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University Daily Kansan / Friday. January 17, 1992
KC youth to be tried as an adult
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 17-year-old, charged with killing another youth for his car, was ordered to stand trial as an adult.
A juvenile court judge Wednesday determined Luis Gutterrez Jr., of Kansas City, Kan. should be asked as an adult in district court instead of juvenile court.
Gutierrez was charged in Wyan-
dotte County District Court with first-
degree murder, aggravated robbery
and felony theft.
Authorities said Gutierez asked for a ride from Kyle Geairheart, an 18-year-old Bonner Springs high school student, on Dec. 26. The two seemingly knew each other from working together at a grocery store, authorities said.
Gearheart's white Mustang was found the next day in Kansas City, Kan., stripped of its tires. Gearheart's body was found the next day on an isolated road in the city. He had been stabbed several times in the chest, back and neck.
Gutierrez's court appearance is set for Jan. 21. He is being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on $100,000 bond.
MurreeDictrich/KANSAN
Moving in packs
Marcella Sepulveda, San Jose, Costa Rica, sophomore, and Pamela Bonham, Watson Interlibrary Services staff member, find it easier to pull their heavy load of books than to carry it as they travel between Watson and Anschutz Science libraries.
Group to debunk ethnic myths
By Shelly Solon
Kansan staff writer
Lori Robinson was sitting in a graduate biology lab when a male student asked her what country she was from. Robinson, Leawood senior, told him that she was Korean-American.
"He looked at me like, 'Wow, she doesn't speak English with an accent'," Robinson said.
It is this type of misunderstanding that a new campus organization, Asian-American Students in Association, says it wants to address.
"Asian Americans do not have a voice on this campus," Asia Yang, association treasurer, said. "We need to make ourselves known. One of our concerns is how stereotypes of Asian Americans affect us."
People often limit their view of Asian-American students, he said.
*The stereotype that all Asian-American students are only math-and
science-oriented hurts students who may not fit that type," he said. "That limited view is not very helpful for Asian Americans who may be involved in or in other areas."
He said he learned that another group of Asian-American students was meeting informally. Both the groups decided to meet together and in November elected officers for the joint association.
Yang said he and Robinson, the association's political officer, went to the office of minority affairs last semester to express their interest in starting a campus group for Asian-American students.
The group has 20 official members and about 60 unofficial members, Yang said.
Gloria Cheng, association president, said the organization wanted to raise political awareness but did not have an official agenda.
"Wewant to represent Asian-American students across the board, but we're interested in working on all minority concerns." Cheng said. "We want to represent the underrepresented."
Yang said the association wanted to plan a dance or party for Valentine's Day and a celebration for the Chinese New Year. Also, he said the association planned to attend the Midwest Asian-American Union conference at the beginning of April at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Cheng said the association would elect a vice president and two student representatives at a meeting Tuesday. The positions are open to anyone regardless of their heritage, she said.
In addition to Cheng, Yang and Robinson, officers include: Kuojen Tsao, secretary; Quoc Trinh, historian; Ihsan Al-Salman, public relations director; and Joseph Perez, activities director.
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