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The Inside Front
Tuesday November 2,1999
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Kansas attorney general to address KU students
University of Kansas students will be able to talk with the state's most powerful attorney tonight.
Carla Stovall, Kansas attorney general, will speak and answer questions at 7:30 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. The event, which is sponsored by KU College Republicans, is free.
Courtny Gross, College Republicans events chair, said the organization wanted to bring Stovall to campus to encourage interest in state politics.
"Hopefully it will help get that interest in college students out," she said. "We want to show who she is, what she does."
Gross said Stovall would discuss the responsibilities of her office and popular issues, such as gun control. 'I said College.'
Gross also said College Republicans tried to bring important political figures to students whenever possible. She said the group was working to bring U.S. Senator Sam Brownback to KU next semester.
Local bartender victim of attempted blackmail
— Chris Borniaer
A bartender at Jack Flanigan's, 806 W. 24th St., was the victim of an intended blackmail, Lawrence police said.
Police met on Friday with the victim, who said he had received a threatening phone call from Wisconsin. The caller said she was under 21, but he had served her alcohol.
"But for a small amount of money, she would overlook the indiscretion," Set. George Wheeler said.
Wheeler said a report was filed, but that no arrest could be made because a caller in Wisconsin is outside the jurisdiction of Lawrence police.
— Katie Hollar
Four new Slavic minors will be voted on today
The Slavic Language and Literature department would like to expand its influence within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences by passing four new minors at today's College Assembly meeting at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union.
The assembly will vote on the Slavic Cultures in Translation, Russian, Polish and South Slavic minors along with an African and African-American Studies, Communication Studies and Art History minor.
Pam Houston, director of undergraduate services in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said she hoped
the Slavic minors would pass because of the opportunity they would provide.
"Normally a department proposes one minor — not four," she said. "It's interesting because in the literature minor, a student doesn't have to know the language. They can pick up some culture without opposition."
The minors will be voted on by the assembly, which consists of faculty members and students in the college. If the minor does not receive at least a 50 percent agreement from the group, the minor will be sent back to the preliminary level.
Along with the minors, a new Masters program in international studies and curricular changes to nine classes will be voted on at the 4 p.m. meeting.
Amanda Kaschube
NATION
Bush suffers injuries dodging truck on jog
AUSTIN, Texas—Texas Gov. George W. Bush sustained minor bruises to his leg and hip Monday when he dived to avoid a tractor-trailer truck that overtured near his jogging path.
"Gov. Bush was treated at the scene and returned home and is traveling to New Hampshire this afternoon," said Linda Edwards, Bush's press secretary.
Bush, the Republican presidential front-runner, was jogging on the hike-and bike trail around downtown Austin's Town Lake when the truck
overturned on a street alongside the path. He dove to avoid being hit by the oncoming tractor-trailer truck, and Roscoe Hughey, a Texas Department of Public Safety agent who was trailing Bush on bicycle, was hospitalized after being hit by
Busch: Was hit by debris when truck overturned
Bush also was hit by some of the debris when the truck overturned, Austin Police Department representative Sally Muir said. She said authorities weren't immediately certain what the material was.
debris that flew from the vehicle. Edwards said.
Women may be have higher lung cancer risk
"Gov. Bush is in good condition and good spirits and hopes that Agent Hughey has not sustained any serious injuries," Edwards said. "We're not clear what made it lose control, but the truck was out of control."
CHICAGO — Older women who smoke are more than twice as likely to get lung cancer as older men who light up, a study found.
New York City researchers screened 1,000 people who were 60 and older — 459 women and 541 men. Of 29 who had lung cancer, 19 were women and 10 were men. Overall, the risk of lung cancer was 2.3 times higher for women.
One of the researchers, Natasha Bucksee of New York Presbyterian Hospital, said the study was compelling evidence that women have a greater susceptibility to tobacco carcinogens than men.
But other researchers said the explanation could have been that women smoke harder or were less likely than men to have been checked for lung cancer by their doctors.
The lead researcher, Claudia Henschke of Cornell University, said a few recent studies also suggested women smokers ran a higher risk of lung cancer than men. But she said more work was needed to determine the reasons.
"It may turn out that women somehow smoke more of the cigarette than men do," she said.
Lewis Smith, a professor at Northwestern University and specialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine, said there was a question of whether women receive the same quality medical care as men.
U.S. medical research short on needed funds
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former U.S.
Surgeon General C. Everett Koo
says American medicine is the best
in the world but will lose that rank if
more money isn't invested in basic
research.
Koop spoke Saturday at the first gala created to highlight the research mission of the University of Kansas Medical Center, which honored him with its inaugural "Distinguished Service in Health Care" award.
Research gets less than five cents of each dollar spent on health care, Koop said, less than 56 cents per person a day.
The federal government spends $18 billion, or about 19 cents a day on health research, compared with $3.90 a day for social spending and $2.67 a day for defense, Koop said.
The Associated Press
More research money is important, Koop said, because medical advances to predict and prevent disease will relieve suffering and save money in the long run.
Ordinance surprises students
lifestyle to single family zoned areas, there are conflicts."
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Janet Gerstner, Oread Neighborhood Association President, said there were multiple houses in her neighborhood shared by at least five students.
She said the living situation created parking problems for the neighborhood and that there was potential for more noise, more trash and more problems.
Indian Hills neighborhood, where Billen lives, and the Centennial Neighborhood, directly south of campus, had expressed similar concerns.
Gerstner said residents of the
She said her neighborhood would be pushing for more consistent regulation of such rentals in the next six months. She said this may come in the form of requiring landlord licensing.
"There's a chance that if the landlord is violating that code, they're violating others as well, like fire safety codes or electrical wiring," Gerster said.
Gerstner said the situation had been occurring more often as property values continued to increase, and landlords and tenets alike attempted to find better financial deals. She also said students, like Billen, were often unaware that they were in violation.
"There needs to be a real movement to educate students, but I know what the city officials would say: 'Ignorance is no excuse for violating the law,' Gerstner said. "It is a sad situation when students catch it."
ON THE RECORD
- Edited by Matt James
A KU staff member reported Halloween prizes were stolen between 11 p.m. Thursday and 10 p.m. Friday from a public area at Ellsworth Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $126.
A KU staff member reported a false alarm at 2:35 a.m. Saturday on the fifth floor of McCallum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office so
McCollium Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU staff member reported a window was broken at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at Wescoe Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU student's radar detector and speakers were
stolen between 7 p.m. Oct. 26 and 7 p.m. Oct.
27 at the 1800 block of Naisimh Drive,
Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $460
A KU student's money and credit cards were stolen between 1 and 2:30 a.m. Saturday at the 1100 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $20
A KU student's money and credit card were stolen between 1:30 and 3 a.m. Friday at the 1100 block of Kentucky Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $24.
ON CAMPUS
KU Hillel will meet to hear Belaynesh Zevadia at 7 p.m. today at the Kansas Union. Call Sara Rubin at 331-2516.
The Murphy Hall Music Library will have a sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at 448 Murphy.
Call 864-8921.
- OAKS, the non-traditional students organization,
will have a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m., today at Alcove E in the Kansas Union.
Cell Simmie Berrava at B30.0074.
- KU Horrorzontals ultimate frisbee team will practice at 5 p.m. today at Shenk Complex. Call Will Spoots at 841-0671.
- Student Alumni Association will meet at 7 tonight
  the Admn. Alumni Center, Room 864.9729.
First Nations Student Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union. Call Laurie Ramirez at 841-3654.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave, Call Rick Clock at 841-3148.
■ KU Baha'i Club will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. Call Amanda Boatright at 331-0007.
KU College Republicans will meet to hear Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall at 7:30 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Call Tim Burger at 331-3470.
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KU Chess Club will meet from 8 to 10 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. David Wang at 312-1070.
KU College Republicans, Headquarters and Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a display of the "Survivor's Quilt" to promote suicide awareness at the lobby in the Kansas Union.
OAKS, the non-traditional students 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 Berravay at 830-0074.
Anschutz Library will have a sale from noon to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the second floor of the library. Call 864-8921.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a University Forum from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. The program will be "The Myths, Lies and Truths About Suicide." Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
Student Senate will have a series of meetings today in the Kansas Union. Multicultural Affairs will meet at 6 p.m. at the Pine Room. University Affairs will meet at 6 p.m. at the Kansas Room. Graduate Affairs will meet at 6 p.m. at the International Room. Finance Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the parlor. Rights Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Alderson Auditorium.
■ KU Hillel will meet for a tour of Lawrence at 6.30 p.m. tomorrow at Henry T's, 3520 W. Sixth St. Call Terli Levich at 840-9221.
- Society of Human Resource Management will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at room 119 in Summerfield Hall, Call Julie Seigel at 749-7686
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