THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.101.NO.108
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1992
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Police's treatment of American Indians brought to forefront
Kansan staff writer
By Jay Williams
Sunday's arrest of a Lawrence man in connection with an unsolved 1990 death has again focused attention on the relationship between law enforcement officials and the American-Indian community.
The arrest of Marvin Schaal, 19 was the first arrest made related to the mysterious deaths of four American Indians between 1889 and 1990 in the Lawrence area.
Although some American Indians say they are encouraged by the arrest, others say they still are not treated fairly. Law enforcement officials deny allegations of unfair treatment and say they have worked hard to solve the cases.
Schaal was charged formally Monday with aggravated vehicular homicide and with leaving the scene of an injury accident in connection with the March 1990 death of 19-year-old Christopher Bread.
Bread was found dead in a ditch one and a half miles east of Lawrence by 15th Street. Autopsy reports show that Bread had a fractured skull and tire marks on his body.
Schaal remained in Douglas County jail last night with bail set at $1,500. He could be released if he posted a $1,500 bond.
A hearing to determine whether Schaal should be tried as an adult in the case is scheduled for today.
The American-Indian community has been critical of law enforcement agents' work on the Bread case and the three other deaths.
"One arrest is positive, but that is not going to change the perceptions of law enforcement," said Dan Wildcat, president of the Lawrence Indian Center. "I hope they have the right person and make a strong case."
Wildcat said American Indians were pleased that progress was made on the rule.
In April 1989, John Sandoval, 19, was found drowned in the Kansas River. Cecil Dawes Jr., a 21-year-old former KU student, also was found drowned in the river in October of 1989.
Harry Oliver, 72, was killed in December of 1989 in a hit-and run accident.
The men were all American Indians. Wildcat said the perceptions of how the law enforcement system treated Lawrence minorities were negative.
"There are still efforts that need to be made to make it feel like justice is being done for everyone," he said. "The arrest is hopefully a step in the right direction."
Police and law enforcement officers need to work hard to show equal treatment because many members of the community feel there is a lack of equality, Wildcat said.
James Williams, a second-year Haskell student, said he thought authorites treated American Indians differently.
Williams said he thought authorities could have arrested Schaal a year ago.
Bronwen Beatty, a first-year Haskell student, said she thought the Lawrence police treated the American-Indian community differently than what she was used to at her home in White River, Ariz.
"Here, there is hardly any involvement or communication between the two." Beatty said. "At a home, they communicate very well."
Lt. Larry Loveland, divisional commander of technical services for the Lawrence police, said those perceptions were not correct.
"We treat everybody equally." Loveland said. "That is the bottom line."
Douglas County Sheriff Loren Anderson said the Bread case was investigated as quickly as possible by the three deputies and one Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent who were assigned to the case.
He said an anonymous tip at the beginning of the year helped lead to Schaal's arrest.
The investigation and arrest of Schaal by the sheriff's department proved that authorities worked hard on the cases. he said.
Anderson said he hoped the investigation and arrest would help improve relations between authorities and the American-Indian community.
Douglas County paramedic, Rob Kort, climbs into the car of a mock drunk driving victim, played by Jim McSwain, Douglas County Fire Chief
Students dramatize accident
By Michelle Betts
Kansan staff write
But the driver was sober, the blood was fake and the accident was on the laptop.
About 400 students watched yesterday as KU police arrested a drunk driver and firefighters and paramedics rescued a bloodied, injured man from a wrecked car on campus.
The mock drunk-driving accident, which was staged at 12:20 p.m., was part of Safe Break Week, which will be closed. The cases are dismissed for spring break.
"We would like to encourage students to have a safe spring break," said Burdell Welsh. KU police repre-
sensitive. "We want to raise students' awareness of alcohol in automobile accidents."
Two vehicles were positioned on the lawn as if they had just crashed. Lewis Auto Salvage, 2003 E. 19th St., provided wrecked cars for the Sate Fade skisk
T. J. McDonnell, Arlington Heights, Ill., junior, played the drunk driver who failed a sobriety test. McDonnell, a theater and film major, could not touch his nose with his finger after six attempts, and he weaved when he tried to walk heel-to-toe.
A KU police officer handcuffed McDonnell and him away.
Julie Dolan, Manchester. Mo. senior, played McDonnell's hysterical passenger, and Brian Ullman, Fairway freshman, played an injured pass-
enger in McDonnell's car.
Dolan and Ullman represented the student group Promoting Alcohol Responsibility Through You (PARTY).
Julie Hunt-singer. Watkins Memorial Health Center health educator, said programs such as PARTY had encouraged students to raise alcohol awareness.
*They tend to drink a lot, to go along with the mood. They can empathize with their children by drinking beverage for them.*
Chet Hayes, program assistant for KU's Continuing Education Division, narrated the skit.
"We want you to return to KU March 16 safe and healthy," he said.
minutes at the scene of the mock accident.
The paramedics from Douglas County ambulance service arrived after the police and began administering medical care to the injured people.
The KU police arrived within three
The Lawrence Fire Department arrived within 5 to 8 minutes.
Lawrence Fire Chief Jim McSwain was the injured driver of one of the cars, which had a smashed roof and broken windshield.
Firefighters used the "Jaws of Life," a $12,000 piece of equipment that exerts 10,000 pounds of force, to remove the roof and driver's door of McSwan's car so he could be removed safely.
Clinton, Tsongas secure primary victories; Bush sweeps GOP races
The Associated Press
Paul Tsongas won Maryland's presidential primary last night, and Bill Clinton countered in Georgia as Democratic rivals battled in a wide-open race for the nomination. President Bush swept three Republican primaries, but Patrick Buchan vowed to press his conservative challenge.
Colorado's Democratic race was excruciatingly with, Brown beating Clinton and with Tsongas not far behind in Utah's small Democratic primary.
There were no surprises on the GOP side, and Bush said his victories in Georgia, Maryland and Colorado put him well on his way to the nomination. He said he was committed to regaining the support of Republican voters who deserted him for Buchanan.
Bush was gaining more than 60 percent of the vote in Georgia, Maryland and Colorado—and the overwhelming majority of the national convention delegates at stake. Buchanan's best performance was 36 percent in Georgia, and he said it was more than enough to propel him to next week's Super Tuesday primaries.
Primary, caucus results at a glance
Forty percent of Democratic voters said they wished there were additional candidates to choose from. Eight out of 10 Buchanan voters in Maryland said they would defect to the Democrats this fall rather than support the president.
There were self-serving primary post-mortem all around from the politicians, but the exit polls showed a decidedly dissatisfied electorate.
The night's results pointed to a continuing, contentious string of primaries for Democrats, who once hoped to settle early on a nominee to challenge a president weakened by recession.
"This is going to be a long haul," Tsongas said referring to the next round of primaries, clustered next week in New England and the South.
Tsongas dubbed himself the "break-
through kid" for his Maryland triumph, the first for any Democrat outside his home region.
Who won yesterday's primaries and caucuses?
Knight-Ridder Tribune
Clinton's Georgia victory was his first of the primary season, but it lacked drama because it come from his southern stronghold. He had 58 percent of the total vote, and polls indicated he garnered 70 percent of the African-American vote.
The Democratic also-rans, Sen. Bob Kerrey and Sen. Tom Harkin, spoke bravely of staying alive in the race despite poor showings in all the primary states.
"This is still a completely wide-open race," Kerrey said, and Harkin said the campaign was really just starting.
The Democratic contests included caucuses in Minnesota, Washington, Idaho and American Samoa. According to a sample of caucus ballots, Harkin was faring best of any candidate in Minnesota but was in a virtual dead heat with uncommitted.
Clinton's victory was a long time coming for the candidate who loomed large before a series of controversies stalled his campaign in January. He hoped to parlay his victory into success next week in several southern states, and wasted no time in attacking Tsongas as an advocate of "a refined version of 1980s style trickle-down economics."
Brown said his Western success was due to his anti-establishment message that blames both parties for falling prey to special interests.
Prohibition attacks the Hill
KU is proposing to change city ordinances about consumption and possession of cereal malt beverages and alcoholic liquors. City codes for carrying and drinking beer and liquor on the KU campus, except in designated areas, would be enforceable by KU and Lawrence police. The following apply to consumption only.
Cereal malt beverages
Alcoholic liquor
- State law does not include any applicable University policy.
Prohibited
Almee Brainard, Daily Kansan
Proposed change in city alcohol rules would prohibit carousing on campus
By Andy Taylor
Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence City Commission is considering a proposal from KU officials that would make any person carrying or drinking beer or liquor on campus subject to city violations.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, told the commission that the purpose of the proposal was to align the University's alcohol policy with a city ordinance.
"The problem right now is that the police have no effective way of enforcing University policy," Ambler said.
The University toughened its alcohol policy last fall, banning 3.2 beer, or cereal malt beverages, in all public places. The University had received complaints about excessive drinking on Campanile Hill during football games and at last year's post-game celebrations on Jayhawk Boulevard during the NCAA Final Four.
"One Saturday afternoon last fall, there were 42 kegs on the hill, and some of those people were creating a disturbance in front of the families on the hill watching the game," Ambler said. "I think their behavior disrupted the rights of the people sitting on the hill."
But because the alcohol policy is not a law, police officers do not have the
"It is unfair to say that we will enforce a policy just for certain groups," Ambler said.
authority to demand identification from individuals. Also, because it is only policy, only KU students, faculty and staff can be cited for breaking it.
The proposed ordinance would give exceptions to certain areas on campus. Ambler said alcohol could be served in some non-academic areas, including the chancellor's residence and areas in the Kansas and Burge unions, Spencer Art Museum, Museum of Natural History, Museum of Anthropology, Murphy Hall and Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
"We are not going to put anyone in double jeopardy," he said.
Some commissioners expressed concern about the proposal.
But if students are caught drinking or possessing alcohol or beer in residence halls or campus buildings, they would not be subject to the ordinance. Instead, academic misconduct charges would be filed against them.
Ambler also said that if KU students and faculty were cited by KU or Lawrence police for violating the proposed ordinance, their cases would go to municipal court.
Commissioner Bob Schumm said he
"Most of the people will be coming back to campus thinking of traditions like tailgating on Saturday afternoons," he said. "I think we should give a warning ahead of time to these people, who are our guests, about our changes in policy."
Commissioner John Nalbandian said he thought the city might get a bad reputation if it adopted the ordinance.
"I am afraid that the city might get a bad rap." Nalbandian said. "But I guess something has to be done. If KU says they need this change to curb the excessive drinking and related incidents, then we need to help them."
was worried that the city might give citations to KU alumni who were not aware of the changes.
Mary Prewitt, KU assistant general counsel, said the administration would like to see the changes made before the NCAA Final Four starts April 4.
"The they might have this done by the semifinals," Prewtt said. "But if the commission delays this for any reason, we will go right along with them."
The commission directed city staff to write a draft ordinance that will be discussed and voted on at the commission's next meeting March 17. The commission will not meet March 10.