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The Inside Front
Tuesday March 30,1999
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Responsibility in drinking characterizes campaign
A doctoral student in psychology will coordinate a campaign to reduce binge drinking at the University of Kansas by publicizing students' responsible behavior.
Jannette Berkley-Patton, a former electrical engineer, has been appointed to the position of full-time project facilitator for a $450,000 grant from the Kansas Health Foundation.
She will develop a campaign based on a program at Northern Illinois University that uses media and advertising to correct false perceptions that a majority of students drink destructively.
Berkley-Patton is studying health promotion and community development at the University. She already has worked as a graduate research associate for other grants financed by the health foundation.
"Jannette is an ideal person for this role based on her knowledge of the University, her previous work with the Kansas Health Foundation and her expertise in health promotions," said Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, associate provost and Berkley-Patton's boss
berkley-Patton graduated from the University in 1987 and worked at Allied Signal Aerospace in Kansas City, Kan., and Alcoa in Dallas before returning to KU in 1993 to pursue graduate degrees in human development.
Earlier this year, KU received one of four grants to state universities for a four-year effort to reduce alcohol abuse. Berkley-Patton's appointment is for the duration of the grant.
— Kristi Reimer
LAWRENCE
Bullet blasts through wall following accidental firing
A 27-year-old Lawrence woman was in a room in her home when a bullet passed through one wall and lodged into the opposite wall at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the 3700 block of Brush Creek Drive, Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department said.
A 31-year-old Lawrence man was playing with his Ruger, 45-calliber semi-automatic pistol when the weapon accidentally discharged into a wall adjoining the two residences. The gun shot did not injure anyone and police did not arrest the man because they determined that the weapon was fired accidentally. Wheeler said.
The woman's husband and brother-in-law were home when the bullet entered the house.
Student is robbed while asleep in her own home
when a burglar entered her apartment and stole her portable stereo and pursue between 1:20 a.m. and 1:42 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of Tennessee Street, Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department said.
A KU student was asleep in her room
The student told police that she thought she heard her front door open but that she did not get up. When she woke up shortly after, she discovered that the items were missing. Police said that the thief entered through an unlocked door because they did not find evidence of forced entry.
The stolen property was valued at $100.
Athletic club partially reopens after fire
the Lawrence Athletic Club, 3201 Mesa Way, reopened at 5 a.m. today. The club has been partially reconstructed after burning in a Feb. 4 fire.
Rick Sells, owner, said that the temporary facility now available to members included a cardio-theater, weight room and pool. He said that he was trying to make arrangements to provide members with off-site aerobics classes.
Club hours are 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8
p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday. For more information, Sells
said that members could visit the LAC
Web site at www.lawrenceacethletic-
club.com or could come by the club.
— Katie Burford
Sells said that he was not sure when the club would be back to its former capacity and that he was waiting for a building permit to begin further construction.
STATE
Gay rights in Kansas focus of Washington fund-raiser
WICHTA — Among gays who have left Kansas for larger cities, there's a joke that goes something like this: they're the state's largest export after wheat.
For untold numbers of gay Kansans, moving to the big city has become a time-worn way of finding a more comfortable home.
David Carlin, 36, the son of former Kansas Gov. John Carlin, left the state to attend Harvard Law School and found opportunities in Washington, D.C., as assistant secretary of agriculture.
"I live in a city where being gay is not considered outside the norm, or at least, it's not treated that way," said Carlin, who now works at a Washington law firm. "We see people here leading very normal lives who happen to be gay. But back home, it's not as easy."
Last month, about 40 gay men with Kansas connections held a fund-raiser in Washington, hoping to make it a little easier for those back home. It was a ground breaking event, of sorts. As far as they know, their effort is unique to Kansas.
NATION
Nichols faces death penalty following murder charge
OKLAHOMA CITY — Terry Nichols, serving a life sentence for his federal conviction as a conspirator in the Oklahoma City bombing, was charged Sunday with first-degree murder in state court and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Nichols, 43, is in prison for the deaths of eight law enforcement officers. District Attorney Bob Macy had long promised to file state charges in the deaths of the 160 other people killed when a truck bomb tore through the nine-story office building.
Macy filed 163 counts against Nichols. In addition to the 160 first-degree murder charges, he accused Nichols of one count of first-degree manslaughter for the death of an unborn child, one count of conspiracy to commit murder and one count of aiding and counseling in the placing of a substance or bomb near a public building,
Nichols was convicted in federal court in Denver on Dec. 23,1997 for conspiring to bomb the building and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of eight federal law enforcement officers killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing.
WORLD
Earthquake topples town, killing 87 in Himalayan hills
BIYASI, India — Hundreds of work crews cleared roads to stranded mountain towns Sunday, and military helicopters evacuated the injured after a powerful earthquake jolted northern India, killing at least 87 people.
The quake, with a magnitude of 6.8 and lasting nearly 40 seconds, was the strongest this century in the earthquake-prone Himalayan foothills, India's seismological department said.
Striking just after midnight, it caught many villagers in their beds, toppling homes, setting off landslides and knocking out electricity in the region.
At least 132 villagers were injured by the earthquake,officials said in Biyasi, a small town on the main mountain road to Nandprayag,the epicenter 190 miles north of New Delhi.
With telephone lines severed, reports of casualties and damage were incomplete nearly a day after the quake. Still, government officials used loudspeakers to caution people not to go back to their damaged houses.
New arts center 'makes sense'
The Associated Press
more of moving their said Mayor Marty Kennedy said that the location on New Hampshire Street made sense for many reasons.
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more parking. Huyser said.
"It is a better parking situation, and it has easier access for the public to get to it," Kennedy said. "And it is more building for our dollars with the additional room that will be available."
the new building will have more preschool classroom space, a dance facility, a writing lab, a ceramics lab and a 270-300 seat performance hall, which Huyser said the current center lacked. "My most optimistic thoughts are that we will be under construction by late this year," Huyzer said. "And then taking 18 to 24 months to complete construction — that's my dream."
Initial cost estimates price the project at $5.8 to $6 million. The new center will be city-owned, with about $3.2 million coming from public funds.
Tonight, the commission will renegotiate its contract with the local architectural firm, Glenn Livingood Penzler, 1001 New Hampshire St., and will tell the firm to proceed with drawings for the new center at the 900 New Hampshire street site. The arts center will take up about three lots on the east side of the block.
The city still will own the Carnegie Library and may decide to expand the building, Kennedy said. As for its future occupants, Kennedy said that office space could fill the building.
ON THE RECORD
— Edited by Darrin Peschka
Three mountain bikes were stolen from a KU student's residence between 4 p.m. Friday and 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the 3500 block of West 10th Terrace, a Lawrence police report said. The bikes were valued at $1,071.
A KU student's ID carrier and Blackbuster video rental card were stolen between 2:20 a.m. Feb.
6 and 2 a.m. Feb. 7 in the 1100 block of Indian Street, a Lawrence police report said. Charges totaling $545.16 were made to the video card.
A KU employee's golf clubs and golf bag were stolen from his residence between 11:40 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Saturday in the 4100 block of Trial Road, a Lawrence police report said. The golf clubs and bag were valued at $640.
A KU professor's car was damaged and mislane- laneous items were stolen between 1:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Barker Court, a Lawrence police report said. The damaged and stolen property was valued at $3,500.
■ A KU student's checkbook was stolen from his car between 6 p.m. March 8 and 6 p.m. March 9 in the 1600 block of Tennessee Street, a
Lawrence police report said. A total of $463.36 in forged checks was written from the account.
Miscellaneous clothing was stolen from a KU student's apartment between 9:30 a.m. March 19 and 4 p.m. March 23 in the 2400 block of West 25th Street, a Lawrence police report said. The clothing was valued at $168.
A first floor window was damaged between 9:30 a.m. and noon Friday at Wescoe Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The window was valued at $1,300.
A Lawrence resident was arrested for suspicion of possessing crack cocaine at 2:07 a.m. Saturday at 15th Street and Engel Road, the KU Public Safety Office said. The man originally was pulled over for a traffic violation.
A KU visitor's car struck another visitor's car at 2:04 a.m. Sunday at 19th and Iowa streets, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damage to the vehicles was minor.
A KU visitor's pickup truck was damaged between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. Friday in Lot 218, near Shenk Complex, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage was estimated at $250.
ON CAMPUS
1 YOU Coition will have information tables from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday at Wescoe Beach and in front of the Kansas Union. Call Korb Maxwell at 749-1899 for more information.
- OAK—Non-Traditional Students Organization will have a brown bag luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Alcove F in the Kansas Union. Call Simmie Berroya at 830-0074 for more information.
Amnesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Kyle Browning at 842-1351 for more information.
Latin American Solidarity will sponsor "The Border and Beyond: An Open Discussion about the Globalization and Immigration on the U.S.-Mexico Border" at 7 tonight at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. Call Megan Hope at 331-2403 for more information.
for more information.
University Christian Fellowship will meet for Bible study and worship at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries. Call Tim Watts at 841-3148
for more information
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship will meet at 7:30 tonight at 3139 Wescae Hall. Call Wendy Brown at 838-2944 for more information.
- The Asian-American Student Union will have a general meeting at 8 tonight at the Multicultural Resource Center. Call Nellie Kim at 864-3576 for more information.
Students for a Free Tibet will meet at 8 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Eric Goodman at 841-4670 for more information.
The Pool Boys and various campus ministries will have an evening of praise and worship music at 9 tonight at 3139 Wesco Hall. Call Mark Fleske at 832-6205 for more information.
**Writer's Roosts, sponsored by Writing Consulting: Student Resources, will be open today at the following times and locations: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burge Union and 4003 Wescoe Hall and from noon to 4 p.m. at 4006 Wescoe Hall. Call 864-2399 for more information.**
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