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The Inside Front
Tuesday
February 15, 2000
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
President of ACLU to give talk at Union
KU American Civil Liberties Union will present "Religion, Government and the First Amendment" at 7:30 tonight at the Kansas Union ballroom. Speakers include Nadine Strozen, national ACLU president; Nicole Gamett, former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas; and Mike Davis, professor of law.
The event is free and open to the public.
Kansan staff report
Second student service to highlight prayer day
An hour-long student prayer service will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at Danforth Chapel.
The service is the second part in recognition of the Universal Day of Prayer for Students, which was Sunday. About 15 people attended the meeting Sunday night at the Canterbury House. 1116 Louisiana St
Matthews said this was the first time two sessions would be held for the event, which traditionally is held on the second Sunday of February.
Jolinda Matthews, coordinator of the event for Ecumenical Christian Ministries, said she hoped more people would attend for today's service.
The nondenominational service is open to all students, regardless of whether they are Christian, said Shawn Norris, pastor of the Canterbury House. It is sponsored by ECM, the Canterbury House, Lutheran Campus Ministry, University Christian Fellowship and United Methodist Campus Ministry.
Jason McKee
LAWRENCE
KU student arrested in weekend altercation
A 20-year-old male KU student sustained minor facial injuries early Saturday after being struck in the face at a party by a man holding a set of keys, Lawrence police said.
Sgt. George Wheeler said police were called at 1:11 a.m. to the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive, in reference to a disturbance at a large party.
Fahad R. Malal, Lawrence sophomore, said that he and another KU student had been in an argument that had ended in the two men shaking hands. However, Malal said the man then struck him in the face while holding a set of keys.
Police arrested 24-year-old Muhammad Ahmed, Lawrence junior, for aggravated battery. He was
booked into Douglas County Jail at 2:37 a.m. Saturday and released at 2:09 p.m. because the district attorney's office did not file charges against him.
Maral refused medical attention for a small laceration slightly above the center of his eyebrows and one above his left eye, Wheeler said.
— Mindie Miller
Ahmed had a small laceration on his right arm. Wheeler said, but he refused medical treatment as well.
Former student's fall was alcohol-related
Alcohol played a role in a four-story fall that critically injured a former KU student last weekend at a campus construction site, the KU Public Safety Office said yesterday.
Andrew Witkowski, 21, fell shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday from scaffolding at the future Margaret Amini Scholarship Hall, near 1313 Louisiana Street.
Sgt. Troy Mailen said police collect ed at least one beer can at the scene of the accident.
"There was one found at the construction site itself," Malen said. "They had discarded it there on the grounds."
However, Mailen said officers did not administer alcohol tests to Witkowski at the time because of his injuries.
at the time because of his injuries.
According to the police report,
Witkowski and a friend, 23-year-old
Matthew Dunbar, also of Lawrence,
crossed a barricade fence and sca-
folding to look around the site, which
belongs to B.A. Green Inc., a
Lawrence construction company.
Charges of criminal trespassing and criminal damage to property could be pending. Mailen said information about the incident had been forwarded to the city prosecutor's office. According to a police report, an estimated $250 of damages was done to an air conditioning vent and Sheetrock at the site.
Maileden said the damages occurred after Witkowski's fall.
"This was all damages sustained during the fall." Mailen said.
According to the police report, paramedics estimated Witkowski fell 40 feet. He suffered multiple broken ribs, a broken pelvis and possible internal bleeding.
Witkowski was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after the fall. He later was transported to The University of Kansas Medical Center, where a hospital representative said he still was in critical condition yesterday afternoon.
Sara Shepherd
Man to appear in court for shooting at Burge
The 22-year-old man charged in the
Jan. 23 shooting at a party in the Burge Union will appear today in Douglas County District Court.
Bryon Kirtalld, Lawrence, is scheduled to appear with attorney Jim George at 2 p.m. today before Judge Robert Fairchild, who will set a date for his preliminary hearing.
Kirtdoll 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 aggra-
vated battery.
The charge stems from a Jan. 23 incident 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 at the party, which between 300 and 400 people attended.
Mindie Miller
Deadly tornadoes hit southwest Georgia
NATION
CAMILLA, Ga. — Tornadoes slashed through southwest Georgia early yesterday, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 100.
The Mitchell County town of Camilla appeared to be hardest hit, with a tornado cutting a five-mile path through a housing development south of town.
"It's like somebody took a builderoz and leveled it," volunteer firefighter Mikie Newsome said. He and his father had watched a large dark funnel cloud dip down about three miles from their house near Camilla, about 200 miles south of Atlanta.
"All you heard was a roar, woo-woo," said Johnny Jones, whose mobile home south of Camilla was lifted up and thrown on its side. He said he freed his 14-year-old son, who was pinned under a washing machine, and they crawled out a window.
Newsome estimated that 50 to 60 homes were demolished, 90 percent of them mobile homes. Aerial photos showed the entire neighborhood was flattened.
Fourteen people died in Mitchell County, said Liz McQueen, a Red Cross representative working at a temporary morgue in Camilla. Seven were confirmed dead in Grady County and one in Colquitt County.
Only two victims, Marianne McClelland, 64, of Pelham, and Shannon Harrell, 28, of Camilla, had been identified by midday.
"You just don't know until you turn over all the trees and houses and dig through the rubble," said Grady County Administrator Rusty Move.
Search and rescue teams went into the area to look for more dead and injured.
Moye said the twisters leveled houses in his county, damaged farm buildings and scattered trees across highways.
■ Currency and checks were stolen from a KU Spirit Squid employee between 10 p.m. Feb. 3 and 7 a.m. Feb. 4 at Allen Fieldhouse, the KU Public Safety Office said. The money and checks were valued at $200.
ON THE RECORD
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 11:40 p.m. Friday at the third floor in Oliver Hall. The subject, a 17-year-old KU student, was complaining of dizziness and nausea after consuming alcohol. The subject was examined at the scene by paramedics but declined to be transported to the hospital.
- The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 7:31 p.m. Saturday at the fifth floor in Haskinger Hall. The subject, a 17-year-old KU student, was complaining of chest pain, dizziness and breathing difficulties. She said she was having an allergic reaction to something she ate at Ekdahl Dining Commons. Paramedics examined the subject at the scene, but she declined to be transported to the hospital.
The KU Public Safety Office received a report at 11:35 p.m. Thursday from a subject who said he had been hit by a car about 10:25 p.m. Wednesday. The subject said he was hit while crossing Naismith Drive on the south side of 15th Street. The man, a 22-year-old KU student, said he rolled partway up on the hood of the vehicle but was not injured.
A KU student's Nokia cellular phone, Sony portable stereo with headset and miscellaneous cassette tape were stolen between midnight and 8 a.m. Saturday from her 1997 Honda minivan parked in the 1900 block of Countryside Lane, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $125.
A KU student's Panasonic CD player and 75 CDs were stolen between 9 p.m. saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday from the 400 block of Grandview Terrace, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,465.
A KU student's Sharp 27" television and Hitachi VCR were stolen between 1 and 3 a.m. Sunday from the 1300 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $300.
Health care costs higher for women
Susanna Lanza, director of managed policies for the Health Insurance Association of America, said her association opposed any government mandates because they raised the cost of health insurance.
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Clements said that although rising costs were a common argument, they might not be a common-sense argument.
"If you cover contraceptive devices or birth control costs, that is far cheaper over time than an unplanned pregnancy," Clements said.
About 15 states do require health insurance to cover birth control, and Clements said that as far as he knew, insurance costs had not increased.
Indeed, a National Conference of State Legislatures study showed the increased cost to employers from Sebelius' proposal would be about $1.42 a month per worker.
However, Sebelius' proposal is not pleasing the legislators.
After the bill's hearing last week in the House Insurance Committee last week, Chairman Robert Tomlinson, R-Roeland Park, said the bill wouldn't even get a vote this session.
Despite the negative outlook, Clements said Sebelius was not giving up on the issue.
ON CAMPUS
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 Deera Hardie at 864-7317.
The Student Alumni Association will meet at 7 tonight at Adams Alumni Center. Call 864-9779
The Office of Multicultural Affairs will present "Racism 2000. A Program on Racism at KU," for African-American History Month at 7 tonight at the Multicultural Resource Center. Call Alton Scales at 864-4351.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Rick Clock at 841-3148.
KU American Civil Liberties Union will present "Religion, Government and the First Amendment" at 7:30 tonight at the ballroom in the Kansas Union.
KU HorrorZontals ultimate Frisbee team will practice from 8 to 11 tonight at Anschutz Running Pavilion. Call Will Spotts at 841-0671.
KU Chess Club will meet from 8 to 10 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call David Wanna at 312-1070.
OAKS, the nontraditional student organization,
will have a brown bag lunch from 11:45 a.m. to
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a University Forum called "The Future of the Family Farm?" from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Todd Holcombe at 843-4933.
1:15 p.m. tomorrow at Alcev in the Kansson
Union, Call Deena Hairde at 864-7317.
Human Biology Club will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at 2025 Haworth Hall. Call Becky Holcombe at 841-2181.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., will present "African American Relationships in the New Millennium" for African American History Month at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Kansas Union. Call Quincy Garner at 312-2218.
Registration for the buildup to Leadership
Knights Union,电话 864-4861.
- Student Union Activities coordinator applications are due at 5 p.m. today at the SUA office in the Kansas Union. Call Camille Payne at 864-3477.
* For the Blueprints Leadership
Mortar Board applications are due Friday at 400 Kansas Union, Call Allison Deutch at 313-0970.
Submissions for Kiosk art and literature magazine are due at 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at 3114 Wescoe Hall, Call Kidnapped Invit at 841-3352.
ET CETERA
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Thirteenth Annual Blueprints Student Leadership Conference
Saturday, February 19, 2000 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Kansas Union
*Final Registration Deadline is Wednesday, February 16, 5 p.m.
$10 Registration Fee includes all program materials, lunch and a conference T-shirt.
For more information, call the Student Organizations and Leadership Development Center 864-4861
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