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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FEBRUARY 8, 2007
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hands and knees. He didn't see
ber again.
Sergeant Max Miller, who was a police officer at the time of the fire, said he responded to initial calls. Miller said when he arrived he saw the third story balconies on fire and people hanging from windows, screaming for help. Miller and Officer Todd Polson were among the first responding officers, and both said they attempted to help however possible. That included using blankets to cushion the falls of those jumping from windows
cushions that Poison said old little good and resulted in broken bones.
The most visual evidence of the day was shown to the jury in the form of a nine-minute home video shot by Andrew Dobson, another resident from Thomas' building.
"The thing that stuck with me that shocked me, was how it spread incredibly fast." Dobson said. "Pretty much the whole building was completely ablaze."
Several of the day's witnesses reported some sort of explosion that happened during the fire. Poison described a burst that sent "huge snowflakes" into the air, while Thomas described a
noise that sounded like ammunition.
Donna Watson, Boardwalk Apartments manager, explained details of the apartments layout through diagrams. She answered several questions about the construction of the building, which she guessed was built between 1966 and 1968. Watson told the jury each unit had its own smoke detector. When asked if it was up to the tenant to make sure it was working, she answered "Once they move in, yes."
Judge lack A. Murphy and a jury of 12 — six men and six women — heard nearly seven hours of question and answer; beginning at 9 a.m. and wrapping up just before 5 p.m. Court will reconvene at 9 a.m. today. Murphy said he expected the trial to last two weeks.
Staff writers Danae DeShazer and Joe Hunt contributed to this story.
Kansan staff writer Erick R. Schmidt can be contacted at eschmidt@kansan.com.
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NBC anchor denies leaking CIA name
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BY MATT APUZZO ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — NBC newsman Tim Rusert testified Wednesday he never discussed a CIA operative with vice presidental立契 l. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, contradicting Libby's version to a grand jury in the CIA leak investigation.
The testimony came as prosecutors prepared to rest their penury case against Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff.
That discrepancy is at the heart of Libby's perjury and obstruction trial. He is accused of lying to investigators about his conversations with
Russert, the host of "Meet the Press" testified about a July 2003 phone call in which Libby complained about a colleague's coverage. Libby has said that, at the end of the call, Russert brought up war critic Joseph Wilson and mentioned that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA.
"That would be impossible."
Russert testified. "I didn't know who that person was until several days later."
reporters regarding Wilson's wife, CIA operative Valerie Plame.
During Libby's 2004 grand jury testimony, he said Russert told him "all the reporters know" that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA. Libby now acknowledges he had learned about Plame a month earlier from Cheney but says he had forgotten about it and learned it again from Russert as if new.
Libby subsequently repeated the information about Plame to other journalists, always with the caveat that he had heard it from reporters, he has said. Prosecutors say Liby concocted the Russett conversation to shield him from prosecution for revealing information from government sources.
I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, left, and his attorney Theodore D. V. Wells leave federal court in Washington on Tuesday.
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Plame's identity was leaked shortly after her husband began accusing the Bush administration in 2003 of doctoring prewar intelligence on Iraq. Given that news climate, defense attorney Theodore Wells was skeptical about Rusert's account.
"You have the chief of staff of the vice president of the United States
on the telephone and you don't ask him one question about it? Well asked. He followed up moments later with, "As a newspaper who's known for being aggressive and going after the facts, you wouldn't have asked him about the biggest stories in the world that week?"
Russert, who arrived in court on crutches because of a broken ankle, was scheduled to resume testifying Thursday. Pro-users said they plan to rest their case after his testimony.
"What happened is exactly what I told you." Rusert replied.
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Last semester, a group of students in a social work class began planning to create programs and brochures to spread awareness to students about HPV.
After spring break, the group will work with residence halls to offer discussion groups that will educate about the vaccine and the virus.
The discussions will involve question and answer forums, videos and interactive presentations.
"It's not an STD that's been widely educated about in general," said Erin Grisier, Yates Center senior. "You have sex education in high school, but they don't tell you about lifetime effects that an STD has."
The vaccine is only available for females ages nine to 26 years.
According to reports, the vaccine was one of the first to prevent any type of cancer.
"I think that as women, this is a huge step in public health. It's a time for us to step up and advocate for ourselves." Grisier said.
The Wellness Resource Center will sponsor Johnson as part of its "Meet the Provider" series.
Johnson will speak with students about HPV, the vaccine and how to get it.
Kansan staff writer Danae DeShazer can be contacted at ddeshazer@kansan.com.
Mat Doof the Wellness Resource Center said the event is planned for the end of February.
hov facts
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20 million people are currently affected with HPV
About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year
About 1,910 men will be diagnosed with anal cancer this year.
Each year, 11,000 women develop invasive cervical cancer and 4,000 women will die from this disease.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Hemeny said. "We're not investing enough in our knowledge economy"
Hemenway suggested concerned students should take their concerns to the Kansas Legislature.
Ian Staples, Student Senate legislative director, agreed.
"Call your legislator," Staples said.
"You put them in office, or maybe
you didn't, but they're there to listen to you."
islators, including the possibility of tax-free textbooks, guaranteed base tuition and the $727 million that regents universities need to maintain their schools.
"I no longer refer to this university as a state university," Staples said. "It's a state-supported research institution, most of the money we
Staples said he attended from five to twenty legislative meetings each week. He said part of his job with the Student
"We're not investing enough in our education.We're not invest ing enough in our knowledge economy"
ROBERT HEMENWAY Chancellor
Legislative Awareness Board was to discuss financial issues with leg.
come up with on our own."
Emily Garris,
Leaedow sophomore, said she was shocked by the University's funding statistics and was concerned that less money could mean less
"Personally, I think education
should be one of the priorities; Garris said. "It's a cliché, but education is the future."
Gairns said she didn't know a bigger issue for students than the price of tuition and maintaining a quality school.
"If people don't speak out about it, it's just going to be a bigger problem for students." Gairns said.
Staples said students could have one on one meetings with legislators or send them e-mails. He suggested interested students visit kologislature.org or his Student Senate office in the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
Kansan staff writer Nathan Gill can be contacted at ngill@kansan.com.
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