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The Inside Front
Monday March 3,2000
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Grad programs on top according to magazine
The 2001 edition of U.S. News & World Report: Best Graduate Schools has ranked four KU graduate programs among the top 10 in the country — with the special education graduate program ranked first.
Mary Jane Dunlap, public information writer for University Relations, said the rankings were released Friday and the magazine would be available today.
She said the special education program had been ranked first for five straight years.
In addition, Dunlap said, the community health graduate program was ranked fifth, speech/language pathology seventh and audiology ninth.
In overall school rankings, KU's School of Social Welfare was ranked 19th and the School of Education 23rd. Dunlap said both rankings were higher than in previous years.
"Generally it's an indication that there is an improvement of quality," she said.
In other rankings, the master's degree program in the KU School of Nursing was 36th and the physical therapy program in the KU School of Allied Health was 28th, Dunlap said.
— John Audlehelm
KU student wins award for original catalog idea
A University of Kansas student was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship last Wednesday in New York.
Brent Zluticy, Haysville sophomore, won with his entry, The Left-Handed Jester, a catalog that features products designed for left-handed people.
He was one of 16 students from the United States to win. Four thousand students competed. Zluticky was awarded $1,000 and a trip to New York.
Zluticy, who is ambidextrous, said he created the catalog because he thought there was a need for items tailored to left-handed people. He said he planned to start The Left-Handed Jester after he graduated.
— Ryan Blethe
Rayford seeks dismissal on open-container charge
A judge postponed Dion Rayford's status conference Friday to give him more time to negotiate with the Douglas County district attorney's office.
Rayford, a Los Gatos, Calif., senior and former University of Kansas foot ball player, is charged with disorderly
conduct, criminal damage to property and possession of an open container of alcohol. The charges were in connection with Rayford's attempt to crawl through the drive-thru window at Taco Bell, 1408 W. 23rd St., in November after restaurant employees left a chaluva from his order.
Rayford's attorney, J.C. Gilroy, has filed a motion with the court to have the open-container charge dismissed.
Rayford appeared in court at 3:30 p.m. Friday for a status conference to find out whether the district attorney's office had dismissed the charge and whether any plea agreements had been reached in the case. Rayford's earlier application for diversion was denied.
District Court Judge Paula Martin rescheduled the status conference for 4:30 p.m. April 12. Rayford's jury trial is set for 9 a.m. April 17.
Mindie Miller
the boy's father was unfit.
The White House responded that there was no evidence of the sort, and the father's lawyer said the outrageous allegations were a sign the Miami relatives are desperate to be awarded custody of the 6-year-old boy.
"There is no doubt this father loves his boy very, very much," said Gregory Craig, who represents Juan Miguel Gonzalez. Elian's father.
Three of the relatives' attorneys, appearing separately on three talk shows, suggested that the father was not fit to raise Elian. Attorney Manny Diaz said the legal team had submitted evidence to federal court and he government, although he declined to detail it.
"One of the lawyers on our team met with the attorney general at the beginning of this process and raised those types of concern." Diaz said on ABC's "This Week."
NATION
Booming economy gives leaders options
WASHINGTON — Whether it's cramming more spending into the budget or easing voters' worries about Social Security and Medicare solvency, politicians' jobs are being made a whole lot easier by the blazing economy.
For reasons the experts have yet to fully grasp, the economy is growing at breakneck speed, causing revenue to cascade into federal coffers and budget surpluses to swell. What once seemed unaffordable is now deliverable for President Clinton and Congress, which is a delectable election-year scenario for incumbents.
"It's like a small businessman who wakes up and finds he has more money in the cash register than he ever thought possible," said Richard May, a consultant and former Republican staff director of the House Budget Committee. "And he not only doesn't have to shut the shop down; he's going to make money."
Want to boast to voters that you will shrink the government's $3.6 trillion publicly held debt by at least $1 trillion during the next five years? A GOP-written fiscal 2001 budget that Congress hopes to finish in two weeks and Clinton's rival spending plan both make that once implausible promise, and many expect them to deliver.
Elian's dad unfit U.S. relatives claim
WASHINGTON — With a deadline looming and legal options narrowing, the Miami relatives of Elian Gonzalez yesterday pressed questions that
WORLD
BUNYARIGI, Uganda — After her young grandchildren's abrupt departure, after the gas-fueled flames and the charred remains, 74-year-old Margaret Kibeteng wonders if there's something she could have done.
Uganda's cult inferno leaves many puzzled
On Dec. 28, her daughter-in-law came to her mud-walled home to fetch two children she had left in Kibetga's care. Saying she needed to take them to visit a sick relative, Jane Ayebare began packing her youngsters' belongings.
When Ayebare muttered something about the end of the world being near, Kibetanga thought little of it. Ayebare had joined a strange religious group, but as far as Kibetanga was concerned, she was still Catholic. That's all that mattered.
Of course, the world didn't end Dec. 31, as the sect had predicted. But for Ayebale and her four children, life ended 10 weeks later in the flames of a sealed chapel belonging to Uganda's doomsday cult.
They were not alone. Terrified, trusting or willingly marching off to glory, children of the cult streamed out of hill villages by the hundreds to die trapped in the flames of the sealed church or by ropes and knives in the hands of grown-ups.
Children made up a large part of the bodies recovered from mass graves in southwestern Uganda since the March 17 inferno at the chapel at Kanungu alerted the world.
The Associated Press
1914: The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announces plans to divide the country into 12 districts.
1917: President Woodrow Wilson presents a declaration of war against Germany to Congress.
Today: IN HISTORY
1932: Charles Lindbergh pays more than $50,000 ransom for his kidnapped son.
ON THE RECORD
1944: Soviet forces enter Romania, one of Germany's allied countries
1958: The National Advisory Council on Aeronautics is renamed NASA.
A KU student's cell phone was stolen between 1 p.m. Thursday and 5 p.m. Friday in the city at large. Lawrence Police said.
A KU student's wallet was stolen between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday from the 900 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence Police said. The wallet and its contents were valued at $22.
A KU student was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful use of identification at 12:15 a.m. yesterday in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence Police said. Police seized a glass smoking pipe and a fake Kansas ID from the student.
1982: Argentina invades the British-owned Falkland Islands.
A KU Printing Services employee's sunglasses, hat and umbrella were stolen between 10 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Saturday from a vehicle in the 1800 block of West 21st Terrace, Lawrence Police said. The stolen items were valued at $14.50.
1963: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King begins the first nonviolent campaign in Birmingham, Ala.
A KANU radio employee reported being the victim of a criminal threat at 8 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence Police said.
A KU student's cell phone, book bag and other items were stolen between 2 and 6 a.m. Saturday from a vehicle in the 1000 block of New Hampshire Street, Lawrence Police said. The items were valued at $320.
A KU student reported being the victim of domes tic battery at 7:55 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Elm Street, Lawrence Police said.
■ The rear window of a KU student's 1999 Chevrolet Suburban was shattered between 2 and 2:10 a.m. Friday in the 500 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $300.
A KU student reported being harassed by phone between noon Dec. 10, 1999, and 3:20 p.m.
Wednesday at Jayhawk Tower, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU student's bus pass, KUID, driver's license and ATM card were stolen between 6 p.m. March 27 and 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Kansas Union, the KU Public Safety Office said. The cards were valued at $41.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 4:28 p.m. Thursday in the circle drive of GSP-Corbin Hall. A KU student had complained of stomach pains and was having difficulty breathing. Paramedics transported the student to the Emergency Hospital.
A KU student's car was damaged between 1:30 p.m. march 24 and 6:10 p.m. march 27 in the 1400 block of Westbrooke Street, Lawrence Police said. Damages were estimated at $200.
A KU student's 24-speed mountain bike and lock were stolen between 11:30 a.m. and 11:10 p.m. March 20, the KU Public Safety Office said. The bike and lock were valued at $1) 280.
■ The windshield of a KU student's white 1997 Honda Civic was scattered between 11:30 a.m. March 17 and 2:15 p.m. March 26, Lawrence police said. The damage estimate was unknown.
ON CAMPUS
Compulsive Eating Anonymous will meet at 10:30 a.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412
KU Envirols will meet at 7:30 night at the Kansas Union, Call 864.7325.
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 842-0110.
KU Pre-Law Society will have a Pre-Law Career Panel at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union. Call Michael Layish at 864-2896.
Hispanic American Leadership Organization will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call Chris Haydel at 312-2291.
The Student Alumni Association will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Adams Alumni Center. Call 864-9779.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Rick Clock at 841-3148.
KU Racquetball Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Robinson Center. Call Stewart Hunt at 331-2231.
KU Chess Club will meet from 8 to 10 p.m. tomorrow at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union, Call David Wang at 312-1070.
KU HorrorZontals ultimate Frisbee team will practice from 8 to 11 p.m. tomorrow at Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Call Will Spots at 841-0671.
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WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
STUDENT IECTURE SERIES
STUDENT LECTURE SERVICES
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Our Environmental Destiny
7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 in the Lied Center
Free Lecture
STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES
JIMMY FALLON
Star of NBC's Saturday Night Live
8 p.m. Saturday, April 29 in 120 Budig Hall
Tickets--KUICI: $8 w/KUID $15
Tickets are available at the SUA Box Office,
Level 4, Kansas Union
2-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, Wescoe Beach Sign up today in the SUA Office, Level4, Kansas Union Refundable entry fee of $10 will be returned when you arrive at the event. Limited to 12 teams!
CAND AND SEA SCULPTURE CONTEST
Friday, April 7
Pool Boys
Kansas Union Plaza
864-3477·www.ukans.edu/~sua
GALLERY SHOW
John Sheppard & Ian Gonsher
March 27 - April 14
Kansas Union Gallery
GALLERY SHOW
MOVIES
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl
April 4 and 6
7 and 9:30 p.m.
Sleepy Hollow April 5, 7 and 8 7 and 9 p.m.
Radiohead: Meeting People is Easy April 7 and 8 Midnight
UNION WEEKLY SPECIALS
VISUAL ARTS AND MURPHY HALL SNACK BARS
864-4596 www.jayhawks.com
Sandwich, Chips and a Drink $3.00
Daily Special:
WESCOE TERRACE SNACK BAR
Daily Specials:
Deli Special: Sandwich, Chips and a Medium Drink $4.35
Pizza Special: Pizza, Breadsticks and a Medium Drink $3.75
CAMPING EQUIPMENT RENTAL
Wilderness Discovery has camping equipment rental for your next outing. Call 864-3545 or visit the Jaybowl, Level 1, Kansas Union.
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