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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2004
Page
1
Lawrence residents Saibal Bhattacharya and Debjani Bhaduri present Bengali flavors in ready made meals sold at Community Mercantile Co op. Stewart declines to testify in her own defense per lawyers. Mountain lion sightings shift across Lawrence Alvamar area. KU 1974 Final Four team to reunite in Lawrence. Kansas and Douglas County tax plan for school funding faces defeat risk.
Erik Hansen, 20, of Minneapolis, opposes bans on tattoos and piercings. He objects to restrictions and notes his unlicensed friend gave him a tattoo, illustrating tensions in tattoo regulation debates.
Kansas University reports a spring record 27,772 students across its three campuses up 1.1 percent from 2003, with the Lawrence campus at 25,348 students and the Medical Center campuses in Kansas City and Wichita rising 5.1 percent to 2,424. University spokesman Todd Cohen credits improving job markets and continued confidence in KU education.
KU reports spring enrollment dipping as typical after a fall total of 29,272 students. The data shows fewer students enrolled in the spring term, reflecting seasonal fluctuation and ongoing enrollment trends at the university.
President Bush urged approval of a constitutional amend ment banning gay marriages on Tues day. He argued activists from Massachusetts to New Mexico threaten the definition of marriage, while Democrats Kerry and Edwards oppose a constitutional amendment but share opposition to gay marriages. Bush aims to rally conservative support amid campaign contrasts.
Most Kansans in Congress back President Bush on a constitutional ban on gay marriage. Rep. Dennis Moore wants written proposals and constituent input. Rep. Jerry Moran cites protecting marriage amid many options. Sen. Sam Brownback praises Bush's bold stand affirming marriage as sacred.
A Lawrence School Board member urged an investigation into material in The Budget, the Lawrence High School student newspaper. Editor Nathan Lindsey defended the paper’s judgment calls, citing educational value, while board member Leonard Ortiz criticized the Mardi Gras calendar item that described a student with a “mysterious rash and a hooker named Steve,” saying it warranted review.
The Wichita Board of Education voted 4-3 to bar Washburn University recruiters until the sculpture Holier Than Thou is removed. The 10 year old piece depicts a grimacing cleric in a mitre and has drawn Catholic protests. Washburn cites it as art and not an attack on Catholics.
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