4A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY, APRIL 14.2006
Die-in
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Their petition flier stated that TIAA-CREF invested money in multinational corporations, which they claimed have indirectly funded the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
"We feel that the University is thereby indirectly, but nevertheless unacceptably aiding, a continuation of the systematic murder in Sudan," their flier stated.
People who stopped and were interested in helping were asked to call Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback to ask for more funding to help bring peace to the conflicts.
Mark Skoglund, Olathe freshman and president of KU FIGHT, said he thought America gave no attention to international crises.
"The first sign that United States has made any significant action was with the Darfur Accountability Act of 2005 offered by Sen. Brownback," he said. "However, we do feel that this action is not enough. We feel it's important, but more actions need to be taken."
Reuben Dermyer, Olathe freshman, one was of the students who participated in the demonstration and said that this type of demonstration was an attention grabber.
"Nobody would go to a lecture who is not interested in it, but everybody walking by Strong Hall and Wescoe Beach will see this," he said. "It's a good cause because it directly affects millions of people who normally wouldn't get any help."
Play
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"Rachael really knows the play and she knows exactly what she wants from the play," said Brandon Ford, Olathe junior. "And she knows how to work with every different actor to get what she wants."
Ford plays George, one of Callie's friends.
Nicole Thurman plays Callie in "Stop Kiss." The Shawnee senior said Perry has been good to work with because of her approachable nature when she was working with all the actors.
"If I disagreed with what we're doing or I wanted to try something else, I feel like I could talk
As opening night creeps closer and closer, Perry said she felt the stress beginning to mount up.
to her, maybe even more than a faculty director," she said.
"You have to take it moment to moment, because these last couple of weeks have been stressful.
"As a director, you can't do anything. It is completely out of your hands. If it's terrible, then it's your fault; that is a huge responsibility." Perry said.
"In the back of your mind you worry about it not working out, but it will come together. It always does."
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Jerree Catlin, director of the program and service management office for information services, said that students were still able to get onto the system and were not being forced to change their password for two reasons.
The first reason is that until April 6, there was a glitch in the authentication system for both Blackboard and Enroll and Pay. It wasn't checking to make sure that users had valid passwords.
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students haven't been logging onto systems that check. Catlin said there was often a surge of calls to the IT Help Desk during enrollment or when grades were posted because students had to log on to the system to access those sites.
The other reason is that many
"It depends on what they use their KU online ID for," Catlin said.
Catlin said that her department was currently working to make the error messages match so that students were aware of what they needed to do to fix the problem.
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Independence girl fakes kidnapping
NATION
BY JOHN HANNA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. — A popular 16-year-old girl's harrowing tale of being abducted at gunpoint from her family's driveway was a lie, authorities said Thursday, declining to say why the girl perpetrated the hoax.
The police and FBI said Kelsey Stelting acknowledged Thursday morning that the abduction "did not happen" and that she spent more than 16 hours alone in an area southwest of Independence.
Her disappearance prompted an Amber Alert, with the FBI bringing in 30 agents to join police and county officers in the search. Friends and family, meanwhile, papered the town with thousands of posters and fliers with her picture, and at least two churches held prayer vigils for her.
But police chief Lee Bynum and FBI Special Agent Jeff Lanza said investigators never obtained any physical evidence to corroborate the girl's story, despite her frantic-sounding 911 call early Tuesday morning. Authorities never released a detailed description or drawing of the white male who the girl claimed kidnapped her, nor did they ever find the
When she reappeared Tuesday night at the front door of a two-story brick home less than a mile away from her own home, she told the occupants that she clobbered her assailant with a glass in the woods nearby and ran away.
white van in which she supposedly had been kept.
Authorities acknowledged having suspicions early on that the girl's story was false, and Bynum said that by the time Stetling acknowledged lying, "It was not a surprise to me."
Lanza said: "Pretty early on, things weren't adding up in terms of her story. If you have not one minor, even minor, small piece of evidence that corroborates a story, then you have a problem with the story.
"And we couldn't find anything at all that corroborated her story." he said.
Bynum said police would turn over reports to the county's juvenile prosecutor late next week to determine whether charges would be filed. Lanza said he didn't foresee any federal charges.
In state court, she could be charged with filing a false police report, a misdemeanor. An adult charged with that crime would face a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
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She was followed by guard Erica Hallman. Hallman had promised Henrickson earlier in the evening that she wouldn't cry during her speech, and was able to maintain composure the whole time, though she admitted it was difficult for her to speak in front of a large crowd.
Hallman took time to thank the coaches who stood by her during her academic suspension earlier in the season, and talked about the exciting end to the season.
"It has been up and down, but to go out on top is good," she said.
The team finished the season with its first post-season victory in seven years, defeating Northern Iowa in the preliminary round of the WNIT.
She started by thanking her family for driving in from Topeka to attend, including her mother, Janice, but made sure to point out that they had arrived late.
The final speech of the night was given by forward Crystal Kemp, who was also recognized for her selection to the All-Big 12 first team. Kemp had the longest speech, but all the seniors kept their remarks brief.
"I couldn't think of a better place to come and play basketball." she said.
Freshman forward Sophronia Sallard did not attend. Her future with the team is still in jeopardy because of an unspecified medical condition. Freshman forward Jen Orgas was also not present. Orgas fainted during practice earlier in the day. While under medical care, she talked with Henrickson.
The seniors were then joined onstage by the rest of the players, with two exceptions.
"She said, 'I really want to come to the banquet. I bought a really great dress,'" the coach recalled.
Orgas didn't make it, but she still has three more years to attend the banquet.
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Only one starter from the front seven, junior James McClinton, will return next season. Kansas will also lose Charles Gordon, Theo Baines and Rodney Fowler from the secondary.
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Linebackers
great technique and knowledge of the game because they were in the film room every day.
It will not be an easy task to replace the trio of Reid, Kane and Floodman, who led the No. 3 rush defense in the nation. Sophomores Mike Rivera, Joe Mortensen and James Holt will have the tough job of truing to replace them.
Defensive Line
Mortensen said the trio had
"If we play up to our ability, in a couple years the guys behind us will have to get out of our shadow." Mortensen said.
Mangino said this defensive line would be more physical than any defensive线 he had coached.
"When these kids come off the ball, they'll hit you in the mouth," he said.
Although McClinton is the only returning starter on the defensive line, look for senior Wayne Wilder, a 6-foot-3-inch, 295-pound lineman, to become a force in the middle.
Also senior John McCoy, who took a year off while he was in the Army, is back at defensive end, with the other defensive end spot up for grabs.
Cornish will have to be the
Running backs
leader on offense. Last season, he led the Jayhawks with 780 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground. For the Jayhawks to have another successful season, expect Cornish to average 20-25 rushing attempts per game. Kansas ran the ball an average of 35 times per game last season.
Without Cornish splitting time with Green in the backfield, freshman Angus Quigley and junior Brandon McAnderson need to step up and replace Green's production.
Wide receivers
Next season, the wide receivers will need to fill the shoes of Mark Simmons and Charles Gordon. Look for senior Brian Murph (33 catches, 368 yards, 2 touchdowns last season), along with sophomore Marcus Herford, junior Marcus Henry and senior Dominic Roux
to contribute at receiver.
"We had good speed at wide receiver, and we wanted to develop those players into good pass receivers and understanding the defense in front of them," Mangino said. "They're way ahead of where they were last year at this time."
Why Friday?
Mangino said the game was scheduled for Friday night instead of its usual Saturday afternoon slot because of Easter weekend and next weekend's Kansas Relays in Memorial Stadium.
"With a holiday weekend coming up and not having access to the stadium next weekend, we didn't want to practice Saturday night and then have our kids racing home Saturday night," Mangino said.
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