TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2006 NEWS CAMPUS Gateway construction to begin this week Construction on Jayhawk Boulevard between 13th and 14th streets is expected to begin today or Wednesday to put in the Docking Family Gateway. The gateway will be a round, decorative plaza with landscaping, a fountain and a column sign. A detoured route on Louisiana Street will be used for traffic, but KU on Wheels and Lawrence Transit buses will be allowed to drive through the construction zone. The control booth set up at 14th Street and Jayhawk Boulevard will assist with campus traffic, temporarily taking the role of the gateway at 13th Street and Jayhawk Boulevard Rachel Parker The Docking Family Gateway is being donated to the University by Jill Docking and her husband, former Lt. Gov. Tom Docking. CAMPUS Final dean candidate to hold public forum The fifth and final candidate for the dean of libraries position will conduct a public forum from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union The candidate, Lorraine Haricombe, will visit campus Wednesday through Friday. Haricombe is the dean of university libraries at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She previously worked as a library director in South Africa and worked in the libraries at the University of Northern Illinois. Additional information about each candidate can be found at www.lib.ku.edu/dean The University hopes that the new dean will begin work in August. The new dean will replace Stella Bentley, who is retiring this summer. Melinda Ricketts LEGISLATURE Bill waits for signature BY FRED A. DAVIS III tavis@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITER A bill that would give Kansas Board of Regents schools money earned from tuition interest is now awaiting Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' signature before it can become a law. The legislation was received by the governor's office Monday afternoon, according to Megan Ingmire, a spokeswoman for the governor. Passed overwhelmingly by both the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate in late March, the governor has 10 days to review the bill that would give nearly $8.5 million from interest on tuition dollars to the Regents schools. The University of Kansas would receive $3.3 million dollars according to figures released by the Kansas Board of Regents. "This would be huge for us," said Josh Bender, Student Legislative Awareness Board director on the ramifications of the bill to the University. Bender said that the University and the other six Regents' schools have been working on the bill since 2001. As it is now, when a student writes a check for tuition, that check is cashed in Topeka and any interest that is accrued is put into a general state coffer, a general fund, said Kip Peterson, director of government relations and communications for the Kansas Board of Regents. Because that money is put into a fund, that money can go to any project in the state and not necessarily back to the universities. This bill would guarantee that money goes back to the universities. Although the bill has not become law yet, Peterson said that the Board of Regents agreed that the money would be spent on deferred maintenance projects for the first five years of the bill's existence. Once that five-year period expires, how the money is spent will be up to the discretion of each University. Peterson remains cautiously optimistic that the governor will sign the bill. He said that the Regents along with student leaders have committed a strong desire to the governor as to how important the legislation is. — Edited by Gabriella Souza Putting sexual assault on the line Becky Wittig, left, community education specialist with The Women's Center in Waukesha, Wis., and Katie Brindowski, right, a graduate student intern at the center, put up The Clothesline Project display in the Student Center at Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, Wis., on Monday. The Clothesline Project is shirts created by clients of the center to bring awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. William Meyer/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A ▼ HEALTH Abortion pill remains under investigation BY ANDREW BRIDGES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Health officials said Monday that they have ruled out the abortion pill RU-486 in one of two deaths in women who had taken the drug. The second remains under investigation. In those four deaths, all occurring in California, the women tested positive for Clostridium sordellii, a The first death was unrelated to either abortion or use of the pill, the Food and Drug Administration said. The second woman showed symptoms of infection. Four other women have died of a rare but deadly infection after undergoing pill-triggered abortions. common but rarely fatal bacterium. The FDA has warned doctors to watch for infection by the bug. However, the drug, also called Mifeprex or mifepristone, has not been proved to be the cause in any of those cases, the FDA has said. The recent deaths sparked renewed calls to ban the abortion pill. Republican Sens. Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, urged legislation to be passed that would suspend sales of RU-486 after the latest deaths were made public in March. The two legislators want the Government Accountability Office to review how the FDA approved the pill. Rally CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A the nation. "There is more mobilization this time than I've ever seen, so the bills are surprising to me in that aspect," he said. Francisco was not surprised a walkout rally occurred on campus. Demonstrations drew thousands of protesters Sunday in New Mexico, Minnesota, Michigan, Alabama, Utah, Oregon and California and thousands more people protested Monday in Washington, D.C., and throughout Rallies continued in local areas Monday. There was one in the afternoon in Kansas City, Mo., and one in downtown Lawrence Monday night, in which protestors marched from St. John the Evangelist Church, 1234 Kentucky St., to the front of the Douglas County Courthouse, 111 11th St. Coughlin estimated that 300 people attended the rally. — The Associated Press contributed to this story. Edited by Vanessa Pearson Fees CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A "When you see a KU on Wheels bus going down the same road as a "T" bus, it makes you think there's a better way to do it," said Donna Hultine, director of parking services. The two systems are currently not connected, and a pass to ride one bus system is not valid on the other. Hultine said the ultimate goal was to have a bus system that provided transportation across the entire city of Lawrence. "It would be really cool if ultimately you could plan a ride from your home to campus and never think about using your car," she said. "So we may get to a point where parking spaces are not as important." The lot is scheduled to open in August, and the buses will start rolling in the days before the fall semester begins. - Edited by John Jordan THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Alternative Breaks Water Spring Weekend ARE YOU A LEADER? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERISM? DO YOU WANT TO HELP FELLOW KU STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE? Member: Positions Available: Director (2). Winter Break Coordinator (2) Spring Break Coordinator (2). Weekend Break Coordinator (2) Public Relations Finance and Fundraising Apply to become an Alternative Breaks Core Model Alternative Breaks sends more than 150 students to locations throughout the US to volunteer for non-profit agencies on our winter, spring, and weekendbreak programs. Applications online at www.ku.edu/~albreks Applications due to 428 Kansas Union on APRIL 14th Call for Artists for the F-WORD Artwalk Artists of all media needed for a progressive "woman artist/woman inspired" artwalk to be held April 28th. Sponsored by the Commission on the Status of Women Submit digital images to: comstwomen@ku.edu Submission deadline is April 21st. (The F-Word is female/feminist) Student Senate Presidential/VP Debate April 10 at 6PM in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. April 11,2006 Center for Community Outreach Changing Indicative Environment One of the initial battles of the civil war began just south of Lawrence at the Blackjack Battlefield between John Brown (freestater) and Henry Clay Pate (proslavery). In preparation for its 150th Anniversary celebration this June, EARTH volunteers will be helping cut down overgrown vegetation and building foot trails. If you are interested in helping out, come at 10:30 a.m. on any Saturday to the entrance of the Kansas Union to travel to the site and volunteer. For more information, contact EARTH at earth@ku.edu or call 864-4073. PAID FOR BY KU CCO is in need of Co-Directors (2) Communications Director Financial Director Financial Director Technology Director for more information funded by: SUBMIT SENATE We are now hiring paid director positions for next year. Deadline is April 24 Free www.ku.edu/~cco KU Students for Life Bobby Schindler Brother of Terri Schaivo Wednesday April 26th, 2006 7:30pm Kansas Union Ballroom Event, Part of Stand Up for Life Week Sponsored by KU Students for Life Filmworks Film Festival THEME: THIS IS THE END Weld At: 0413086030 OBJECT: A TOWEL (located at 9th and (valem, right off of Iowa) Guidelines: 9th Must be 10 minutes or less Plims Dye by: Friday April 14th by: 4:00 p.m in Oldfatha Studies at the studio (dead desk, MD), Minidai, VRS Awards: Trophies are given to most original viewers' choice, 1st, 1nd, and 3rd place D) Must dominate both the theme and object of the festival Rules: NO HALLOWEEN $ ^{*} $Preparing For and Attending Academic Conferences $ ^{*} $ Date: Thursday, April 13, 6:30 pm, in the Courtside Room of the Burge Union. Panelists: Professors Susan K. Harris, Kathryn Conrad and Dorice Elliott Topics: This panel will provide overview and tips for presentations made at academic conferences. Topics may include what is an appropriate length for a single paper, the advantages/disadvantages of group panel presentations, how to choose a conference, tips on trying out new ideas at conferences, how to get the most out of attending one, etc. Snacks and drinks will be provided at the screening for questions contact Lauren (lauren@templatemonster.com) waters. "Bottles are given to most original, viewers" "from the 18th, 2dnd, and 3dnd place." Search and browse. Date: Thursday, April 13, 6:30 pm, in the Courtside Room of the Burge Union Panels! Professors Susan K. Harris, Kathryn Conrad and Device Elliott SAGE, the Student Association of Graduates in English International Awareness Week 2006 Soccer Tournament Sunday, April 9, 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 10, 13:00 p.m. Sheek Indoor Complex 23rd and Iowa *r* is the U.S. Violating International Law in Iraq23 Professor Marathon Ohtte 24, Audition for Woodstock Ambulance Units *nMovie: "All About My Mother" *Odyssey State Mi-Mi Department* Wednesday April 12, 8:00, 10:00 pm. Rock Cliff Cause Museum Fashion Show & Language Fair Thursday, April 15, 2000 - 4:00 p.m. 4 alphoe Hobart, Kauai University SUNDAY APRIL 9TH SATURDAY APRIL 15TH Festival of Nations *World Expo &* International Athlete Autograph Session Friday 4, (1) 3:20pm, 9:00pm Transgender 101 Introduction to Transgender Issues: What does it mean? Donna Rose gown speaker is a postal operative transcripts minister. She steed the last 40 years of her life as a successful man in a world. Today she is a well-known indicator author, advocates, and spokeswoman of a condition shaped in the construction produce and insurance. WEDNESDAY | APRIL 7:30-10:00 PM WORSHIP AND EVENTS FOR WEEKEND Sponsored by Student Enrollment & Leadership Center, Human Rights Campaign, Women's Guild, School of Social Welfare, Queen's and Michael Reese Residence, Centre, and Elyse Taylor Women's Research Center I . --- 审