MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2006
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For the KU pow-wow, the prize money would come from Indian taco sales by Haskell students and the T-shirt sales by KU's First Nations Student Association.
KU students from First Nations Student Association planned the 18th annual event.
Linford Brown, Gallup, N.M., sophomore, said he graduated from a two-year program at Haskell and came to the University of Kansas to study nursing. He joined First Nations Student Association because it was the only Native American group on campus he was eligible to join. All of the other groups had specifics, such as a certain major. Ever since he joined last semester, he's been juggling planning the pow-wow and his demanding schoolwork, he said.
"I've never done anything like this before. I think it's pretty rough," he said, but he said he wanted to do it to encourage other Native Americans to come to the University and take advantage of the opportunities it offers.
He said after he graduates,he wants to move back home and take care of the elders on his Navajo reservation.
Merle Anderson Sr., an assistant basketball coach
at Haskell, said he moved to Lawrence six years ago from Arizona to be closer to his grandchildren. He was one of a handful of venders selling jewelry, T-shirts and other trinkets around the edge of the gym.
He used a lot of turquoise, silver and coral, the traditional materials of his tribe, the Navajo. It takes him two to three hours to make a necklace because he buys all of his stones raw from online venders and then grinds them to shape and polishes each of them himself. He had several buffalo beads, and others of different shapes and sizes that he'd made himself.
The first time I ever tried it, it was so hard because I was learning, but now it's so easy," he said about carving inch-long buffalo beads.
His jewelry's price is based on the time it takes to make it, which range from $20 to $144.
Everyone was up and about shopping, eating and preparing their costumes for the Grand Entry. Once the announcer handed the microphone to another man to say a prayer, it became silent. By the time the color guard was leading out the long line of dancers into the clearing in the middle of the gym, everyone was gathered around to watch the main event begin.
David Noffsinger/KANSAN
Young participants in Saturday afternoon's KU Pow-wow wait to perform in the intertribal song and dance event in Robinson gymnasium. Performers of all ages and from several different tribes performed in the event.
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NCAA
Following the announcement of the violations, many restrictions were placed upon the women's basketball and football teams. These included limiting off-campus recruiting visits for women's basketball and lowering the limit of the number players signed from two-year institutions for football.
"We set very high standards for ourselves at the University of Kansas," Hemenway said.
Hemenway acknowledged that the University had fallen short of its high standards. He said he and Perkins had worked together to fix those problems.
"Winning is more than just numbers on the scoreboard," Perkins said.
He stressed that the department must comply with every NCAA rule and ensure the academic success of the athletes.
One of the allegations the department is supposed to respond to is a graduate assistant football coach who arranged for a prospective athlete to take an math exam without the supervision of a proctor. Another is an allegation that a graduate assistant for football provided answers to questions from a Geology 101 exam for prospective players.
There are numerous other football allegations the University will have to respond to concerning recruits and the handling of players. Though assistant coaches committed these violations, much of the blame may fall on the shoulders of football coach Mark Mangino. The department denied Mangino administered these acts that led to the infractions.
"I'm a firm believer Mark did not know this was going on," Perkins said.
The University must also respond to the allegation that men's graduating basketball players from 1988-2003 had received gifts of cash and clothing from donors Dana Anderson, Joan Edwards and Bernard Morgan, according to the department releases.
The NCAA acknowledged numerous smaller violations committed by many of the University's teams, including the track and soccer team.
-Edited by Lindsey Gold
NATION
Bush speaks to crowd in California
By JENNIFER LOVEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — President Bush on Sunday called Iraq's top leaders to congratulate him on breaking a political impasse and urge the quick formation of a coalition government.
Bush said he told President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister-designate Jawad al-Maliki and parliament Speaker Mahmud al-Mashhadani that they have a duty to improve the lives of Iraqis, defeat the insurgency and unite the country.
"They have awesome responsibilities to their people," Bush told military families in the mess hall at the Marine Corps Air Ground Center.
The Iraqi leaders "expressed their deep appreciation for the United States of America and
our soldiers," Bush said as he told the audience about three calls he had made early Sunday.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters that Bush encouraged the leaders, especially al-Maliki, to act quickly and pick a Cabinet.
Bush also told al-Maliki he was encouraged by the Iraqi's pledge to select capable representatives for his Cabinet.
The spokesman said Bush praised al-Maliki, a Shiite who was a consensus nominee for prime minister, for signaling he was prepared to crack down on Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias responsible for the increasing sectarian violence that has threatened to push Iraq into civil war.
The president stood in a cafeteria line before having lunch
with several hundred Marines. After the meal, he celebrated the political progress in Iraq. Al-Maliki was picked for the post on Saturday, ending months of political deadlock.
"Yesterday was an important day, but I recognize that we still have more work to do," Bush said. "Democracy in Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists who want to do us harm."
Bush was enthusiastically received by Marines at this military base in the California desert. He attended services in the Protestant chapel before lunch.
"These are historic times, and your service makes me incredibly proud."
"Because of your service we're defeating an enemy overseas so we do not have to face them here at home," Bush said in the mess hall.
Gerald Herbert/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Bush has lunch with Marine Corps and Navy families at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sunday.
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