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The Inside Front
Wednesday February 16,2000
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Lecture, discussion on racism canceled
The event was to have taken place at 7 p.m. in the Multicultural Resource Center.
The lecture and discussion "Racism 2000: Program on Racism at KU" was canceled last night because the speaker did not arrive on time because of a misunderstanding.
Alton Scales, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, was to speak and coordinate the discussion, but he arrived after the six people who had gathered left.
Scales said he was mistaken about the time of the event. He said he thought the program was scheduled for 8 p.m.
The event has not been rescheduled.
Hearing set for man charged with shooting
A 22-year-old Lawrence man charged in connection with the Jan. 23 shooting at the Burge Union will have his preliminary hearing Feb. 29.
Bryon Kirtdoll appeared yesterday at Douglas County District Court with his attorney, Jim George.
Kirtell has been held at the Douglas County Jail on $25,000 bond since his Feb. 7 arrest in Topeka. He is charged with one count of aggravated battery.
The shooting occurred at a dance party sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. Gregory J. Davis, Denver senior, was shot in the hip.
NATION
Mindie Miller
Manhunt for survivalist ends in Wyo. farmhouse
LUSK, Wyo. — The search for a Texas survivalist wanted in the killing of a farmer and the wounding of two law officers in Nebraska ended last night when the fugitive was wrestled to the ground after entering a couple's home.
Charles Lannis Moses Jr., a 31-year-old construction worker, had been the subject of a three-day manhunt that began in western Nebraska. Moses was accused of shooting two Nebraska police officers on Saturday and gunning down a farmer on Monday.
He had outrun authorities in the hills just beyond the Nebraska-Woming state line.
Moses was caught around 8:40 p.m. yesterday after entering a farmhouse, where the occupants wrestled a firearm away from him and called police, said Sgt. Troy McLees of the Woming State Patrol.
Moses was not injured but he was taken to a hospital for injuries he suffered in a shootout with Nebraska
officers on Saturday night, Lees said.
IRS announces plan for friendlier letters
Users on Saturday night, Leses said. Earlier in the day, Moses sped away and a number of state troopers, county deputies and the FBJ joined in pursuit until Moses crashed his vehicle into a ditch. He then fleed into a remote, rocky, hilly area with a few widely scattered ranches, and police expanded the manhunt after creeping up on his empty pickup.
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced yesterday it would be less confrontational in letters to taxpayers notifying them that employers, banks and associates might be contacted during a tax audit.
IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti said that the number of such letters would be cut from 25 million to 8 million.
would be cut from 25 million to 8 million. The notices are required as fair warning by the 1998 RS overhaul passed by Congress that placed new emphasis on taxpayer rights, but the original versions drew immediate criticism last year.
Among other things, the notices were unnecessarily sent to all taxpayers who were audited and not just those from whom the IRS had tried and failed to get the needed information. They also contained heavy-handed wording, bluntly informing these taxpayers that neighbors, employers, employees and banks could be contacted during an audit.
The new notices will reflect long- standing IRS policy of resorting to third party contacts only when all else fails.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Ten goldfish were swimming safely in their blender aquariums yesterday after power to a controversial art exhibit was disconnected, Danish police said.
The display at the Trahopt Art Museum in western Denmark had let visitors decide whether to turn on 10 blenders, each containing a live goldfish and water.
Police order museum to spare lives of fish
Police ordered the power cut after two fish were killed at Friday's opening and animal rights activists filed a complaint.
Authorities launched an investigation after five more fish were killed when the power apparently was left on during the weekend.
Deputy chief constable Brigit Nielsen said yesterday that the blenders were disconnected from a power source Monday afternoon and it appeared the museum was following police orders. Museum director Peter Meyer still faced an undetermined fine for failing to do so immediately, she said.
Meyer said the exhibit did not encourage people to blend the fish but addressed ethical questions about death.
blackened eyes and a bazooka mis-
sile situated by tubes of lipstick
The display by Evaristi, a Danish artist, includes the blenders on a table, a nude picture of the artist with
Evaristi, who has not commented on the controversy, plans to take his work on tour during the two years to Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Spain.
Hijackers, passengers reported to be related
KABUL, Afghanistan — While most passengers on the hijacked Afghan plane cowered in fear, dozens of others — many of them women and children — laughed, tossed aside their veils, and received the choicest food and drink from their captors.
They were the relatives of the hijackers, according to some of the freed hostages who returned to Afghanistan. Seventy-three passengers returned home; 74 freed hostages stayed in Britain either seeking asylum or to consider it.
Mohammed Shamsullah said the hijackers' goal was to seek asylum for themselves and their families. He said more than 30 of the people on the plane were relatives of the hijackers. Some passengers said as many as 40 were related.
The Ariana Airlines Boeing 727 was hijacked Feb. 6, shortly before arrival at the northern city of Mazare-Sharif after a flight from Kabul. Nine men jumped out of their seats, brandishing guns and knives. The hijacking ended Feb. 10 in Britain after a standoff with British air at an airport outside London.
Pinochet's health record ordered to be released
LONDON — The High Court yesterday ordered Britain to release a medical report assessing Gen. Augusto Pinochet's fitness for trial, saying the rights of countries seeking his extradition outweighed the former dictator's right to privacy.
The three-judge panel said Britain's top law enforcement official erred in not allowing Spain, Belgium, France and Switzerland to review the medical findings and show them to their own medical experts.
Secretary Jack Straw said he would turn over the report immediately. The nations have until Feb. 22 to offer their assessments of the findings.
Straw will issue his final ruling shortly after that, but he said he believed the medical report showed Pinochet is not mentally fit to stand trial. He says he is inclined to let Pinochet return to Chile rather than face extradition to Spain on charges of torture.
Pinochet was arrested in Oct. 1998 on a Spanish warrant while recuperating from back surgery in a London hospital. He has diabetes and suffered two small strokes last fall, and remains under police guard at a rented mansion outside the capital.
ON CAMPUS
■ OAKS, the nontraditional student organization will have a brown bag lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. today at Alceve in the Kansas Union. Call Deena Hardin at B647317
The Associated Press
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a University Forum, "The Future of the Family Farm?" from noon to 1 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thed Holcombe at 843-4933.
Registration for the Blueprints Leadership Conference are due at 5 p.m. today at 400 Kansas Union, Call 864-4861.
Human Biology Club will meet at 6 tonight at 2025
Heworth Hall. Holly Garlock Bolcom at 841-218-121
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., will present "African American Relationships in the New Millennium" for African-American History Month at 7 tonight at the Kansas Union. Call Quincy Garner at 312-2218.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries and KU Environs will have a veggie lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
The Center for Latin American Studies will present "Learning about Latin American History through Fiction" from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
Students in Free Enterprise will present "mon
Really" Lunch with an Entrepreneur" from noon to
1:20 p.m. tomorrow at 413 Summerfield Hall
Free tax assistance will be available from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at 203 Green Hall. Call Erin Anderson at 841-8972.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Pannir at 864-7735.
Amnesty International will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Kyle Browning at 842-1351.
KU Racquetball Club will practice from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Robinson Center. Call Stewart Hunt at 331-2231.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center and Queens and Allies will present "Among Ourselfs Violence in the Queer Community" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union, Call Laura Montaorme at 864-3552.
KU HorizantZontals ultimate frisbee team will practice from 8 to 11 p.m. tomorrow at Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Call Will Spots at 841.0671.
- Mortar Board applications are due Friday at 400
  Kluwer Living, Galleria Depot, 213 9070.
- Student Union Activities coordinator applications are due at 5 p.m. Feb. 22 at the SUA office in the Kansas Union. Call Camille Pavne at 864-3477.
- Submissions for Kiosk, an art and literature magazine, are due at 5 p.m. Feb. 25. Call Kendall Irwin at 841-3352.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's Motorola cellular phone was stolen between 4 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 6 from the 2500 block of West 31st Street, Lawrence police said. The phone was valued at $175.
Watkins offers eating disorder screenings, help
By Warisa Chulindra
By Worisa Chinua
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Eating disorders are a problem in the United States, especially on college campuses, said Ann Chapman, dietitian at Watkins.
In the United States, 5 million to 10 million girls and women and 1 million boys and men have eating disorders, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
"It takes control of your life," she said. "It interferes with all aspects of your life. You become obsessed with your weight."
Students can learn more about bulimia, anorexia and binge eating, and how to deal with them at an eating disorder screening at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the first floor conference room in Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Watkins is one of 1,500 sites offering the program as a part of the Eating Disorders Awareness week, which is a part of the National Eating Disorders Screening Program. Watkins has participated in the program since it began in 1996.
In 1998, the nationwide screening drew 50,000 people. After the screening, 5,000 people sought treatment for eating disorders, and 30 percent of those screened reported improvement in their eating habits, according the American College Health Association Web site.
At the screening, a staff member from Counseling and Psychological Services will speak about eating disorders, then students can answer a questionnaire. While students wait for the results of the questionnaires, they will watch a short film about eating disorders. Afterwards, CAPS staff will speak to students individually about the results of the questionnaire and any student concerns.
In addition to the screening, a display and information table was set up Monday at the Kansas Union.
At 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall lobby, Chapman will speak about healthy eating in the residence halls.
Lorraine Tolbert, assistant complex director in charge of community development, said because GSP-Corbin was an all-women's residence hall, many residents expressed interest about healthy eating.
Eating disorders often stem from unrealistic expectations, said Mae Sokol, director of the Menninger Eating Disorders Program in Toopeka.
"I've heard a lot of women talking about eating right," she said. "Everyone could be a bit better about eating better."
"What's fashionably thin and what's realistic are often quite different and varies from person to person," she said. "Trying to achieve an unrealistic weight or body image through excessive dieting, exercising, overeating, using pills or binging and purging can lead to health problems that may last a lifetime or cut short a life."
ET CETERA
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Academic Computing Services presents: FREE COMPUTER TRAINING for the KU Community
All ACS classes are FREE to KU students, staff, and faculty and don't require registration UNLESS otherwise noted. Register at acswork shop@ ukans.edu or 864-0494. Some classes are $75 for non-KU as noted. ACS class schedule: www.ukans.edu/acs/training
ListProc: Resolving Errors—Learn to resolve ListProc errors. For current KU ListProc list owners only. Requires registration. Mon., Feb. 28, Noon.-1 p.m., Computer Center Auditorium
Access: Reports—Learn about Report Wizard and Design View. Prerequisite: Access: Intermediate or equivalent skills. Requires registration and fee for non-University. Mon., Feb. 28, 2-5 p.m., Budig PC Lab, Room 10
Web Authoring: Cascading Style Sheets 2—Define Web page presentation using CSS.
Prerequisite: Web Authoring: Cascading Style Sheets 1 or equivalent skills. No registration.
Tues., Feb. 29, 1-3:30 p.m., Computer Center PC Lab, Room 202B
Customizing MS Office—Work more efficiently in Word and Excel. No registration. Wed.
Mar. 1, 11 a.m.-Noon, Computer Center Auditorium
Web Authoring: Tables, Frames, and imagemaps—Learn to make tables, frames, and imagemaps. Prerequisite: Web Authoring: Intermediate or equivalent skills. No registration. Thurs, Mar 2, 6-9 p.m., Computer Center Auditorium
PowerPoint Introduction—Make and modify a simple presentation and package it as a slide show. Prerequisite: Experience in Windows or Mac OS. Requires registration and fee for non-University. Thurs, Mar. 2, 6-9 p.m., Computer Center PC Lab, Room 202B
Web Authoring: Improving Accessibility—Make your Web site accessible to users with visual and other cognitive disabilities. No registration. Fri, Mar. 3, 1-3 p.m., Computer Center Auditorium
Windows: Introduction—Learn how to use Windows more efficiently including using shortcuts, Explore, and Help. Requires registration and fee for non-University. Fri, Mar 3, 1-4 p.m., Computer Center PC Lab, Room 202B
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