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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005
VOL.116 ISSUE 40
Suspect in custody; student confirmed dead
APARTMENT FIRE
A member of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigates Monday and clears out the remains from the Boardwalk Place Apartment fire at 500 Fireside Drive. Jason Allen Rose was arrested yesterday in connection with the fire, in which three people died.
Authorities begin to piece together mystery of tragic blaze
BY FRANK TANKARD
ftankard@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Police arrested a local man early Tuesday morning in connection with the fire that destroyed Boardwalk Apartments last week.
Jason Allen Rose, 20, is being held at the Douglas County jail on suspicion of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson, according to records from the Douglas County Sheriff's office. Police arrested him in Lawrence after 2 a.m. Investigators will announce whether charges will be filed no earlier than this afternoon. District Attorney Charles Branson said in a press conference Tuesday.
Lt. Kari Wempe, spokeswoman for the Douglas County Sheriffs Department, said Rose was a Lawrence resident. He was never enrolled at the University of Kansas, KU officials said.
The fire occurred early Friday morning and destroyed the $2.1 million apartment building in the 500 block of Fireside Drive. Thirty-two of the apartment's 87 residents were KU students. Three people died and at least 18 were injured in the blaze.
Mark Bradford, interim chief of the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical department, said the Shawnee County medical examiner identified two of
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There is really no reason to ever set fire to an apartment building. People died from that fire, and it wasn't worth anything."
Jaret Flores
Omaha sophomore
the three bodies found in the rubble of the fire.
sorority, and Yolanda Riddle, a 33-year-old social worker. The death of missing man Jose Gonzales, a 50-year-old electrician is still unconfirmed.
Bradford confirmed the deaths of KU student Nicole Bingham, a Wichita senior and a member of Alpha Delta Pi
Jaret Flores, an Omaha sophomore and former Boardwalk resident who lost everything he had in the apartment except a pair of pants, a T-shirt, two jackets and one shoe, said he was upset that the fire could have been started intentionally.
Bradford said police arrested the suspect after conducting 195 interviews with witnesses as of 2 p.m. Tuesday.
"There is really no reason to ever set fire to an apartment building," he said. "People died from that fire, and it wasn't worth anything."
- Edited by Kellis Robinett
Contributed Photo
Nicole Bingham, Wichita senior, holds a Big Bird stuffed animal that she had since her first heart surgery. She died Friday morning in the fire at Boardwalk Apartments in the 500 block of Fireside Drive.
Student loved for strong heart
BY STEVE LYNN
slynn@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Editor's note: Kansas reporter Steve Lynn wanted to let those who knew Nicole Bingham best tell her story. He compiled this story with quotes and facts from her friends.
Nicole Bingham died in a fire at the Boardwalk Apartments Friday morning.
She would be 22 today.
She had a half-brother and a mother, Nancy Bingham.
Her parents divorced when she was young.
She was a Wichita senior at the University of Kansas.
She had blue eyes.
A friend: "She'd gone through too much to die like this."
Doctors discovered a hole in her heart when she was 15.
She was diagnosed with two heart conditions: special arrhythmia, a condition when the heart beats eratically, and syncope, a condition where the brain doesn't signal the heart to restart.
▼ ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
SEE HEART ON PAGE 4A
Olympian clarifies softball incident
BY RYAN SCHNEIDER
rschneider@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The United States 2000 Olympic softball team wanted to clear up any confusion about the motivational technique that had recently sparked debate at the University. Kansas softball coach Tracy Bunge said in a University report that she told her players to shower in their uniforms following a loss to Texas A&M April 2. Bunge said she had heard of the technique being used by the Olympic team. Leah O'Brien-Amico played first base and outfield on the Olympic gold medal teams in 2000 and 2004. She wanted to clear up the comparison made between the two shower motivational incidents.
She said the Olympic team members voluntarily showered in their uniforms at the Sydney Olympic Village following three consecutive losses. The shower was a light-hearted attempt to "wash away" the losing streak, she said. O'Brien-Amico said no players on the Olympic team were told to strip
"The 2000 team shower had absolutely nothing to do with the coaches." O'Brien-Amico said.
down. She said the team members who participated were in full uniform throughout the motivational event. According to a complaint filed by former Kansas softball player Jackie Vasquez, Bunge said "she heard of this technique being used with an Olympic team when they had a losing streak."
In the complaint, Vasquez said she and her teammates were told by Bunge to shower with their uniforms on as a way to "wash away the bad play."
Bunge then asked the players to strip down to their bras and panties, while she lectured them about their performance in the game. Weeks after the incident, Vasquez filed a sexual harassment claim against Bunge and an assistant coach.
Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said the incident had been reviewed by the University and had found that it did not constitute sexual harassment as defined by the University.
Bunge declined to comment because of a pending legal case.
PROFILE
Palen Gyatso, a Tibetan monk and Buddhist was tortured for 33 years for protesting China's occupation in Tibet. His orange beads, which rarely leave his hands, allow Gyatso to count how much practice he does each day as a Buddhist.
"We consider this matter closed," Marchiony said.
Edited by Alison Peterson
Kim Andrews/KANSAN
As told by a monk Gyatso jailed for 33 years after protest GYATSO'S SCHEDUL 2:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union
BY TRAVIS ROBINETT
trobinet@kansai.com
KANSAI STAFF WRITE
Gyatso, 75, said when he was first imprisoned in the early 1960s, starvation was widespread among prisoners.
He relied on refuge, contemplation of karma and other buddhist meditation practices to help him elevate his spirit, give him life and relieve him from the torture he faced in everyday life.
Tibetan monk Palden Gyatso turned the philosophies and disciplines of Buddhism into survival skills during his 33 years of torture in prisons and labor camps.
Editor's note: 75-year-old Tibetan monk Palden Gayatsoa, speaking through his translator, sat down with staff writer Travis Robinett for an exclusive interview. The interview took place at the home of Ling-Lung Chen, assistant anthropology professor.
♦ 7 p.m. Friday in the Hall Center for the Humanities
♦ 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Lawrence Art Center
Source: Palden Gyatso's Web site
He said about 70 percent of the inmates died because of lack of food.
"The prisoners endured extreme physical and mental abuse almost every day," Gyatso said. "They were interrogated and had their hands and feet tied to ceilings. The guards would use an electrical pole to hit the prisoners, regardless of age or gender."
Gyatso said the guards would hit any parts of a body. He said some were hit in their eyes and lost their sight.
At one point, the electric pole was used in Gyatso's mouth, and he lost all his teeth.
SEE MONK ON PAGE 5A
Fieldhouse faithfuls waiting for Late Night Saturday marks the beginning of basketball season, and that means a Friday night in the Phog for Jayhawk basketball fanatics. PAGE1B
Campus cadets
ROTC students at the University of Kansas often face criticism from peers with anti-war or anti-government views. But they say there's room for different views on campus and in the military. PAGE BA
Kansas City Clash For the first time in their long-running series, Kansas and Oklahoma will play each other on a neutral field. Both teams have struggled this season and are looking for a victory to get them back on track.PAGE 10B
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