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The Inside Front
Monday May 4,1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
A group of students will carry 8-foot replicas of phall around campus today.
On CAMPUS:
The University of Kansas receives two federal grants for research and educational training.
Board of Regents executive director Stephen Jordan resigns to become chancellor of Eastern Washington University.
The person who called Crimestoppers with a tip in the Robert Baldwin murder will receive a $1,000 award.
Police still are investigating a fight at an April 26 party that resulted in a shot being fired and a woman being brushed by the bullet.
Six vehicles owned by KU students were broken into during an 18-hour span Tuesday and Wednesday, and police think the crimes may be connected.
ON CAMPUS
There will be a rally to praise God from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Shenk Complex. Contact Luke Tevehaugh at 864-8250.
The Graduate School and International Programs will have an information meeting about Fulbright and Graduate Direct Exchange Grants for 1999-2000 from 4 to 5 p.m. Friday in Alcove F of the Kansas Union. Contact Hodgie Bricke at 864-4141.
OAKS Nontraditional Student Organization will have an end-of-semester picnic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Broken Arrow Park. Contact Susan Randall at 864-7317.
Citizens for Public Transportation will hold a public speaking engagement from 7 to 9 p.m. May 14 in the Lawrence Public Library Auditorium.
Graduate School and International Programs will hold a reception for graduating international students from 4 to 5:30 p.m. May 1 in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. Contact Anne MendiviaW at 864-4963.
Loan repayment information is available for December graduates in the office of Student Financial Aid, 50 Strong Hall. For more detailed assistance, make an appointment with an assistant directors.
CAMPUS
Group to use phallic props during political protest
Don't be surprised if you see two 8-foot phalli on Jayhawk Boulevard today.
Four members of a group called the Pluggies Incorporated will carry the chicken-wire and papier-mache penises across campus from 12:15 to 12:30 p.m., said a University of Kansas student who is a member of the group.
The student said that anonymity was essential for the group, which he described
as an agit-prop collective.
"When we do anything, we dress in black and ski masks," the student said.
The phalli are painted like missiles that resemble nuclear-arms-bearing heads of state. The group is protesting the absurdity of a global capitalist war economy.
The student said that the group, made up of students and nonstudents, had been working on the project since spring break.
— Laura Roddy
University to receive research, training grants
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $104,000 grant to the University's department of physics for research in heavionuclear physics.
The University of Kansas will receive a pair of federal grants for research and educational training, Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts announced Friday.
The special education department has been awarded a $220,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for doctoral and postdoctoral training of special-education personnel.
Raymond Ammar, chairman of the physics department, said the grant would go toward pure research, designed to increase understanding of nuclear physics with no particular application in mind.
"It will support graduate students and their research, and in that regard it is important to the department," Ammar said.
Ammar said Stephen Sanders, professor of physics, headed the team that is performing the heavy-ion nuclear research.
Jerry Bailey, director of research and education administration, said the grant would support four graduate students and two post-doctoral students working under Wayne Sailor, senior scientist in education research, and Tom Skirtic, professor of special education.
"These are relatively good grants, in terms of the amount," Bailey said. "So the department ought to be able to attract some really
high-caliber students and post-docs."
— Brandon Copple
Board of Regents director resigns, takes new position
Stephen Jordan, executive director of the Board of Regents, said Friday that he would resign his position to become president of East em Washington University in Cheney, Wash. In a Friday press release, Regents Chair-
In a Friday press release, Regents Chairman Bob Talkington praised Jordan.
"While the Board is sorry to see him leave Kansas, we recognize that this is an excellent opportunity and a definite step forward for Steve." Talkington said.
As executive director, Jordan supervised Regents staff, which advises and assists the Regents in its role as the governing and policy-making body for the state's six public universities.
While Jordan was executive director, the Regents implemented the Vision 2020 strategic development plan, curriculum standards for Kansas high school students and tuition accountability for the University of Kansas and two other research universities.
Jordan began as the Regents' executive director in 1994. Before that, he served as deputy executive director of the Arizona Board of Regents. He holds a doctorate degree in public policy from the University of Colorado.
Individual gets award for relaying tips to police
The individual who called Crimestoppers with information regarding the 1997 Robert Baldwin murder was rewarded with $1,000 Thursday night.
Lawrence police officer Tom Moore, Crimetestoppers coordinator, said the Crimetestoppers board decided Thursday that the information that was given deserved the maximum award Douglas County Crimestoppers can give.
underneath an I-70 overpass in northeast Douglas County.
Moore said the information given helped the Douglas County Sheriff's Department obtain a warrant for the arrest of Deon Hale, the suspect in the murder case.
Moore said it was not difficult to to convince the board to give the maximum award, which never had been given before.
"We just told them what the information was and what it regarded to, and they made the decision," Moore said.
Moore said that neither he nor any of the board's 18 members knew the identity of the caller. He said he could not reveal any specifics of the information the caller had given
Moore said that Crimeestoppers obtained the money used for caller rewards through donations from the community. He said he could not discuss how the caller would gain access to the award.
"We keep the way we do it secret, too," he said. "If you let that out, you lose the anonymity of the program."
Robert Baldwin was found dead July 23
Gun goes off during fight finger butts in the way
Lawrence police responded April 26 to a fight in the 900 block of Michigan Street that resulted in a man discharging his firearm.
The bullet shot off a man's finger and struck a woman in the buttocks but did not injure her, said Sgt. George Wheeler.
Wheeler said that the shooting happened at 3:05 a.m., after the suspect, a 29-year-old Lawrence man, returned to his apartment complex.
"The suspect got into an altercation with a group of people over parking spaces," Wheeler said. "He went to his apartment and retrieved a pistol, whereupon he got into another argument with the same group."
Wheeler said the argument escalated into a fistfight, during which the man's gun discharged, removing his left index finger.
The bullet then went through the wall and the ceiling that separated two apartments and struck a woman in the buttocks,
Wheeler said.
The victim, a 23-year-old Lawrence woman, was not hurt, he said.
"The bullet causes a hole in her jeans, but does not break the skin." Wheeler said. "It's pretty much spent by then."
The suspect's finger was not recovered, Wheeler said. He said the suspect was not arrested, and the investigation was not completed.
"They're still trying to sort this one out," he said.
String of car thefts leads police to suspect connection
Six University of Kansas students' cars were broken into in an 18-hour span Tuesday and Wednesday, Lawrence police said. Sgt. George Wheeler said that police thought the cases could be related.
"We're looking into the possibility that they might be connected because of the similar modes of operation," he said.
The mode of operation, or method of entry, in each of the six cases was a shattered window to the interior. Several pieces of electronic equipment were stolen from inside the vehicles, police reports show. Damages estimates ranged from $45 to $500, the reports said.
Four of the thefts happened between 11 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Wednesday between the 1300 block of Kentucky Street and the 1700 block of Ohio Street. The other two thefts occurred between the 1900 and 2000 blocks of Stewart Street.
briefs by Ronnie Wachter
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ON THE RECORD
A KU student's billfold and contents were taken between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesday from Wagon Student Sports Services in the Parrot Center, the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety said. The items were valued at $113.
A KU student's wife 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was stolen between 1 and 9 a.m. April 29 in the 2400 block of West 25th Street, Lawrence police said. The car was valued at $6,000.
■ The right rear window of a KU student's car was damaged, and a CD player and 25 personal checks were stolen between 9 p.m. April 26 and 5:40 a.m. April 27 in the 2600 block of West 27th Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $500.
■ The driver side window of a KU student's car was damaged, and four CDs and two other items were stolen from inside, between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday in the 1300 block of West 24th Street, Luxor online calls. The damage was at $516
A KU employee's color television, VCR and telephone were stolen between 5 p.m. Tuesday and
2:10 a.m. Wednesday in the 1900 block of West 31st Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $370.
A KU student's bicycle was stolen between 10 p.m. April 26 and 2 a.m. April 27 in the 1500 block of Sigma Nu Drive, Lawrence police said. The bicycle was valued at $630.
The passenger-side window of a KU student's car was smashed, the facelap of the car's stereo was damaged, and five items were stolen from the inside between 1:50 and 2:19 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Frontier Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $650.
A KU student was the victim of lewd and lascivious behavior between 3:40 and 3:45 a.m. March 11 at the corner of Sunset and Cambridge streets, Lawrence notice said.
A KU student's laptop computer was stolen between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 4500 block of Wimbledon Drive, Lawrence police said. The computer was valued at $2,700.
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