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The Inside Front
Monday February 28, 2000
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Music department seeks accreditation renewal
The department of music and dance is pursuing renewal of its membership in the National Association of Schools of Music.
Steve Anderson, professor of music and chairman of the department, said membership in NASM was equivalent to the school's accreditation. The KU department was a charter member of the 75-year-old institution and is in the process of finishing its self-evaluation document, he said.
The self-evaluation will be sent to the NASM commission on accreditation by March 1. Three NASM evaluators will evaluate the department in early April, Anderson said. The NASM will make its decision based on the self-evaluation and the reports of the on-site evaluators in early July.
— Mike Hoffman
LAWRENCE
Student receives injuries trying to break up fight
A 19-year-old male KU student received minor injuries to his face when he tried to break up a fight early Friday morning.
Sgt. Richard Nickell of the Lawrence Police Department, said police were dispatched between 2:15 and 2:18 a.m. Friday to Jefferson Commons Apartments, 2511 W. 31st St., because of a fight. When officers arrived, they saw a crowd of people, including one male with his shirt off.
Nickell said members of the crowd scattered when they saw police. The KU student approached the officers and said he had attempted to break up an argument between the shirtless man and another individual. The victim said the shirtless suspect punched him several times in the face and bit his right forearm.
The victim's injuries did not appear to be serious, and he refused treatment at the scene. Nickell said.
Nickell said Friday afternoon that a witness had contacted police with information about the possible identity of the suspect. He said police were attempting to locate the suspect.
— Mindie Miller
Future still uncertain for Mexican restaurant
Only a few more details need to be taken care of for Dos Hombres, 815 New Hampshire St., to stay at its present location.
Mike Riling, president of Cinco Hombres, the corporation that owns the building, said the building's and the restaurant's owners spent about two hours Thursday night negotiating a lease.
"We haven't got one done yet," he
said, "Until they sign a lease; nothing is guaranteed."
Riling said he would not comment on whether the building's owners received any other bids for the space.
"We are only negotiating with Dos Hombre at this time," he said.
Previously, Bob Lastelic, owner of Dos Hombres, had said that the restaurant might have to close and move because the owners of the building might sign another tenant.
However, Marin Green, manager of Dos Hombres, said that the restaurant had just applied to have its liquor license renewed and that, as far as she knew, the restaurant was staving in business.
"We're going to re-sign our lease for another year," she said.
— John Audlehelm
NATION
Gov. Bush clarifies university appearance
AUSTIN, Texas — In a letter to the leader of New York's Catholics, Gov. George W. Bush says his campaign appearance at a South Carolina school with anti-Catholic views was a missed opportunity causing needless offense, which he deeply regrets.
Bush has come under steady criticism for his Feb. 2 visit to Bob Jones University, a Christian school whose founder has criticized the Pope and labeled the Catholic church a "Satanic cult."
Bush's opponents have assailed him for not using the
Bush: Criticized for visiting an anti- Catholic university
appearance to speak out against the policies of the school, which also bans interracial dating. Bush spoke about his conservatism.
In a letter to Cardinal John O'Connor of New York, leader of the archdiocese's 2.4 million Roman Catholics, Bush states his respect for the Catholic Church and says criticism of him is unfair and unfounded.
"On reflection, I should have been more clear in disassociating myself from anti-Catholic sentiments and racial prejudice," he said in the letter, mailed Friday and released yesterday by his campaign.
Many more people gripped to whatever high ground they could find as waters continued to rise in the Save and Limpopo rivers. They have been stranded for a week and desperately need food.
Thousands rescued in wake of flooding
WORLD
SAVE RIVER VALLEY. Mozambique Helicopters plucked more than 1,500 people to safety yesterday as swollen rivers swept away almost everything in their paths in Mozambique.
Groups of people huddled on tiny patches of land stretched out their arms to plead for help from one of only two rescue hellcopters in the Save area. A lone man on the roof of a straw hut pointed his fingers to his mouth and rubbed his stomach.
Officials refused to speculate how many people already have been swept away in the vast area along the banks of the Save (pronounced sah-VEY) in central Mozambique.
"There's massive destruction along the Save River. It's taking everything in its path — homes, villages. There are people stranded in trees and on homes. A lot of people are getting killed," said David Schaad, a World Food Program spokesman.
UNICEF's lan Macleod estimated between 5,000 and 10,000 people were stranded in the area. About 3,000 more were maroned in southern Mozambique after the Limpopo River burst its banks.
The known death toll in Mozambique and neighbors South Africa and Zimbabwe reached 200 from flooding in the last week. Police said yesterday that at least 33 people died and 20 were missing after a bus was swept off a flooded bridge two days earlier in northeastern Zimbabwe. Twenty passengers had survived.
Cuban teens protest expulsion of diplomat
HAVANA — Shooting "Down with the lie," scores of teenagers held a pro-government rally yesterday outside the family home of a Cuban diplomat expelled from the United States after he ignored a State Department demand that he leave the country.
Jose Imperatori, 46, was taken into custody by U.S. authorities and flown aboard a U.S. government plane to Montreal on Saturday night. He was expected to leave Canada for Havana yesterday, but his plans were not clear. Even Imperatori's family said they weren't sure when he would arrive.
Watching the small demonstration of teenagers waving small Cuban flags outside her white, two-story home in Havana's Vedado neighborhood, Imperator's mother, Matilde Garcia, said she looked forward to her son's arrival.
Imperator's wife, Raquel Fundora, and the couple's 3-year-old son, were also at the home after returning to Havana on Friday night before their diplomatic immunity expired.
Imperatori, accompanied by his lawyer,
was escorted away from his suburban
Maryland apartment by FBI officials who
turned up shortly after 8:30 p.m.
Saturday. The State Department said he
was expelled for not voluntarily leaving by
the appointed time.
The Associated Press
ON CAMPUS
A stereo, CDs and CD case were stolen from a KU student's vehicle between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 4:06 a.m. Thursday in the upper level of lot 111 at GSP and Carbin residence holls, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stereo, CDs and case were valued at $732. Damage sustained to the vehicle's dash and passenger window during the burglary was estimated at $1,319.
■ The driver-side door of a vehicle was scratched between 9 a.m. Feb. 19 and 5:15 p.m. Feb. 22 in lot 104 west of Ellsworth Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages were estimated at $250
A KU student's vehicle and CD player were damaged between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 8:02 a.m. Thursday in the upper level of L111, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages to the door, window and CD player were estimated at $600
A KU student's vehicle was damaged between 2:20 and 6:20 p.m. Thursday in lot 62 at Sunside and Illinois streets, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages were estimated at $600.
■ The KU Public Safety Office responded to a report of sexual harassment at 2:03 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Union. The subject was upset because she said a Union employee asked if she was a man or a woman. The employee said he was asking someone else and she overheard him, and that he would apolize.
A KU student was cited Thursday for being involved in an accident resulting in damage to a vehicle and not reporting information, the KU Public Safety Office said. Occupants in a vehicle the suspect allegedly struck said the accident occurred at 15th Street and Engel Road. Damages to paint on both vehicles matched the account. The suspect, a Daisy Hill resident, admitted to driving through the intersection but said he did not recall hitting another vehicle. He was not taken into custody.
A KU student's Sony CD player, Magnavox 19-inch color television and miscellaneous items were stolen between 1:20 and 1:30 a.m. Friday from a residence in the 800 block of Michigan Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $965.
A KU student's JVC stereo face plate was stolen between midnight and 7:30 a.m. Thursday from a 1995 4-door Nissan Altima in the 1400 block of West Seventh Street, Lawrence police said. The face
A KU student's 1995 Ford Ranger sustained $100 in damage between 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Louisiana Street, Lawrence police said.
plate was valued at $100, and damage to the rear driver's side wing window was estimated at $100.
A KU student's Kansas license plate was stolen between 11 and 11:45 a.m. Thursday from the 2400 block of Louisiana Street, Lawrence police said. The license plate was valued at $5.
A KU student's Pioneer CD player was stolen between 5:15 p.m. Wednesday and 5:45 p.m. Thursday from a 1991 Ford Probe in the 900 block of Arkansas Street, Lawrence police said. The stereo was valued at $350, and damage to the passenger's side door lock was estimated at $150
A KU student's Pioneer CD player with detachable face was stolen between 1:30 and 8:45 a.m. Thursday from a 1991 Chevrolet Corsica in the 1100 block of Mississippi Street, Lawrence police said. The stereo was valued at $250, and damage to the driver's side rear window was estimated at $200.
The hood of a KU student's 1993 Ford Taurus wagon was scratched between midnight Feb. 20 and 5:45 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of West 24th Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $100.
A KU student's Pioneer car stereo was stolen between 10 p.m. Thursday and 8:40 a.m. Saturday from a vehicle in the 1700 block of West 19th Street, Lawrence police said. The stereo was valued at $250
A KU student's purse, wallet and miscellaneous items were stolen between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. Sunday from the 700 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $70.
A glass window in a KU student's vehicle was damaged at 4:25 a.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of Vail Way, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $100.
A KU student's metal lock box was stolen at 8:40 p.m. from a residence in the 1100 block of Indiana Street, Lawrence police said. The box was valueless.
A KU student's CompaP Presario personal computer and IBM personal computer camera were stolen between 12:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. Thursday from the 1100 block of Mississippi Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,400.
ON CAMPUS
The humanities and Western civilization department will present a public lecture, "Darwin, Evolution and Learning about Fundamental Principles of Biology," from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today at 330 Strong Hall. Call Joel Morton at 864-3013.
Compulsive Eating Anonymous will meet at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412.
KU Enviros 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. today at Alcove A in the Kansas Union. Call Deena Hardie at 864-4700.
Hispanic American Leadership Organization will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call Chris Haydeler at 312.2291.
■ KU Racquetball will practice from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Robinson Center. Call Stewart Hunt at 331-2231.
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., will present "Leaders of the New Millennium" for African American History Month at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Call Conway Ekpa at 842-996.6.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave, Call Rick Clock at 8413148.
■ KU Chess Club will meet from 8 to 10 p.m. tomorrow at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call David Wong 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.
Student Union Activities officer applications are due at 5 p.m. Friday at the SUA office in the Kansas Union. Call Camille Payne at 864-3477.
Summer financial aid request forms are available at the Office of Student Financial Aid, 50 Strong Hall. Call 864-4700.
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SUA WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JUSTAN FALUDI
Author of Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man
8 p.m. Wednesday, March 1
120 Budig Hall
$3 students • $5 non-students
Tickets available at the SUA Box Office
Booksigning at 7:15 p.m. in attrium of Budig Hall.
There will be a Q&A following the lecture.
Faludi is a contributing editor of Newsweek magazine.
She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for her expose on Safeway.
NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY IN
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
7 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at Liberty Hall
Student tickets are $5 advanced purchase
and $7 at the door. Non-student tickets are $10 advanced
purchase and $12 at the door. Tickets are available at
the SUA box office and at Liberty Hall.
STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES
GALLERY SHOW
864-3477 · www.ukans.edu/~sua
"Figurative Expressions"
By Holly Lane
Feb. 28 - March 15
Kansas Union Gallery
MOVIES
All movies shown in Woodruff Auditorium
WHITE BOYS
357 Feb 29 and March 2 7 and 9:30 p.m.
TRICK
March 1, 3 and 4
7 and 9:30 p.m.
HARD CORE LOGO
March 3 and 4
Midnight
UNION WEEKLY SPECIALS
PRAIRIE ROOM SPECIAL
864-4596·www.jayhawks.com
Monday special: Sandwich, Fries or Salad and a Drink for only $4.95. Stop by for lunch, Level 3, Kansas Union.
BARGAIN COMPUTER BOOKS, at the Burge Union Bookstore $9.99 & $14.99 (50% or more off original retail prices) while supplies last
GRAD FAIR 2000
The KU Bookstore, Level 2, Kansas Union will host Grad Fair 2000 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Feb. 29, March 1 and 2. Graduating seniors stop by to pick up official graduation regalia, announcements and more!
Wilderness Discovery Camping Equipment Rental
CAMPING EQUIPMENT RENTAL
The Jaybowl Wilderness Discovery has camping equipment for rent. Call 864-3545 or visit the Jaybowl, Level 1, Kansas Union.