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CULTURAL FUNDRAISER
Celebration of resistance
Photos by Michiko Takei/KANSAN
Event raises money for justice in Americas
BY TYLER HARBERT
Six children lined up to take a swing at a glittery pink, star-shaped pinata Saturday night at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building.
One child repeatedly stomped towards the inviting paper mache to pummel it with his tiny fists. Some children cut in line to smack the light, wooden stick against a crisp, candy-containing cardboard device.
"I like candies," 2-year-old Carmen Braden said. Carmen's mother Jessica Braden, Lawrence resident, escorted her daughter to A Celebration of Resistance, which was a joint community fundraiser for justice in the Americas.
Though the event featured a variety of lighter activities like music, dancing, a prize raffle and food, it had some heavier undertones.
The event was co-sponsored by 14 organizations including the ECM, a handful of Kansas City assemblies, and university groups including the Hispanic
American Leadership Organization, Latin American Solidarity, the Center of Latin American Studies, Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority and the Migrant Worker Solidarity.
All of the proceeds from the event benefited the Latino Community Coalition, Lawrence Fair Food and Kansas Mutual Aid.
"There are lots of people in Lawrence organizing around the same issues and we want to connect better," said Cory Fischer Hoffman, graduate teaching assistant in Latin American Studies.
Fischer-Hoffman also represents Lawrence Fair Food, which supports the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a national organization that fights for the rights of farm workers.
Adam Benter, Langford sophomore, stood behind a long table during the event and sold goods crafted in Chiapas, Mexico, which ranged from $5 cloth Zapatista dolls to $10 black Zapatista masks that resembled ski masks.
Above: Fernando Boza, right,
plays quena with a traditional
Penrvan costume at Celebration of
Resistance in Ecumenical Christian
Ministers Saturday evening. Boza
sold handmade jewelry at the event
"I have traveled around the world and
sold the jewelry." he said.
SEE RESISTANCE ON PAGE 6A
Left: Melissa Axton dances a Peruvian dance with a traditional costume at Celebration of Resistance in Ecumenical Christian Ministries Saturday evening. She wore a costume of Princess Nusta, a legendary figure of the Inca Empire.
>> BOARDWALK APARTMENTS FIRE
Rose trial continues
Fire-setting history drew attention to suspect
BY ERICK R. SCHMIDT
Inconsistences in his story and a history with fire were what turned Jason Allen Rose from just another Boardwalk survivor to a person of interest, and ultimately, to a suspect.
Detective Troy Squire testified in Rose's murder trial Friday morning that small differences in Rose's account from others' initially caught his attention. He said that while most of the people he interviewed gave general information as to where they thought the fire started, Rose pointed out a specific apartment — 524.
"It seemed like distancing," Squire said. "That would be the furthest away from his apartment, and that, to me, caught attention."
When Squire first talked to Rose, the October 2005 fire had not yet been ruled as arson, and Rose was not a suspect, Squire said.
Because Rose's statements struck investigators as odd, the 20-year-old Rose was taken to the scene of the Boardwalk Apartments fire three days afterward to show investigators what he had seen. It was on that trip that Squire received an informative phone call from Social Rehabilitation Services.
After the fire, Rose had been living in The Villages, a housing project for at risk children. He had lived there previously, so Squire had called to check on Rose's past for anything that might provide a clue in the fire. When the SRS officer called Squire back and was asked if there was anything in Rose's records, she "immediately said," Yes, Jason has a history of starting fires", Squire said.
With that information and more unusual knowledge that Rose provided at the scene, Squire and his
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>> KU ON WHEELS
BY ASHLEE KIELER
Election pushes to expand busing
A special election for a new transportation system will take place on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Students will be asked to vote on two referendums to increase student fees for transportation. The first referendum asks student to vote whether or not KU on Wheels should purchase its own buses. The second referendum asks for a fare free system for riders.
"This gives students the opportunity to decide the future of the transportation system at the University," Mel Horen, student body vice president, said.
Student Senate sent the bill to referendum for students to vote in a special election.
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Voting yes to either question on the ballot would raise student fees.
Cayla Witty, elections commissioner, said a special election had not been held in the last eight years, if ever, at the University.
"We decided to have the special election so that if it is passed by
If passed, improvements would include ADA-accessible buses with top exhaust, which is better for the environment, and lift equipment, making them more accessible to the disabled, according to the bill.
Passing the first referendum on purchasing new buses would increase student fees $20 next year, Mortinger said.
If the referendum passes, KU on Wheels would get 30 more modern, but used, buses by August. Then it would purchase three brand new buses a year for the next 10 years. Mortinger said.
the students we can have new buses by August," said Jessica Mortinger, Student Senate transportation board member.
Voting yes to the fare free system referendum would increase student fees an additional $15.
The fare free system would allow any University student to ride the buses by simply showing a KUID, thus getting rid of bus passes as a
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Memorial honors student's caring acts
BY KATY BLAIR
Family and friends gathered Sunday evening at Woodruff Auditorium to commemorate the life of Anthony Brown, a 2005 KU graduate who died Jan. 26 while under anesthesia for wisdom teeth removal.
Fraternity brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha joined the family in celebrating his life.
"Any time I needed anything, be it words of encouragement, be it just a smile, Anthony was that," said Mark Dupree, 2004 graduate and member of the fraternity.
Dupree was one of many at the memorial service who expressed
sorrow for losing a friend like Brown, a former president of Alpha Phi Alpha.
A fraternity brother, athlete and scholar, Brown was known to encourage those
mus, said he remembered the times that Brown would catch him trown
"Any time I needed anything, be it words of encouragement, be it just a smile, Anthony was that."
around him to work hard and enjoy life.
MARK DUPREE 2004 graduate
Brandon McDowel, 2005 alum-
ing and, instead of a hug, give him a friendly punch and reminder to smile.
Another friend, Will Clayton, Kansas City, Mo, senior, spoke about Brown helping him when his me ill.
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Brandon McDowel speaks during a memorial service for Anthony Brown, a KU alumnus, at Moodruff Auditorium Sunday night. Brown, pictured second from the right, died Jan. 26. Brown was president of his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha.
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