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VOLUME 121 ISSUE 99
**Who:** DJs Nick Rivera, Jordan Walters and Sam Kraus
**Where:** The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts Sts.
**When:** Tonight at 9 p.m. Cost: $3 for 21+. $5 for 18+
avis Read is a resident DJ at Wilde's Chateau 24.
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**The words "shout peace" adorn the top of the newly opened hotel The Oread Sunday afternoon.**
The painted text is visible from far across campus.
Vandals strike Oread during the weekend
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
The Oread, 1200 Oread Ave., was vandalized sometime during the weekend.
The vandalism occurred sometime during the weekend, but spokeswoman Patti McCormick
In white lettering on a blue background, the words "shout peace" are located high atop the north side of the building.
said she didn't know exactly when it happened or how the vandals got to the top of the building. McCormick said she believed paint was used.
McCormick read a statement from general manager Nancy Longhurst: "We are saddened by this kind of vandalism and hope it doesn't happen again."
RECYCLING
Safe disposal requests double
eWaste takes away unused electronics
BY BRENNA LONG blong@kansan.com
Before finding out about eWaste Recycling, Wen-shiang Chem, a network specialist at the Biodiversity Institute, stored his department's used electronics in a closet, waiting for a free service to recycle them safely.
Since he began using eWaste, a mostly-free program that recycles
monitors, printers and other equipment for campus departments. Chen has recycled between 30 and 40 items.
"I think if it went into the dumpster, it would end up
in the state somewhere, and that doesn't seem like proper disposal," Chen said.
The desire to retire unwanted
"I'm not sure what would have happened to the copier if the program wasn't available."
KEIN IN TEEL Accountant Institute for Lifespan Studies
electronics using KU Information Technology's e Waste Recycling program has more than doubled since the program started in July. No official electronics recycling program existed prior to the creation
Kevin Teel, accountant at the Institute for Lifespan Studies, recently used eWaste for the first time to recycle an old copy machine.
"I'm not sure what would have happened to the copier if the program wasn't available," Teel said. "I think they are going to be really busy once people find out more about them."
of eWaste, which now receives 45 disposal requests per month.
To get rid of unwanted items,
SEE RECYCLING ON PAGE 6A
POLITICS
Medical marijuana bill reaches House
BY ROBERT ALTMAN
raltman@kansan.com
While state legislators were working this month to outlaw synthetic forms of marijuana such as K2, a new House bill sprouted that proposes the real thing be made available in Kansas.
Gail Finney, a Wichita House Democrat who serves on the House Health and Human Services
Committee, introduced bill 2610 this month. It calls for the legal use of marijuana for medical purposes.
"This is definitely a marathon not a sprint," Finney said.
While the bill closely resembles those of the 14 states that already allow the use of cannabis for medical reasons, Kansas likely has a long way to go before actually passing the bill.
"I at least want to open up the door for discussion" she said.
Finney's bill makes Kansas one of the 13 states that now have pending legislation to legalize medical marijuana.
Part of Finney's reason for writing the bill comes from her empathy with the chronically ill, she said. Finney suffers from Lupus and said she has experienced negative side effects from medications.
She decided to take action after receiving numerous positive testimonies from people who have used cannabis as an alternative.
According to Pain Management of Americas website, doctors typically prescribe marijuana to treat chronic pain, nausea, glaucoma, seizure disorders, cancer, diabetes, muscle spasms and other ailments.
SEE BILL ON PAGE 6A
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