Big game, big time. Big risk, big reward. Kansas prepares to battle Texas.
Kansas will take its 10-game winning streak on the road to Austin to take on Texas. Both teams bring an 11-2 conference record into Saturday's game. The game, which will be featured on ESPN's College Gameday. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m.The Kansan will have a full story and photos following the game online at Kansan.com on Saturday. For today's coverage, SEE PAGES 1B AND 8B.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 116 ISSUE 102
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006
Arraignment scheduled Evidence binds Rose to fire
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BY MIKE MOSTAFFA
mmostaffa@kansan.com
KANSAN WORK WRITER
Judge Jack Murphy ruled Thursday that enough evidence was provided to bind the defendant Jason Allen Rose to three counts of murder, one count of aggravated arson and eight counts of aggravated battery, in connection with the fire that occurred at Boardwalk Apartments Oct. 7, 2005.
Ron Evans, Jason Allen Rose's attorney, listens as Amy McGowan, assistant district attorney, makes her concluding remarks at the preliminary hearing for Rose's trial Thursday afternoon. Evans said Rose was coerced by Lawrence police detectives into confessing his connection to the fire.
Assistant district attorneys Amy McGowan and David Melton's expert witness, Doug Monty, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent, said the 20 special agents working the case determined the fire was incendiary, which means that the individual intentionally started the fire.
Monty said his investigation led him to believe Rose's intentional "placement of a hand-held, open-flame device in contact with available material," caused the devastating fire.
He also said the fire began outside of apartments five and six in building 516, which is exactly where Rose had told police he thought the fire began during initial questioning.
his investigation were based on witness' reports of the fire and Rose's statement to local authorities when "he admitted he started a fire with some paper and other combustibles."
Monty said the findings of
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Defense attorneys Ron Evans and Timothy Frieden at
Rose's arraignment has been scheduled for March 21. Defense attorney Ron Evans said Rose's bond would remain at $500,000.
tacked the ATF agent's testimony and argued that the witnesses' reports were invalid because ATF agents did not interview witnesses, but relied on statements gathered by local authorities.
Murphy seemed unsure as to how important Rose's statement was to the investigation. Monty said that even "without Rose's statement, he would have had sufficient evidence to prove the cause of the fire was incendiary."
Evans claimed that Rose's confession was coerced by Lawrence police detectives and that during a voluntary question session Rose expressed that he wanted to quit, but was forced to continue answering questions.
Rose's arraignment has been scheduled for March 21. Evans said Rose's bond would remain at $500,000.
Jason Allen Rose sits in court at the Douglas County District Court Building, 111 E. 11th St., Thursday afternoon. Rose was at his preliminary hearing and has been charged with three counts of murder, one count of aggravated arson and eight counts of aggravated battery in connection with the Boardwalk Apartments fire that occurred Oct. 7, 2005.
— Edited by Jodi Ann Holopirek
ACCIDENT
Employee hit by car, airlifted to KUMed
University of Kansas employee James Helyar was struck by a car at 7:50 a.m. Thursday while walking to work in the crosswalk east of the Campanile on Memorial Drive.
Helyar is a curator in graphics of the department of special collections at Kenneth Spencer Research Library.
Helyar was taken by air ambulance from Memorial Stadium's parking lot to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
The medical center couldn't provide any further information on the condition of Helyar as of Thursday evening.
The driver of the car was identified as 25-year-old Thomas Ryan, a staff member in the University's academic technology services department.
Ryan told police that he wasn't able to see Helyar crossing the street because the sun was in his eyes, said Capt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office.
Bailey did not know the condition of the victim.
Helyar has been an employee of the University for more than 45 years. He first came to the University in 1955.
— Nicole Kelley and Melinda Ricketts
GRANADA SHOOTING
Police file murder charges Police say shooting not gang-related
BY ERIC JORGENSEN
ejorgensen@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Rashawn T. Anderson, an 18-year-old Topeka resident, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Topeka resident Robert E. Williams outside the Granada on Feb. 5.
The murder was premeditated. police said.
Olin said gang members were involved in the shooting, but that the shooting itself was not gang-related.
"Mr. Williams was the target," Police Chief Ron Olin said, "I cannot tell you what Mr. Anderson did to choose Williams as the target."
Angela Wilson, assistant district attorney for Douglas County, said in a press release that the motive was unknown.
Anderson
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SEE GRANADA ON PAGE 2A
How far can free speech go?
BY MELINDA RICKETTS
nrickets@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Moussa Elbayoum began a bit differently than most speakers. He wished the peace of God and God's blessings on his audience.
The director of the Islamic Society of Lawrence explored the Muslim perspective on the controversial cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammed, which were originally published last September in a Danish newspaper, during his speech at Reginier Hall auditorium at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park.
"Religion is not just something that you believe in, it's something that goes to the core of
your being and when someone touches that core it shakes your foundation," he said.
He said the cartoons themselves were, "stereotyping all Muslims as terrorists, as people with hooked noses and daggers and knives in their hands."
Elbayoumy said that every Muslim organization with very few exceptions had condemned the violent responses to the cartoons and would never conduce any form of protest that is not in accordance with their religious guidance. Also, only after pursuing many legal courses of action and being denied any consolations did any Muslims resort to violence in their protests, he said.
SEE SPEECH ON PAGE 2A
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Moussa Elbay oumy, director of the Islamic Society of Lawrence, lectures at the Edwards Campus last night. He spoke about the Muslim community's reaction to the controversial Danish cartoons.
Five-man panel discusses cartoons
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarbose@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF & ANSWER
A KU journalism professor stood up for the First Amendment, which made him stand out among four other speakers at Thursday's forum about the controversial Danish cartoons that defamed the prophet Muhammed.
The forum, "Cultural Clashes on an International Stage," held at the Burge Union on Thursday afternoon, discussed the respect of religion and protection under the First Amendment. Ted Frederickson, who teaches a course on the First Amendment, opened his speech by stating the First Amendment. He made his case that not printing the cartoons goes against the freedom of speech.
Frederickson went on to say that it's important to learn about other cultures as well as knowing a person's rights. Recently the journalism department instated a course requirement that promotes learning about other ethnicities by a unanimous vote, he said. Mike Hoefflich, professor of law, said he took a different view.
"I don't see why we feel outrage
in the Islamic world is somehow an inappropriate response when their value system is being challenged," he said. "They have the right to be outraged. But it's a damn shame that kids are dying for it."
He said there was a clash of rights, and he asked "how do we stop kids from getting killed?"
Today's weather
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Housing director relocates to Tennessee After 21 years at the University of Kansas. Ken Stoner has accepted a new position at the University of Tennessee. PAGE 6A
Lewis Black rants at Liberty Hall Known for his work on 'The Daily Show" comedian Lewis Black performed stand-up Thursday night. He discussed Hurricane Katrina, Cheney's mishap, and, of course, Michael Jackson. PAGE 6A
Women's Basketball Kansas takes on Missouri in the latest installment of the Border Showdown. Maintaining a strong offense and winning the game will help the team's chances of making the WNIT. PAGE 3B
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Comics... 6B
Classifieds... 7B
Crossword... 6B
Horoscopes... 6B
Opinion... 5A
Sports... 1B
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