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The Inside Front
Monday April 27,1998
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
On CAMPUS:
Masturbator discovered in dorm bathroom.
On Campus listings of what is happening this week.
In the NATION:
■ WASHINGTON: Spacecraft brushes past Venus.
In the WORLD:
MOSCOW: The Russians are still apologizing for Chernobyl.
CAMPUS
Oliver Hall resident sees masturbator in bathroom
A man was masturbating in Oliver Hall's seventh floor women's bathroom Wednesday morning, the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety said.
Officer James Anguiano said that an 18-year-old female Oliver resident had come out of the shower just after 7 a.m. She saw a white male between 18 and 22 years old masturbating, he said.
"If this has happened to anybody else, give the police department a call," Anguiano said.
Rance Melton, Oliver's complex director, said that the situation was unfortunate and that he encouraged students to be observant of anyone who did not belong in the hall.
The building's security hours are between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., but it is unknown when the suspect entered, Melton said.
"We're trying to do what we can," Melton said.
— Laura Roddy
NATION
WASHINGTON — The Cassini spacecraft came so close to Venus on Sunday that it was able to add another 16,300 mph to its own velocity, shortening its scheduled trip to Saturn.
Spacecraft gains velocity after brush with Venus
The spacecraft, part of the international space mission of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency, passed within 176 miles of Venus Sunday morning, completing a "gravity assist" in which
Cassini uses a planet's gravity like a slingshot.
"All indications are that the spacecraft did exactly what we expected," said Ronald Draper, deputy program manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
A second Venus "gravity assist" is set for June 24, 1999, followed by a close pass by Earth in August 1999 and another past Jupiter in 2000. Each will add speed to allow Cassini's arrival at Saturn on July 1, 2004.
Cassini, now moving at 87,000 mph, was launched in October for a seven-year, 2.2 billion-mile trip. The plutonium-powered spacecraft will spend four years exploring Saturn, its rings and frozen moons. It is carrying the European Space Agency's Huygens probe, which will land on Titan, the largest of those moons.
A radar system eventually will produce images of Titan, the only moon in the solar system with a thick nitrogen atmosphere like Earth's.
- The Associated Press
WORLD
Russia still apologizing 12 years after Chernoboy
MOSCOW— With solemn ceremonies and rallies, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus on Sunday marked the 12th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that continues to haunt the three former Soviet republics.
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma declared that his country would adhere to pledges to close the ill-fated nuclear power plant.
Chernobyl's Reactor No. 4 exploded during a test April 26, 1986, killing at least 32 people in the immediate blast and sending a deadly cloud of radiation across
large sections of Russia and Eurone.
In a speech broadcast nationwide, Kuchma estimated the damage suffered by Ukraine at up to $130 billion, and said Kiev had to spend $1 billion a year to deal with the consequences of the accident.
The health ministry says that almost 3,600 Ukrainians who took part in the cleanup effort have died from radiation exposure. Private groups say the death toll is at least twice as high.
Russian officials say an estimated 10,000 Russian "liquidators" — those involved in the clean-up — have died, and thousands more became invalids.
- The Associated Press
ON CAMPUS
Today
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will study fundamentals of Catholicism at 7 p.m. at Room 201in the Center. Contact the Rev. Vince Krische at 843-0357.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Contact Beng Beh at 864-7754.
Native American Student Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the Multicultural Resource Center.
Episcopal/Lutheran Campus Center will have a service at noon in Danforth Chapel. Contact the Rev. Joseph Alford at 843-8202.
Tomorrow
Kansas City Baptist Temple Ministry will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Alcove F in the Kansas Union. Contact Stefani
Hispanic American Leadership Organization will meet at 6 p.m. at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Contact Jannell Avila at 864-HALO.
Christian Science Organization will meet at 7 p.m. at Alcove C in the Kansas Union. Contact Allan Holt at 832-2830.
KU Environs will meet at 6 p.m. in the Kansas Union. Call 864-7325 for more information.
KU Young Democrats will have the election officers at 7:30 p.m. at the Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Contact Chris Gallaway at 838-4604.
Wednesday
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will study Sunday readings from a Catholic perspective from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Conference Room in the center. Contact Sister Karen at 843-0357.
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Contact Wendy Brown at 838-3984.
University Forum will hold a presentation on "Being a Feminist in Modern Islam," presented by Fatima Harrak from 12 to 1 p.m. at the ECM Center, 1204 Oread. Contact Thad at 843-4933.
Kansas Sailing Club will have a meeting at 7 p.m. at the Oread Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Fredrik Tucker at 864-6708.
Student Development Center will hold a class on preparing for final exams from 7 to 9 p.m. in 330 Strong.
OAKS non-traditional students
group will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Wheat Room of the Kansas Union. Contact Susan Randall at 864-7317.
Thursday
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union. Contact Peter Ellis at 840-9572.
KU Environs vegetarian lunch will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the ECM Center. Contact Natalie Sullivan at 842-7847.
**Proponents of Animal Liberation will meet at 6 p.m. at the Oread Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Michael Schmitt at 838-4469.**
Graduate School Awards Ceremony will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Kansas Room, in Kansas Union.
Sunday
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will study the Gospel of Luke from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Rooms 201-202 in the Center. Call 843-0357 for more information.
The Feminist Union will meet at 5 p.m. at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Joan Benefiel at 840-9739.
General
KU Tae Kwon Do Club will meet Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.at room 207 in Robinson center. Contact Adam at 842-9112.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will celebrate daily Mass at 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Center. Contact the Rev. Vince Krische at 843-0357.
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A KU student was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol at 3:21 a.m. Friday in the 2000 block of Louisiana Street, the public safety office said.
A KU employee's red parking permit was stolen between 4:30 and 6 p.m. April 20 in the 100 block of Indian Avenue, Lawrence police said. The stolen item was valued at $55.
A KU student's camera and lens were taken between noon Jan. 5 and 2 p.m. Thursday from room 212F of the Art and Design Building, the public safety office said. The items were valued at $395.
The tire of a KU student's car was damaged between 2 p.m. April 20 and 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Emery Road, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $507.47.
A KU employee's green 21-speed mountain bike
The right rear window and dashboard of a KU student's car was damaged, and a car stereo and 19 other items inside were stolen, between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Windsor Place, Lawrence police said. The damage and stolen items cost an estimated $985.
A KU student's 21-inch, 14-speed gray bicycle was stolen between noon April 20 and 23 p.m. April 22 in the 1800 block of Naismith Place, Lawrence police said, the bicycle was valued at $250.
The left-front quarterpanel of a KU student's car was damaged between 9:30 and 10:30 epm. Tuesday in the 400 block of West Eighth Street. Lawrence police said. The dollar value of the damage was unknown.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's backpack, purse and contents were taken between 6:25 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday from the fourth floor east stacks in Watson Library, the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety said. The items were valued at $109.
A KU student was battered between 8:25 and; 8:38 p.m. April 20 in the 2500 block of West Sixth Street, Lawrence police said.
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