NEWS
6A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006
Associate Athletics Director Kelly Mehrtens explained the importance of the available offices.
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"Anytime you have an opportunity to house all your sports in the same area, it helps," Mehrtens said. "It helps with camaraderie."
Mehrtens said the teams would interact more by being in the same building, which would help spur enthusiasm and support from one team to another. More enthusiasm and support among
teams could help with overall team success.
Mehrtens said nothing is set in stone in regards to which sport will get which office.
Most Women's Athletics and Olympic sports are currently housed in Parrott Athletic Center and Allen Fieldhouse.
Edited by Janiece Gatson
Title IX is an amendment passed in 1972 that requires equal opportunity in the academic sphere for men and women. This carries over to athletics as well.
AVIATION
Millionaire makes history with flight
BY DEREK KRAVITZ
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANSTON, England — Adventurer Steve Fosseff completed the longest nonstop flight in aviation history with an emergency landing Saturday, flying 26,389 miles in about 76 hours but stopping early because of mechanical problems.
Ground control said Fossett, 61, broke the airplane distance record of 24,987 miles while his lightweight experimental plane was flying over Shannon, Ireland.
Generator problems then forced him to land the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer at Bournemouth International Airport in southern England instead of at a military air strip in nearby Kent.
"I was really lucky to make it here today, there was a lot going on," Fossett told reporters after he landed. "The tension of the final part really took it out of me, but I will be fine in the morning."
The millionaire adventurer completed his nonstop journey around the globe — and then some — over three and a half
days despite losing about 750 pounds of fuel during his takeoff Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida because of a leak.
The plane's ventilation system also malfunctioned midway through the trip, causing temperatures in the cockpit to rise to as much as 130 degrees.
His voyage broke the airplane distance record of 24,987 miles set in 1986, and the balloon record of 25.361 miles in 1999.
After the news conference, Fossett was presented with the Guinness World Record for the longest flight in history.
Fossett holds the record for flying solo around the globe in a balloon and for being the first person to circle the globe solo in a plane without stopping or refueling. That flight last year lasted 67 hours and was hampered by a fuel leak.
While in the air, Fossett took power naps no longer than 10 minutes each and drank a steady diet of milkshakes.
Japanese officials look at beef plants
STATE
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan.
— Japanese inspectors got a close-up look Friday at the beef operations in Kansas amid Tokyo's ban on American meat.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan.
A delegation from Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, visited three facilities: the Creekstone Farms Premium Beef processing plant in Arkansas City, a cow-calf operation near Tonganoxie and Tyson Foods' processing facility in Emporia.
The inspectors met with representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, officials from Creekstone Farms, Tyson Foods and the American Meat Institute.
"We are thoughtful and understand the concern of Japan, particularly the consumers, and want to say that U.S. beef is safe," said John Stewart, Creekstone's chief executive officer.
The arrival of the Japanese officials at the plant was filmed by TV crews from the four major networks in Japan.
The Associated Press
Julian Rivera, Lonexa freshman, performs "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Saturday at the Apollo Night talent show in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The show, which featured 11 different acts, was arranged by Student Union Activities.
Michelle Grittman/KANSAN
Michelle Grittmann/KANSAN
Eleanor Clift, author of "Founding Sisters," speaks about the importance of women's role in politics Sunday night at Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Clift is also the contributing editor of Newsweek.
Panelist
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She is now a contributing editor at Newsweek and a successful political analyst, appearing regularly on the McLaughlin Group, a weekly national politics talk show on Fox News Network. She also wrote "Madam President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling" a book on the first woman president.
Clift said being the only woman on the McLaughlin Group, she was treated politely at first by all of the men, who interrupted each other all the time and created a "food fight" atmosphere. She said she then got used to interrupting and now she holds her own during the debates.
"I think of myself as one of those inflatable dolls, you know. You punch me down and I come right back up," she said about the debates.
She said Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of Great Britain, also proved that women can be tough enough to lead a country. Thatcher did all of the things atypical of women in office. She acted like a man, Clift said: she cut social programs and showed no compassion.
Clift saw the same toughness in U.S. S. Hillary Rodham Clinton
(D-New York), her top pick for possible first woman president. She said Clinton had a Rolodex big enough to raise the money needed to have a successful campaign. She "doesn't have to prove her toughness." Clift said.
Clift also emphasized the need for a strong base of women in politics. She said one woman running every once in a while won't get a woman president elected. There need to be more women governors, senators and other leaders in order to have enough possibilities for candidates. She even named Governor Kathleen Sebelius as "the kind of woman you can imagine having prospects," even though she wasn't sure of Sebelius' ultimate political goals.
Erica Hare, Topeka senior, said Clift's speech gave her hope for the future of women in politics. Clift gave a positive image to women at the speech, she said.
"We're coming up slowly but surely." Hare said.
Clift addressed the importance in women in politics not only as elected candidates, but also as voters. She also stressed the importance of personality in women candidates.
"It all has to do with self confidence," she said.
— Edited by James Foley
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