2A
The Inside Front
Wednesday February 10, 1999
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Speech calls for society to help African Americans
Nation of Islam Minister David Muhammad opened Black History Month with a keynote address last night to an audience of 18 people.
"All I bring is truth," Muhammad said.
"I'm all armed with information."
Muhammad said he would speak
Muhammad; Talked aboutAfrican-America leadership
In his talk, however, Muhammad concentrated on the history of spiritual African-American leadership in the figure of Elijah Muhammad, the late Nation of Islam leader. Muhammad said
Elijah knew that African-American people once had the power to build civilizations.
about the history of economic, social and spiritual African-American leadership.
But 400 years of slavery and servitude had stripped the African Americans of that power. David Muhammad said,
He said that society had not realized that if African Americans wanted to improve their conditions, they needed society's help.
Police arrest suspect in Friday bank robbery
"But there are things that the lack of understanding robs us as a people, and we look down on another group of people and think they are inferior," Muhammad said.
Dan Curry
A Lawrence man was arrested yesterday afternoon in connection with a robbery Friday at the First State Bank & Trust, 609 Vermont St., Lt. David Cobb of the Lawrence Police Department said.
The man reportedly was unarmed and wearing a ski mask when he walked into the bank and demanded cash.
The man was arrested in 400 block of North Street. He also was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, Cobb said.
drug dealers busted at Jayhawk Motel room
Two men were arrested early Monday for selling crack cocaine out of a room at the Jayhawk Motel, 1004 N. Third St., said Kenneth Massey, Douglas County undersheriff.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit had been watching the men for four days. The men stayed at the Jayhawk Motel for two days before their arrest.
The unit obtained a search warrant after an undercover officer purchased drugs from the men.
Three drivers collide after car runs red light
A three car crash occurred at 12:33 p.m. yesterday at Harvard Road and Iowa Street after a car ran a red light, said Sgt. George T. Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
A woman driving a Honda Accord south on Iowa Street collided with a woman in a Dodge Sprint that was heading west on Harvard Road. The Honda then struck a women in a Hyundai Sonata who was waiting to make a left turn, police said.
All three drivers were treated for minor injuries.
Burned club could offer some service by March
Lawrence Athletic Club, 3201 Mesa Way, which was destroyed by a fire Thursday, could be reopened partially for service within a month, owner Richard Sells said.
Sells said it was possible that the pool and a room with free weights and cardio equipment could be available to members as soon as city officials gave their approval and the new equip ment arrived.
Sells said he would not bill members while the club was closed. Members who already have paid will retain the time they had left on their membership as of Feb. 5.
"If everything goes as planned, the entire club could possibly be open as soon as June 1," he said.
Sells said membership information was not lost in the fire because he kept a backup of the club's computer system at home.
For members who will leave town before the club reopens, he said he would do what he could to refund their money. He said these people should send a letter explaining their situation to 213 Glenview Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049.
Rich Barr, fire marshal with the Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical Department, said the cause of the fire had not been determined.
Katie Burford
A $1.2 million donation to benefit orthopedic research at the University of Kansas Medical Center was announced yesterday.
Marc Asher, a KU professor of orthopedics, donated the gift, which will help support the existing Marc A. Asher Orthopedic Research Endowment Fund. Asher founded the fund in
KU Medical Center receives $1.2 million
1991. The fund is intended to help support research and advancements in orthopedics, said John Scarffe of the KU Endowment Association, which will administer the donation.
Asher is a 1962 graduate of the KU School of Medicine.
T. J. Johnson
Senate begins debate about Clinton's future
NATION
WASHINGTON — The Senate shut its doors yesterday to debate its verdict on the impeachment of President Bill Clinton
One Republican said the outcome was so evident that a bipartisan acquittal was possible by the end of the week for the second president in history to be put on trial for his 'ob.
After a month and a day spent listening in silence to opposing legal arguments, senators began their private deliberations in midafternoon yesterday in a Senate chamber cleared of House prosecutors, presidential lawyers and gallery spectators.
Clinton stands accused of perjury and obstruction of justice in his efforts to conceal his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Senators spoke from a lectern in the well of the Senate as the deliberations unfolded, according to congressional officials.
Under Senate rules, lawmakers may deliberate for up to 25 hours, with 15 minutes allotted to each senator to speak.
Republicans question education proposal
WASHINGTON — President Bill Clinton's idea for cutting federal funds for those schools that don't set and meet standards for their students and teachers is raising charges that he would have Washington intrude into state and local affairs.
Along with shoring up Social Security, Clinton's education proposals are key to the administration's plans to reassert itself when the impeachment process has run its course. But some Republicans already are criticizing his approach to school accountability.
Republican National Committee spokesman Mike Collins said the administration was threatening to use education money as a cadgel so that Clinton could be the superintendent of schools for the United States.
Administration officials, sensitive to such attacks, insist that they are willing to let the schools decide how to end such practices as social promotion and improve teacher qualifications.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student was arrested for drinking underage and for possession of a fake ID at 4:50 p.m. Jan. 31 in the 1800 block of Alabama Street, a Lawrence Police report said.
The Associated Press
A KU student's car was damaged between 2 and 2:45 p.m. Monday in the 1400 block of West Seventh Street, a Lawrence Police report said. The damage was estimated at $500.
A KU student's checkbook and credit card were stolen from her home between 1:30 and 2 a.m. Monday in the 1300 block of Ohio Street, a Lawrence Police report said. The checks were valued at $5.
A KU student hit a parked minivan belonging to KANU radio station at 11 p.m. Monday in Lot 2, west of Budig Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. Minor damage was done to the cars.
ON CAMPUS
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a volunteer and intern placement fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Thursday at the ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave.
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., will have a bone marrow drive from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Kansas Union.
- OAKS - Non-Traditional Students Organization will sponsor a brown bag luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. today at Alcove A in the Kansas Union.
University Forum will present a lecture called "A Primer on Cosmology: Where Do We Come From? Why Do We Hide the Truth From Our Children?" from noon to 1 p.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
African Studies and the Langston Hughes Centers will present a lecture called "W. E. B. Du Bois and Pan-Africanism Revisited" from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. today at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union.
The Center for Russian Studies and East European Studies will present a lecture called "The Russian Electorate in the Next Elections" at 4 p.m. today at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
The Student Union Activities Recreation Committee will meet at 6 p.m. today in the Kansas Union.
KU Gamers and Roleplayers will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union.
The Kansas Sailing Club will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union.
■ Writer's Roosts will be open today from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Burge Union; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4003 Wescoe Hall; from noon to 4 p.m. at 4006 Wescoe Hall; and from 1 to 4 p.m. at Alcove C in the Kansas Union.
Union garage may not offer student spots
Continued from page 1A
Orok said the University wanted to provide maximum service to the student population but that the garage would have to be based on multiple types of use like the garage by Allen Fieldhouse.
"With only about 800 spaces, we're not going to take care of the total demand," Oroke said. "But in combination with the art museum lots, it will certainly ease the burden considerably."
Kevin Yoder, student body president, said he would soon present a resolution to Senate requesting that one-third to one-half of the estimated 818 parking spots in the garage be allotted for student permit use.
"Our goal is to get student spaces in the garage that are not already slated to be there," he said.
Yoder said he wanted students to have access to at least 80 percent of the garage, either through permit or meter.
Glenn Prescott, Parking Board chairman, said the garage should serve the entire University and not be dominated by any specific group but that students should get spaces.
"The sentiment of the Parking Board is that there is going to be a fair allotment to faculty and students," he said.
Luke Pfannenstiel, All Scholarship Hall Council senator, said he was not sure how cooperative the University would be in giving students spaces in the garage.
"Personally, I think the garage should be mostly student spaces," he said.
George Butler and Associates, an architectural firm based in Lenexa, will submit its designs for the garage to the University March 4.
After reviewing them, the University will send the designs to the state printer by March 25. The University plans to secure a bid for the project by April 15.
ET CETERA
The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall.
The University Daily Kansas (ISSN 0746.4962) is published at the University of Kansas, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, KC 60454, daily during the regular school year, excluding Saturday, Sunday, holidays and finals periods, and Wednesday during the summer session. Periodical
postage is paid in Lawrence,
Kan. 66044. Annual subscriptions
by mail are $120. Student
subscriptions of $2.33 are paid
through the student activity fee.
The Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. When information is submitted, the event's sponsor, name and phone number must be on the form, which is available in the On Campus mailbox in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of
Postmaster: Send address changes to the University Daily Kanson, 119 Stouffer Flint Hall, Lawrence, Kan. 60645.
the desired publication date. Forms can also be filled out online at www.kansan.com/services/oncampus — these requests will appear on the UDKi as well as the Kansan. On Campus is printed on a space-available basis. On Campus is a free service provided by the Kansan to the University community.
SURNIHIN SENATE
Tickets on sale at the Lied Center Office Box (785) 864 ATS or call ticketmaster
at (785) 234-4545 or (81) 923-3300. www.ukans.edu/~lied
NEED A GIFT FOR YOUR VALENTINE?
Come make a Valentine's card for free, buy a flower, balloon, personalized cookie or stuffed animal at our Open House this Friday!
WILD AT HEART
VALENTINE'S DAY OPEN HOUSE
KANSAS UNION LOBBY • FRIDAY, FEB. 12, 1999
10 AM - 2 PM
Bloom Bath & Body Co.
Valentine's Day Bath and Body Gift Baskets
704 Massachusetts
30% off
749-7321
Any Basket! with $25 purchase
be creative and build your own gift this year