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The Inside Front
Monday March 13,2000
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Alarm problem triggers fire watch at McCollum
A glitch in fire-alarm equipment prompted an overnight fire watch in the corridors of McCollum Hall last week.
According to police reports, a frontdesk employee reported that a fire alarm control panel was beeping and emitting an electrical burning smell shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday.
After examining the panel, a housing maintenance employee discovered a short in the power supply that affected the south and east wings of the residence hall.
Phil Garto, associate director of student housing maintenance, said that while fire detection devices still were working, the notification horns weren't.
As a precaution, Douglas County medical and fire crews made arrangements with housing personnel to organize a fire watch, where students patrolled the halls every half hour until equipment was repaired. In case of a fire, the monitors would alert residents.
Garito said the equipment problems were beyond University maintenance workers' capacity to repair and repair crews from the company where the system was purchased repaired the alarm the next morning.
— Sara Shepherd
Tibetan Monk to give lecture at Kansas Union
Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan Monk, will discuss what it has been like for the people of Tibet since the 1950 Chinese invasion and occupation.
Erik Goodman, Dayton, Ohio, senior,
and president of Students for a Free
Tibet, said that tomorrow Gyatso also
would discuss his time in prison.
Gyatso spent 33 years in Chinese pris-
ons. He was arrested by the Chinese
in 1959 for demonstrating against
China's occupation of Tibet and was
released in 1992.
Gyatso will speak at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The program is free and open to the public.
— Ryan Blethen
NATION
Credit card companies offer online security tips
NEW YORK — Stung by a string of credit card thefts online, card companies are trying to teach merchants better security.
Not doing so, they fear, could cause an erosion in consumer confidence, impeding e-commerce and the use of cards online.
Threat of credit thefts has long existed in uncrusulpulous waiters copying down cards, or store clerks mishandling carbons. Online, the difference is magnitude — a single Internet strike can net a thief thousands of numbers.
Two weeks ago, for instance,
SalesGate.com of Buffalo, N.Y., joined
the growing list of e-commerce victims
when it discovered hackers had stolen
thousands of numbers from a site it
thought to be safe.
"If you don't take measures to protect yourselves, this can become a playground for organized crime," said Stephen Orfei, vice president of emerging technologies at MasterCard.
Late last year, a hacker stole 300,000 credit card numbers from CD Universe and released thousands of them on a Web site when the music retailer refused to pay a ransom.
First lady, NYC mayor spoofed at charity event
NEW YORK — First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton passed another initiation rite in her adopted state, laughing throughout a spoof on New York politics that made a lot of jokes — some of them crude — at her expense.
Her Republican Senate rival, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, also was roasted at the annual event staged by political reporters, but he nearly stole the show
with his own scripted performance in full drag — blonde wig, dress, makeup.
Saturday night's event was the first time the mayor and first lady had met face to face since she began campaigning more than a year ago.
They shoot hands and
Clinton: Attended a political "roasting" Saturday
exchanged pleasantries when she entered the room at the New York Hilton, but when she walked away, he turned to reporters and said: "I'm very, very encouraged that we are drawing a lot of out-of-towners to this performance."
The annual show — a $400-ahead black tie dinner that benefits homeless shelters, soup kitchens, educational programs and other local charities — is renowned for its rollicking tastelessness and outrageous jokes.
When a rider explained that the Yankees actually play in Yankee Stadium, the Hillary character answered: "Sorry ... We live in Chappqua now, you know. That's Indian for 'The Land of Separate Bedrooms.'"
One gag featured the Hillary character taking a subway to Shea Stadium so she could watch her favorite team, the New York Yankees.
WORLD
U.S. defense secretary to travel to Vietnam
HONG KONG — A quarter century after the end of the Vietnam War, at the start of a new era of U.S. military commitment to Asia's future. Defense Secretary
William Cohen is visiting Vietnam to deliver two messages — both linked to the war that still haunts many Americans.
His trip, which starts today, is intended to reinforce the Pentagon's commitment to finding, recovering and returning to their families the
Cohen: Will visit Vietnam to reinforce Pentagon support
remains of 2,000 U.S. servicemen still unaccounted for from the war.
But Cohen's trip also is aimed at conveying the Clinton administration's interest in building a new relationship between American and Vietnamese armed forces — an interest Vietnam seems to share. He said he would propose several modest steps toward a military-to-military relationship.
Rescuers uncover bodies from mine explosion
Cohen, the first U.S. secretary of defense to visit Vietnam since the war ended in April, 1975, is expected to address another combat legacy: the poisonous human and environmental cost of having sprayed millions of gallons of a chemical defoliant called Agent Orange in the Vietnamese countryside.
KRASNODON, Ukraine — Asher-faced relatives stood in silence beneath a light snow yesterday and watched rescues coated in coal dust drag up the bodies of 81 people killed in a Ukrainian mine explosion and load them onto refrigerator trucks.
Survivors of the former Soviet republic's worst mine disaster in decades described a confusing burst, a suffocating cloud of coal dust and the sickening smell of smoke before they were brought to the surface.
Ukraine's mine accidents often are caused by methane, a naturally occurring, odorless and highly explosive gas that sees out of coal seams and can build up in poorly ventilated mine shafts.
A preliminary investigation suggested that Saturday's accident was a methane explosion caused by a violation of safety regulations.
But union officials said it could have been a coal dust explosion ignited by welding equipment at the Barakova mine near the eastern town of Krasnodon, about 425 miles east of Kiev.
The Associated Press
A KU student's miscellaneous pictures and a package of birth control pills were stolen between 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 a.m. Sunday from the 1000 block of Mississippi Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $17.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's Kenwood CD player and CDs were stolen between 12:30 and 2:02 a.m. Sunday from a vehicle in the 900 block of Vermont Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $230, and damage to the driver's window was estimated ed at $50.
A KU student's Compaq Presario laptop computer was stolen between 8 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday from the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, Lawrence police said. The computer was valued at $1,288.99.
A KU student's 1991 Suzuki motorcycle was damaged between 1:45 and 2:25 a.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Arkansas Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $300.
A KU student's silver, 26-inch, "Pacific" model 8500 mountain bicycle was stolen between 4 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.
Friday from the 1100 block of West 11th Street, Lawrence police said. The bicycle was valued at $600.
A KU student's parking permit was stolen between 3 and 5 p.m. Feb. 24 from the 3500 block of Clinton Parkway, Lawrence police said. The permit was valued at $75.
A KU student's windshield in a 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse was shattered at 1:30 a.m. Thursday in the 2000 block of West Sixth Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $250.
A KU student's silver 1998 three-door Honda Civic was stolen between 10:20 and 10:30 p.m. Thursday from the 600 block of West 24th Street, Lawrence police said. The vehicle was valued at $12,000.
A wooden arm on an exit gate was damaged between 10 and 10:25 p.m. Thursday at lot 57, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages were estimated at $30.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a fight at 2-11 a.m. Friday in front of Ocritude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall. A 20-year-old KU student said a 21-year-old student approached him outside the residence hall and hit him after a dispute. No one was injured. The victim requested an arrest, but no charges were filed.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 2:15 a.m. Thursday in McColum Hall, where a 29-year-old KU student was complaining of chest pains. After being examined by paramedics at the scene, friends transported the student to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where he was treated
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 2:10 p.m. Thursday at the Art and Design Building, where a 23-year-old student had hit her head when she fainted after standing for a long period of time. Paramedics transported the student to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where she was treated
■ The KU Public Safety Office responded to a report of a stolen chair at 8:37 a.m. Thursday in GSP-Corbin Hall. A janitor saw a chair from one of the hall's study rooms in a resident's room during a maintenance check. He left a note requesting that the chair be returned, but the note was ignored. The resident was unable to be contacted.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a suicidal student at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday at McColum Hall. The student said she was depressed and had thought of killing herself. She was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where doctors diagnosed traumatic stress syndrome and depression.
ON CAMPUS
Compulsive Eating Anonymous will meet at 10:30 a.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Church, 42-8110
*Districtsties, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 842-0110.
*KU Bahai Club will have a presentation on abstinence and chastity at 7:30 tonight about the Regionalism Room in the Kansas Union.
Call Ahdieh at 843-6041.
KU Environs will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Kansas Union. Call 864-7325.
OAKS, the nontraditional student organization, will have a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove A in the Kansas Union. Call Patricia Pilgrim at 864.7317
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.
KU Racquetball Club will practice from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Robinson Center. Call Stewart Hunt at 331-2231.
Standing Together Against Negative Displays will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the International Room in the Kansas Union, Call Corrine Hickman at 838-3047.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Rick Clock at 841-3148
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 will practice from 8 to 11 p.m. tomorrow at Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Call Will Spotts at 841-0671.
- Applications for Owl Society, the junior honor society, are available at the Organizations and Leadership Development Center in the Kansas Union or at ejreedy@eagle.cc.ukans.edu. Call E.J. Reedy at 312-1717.
- Applications for summer financial aid are available at the Office of Student Financial Aid, 50 Strong Hall. Call 864-4700.
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SUA WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NET EVENT
Erin Brockovich
8 p.m. Wednesday, March 15
Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.
Vouchers available starting at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday,
March 15, SUA Box Office, Level 4, Kansas Union
MOVIES All movies shown in Woodruff Auditorium
STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES
UNDERGROUND March 14 and 16 7 and 9:30 p.m.
ROMANCE
March 15 and 17
7 and 9:30 p.m.
FREE SNEAK PREVIEW!
GALLERY SHOW
"Figurative Expressions"
Holly Lane
Feb. 28 - March 15
Kansas Union Gallery
UNION WEEKLY SPECIALS
EXCLUSIVE T-SHIRT
864-4596 · www.jayhawks.com
Check out the Kenny Gregory 1,000 Point T-Shirt, available exclusively at the KU Bookstores Kansas and Burge Unions!
CAMPING EQUIPMENT RENTAL
The Jaybowl Wilderness Discovery has camping equipment rental. Call 864-3545 or visit the Jaybowl, Level 1, Kansas Union.
TECHNO-BOWLING
Visit the Jaybowl, Level 1, Kansas Union on Thursdays 9 - 11 p.m. and Sundays 8 - 10 p.m. for Techno-Bowling, $6 w/KUID, $8 without.