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SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 14 • 2014

Lawhorn’s Lawrence

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Building bridges with faith Pastor blends traditions to find common ground

Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

A view of Haskell at 130

By Giles Bruce Twitter: @GilesBruce

On a recent Sunday morning, the Rev. Kathy Williams stood at the front of a big, modern church on a hill west of Lawrence, talking about the importance of exploration. “In the church when I was growing up, the elders would often say, ‘God loves you as you are, but God doesn’t want you to stay how you are,’” Williams said. “God has given you amazing gifts. But it takes a desire for you to explore if you want to be able to nurture and build those gifts.” The crowd, while paying close attention, stayed mostly quiet during the service, even when Williams’ passion caused her Please see FAITH, page 9A

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THE REV. KATHY WILLIAMS DELIVERS A SERMON during services at First United Methodist Church’s west campus, 867 Highway 40, last Sunday. “We’re influenced by how we grew up in church,” she says. “So if you grew up in that particular context, you bring that experience with you. You think that’s the ‘right way’ or the ‘normal way.’ But as long as it is praise and worship, God welcomes it all.”

here is way too much purple inside the gymnasium of the Coffin Sports Complex for it to ever be confused with Allen Fieldhouse. But Ian Stand swears there is a similarity, if people will just take the time to find a seat in the gold and purple bleachers. “You come

Celebration

At 10 a.m. Wednesday, Haskell Indian Nations University will inaugurate its new president, Venida Chenault. A traditional meal cooked by tribal members will be served from noon to 2 p.m. at the Haskell Pow-wow grounds on the main campus.

Please see HASKELL, page 7A

SPECIAL REPORT: SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS

KU, prosecutors face challenges in rape investigations By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

To her, it’s black and white. What happened in a fellow Kansas University student’s dorm room — two times during the fall of her freshman year, both after nights of heavy drinking — was rape. To her alleged assailant and those investigating her case, it’s

Warming up

not so cut and dried. Allegations by the 20-year-old KU sophomore, who recently shared her story with the Journal-World, have spurred outrage on campus and beyond. She says KU mishandled her case and failed to adequately discipline her assailant, prompting her to file a federal complaint against

l Alcohol and sex can create a dangerous combination on campus, some officials argue; others call it “victim-blaming.” l Title IX is forcing colleges to overhaul how they handle sexual assaults. Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo l Several colleges nationwide are dealing with problems LEWIS HALL, CENTER LEFT, was the scene of the incident Please see RAPE, page 4A similar to KU’s. that has ignited criticism about sexual violence on KU’s campus.

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