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The Inside Front
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003
News briefs
CAMPUS
Marketing club to host conference, competition
The KU Marketing Club will host a Career Development Conference Saturday from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.at the Burge Union.
Participants compete in two areas: a written test and a case study. There are three categories in which they can compete: international business, business finance and e-commerce, Kristopher Kennedy, director of public relations for KU Marketing Club, said.
The competition is open to all students, not just business majors, Kennedy said.
"The thing about marketing is everything in the world has to deal with business," he said. "Having some base knowledge of what marketing is about is pretty important."
The judges, all of whom are from major companies, will return to campus later in the semester to hire or recruit interns, Kennedy said.
"If the participant can actually impress that judge, they have a good chance of getting an internship or job," he said.
Tomorrow is the deadline to register online at www.ku.edu/~ama. The cost is $20.
Amy Potter
Sorority seeks baby items to donate to local center
Zeta Phi Beta sorority will be holding its third annual Operation Baby Blue diaper and formula drive.
Members will be collecting baby products through April 28 and donating them to the Elizabeth Ballard Community Center to help local families.
"I called different organizations to see what they needed, and they were always out of diapers and baby products," said Enjoli Dixon, Lawrence senior and drive organizer.
Products such as baby food, clothing, linens, diapers and baby formula can be dropped off in the fourth floor lobby of the Kansas Union, the Office of Multicultural Affairs or the National Pan-Hellenic Council office.
The group will also have a table set up in the fourth floor lobby in the Kansas
Union next week to collect the items.
Jessica Palimenio
LARWENCE
Firing of local police officer upheld by city manager
The decision to fire a Lawrence police officer accused of misleading a judge has been upheld again, this time by the city manager.
Stuart "Mike" Peck, 38, was fired Feb. 10 after a Douglas County judge decided that Peck had withheld information about a confidential source on a search warrant application.
Lawrence City Manager Mike Wildgen said Monday that he upheld a grievance committee's unanimous backing of Police Chief Ron Olin's decision to fire Peck.
Peck said he planned to appeal the decision to the Lawrence City Commission.
Since Peck's dismissal, at least 24 criminal cases in which he was a key witness have been dismissed.
Representatives applaud rejection of French investing
TOPEKA—Responding to France's opposition to the war in Iraq, the Kansas House approved a proposal Tuesday night to lessen economic ties with the European nation.
The proposal prohibits the state pension fund for teachers and government workers from investing its funds in any French company or any firm with a subsidiary or affiliate operating in France.
The House added the measure to a proposed state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The amendment was sponsored by Rep. Larry Powell, (R-Kalvesta), and passed on a voice vote.
"This amendment sends a message to the troops overseas that we're not going to put up with France's games," Powell said.
There was no debate on Powell's amendment, and House members applauded, cheered and hooted in agreement when a clerk read it out loud.
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Lee Gerhard, city commission candidate, addresses a crowd of students after speeches from Mike Rundle and Dennis "Boog" Highberger. City commission candidates spoke and participated in a panel discussion, sponsored by Student Legislative Awareness Board, outside of the Kansas Union yesterday afternoon.
ON CAMPUS — For more events, go to kucalendar.com
Ecumenical Christian Ministries and Environs will host a Veggie Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the ECM building, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
The Student Development Center will present a Nontrad Brown Bag Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Alcove E in the Kansas Union. Contact Laura Morgan at 864-4064.
Mirka Stechly of the Spanish and Portuguese department will give a Merienda Brown Bag Lecture on "Contemporary Mexican Theatre and Literary Culture" at noon today at 318 Bailey Hall. Call 864-4213.
Museum of Art. Call 864-4710.
Martha Mundis of the art history department will give a Tour du Jour Lecture on "Silent Speech, Invisible Writing: Text and Non-text in the Medieval Gallery" at 12:15 p.m. today at the Medieval Gallery in the Spencer
University/Faculty Council will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Templin Hall. Call 864-5169.
Etsuko Moriyama of the University of Nebraska will give a lecture on "Classification and Gene-Mining of Transmembrane Protein Families" at 3:30 p.m. at 1005 Haworth Hall.Call 864- 5887.
John Oldow of the University of Idaho lecture on "Late Miocene to Quaternary Evolution of the Central Walker Lane: Transtensional Boundary Zone Deformation between the Sierra Nevada and Western Great Basin" at 4 p.m. today at 103 Lindley Hall. Call 864-4974.
Catherine Futter will give a seminar on "Revolution and Restoration: Politics in British Ceramics" from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today at room 211 in the Spencer Museum of Art. Call 864-4798.
The KU Ki Alikido Sports Club will practice from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at 207 Robinson Center. Contact Andrew Wolff at 843-4732.
Edith Clowes, professor of Slavic languages and literatures, will screen The Sum of All Fears at 7 tonight at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Call 864-2359.
The Spencer Museum of Art will screen Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol at 7 tonight in the museum's auditorium. Call 864-4710.
The KU Karate Kobudo Club will practice from 7:30 to 9:30 tonight at the St. Lawrence Catholic Center,1631 Crescent Road. Contact Hannah Reynolds at 812-3422.
Hawk Nights will present a Talent Show from 8 to midnight tonight at the Kansas Union Ballroom. Contact Paige Isaacson at 812-3144.
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A 21-year-old KU student told Lawrence police that someone damaged the rear window of her convertible between 10 p.m. Sunday and 12:30 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Kent Terrace, according to reports. Damage was estimated at $941.
A 32-year-old KU student told Lawrence police that someone took a laptop, DVD player, television and jewelry from his residence between 9:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and 3 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Eldridge Street, according to reports. The items were valued at
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A 21-year-old KU student told Lawrence police that someone stole her laptop between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of Graystone Drive, according to reports. The laptop was valued at $1,200.
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*PowerPoint: Introduction Prerequisite: None. Requires registration for all and*
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NEW! Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Prerequisite: For KU faculty, staff and students only. Requires registration for all and a $65 fee per exam.
Fri, March 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Budig Media Lab
Dreamweaver: Intermediate Prerequisite: Dreamweaver: Introduction.
Requires registration for all and a $75 fee for non-KU. Thurs., April 3,
8:30-11:30 a.m. bud. Mdig Media Lab
Web Authoring: Foundations Prerequisite: None. Requires registration for all.
Thurs. April 3, 3:30 a.m. Radio Media Lab
GIS 4. ArcView 8.2 Introduction Prerequisite: None. Requires registration for all and a $75 for non-KU Mon., April 7, 1:30-3:0 p.m., Budig PC Lab Web Authoring: Introduction Prerequisite: Web Authoring: Foundations. Requires registration for all. Tues., April 8, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Budig Media Lab
Photoshop: Introduction Perequise: None. Requires registration for all and a $75 fee for non-KU Tues., April 8, 9 a.m.-mon., Budig PC Lab
PowerPoint: Intermediate Prerequisite: PowerPoint: Introduction. Requires registration for all and a $75 fee for non-KU. Thurs., April 3, 1-4 p.m., Budig Media Lab
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