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The Inside Front
Tuesday November,16 1999
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CORRECTION
A brief in yesterday's Kansan misstated the nature of the recycling drive. The recycling drive was in conjunction with America Recycle's Day, which was yesterday. Special drop-off days will be Nov. 16 and 19 at Burt Hall, 1540 W. 15th St. For more information call 864-2855.
CAMPUS
Grant-writing methods subject of workshop
The Pélathé Center and KanArts, with support from the Lawrence Arts Commission, are sponsoring an inten sive grant-writing workshop Thursday at the United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court.
Topics will include how to research funding sources and understand the review process. Herbert Callison, president of the Kansas Non Profit Association, will present. He has 18 years of grant writing experience.
Africana Faculty Seminar continues with speakers
Registration is $20. To register online, send request, name, organization, phone number and address to kanarts@aoi.com. Call Jill Atherton at 749-0703 for more information.
The department of African and African-American studies will present two speakers tomorrow. Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka, associate professor in theater and film and women's studies, will present "Women, Democracy and the Military" from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union.
The lecture is part of the Africana Faculty Seminar. For more information call the Hall Center for the Humanities at 864-4798.
Lotfi Bennour, lecturer of African and African-American studies, will present "Arabs and Muslims in France Today" from 4 to 6 p.m. tomorrow at the English Room in the Kansas Union. For more information call the department at 864-3054.
— Erinn R. Barcomb
Amnesty International to discuss human rights
The University of Kansas chapter of Amnesty International will hold a forum on U.S. arms sales and human rights abuses at 7 tonight at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Kyle Browning, president of the KU
Speakers will include Deborah Monaco Williams of the Kansas City chapter of Amnesty International, and political science professors Deborah J. Gerner, Philip A. Schrodt and Lorraine Bayard de VoLo.
chapter of Amnesty International and Overland Park junior, said the purpose of the discussion was to educate University students.
"I hope people come away with the understanding of the United States' role in human rights abuses around the world," he said.
Browning said Amnesty International advocated the halting of U.S. weapons sales to countries that violated citizens' human rights.
"Amnesty is hoping for a code of conduct with U.S. military sales," he said.
In the last academic year, the KU group presented two forums on the death penalty. This is the first Amnesty international forum held this semester.
Clay McCuistion
LAWRENCE
Lawrence police are investigating a string of purchases made with counterfeit money.
Sgt. George Wheeler said the department was looking into six incidents that happened on Nov. 12 and 13. Copied $10 bills were used at two liquor stores and three gas stations. The purchases totaled $260.
No arrests have been made, and Wheeler said descriptions of suspects varied.
Wheeler advised businesses to feel the paper of bills and look for the colored specks in authentic currency.
Katie Hollar
NATION
Supreme Court considers Texas school-prayer case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court re-entered the emotional debate about school prayer Monday, agreeing to decide whether public schools can let students lead group invocations at high school football games.
"The school district is not causing prayer or endorsing prayer if it leaves to the student the choice of what to say," school district lawyer Lisa A. Brown said after the nation's highest court granted review. "There's a long tradition in many states of having this pre-game ceremony of having a moment of reflection before the game begins."
A Galveston County, Texas, school board is asking the justices to overturn a lower court ruling that said student-led prayers on the public-address system at football games violated the constitutionally required separation of church and state.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State contended such prayers at officially sponsored school events violate the Constitution.
But the Rev. Barry Lynn of
"The school's giving you the microphone; it will sound like an officially sanctioned religious statement and that's what has no place at a high school football game," Lynn said.
The justice's last major school prayer ruling, in 1992, barred clergy-led prayers at public school graduation ceremonies.
The ruling was viewed by many as a strong reaffirmation of the highest court's 1962 decision banning organized, officially sponsored prayers from public schools.
But in 1993, the justices let stand a federal appeals court ruling in a Texas case that allowed student-led prayers at graduations. That ruling, which also applies to Louisiana and Mississippi, conflicts with another federal appeals court decision barring student-led graduation prayers in nine Western states.
IRS was asked to audit many tax-exempt groups
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and the White House have triggered audits of hundreds of tax-exempt groups this decade by lodging complaints with the Internal Revenue Service against their political foes.
The referrals range from citizen letters and newspaper articles to personal demands for investigations, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
The White House once referred a constituent complaint about a group that had suggested presidential lawyer Vincent Foster had been murdered. Democratic lawmakers sought investigations of conservatives ranging from the Heritage Foundation to the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
And the Republican chairman of the House committee that writes tax laws sought an audit of a Buddhist temple in California after it was host for a Democratic fund-raiser featuring Vice President Al Gore.
"It is my assumption that the Internal Revenue Service has commenced, or will soon commence, an investigation into these activities," House Ways and Means chairman Bill Archer wrote Oct. 18, 1996, just three weeks before the presidential election.
The IRS says less than 1 percent of the 6,000 to 10,000 audits of tax-exempt groups each year originate with complaints from lawmakers or the White House. The White House forwards about 1,300 constituent letters each year to the IRS ranging from complaints of wrongdoing to obscure tax questions.
The Associated Press
Fowl balls to be reused for fifth year
Overland Park sophomore, said one of the hall's resident assistants told her the turkeys were five years old.
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"I thought that it was disgusting." Herbst said. "I did think it was pretty funny."
had been repeatedly thawed and
refrozen.
She said she thought there would be health, concerns involved with raw meat that
"I wouldn't want to bowl with them," Herbst said. "But I guess it saves money to do it that way."
Jay Carter, Stevens Point, Wis. junior, participated in turkey bowling a couple years ago when he was a resident of the hall.
"As far as I knew, the turkeys had been reused," he said. "I thought it was a great idea for
them to do that."
Carter said he was not bothered by bowling with the old turkeys because they would not be used for food later.
"I liked it," Carter said. "It was hard to control, but it gave you something to do and it went with the Thanksgiving theme."
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's window was damaged between 12:51 and 12:52 a.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The window was valued at $150.
Edited by Chris Hopkins
The event is restricted to Ellsworth residents.
A KU student's VCRs and caller ID box were stolen between 1 and 2.45 a.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of Lowell Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $299.
A KU student's purse was stolen between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:45 a.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of Lowell Street, Lawrence police said. The purse and its contents were
A KU student's bike was stolen between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Saturday from a bike rack near the Art and Design building, the KU Public Safety Office said. The bike was valued at $100.
ON CAMPUS
A KU student's kicker box and Jensen amplifier were stolen from his car between 12:30 a.m. Nov. 8 and 2:45 p.m. Wednesday while it was parked in lot 109 west of Jayhawker Towers, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage and items were estimated at $550.
Concerned, Active and Awareness Students will collect signatures for homelessness and hunger issues and distribute information from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the lobby in the Kansas Union. Call Julia Gilmore or Jennifer McAdam at 864.4073
OAKS, the nontraditional student organization, will have a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Alcove E in the Kansas Union. Call Simmie Berrava at 830-0074.
KU HorrorZontals ultimate frisbee team will practice at 5 p.m. today at Shenk Complex. Call Will Spots at 841-0671.
Overeaters Anonymous will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. today through Friday at Ecumenical Christian Ministries. 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412.
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Low Society will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the English Room in the Kansas Union, Call Michael Lavish at 864-2896.
First Nations' Student Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union, Call Laurie Ramirez at 841-3654.
- Concerned, Active and Aware Students will sponsor a homelessness exhibit at 7 tonight at the SUA Gallery in the Kansas Union. Call Julia Gilmore or Jennifer McAdam at 864-4073.
■ Concerned, Active and Aware Students will have a community banquet at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Julia Gilmore or Jennifer McAdam at 864-4073.
KU Bahai'i Club will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. Call Amanda Boatright at 331-0007.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave, Call Rick Clock at 841-3148.
The KU College Republicans will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Call Tim Burger at 331-3470.
KU Hillel will have a text study at 7:30 tonight at
Hillel House, 940 Mississippi St. Call Seth Weisblatt at 331-4129.
KU Chess Club will meet from 8 to 10 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call David Wang at 312-1070.
OAKS, the nontraditional student organization,
will have a brown bag lunch from 11:45 a.m. to
1:15 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove F in the Kansas
Union, Call Simmie Berrane at 830.0074.
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a University Forum from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. The program will be "Who Should Budge on Social Security?" Call Thad Holcombe at 483-4933.
The department of African and African-American studies will present a lecture called "Women, Democracy and the Military" from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union. Call Pin Thielman at 864-1745.
■ The departments of French, Italian and African and African-American studies will sponsor a lecture called "Arabs and Muslims in France Today" from 4 to 6 p.m. tomorrow at the English Room in the Kansas Union. Call Sarah Seey at 864-4056.
■ Student Senate will have a series of meetings tomorrow at the Kansas Union, University Affairs will meet at 6 p.m. at the Big 12 Room. Multicultural Affairs will meet at 6 p.m. at the International Room. Graduate Affairs will meet at 6 p.m. at Alcove D. Finance Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the pariars. Rights Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the lavahawk Room.
KU Hillel will present a Holocaust survivor speaker at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union, Call Michel Hammer at 843-2822.
The Society of Human Resource Management will meet at 7 p.m. at 119 Summerfield Hall. Call Julie Seigel at 749-7686.
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