Students voted for a referendum which helps pay for a new boathouse for the rowing team. But plans aren't set for the house, and some say Athletics should pay for it. PAGE 1B
New boathouse raises questions
Kansas attorney general speaks at KU Phill Kline complained that too many judges make decisions based on their own sense of fairness rather than the letter of the law Monday night at the Dole Institute. PAGE 4A
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, MAY 9. 2006
VOL 116 ISSUE 149
ART
A special eBay auction
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Student's art lives on in sketch of billionaire
BY DEJUAN ATWAY
datway@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Connor Meigs was a 19-year-old student who embraced college life with both hands. He was a member of the KU hockey club team, an artist who received awards for his sculptures and paintings and an editorial cartoonist for The University Daily Kansan. All of that changed when Connor's life was tragically cut short after a car accident on Christmas Eve in 2004.
of Berkshire Hathaway and second-richest person in the world according to Forbes magazine, signed the lower right portion of the portrait, "From an admirer of Connor and his work. Warren E. Buffett."
The Meigs family is auctioning one of Connor's pieces of original artwork on eBay, a signed drawing of Warren Buffett, Omaha, Neb., native and the Meigs family's neighbor. Buffet, the owner
The family decided to auction the artwork after Buffett praised it last year, said Linda Meigs, Connor's mother. The bidding starts at $10,000 and the auction will last until 10 tonight. All proceeds will go toward renovating the Florence Mill in Omaha.
SEE CONNOR ON PAGE 5A
"This
auction is a collaboration of angels — between Connor, wherever he
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Connor
is, and Mr. Buffett, who is right down the street."
Linda Meigs
Connor's mother
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Peter Zacharias, owner of Goldmakers in downtown Lawrence, works on a wax mold in his shop. Zacharias designs and makes jewelry at Goldmakers.
GOLDEN TOUCH JEWELER TURNS SIMPLE METALS INTO TREASURES
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarboe@kansan.com
KANSAST STAFF WRITER
ance Williams wanted to surprise his wife, Amber, with a one-of-a-kind necklace crafted from amber, a gem that is actually fossilized resin hardened over millions of years into a translucent gold color. So he went to one local jeweler he knew could design and make such a necklace — Peter Zacharias, owner of Goldmakers.
SEE GOLDEN ON PAGE 3A
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Peter Zacharias makes a wax mold of a ring at Goldmakel. Wax molds are made before any jewelry is made.
Services for homeless to differ
LAWRENCE
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarboe@kansan.com
KANSAN SIAFF WRITER
With the new location of the Salvation Army comes a change in the services it provides to the homeless.
vation Army has been fundraising for the new Salvation Army location at 19th and Haskell streets. It is currently at 946 New Hampshire St.
The new site will offer a 24-hour, 365 days a year homeless rehabilitative residential program. It will still offer its other
For the past two years the Sal-
services for the general public such as hosting youth basketball leagues.
Wesley Dalberg, pastor and administrator for the Salvation Army, said the program for the homeless focused on getting people out of homelessness. They will help the homeless get
ready for employment, such as helping them with interviews and teaching them life skills, such as how to bank and keep a home.
"It's no longer about 'here's a mat, sleep here,' Dalberg said.
SEE HOMELESS ON PAGE 4A
MULTICULTURALISM
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Shovels wait to unearth dirt for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center at the Kansas Union Monday afternoon. The center, which will be constructed this year, will promote multiculturalism on campus.
Shovels mark the start
Ceremony celebrates onset of construction
BY NICOLE KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Eight golden shovels sunk into the grassy hill between the Kansas Union and its parking garage Monday afternoon as part of the official ground breaking ceremony of the new Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.
The new center will replace the current facility's location in the old Military Science annex. An increase in programming and the MRC's larger presence on campus necessitated the new building.
"The future of the United States and of Kansas is to embrace the diversity we have," said Dan Sabatini, the son of the building's donor and namesake, Frank Sabatini. "This is our future and that is our strength."
The Sabitini family donated $1 million to the center. Dan said he wanted to thank the students and the University on behalf of his family for the opportunity to be a part of the project.
The new center will replace the current facility's location in the old Military Science annex. An increase in programming and the MRC's larger presence on campus necessitated the new building.
Construction will begin in the fall and should be completed by the following fall. The new facility will offer updated technology, more study and lounge areas, as well as more space for student organizations to hold programs.
In his opening remarks, Chancellor Robert Hemenway said the new facility was the result of a shared vision that would help students find new opportunities on campus. He gave credit to the students who voted in 2003 to increase their student fees as a supplement to the private donation.
SEE CENTER ON PAGE 4A
MUMPS COUNT
Here is the number of mumps cases as of Monday afternoon. These numbers include probable and confirmed cases.
Total cases in Douglas County: 209
Total cases among KU students: 156
Sources: Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department; Lynn Bretz, University Relations
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