
Chancellor Hemenway was very instrumental in making a program existed in which students could be civically engaged, said Ballard. She said Hemenway was dedicated to students, student involvement, study abroad and encouraging students to get more involved not only as an undergraduate, but also after graduation.
"It should be something special about every KU student, not just about the degree you leave here
Applications for the award are due by 5 p.m. today and require a list of organizations the student is involved in, leadership positions and homos/scholarship received, as well as a 250-word essay on why the student believes public service is important. As of the end of the day Friday, Ballard said they had received five applications.
Manutell Ford, a junior from Wilson, said she decided to apply because she has been involved in public service throughout her life and thinks it is nice to be recognized for service.
"I believe recognition, especially with a scholarship is important," Ford said. "Although volunteering is a selfless activity, it is more satisfying to know your time and effort is appreciated."
Ford currently volunteers as a coordinator for the Center for Community Outreach program, Lifeline, and participates in several other CCO programs and Alternative Breaks. She said public service was important to her because it could open your eyes to groups of people you would not have exposure to on a daily basis.
"Public service can change your viewpoint on a certain topic or group of people and the experience does not have to be extreme," Ford said. "Giving back to the community is rewarding for both you and the recipients of your service."
DEADLINE INFORMATION:
WHEN: Today by 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, West Campus
APPLICATION LINK:
http://doleinstitute.org/students-hemenway-award.shtml
Once applications are reviewed, finalists will be contacted on Wednesday, April 14 and interviews will be held on that Thursday and Friday. Responsibilities of the recipient include attending the 2010 Dole Lecture, participating in the planning committee for the 2010 Civic Engagement Week and serving as a member on the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board.
Ford said she thought the Dole Institute did an excellent job of encouraging public service through its civic engagement week and ability to bring in influential speakers who have dedicated a large portion of their lives to service.
She said she appreciated the opportunity to apply for the Hemenway Public Service Award and looked forward to the current chancellor's same dedication to service as the previous.
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