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The Inside Front
Tuesday April 14,1998
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
- Police respond to a bomb threat at Super Target but no bomb is found, Lawrence Police Sgt. George Wheeler says.
On CAMPUS
Students ignoring optional campus fees during enrollment may be opting out of a sports pass.
Watkins Memorial Health Center receives a clean bill of health.
A Lawrence resident is stabbed in the neck in the 1750s.
The Haitian vocal ensemble Mell Melanome will perform during a musical workshop tomorrow.
CAMPUS
Empty bomb threat brings police to Super Target
Police responded yesterday morning to a bomb threat at Super Target, 3201 S. Iowa St., but no bomb was found, Lawrence Police Sgt. George Wheeler said.
Wheeler said a female called in the threat just before noon.
Police checked the area and determined that the call was just a threat, he said.
Wheeler said a bomb squad would have been brought in had anything suspicious been found.
Chris Jones, Super Target operations manager, said that the building was not evacuated and that the store remained open.
In bomb-threat cases, police investigate, and it is up to the business to determine whether it should evacuate the building, Wheeler said.
— Laura Roddy
Campus-fees table offers students eight options
Students ignoring optional campus fees during enrollment may be opting out of a sports pass.
The optional campus-fees table is just around the corner from the main enrollment area. It offers students a chance to sign up for eight options: the Student Legislative Awareness Board, $5; the Board of Class Officers, $8 to $10; the Jayhawker Yearbook, $30; KU on Wheels, $60 to $110; an SUA Movie Card, $35; the Ali Arts Package, $148; a student parking permit, $75; and an All-Sports Combo, $91.
The fees are added to students' tuition bills and are mailed with the bills in late July.
Students also can register to vote in Kansas at the optional fees table.
Chris Stoddard, Kansas City, Mo., junior who works at the table, said many students had used the tables' services. Stoddard said that signing up now was important because some options would not be available later.
"The sports pass you can't get anywhere else." he said
Besides getting the basketball tickets, using other optional campus fees is generally a good idea, he said.
The table, open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until April 24, is the easiest way to take care of these fees, said Patty Steffan, coordinator of optional campus fees. There were few changes from last semester, and students should act now to avoid inconvenience. Steffan said.
"We've moved over a bit because of the Coke machine," she said. "We're also having a drawing for various things, and that's new too. If you wait, you'll have to go to the individual vendors to get these things. We're also trying to get the word out about the new smart card."
— Gerry Doyle
Steffan said the table helped more than 200 students each day.
Watkins draws praise passes outside accreditation
Watkins Memorial Health Center received a clean bill of health at its latest checkup, said Randall Rock, physician and chief of staff.
Watkins earned high praise after a January survey by Sacred Bodison, a physician who reviewed the University of Kansas student health center for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
"After having reviewed the substantial application information, we provided to them earlier, they reviewed our processes, our records and personnel and gave us a
full three-year accreditation," Rock said.
Jim Boyle, interim administrator of Watkins, said he was proud of the health center's accreditation.
"I'm extremely pleased that we received the accreditation for the fourth consecutive time and that we received the highest ranking possible in every category," Boyle said. "The reason I think it is important is because it indicates to our students that our quality of care has been evaluated by an impartial organization and has proven to meet the highest standards."
Rock said an additional benefit was that the surveyor had worked at a similar clinic at the University of Maryland.
"We could sit down with her and discuss what works best at both our facilities," Rock said. "She saw some things here that she liked, and she called later for further information."
Since 1988, Watkins has undergone the voluntary accreditation process four times, Rock said. The health center has received the maximum accreditation period of three years all four times, he said.
Lisa Stevens John
Lawrence man stabbed during weekend party
A Lawrence resident was stabbed in the neck early Sunday morning in the 1700 block of West 24th Street, Lawrence police said.
Sgt. George Wheeler said the victim, a 26-year-old male, was stabbed at 4 a.m. in an apartment complex during a fight with another man. He was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St., then moved by LifeFlight to another area medical center, where he remains in critical condition, a hospital representative said. The hospital would not release the name of the medical center.
Wheeler said the victim and the suspect, who were acquaintances, both had attended a party in one of the apartments in the complex.
count of aggravated battery.
Wheeler said police arrested a suspect, a 20-year-old Lawrence male, on one
Wheeler said police thought the fight began after the party, when most people were outside of the building.
The stabbing occurred in either the hallway or the stainwell of the complex as people were leaving. he said.
"The victim walked out of the building after he was stabbed." Wheeler said. "What they're saying was he was covered in blood."
Wheeler said the weapon used in the stabbing was thought to be a knife, but it had not been confirmed yet.
"We have recovered some evidence, but I don't know about the knife vet," he said.
Ronnie Wachter
Haitian choir to perform tomorrow at Murphy Hall
The Haitian male vocal ensemble Meli Melomane will perform its blend of modern and traditional musical styles during a musical workshop tomorrow in Murphy Hall.
The choral workshop will be conducted by Simon Carrington, director of choral activities. The choral workshop will be at 1:30 p.m. in 328 Murphy and will be free.
Meli Mei is creole for "eclectic mixture", and Melomane means "music lovers." The ages of group members range from 18 to 25 years.
Carrington said the ensemble's strengths included pure tone, smooth harmonies and nuances in phrasing.
The motto of Meli Melomane is We Dare to Dream and Take Risks, and the group brings new life to lyric Renaissance madrigals, black spirituals and Haitian folk tunes, Carrington said.
Chris Horton
Trial team makes way to nationals
By Emily C. Forsyth
Kansan staff writer
A group of KU students has worked all semester to crack the case of a celebrity who murdered his son.
As participants in the first mock trial team at the University, seven students argued their way to the National Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. Only the top 10 teams were recognized at the tournament. The KU team did not place in the top 10 and still is awaiting the final results.
Pat McAvan and Milt Theologue, Lawrence second-year law students and team coaches, hope the program will gain some support.
"We hope the program doesn't get started and then just fade away because there's no one to pick it up after we leave," McAvan said.
McAvan and Theologou tried to find a faculty member to oversee the program but ended up running the team themselves.
McAvan and Theologo also covered many of the team's costs. The team received $750 from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to compete in the national tournament. It also received small donations from private funds.
This year's team members participated in three tournaments and finished with a 6-2 record.
After tying for third place at the Washburn invitational tournament in Topeka, they tied for second place at the regional tournament at Avila College in Kansas City, Mo., and advanced to the national tournament in Des Moines.
The team was one of 64 to compete at the national tournament, where it received an outstanding new-school award.
To practice for the tournaments, the team prepared to argue both sides of a murder case. The same case was used for all competitions, but variables were added for the national tournament.
Trials took about two and a half hours, and there were two to four trials during each tournament.
McAvan said competing in mock trials was an important exercise for students planning to attend law school.
"It helps people with their public speaking especially thinking on their feet," McAvan said. "In this type of situation, if you're an attorney or a witness, you have to be very flexible because every single trial is different."
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A KU employee's wooden door frame was damaged between noon Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday in the 2000 block of Hogan Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $75.
ON THE RECORD
A KU employee was threatened between 6 and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 18 in the 1600 block of Inverness Drive, Lawrence police said.
A KU student's glass window was damaged between 6 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $50.
A KU student's backpack, photo album and Internet printouts were taken between 8 a.m. Feb. 23 and 5 p.m. Feb. 27 from 310 Marvin Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $42.
A Leavenworth resident was battered between
A KU student's bus pass, checkbook and contents were taken between 5:30 and 6 p.m. March 18, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $162.
A KU student attempted suicide at 2:56 a.m. Saturday in a Hashinger Hall room, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for the ingestion of pills.
The KU Public Safety Office responded at 1:51 a.m. Sunday to a false fire alarm at Oliver Hall.
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