University Daily Kansan, April 1, 1985
CAMPUS AND AREA
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NEWS BRIEFS
Vietnam memorial discussed
A groundbreaking ceremony for the planned Vietnam memorial may take place before the end of the semester, the committee for the memorial said yesterday.
Tom Berger, co-chairman of the Student Senate Vietnam Memorial Steering Committee, said a revised design for the memorial had been submitted to the University Art in Public Spaces Committee. The committee should comment on the new design within a couple of weeks, he said.
Last summer, the art committee asked the memorial's designers to revise the memorial's original design. The designers, John Onken, St. Louis senior, and Bud Bortner, Overland Park special student, complied.
Woman treated after assault
A 21-year-old woman was assaulted Friday night in the 900 block of East 14th Street in Queens.
Police said the woman, who was walking by herself, was attacked by a man who jumped at her and began hitting her. The man called the woman names and attempted to sexually assault her, police said, after fled when the woman began screaming.
Police described the attacker as a young man in his late teens or early twenties, 5 feet 4 inches tall, with shoulder-length blond hair. He was wearing a blue jean jacket without sleeves, torn blue jeans and torn blue tennis shoes.
The woman was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where she was treated for facial injuries and chest pains from blows to the ribs. She was released after being treated, police said.
2 associate deans appointed
Ernest Angino, chairman of the department of geology, and Sandra Zimdars-Swartz, assistant professor of religious studies, have been appointed to act for one year as associate deans of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Robert Lineberry, dean of the College, made the appointments.
Michael Young, associate dean of the College, will take a sabbatical from the College next fall. Young said other faculty members frequently had been appointed as acting associate deans to help relieve the work load within the College.
Christian Scientist to speak
Randy Van Schmus, professor of geology, will replace Angino as acting chairman of the department of geology while Angino is on leave.
The Basis of True Forgiveness" will be the subject of a lecture at p.8 p.m. tomorrow at the Christian Science Church, 1701 Massachusetts St.
Anro Prenel, a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, will discuss how mankind can learn to forgive based on the goodness of God.
Admission to the lecture is free.
Before becoming a public practitioner of Christian Science, Preller was a professor at Colorado State University. He now devotes his time to Christian healing.
Weather
Today will be mostly sunny with a high in the upper 30s and northwest winds from 10 to 15 mph. Tonight will be clear with a low in the mid-30s, and tomorrow will be mostly clear and warmer, with the high around 70.
Compiled from Kansan staff and United Press International reports.
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Spring rush attracts about 75 students
ny MICHELLE T. JOHNSON
and HEATHER R. BIGGINS
Staff Reporters
About 75 men spent this weekend making the rounds at fraternity houses during the Spring Formal Rush.
Eleven of the 28 fraternities on campus participated in rush this semester, Scott Hartman, Interfraternity Council adviser, said yesterday.
The houses participating were: Acacia, Alpha Kappa Lambda, Delta Chi, Kappa Sigma,Lambda Chi Alpha, Theta, Theta, Kappa Epsilon, Theta Alpha Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Chi and Triangle.
Hartman said rush allowed fraternity members to meet men interested in pledging a fraternity.
The rush began Friday night, with the rushes divided into small groups that visited
'If I'm not doing something, I'm worried about it. Friday and Saturday were kind of a drag with the running around. But this morning was really nice. It was a lot more relaxing.'
six houses. On Saturday morning, each group visited five more. The rushees spent yesterday morning visiting up to three houses that interested them and that had invited them back.
The rushes last night received offers to join the houses, Hartman said.
David Schroeder
Overland Park freshman
HARTMAN SAID spring rush was geared toward current KU students and transfer students rather than high school students. High school students usually until fall rush, when more fraternities participate.
Most of the fall rushees are incoming freshmen.
David Glenneimer, Overland Park freshman, went through rush this weekend. He said he spent yesterday afternoon doing work with students to help mind off receiving offers from fraternities.
"It I'm not doing something, I'm worried about it," he said. "Friday and Saturday were kind of a drag with the running around. We were really nice. It was a lot more relaxing."
He said he went through rush because a
friend had told him about it, and he wanted to see what the greek system was about.
Glennemier said he wanted to join a fraternity to improve his grades and social life and to become more active in sports.
Eric Love, Boulder, Colo., freshman, was another who spent his weekend going through rush.
"It's been really fun, but it's been busy, too." Love said.
Love said the experience was good for him because he learned about the Greek system and had met many of the fraternity members.
He said the fraternities he visited stressed academics, social activities and athletics.
"I didn't realize that academics was stressed so strongly, and I was really interested by that," Love said.
Roy Stewart/KANSAN
Jenny Causey, Tula sophomore, left; Wes Brock, Prairie and Frank Hampton, Salina freshman, call KU alumni across Village freshman; Andy Driscoll, Mission Woods freshman, the country to raise money for the Greater University Fund.
Greek teams help raise $76,000
By DeNEEN BROWN Staff Reporter
Endowment Association has drive
Staff Reporter
A clutter of rehearsed speeches, blue and red streamers and the KU fight song blended into an air of excitement that helped the Kansas University Endowment Association on Saturday raise $76,085 for its Greater University Fund.
Student volunteers, participating on fraternity and sorority teams, spent three hours each day calling KU alumi across the country in search of pledges for the fund. Saturday was the last day of the 10-day drive.
The Greater University Fund is used by the Endowment Association to help the University of Kansas finance its areas of greatest need, Laurie Mackey, director of the fund, said. Most pledges to the fund are unrestricted, which means they can be used for scholarships, student loans, University libraries, research or equipment.
Mackey said the success of the drive was due to the loyalty of KU alumni and the hard work of students.
LAST YEAR, THE drive raised $63,488.
This year, the students passed the $60,000 goal on the eighth night of calling.
"Somehow, students do a great job, and the alumni really respond to her," she said.
'Somehow students do a great job, and the alumni really respond to them.' Lori Mackey
director, Greater University Fund
But during the 10 days of calling, some students connected with some different responses from alumni, Mackey said.
One night, an unsuspecting student called a woman who was so excited to hear a student calling from Mount Oread that she began singing the alma mater.
Jenny Causey, Tulaa, Okla., sophomore, said she made a call to an alumnus in Florida, but instead connected with an answering machine that apologized, said the man was out taking a cat nap and proceeded with several meows.
I "CULD BARELY leave a message." she said. "But I said, I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to talk to you, but your machine was really interesting."
Mackey said that one call was answered by a scream from a man whose dog had just bit him.
"That's the first dog bite we've had," she said.
Each night, sorority and fraternity teams joined to compete against teams from previous nights to see which could receive the most money in pledges.
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority had the highest single team total in pledges, with $5,536. Phi Gamma Delta and Kappa Kappa Gamma teamed up to raise the highest amount for one night of calling, with $9,081.
Mackey said the atmosphere of competition helped the students motivate themselves to make more calls and drive for more pledges.
This year's drive raised more money than any other in the six years of the telefund, she said.
1983, students raised $53,411. This year's average pledge was $40.53, compared to an average of $36.30 last year.
At times during the three-hour shifts, spirits would droop.
Mackey said she kept motivation up by cheering and playing the fight song every time a caller received a $10 pledge.
"I think we're pumping them to the maximum," she said. "I think that's the longest anyone could do it. But we just keep filling them up with Pepsi."
Perry man falls victim to con men
Card game is used by three strangers to swindle $10,000
By KATHY FLANDERS Staff Reporter
A 70-year-old Perry man was defrauded of $10,000 Friday night after becoming involved in a con game, Lawrence police said yesterday.
Police said the victim went to Wal-Mart. 2727 Iowa St., about 2 p.m. Friday, and on his way into the store met a man in the parking lot. The man was carrying a lot of money and told the victim he needed help.
when the victim asked him what kind of help he needed, the man told him he was looking for a woman for the evening.
While the man spoke to the victim, a second man approached. He told the first man he knew someone who could help him. The first man inquired in the victim's car to meet the third man.
The three men drove to 325 Maine St., where they played cards in the car until the third man arrived.
THE PERRY MAN and the second man won all of the first man's money in the card game. The first man told the victim and the second man that before he would give them his money, he wanted "good faith" money from them.
The second man got out of the car and went into Lawrence Memorial Hospital, telling the victim he was calling his wife to have her bring his part of the money.
The victim and the third man went to the victim's bank, where he withdrew $10,000. They returned to 325 Maine St., and the second man took all of the victim's money and put it in a handkerchief. He put the handkerchief and money in the glove compartment of the victim's car.
The three men told the victim they were going into the hospital to make a telephone call and find a woman for the first man. They told the victim to stay in the car and guard the money.
The victim waited about an hour. About 4:30 p.m., he looked in the glove compartment and found that the three men had switched the money for tissue paper before they left.
The victim described the men to police. He told them the first was about 40 years old, 5 feet 6 inches foot and about 135 pounds. He fell onto the floor, landing at top front teeth and a Southern accent.
He said the second was 40 to 42 years old, 6 feet tall and 190 pounds. He had a receding hair line and bushy, light brown hair.
The third was about 40 years old, 6 feet tall and 190 to 200 pounds.
Police continue to investigate but have no suspects.
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