ANSAN
2007
THE UNIVERSITY BIRLY KANSAS
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>> CITY COMMISSION
Davis aims for greener city
BY MATT ERICKSON
Jake Davis, the final candidate to file for the city commission race;
Davis
said he wanted to focus on making Lawrence more environmentally friendly and revisiting the city's smoking ordinance.
Davis said he hoped to see city
officials enact more green, environmentally friendly policies. He said measures such as changing construction codes to require solar roofing and better energy efficiency would help both environmentally and economically.
"Conservation leads to us saving
money eventually” Davis said. “It’s not just about global warming.”
Davis also said he thought the smoking ban intruded on the rights of smokers and business owners.
A 10-year Lawrence resident, Davis is working to finish his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Kansas. A singer songwriter who performs locally under the name Basin, he organized and performed at a local tsumi benefit concert in 2005. He is a data entry operator at Pearson Government Solutions.
Kansan staff writer Matt Erickson can be contacted at merickson@ kansan.com.
Edited by Ashley Thompson
Wire route starts debate
>> STATE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWTON — Some landowners and government officials voiced concerns about Westar Energy's proposed route for a high-voltage transmission line.
While nearly 75 percent of the proposed route follows existing transmission lines, one of the exceptions is eight miles in Harvey County, where Brian Krehbiel owns 160 acres.
Krehbiel said he was stunned when he saw the proposed route.
"The only area I'd consider to be sensitive from an environmental standpoint from the whole grid is smack dab in the middle of where they want to put the line through." Krehbiel said.
Westar officials said they took the public's concerns into consideration when selecting the route and chose a route that would cause the least disruption.
Krebbiel's property includes a $200,000 home and eight ponds.
"A guy from Wichita developed it in the 40s and 50s as a wildlife area," Krehbiel said. "He built a lake for recreational fishing. I don't think the grass has ever been touched."
Other parts of the area are wetlands used by migratory birds. The water table is only 12 to 15 feet below the surface in some places, he said.
The land also includes tree shelterbelts. Krehbiel said he was worried that installing the line through the area would require bulldoizing thousands of trees. And he's concerned about potential health effects of having high voltage line 250 yards from his house.
The Harvey County Commission today will consider sending a letter to Westar and the Kansas Corporation Commission opposing the proposed route.
"Our discussion was we would prefer to see this line run to existing right-of-way instead of going through the middle of sand hills," said Councilman Ron Krehbiel, who is not related to Brian.
>> NATION
Mario Lopez speaks after hosting the 2007 Miss America Pageant. The competition, which was held at the Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, airs at 7 tonight on CM
Associated Press
Miss America to be crowned today
Men of all ages support hopefuls competing for coveted crown
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS — Behind nearly every young woman making her way through the guanlet of pageant life in hopes of being crowned Miss America, there's a brother, boyfriend or some other man who's along for the ride.
These men may not know, or ever really want to know, what "ballet en pointe" is, or hold an appreciation for tap dancing, opera or renditions.
of half-century old standards Yet, they come every year to watch the Miss America succession unfold.
This year's televised finals and crowning of Miss America are scheduled for tonight at the Aladdin Resort & Casino.
"I really enjoyed myself tonight," 22-year-old Ben Beran, who dates Wisconsin Meghan Coffey, said after watching the preliminaries. "Just seeing the girls tonight, they're a lot better than I thought."
Beran said he liked a sizzling Tahitian dance by Miss Hawaii Pilialoha Gaison, which landed the 23-year-old a $2,000 award.
Men easily made up one-third of the crowd at one of the gatherings of relatives, friends and supporters of the 52 contestants vying for the title this year. Some seem out of place, with the allure of gambling perhaps distracting them.
Not so with Patrick Coffey,
Meghan's father, Praise for the page.
cant life comes easy for the 63-year old university administrator, who lives in a suburb of Milwaukee.
Coffey watched his daughter compete as a baton twirler since she was very young and said the pageant is an extension of that. Along the way, he said he's come to appreciate the pageant's offerings.
"I'm not going to say I was dragged kicking and screaming to this. That was not the case," Coffey said.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
WESLEY KU
WATERDEEP
In concert at KU! January 23rd at 8:00 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium
ADAM HAMILTON
Senior Pastor, Church of the Resurection "Conversations with an Atheist" January 30th Woodruff Auditorium
January 29, 2007
GET NAKED Redefining Intimacy
A four week look at dating, marriage and fig leaves Tuesdays @ 8:00 a.m. February 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th www.wesleylea.com
Human Sexuality in Everyday Life With Dr. Dennis Dailey KU Professor of Social Welfare
Register at the FCM any day from 10am-4pm
Students $35 and Non-Students $45 ($5 late registration fee
after January 26th)
This non-credit course is designed with the realities of the college aged person in mind, with a focus on how sexual development has occurred thus far in their lives, how it is presently being experienced and expressed, and what might occur in the continuous development of healthy adult sexuality.
Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm Beginning February 1 for 10 sessions at the ECM
For more information contact the ECM office at 843-4933.
Students Tutoring for Literacy
What: Book Drive!!!
When: Everyday until Friday February 9th
Where: Residence Halls & CCO office in the Kansas Union
funded by:
SENATE
*All books will be accepted and donations will be distributed to the local tutoring and service organizations.
PAID FOR BY KU
Attention Student Groups:
YOUR AD HERE
If your student organization is register with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, you may get FREE ADVERTISING here in the Kansan through Student Senate!
Email chrisblackstone@ku.edu for more information.