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The Inside Front
Tuesday February 23,1999
News
from campus, the state. the nation and the world
Proposed funding increase would benefit KU veterans
A bill which would increase funding to the GI Bill and other veteran's benefits is being discussed in the U.S. Senate.
The bill was presented yesterday and will be amended today.
If passed, it would allow four-year vet erans of the military to attend any school in the country at the government's expense.
Veterans also could buy a home without a down payment, would receive a retirement plan and would receive subsidized health care.
The changes would cost about $3 billion during five years.
The adjusted GI Bill, which would fully finance college for veterans for the first time since the aftermath of World War II, would affect half of the University of Kansas' 300 student veterans.
Mock trial team qualifies for national tournament
The University of Kansas mock trial team, which has existed for two years qualified for the national tournament for the second-consecutive year last weekend.
KU placed third in its region. Other qualifiers were Drake University, Washburn University and the University of South Dakota.
Two individuals with the team also garnered recognition. Natalie Vorak, Wichita freshman, was selected as best witness and Tara Kelly, Overland Park sophomore, was selected as best attorney.
Kelly said that she liked the team's chances at nationals, even though she said the team didn't place last year.
"I actually think we'll do really well," she said. "We work really well as a team."
-Chris Hopkins
Minority Office to search for new staff members
The Office of Minority Affairs is short one staff member and will be short two before summer.
Williams said that the new post was a step up for him.
Julius Williams, former assistant director of minority affairs, began his new position yesterday as executive director of the Kansas African-American Advisory Commission.
"I'll be reporting to the secretary of the department of human resources and the seven commissioners that make up advisory commission for the state of Kansas," he said.
Williams said his salary also would be higher at his new job.
Sherwool Thompson, director of the office of minority affairs, also will take a new position this summer with the University of Georgia as the director of of minority services and programs.
Thompson was on vacation yesterday and was unavailable for comment.
Williams said that his departure from the Office of Minority Affairs and Thompson's decision to accept University of Georgia position were unrelated.
James Kitchen, dean of students, said that they would begin a search for a new director after the paperwork had been finished regarding Thompson's departure.
Kitchen also said that a search had not yet begun for candidates to replace Williams.
BSU grabs major awards during Big 12 conference
KU's Black Student Union brought home several awards from the Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government in Boulder, Colo., during the weekend.
Dion Jones, BSU president, won the Nelson Mandela Award, an award given to the most outstanding student member of the Big 12 BSUs.
KU also won the most-improved BSU award, and Jermee Jones, Topeka sophomore, was elected financial advisor to the Big 12 executive council, the body which governs the Black Student Unions throughout the Big 12.
Dan Curry
Student lands in jail after showing police false I.D.
A KU student was arrested after he gave police a fake identification card at 12:34 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of West Hills apartment complex, 1012 Emery Road, said Sgt. George T. Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
Police were originally dispatched to the 1000 block of Emery Road on a report that a person was in the West Hills parking lot kicking cars, Wheeler said.
An officer arrived and asked the student for identification. The officer arrested the 20-year-old man when he discovered the identification card he gave him was false. Wheeler said.
The student was released at 6:25 a.m. Sunday on $250 bond.
Two men connected to late-night car burglaries
Two men, including one Lawrence resident, were arrested in connection with four car burglaries that happened around midnight Sunday in the parking lot of Eddingham Place, 1501 Eddingham Drive, said Sgt. George T. Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
Another broken car window was discovered in the Cottonwood parking lot, bringing the total of burglarized vehicles to five.
Residents of the apartment complex described to police the car the suspects were driving. An hour later, an officer was passing by the parking lot of Cottonwood Incorporated, 2801 West 31st St., when he saw two men with a flashlight in a blue Chevy Cavalier matching the description of the burglars' vehicle, Wheeler said.
Investigation produces embezzlement suspect
The investigation of funds embezzled from the Office of the Comptroller, 20 Carruth O'Leary Hall, between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Jan 27, led police to a single suspect, said Maj. Chris J. Keary of the KU Public Safety Office.
Keay said the person implicated in the stolen $634,848 in cash was an employee who no longer worked in the office at the time the theft was discovered.
Findings from the investigation were sent to the Douglas County District Attorney's Office. The district attorney will determine what charges to file in the case.
The money was embezzled from deposits that the Comptroller's Office was making for various departments on campus, Keary said.
NATION
— Katie Burford
Family planning clinic receives anthrax threat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — People at a Planned Parenthood clinic stripped to their underwear to be decontaminated Monday after a letter was received threatening anthrax contamination.
A letter with a Kentucky postmark arrived in the mail at the midtown clinic. The envelope contained a substance and a letter threatening contamination, said FBI spokeswoman Bridgett Patton.
Twenty-four people, including seven firefighters who responded to a call shortly after 9 a.m., went through the decontamination process in which they were washed with soap and bleach.
The FBI was arranging to have a test kit flown in from its headquarters in Quantico, Va., to determine if the substance was anthrax, which can cause flu-like symptoms in humans if it is inhaled. It can be fatal if not treated early enough with antibiotics.
The clinic has been the target of regular protests by those opposed to abortion. Protesters frequently appear on Saturday mornings to shout their message through bullhorns and attempt to discourage women from entering the clinic.
Similar letters were sent to clinics throughout the country last week. At least 14 letters claiming to contain anthrax were mailed to abortion and Planned Parenthood centers across the nation and were postmarked in Lexington, Ky., a Louisville postal inspector said.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence at 3:55 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of 11th and Mississippi streets, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student was released at 2:27 p.m. on $500 bond.
-The Associated Press
A KU student's checkbook was stolen between Jan.
10 and Feb. 19 in the 900 block of East 23rd Street, a
Lawrence police report said. Forged checks totaling
$720.06 were written using the student's account.
A **U K student's** checkbook was stolen between 8 a.m. and noon Jan. 31 where on the UK campus, a Lawrence police report said. Forged checks totaling $449.30 were written to the student's account.
A skateboard was stolen from a KU student's car between 9:30 p.m. p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Indiana Street, a Lawrence police report said. The skateboard was valued at $120.
A KU student's coat and wallet were stolen between 9 p.m. Thursday and midnight Friday in room 105 of Stauffer-Flint Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stolen property was valued at $124.
A KU student's car was intentionally damaged between 11:15 p.m. and 11:20 p.m. in Lot 2, west of Budig Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage was estimated at $200.
Today:IN HISTORY
1836 . The siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
1847 - U.S. troops under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican General Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico.
1861 - President-elect Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take office, an assassination plot having been failed in Baltimore.
1954 - The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh.
1965 - Stan Laurel, the "skinny" half of the Laurel and Hardy team, died in Santa Monica, Calif.
1997 - Scientists in Scotland announced they had succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly."
1997 . Forty-two people were killed and some 2,600 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed by tornadoes in central Florida.
Classes held despite strong KU student opposition
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to attend, including one whose car was in the ditch.
"Most of us are pretty reasonable," she said.
She said she thought instructors would be understanding about transportation difficulties.
Tom Orzulak, Lawrence street division manager, said that because the snow fell hard and fast roads became slick quickly. Although city crews were prepared for the storm, traffic congestion slowed workers down.
Poor road conditions caused several accidents in Lawrence and on campus.
A fire truck responding to an accident call was heading east on W. Ninth Street near Avalon Road when the truck began to slide and hit a beer truck that was crossways in the road, said Jim McSnow of the Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical Department.
Four cars, which were unable to stop on the icy hill, hit the fire truck, McSwain said. There were no injuries in the pileup. McSwain said he was still waiting on details about the wreck.
Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said that seven car accidents on campus occurred but that there were no injuries.
Another inch of snow was forecast for last night, but snow was expected to stop early this morning, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
Edited by Jodi Smith
ON CAMPUS
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have an information table about Alternative Spring Break to New Mexico from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Kansan Union.
OAKS—Non-Traditional Students Organization will have a brown bag luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Alceve F in the Kansas Union.
The Elections Commission will have a candidate workshop at 5:50 p.m. today at 3140 Wescoe Hall. All students running for Student Senate must attend one of the three candidate workshops.
Ammestey International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union.
The Asian American Student Union will meet at 8 onight at the Multicultural Resource Center.
University Christian Fellowship will meet for Bible study and worship at 7 tonight at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building.
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship will meet at 7:30 on March 13 3139 Wescoto Hall.
Students for a Free Tibet will meet at 8 tonight at the Multicultural Resource Center.
The Pool Boys and various campus ministries will meet at 9 tonight at 3139 Wescoe Hall for an evening of praise and worship music.
■ 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 Sunflower Room in the Burge Union and 4003 Wescoe Hall; noon to 4 p.m. at 4006 Wescoe Hall; 1 to 4 p.m. at Alcove C in the Kansas Union.
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