Baseball crushes Penn State
The Jayhawks beat the Nittany Lions 18-5 Tuesday at Hogland Ballpark.
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GUN BAN
BY MATT ERICKSON
Commission toughens punishment
Mixing guns and bars in Lawrence will now result in jail time, the city commission decided Tuesday night.
The commission instituted mandatory jail sentences for those who bring guns within 200 feet of drinking establishments, but it put a proposed entertainment licensing system on hold after attendees voiced concerns.
City law already prohibited firearms near or in the premises of drinking establishments but did not
require jail sentences
Commissioner Dennis "Boog" Highberger said the threat of jail sentences would do more to discourage people from bringing weapons near bars.
Night Club, 1003.23rd St., and Last Call, 729 New Hampshire St., said it would be unfair for the crime to punish businesses for the crimes of their patrons.
"I'm not someone who thinks the answer to every problem is to increase criminal penalties, but we need to send a clear message." Highberger said.
The new gun ordinance met no opposition from members of the public, but discussion of an entertainment license caused some bar owners and others to protest.
An entertainment licensing system would require entertainment venues to obtain a license from the city to operate.
Nick Carroll, owner of the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St., and Jackpot Saloon and Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St., said the system could penalize venues that attracted lots of customers.
According to a draft ordinance from city staff, "entertainment venues" would include businesses that provide live music or dancing or businesses that charged admission for recorded audio or video.
The draft ordinance said the city could suspend or revoke business
"Really what these licenses are saying is that. If you're successful, we don't want you downtown," Carroll said.
es' licenses if patrons or employees committed criminal acts or if businesses caused problems with noise, litter or traffic.
Kansan staff writer Matt Erickson can be contacted at merickson@ kansan.com.
Dennis Steffes, owner of Coyotes
PROFILE
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Former men's basketball player and KU graduate Christian Moody serves as the development director at the Leo Center. Moody hopes to be accepted to the University of Kansas Medical Center to continue his education.
Changing places
Moody trades basketball uniform for medical scrubs
Christian Moody's contributions to the men's basketball team during his four years on campus earned him the unofficial title as the best walk-on in the history of college basketball by CBS analyst Billy Packer.
BY KYLE CARTER
Moody's basketball days are done, but now he's contributing to the community. He serves as the development director at the Leo Center, a non-profit organization
His responsibilities at the center include planning fundraisers and informing the public about the organization's mission.
that provides food and medical care for those in need, in the Riverfront Plaza.
"I've just been learning so much, not just about the medical side but giving people hope in general," he said.
chances of being admitted. He chose to seek experience at the center because of the clinic's mission of providing care for those in need.
Several local churches support the center and much of its care centers around Christianity.
Moody recounted a specific instance when a woman brought her two grandchildren, both girls in their early teens, into the clinic.
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Student fee increase up for vote tonight
Student fees could increase tonight for the third time this semester.
If Student Senate passes a $6 student recreation fee increase, it will bring the total student fee increases passed this semester to $31.
The $6 increase would be split into three parts to better accommodate inflation increases, said Mary Chappell, director of recreation services.
An increase of 75 cents would go to a sports fee to help pay for equipment, rentals and travel for KU club
An increase of $4.25 would allow recreation services to cover inflationary costs, such as raises in minimum wage or an increase in utility costs.
"We don't have the back-up funds to pay for those unknown problems." Chappell said.
A final increase of $1 would be set aside for unforeseen obstacles, like a rise utility costs drastically increase or repairs were needed in the future.
sports and sports teams not sanctioned by the NCAA. Recreation services currently splits about $109,000 between the 29 club sports, Chappell said.
She said the fee increases were a budgetary planning tool.
Recreation service fees have not been increased since 1999 when
"We wouldn't have enough funds to make it to the fiscal year 2009 if they aren't increased" she said.
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>> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Outraged lawyer fights 'under God'
Michael Newdow regularly challenges the constitutionality of the phrase "under God" and its inclusion in the Pledge of Allegiance. Newdow spoke about separation of church and state Tuesday night at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
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BY TYLER HARBERT
Michael Newdow swears this entire court case came about because of a joke. He's just not swearing to god.
Newdow spoke at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union Tuesday night about his 2004 Supreme Court case where he argued that the phrase "under God" needed to be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance.
He opened his lecture by strum-
ming a guitar and singing a song
he wrote called, "The Pledge of
Allegiance Blues."
"It all began one Sunday in 1954; that old Pledge of Allegiance needed something more," the song began. The song's chorus was "They had
those Pledge of Allegiance needs some old religion blues"
He said he was prompted to take on the issue because of an incident in Chicago. The friends he was visiting never had soap when he visited them, he said. So as a joke, he went to purchase 100 bars of soap.
He said he noticed the phrase, "In God We Trust," on some money while standing in line. He was outraged when he pointed out the phrase to his friends, he said.
Another reason he decided to pursue the case was because his daughter was forced to recite the pledge every day in her third-grade class.
The Supreme Court ruled 5
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