6 Thursday, January 22, 1987 / University Daily Kansan THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON Non-singing canaries have to take wood shop Death Continued from p. 1 of appeals, the inmate is housed in death row, which is much more expensive to maintain." Elbert Marion of Iola gave a personal example of wrongful execution in Kansas. His grandfather, William Marion, was arrested for murder on March 25, 1887. Four years later, the supposed victim was discovered to be alive. On March 25, 1987, a century after the execution, William Marion will be officially pardoned. "There is a great cost in wrongfully executing a man that no monetary value can be placed on." “Because death by lethal injection is both extreme and irreovocable, the system must ensure that no mistakes are made in guilt. That is impossible,” he said. Dave Kingsley, Kansas State University faculty member, also spoke against the death penalty Richard Ney, chief public defender of Sedgwick County, said it was harder to get a jury conviction in capital punishment cases. "When 12 people sit in the jury box and see the human being before them, they're not so anxious to pull the switch," he said. Donna Schneweis, Arnesty International state coordinator, asked, "If the death penalty is so honorable, why do we do it in the dark, in the secret of the night, instead of out in the open?" After the hearing, Lucero said his organization was conducting a Senate opinion poll on the issue and had talked to about half the senators. "We think that our chances are about 50-50 now to defeat this bill and that they will increase when the public becomes aware of the great costs of the death penalty," he said. On Campus ■ The Student Bar Association's noon forum will feature Carol Modrrell of the Douglas County Coroner's Office. Modrrell will speak at 12:30 p.m. today in 107 Green Hall. The KU chapter of Amnesty International is showing a film, "The Making of a Torturer," at 3:30 p.m. today in 3 Lippincott Hall. ■ The Student Assistance Center is sponsoring a workshop, "Dealing with that Uneasy Feeling," from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. today in 100 Smith Hall. Bypass Continued from p. 1 said. "It's not a question of whether it will be spent, but of which states will get the money." Wessels said. Praeger said, "It's money that's there. It's not adding to the federal deficit." She said some legislators opposed demonstration projects because they could become politicized. "But ours is a pure demonstration project." she said. ing was not included in the Senate committee bill, but it will be added during debate on the Senate floor. Wessels said. The speed limit increase was not in the bill approved by the Senate committee, but Sen. Sewy Symms, R Idaho, said he would offer it as Wessels said the main stumbling block to the Senate bill was argument about a proposed amendment to increase the national 55 mph speed limit to 65 mph on rural interstates. The demonstration project fund- an amendment on the Senate floor, where it passed last year. A committee aide said Symms had the power to get the amendment passed again. But the House, on a 311-84 procedural vote, rejected attempts to put the speed limit issue before the highway bill, an amendment to the highway bill. The KU Geography Department is sponsoring a colloquium, "The Great Plains as a Literary Region," at 4 p.m. today in 412 Lindley Hall. The House bill faces opposition from the Reagan administration, which says the measure is too expensive. The Women's Transitional Care Services is sponsoring a seminar, "Battered Women in Lawrence," at 4 p.m. today in the Pine Room at the Kansas Union. The KU chapter of the National Organization for Women is holding its weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in the Walnut Room at the Kansas Union. The Women's Resource Center is sponsoring a workshop, "Career Exploration for Women," at 7 p.m. today in the Pine Room at the Kansas Union. Jan. 2 for 1 Tanning •Sauna •Weight facilities Hot Tub Aerobics Single area or Combination membership as low as $10 a month each $15 off non-member packages pkgs. start at $20 w/disc offer ends 1/31/87 EUROPEAN SUNTANNING HOT TUB & HEALTH CLUB 25th & Iowa 841-6232 ACACIA (a·ka'·sha) n L., fr. Gr. akakia: orig., (a thorny tree found in Egypt) 1. A name of a Far Eastern Evergreen which symbolizes Strength and Ruggedness. 2. Word used to designate Distinctiveness and Leadership among mankind. 3. Used to designate the spirit of Immortality or Survival of the Soul. 4. A FINE INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY FOUNDED IN 1904, WHICH IS RETURNING TO THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THIS YEAR. 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