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The Inside Front
Wednesday February 9,2000
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Lecture today to address biblical studies at KU
A lecture called "Myths and Reason: Teaching the Bible at the University of Kansas" will be given at 12:30 p.m. today at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
S. Daniel Breslauer, professor of religious studies, will present the lecture as part of the University Forum.
"This will be an opportunity to clarify the way in which the study of any text is carried on in an academic setting, whether it be the Bible or James Jovice." Breslauer said.
Lunch will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to noon for $5. Brown-bag lunches also are allowed.
Thad Holcombe, pastor at ECM,
said many lunch reservations already
had been placed, indicating that the
forum would be well attended.
For more information, contact Holcombe at 843-4933.
Mike Hoffman
Earl appears in court, enters not guilty plea
Kansas forward Lester Earl yesterday entered a not guilty plea in connection with charges filed against him after his Jan. 23 arrest in Eudora.
Earl is charged with one count of driving while intoxicated, one count of driving with a suspended license and one count of speeding. Court records indicate that Earl was traveling 47 mph in a 30 mph zone when Eudora police stopped him.
Earl: Entered not guilty plea yesterday
He is scheduled to appear at 1:30 p.m. March 14 in Douglas County District Court for a trial setting. Earl appeared yesterday with his attorney, Albert J. Lopes, who said he would review the case to deter mine whether Earl was eligible for diversion.
State records indicate Earl has never had a valid Kansas driver's license. Authorities said he had applied for one Nov. 6, 1998. A license was issued, but it expired on the same day because Earl did not pass the driver's test, they said.
Authorities said Earl was formally notified Nov. 9 by letter that his license had been suspended. The same day, Earl was to have appeared in Perryville, Mo., for a speeding ticket issued July 18, 1998, when he was stopped for driving 90 mph in a 70 mph zone. Mary Schremp, spokesperson for the Perry County Circuit Court,
said Earl never made his court appearance or paid his $125 fin
Earl has more to deal with at the courthouse than traffic. The Dillon Companies filed a limited-action suit against Earl in December for allegedly writing a bad check in March 1999. The suit seeks to collect the amount of the check, $80, plus court costs and fees associated with collection. The grocery chain is seeking $450 total.
—Mindie Miller
Burge shooting suspect makes court appearance
The 22-year-old Lawrence resident arrested Monday in connection with the shooting at the Burge Union made his first appearance yesterday at a courtroom in the Douglas County Jail.
Christine Tonkovich, Douglas County district attorney, said Bryon Kirkdell was charged with aggravated battery for allegedly wounding a student in the early morning of Jan. 23 at a dance party sponsored by the Alpha Phi Academy fraternity.
Gregory J. Davis, Denver senior,
was shot in the hip in the Frontier
Room at the party, which between
300 and 400 people attended.
Kirtdoll was arrested shortly before noon on Monday in Topeka, said KU Public Safety Officer Sgt. Troy Mailen. A judge had issued a warrant for Kirtdoll's arrest last week.
Kirtdoll was booked at the Shawnee County Department of Corrections Monday afternoon. He was transferred to the Douglas County jail yesterday, where he was booked at 7:12 p.m.
Judge Fairchild set Kirdtoll's bond at $25,000. He is scheduled to appear in district court at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 for a trial setting.
—Mindie Miller
NATION
Platinum-selling rapper Big Punisher dies at 28
NEW YORK — Christopher Rios, the platinum-selling rapper known as Big Pun who was respected for his imaginative lyrics and smooth delivery, died Monday. He was 28.
Rios was stricken at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in suburban White Plains, where he was staying with his family while their home was being renovated, and was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. A coroner said he suffered health problems related to extreme obesity but a final determination on cause of death was pending.
The rap world started to take notice of Rios — whose stage name was short for Big Punisher — after appearances with fellow rapper Fat Joe and a feature on "The Mix Tape Vol. 1." put together by Funkmaster Flex.
"He was beloved, and admired, and accomplished, and rich," said his publicist, David Granoff.
His street hit "You Ain't a Killer" was featured on the Soul in the Hole soundtrack and his first album, Capital Punishment went double platinum and was nominated for a Grammy Just year.
He credited Rios, who was Puerto Rican, with working to bring Hispanic-American entertainers into rap, a style traditionally dominated by African-American artists.
Rios' second album, Yeah, Baby,
was due out in April.
Known early in his career as Big Moon Dog, the entertainer was once an avid basketball player and boxer, but later he said he took to eating "until he couldn't tie his shoe laces."
Perceived electability in November vaulted George W. Bush to victory yesterday in Delaware's Republican presidential primary, but voters admiring John McCain for his prisoner-of-war ordeal helped him finish a surprising second, an exit poll found.
Rios, who lived in the Bronx, was survived by his wife, Liza, and three young children, Christopher, Vanessa, and Amanda.
Deleware voters pick Bush in GOP primary
Although McCain didn't campaign in Delaware, he gained 44 percent of his support there in the week since his 18-point victory against Bush in New Hampshire's GOP primary. Steve Forbes gained more than half his support in the past week but that still got him only a disappointing third-place finish. Nearly three-quarters of Bush backers said they decided earlier this year or before.
While those results suggest McCain is riding momentum out of New Hampshire, six in 10 voters said Bush would be most likely to beat the Democratic nominee, and nearly three-quarters of them voted for the Texas governor. McCain did at least as well among the 1 in 4 who said he was more electable.
Just 7 percent said Forbes would be most likely to win in November, according to results from a Voter News Service exit poll for The Associated Press and television networks. Only a third of Forbes voters considered him electable in November.
Twelve percent of voters said the most important candidate quality was that he can win in November, and nearly all of them voted for Bush.
ON CAMPUS
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a University Forum, "Myths and Reason; Teaching the Bible at the University of Kansas," from noon to 1 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave, Free, Plat Thid Halcombe at 843-4933.
**Delta Force will meet at 9 p.m. tomorrow at the International Room in the Kansas Union.**
OAKS, the nontraditional students 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 Denver Hardie at B64-7317.
■ The Student Senate Multicultural Affairs Committee will have a minority freshman forum, "A Town Hall Meeting," at 7 tonight in the Burge Union. Call Floyd Cline at 864-3710
■ Pre-Physical Therapy Club will meet at 6:30 tonight at the first floor conference room in Watkins Memorial Health Center, Call Mean Sears at 312-2253.
Douglas County Amateur Router Club will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Judicial Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St., Call Jim Canada at 841-1903.
■ KU Environics and Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a veggie lunch from 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Laura at 830-0662.
Free income tax assistance will be available from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at 203 Green Hall. Call 841-8972.
KU Racquetball Club will practice from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Robinson Center. Call Stewart Hunt at 331-2231.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union, Call Dilip at 864-7748.
Psy Chi and Psychology Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at 547 Fraser Hall. Call Larisa Roemisch at 841-6738.
Amnesty International will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Kyle Browning at 842-1351.
The Hall Center for the Humanities will present "A Night with Anna Deaverie Smith: Snapshots; Glimpses of America in Change" at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Lied Center. Call Janet Crow at 864-4798.
KU Horiarzontals ultimate Frisbee team will practice from 8 to 11 p.m. tomorrow at Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Call Will Spotts at 841-0671.
State lawmakers propose new bill to limit harassing credit companies
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Cullman said that Intrust Bank would not issue a credit card to students who already had three. She said that without access to campuses, the bank wouldn't be able to compete with the large credit card companies.
The proposed law could prevent some campus fund-raisers. Student organizations and credit card companies frequently team up to solicit credit cards, said Danny Kaiser, chairman of the University events committee. Kaiser said campus organizations could make more than $50 per day getting students to apply.
Nichols said he wanted to start the discussion because he thought that universities could do more to prohibit companies from contacting students and that the credit card companies could have better business practices.
"It's something we need to talk about because I think it has gone unchecked." Nichols said.
"Alcohol is legal for adults. But we don't invite Budweiser on campus."
Rocky Nichols Democratic representative
Five states introduced legislation last year banning credit card solicitation on college campuses.
A hearing for Nichols' bill in the House Education Committee has not been scheduled vet.
ON THE RECORD
Nichols said that he wasn't against credit cards and that he used plastic regularly. The issue is whether the companies belong on campus, he said.
"Alcohol is legal for adults," Nichols said. "But we don't invite Budweiser on campus."
A KU student's 1998 black Chevy Blazer received damage to its windshield and hood between midnight and 6:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The damage estimate is unknown
A KU student reported paint damage to the driver's and passenger's doors of a vehicle. The damage was done between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday in the 1900 block of West 25th Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $600.
A KU student's passport, visa and I94 card were stolen
between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday from the fourth- floor copying area in Watson Library, the KU Public Safety Office said. The documents were valued at $200.
Safety Office said. The documents were valued at $200.
■ A parking permit was stolen from a vehicle between 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of Jayhawk Boulevard. The permit was valued at $3.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 7:47 p.m. Monday in Haworth Hall. The subject had fallen after slipping on some concrete. Paramedics took the patient to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for further treatment.
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