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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY KANSAS
THURSDAY DECEMBER 4, 2015
NEWS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009
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University of Wisconsin-Madison students launch snowballs during a fight on Bascom Hill on Wednesday. Madison received 15-18 inches of snow, which canceled classes. The severe weather has also caused 16 deaths most in southeastern states.
Ice wreaks havoc across the Midwest
Big power outages flight cancelations and 16 deaths so far ASSOCIATED PRESS
DES MOINES, Iowa — A gigantic storm dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the Midwest and New England as it marched eastward Wednesday, creating blizzard conditions.
burrying cars under huge drifts and providing ammunition for a massive campus snowball fight in Wisconsin.
Even more snow fell in some areas, with 16 inches reported in Des Moines
"You gotta watch it because some people try to sneak up around you."
and nearly 19 inches just south of Madison, Wis. Gusts of up to 50 mph created snow drifts between 8 and 15 feet tall and even knocked down a two-story Christmas tree in downtown Champaign, Ill.
The storm was blamed for at least 16 deaths, most in traffic accidents. Hundreds of schools canceled classes, power was knocked out to thousands of people from Missouri to New York and hundreds of flights were canceled.
KENT BARNARD Snowplow driver
In the Twin Cities, where about 6 inches of snow fell and the wind chill dipped to minus 9 degrees. Kent Barnard eased a massive orange snowplow into traffic in the suburb of Arden Hills on Wednesday morning. He dropped
the right wing of the plow down onto the shoulder, making a grinding sound as the wing sent out a spray of snow.
"You gotta watch it because some people try to sneak up around you," Barnard said. "They see that
The storm felt like a rude surprise after an unseasonably warm and dry November in parts of the region. The massive system
big orange flashing truck coming and go. I don't want to get caught behind that thing.[39]
is the first major blast of wintry weather for many parts of the Midwest.
"I've been dreading this day," said Kim Brust, shoveling the sidewalk in front of his Minneapolis home before sunrise Wednesday. "I was starting to enjoy the global warming"
While an inconvenience for many, others took an opportunity to play.
At least 3,000 University of Wisconsin-Madison students took advantage of an unplanned day off and hurled snowballs at each other in a massive mele. Classes had been canceled for the first time in 19 years due to more than a foot of snow and blizzard-like conditions.
Some came holding trays as shields. Others were bundled up to protect themselves from the below-freezing temperatures and winds that gusted to more than 20 mph. Several went shirtless, though, while at least one had on pajamas.
"I figured with the day off, there was no better way to spend it than with a snowball fight," said Matt Moerel, 19, of Vadnais
Heights, Minn.
Many New England residents braced for bone-chilling winds after digging out from a foot or more of snow. But Gavin Graham, 8, of Concord, N.H., spent two hours sledding.
"It was really good sledding.
heavy rain and flooding to parts of the South.
Up to 7 inches of snow fell in
In the West, pounded by the storm's rain and snow earlier this week, wind chills as low as minus 40 degrees swept across portions of southern Montana. The biting wind also moved across
"I figured with the day off, there was no better way to spend it than with a snowball fight."
northeast Pennsylvania and 50 mph winds were recorded near Pittsburgh. High winds knocked down part of an abandoned four-story brick building in New Castle.
By the time the storm moves on the Maine coast Thursday night, it may have affected as much as two-thirds of the country, said Jim Lee, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines. The storm also brought
MATT MOEREL Minnesota resident
Wyoming and South Dakota, according to the National Weather Service.
In northern New York, up to a foot fell on Wednesday and more than 3 feet was expected by the week's end. Areas in Maine and New Hampshire received up to a foot of snow, and warnings about winds of 40 mph to 50 mph were issued for coastal areas of Maine for Wednesday night, said Dan St. Jean, a National Weather Service Forecaster in Maine.
follow with temperatures falling to near or below zero overnight
POLITICS
Student files appeal after
Stouffer Place election
Tuesday's special election for new leadership in the Stouffer Neighborhood Association, which is a community of residents in the Stouffer Place Apartments, is being protested by former president Seyool Oh as not being legitimate.
More than 70 people voted in the election, which elected a new president and vice president.
Oh, Jin Hae, South Korea, graduate student, said he filed an appeal after the executive committee of Stouffer Place voted in October to dissolve its leadership group and hold special elections. In his appeal, Oh said the decision to dissolve the executive committee was against SNA's constitution. He said he thought that the housing department and the office of the vice provost for student success was interfering in what he called an "autonomous organization."
Marlesa Roney, vice provost for student success, upheld the appeal, but she said it was for a procedural error. The leaders of SNA held another vote to dissolve the executive committee, which led to Tuesday's vote.
"It is a democracy, where the majority rules," Roney said. "And so there was a decision made that he disagreed with."
During the time, Oh said SNA was removed from the Student Involvement and Leadership Center's group list and its Web site shut down, leading him to believe SNA as a whole was in the process of being dissolved.
Roney said SNA has not been and will not be dissolved.
"We have an individual who, twice now, has — and I say this as respectfully as I can — twice he has refused to respect the decision of his peers," Roney said. "There are very talented new officers for SNA, and we're excited about the future."
Jesse Rangel
NATIONAL Panel votes no to removing Gov. Sanford from office
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina lawmakers have defeated a move to oust Gov. Mark Sanford over his summertime tryst and his use of state aircraft.
A panel considering whether to impeach the two-term Republican voted 6-1 Wednesday that his actions were not serious misconduct. Lawmakers are still considering whether to recommend an official reprimand
Sanford has been under scrutiny since June, when he tearfully revealed an affair. Ensuing probes of his travel and campaign spending have led to more than three dozen state ethics charges and the potential for $74,000 in fines.
Lawmakers said Sanford's actions did not rise to a high enough level to warrant his removal from office before the end of his second and final term in January 2011.
Associated Press
Vote delayed for Los Angeles pot ordinance
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council delayed a vote Wednesday on a medical marijuana ordinance that could close hundreds of pot dispensaries across the city.
The council asked planning officials to return next week with zoning maps that show how many pot dispensaries could close if the city bans the shops within 500 feet of homes, schools and public gathering sites.
The council is wrestling with setting that distance at 500 feet or 1,000 feet. Some members feel a 1,000-foot limit would banish pot clinics to industrial areas.
Council members indicated a vote could come in January on the law providing guidelines for pot dispensaries in the nation's second-largest city.
The city has fumbled previous attempts to adopt a pot law in the past two years.
"Let's just make a real informed decision," Councilman Ed Reyes said.
saries operate in Los Angeles. Only four were open in 2005, when city officials first began discussing a local medical mari-iana law.
City officials estimate as many
Among the proposed provisions is capping the number of dispensaries at 70 — a move that would shutter many shops that don't comply with the new law.
An estimated 137 dispensaries that registered before a moratorium was enacted in 2007 also would be allowed to remain open if they meet other requirements in the new law.
"Let's just make a real informed decision."
The 2007 moratorium was never enforced, with many pot clinics taking advantage of a
The proposed ordinance would allow cash reimbursement at the
ED REYES Los Angeles city councilman
hardship exemption that allowed them to open while awaiting city approval.
clinics.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley has said he will go after pot dispensaries involved in over-the-counter sales
Cooley interprets the state medical marijuana law as allowing only possession, use and cultivation of marijuana, but sales.
A Superior Court judge took a similar stance last week, signaling he would bar a dispensary from selling the drug because he believes it violates state law.
Fourteen states, including California, permit medical marijuana, but pot remains illegal under federal law.
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Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley announced Nov. 17 that his office will prosecute dispensaries that sell medical marijuana even if the Los Angeles City Council adopts an ordinance that does not ban such sales. The city is considering an ordinance that would prohibit dispensaries within 500 or 1,000 feet of homes, schools and public gathering sites. The vote was delayed until planning officials could provide more information