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The Inside Front
Friday April 24,1998
News
from campus, the state. the nation and the world
On CAMPUS
Lawrence police will be wearing black bands around their badges today in memory of three Lawrence police officers who died while on duty.
The Hampton Inn, 2300 West Sixth St., was robbed at 11 p.m. Wednesday night.
A party for the planet will take place from noon to 6 p.m. tomorrow at South Park in Lawrence.
Kathleen McClusky-Fawcett is the recipient of the 1998 J. Michael Young Academic Adviser Award.
Gale Sayers will receive the Apple Award for Distinguished Achievement in Education at KU during a ceremony tomorrow evening.
Police remember officers who died while on duty
Lawrence police will be wearing black bands around their badges today in memory of three Lawrence police officers who died while on duty.
Sgt. George Wheeler said April 24 was Uniform Day, when all Lawrence officers wear their uniforms to pay respect to Melvin Howe and officers Wilson Pringle and Allen Moore.
Howe was killed on April 24, 1931, in North Lawrence. He was shot by a suspect who was sitting in a car he had stopped, Wheeler said.
Wheeler said Pringle was shot in the neck on Oct. 16, 1909.
Moore, the third officer being honored, accidentally shot himself May 22, 1901, at the Union Pacific Station in North Lawrence. Moore dropped his gun, causing it to discharge and shoot him in the chest.
"It's something that's important to all of us." Wheeler said.
He said the Lawrence Police Department also would be participating in National Police Memorial Week, which will be observed this year from May 11-15.
Police looking for man who robbed local hotel
The Hampton Inn, 2300 West Sixth St., was robbed at 11 p.m. Wednesday night, Lawrence police said.
Sgt. George Wheeler said an unknown suspect entered the motel's lobby, asked to register for a room and then demanded money from the clerk, a Lawrence woman
"He just asked for the money and produced a paper bag, and the clerk complied." Wheeler said.
Wheeler described the suspect as a 5-foot,
160lb, white male between 30 and 40-
year old, with brown hair and a mustache.
The man fleed the scene on foot with an undis-
closed amount of money. Wheeler said.
He said although the clerk never saw a weapon and never was threatened by the suspect, she was wise to not challenge the man.
—Briefs by Ronnie Wachter
"I'm going to say that she did the right thing," Wheeler said.
Groups to sponsor party to raise planet awareness
A party for the planet will take place from noon to 6 p.m. tomorrow at South Park in Lawrence.
The 1998 Planet Party is a communitywide festival to celebrate Earth Day and environmental awareness. The event is free and open to the public. University of Kansas student groups and local business are sponsoring the event.
The event will feature tables for information and for environmental crafts such as paper-making. A belly-dancing troupe and The Band That Saved The World will be performing.
A meal will be provided by Food Not Bombs, a local hunger relief organization.
Victoria Silva, director of the University's Office of Recycling and Resource Conservation, said this year's Planet Party would be different from others because of the wide variety of groups involved.
"This event will have more community out-reach than other events we've had so far." Silva said.
More information about the event can be obtained by calling KU Environs at 864-7325.
Graham Johnson
Professor receives award for excellence in advising
When Katiehle McCluskey-Fawcett was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, she was helped by academic advisers who changed her life.
tonight, she will be honored for providing the same important service to students at the University of Kansas.
McClusky-Fawcett, associate provost and professor of psychology, will be recognized for excellence in academic advising at 5 today during a reception at the Summerfield room in the Adams Alumni Center.
McClusky-Fawcett is the recipient of the 1998 J. Michael Young Academic Adviser Award, which includes a $500 prize.
The award will be presented by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Club Advisory Board.
Her name also will be added to a plaque in the College's Advising Center.
McClusky-Fawcett said the reward was not the money.
"The money is nice, but the real honor is that the award is named after J. Michael Young, who was a dear friend and colleague," she said.
McClusky-Fawcett said she was surprised and thrilled to receive the award.
"I do so much administration, and I was afraid that I wasn't as in touch with students as I used to be," she said.
She said she was selected as the winner of the award after students nominated her.
"I think part of the reason this is so meaningful is that I was a first-generation college student," she said. "I had such great undergraduate advisers who really change;...the direction of my life. I hope I've had that same kind of influence on other students."
Kansas football alumnus to receive Apple Award
Gale Sayers will receive the Apple Award for Distinguished Achievement in Education at KU during a ceremony tomorrow evening.
Sayers, former University of Kansas and Chicago Bears running back and alumnus of the University of Kansas School of Education and entrepreneur, will be recognized at a dinner for the School of Education's National Advisory Board meeting in Dyce Hall.
The award represents individuals who are active in education and civic organizations.
Karen Gallagher, dean of education, said Sayers had a long history of community service, particularly in education.
"Since 1994, he has helped the school raise more than $45,000 for student scholarships through the Cale Sayers Benefit Golf Tournament," she said.
Speakers who will honor Sayers at the dinner include Gallagher; Dave Schmidt, National Advisory Board chair; Bob Frederick, athletic director; and Jack Mitchell, who coached Sayers from 1961 to 1965. Also speaking will be Sayer's student teaching adviser Wayne Osness, professor of health, sport and exercise science, and Clay Blair III, past chair of the National Advisory Board.
Sayers attended the University from 1961 to 1965 and returned to earn a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1975. He also received a master's degree in educational administration in 1977.
— Briefs B. Emily C. Forsyth
As a sophomore, Sayers completed a 99- yard touchdown run against the University of Nebraska, which remains an NCAA record.
Jayhawk may take flight next semester
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separate and distinct product that will not compete directly with the Kansan, KJHK , KUJH or the University's home page.
Some skeptics say few Web-based media enterprises have been able to sustain themselves through the sale of subscriptions.
"We're going to provide news and information in a forum that's unlike anything else on this campus or anywhere," Gentry said.
Chris Jennewein is vice president for technology and operations for Knight-Ridder New Media in San Jose, Calif. He said few general publications had succeeded in selling subscriptions on the Web.
“If you're slightly outside the mainstream and the information you offer isn't available for free somewhere else, you can probably make it work,” he said. “Otherwise, it's tough to sell subscriptions because there are so many places to get content for free.”
Hawke said the Digital Jayhawk would offer some free services, such as links to the Kansan and other news sources.
However, for the price of a subscription, users could access audio, video and print news that is not available anywhere. Hawke said.
"I think there are enough people out there who are interested in the information we can provide and who are tired of advertising hitting them in the face every time they turn the computer on," Hawke said. "But even if we don't get any subscribers, we haven't really lost anything. We can use this equipment somewhere else."
Gentry said he and Hawke did not see eye-to-eye about the role subscriptions and push technology would play in the project, and he said he did not expect their differences of opinion to be ironed out soon.
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"From what I can tell about new media, you don't ever iron it out," he said. "It's changing all the time, and at some point you've just got to jump out there and do it."
Jennewne said the Digital Jayhawk could give journalism graduates a tremendous advantage.
"I think the biggest growth area for journalism right now is the World Wide Web," he said. "So any skills a student might acquire with regard to the Web would be highly sought after in the job market."
Gentry said if the students would benefit, he was willing to get started, even if the product was less than perfect.
"There's a lot to be said about learning by just bumbling around," Gentry said. "In new media, nobody has the answers, they're just all out there grouping."
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ON THE RECORD
The rear quarter panel and the dashboard of a KU student's car was damaged, and the stereo was stolen between 11:45 p.m. Monday and 9:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of Apple Lane, Lawrence police said. The damage and the stereo were estimated at $1,200.
- The window of a KU student's car was smashed, and a cellular phone was taken between 11 p.m. Monday and 12:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of West 24th Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $175.
A KU student's cellular phone was stolen between 10 p.m. Monday and midnight Tuesday in the 1500 block West Sixth Street, Lawrence police said. The phone was valued at $100.
- The driver-side door of a KU student's car was damaged between 2 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said Damage was estimated at $100.
A KU student's perfume and cash were taken between 12:01 and 9 a.m. Tuesday from a vehicle in the lat south of Robinson Center, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $46, and the damage to the vehicle was estimated at $50.
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