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The Inside Front
Friday February 5,1999
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
SUA Recreation Day to take place tomorrow
Student Union Activities will be sponsoring an annual Recreation Day tomorrow at the Kansas Union.
Students who want to compete in College Bowl must sign up at the SUA box office by 5 p.m. today. The entry fee is $25 per each team of four students.
The other event will be a double elimination bowling and billiards tournament at 9 a.m. at the Jaybowl in the Union. The entry fee is $5 and students can sign up Saturday.
College Bowl, a double elimination knowledge test with faculty mediators, will begin at 8 a.m. at rooms throughout the Union.
Winners in both tournaments will advance to regional competitions.
In the bowling and billiards tournament, SUA will award the winners trophies and will pay their accommodations and entry fees to the regional competition.
Howard Lubliner, SUA recreation coordinator, said that College Bowl provided students with recreational activities other than intermural sports.
— Nadia Mustafa
Hunger fast to protest against Peltier arrest
A national protest tomorrow will mark the 23rd anniversary of Leonard Pelitter's arrest.
Pettier, an American Indian Movement activist, was arrested Feb. 6, 1976 in Canada in connection to a shootout that left two FBI agents and a Native American dead.
Lawrence members of the Leonard Pelitzer Defense Committee will sponsor a local hunger fast at noon tomorrow at Ninth and Massachusetts streets.
His case has been appealed several times without success.
Peltier was convicted of first degree murder of the federal agents, though the decision has been challenged ever since, said Gina Chiala, staff member at the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.
A petition for Executive Clemency has been pending for five years.
"I don't think that he did it," said Raven Heavy Runner, Browning, Mont., senior and president of the First Nations Student Association. "I think justice will be served if he is released" Heavy Runner and Michael Yellow Bird, assistant professor of social welfare, will read excerpts from Peltier's unreleased book at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Java Break, 1.7 E Seventh St.
Dan Curry
Pettier wrote his book, "My Life is My Sundance," while in prison.
Former student donates money for scholarships
A retired teacher and her father donated $48,300 to the University of
Kansas to create scholarships for students in the School of Education, said Karen Gallagher, dean of the school.
Sylvia Mahon Aligier of Richardson, Texas, graduated from the University in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. The gift of securities to the KU Endowment Association honors her father, Harry G. Mahon, who attended graduate school at the University.
The gift will be administered by the KU Endowment Association.
Acoustic duo to perform winter 'Tunes at Noon'
Student Union Activities will sponsor a free musical event at noon today at the Kansas Union.
The Farm Couple, an acoustical duo from Oklahoma will perform at the traditions area on the fourth floor of the Union as part of the SUA "Tunes at Noun" series.
"The 'Tunes at Noon' musical performances are usually during warmer weather and are held outside," said Matt Dunehoo, SUA live music coordinator. "But because this is an acoustical group, they can perform inside."
Musical groups interested in playing for the "Tunes at Noon" series should contact Matt Dunehoo at 864-3477.
- Tiffany Seeman
LAWRENCE
Youths caught stealing from Checkers Foods
Two juveniles were caught shoplifting about 1:05 p.m. Monday at Checkers Foods, 2300 Louisiana St., a Lawrence Police report said.
The two allegedly stole Visine eye drops and Zig-Zag rolling papers, the report said.
No arrests were made.
NATION
People magazine story upsets Clinton family
WASHINGTON — President Clinton and his wife said they were profoundly sadened by People magazine's decision to do a cover story on their daughter Chelsea
"For over six years, the media has understood and respected the unique situation facing Chelsea as she grows up in the spotlight focused on her parents," the Clintons said Wednesday in a prepared statement. "We have been very grateful for the media's restraint in
allowing Chelsea the privacy that any young person needs and deserves."
The Clintons said *People* chose to run the story despite personal appeals with respect to her privacy and her security from her parents."
Clinton: Will be featured in a cover story in People.
The magazine will hit the street today with a cover photo of Chelsea with her mother and the headline: "Hillary & Chelsea — Grace Under Fire."
Senate nearing vote in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — The Senate moved yesterday to bring President Clinton's impeachment trial to a prompt conclusion, rejecting a last-ditch request by House prosecutors to summon Monica Lewinsky for live testimony. Republicans also shrank from a plan to declare the president guilty without ousting him from office.
With 25 Republicans holding Democrats, the Senate rejected 70-30 the prosecutors' request to issue a subpoena requiring Lewinsky to testify in the well of the Senate.
With support from several Democrats, however, Senate Republicans approved the House prosecutors' request to show at the trial this weekend all or portions of the videotaped depositions of Lewinsky, presidential friend Vernon Jordan and White House adviser Sidney Blumenthal.
Majority Leader Trent Lott yesterday said the Senate was on track for a final vote on the two articles of impeachment by Feb. 1,2, or perhaps a day earlier.
WORLD
Pluto remains a planet after scientists' ruling
PARIS — it's official: Pluto is still a planet, and more mortals won't change that anytime soon.
The ruling by the world's leading astronomical organization came amid a brewing cosmic storm among scientists and stargazers afraid the smallest planet in the solar system was being demoted.
News reports had said Pluto was to be demoted to a Minor Planet, or — worse — a Trans-Neptunian Object.
That simply isn't so, the International Astronomical Union said yesterday.
In fact, discussions have been under way on creating a potential numbering system for Trans-Neptunian Objects and giving Pluto a number, too.
The IAU attributed the false reports of Pluto's demise to incomplete or misleading information about how the IAU works.
A KU student's car was damaged between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in the 900 block of Emery Road, Lawrence police said. Damage to the car was estimated at $1,500.
These objects, which are beyond Neptune in the outer solar system, have some similarities to Pluto, including the type of orbit and possibly other properties, the IAU said. Including Pluto in a cataloging system would help the study of such objects.
ON THE RECORD
Scientists and stargazers were aghast at the notion of toying with Pluto's celestial prestige.
- Henry T's Bar & Grill, 3520 W. Sixth St., was cited at 2:23 a.m. yesterday for serving alcohol after hours, Lawrence police said.
The Associated Press
■ Windows on the south side of the East Lawrence Center, 1245 E. 15th St., were shot by a BB or pellet gun between 6 p.m. and 10:45 a.m. Jan. 30, Lawrence police said. Damage to the windows was estimated at $1,750.
The purse of a KU employee was stolen between 8:30 and 10 a.m. Wednesday from Room 100 in the Parrot Center, the KU Public Safety Office said. The purse and its contents were valued at $131.
ON CAMPUS
Fisherman's Wharf Ministries will present Waffr Coffeehouse from 8:30 p.m. to midnight tonight at Christ Community Evangelical Free Church, 1494 Kassold Dr. Anthony Case will be the featured musician. For more information call 842-7842.
The St. Lawrence Catholic Center will hold mass at 4: 45 p.m. tomorrow and at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday at 1631 Crescent Road. Call Tracey English at 840-0357 for more information.
Today IN HISTORY
1937 - President Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices; critics charged Roosevelt was attempting to "pack" the court.
1631 - the founder of Rhode Island,
Roger Williams, and his wife arrived in
Boston from England.
1783 - Sweden recognized the independence of the United States.
1881 - Phoenix, Arizona, was incorporated.
1917 - Congress passed, over President Wilson's veto, an immigration act severely curtailing the influx of Asians.
1988 The Arizona House impeached Governor Evan Mecham, setting the stage for his trial and conviction in the state Senate.
1989 - The Soviet Union announced that all but a small rear-guard contingent of its troops had left Afghanistan.
1994 - Sixty-eight people were killed when a mortar shell exploded in a market-place in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
1994 - White separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, Miss., of murdering civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963 and was immediately sentenced to life in prison.
Spring jobs fair at fieldhouse offers options
By Jason Walker
Special to the Kansan
Students looking for a good way to get ahead in the job marketplace need look no further than Allen Fieldhouse.
The University Career and Employment Services office is sponsoring the Spring Career and Employment Fair today to connect students with jobs.
More than 150 businesses will be represented at the fair, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the concourse area of the fieldhouse.
Employers will discuss internship opportunities, full- and part-time jobs and summer and volunteer positions with students.
"It gives students a chance to meet potential employers and give them their resume," said Wayne Stark, assistant director of the Career and Employment Services office. "It's not a formal setup; usually employers will call back and schedule a formal interview."
Stark said students shouldn't necessarily show up wearing a three-piece suit, but they also shouldn't look too casual. "Students should look sharp." he said. "They should also be ready to meet people."
Heather McReynolds, Amarillo, Texas, junior, who works for employment services, said that students should attend the fair even if they weren't sure what they wanted to do after they graduate.
"It will be helpful to anyone," she said. "They are looking to hire people."
McReynolds said the fair also was convenient for students and would save students time.
"There will be tons of companies there at one time," she said. "Instead of having to go to the phone book and calling the businesses, they are all right here."
Stark said the fair showcased businesses and organizations of all kinds, from Fortune 400 companies to non-profit organizations and local government agencies.
"They usually are looking for liberal arts students, and it gives students a good chance to meet businesses with a diversity of backgrounds." he said.
Stark said that KU students were attractive to employers and traditionally showed exemplary qualities. For that reason, he said, many businesses send representatives to the fair.
Stark also said that he wanted students to have a chance to get exposed to as many opportunities and employers as possible.
Among the companies that will be represented at the fair are Abercrombie and Fitch, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Gap Inc. and Boeing, Inc.
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