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The Inside Front
Monday May 8,2000
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CORRECTIONS
The article "Administrator accepts post in California" in Friday's Kansan was incorrect. Todd Cohen, assistant director of University Relations, said the University would select a permanent successor for James Kitchen, associate vice chancellor and dean of students, in Fall 2000 or early 2001.
The article "Troubled waters" in Friday's Kansan was cut off. The final paragraph should have read:
"There is an immeasurable intrinsic value public lands offer people that cannot be outweighed by the money generated by selling out for development," Ringler said.
Carl Ringler has been president of the Kansas Trails Council for the last seven years.
CAMPUS
Million Mom March aims for addition of gun laws
Some people will celebrate Mother's Day a little differently this year.
About 200,000 people will be at the Mall in Washington D.C. for the Million Mom March to push for common sense gun laws, said Katie Bartlett, Wiltmore Ill., sophomore.
She said there would be a rally and speakers at the event.
She said there also would be a march at 11 a.m. May 13, at Mill Creek Park, 47th and Main streets, on the Plaza in Kansas City, Mo.
Non-moms can march, too, Bartlett said.
The event was started by a mom who grew tired of children being affected by gun violence, Bartlett said.
Graves designates May as Beef Month in Kansas
"You certainly don't have to me a mom to march," she said. "All you need is the desire to make a difference and a little spare time."
For some, the warm weather of summer means barbecuing — and Gov. Bill Graves seemed to agree when he made May Beef Month for Kansas.
"We chose May because it's a time when people are getting ready to start summer and they're starting to think about grilling beef and hamburg ers." said Matt Teagarden, coordinator of industry relations for the Kansas Beef Council.
Teagarden said that there was an increase in per capita of beef consumption in 1999. He attributed the increase to the recent information that has been released about beef.
"Some of the myths about beef being unhealthy and bad for you, people are seeing this isn't necessarily true," Teagarden said. "People associate fat, unhealthy and heart trouble with beef, but the industry has put accurate info out there about beef and its nutrition."
— Doug Pacey
He said beef was high in iron, zinc and B-vitamins, something everybody needed.
Fraternity members jog on campus minus clothes
Police stopped three members of a KU fraternity after they jogged down Jayhawk Boulevard Thursday evening — naked.
According to a police report, the KU Public Safety Office was dispatched at 7:50 p.m. to a report of three men
According to the report, it was still daylight when the men ran across campus. There were numerous vehicles and pedestrians in the area, including families with small children who observed the streakers.
— sans clothes — in the area of the Chi Omega Fountain, running east-bound along Jayhawk Boulevard. When police arrived, an officer saw the men running toward Fraser Hall. The officer stopped the streakers in the service drive around the Pearson Fountain.
The three men were issued tickets for indecent exposure. They stated that the sprint was a fraternity prank.
Student rescued by crews after elevator gets stuck
A trip to the Computer Center took longer than expected for one University of Kansas student last week — she spent part of Thursday afternoon stuck in a campus elevator.
Facilities Operations workers arrived but couldn't get the elevator to work. Fire and medical crews were then dispatched to the building, where they had the student exit through the escape door on top of the elevator.
According to a police report, the KU Public Safety Office was dispatched to the Computer Center shortly before 5:30 p.m., where a student was stuck in an elevator.
The student told police she was fine and had no injuries. Facilities Operations workers posted an "out of order" sign and shut off power to the elevator.
Sara Shepherd
Philippine Internet service provider said vesterdav.
E-mail love bug victims send responses to creator
MANILA, Philippines — U.S. government agents are going through logs of angry e-mail messages sent by people victimized by the "ILOVEYOU" computer virus to its creator, who used Philippine e-mail addresses, a
WORLD
Jose Carlotta, chief operating officer at Access Net, said he gave six to seven pages of e-mail logs to FBI agents Saturday.
"A lot of these messages were from irate victims," Carlotta said. "They were either insulting him, or ironically, some were praising him for writing such a brilliant virus. From all over the world this guy was getting both curses and praises."
In Washington, the FBI's Michael Vatis, the agency's lead investigator on computer viruses, confirmed yesterday that the two countries were jointly investigating a single suspect but said no arrests had been made.
"We'll have to wait and see how their investigation progresses before we can say anything," Vatis said.
He did express concern about a weekend delay in obtaining a search warrant from a Philippines court.
"Time is a critical factor in all of these cases, because the evidence is fleeting." Vatis said.
The "ILOVEYOU" virus unleashed a flood of e-mail that hit at least 45 million users in at least 20 countries Thursday, according to one estimate. The virus started with "ILOVEYOU" in the subject line, but several variations appeared soon afterward, including one masquerading as an e-mail joke and another as a receipt for a Mother's Day gift.
IRA lays down its guns in agreement to disarm
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — In Northern Ireland, the past decade's grueling search for peace has produced terrible bloodshed, bold initiatives and repeatedly crushed hopes.
To outside ears, it might not have sounded like disarmament when the IRA said Saturday that it would reveal hidden stockpiles of weaponry but not yet allow the weapons to be confiscated or destroyed.
Now, just as the widely hailed Good Friday peace accord of 1998 was looking like another false dawn, the Irish Republic Army has dropped its biggest political bombshell. It has blown apart the most stubborn obstacle to that accord — its own refusal to disarm.
Britain and Ireland, which for years have pressed the IRA to disarm, long presumed that weapons dumps would be identified but not necessarily given up. And to the IRA, even this least public form of disarmament — letting international inspectors travel in secret to document where weapons lie — represents a fundamental sacrifice of principle.
But the long-sought declaration is as important a step toward Northern Ireland's future stability as was the Good Friday pact itself.
The Associated Press
Medical insurance difficult for some students to find
By Warisa Chulindra
writer @kanasan.com
Kansan staff writer
Treating ailments or getting injured is painful enough without having to worry about how to pay the bill.
Most University of Kansas students are covered by their parents' health insurance or receive care at Watkins Memorial Heath Center, which is paid for through student fees. But when students reach a certain age, they must find their own health insurance.
The age that students are dropped from their parents' health insurance varies with health plans, said Graham Bailey, public relations director of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield headquarters in Topeka. He said at Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the typical age was 23 or 24. However, the group the plan is under may choose to lower the age.
The price of individual health insurance plans depends on the coverage as well as how healthy the individual is, Bailey said. Healthy individuals will have more options.
He estimated that individual health insurance plans cost between $100 and $130 a month. However, plans that cost less than $100 do exist.
Maradeth North, Columbus first-year law stu
dent, was dropped from her parents' health insurance plan last year - a month after she turned 22. She said her parents helped her find an individual plan and paid the monthly fee of $70 for her.
"It wasn't too bad," North said. "It was just getting my new plan started before the other one ended."
North said she hoped to get on her fiance's health insurance when she got married in November.
He said he thought most insurance companies took into account the needs of students and tried to accommodate
Bailey encouraged students to check their policies and be prepared. Insurance companies usually notify the parents at least three months before their child's coverage would end.
"The idea is once you become an adult, you should look to support yourself and take care of your own needs," Bailey said. "But we understand that students need the extra help."
Students staying in Lawrence but who aren't taking classes can pay a fee of $49.50 to use Watkins services this summer.
For graduates who are seeking a health care provider, they may continue to visit Watkins for up to a year after they graduate, said Randall Rock, Watkins' chief of staff. The cost is $86 per semester.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's 1999 Honda Accord was stolen and recovered with a $350, damage between 9 and 10:30 p.m. Friday from the 1400 block of Kentucky Street. Lawrence police said.
A KU student's miscellaneous clothing, miscellaneous papers, laundry basket and detergent were stolen between 7 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Kentucky Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $200.
A KU student's two bottles of shampoo, white comforter and six miscellaneous undergarments were stolen between 7 and 11 p.m. Friday from the 1000 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $250.
A KU student's mountain bike was stolen between 11:35 and 11:40 p.m. from the 1100 block of Louisiana Street, Lawrence police said. The bike was valued at $200.
A KU student's cellular phone was stolen between midnight and 1 a.m. Friday from the 1100 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence
police said. The phone was valued at $200.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 11:55 p.m. Thursday in Ellsworth Hall. A visitor complained of nausea after drinking three shots of Everclear about four hours earlier. Paramedics arrived, but the visitor refused to be transported to the hospital.
- The KU Public Safety Office responded to a domestic complaint at 6:38 p.m. Thursday in Stouffer Place Apartments. The incident was a verbal argument between a married couple.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 2:27 p.m. Wednesday in Anschutz Library. A KU student had fallen to the ground unconscious while making copies. The student, who did not have a history of medical problems, regained consciousness before paramedics arrived. He refused to be transported to the hospital.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a false fire alarm at 4:40 p.m. April 26 at Watson Library.
ON CAMPUS
Graduate and undergraduate students are having an exhibit, "Body as Site," today through Friday at the gallery in the art and design building. An opening reception will be held 7 to 9 tonight at the gallery.
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 842-0110.
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