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The Inside Front
Tuesday February 1,2000
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Continuing education offers five new classes
The division of continuing education is continuing its community outreach program this semester with five new KU for Lawrence courses this semester.
KU for Lawrence is a community outreach program that began last semester, said Marilyn Hull, program developer for academic and professional programs.
Community outreach courses are relatively new for the University. Hull said most of the University's past continuing education courses had been professional development programs or academic correspondence courses.
The KU for Lawrence program offers two-to six-week-long evening courses aimed at members of the Lawrence community, Hull said. The courses are taught by KU faculty members.
"People in the community have wanted them for years and years," she said.
The division of continuing education has been unable to offer many evening community courses until recently, Hull said. Now that continuing education is in its new building at 1515 St. Andrews Drive, it has the space for its own courses, she said.
The classes meet one evening a week for two hours. The courses cost between $20 and $60, depending on the length of the course.
The five new courses are: Eastern Europe and Russia Since the Cold War; Redefining Your Retirement; Scientific-Religious Tensions Through the Ages; How to Enjoy Live Dance; and Making Presentations.
Details and registration information are available on the continuing education web site http://www.kuce.org/kufor/info.html.
Jim O'Malley
KU student arrested near fountain for OUI
A KU student was arrested on campus for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol at 3:35 a.m. yesterday, the KU Public Safety Office said
According to police reports, a male senior attempted to drive down the wrong lane of the roundabout around the Chi Omega fountain at the intersection of Jayhawk Boulevard and West Campus Road. A KU Public Safety Officer distributed several sobriety tests to the man, who showed signs of impairment in all of them.
The man was transported to the Douglas County Jail. He was released on $500 bond at 6:14 a.m. yesterday. The student's court date is set for
The student's court date is set for 8:15 a.m. Feb. 11.
— Sara Shepherd
Meeting at Union to focus on future of Jaybowl
Students who have taken issue with the recent proposal to turn the Jaybowl into a cybercafe will have a chance to voice their concerns at a Town Hall meeting tonight.
David Mucci, director of the Kansas and Burge Unions, is set to discuss the Jaybowl proposal — along with other Union renovation plans — at 7 p.m. at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Kevin Yoder, president of the Memorial Corp. Board, said many of the plans on the agenda for discussion had been addressed in the past but had been updated with more accurate information.
Mucci said he thought the entire discussion probably would center on the Javbowl.
"I think most of the commentary will come from the people concerned about the loss of the lanes," he said. "We're going to hear about the pros and cons and see where that takes us."
Mucci said Alderson Auditorium — capacity 189 — had been booked with the expectation that at least 100 people would attend.
The Save the Jaybow Initiative circulated a petition on campus last month that gamered 3,500 signatures in support of leaving the Jaybow untouched.
Mucci said he was interested in giving everyone a chance to speak and getting ideas and concerns on the table.
"There will be a little discussion of Phase III plans in front of that to put things in context," he said. "If we're going to make any changes to the Jaybowl, now is the time to do it."
Yoder encouraged everyone planning to attend the meeting to educate themselves about all the potential proposals in order to have a more informed opinion.
LAWRENCE
Student struck in head by beer bottle at party
A 19-year-old male KU student sustained minor head injuries when he was struck in the head with a beer bottle at a party early Sunday morning, Lawrence police said.
The victim of the attack apparently was attending a house party in the 1200 block of Ohio Street, police said. He was inside the house when a fight erupted outside.
Sgt. George Wheeler said the police were dispatched to Lawrence Memorial Hospital at 3:30 a.m. Sunday in reference to a battery.
Wheeler said the victim went outside to watch the fight. He was standing among a crowd of people when someone threw a glass bottle and hit him in the head, he said.
threw the bottle because the impact made him dizzy and impaired his vision, Wheeler said.
The victim said he wasn't sure who
Wheeler said the victim took himself to the hospital, where he was treated for minor head injuries.
Jayhawk Cafe damaged with anti-greek graffiti
An Oread neighborhood bar was the target of an early morning vandal Saturday.
John Heleniak, owner of the Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St., reported $100 damage to an exterior wall that occurred some time between 3 a.m. and noon Saturday.
Heleni described the vandalism as anti-greek raffiti.
"It said stuff like 'die froats,'" he said.
"Someone also spray painted the Coke machine out front in the same incident."
The graffiti on the building was written with blue and black wide magic markers and included miscellaneous Greek symbols, Sgt. George Wheeler said that the hateful messages were not directed at one Greek organization in particular.
Heleniak said he had not been able to paint on the graffiti yet because of cold temperatures, but he had used acetone to smudge the message into the wall so it was illigible.
The same suspect seems to have left a characteristic signature on other signs in the neighborhood, Heleniak said.
Heleniak said his bar had not experienced any similar incidents in the past.
Counterfeit $100 bills turn up at restaurants
Lawrence police are warning residents and local businesses of a potential counterfeiting scheme that has caused a significant monetary loss for a Lawrence restaurant.
Sgt. George Wheeler said the counter felt bills that had surfaced all were $100 bills. He said they were pretty easy to spot.
Wheeler said the counterfeit bills were brought to the department's attention when it received a call from BarbWire Steak House, 2412 Iowa St., at 10:39 a.m. Saturday, Emprise Bank employees apparently found eight false $100 bills in the restaurant's night deposit bag form the night before. Wheeler said.
Restaurant employees were not sure when they received the bills, he said.
When they received the bills he said. He said they had taken another call on a related incident at 7:25 p.m. Saturday. Someone apparently tried to pass a single $100 counterfeit bill at Long John Silvers Seafood Shoppe, 1503 W. 23rd St. Employees recognized the bill as phony and refused to accept it. The suspect left the premises. Wheeler said, and was gone when police arrived
ON THE RECORD
Mindie Miller
The KU Public Safety Office reported a reckless driver who attempted to elude an officer between 1:10 and 1:13 a.m. Saturday in lot 90 behind Robinson Center.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a possible alcohol poisoning at 1:31 a.m. Saturday at the lobby in Lewis Hall. The subject, an 18-year-old KU student, declined ambulance assistance.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 3:05 a.m. Saturday in lot 50 behind Joseph R. Pearson Hall. The subject was complaining of shoulder pain after running into a tree while sledding near Potter Lake, but declined to be taken to the hospital after being examined by paramedics at the scene.
A KU student's purse was stolen between 8:15 and 8:40 p.m. Saturday from Watkins Scholarship Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The purse and its contents were valued at $86.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a
complaint of telephone harassment at 10:27 p.m. Saturday at Templin Hall. The victim, a KU student, said a 47-year-old man she met on the Internet would not stop calling her. When questioned by police, the caller, a former KU student currently living in Hawaii, said the woman had never asked him to stop calling her, but he would stop calling.
A KU student's cash and credit cards were stolen between 1 and 2 a.m. Friday from the fifth floor at McCollum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $101.
ON CAMPUS
A KU student's bass clarinet and equipment were stolen between 10 p.m. Dec. 10, 1999, and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 19 from Murphy Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The instrument, with a mouthpiece, reeds and a tuner, was valued at $1,200.
A KU student reported receiving harassing telephone calls between 10:30 p.m. Jan. 17 and 9:10 p.m. Saturday, the KU Public Safety Office said.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Rick Clock at 841-3148
OAKS, the nontraditional student organization, will sponsor a petition drive for a new computer from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Wescow Hall. Call Deena Hardie at 864-7317
OAKS, the nontraditional student organization, will have a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Alcove G in the Kansas Union. Call Deena Hardie at 864-7317.
- The National Council of Negro Women will meet at 6 tonight at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union. Call Shanika McPhaull at 864-3637.
The Society for Human Resource Management will meet at 7 tonight at 119 Summerfield Hall. Call Sarah Miller at 832 1907
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Society will sponsor presentations by the assistant director of admissions and financial aid at Drake University Law School and the assistant to the dean of the University of Kansas School of Law at 5:30 p.m. today at the English Room in the Kansas Union. Call Michael Lavish at 864-2896.
KU Chess Club will meet from 8 to 10 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call David Wang at 312-1070.
KU HorrorZontals ultimate Frisbee team will practice from 8 to 11 tonight at Anschutz Pavilion. Call Spotts at 841-0671.
University Career and Employment Services will sponsor the Spring Career and Employment Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Allen, Fieldhouse. Admission is free. Call
Ann Hartley at 864-3624.
OAKS, the nontraditional student organization, will have a brown bag lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove E in the Kansas Union. Call Deena Hardie at 864-7317.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a University Forum, "More Than Mud: The Environmental Status of the Kansas River," from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843.4933.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center will present "Taking Control of Your Money: Financial Planning for College Women" from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Walnut Room in the Kansas University. Call 864-3552.
Registrations for the Women's Leadership Conference are due at 5 p.m. tomorrow at 22 Strona Hall. Call 864-3552.
KU Pre-Med Club will meet with Paul Crosby to discuss medical school applications at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the first floor conference room in Watkins Memorial Health Center. Call Chad Johanning at 843-9342
The Center for Community Outreach will have a volunteer information session at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the second floor in Lewis Hall. Call E.J. Reedy at 864-4073.
The Office of Student Financial Aid currently is awarding federal work-study funds for the spring 2000 semester. Apply online at www.ukans.edu/~osfa. Call 864-4700 or visit 50 Strona Hall.
- Applications for the Blueprints Student Leadership Conference are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 16 at 400 Kansas Union. Call 864-4861.
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