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"There was a sudden sound—a crack—and my older son said it was like a terrible dream." A parent, describing the collapse of an indoor water park in Moscow.
2A the university daily kansan
news in brief
monday, february 16, 2004
CAMPUS
School of Law ranks second for tuition, educational value
The University of Kansas School of Law ranked No.2 in the magazines National Jurist and PreLaw Insider.
The magazines named the school "the best bang for the buck," saving the tuition was less than the University of Texas and the University of Colorado, which were both ranked behind the University. The school also received a ranking of "excellent value." Rankings were based on tuition, graduate unemployment rates and bar pass rates among other qualifications.
Stephen McAllister, dean of law, said this was great recognition for the school. It showed the quality of the law school, which could help in recruiting students, he said.
— Rupal Gor
STATE
Moral issues left untouched in Sunday alcohol debate
TOPEKA — Opposition to Sunday alcohol sales in Kansas is a moral issue to some legislators, yet few have been willing to invoke religion or morality as they argue against the idea.
Instead, senators who oppose Sunday sales argue that such sales will lead to more drunks on the highways, increase access to alcohol for underage drinkers and take away the only day off for mom-and-pop liquor store owners.
During the session, religious values have dominated a debate over banning gay marriage in the Kansas Constitution, but similarly indignant voices of morality are mostly muted when it comes to Sunday sales.
Sen. Stan Clark, an Oakley Republican who opposes Sunday sales on moral grounds, acknowledged that legislators are leery of waving the banner of religion in fighting against looser liquor laws.
"The feeling for some was that it would do more harm than good," he said recently, after the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee voted 5-4 to send a bill permitting Sunday sales to the full Senate. The bill, stripped of its Sunday sales provisions, failed last week.
The Associated Press
NATION
OPEC to cut oil production gas prices continue slow rise
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Retail gasoline prices continue to climb at the nation's
pumps, rising more than 17 cents a gallon since late December, according to a study released Sunday.
Gas prices for all grades rose 3.61 cents in the past weeks to a national average of $1.68 per gallon, according to the Lundberg Survey of 8,000 stations
The price of retail diesel fuel also was up 3 cents, reaching a national average of $1.69 per gallon.
Industry analyst Triblu Lundberg said several factors were responsible for the hike, including OPEC's decision to cut oil production by 1 million barrels a day beginning April 1.
Also, rising crude oil prices and cold weather increased the demand for heating oil, Lundberg said.
The rate of increase was slowing compared to the past period, but Lundberg said there is no indication prices would fall anytime soon.
The national weighted average price of gasoline, including taxes, at self- serve pumps Friday was about $1.65 for regular, $1.75 for mid-grade, and $1.84 for premium.
The Associated Press
Mars rover sets out to break one-day distance record
LOS ANGELES — NASA's Spirit rover stopped to examine an unusual, flaky rock on the surface of Mars yesterday as scientists prepared to send it on a trek that would more than double its one day distance record.
The Mars Explorer team hoped the rover would travel about 82 feet this morning and make the same distance again during the afternoon. Spirit's longest previous trek was 70 feet in a day, the record for any robot on the Martian surface.
Before setting out on today's trek, Spirit examined the flaky rock, dubbed "Mimi."
Mission manager Jim Erickson said scientists would like to know why Mimi is flaky but its neighboring rocks are not. He said flakiness may indicate layering, an indication that a rock was formed over time instead of all at once, as might be the case with rock produced by a volcanic eruption.
Examining a rock's layers can give scientists hints about the geologic history of the region where it was found.
On the other side of the planet, the twin rover Opportunity was in position to dig a trench today in "Hematite Slope," an area named for an iron-bearing mineral that typically forms in water.
The trench would allow scientists to study soil beneath the surface. Opportunity concentrated on examining the surface soil at the spot yesterday for comparison.
The Associated Press
Contributed photo by Robyn Conaway
Jennifer Wade, Wichita senior; Lindsey Christopher, Sallisaw, Okla., sophomore; Eric Holte, Olathe sophomore; Elisia Price, Hartford, Conn., sophomore; and Paul Crangle, Lincoln sophomore, worked together in front of 1417 Kentucky St. to construct a mermaid out of snow.
The School of Fine Arts is sponsoring a Hallmark Symposium Series showing Gary Griffin at 6 p.m. today at the Spencer Museum of Art. Contact Art and Design at 864-4401.
■ KU LEAD and the Center for Campus Life are sponsoring a session titled Explor
Snowmaid
Look here every day for information about KUJH-TV News, the student television station of University of Kansas.
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■ Ecumenical Christian Ministries is sponsoring a Faith Forum: *Liberating Take on Christianity* from 9 to 10 p.m. tomorrow at the ECM. Contact Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
ing Your Leadership Personality from 6 to 7 p.m. today in the English Room of the Kansas Union. Contact crouse@ku.edu.
■ The Office of Study Abroad is having an informational meeting about the Summer Language Institute in Florence, Italy at 4 p.m. tomorrow at 2066 Wescoe. Contact Stacie Vincent at 864-3742.
■ The Center for Russian and East European Studies and the Department of Political Science are sponsoring a lecture titled From Bosnia to Baghdad: State-Building as a Military Taskfrom 3:30 to 5 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
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On campus, SAU sponsors pop music concerts,
www.suevents.com, Department of Music & Dance sponsors classical recitals,
www.ku.edu/cgiwrap/sfa/index.pl. Lied Center sponsors concerts, plays, chamber music, musicals, dance companies, www.ukans.edu/-lied,
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100TH ANNIVERSARY
FEB.16
FROM THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN ARCHIVES
Ten years ago
Inn Pancake House Restaurant, 821 Iowa St.
Twenty years ago
Staff reporter Heather Moore wrote about a new trend of Lawrence businesses offering discounts to students with KUIDs. According to her article, the movement began when University Affairs, a Student Senate committee, arranged a task force to call Lawrence businesses to try to arrange discounts. "We do this to show our appreciation for students," said Sunshine Loyd, then a hostess at Village
KUJH-TV News
Staff reporter Jenny Barker wrote about a proposal to create a grade appeals board. According to the proposal, the board would consist of "four faculty members and two students who would have the power to change a grade."
Twenty-five years ago
naph Bakshi's animated version of The Lord of the Rings a "milestone in the history." He wrote that the film's visual quality was superior even to the work of Walt Disney.
Kansan reviewer Ron Bain called
Fifty years ago
Columnist Jack Lindberg wrote about men's fashion. "Most of today's college men would have absolutely nothing to wear if they could not find suede jackets, blue jeans and white bucks," he wrote.
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