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Source: Al Cochran, 785-532-4372, cochalw@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Beth Bohn, 785-532-6415, bbohn@k-state.edu

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

2008 CONSTITUTION DAY ACTIVITIES SEPT. 15-17 AT K-STATE

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's 2008 Constitution Day activities will span three days, Sept. 15-17, at the K-State Student Union.

A Constitution Day booth will be available from noon to 1 p.m. all three days outside the food court at the Union. At the booth, people can test their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution with a special quiz, pick up a booklet-size copy of the Constitution and get a special "I Love the Constitution" button, while supplies last.

Activities Tuesday, Sept. 16, will include a special presentation in K-State's Dorothy L. Thompson Lecture Series on Civil Rights at 6:30 p.m. in the Union's Forum Hall. The presentation will be a panel discussion on racial profiling, featuring Danielle Dempsey-Swopes, executive director of the Kansas African-American Affairs Commission; Steve Cisneros, executive director of the Kansas Hispanic and Latino-American Affairs Commission; and Judges Henry W. Green, Richard Greene and Nancy L. Caplinger of the Kansas Circuit Court of Appeals. Panel moderator will be Kyle Smith. The presentation will be free and open to the public.

Also as part of K-State's 2008 Constitution Day activities, the Kansas Circuit Court of Appeals will hear four cases Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Forum Hall. The court will be in session from 9:15-10:15 a.m. and 10:30-11:30 a.m. The session is open to the public.

An educational program about the Constitution is an annual event at K-State and is required under federal law for educational institutions that receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education.