NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 2006 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3A Bill CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A i u the and ninar litilita- ia ta day the as it activ- tataffer- ing the blidays. of are jayhawk Rep. Tom Burroughs (D-Kansas City), ranking minority member of the committee said he was appalled and embarrassed by the repeal attempt and added that it was immoral and racist, slightly raising his voice throughout his explanation as he looked on sternly at other members of the committee. Rep. Lance Kinzer (R-Olathe), argued that while he respected the different sides of the issue, he asked about the other undocumented residents who couldn't afford the instate tuition rate. "Should we allow those who can't attend at the in-state rate to attend school free of charge?" he asked the committee. Kinzer also said that it was unfair for international students with student visas or an American native who lives on the "east side of State Line Road" and resides in Jackson County, Mo., to have to pay the higher, nonresident tuition rate. Rep. Becky Hutchins (R-Holton), who proposed the bill, would not say one way or the other if she was satisfied with the bill passing out of committee, but that she was now looking forward to the discussion of it on the House Floor. Hutchins thinks the incoming freshman representatives will have a big impact on whether or not the bill will pass out of the House. According to Cindy Roupe, director of public services at the State Library, there are 36 members in the House now who did not vote against the instate tuition bill in 2004. Furthermore, that particular measure passed by an 81 to 43 margin out of the House in 2004. Melinda Lewis, director of policy advocacy and research at El Centro in Kansas City, Kan., said she was not at all surprised by the result of the result and said this bill was going to the House Floor not as a result of political principles, but rather "political process." As to the chances of the bill making it out of the House, Lewis said it depended on how many people would "toe the Speaker's line" along the way. Burroughs said he was very disappointed by the bill making it out of committee and expected a mean-spirited and heated discussion on the House Floor. Burroughs also said that if introducing the repeal bill was the right thing to do, it should be done on Friday, which is coincidently Hispanic Day on the Hill. Edited by Timon Veach Budget CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Riley Dutton, Pittsburg sophomore and member of the finance committee, said the reason more of the budget had been spent this year compared to this time last year was because the major bills the committee expect to see every year came through earlier. He said it was好 to see the budget being used up because that meant more groups were getting funding, and Senate was doing a better job getting the word out. Payne said he thought the committee could have done a better job at the beginning of the year giving out money, but overall it was in a decent position so that there would be no major problems at the end of the year. "I think we'll be fine if we are a little cautious on giving out exorbitant amounts of money," Payne said. Zayas said he felt good about where the budget stood at this point as well. He said this year the committee had more new groups come to it asking for money, which put more of a strain on the budget. Edited by Timon Veach Farewell CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A While all three seniors played their last game at Allen Fieldhouse, the night belonged to announcer Max Falkenstien. Falkenstien will retire following this season after 60 years as the announcer for Kansas football and basketball. Falkenstien was honored at half time when he was given a chance to speak to the crowd and was joined on the court by members of his family and a group of former players. Falkenstien's night was capped when, in the south end zone of the Fieldhouse, Kansas officials unveiled a banner next to Nick Col- "I wasn't sure what would happen tonight," Falkenstein said. "I had a thought it might happen. It's been a melancholy feeling this week, and I'm not happy to see it come to an end." lison's jersey. Falkenstier's jersey number on the banner was 60. Falkenstien will continue to announce the remainder of the games for Kansas this season and said the saddest part was that his last game would most likely be a defeat for Kansas, barring a miracle. "I'll look back at this as one of my favorite nights here," Self said. "I was here when Max had his named dropped from the rafters." - Edited by Timon Veach CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Brand said by the 2008-09 season, teams below the APR minimum could be banned from postseason play. Grade Brand said the message to institutions was clear. "it's been a burden and a godsend," he said. "The silver lining has been that this process has been the single most powerful tool to bring academic awareness to the athletics world." Buskirk said the process of making sure all athletes meet academic requirements was challenging, but worthwhile. "Recruit student-athletes who are capable of doing college level work," Brand said. AP Photo/Honda Motor Co. Edited by Cynthia Hernandez This undated photo provided by the Honda Motor Co., shows the 2006 Honda Civic sedan. For the first time in nine years, all of the top picks in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle guide are made by Japanese automakers. The Civic is the magazine's top small sedan. Asian cars score highest BUSINESS BY DEE-ANN DURBIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — For the first time, all the top picks in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle guide are made by Japanese automakers. The Honda Civic is the magazine's top small sedan, while the Toyota Highlander Hybrid is the top mid-sized sport utility vehicle, according to results released Wednesday. Vehicles from Nissan Motor Co. and Subaru, a division of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., round out the top picks in 10 categories. Asian brands also fared best in the magazine's survey of vehicle reliability. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus brand was first, while Honda was second and the Toyota brand was third. Ford Motor Co.'s Mercury brand was the only domestic nameplate to crack the top ten. Consumer Reports began its top picks list in 1997. It is based on road and track tests, evaluations of comfort, convenience and fuel economy, crash protection ratings from the government and insurance industry and readers' reliability rankings. The magazine said it recently tested more than 200 vehicles to come up with its top picks. Consumer Reports' rankings are important to automakers, even though companies can't use the ratings in their advertising. Consumer Reports spokeswoman Lauren Hackett said the April auto issue is consistently the magazine's most popular, selling more than 300,000 copies at newsstands. That's twice as many copies as its second-most popular issue, the November electronics issue. Honda Motor Co. had the most winners, snagging top picks in five of the ten categories. Besides the redesigned Civic, the Honda Accord was the top family sedan between $20,000 and $30,000 and the Acura TL was the upscale sedan between $30,000 and $40,000. Toyota and Subaru each had two winners, including the Subaru Forester for small SUV and the Toyota Prius for "green car." Nissan had one, the M35 luxury sedan, which the magazine called "an excellent balance of performance, comfort and handling." The Honda Odyssey was the top minivan and the Honda Ridgeline, which is Honda's first entry in the pickup market, was the top pickup. Reliability rankings are based on a survey of Consumer Reports subscribers who are asked if they have had serious problems with their vehicles in the past 12 months. THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS SUA and Student Senate present the 2006 Student Lecture Series th9 Bomb in My garden "We were so close to getting a bomb. We were so close to getting tens or hundreds of bombs. Looking back, the world was lucky." An evening with Dr. Mahdi Obeidi former chief scientist of Iraq's Nuclear Weapons Program under Saddam Hussein Tuesday, March 7. 2006 7:30 PM 120 Budig Hall FREE AND OPEN TO THE Ticket vouchers available in SUA Box Office 4th floor, Kansas Union ELECTIONS COMMISSION March 2nd Public Hearing for Election Code Complaints KS Union Governors Room 5:30 Code can be found online at www.ku.edu/~election/code.html Questions contact: Cullin Hughes or Jonathan Steele at 785-864-2388 March 2, 2006 PAID FOR BY KU Abe&Jake's Landing (6th&Mass) with Tambores do Brasil band STUDENT SENATE Tickets available ($12*) at: Lawrence - SUA Office (KS Union) Kansas City - Brazilian Cargo Co. *18 to enter, 21 to drink. $2 extra at the door for under 21 Mi Latino Brazilian Student Association Anime Showings Cosplay Masquerade Video Gaming Karaoke Panels Workshops AMV Contest Gameshow Anime Vendors KU Anime Club presents NAKA-KON 2006 Kansas' Premier Anime Convention KU Anime Club presents Guests of Honor Voice Actors: Greg Ayres Caitlin Glass Sat. March 4th 9am-2am Sun. March 5th 9am-6pm Lawrence, Kansas KU Campus Artist: Steve Bennett Purchase tickets online or at SUA box office in KS Union WWW.NAKA-KON.COM Special Presentation by a representative from the University Career Center, with a brief meeting following. All are welcome! Tuesday March 7th 7PM Parlors Room KS Union March 7th, 2006 * 7:00 pm * Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union Commission on the status of women's http://www.ku.edu/~kucsw email: comstwomen@ku.edu KU SPRING 2006 BLOOD DRIVE MARCH 6 - MARCH 10 Community Blood Center BLOOD IS LIKE DOVE! American Red Cross Monday, February McCallum Hall - 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Blood Vessel - Kansas Union - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Economical Christian Ministries - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sign up to save lives at www.kubloodrive.com Everyone who comes in to donate will receive a free kU Sponsored by Panel- lenic, AURH, WARR, ROTC, KU Student Senate, KU Alumni Assoc., IFC, ASCHE, KUAC Tuesday, March 11 McCollum Hall - 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Oliver Hall - 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Blood Vessel - Kansas Union -11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 Kansas Union Ballroom - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Corbin Hall - 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Blood Vessel - Student Rec. Center - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Kansas Union Ballroom – 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Oliver Hall – 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Blood Vessel - Student Rec. Center – 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 10 Friday, March 10 Kansas Union Ballroom – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Blood Vessel - Student Rec. Center – 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Murphy Hall – 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ---