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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
WEDNESDAY APRIL 2, 2000
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance."
- Socrates
FACT OF THE DAY
Carlos Caszely of Chile was the first player red carded in a World Cup tournament on June 14,1974.
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LAWRENCE Commissioners vote on first changes in transit
City commissioners approved last night the first round of recommendations for coordinating the Lawrence Transit System and KU on Wheels. The main change in the proposal included combining KU routes 24, 31st and Iowa, and 25. Downtown, with city route 8 to make a new route 11.
Tom Braddock, assistant transportation planner for Olson Associates, said the recommendations would be in place by August to accommodate students coming back to the University. He said the changes could be implemented as soon as June or July to work out any problems that may arise because of the new routes.
"I think we have seen a very, very positive response from both KU on Wheels and the Lawrence Transit system," Bradock said. "Looking forward, I think we can expect to see even more positive response."
-Mike Bontrager
NEWS NEAR & FAR
INTERNATIONAL
1. Identity thieves steal information of 7,000 kids
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The FBI says an identity-theft ring in Puerto Rico stole the personal data of 7,000 children and was selling it to the U.S.
The special agent in charge of Puerto Rico for the FBI says members of the ring broke into dozens of schools in the U.S. island territory to steal birth certificates and Social Security card numbers.
Authorities told reporters Tuesday that some members of the ring were illegal immigrants from the Dominican Republic who sold the data to countrymen seeking to enter the U.S. illegally.
2. CT scan reveals second face on Egyptian artwork
BERLIN — Researchers in Germany have used a modern medical procedure to uncover
a secret within one of ancient Egypt's most treasured artworks — the bust of Nefertiti has two faces.
A team led by Dr. Alexander Huppertz, director of the Imaging Science Institute at Berlin's Charite hospital and medical school, discovered a detailed stone carving that differed from the external stucco face when they performed a CT scan on the bust.
3. China denies reports about computer spy ring
BEIJING — China on Tuesday denied a research report's contention that a China-based computer spy ring stole sensitive information from thousands of hard drives worldwide, calling the accusation a lie meant to feed anxiety over Beijing's growing influence.
"Their attempt to tarnish China with such lies is doomed to failure," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.
NATIONAL 4. Midwest hospital plans to research birth defect
ST. LOUIS — A top children's hospital wants to improve the survival rate of infants born with CDH, or Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. One in 2,000 babies is diagnosed with the birth defect, doctors say. Half of those don't live to their first birthday.
The condition occurs when the diapragm, which separates the chest cavity from the abdomen, does not completely form. The contents of the belly migrate to the chest, which keeps the lungs from developing properly.
Doctors say they hope to better understand predictors of good and bad outcomes for babies with the condition, as well as how to address the many complications that can arise.
5. More rain to come in flooded southern states
rain was forecast Tuesday for the already soggy Southeast, worrying residents still recovering from a weekend soaking that flooded hundreds of homes, washed out roads and forced evacuations.
Schools were closed in one Mississippi county and more than a dozen residents in Alabama were staying at a motel.
DOTHAN, Ala. — More heavy
6. U.S.-Canadian border gets new video towers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Border Patrol is erecting 16 more video surveillance towers in Michigan and New York to help secure parts of the U.S.-Canadian border, awarding the contract to a company criticized for faulty technology with its so-called "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
The Border Patrol says its 1,500 agents along the northern border were involved in the arrests of 7,925 individuals last year.
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Jayhawk Shuffle
Bizi Ferguson, Leawood freshman
What does your music say about you?
"These songs show that I like a lot of different types of music, and I like to listen to different music depending on my mood."
The first 10 songs on shuffle on her iPod:
The first 10 songs on shuffle on her iPod:
1. "Jacob and Sons" by Andrew Lloyd Weber
2. "Swing" by Savage featuring SoulaJa Boy
3. "That's What I Love About Sunday" by Craig Morgan
4. "Invisible" by Ashlee Simpson
5. "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz
6. "All You Wanted" by Michelle Branch
7. "Runaway" by Cartel
8. "Not Going Down" by Jo Dee Messina
9. "Me Neither" by Brad Paisley
10. "Colors of the Wind" by Judy Kuhn
- Rachel Schwartz
What do you think?
BY NATALIE BROWN
MIKE SCHWALLER
Omaha, Neb., sophomore "I set up trash cans of water down the hallway of the girls side in my dorm last year in Ellsworth."
RACHEL WINKLER
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What's the worst April Fools' Day prank you've ever played?
lowa City, Iowa, junior "I took my sister's moped and put it in the center of the high school softball field diamond."
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Rapid City, S.D., junior "I convinced one of my hallmates that I had signed the papers to join the military, and she's anti-military."
HUSSAIN ALATTAS
Saudi Arabia sophomore
"I told two friends the KU basketball coach resigned while we were in the Final Four."
STUDENT SENATE Fourth candidate joins campus presidential race
24, appealed a previous decision that prevented him from running on the grounds that he had not turned in his forms on time and that his was not a registered student organization.
At a hearing of the Student Senate elections commission Tuesday, the committee decided in a 3-1 vote to allow Tutu Lee to run for student body president.
"We made a good-faith effort to turn everything in on time;" Lee said in the hearing. "The only thing really in disruption was the fact we didn't know exactly where to turn it in, which is probably the reason
The committee agreed that Lee had made an effort to acquire the 500 signatures needed for candidacy, which was enough to override the committee's concerns about deadlines.
why it wasn't assessed on time."
Lee, Manhattan senior, who announced his bid for the presidency in a YouTube video March
"The committee felt that even if he didn't get the forms in on time he at least made a fair attempt to and thus should be allowed to run" said Alex Herman, hearing
board chair and Hays second year law student. "Not allowing him to run for president would be too harsh of a punishment."
Lee said he was surprised by the committee's decision, but declined to answer further questions about the hearing.
When asked for a comment he said, "Happy trees, mother fucker."
— Brianne Pfannenstiel
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The Spring Art and Design Sale will begin at 9 a.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
The "KU Anywhere: Where do you want to work today?" workshop will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The University Support Staff Senate Executive Committee meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The "There's No Place Like Home: International Women in Oz" panel discussion will begin at noon in the Malott Room in the Kansas Union.
The Chinese & Japanese Garden Design seminar will begin at 2 p.m. in the Continuing Education building.
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The origin of April Fool's Day is uncertain, but is widely believed to have begun in Europe in the 1500s when the beginning of the new year changed from April 1 to January 1. People who continued to celebrate the new year on April 1 were labeled fools.
LAWRENCE City sales tax increase goes into effect today
The Lawrence sales tax increase approved last November goes into effect today. Sales tax increased from 7.3 percent to 7.85.
"The sales tax approval during tough economic times demonstrates a commitment by the residents to creating a stronger, functional and more sustainable city," Mayor Mike Dever said. "It shows that in the face of adversity, Lawrence is a true community that bands together to create a better place for all of us."
"I think we can anticipate a marked improvement in the condition of the roads, an enhanced ability to serve the community from a fire protection standpoint and a more coordinated and robust public transportation system that will better serve all residents," Dever said.
Coordination efforts between the Lawrence Transit System and KU on Wheels will also receive funds with the extra revenue from the tax increase.
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Dever said he thought the revenue would benefit everyone in the city.
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