THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006
NEWS
CAMPUS Center director to give lecture on ice sheets
Prasad Gogineni, director of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, will present "Climate Change and Ice Sheets" at 8 tonight in the Malott Room of the Kansas Union.
Gogineni's lecture will focus on the shrinking ice sheets that have been the focal point of the center and its recently published research. He will also address the growing awareness of the possible link between human activity and climate variation, said Stan Loeb, president of the KU chapter of Sigma XI.
Sigma Xi, an international scientific research society, will sponsor the event. The lecture is free and open to the public. Catherine Odenp
Catherine Odson
Students are invited to participate in a live C-SPAN3 discussion with former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kansas). The event will take place at 2 p.m. today in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Dole Institute to hold C-SPAN discussion
The discussion will feature three other universities: George Mason University, Pace University and the University of Denver. Steve Scully, an employee of C-SPAN, will moderate the discussion.
C-SPAN plans on taking three to five questions from KU students.The event will last 30 minutes and students are asked to arrive a few minutes before the start of the event to receive instructions.
DeJuan Atway
rolled in 2005, the University announced Tuesday.
Kansas moves up in National Merit ranking
The University of Kansas rose from 16th to 12th among American public universities for the number of freshman National Merit Scholars en-
The University enrolled 71 freshman National Merit Scholars — 51 from Kansas — in 2005, which is up from 57 in 2004. More than 250 National Merit Scholars are now studying at the University, which is more than any other school in the state, according to a press release.
This year's average ACT composite score for first-time freshmen is 24.4, the highest in four years.
Mike Mostaffa
The National Merit Scholarship is regarded as the most prestigious national award given to high school seniors. Less than 1 percent of the 1.2 million who compete for the award receive National Merit Scholarships. Recipients are chosen based on their academic records and extracurricular activities.
Promising new jobs, economic growth and lower taxes a Republican senator explored ideas Wednesday for testing a flat federal income tax in the District of Columbia.
Congressional control over much of the capital city makes it prime ground for legislative experiments.
In this case, Sen. Sam Brownback wants to give residents the option to voluntarily pay federal taxes through a system that scraps tax breaks, like mortgage interest and charitable donation deductions, in favor of a lower tax rate.
NATION Senator probes future flat income tax in D.C.
The Kansas Republican leads the subcommittee that controls the District of Columbia budget, but he needs backing from the Senate Finance Committee to turn the idea into law. He predicted the city's residents would welcome the opportunity.
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ABUSE SCANDAL
Nicole Rains, Wichita sophomore, plays with her new Bullmastiff puppy Atticus at Centennial Park on Tuesday afternoon. Rains got possession of Atticus on Friday and has been taking him to the park to play when the weather is nice.
Woman alleges abuse by bishop
BY JOHN K. WILEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPOKANE, Wash. — A woman has filed a claim that she was sexually abused more than 40 years ago by Bishop William Skylstad, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops and leader of the Spokane Diocese.
Skylstad issued a statement Wednesday categorically denying the accusation, saying he has not violated the vow of celibacy he took 47 years ago.
age of 18 when Stkylstad sexually abused her at St. Patrick's Parish and at Gonzaga University from December 1961 to December 1964.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3
The claim was filed against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane on Dec. 27 by a woman who said she was under the
Skylstad, 70, was a student at Gonzaga University from 1962-1966 and taught mathematics to students at Mater Cleri Seminary at Colbert, north of Spokane.
The diocese is one of three in the nation that filed for bankruptcy protection to deal with claims of sexual abuse by the clergy.
Skylstad last month offered to settle with 75 victims for $45.7 million.
Victims of clergy sexual abuse until Friday to file claims.
CORRECTION
Ex-nuclear scientist says Hussein wanted mass destruction
Dictator 'lived in fantasy world'
By CATHERINE ODSON
codson@kansan.com
KANSA STAT WRITER
Tuesday's The University Daily Kansas incorrectly printed the second half of this story, printing a portion of another story where this story was supposed to continue from the front. The story is reprinted here in its entirety.
Iraq had the potential to create hundreds of bombs, but concentrated on a single weapon of mass destruction the country never completed, a former Iraqi scientist said.
Mahdi Obeidi, the former chief scientist of Iraq's nuclear weapons program, spoke to 500 people in Budig Hall Tuesday night about his experience with the Iraqi effort to create nuclear weapons.
Saddam Hussein suspended his initial desire for hundreds of bombs to create a single, more dangerous bomb in the early 1980s, Obidi said, because of the societal implications of widespread destruction.
Hussein "lived in a fantasy world," desiring unrealistic weapons, Obeidi said. Any threat is a matter of perception, he said, and Iraq's former neurotic dictator's agenda was fueled by fear.
"How can we fight one bomb?" he said. "It is one bomb that could change the world order as we know it."
Hussein wrestled scientists into his project by manipulating their fear, Obeidi said, while simultaneously convincing himself that he was armed and dangerous. Scientists worked in the program out of national pride, eager to see their country prosper, he said.
"Violence is an answer to fear," he said. "Saddam was afraid. He feared his neighbors, and his neighbors feared him."
Obeidi said all of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction were disassembled in the early 1990s, and the evidence of them was hidden.
Hussein evicted United Nations weapons inspectors in 1998, when only the plans for weapons remained.
However, Iraq built a nuclear threat from nothing in a short amount of time, Obeidi said, and the scientists who worked with the program still have the expertise to carry out their work. These people possess the knowledge to revive nuclear research in or out of Iraq, he said.
Obeidi's lecture, sponsored by Student Union Activities and Student Senate, was the only speech in this year's Student Lecture Series. He was invited to help students understand the current conflict in Iraq and whether the actions of the United States government were justified, something Jenny Kratz, SUA social issues chair, said he had accomplished during his speech.
"He did a great job of lying out the facts and using facts to justify the way he sees the world today," she said.
Katie Smith, Tuscon, Ariz. senior, said Obeidi's move from the center of the conflict to peace created an interesting view of the situation. His lecture provided a glimpse into a perspective not readily presented in the United States, she said.
- Edited by Lindsey St. Clair
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
Time to Till?
KU Campus Garden Project Volunteers & Coordinators Needed
Pictures & information at:www.ku.edu/~cgarden
Informational Meeting Walnut Rm., KS Union March 9, 7pm Garden Tour, weather permitting
KU SPRING 2006 BLOOD DRIVE
MARCH 6 - MARCH 10
Community Blood Center
BLOOD IN LIVE, DIRECTED
American Red Cross
Thursday, March 9
Kansas Union Ballroom - 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Oliver Hall - 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Blood Vessel - Student Res. Center - 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 10
Kansas Union Ballroom – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Blood Vessel – Student Res. Center – 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Murmur Hall – 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sign up to live at www.kubo.saveid.com
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who comes in to offices
notices of interest
Sponsored by Penhelan
AURH, NWA ROCT, KU Student
Senate, AHPC, IFC,
KAG
March 9,2006
JULEZ SANTANA IN CONCERT
Doors open at 9pm, show starts at 10pm. Buchanan Entertainment is presenting this event in conjunction win the Black Student Union at Kansas University. Tickets will be on sale for $20 in the Office of Multicultural Affairs in 145 Strong Hall and in the Kansas Union.
For more information:
866.826.8001
BSUactivity@hotmail.com
Friday, March 10
10:00pm - 2:30am
Last Call
729 New Hampshire
funded by:
SUBMIT
SENATE
PAID FOR BY KU
KJaywalk Contest!
All throughout March, students who use Jaywalk will be entered into a drawing for prizes donated by KIHK. **Winners** of the drawing will be announced on April 1, 2006. The **grand prize winner** will receive a Marantz PMD-325 CD player. Two runners up will receive a Timex Ironman watch and a third runner up will receive a KIHK care package that includes Roasterie coffee and KIHK t-shirts.
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Jaywalk is a free service funded by KU's Student Senate. Jaywalk provides volunteers who escort any KU student to any on-campus location between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Gritact Jaywalk at Anschutz Ibr. ary or by calling IB4222.
KU Motorcycle Club
For more information, visit the KJHK Web site at www.kjhk.org
Swiss Party!
Pizza Social!
Friday, March 10
7 to 9 pm Ho
Get to know the KU M/C over pizza & coke TODAY,
Thurs., Mar. 9 from 5-7pm
Curry Room, 6th Floor Kansas Union
*Come join our potluck of Swiss cuisine and other European dishes and drinks. We will be expressing our respective countries' influence on Switzerland.
http://www.ku.edu/~motoclub
Hosted by the Italian, French, and German Clubs.
See website for location details.
For more information see www.ku.edu/~circolo
or email circolo@ku.edu.
Join the KUYDs for a
Fireside Chat with Nancy Boyda - Congressional Candidate (Kansas 2nd District)
KU Motorscycle Club Inc
Motorcycle training center
8pm- Monday, March 13th
1019 Alabama St.- Near the KU Footbal Stadium.
Snacks provided!!!
The 2nd Annual KU Professionals for Disability (KUPD) Student Conference Theme: Research to Practice
Keynote: Dr. Hank Bohanon, a 2000 graduate of the University of Kansas, is currently employed as an assistant professor at Loyola University.
Date: Friday, March 10, 2005
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Kansas Union
6th floor-Centennial Room
K U P D
University of Kansas Department of Eye Disability
Questions: email any of the following student conference planning committee members: Sunday Dove (sdove@ku.edu), Sheila Smith (smsmith2@ku.edu), Amanda Tyrrell (altt@ku.edu), Cecile Komara, (cecile@ku.edu), Jan Klein (kleinja6@ku.edu), Kai Chien Tien (kaismail@ku.edu), Katie Davis (goddess@ku.edu), Aimee Collier (acollier@ku.edu)
Brazilians stop whatever they are doing to celebrate Carnaval... even if outside the country!
BRASA'S
Carnaval
Abe&Jake's Landing (6thMass)
with
Tambores do
Brasil band
Tickets available ($12*) at:
Lawrence - SUA Office (KS Union)
Kansas City - Brazilian Cargo Co.
*18 to avail, 21 to $25. Tickets at the door for up to 21.
Asian American Student Union Presents
"Taste of Asia March 6th-11th
Thursday: Karaoke (Free!!!)
(Hawk Nest) 7:00 pm
Friday: Pot Luck Dinner; $5.00 per person
(ECM) 6:30 pm
Saturday: Taste of Asia Show (Free!!!)
(Woodruff Auditorium) 7:00 pm
Question Contact aasu@mail.ku.edu
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