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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
— Leo Tolstoy
FACT OF THE DAY
If you keep a goldfish in a dark room it will eventually turn white.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Weekly Poll:
How do you feel about people who hand out fliers or other literature on campus?
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I love being handed things, so I think they're great!
Hate 'em all, even if I agree with them.
They're irritating, but I understand why they do it.
I go out of my way to avoid them.
It depends on the cause.
Film Follow Up
Ashleigh Lee/KANSAN
Lawrence-based group Films for Action showed "The Yes Men Fix The World" Monday night at Liberty Hall.
The first game played in Allen Fieldhouse happened 56 years ago this week.17,228 attendees—a record that still stands—witnessed a ten point KU victory against K-State.
TUESDAY
March 1
For more events, see calendar.ku.edu
Geographer Lee Schwartz will discuss the importance of geography in the formulation of foreign policy at 7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute of Politics.
What's going on?
WEDNESDAY
March 2
The Hall Center for the Humanities will host a workshop to discuss ethical, philosophical and social implications of youth in media.The workshop will be held at 3:30 to 5 p.m.in the Seminar Room of the Hall Center.
THURSDAY
March 3
Author Alan Glines will speak about his recent memoir "A Kansan Conquers the Cosmos: or, Spaced Out All My Life" at 1 p.m. at the Jayhawk Ink, level two in the Kansas Union.
SATURDAY
March 5
- Orienteer Kansas will be sponsoring an outdoor activity. Read a topographical map to race or hike around the course. Beginners are welcome and instruction will be offered. Groups or individuals are eligible to participate. Event will be held rain or shine at Perry Park. Check out orientekansas.com or find them on Facebook.
SUNDAY
March 6
The Lunafest International Film Festival is a festival of short films by, about, and for women. Sponsored nationally by Luna Bar, the festival travels from October to April each year and all proceeds are donated to charity: 15% to the Breast Cancer Fund and the remaining 85% to local community non-profit organizations.
FRIDAY March 4
March 4
International students seeking US employment, whether on or off campus, are encouraged to attend this workshop on how to write an effective American-style resume. General resume writing advice will be shared and tips specific to unique international student concerns will be highlighted. This program is presented by staff from the University Career Center.
MONDAY
March 7
Join the directors of the MBA program for lunch in a casual business atmosphere and get the insider view on the KU MBA program. Especially designed for students interested in the part-time MBA program, you'll be able to grab a free lunch, key information and be back at work in good time.
On the stand: the Fourth Amendment
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Eight years ago, a child protection investigator and a deputy sheriff removed a 9-year-old Oregon girl from her classroom and questioned her at length as to whether her father had sexually abused her. According to the girl, they wouldn't take "no" for an answer, and she falsely incriminated her father.
On Tuesday, that incident will be the focus of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a divisive case that has roused intense interest among those with a stake in child welfare issues.
gency circumstances?
The central question: Did the two men violate the Fourth Amendment's ban on "unreasonable search and seizure" when they questioned the girl in that manner without a warrant, without her mother's consent, and in the absence of emer-
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, weighing a lawsuit filed by the girl's family, ruled that her rights had been violated. The state of Oregon appealed, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
One reason for the high interest: Experts say it's the first major case involving child-protection services to go before the Supreme Court in 21 years.
21 years.
The case stems from an incident on Feb. 24, 2003, when social services investigator Bob Camreta and deputy sheriff James Alford removed the 9-year-old from her classroom in Bend, Ore., to interview her in a school conference room about alleged sexual abuse by her father. According to her family's court brief, the girl repeatedly denied that any such abuse had occurred, then changed her story
after two hours of intensive questioning.
telling.
"Fearing that the school bus would leave without her at dismissal time, the
missal time, the frightened child decided to lie, just to get out of the room," according to that brief.
The girl was removed from her home and placed in foster care; only three weeks later was she allowed to return to her mother, Sarah
earlier allegation that he had attempted to fondle the 7-year-old son of his employer.
"Should we have a system that
"Should we have a system that errs in favor of preservation of the family, or that errs in preservation of the child's safety?"
Greene. The charges against the father, Nimrod Greene, regarding his daughter later were dropped, although he did accept a plea agreement, entailing no jail time, to an
JOSHUA MARQUIS District Attorney
e a system that errs in favor of preservation of the family, or that errs in preservation of the child's safety?" District Attorney Joshua Marquis asked. "To me that's an easy decision... The most important thing is best interest of children."
people are on the left or right politically, battered women or fathers' rights groups, they all recognize that the family relationship is important, and children don't exist in
"Whether
a vacuum," she said. "They are not creatures of the state, and armed police officers can't just remove them and question them without any constraints."
Groups supporting Kubitschek and the Greene family range from the conservative Family Research Council to the left-leaning Southern Poverty Law Center. The two groups normally are at odds; the law center even has branded the council a "hate group" because of its position on gay rights.
its position on gay rights.
Ken Klukowski, director of Family Research Council's Center for Religious Liberty, described the Greene case as a "close call" due to the common interest on both sides in upholding the best interests of children. However, he said the issue of government encroachment on parental rights prompted the council to get involved.
LOCAL
LPD launches new online database
Lawrence Police unveiled a new feature on their website Monday that shows all calls police have responded to in the last 48 hours.
The list of calls, which can be accessed at lawrencepolice.org, will be updated every hour on the hour. While some calls may take several hours to be posted, others will be available in near real-time.
"As soon as an incident is considered safe to close, it will be listed on the site," Sergeant Matt Sarna said in a news release.
The list is not manually updated, but draws information from dispatch computers.
Jonathan Shorman
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