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The Inside Front
Thursday April 29,1999
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Police arrest KU student for masturbating gesture
A 19-year-old KU student was arrested after a KU Public Safety officer saw him pull down his boxer shorts and make a masturbating gesture at 2 a.m. yesterday in the 1200 block of West Campus Road, said a KU Public Safety Office report.
The officer was driving down the road when he saw a group of males wearing boxers short. When one of the them saw the officer, he pulled down his boxers, grabbed his penis and stroked it "in a masturbating style," the report said.
The student then attempted to flee but was tackled by the officer. Upon retrieving the student's clothes, the officer discovered a false identification card in the student's pocket.
Student causes car wreck; KU employee is injured
A facilities operations employee was treated for minor injuries after a car wreck involving his vehicle and a KU student's car at 8:45 a.m. at 15th Street and Coventry Manor, said Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office.
The student changed lanes in front of the employee's truck just before the vehicles collided, Bailey said.
The vehicles were towed from the scene The student was ticketed for improper lane change and inattentive driving.
LAWRENCE
Lawyer accuses woman of blackmail attempt
A Merriam woman was arrested at 2:23 p.m. Tuesday after an Douglas County assistant district attorney reported to police that the woman had tried to blackmail him, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
Wheeler said that police had recorded conversations of the woman telling the attorney that she would lie and tell police that he had purchased drugs from a friend of hers if he did not drop a charge of operating under the influence against her.
The woman was released from jail at 3:06 p.m. after posting bond.
Katie Burford
NATION
House limits President's authority to send troops
WASHINGTON — In a challenge to President Clinton concerning Kosovo, a divided House voted yesterday to limit his authority to use ground forces in
Yugoslavia despite Clinton's appeal for the nation to speak "with a single voice."
The Republican-sponsored measure, approved 249 to 180, would require Clinton to obtain congressional approval before sending "ground elements to Kosovo or other parts of Yugoslavia. Clinton told lawmakers he still considers a ground campaign unnecessary — but promised to seek congressional approval if he changes his mind.
Clinton: Congress limited his ability to use ground troops
Even as Congress
debated limiting the war, the Pentagon announced the Air Force had alerted B-52 crews in the United States to be prepared for the possible deployment of 10 additional bombers to Europe to join the NATO air campaign.
The bombers would be among nearly 300 additional aircraft — mostly fighters, refuelers and other support planes
that NATO commanders have requested to accelerate the bombing of Yugoslavia.
Three students cleared in Columbine shooting
GOLDEN, Colo. — Three teenagers detained outside Columbine High School during last week's massacre have been cleared as suspects in the investigation, a sheriff's spokesman said today.
Investigators also said that the 18-year-old girlfriend of one of the gunmen bought three of the weapons used in the April 20 attack that left 15 dead. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Davis said the young woman bought two shotguns and a semiautomatic rifle.
On Tuesday, Sheriff John Stone told The Associated Press that the three young men who were taken into custody in combat fatigues were "subjects of our investigation." Davis said today, however, that they have been questioned at least twice and are not considered suspects.
Meanwhile, a Marine Corps spokesman said today that 18-year-old gunman Eric Harris had tried to enlist but was told by a recruiter visiting his home on April 15 that he had been rejected.
He said that Stone had outdated information when he made his comments to the AP.
"He was disqualified for a medical reason," 1st Lt. Jeff Sammons said from Quantic, Va.
Harris, who had been contacted by the Marines in a routine recruiting call, had failed to disclose that medical factor during a telephone screening April 2 and a face-to-face interview April 5. Sammons said.
However, Harris' parents told the recruiter about the medical situation, he said.
The Marines refused to discuss the medical reason, but a Harris family friend, Victor Good, told The New York Times that the teen had been taking psychiatric medication — a potentially disqualifying factor — and seeing a psychiatrist.
Government to sell food to terrorist countries
WASHINGTON — The Clinton administration opened the way yesterday for the sale of food and medical items to three countries listed as terrorist states — Iran, Libya and Sudan — arguing that economic sanctions often do more harm than good.
"Sales of food, medicine and other humanitarian necessities do not generally enhance a nation's military capacity or support terrorism," Under Secretary of State Stuart Eizenstat told reporters. "On the contrary, funds spent on agricultural commodities and products are not available for other, less desirable uses."
"Our purpose in applying sanctions is to influence the behavior of regimes, not to deny people their basic humanitarian needs," he said.
Barring such sales usually fails to hurt targeted regimes while depriving American companies of export opportunities, officials said.
Under the changed approach, humanitarian items will be exempted from future sanctions. Yesterday's announcement will not affect Iraq, North Korea and Cuba, all sanctioned countries to which sales of certain items are already permitted.
U. S. officials said it was unclear whether the changed policy meant a pending Iranian request for more than $500 million worth of American grain and sugar will be approved. A number of farm state senators and House members have been seeking approval of the request.
ON THE RECORD
A KU public safety officer was dispatched at 2:30 p.m. to Watkins Memorial Health Center on a report that they had received a suspicious letter. The letter was from a student who had been enrolled in 1967. The letter stated, "Please do not mix my seed in serum." The former student wrote that Watkins staff could expect to hear from him on his birthday, Jan. 31, 2000. Watkins does not keep records longer than 10 years and did not have any information on the man.
The Associated Press
A KU student's stereo was stolen between 10:30 a.m. dec. 10, 1998 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 from the sixth floor of Jayhawker Towers, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stereo was valued at $200
Two KU students were cited for possession of false drivers' licenses at 1:40 a.m. Saturday on the seventh floor of Templin Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A pizza delivery person was examined by medical personnel after he drove over a curb and hit a fence at 11:30 p.m. Monday at 13th Street and Oread Avenue, the KU Public Safety Office said. The wreck occurred because the student had a seizure, the report said. The student was not transported to the hospital and damage to both the car and fence was minor.
ON CAMPUS
KU Environs and Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a vegetarian luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at ECM. Call 841-8033 for more information.
Amnesty International will meet for letter writing at 7 tonight at the Glass Onion, 624 W.12th St.Call Kyle Browning at 842-1351 for more information.
The African and African-American Studies Department will sponsor the lecture "A Great Man Has Fallen: Booker T. Washington's Memory as Reflected in Letters of Solace to His Survivors," at 7:30 tonight at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Professor Kenneth Hamilton, Langston Hughes Visiting Professor, will give the annual Langston Hughes Lecture. Call Carol Prentice at 864-4904 for more information.
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. Call Lindsey Chalfant at 864-1562 for more information.
Queers and Allies will show "Out of the Past," a documentary film about the lives of homosexuals throughout history, at 7:30 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Call Lisa Braun at B40-0565 or B64-3091 for more information.
Writer's Roosts, sponsored by Writing Consulting: Student Resources, will be open today at the following times and locations: from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union and 4003 Wescoe Hall, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Alcove C in the Kansas Union, and from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Multicultural Resource Center. Call 864-2399 for more information.
Yoder, Kaiser lament lost opportunities
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Yoder said he had tried to avoid falling vic tim to partisan politics.
favorite part, he said, was being falsely accused of working on certain projects, such as the recreation center, for motivations other than the interests of the student body.
Like Yoder, Kaiser said the recreation center proposal was his biggest accomplishment. Kaiser said some of the goals he had not accomplished had been pipe dreams or projects that couldn't have been completed in just one year.
"I tried to look at people for what they thought, not who they were, and not question their motives," he said. "Sometimes I fell below the fray. I wish I hadn't, but the very nature of Senate is politics."
Kaiser said he had made an effort to stay out of partisan politics, and he had become more tolerant after serving as student body vice president.
"I have pretty strong values, and sometimes I don't stand in other people's shoes," he said. "A lesson that I've learned is that tolerance is the ability to keep strong values on a short leash."
Partha Mazumdar, graduate senator, said that Yoder and Kaiser had not accomplished anything they had promised during their campaign last spring, such as online enrollment, restriping campus parking lots, sending fee increases to student body referendums and a campus safety program.
"They make easy promises to get elected," Mazumdar said. "It's hard to work on nonglamorous issues like a domestic partner policy or fall break. Fair is fair, they did this recreation center thing, but that isn't something they ran on or promised."
Mazumdar said that Yoder and Kaiser had been very partisan, and that this was evidenced by their attitudes toward members of both coalitions.
Julie Numrich, outgoing Senate executive chair, said Yoder and Kaiser had tried to avoid personal attacks and had stuck to doing their jobs.
"I'm very proud of both of them and proud to be on their executive staff," she said. "It was a more respectful environment than last year."
David Ambler, vice chancellor of student affairs and adviser to the student body president, said that Yoder and Kaiser had been very effective administrators.
"I think you evaluate leaders not on what they get through Senate or a referendum, but their ability to represent the interests of students in the University community and with the University administration," he said. "And Kevin would get high marks from me on that ability."
Jim Kitchen, dean of students and adviser to the student body vice president, said that he didn't think Yoder and Kaiser had accomplished all of their goals and that next year's Senate needed to work on many of their issues. But, he said, the year was very successful.
— Edited by Kelli Raybern
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Academic Computing Services presents: FREE COMPUTER TRAINING for the KU Community
May 6-11,1999
All ACS classes are FREE to KU students, staff, and faculty but don't require registration UNLESS otherwise noted.
Register at acwschool@ukans.edu or 864-0494. Some classes are $75 for non-KU as noted. The complete ACS class schedule is at www.cc.ukans.edu/~acs/training or in Driver's Ed for the Information Superhighway available at the Computer Center. Training questions to training@ukans.edu or 864-0494.
All labs, including classrooms in 202A & B Computer Center and 10 Budig Hall, will be open to student use through finals.
Lunch & Learn
Unraveling LDAP: This program explains the concepts behind Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), and examines its architecture, use, and benefits.
Thursday, May 6, Neon to 1 p.m., Computer Center Auditorium
Windows NT Backup and Recovery: This program provides practical advice on protecting NT systems from disaster and critical techniques that can minimize the damage if the worst happens.
Tuesday, May 11. Noon to 1 p.m. Computer Center Auditorium