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Police investigate the scene of Thursday morning's drive-by shooting near 14th and Ohio streets. A man was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with the shooting on three counts of aggravated battery.
Arrest made in drive-by shooting
Police apprehend man believed to be connected to incident
BY ALEXANDRA GARRY agarry@kansan.com
A 22-year-old Overland Park man was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with a drive-by shooting near 14th and Ohio streets at about 2 a.m. Thursday morning, a Lawrence
police representative said.
Joseph Abdullah Muhammad was arrested on three counts of aggravated battery at 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon in Johnson County. Overland Park police assisted in the arrest. Muhammad was transferred from Johnson County to the Douglas County Jail at about 5 p.m.
morning.
One KU student and one University of Chicago student, who was visiting Lawrence on spring break, were shot. Another KU student was grazed by a bullet. Sgt. Susan Hadl said Thursday
Matthew Lett, Salina senior, 22, and the University of Chicago student, Justin Lucas, 21, were taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital to be treated for injuries to their legs and arms. Alex Thies, Shawnee sophomore, 19, was treated at the scene for a minor injury to his right arm and later went to the hospital for X-rays but was not admitted. Lett and Lucas were released from the hospital Thursday afternoon.
afternoon, and information about the weapon used in the incident, as well as what information led to Muhammad's arrest, has not been released.
The investigation is ongoing. Lawrence police said Thursday
Thies said he was waiting for a ride outside The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., just before the shooting. He said he heard five to eight gunshots but did not see the suspect or the suspect vehicle.
"It just happened so quick that it blended together," he said.
Thies said the scene was crowded because the bar had just closed, but that "people started to walk off
pretty soon" after the shooting. Thies said his injuries amounted to "just a nick" and that he was shocked by the incident, but happy his injuries weren't worse.
"I certainly didn't think it would end that way." Thies said of his night celebrating a friend's birthday. "But thank God nothing else happened."
No information as to a possible motive has been released.
Check Kansan.com for continuing updates.
— Edited by Liz Schubauer
CAMPUS
Monologues will inform students about femininity
BY AMANDA THOMPSON
athompson@kansan.com
Vaginas will be the topic of conversation this weekend at Hashinger Hall.
The Vagina Monologues is a play centered around a series of monologues discussing women's feelings about their vaginas. The play will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Hashinger Theater. Tickets will cost students $5 at the door, and proceeds will be donated to three places: Women's Transitional Care Services, the GaDuGi Rape Crisis Center, both located in Lawrence, and a nationwide campaign aimed at stopping rapes in the Republic of the Congo.
Elise Higgins, Topeka junior and president of the Commission on the Status of Women, helped to organize the play by holding
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
**WHAT:** The Vagina Monologues play
**WHEN:** Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
**WHERE:** Hashinger Theater
**WHY:** Raise money for local organizations
**COST:** $5
auditions and rehearsals for students. Higgins said she appreciated the play because it was a "frank conversation" about a topic not often spoken about.
"It was wonderful to read this play that was not only honest, but funny and encourages women to know their bodies and know what makes them happy," Higgins said.
Shesaid shewould beintroducing each of the monologues in the play and there would be informative facts about the vagina between the monologues.
Corey Flanders, Salina junior and outreach coordinator for the CSM, worked with Higgins to hold auditions and rehearsals. She said she will also be doing one of the monologues, called "Reclaiming Cunt."
"There will be happy vagina facts and sad vagina facts," Higgins said. "There will be information about rape to information about the clitoris."
"It discussing how'cunt' is used as a derogatory term and kind of degrades women," Flanders said. "It's about the act of reclaiming the word and using it as a good thing, like a compliment or a word to
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Lavinia Roberts, Parsons senior, performs her portion of the Vagina Monologues during a rehearsal at the theater in Hashinger Hall on Thursday night. The Vagina Monologues will be performed Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at Hashinger. Tickets are $5 for students.
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STUDENT SENATE
Budget cuts halt plans for new pool
BY ADAM SAMSON asamson@kansan.com
Plans for a new aquatic center at the University are being put on hold, with budget cuts for fiscal year 2010 possibly totalling more than $20 million.
Last year, when coalition group United Students ran with the platform to create a new aquatic center, the University was in a stable financial situation. Now, because of the poor economy, the University faces the prospect of laying off faculty and eliminating funding for campus programs.
Adam McGonigle, student body president, had proposed the idea for new aquatic center and pool. He said the University had decided 2009 was not the proper time to bring the aquatic center to a student vote. McGonigle also said the University and Kansas Athletics officials would sign a letter of intent stating that because of current fiscal constraints, they would delay the aquatic center addition to the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center until Fall 2011.
"We considered the appropriateness of the project at this time and decided it was necessary to delay the project," McGonigle said. "We could not, as students, contribute to an aquatic center when professors at the same time are being laid off."
McGonigle said $18,000 was spent on hiring a consultant to design three potential floor plans for the University. The funding came from a recreation center account that had been specifically designated for the project.
Each of the plans would remove the outdoor basketball courts and
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WEATHER
Bundle up: Heavy snow forecasted for weekend
BY BRENNA HAWLEY bhawley@kansan.com
The National Weather Service is reporting a high possibility of heavy snowfall in northeast Kansas Friday.
The area is under a winter storm watch from Friday evening to Saturday evening. Rain is expected to turn into snow, but the heaviest snowfall is expected to be south of 1-70.
As much as eight inches of snow accumulation is possible in areas of the state.
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