Self reaches career milestone
After enduring an 18-game losing streak early in his career, Self has
persevered and picked up his 300th win on Saturday at Missouri.
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》 BOARDWALK TRIAL
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Jason Allen Rose, right, and his defense attorney Ron Evans, right, have an additional two and a half months to prepare for the reschuldured trial. The defense was granted a mistrial after the prosecution attempted to introduce a surprise witness. The new trial is expected to begin April 30.
Judge declares mistrial
BY ERICK R. SCHMIDT
A surprise witness who came forward at the end of last week has led the trial of Jason Allen Rose to be declared a mistrial.
After four days, seventeen witnesses, and hours of testimony, the decision of Rose's future will have to wait at least two and a half months more.
Rose's attorney, Ron Evans, asked for and was granted a mistrial when Assistant District Attorney Amy McGowan attempted to present the surprise witness. District Attorney
Charles came to the state close of business Friday. Branson said the police department investigated the new witness during the weekend, and the prosecution decided to attempt to admit the witness Monday. Evans contended that he had
Charles Branson said the witness came to the state's attention after the
that he would not have enough time to investigate the new information
"The jury is supposed to be presented all the information on an even playing field. Anything less is likely to be overturned."
CHARLES BRANSON District Attorney
Branson said the decision had been handled correctly.
properly. Judge Jack A. Murphy agreed.
his defense had been stated and at a disadvantage," Branson said.
"Anytime you have late witnesses, people bringing new information, it puts the defense out."
"The jury is supposed to be presented all the information on an even playing field. Anything less, and it's likely to be overturned."
The identity of the witness is expected to be known once the new trial begins.
Rose had been charged with setting the October 7 fire in his 76-unit apartment complex that injured 18 residents and killed three more, including former KU senior Nicole Bingham. Rose faced three counts of first-degree murder, one count
SEE ROSE ON PAGE 3A
》 LEGISLATION
BY JOE HUNT
Bill could give free tuition to some vets
Veterans may be getting free college tuition in Kansas, but only if they served in the right countries.
The House Committee on Veterans, Military and Homeland Security is reviewing a bill that would only give free tuition to veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan at least 90 days after Sept.11,2001.
The bill is one of three that the committee has received that attempts to get veterans tuition breaks for higher education. By Tuesday, the three bills need to be consolidated into one bill that will be sent to the House for proposal.
Don Myers (R-Derby), chair of the committee, said that all the bills would be considered and that the final bill would not necessarily exclude veterans who served in other countries.
"I think probably what the authors were trying to do was award those who are serving in dangerous war zones." Myers said.
One of the other bills under consideration was drafted by the Student Legislative Awareness Board. That
Myers described the third bill being examined as being "vague" in its language, and he said that to be useful, it needed to be more clearly defined.
bill would make any veteran discharged after Jan. 1, 2000, eligible for paid college tuition and fees in the state of Kansas. The bill was called the Returning Heroes' Education Act.
Myers said that the bill would likely grant eligible veterans paid tuition for up to 10 semesters, which is the same length of time the Returning Heroes' Education Act would allow.
Having the state pay for tuition for servicemen and women is nothing new. Ian Staples, director of the Student Legislative Awareness Board, said that the Returning Heroes' Education Act would give veterans benefits similar to what those serving in the National Guard receive.
Kansan staff writer Joe Hunt can be contacted at jhunt@ kansan.com.
A slice of civil liberties
Edited by Joe Caponio
Lisa Lipovac/KANSAN
Queers and Allies event chairman, David Ta, Wichita senior, cuts a slice of wedding cake in the Kansas Union on Monday morning. Q&A gave away cake to raise awareness and collect signatures on a petition about House Bill 2299, which would prevent any city in Kansas from creating a domestic partnership registry.
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》 SOCIOLOGY
Dept. was one of first KU, Chicago vie for claim to title of oldest program
BY NATHAN GILL
The University of Chicago also claims to have founded the first sociology department in America.
The department of sociology at the University of Kansas, which began in 1890 and has a strong gender studies focus, is arguably the oldest in the nation.
Bill Staples, sociology department chair, said the dispute concerned the date each department became official.
"We can certainly claim to have taught the first class," he said.
Staples said the confusion centered around when each department became official. The University of Chicago claimed its department began in 1892.
Whatever the date, one thing is certain: the sociology department here has had a profound affect on the University. The current departments of economics, anthropology and social work have their roots intertwined with the sociology department's Staples said the department was also known for its strength in gender studies.
The sociology department first offered "Status of Women in the U.S." in 1891, a course Staples said could be considered one of the first women's studies courses in the United States. The class was offered exclusively to women.
LaPierre said many of the department's younger professors are women. She said she was interested in how these new professors would change the department in the future, but hoped sociology would not be seen as a female-oriented area of study.
The female-inclusive tradition of the department continues today. Eleven of the department's 20 professors are women and Staples said the majority of students majoring in sociology were women.
"The contributions of sociology transcend gender boundaries," LaPierre said.
Staples said the department's focus, which began in a time of rapid social change, was changing to address current sociological issues. In the early 20th century, sociologists were concerned with such issues as urbanization, industrial capitalism and the nation's trend of economic booms and busts.
Tracey LaPierre, assistant professor of sociology, is one of three new professors the department hired this academic year. Three of the four professors were women.
Now the department is looking global. KU sociologists are studying topics that include global health systems, global economics and the migrations of peoples.
"The U.S. is not just this island someplace," Staples said. "It's nearly impossible to study things social in isolation."
Kansan staff writer Nathan Gill can be contacted at ngill@kansan.com.
Edited by Darla Slipke