4A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NEWS CAMPUS New meningitis vaccine to be available this summer A new meningitis vaccine will be available to KU students as soon as this summer, said Patricia Denning, Watkins Memorial Health Center chief of staff. Production for distribution of the vaccine Menactra began after the Food and Drug Administration approved it about three weeks ago, she said. "There is actually a fear of a shortage because they plan to distribute the vaccine to so many people," Denning said. All students living in University housing must be vaccinated against meningitis beginning next fall, she said. meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, a layer of the brain, and causes fever, vomiting and nerve damage. The vaccine prevents the bacterial forms of the disease. Denning said. The vaccine uses a better compound to increase retention in the body. she said. Previous vaccinations last from three to five years. A person will be able to go 10 years or more between vaccinations with the new vaccine. Viral meningitis is not prevented by the vaccine. KU Public Safety Office to investigate $5,000 burglary The KU Public Safety Office is investigating a burglary and a theft at the KU Parking Department, said Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety Office. The incident occurred sometime between 5:30 p.m., Feb. 11 and 1:30 p.m., Feb. 12, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. Among the items stolen were three Dell laptop computers valued at $2,220,$2,000 and $1,665; a Kodak digital camera valued at $300 and a flatbed scanner valued at $72 were also among the items stolen. The KU Public Safety Office has no suspects at this time, Bailey said. Bailey also was not sure how the building was entered at the time of the incident because the investigation is still in its preliminary phases. — Joshua Bickel LAWRENCE Firefighters respond to 911 call at Sunflower House Firefighters responded to a 911 call from the Sunflower House at 1406 Tennessee St. about 10:50 a.m. A pot of black beans had caught fire, Tiffany Kneaeam, Sunflower House resident and Lawrence junior, said. Five people were in the building at the time. No one had to evacuate the building and there were no injuries. "It was nothing serious, it just burned the not." Knearem said. Firefighters extinguished the fire and then checked for carbon monoxide before leaving around 11:20 a.m., said Patrick Cady, KU graduate. Fire trucks blocked traffic on Tennessee Street for about 30 minutes. Ty Beaver Scientists uncover bones, tools near Colorado border Researchers from the University of Kansas and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science have unearthed items in Sherman County near the Colorado border. Mammoth bones, camel bones and possible stone tools were found at the site, said Rolfe Mandel, archaeological geologist of the Kansas Geological Survey. The site has two components, Mandel said. One of the sites, which remains unconfirmed, was tentatively dated at 12,200 years old, Mandel said. "If we can confirm the age of the site we will have a very important find," Mandel said. "The site could be one of the oldest sites in the midwest." The site, if verified, will be one of only four cites in the New World to show early indigenous peoples from this age. Scientists will try to verify the site's age when the researchers return to the site in early June. — Adam Land Queen of England to knight 1955 KU graduate Worcester WORLD The Queen of England will bestow the honorary title of knight to KU graduate Robert Worcester. The queen will grant the title for his philanthropic activities and his contributions to political and economic life in the United Kingdom, said Jeff Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor. "He is truly an amazing man," Weinberg said. "He is one of the most well-known Americans throughout the United Kingdom." Worcester graduated from the University in 1955, and will return to the University in the spring for the 50th anniversary of graduation. He calls both England and America his homes because Worcester has dual citizenship. He received his citizenship for the United Kingdom in September. Worcester founded Market & Opinion Research International (MORI), which is an independent polling agency used around the world. Adam Lund MTVU searches for Sudan correspondent reporter MTVU, an MTV affiliate that's only available on college campuses, is looking for a college student to report on the humanitarian crises in Sudan. According to MTVU.com, the student will be sent to Dafur, a region in western Sudan, to talk to refugees, aid workers and college-aged Dafirians. The student will stay in Dafur for a week during March. Footage is expected to air in April. According to Amnesty International, armed opposition groups called the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Justice and Equality Movement formed in February 2003 in opposition to economic policies by the Sudanese government It is estimated that 50,000 people have been killed in the conflict and 200,000 people have been displaced to neighboring Chad. Applications are available on MTVU.com and are due on Feb. 18. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 2005 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Identity — Neil Mulka Questions can range from what the address on the card is to the social security number or drivers license number. Farha said. The Wheel also has two booklets that they use to check IDs with, Farha said. The booklet contains detailed descriptions of every driver's license from the United States and Canada. Craig Whalen, a bartender at Henry's, 11 E. 8th Street, said that they now have someone at the door checking IDs on Tuesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday nights. Whalen said that employees also walk around the bar periodically to check if anyone is drinking who they know is underage. "I've turned people down because the ID they gave me was obviously fake," Whalen said. Whalen won't kick them out of the bar if they don't drink while they're there. Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control also works with local law enforcement and the local bars to keep fake ID use to a minimum, ABC director Tom Groneman said. The ABC sends agents out into the bars to do compliance checks. During these checks, agents walk around inside bars to see if anyone appears under 21. The ABC might send in underage patrons to perform "controlled buys," where an underage person working with the ABC tries to buy alcohol. Groneman said. Groneman said that fake ID use in bars was a concern. "It's a problem as with all college towns," Groneman said. But students don't think that bar owners' attempts to curb fake ID use will have an effect on underage people using them. Anslover said that she knew of many bars where it was very easy to use a fake ID to get inside, especially for women. And even though other entertainment options exist for underage students, Anslover thinks underage people will still try to get into bars. kansan.com The student newspaper of the University of Kansas Edited by John Scheirman Not getting hit on enough? 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