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$20M gift to help build new business school By Matt Erickson merickson@ljworld.com

Every year when John B. Dicus visits the Kansas University School of Business to speak to graduate students, the thought comes to him when he sees the bathroom sinks. As he runs his hands under the separate hot and cold faucets, he said last week, he’s reminded that Summerfield

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Hall, which opened in 1960, is the same building where he studied as a KU business student 30 years ago. But now Dicus, the chairman and CEO of Capitol KANSAS UNIVERSITY Federal Savings in Topeka, is helping to make sure business students won’t be there for too much longer. Today he, along with KU Please see GIFT, page 5A

KU BUSINESS Dean Neeli Bendapudi’s hope for the new six-story, 165,000-square-foot KU School of Business building is for it to fit in with the rest of the campus architecture, she said. This preliminary rendering from the architecture firm Perkins + Will shows a limestone building with red accents, viewed from across Naismith Drive to the northwest. The outstretched arm with the red roof would house conference areas, Bendapudi said.

Romney, Obama face off Voters at Dole Institute grade candidates By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

KU-K-State rivalry has new meaning With Missouri now playing in the SEC, the Sunflower Showdown rivalry has reached a higher level this year. Jayhawks new and old are embracing the new approach to playing Kansas State, saying that the matchup on Saturday feels different this year. Page 1B

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INDEX Business 6A Classified 5B-10B Comics 9A Deaths 2A Events listings 10A, 2B Horoscope 9B Movies 4A Opinion 7A Puzzles 9B Sports 1B-4B Television 10A, 2B, 9B Vol.154/No.278 20 pages

When Republican Mitt Romney said he would cut government funding to Public Broadcasting Service, a group of undecided and independent voters at the Dole Institute of Politics watching the first presidential debate Wednesday night moved their dials way down. The 14 people were holed up in a room, each moving dials to show how Michael Reynolds/AP Photo they felt about everything President Barack Obama PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SHAKES HANDS WITH REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY after and Romney said dur- the first presidential debate at the University of Denver on Wednesday. ing the 90-minute debate held at the University of Denver. Outside the room, more than a hundred people sat and watched the debate on a large By Charles Babington Romney managed to screen and followed the The 90-minute deAssociated Press highlight his top camfocus group’s dial movebate in Denver may ANALYSIS paign themes — calling ments superimposed on have been too wonky WASHINGTON — Chal- for lower tax rates, less meanwhile, pressed to captivate millions of the screen. lenger Mitt Romney regulation, the repeal Romney on some of American viewers and After the debate, Kanused Wednesday’s de- of “Obamacare” — his most vulnerable change the campaign’s sas University associate bate to put President while largely fending points. They included overall arc. Polls show professor Mary Banwart Barack Obama on the off Obama’s demands Romney’s claim that 47 Obama leading in key asked group members defensive on health for details on how to percent of Americans battleground states. why they disapproved care, jobs and other is- pay for his proposals are docile dependents of Romney’s verbal shot But it delighted Resues. The president’s or safeguard Ameri- on the government, a publicans who felt at PBS. reluctance to fire back cans’ health and well- topic heavily featured Romney was the ag“I thought that was harshly gave new hope being. in TV ads and public gressor without going a stupid move,” Kathie to Republican partiNeither Obama nor conversations the past Stovall, of Lawrence, Please see DEBATE, page 2A sans. the debate’s moderator, two weeks. said as others around

GOP recharged by Romney’s aggressive debate

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Today’s banned book card

‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin Artist: Ashton Martin. Reason for banning: From 1925 to 1967, this book was banned in the state of Tennessee, which was opposed to the theory of evolution. Excerpt from artist’s statement: At El Dorado High School, I personally experienced, first-hand, attempts by the School Board to censor teachings of Darwin’s theories. Inspired by the pursuit of intellectual curiosity, and a defiant science teacher, I went on to earn a degree from KU in Environmental Science. I dedicate this piece to Trey Harrison and all others who are willing to defy censorship.

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