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VOL.116 ISSUE 90
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
STATE OF KANSAS
Anti-abortion amendment added to bill
BY FRED A. DAVIS III
idavis@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITE
The Kansas House of Representatives added a surprise anti-abortion amendment to a bill heavily endorsed by the University of Kansas on Tuesday. Intended to focus on changing who purchases health insurance plans for college students, the bill now carries the weight of whether state dollars should pay for abortions.
Introduced Jan. 11, the bill would provide the six Board of Regents' schools with better health insurance coverage for students, graduate teaching assistants and graduate research assistants. The Regents would assume purchasing power of health insurance plans for the different schools — allowing each university to choose an insurance program that fits its specific needs.
Representatives will vote on the bill — HB 2593 — today.
The amendment was introduced by Rep. Richard Kelsey (R-Goddard), who thinks that state dollars shouldn't pay for abortions. With the amendment, the bill would not allow students' insurance to cover the cost of an abortion.
Rep. Annie Kuether (D-Topeka) said the bill would have passed easily in the House had the anti-abortion amendment not been added. The amendment to the bill passed Tuesday, 72 to 50.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Edited by Janiece Gatson
Bud's little shop of honors
Leonard Monroe points out photos of former KU athletes who had recieved haircuts at Bud's Barber Shop on Michigan St. The barbershop, owned by Leonard's brother, Waldo "Bud" Monroe, was one of the only places in Lawrence where African-Americans could get haircuts in the 1960s.
BY ANNE WELTMER
aweltmer@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
The tiny seafoam-green building with chipping paint and no electricity behind Anderson Rentals on Sixth and Michigan streets doesn't look like much, but it was an important hangout for many talented University of Kansas African-American athletes, starting in the 1950s.
Though he died seven years ago, Waldo "Bud" Monroe and his famous little barbershop, Bud's Barbershop, live on in the memories of many former athletes, coaches, and faculty at the University of Kansas.
"He was extremely important to a country boy like me coming in from Wichita," said Curtis McClinton, former KU football player and Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer. "He offered a home and a family and a place to relax."
Bud's Barber Shop was the hangout and one of the only hair cuts available to African-American athletes at the University. Bud's was filled from floor to ceiling with autographed pictures of his famous customers and friends, including Wilt Chamberlain, Curtis McClinton, and many Crimson Girls, even though he only cut men's hair. Cham-
berlain's picture is now in storage, but the rest of them remain lining the walls floor to ceiling.
"His barbershop was an institution and monument to all
the actors at the University of Kansas," McClinton said. Bud was an admirer of all his clients and athletes, he said.
SEE BARBERSHOP ON PAGE 4A
SPEAKER
Ex-candidate gives lecture
BY ANNE WELTMER
aweltmer@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The United States is part of a "worldwide transformation of status of women" that is "nothing short of a revolution," Carol Moseley-Braun told a crowd of about 500 at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Tuesday night.
Moseley-Braun, the first speaker in the 2006 Presidential Lecture Series titled "The First Woman President," said that during her campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential primaries the American public was receptive to the idea of a woman president. The hardest crowd to win over was the politicians, according to Moseley-Braun.
It was the American public, she said, that advanced her
cause and helped the United States progress toward being a more democratic country. She said television stations would cut her off during interviews and give her male counterparts more time, until angry callers convinced them to treat her equally.
She said that for a country usually seen as progressive, the United States should have more women in political office.
"If we can't do it here, we can't export it around the world," Moseley-Braun said.
Besides overcoming the obstacle of little publicity, Moseley-Braun said that she had to play the game of "campaign calculus," or mastery of the mechanics of campaigns, the most important of which is fund raising.
SEE SPEAKER ON PAGE 4A
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Carol Moseley-Braun, former United States senator and ambassador to New Zealand, gave a speech last night at the Dole Institute of Politics. Moseley-Braun's speech was part of the Dole Institute's "The First Woman President" lecture series. Moseley-Braun was a contender for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination.
STUDENT LIFE
Odd job delivers more than expected
BY MIKE MOSTAFFA
mmostaffa@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
One night Adam Bowles, 19-year-old Lawrence resident, walked cautiously towards the door of a poorly lit apartment. What he thought would be a routine delivery turned out to be anything but that.
For delivery drivers Adam Bowles and Brian Crawford, naked customers, killer dogs and the occasional fivesome is all part of the job. As both men will tell you, always expect the unexpected.
Bowles said he was about 15 feet from the door when a snarling pit bull lunged at him. The dog
was just inches away from taking a chunk from his face but it was yanked back by a chain secured to a nearby pole, he said.
Jeff Morris, manager of Pizza Shuttle, 1601 W. 23rd St., for almost 20 years, said violence and robberies have occurred against delivery drivers in the past, but only in the last couple years have these
Bowles, who is now a manager at Jimmy John's, 1447 W. 23rd St. said that during his six-month stint as a delivery driver, aside from the pit bull scare, he never worried about safety while on the job.
"But just in case I keep a small tee-ball bat in my trunk," he said.
Once during a delivery near 12th and Tennessee streets the customer invited Bowles inside to meet four girls who were waiting for him in a bedroom upstairs. Bowles was flattered, but because he was engaged to be married, he declined. Bowles said that he was invited to come inside most of the parties where he
Bowles said now that he was a manager, even with the potential danger, he missed the fun of delivering food, especially to student customers.
robberies been violent.
Last semester, a Pizza Shuttle a driver delivering an order was struck over the head with a metal object, beaten and robbed of his pizza and $27.50.
delivered.
"A lot of times I've been asked if I want a tip or some beer," Bowles said.
During a delivery to an apartment located near 26th and Iowa Streets, Crawford was greeted by a naked man standing by his friend who had ordered the pizza.
"Obviously, they had consumed a large quantity of alcohol," Crawford said.
-Edited by James Foley
FITNESS
Rec center to bulk up soon
BY NICOLE KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANKSAN STAFF WRITE
Waiting in line for a weightlifting machine or fighting over a basketball court may soon not be a problem for those who want to work out at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
Planning for phase two of the building project has begun. It will involve expanding the building to the north by about 50,000 square feet to house four new basketball courts, two racquetball courts, an aerobics room, a martial arts room and expansions to the track and free weight sections.
"The recreation center right now is at its max capacity and is growing more and more," said Marynell Jones, student body vice president.
Mary Chappell, director of recreation services, said that when the recreation center was first built, recreation services knew it was too small and had always planned to add an expansion. She said she just wasn't expecting it to happen so soon.
She said when planning started in Fall 2005, recreation services tried to pay close attention to the recommendations students were leaving in the suggestion boxes about what areas needed to be improved.
"It opened up a lot fun ways to plan and think about what we need to increase," Chappell said.
Todd Kitchens, Emporia senior, said it was frustrating at times when he'd been at the recreation center for more than hour and still been able
play only one game on the crowded basketball courts.
"We're tired of volleyball and badminton taking up the courts," Kitchens said. "I hate coming down here and only having one court."
The Ebert Mayo Design Group, which also designed the first phase three years ago, will design the expansion. Jones said a bid for the construction contract would go out in a few months. She said construction may begin in September 2006.
The expansion will cost about $6.3 million. Funding for the project came from ticket sales of about 1,500 seats at Allen Fieldhouse that were specifically set aside by the Athletics Department for the project.
During the planning process, a committee has been working with representatives of the residential neighborhood that is located next to the recreation center. The University has an agreement with the city of Lawrence to include neighborhoods within a certain proximity into the planning process of any new buildings on campus.
"We wanted to make sure the people who lived there were going to be happy with the building we put up." Jones said.
Chappell said no changes would be made to the facade, to make the expansion as seamless as possible. She said planners had considered increases in noise, lights and traffic to the area when working with the neighborhood, but she thought so far they had done a good job so far
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today's weather
Saul reads poetry, gives advice to students Williams, poet and "Slam" star, read poetry to a packed auditorium Tuesday night. Williams says the country is in a "state of emergency." PAGE 3A
Coaches poll gives Jayhawks 'no respect.' Columnist Matt Wilson says the team deserved a place in the Top 25 rankings. After an outstanding performance against Oklahoma, some credit should be due. PAGE1B
Gameday
Both Kansas basketball teams return to action on the road.The men are in Lincoln,Neb.,the women are in Norman, Okla., so check out the breakdown of tonight's games in Sports. PAGE 6B
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