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The Inside Front
Tuesday
February 29, 2000
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CORRECTION
Yesterday's University Daily Kansan incorrectly reported that Conway Ekpo, Lawrence senior, was Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity president. The president of Kappa Alpha Psi is Gerald Hawthorne, Hillside, Ill., senior.
CAMPUS
Burge shooting suspect to have hearing today
The man accused of shooting and wounding a KU student in January at a campus dance party will have his preliminary hearing today.
Bryon Kirtell, a 22-year-old Topeka resident, is suspected of wounding Gregory J. Davis, Denver senior, at a Jan. 23 dance party sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. Davis was shot in the hip.
Christine Tonkavich, Douglas County district attorney, said evidence would be presented and witnesses would testify today at Kirtdoll's hearing, which will determine whether the case goes to trial. He is scheduled to appear at 2 p.m. in the Division 2 courtroom.
Kirtold has been held at the Douglas County Jail on $25,000 bond since his Feb. 7 arrest in Topeka.
Mindie Miller
Graduation accessories, regalia available at fair
The Kansas Union Bookstore will hold Grad Fair 2000 at the second floor in the Kansas Union from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, tomorrow and Thursday.
The bookstore will sell graduation regalia, class rings and graduation announcements at discounted prices. There also will be employment information, and the KU Alumni Association will have an information table. Among the prizes given away by the bookstore will be a 14-karat gold ring and diploma frames.
"This will allow seniors to get a feel for the things they need when they graduate," said Vicki Canon, assistant manager of merchandise for KU Bookstores. "It's easy for graduates to get overwhelmed. This will be a chance to reduce the confusion."
Mike Hoffman
Timetables available for online previews
For those who like to plan ahead, class timetables for Summer and Fall 2000 can be previewed online.
The summer timetable is at www.ukans.edu/~regist/timetable/ summer_00. The fall timetable is at
www.ukans.edu/~regist/timetable/
fall_00.
According to the University Registrar's office, hardcopies of the timetable should be available about March 20 at the Kansas and Burge Union bookstores and at 109 Strong Hall.
— Katrina Hull
LAWRENCE
KU student burglarized threatened with gun
Two suspects threatened a 20-year-old male KU student with a gun Feb. 22 during a robbery at the victim's home.
Two subjects dressed in black and wearing ski masks apparently entered the victim's residence at about 8:40 p.m. in the 1100 block of Indiana Street through an unlocked front door, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence police. The victim was at home with his two roommates — one a 19-year-old KU student, the other a 22-year-Lawrence resident.
One of the suspects pointed a gun at the 20-year-old student's head, Wheeler said. The suspects took a metal lock box valued at $16 and left the residence.
Police arrested the two suspects, Police Olathe men, Friday with the assistance of Olathe police, Wheeler said. The 19- and 20-year-old men both were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and conspiracy. Christine Tonkavich, Douglas County district attorney, said yesterday afternoon that she did not know whether charges would be filed.
— Mindie Miller
Liquor store robber caught after leaving ID with clerk
All he wanted was a bottle of rum. But brandishing a baseball bat and holding six people against their will in a North Lawrence liquor store to get that rum landed a 21-year-old Lawrence resident in jail Saturday evening, said Sgt. George Wheeler of Lawrence police.
Wheeler said police were called to Koleber Retail Liquor, 1805 W. Second St., where employees said a man had just robbed the store.
The clerk, a 22-year-old Lawrence resident, told police that a man walked into the store at 10:11 p.m. and said that he wanted a bottle of liquor. Wheeler said. He apparently grabbed a 1.75-liter bottle of McCormick's silver rum with a built-in pourer and produced a baseball bat. Wheeler said the suspect then waved the bat around and announced that he would be taking his bottle of liquor. There were five other people in the store.
By the time police arrived, the suspect was gone. But he wasn't hard to find, Wheeler said.
Apparently, when the suspect announced he was going to take the liquor, the clerk asked to see the man's ID, Wheeler. He gave it to her before leaving the store on foot.
Police found the suspect walking down Second Street with the bottle of liquor and arrested him.
He was booked into Douglas County jail on aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping. Wheeler said the kidnapping charge stemmed from the fact that the suspect held six people in the store against their will during the robbery.
Mindie Miller
Dry weather prompts Lawrence burn ban
The Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Department has issued a burn ban for the city of Lawrence.
open fires to dispose of yard waste or to clear land. Chief Jim McSwain said the National Weather Service had rated fire danger in northeast Kansas as very high, which means fires are apt to start easily and from all causes. He said the precaution stemmed from recent dry weather and was rated on four factors: wind, temperature, humidity and moisture.
Direct firefighting attack was rarely possible after fires had been burning for more than a few minutes, he said. Instead of stopping the fire where it is, firefighters must try to stop the fire at a certain point, such as a road.
McSwain said the ban was only in city limits and did not include cooking grills or similar items.
John Audlehelm
UMKC visit planned for Ernestine Bradley
Ernestine Bradley, the wife of presidential candidate Bill Bradley, will visit with college students and professors tomorrow at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
She will speak at 10 a.m. in Schofield Hall for a discussion open to the public.
Robert Choramanski, Lenexa senior and Bill Bradley's statewide campus coordinator, said he was organizing a car pool from the University's Lawrence campus to the event. Interested students should call Choramanski at 312-1716, or e-mail him at rhoroma@ukans.edu.
She was born in Passau, Germany and came to the United States as a Pan Am stewardess in 1957. She married Bill Bradley in 1974.
Ermestine Bradley is a professor of German and comparative literature at Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Katrina Hull
A KU student reported being harassed by telephone between 1:40 and 1:44 a.m. Feb. 21 in Oliver Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A white banner was stolen between 1:30 p.m. Jan.
26 and 1:30 p.m. Saturday from the OAKS, nontraditional student organization office at the Kansas Union, the KU Public Safety Office said. The banner was valued at $150.
ON THE RECORD
A "No skateboarding on campus" sign was stolen at 12:56 a.m. Saturday from 14th and Louisiana streets, the KU Public Safety Office said. The sign and post were valued at $25.
- An air compressor, 100-foot hose, cordless drill and battery charger were stolen between 4:30 p.m. Thursday and 4:30 a.m. Friday from Murphy Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stolen equipment was valued at $1,850.
A KU student's vehicle damaged two stair railings when it rolled down an embankment before 1 a.m. Friday in lot 33 behind the Art and Design Building, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student had parked the car in a loading area behind the building, and while it was unattended, it struck two stair rails. One was bent and the other broken off of its foundation. Damages to the railings were estimated at $500.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 1:34 p.m. Friday near Wescoe Terrace. The subject, an elderly woman, had fallen on some stairs, possibly breaking her leg. Paramedics transported her to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
A KU student's license plate and cover were stolen between 7:45 p.m. Thursday and 4:45 p.m. Friday from lot 112 near Oliver Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The license plate and cover were valued at $80.
A screen door was damaged at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at 1021 Missouri St., the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages to a glass window and frame in the door were estimated at $200.
- The KU Public Safety Office responded to an accident at 10:19 a.m. m. Saturday at Oliver Hall and Naiismith Drive. A vehicle had struck a 22-year-old bicycle rider in the intersection and knocked him to the ground. The cyclist said he was not injured, but damages to the bike were estimated at more than $500. The driver of the vehicle was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign.
A KU student's vehicle was damaged between 10 p.m. Thursday and 11:30 a.m. Friday in the 1300 block of Louisiana Street, the KU Public Safety Office
said. Damages to the vehicle were estimated at $1,000.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 11:40 p.m. Saturday at Battenfeld Scholarship Hall. The subject, a KU student, was hyperventilating and feeling nauseous. He said a recent break-up with his girlfriend had put him in emotional distress. The student refused to be transported to the hospital.
A KU student was arrested at 1:27 a.m. Sunday at 17th and Louisiana streets for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student smelled of alcohol and showed signs of impairment after being stopped for speeding and failing to maintain a single lane. After refusing a preliminary breath test, the student was arrested and transported to the Douglas County jail.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a mental problem at 4:42 p.m. Friday in McCollum Hall. A student said that his roommate had locked himself in their room after acting depressed for two days. The subject was unresponsive to police questioning but became combative when officers removed him from the room. After evaluation by officials, the student was transported to Osawatomie State Hospital, where he had been treated in the past.
A KU student reported criminal damage in the form of graffiti that was sprayed on to a wooden porch frame between 10 a.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday at a residence in the 1300 block of Massachusetts Street Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $20.
A KU student's 1994 Isuzu Rodex tires were damage between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday in the 2500 block of West 31st Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $400.
A KU student's 1995 two-door Oldsmobile Achieve and Grateful Dead bottle holder with key chain and five keys were stolen between 1 and 1:30 a.m. Saturday from the 1100 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $6,005.
A KU student's box containing various tools was stolen between 5 p.m. Saturday and 9:45 a.m.
Sunday from the 2200 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $200.
A KU student's rear window was shattered in a 1990 Chevrolet Beretta between 1 and 3:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $450.
ON CAMPUS
Hispanic American Leadership Organization will meet at 6 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call Chris Haydel at 312-2291.
Kappa Alpha Pi Fraternity, Inc., will present "Leaders of the New Millennium" for African-American History Month at 7 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas University. Grill Conveyance fbna@849.9966
KU Racquetball Club will meet from 6 to 8 tonight at Robinson Center.钟313-2211.
KU Chess Club will meet from 8 to 10 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call David Wang at 312-1070
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a University Forum. "Corporate Sponsorship of University Research: How to Make it Work," from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
KHK promotions staff will meet at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the second floor foyer in Dole Human Development Center. Call Cindyee Campbell at 832-1335.
■ The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center will have car-maintenance classes from 7 to 9:30 p.m. tomorrow at Byron's Autahaus, 340 N. Second St.
Registration is required. Call 864-3552
The Office of Student Financial Aid encourages financial aid applicants to file the 2000-2001 free application for federal student aid by the March 1 priority date
Applications for Owl Society, the junior honor society, are available at the Organizations and Leadership Development Center in the Kansas Union or at ejeedey@eagle.cc.ukans.edu. Call E.J. Reedy at 312-1717.
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ROCK CHALK REVUE
"Out of Focus"
ROCK CHALK
Out of Focus"
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Support your fellow students & the United Way of Douglas County.
Call SUA for tickets now! 864-3477
"Big Band Night' Jim McNeely, piano Dick Oatts, saxophone KU Jazz Ensemble I 7:30 P.M. Saturday, March 4, 2000 Lied Center
Reserved seat tickets are available through the KU box offices:
Lied Center (785) 864-ARTS
Murphy Hall (785) 864-3982
SUA Office (785) 864-3477
$12 public, $8 students and senior citizens VISA and MASTERCARD are accepted for phone orders.
For more information:
www.music.ukans.edu/special events
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND DANCE PRESENTS THE 23rd ANNUAL KU JAZZ FESTIVAL