Monday April 6,1998
Campus/Area
3A
Panel to debate college admissions standards
An open debate addressing whether affirmative action belongs in higher education admissions will take place at 4:30 p.m. today in Green Hall.
Michael Greve, co-founder and executive director of the Center for Individual Rights, and Tom Stacy, professor of law, will discuss the pros and cons of racial-preference admission standards in college and graduate schools.
The debate, entitled "Hopwood and Beyond," in room 104, is sponsored by the Federalist Society. The event is free and open to the public.
"We're hoping that the debate gets to what the law should be and how we should regard it," said Joe Rotunda, firstyear law student and treasurer of the KU Federalist Society. Stacy will be presenting the opinion in favor of race-based affirmative action. Greve will be speaking against affirmative action in higher education admission.
Cammi Heimann
King's death recalled by faculty,resident
Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the death of one of America's most passionate voices of conscience. Late on the afternoon of April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by an assassin's bullet. As the news filtered out of Memphis to the rest of the nation, reactions ranged from
King: assassinated in Memphis 30 years ago Saturday
shock to sorrow to rage.
Lawrence and the University of Kansas were affected no less than the rest of the nation.
William Tuttle, professor of history and American studies, remembers the day vividly.
"I left Lawrence the next day to
go to a three-day academic conference in Kansas City, so I can't say what happened here," Tuttle said. "But many of the professors I spoke with at the conference feared losing valuable research on campuses if students rioted and burned buildings."
Norman Yetman, professor of sociology and American Studies, said he recalled a sense of loss that day.
"I don't know how to describe it, Yetman said. "There was just this incredible disbelief.
"On one hand, there was a genuine sense of hope and exhilaration about the civil rights movement, but when King was killed it really took the wind out of the sails for many people."
Jennifer Roush
Tip to Crime Stoppers prompts $200 award
The University of Kansas Crime
Stoppers Board has awarded an individual $200 for a telephone tip, said Officer James Anguiano.
The tip helped the KU Office of Public Safety identify three suspects in the March 8 pop-bottle explosion at McCollum Hall. A student staff member was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a minor injury that resulted from the explosion.
The three suspects, McColum Hall residents, told police they were experimenting in a room when they decided they needed to take the bottle outside. The residents placed the bottle in a stainwell because they thought it was about to explode, the public safety office said.
The staff member found the bottle in the stairwell at about 8:40 p.m. and took it to the front-desk area, where it exploded.
The incident report has been given to the Douglas County District Attorney's office to determine charges.
Anyone with information about a crime can call KU Crime Stoppers at 864-8888. The line is open 24 hours and anonymity is protected. Callers are eligible for a cash award if their information leads to a suspect's apprehension.
— Laura Roddy
Members from Delta Upsilon executive boards are required by their international organization to gather at a chapter in their province every year. It has been at least 7 years since the seminar has been held at the University of Kansas, said Klaus Diem, Madison, Wis., sophomore and seminar coordinator.
Delta Upson fraternity hosted representatives from eight schools in its region for the three-day Delta Upson Regional Leadership Seminar.
Representatives came from the University of Texas at Arlington and at Houston, the University of Northern Colorado, University of Nebraska, University of Missouri, University of Oklahoma, Kansas State University and Wichita State University.
Fraternity holds talks on alcohol-free issues
On Friday, the members discussed issues such as risk management and recruiting. On Saturday they met in the morning to discuss alcohol-free housing.
Diem said that no decision has been made whether or not Delta Upsilon will become alcohol-free.
On Saturday afternoon the members headed to the University's Adams campus and bonded at the challenge course there.
Saturday night, they listened to Lewis Gregory, a Delta Upson and KU alumni, speak about leadership. Gregory works for Merrill Lynch Trust and was the first KU recipient of Delta Upson's outstanding member award.
Carl Kaminski
Sorority raises $3,500 from annual benefit
The sorority raised $3,500 with the O'Twister Tournament on the front lawn of Allen Field House as the local radio station, 105.9 KLWN broadcast live.
Kappa Delta sorority held its 15th Annual Shamrock Project to benefit child abuse victims Saturday.
Eighty percent of the proceeds benefited Lawrence Women's Transitional Care Services. The other 20 percent went to the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse.
All Kappa Delta chapters donate 20 percent of their philanthropy earnings to the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse. The other 80 percent goes to a local organization of the chapter's choosing.
Most of the money came from tour nament sponsors, said Kera Leutung, Kansas City, Kan., senior and tournament organizer.
The sorority also raised funds by selling 250 t-shirts.
The winning team was from Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. They took home a television set and two pairs of sunglasses. The runner-ups were from Alpha Chi Omega sorority. They won watches and a spa package.
Attentive clerk spots counterfeit $20 bill
— Carl Kaminski
pursuit for lawsuits, Lawrence police said. Sgt. George Wheeler said the 28-year-old Lawrence resident also might be charged with passing counterfeit bills at other businesses.
A Lawrence man was arrested Thursday for using a counterfeit $20 bill to pay for gasoline. Lawrence police said,
"We may have linked him to some of the other fake $20 bills being passed around town," he said.
Wheeler said police arrested the man on Sixth Street just after using the fake bill at Westside 66 and Carwash, 2815 West Sixth St., to pay for $3 worth of gasoline.
Wheeler said that the clerk, a 24-year-old Lawrence resident, recognized the bill as counterfeit and called police when the man left the gas station.
"It didn't look like a real one at all," the clerk said. "It was cut very evenly; you could see the next bill on the edge above the one I was given. They used the wrong color of green, and there was pink and blue on it as well."
Wheeler said the clerk gave police the license of the man's vehicle, and he was spotted and arrested shortly after he left the gas station.
The man also may become a suspect in three other cases of counterfeit passions, Wheeler said. Fake $20 bills were used March 14 at Wendy's, 601 Kasold, and Auto Body Plus, 1245 North Third St. Fake bills also were used March 27 at Village Inn, 821 Iowa, Wheeler said.
vmeeler said the Topeka Police Department also had been investigating the recent passing of several fake $20 bills.
Wheeler said he did not know if the man would become a suspect in any of the Topeka passings.
—Ronnie Wachter
A KU student spends over 100 hours per semester studying for and taking final exams.
1998 KU graduates have a lot to look forward to.
Graduating from KU makes you an elite member of a proud and prestigious flock whose wings spread worldwide. Your Alumni Association includes nearly 45,000 of these proud birds who want to welcome you with special benefits and events to celebrate your new status.
- You will have full access to the Adams Alumni Center and The Learned Club, where Association members enjoy fine dining and the dress is business casual.
- A FREE six-month membership in the Kansas Alumni Association is just the beginning. Let us know your new address so we can keep your benefits coming.
- You'll receive three issues of Kansas Alumni magazine featuring news from the Hill and Class Notes about your fellow alumni.
- Your benefits begin automatically April 1 and last through Sept. 30.
INTRUST CARD-CENTER
Put a 'Hawk in your pocket.
Apply for the Jayhawk bank card, 1-
800-222-7458.
BONUS! Sign up for a bank card at the Grad Grill April 22 and receive a FREE Jayhawk license plate frame or T-shirt.
Congratulations Celebrations
- Enjoy FREE burgers and 50-cent draws (with I.D.) at the Class of '98 Grad Grill sponsored by the Student Alumni Association April 22, 5:30 p.m. at the Adams Alumni Center. RSVP form in Commencement packet.
Get psyched for the Hill hike at the Commencement Lunch May 17, 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Chancellor's residence. The Class banner and gift will be presented at 11:30 a.m. RSVP form in Commencement packet.
The average U.S. worker spends no time at all on finals
Watch for your 1998 New Alumni Handbook coming soon to your mailbox!
PLAY IT AGAIN
SPORTS
841-PLAY
1029
Massachusetts
Lorimar (1,2 & 3 BR)
Leanna Mar(4 BR)
Courtside (2&3BR)
Townhome Living
Experience the Benefits of
Washer/Dryer
Dishwasher
Microwave
Back Patio
Walk-in-Closets
Trash Compactor
Gas Fireplace
Cable Paid
Ceiling Fan
Covered Parking
Come check out the Towhome
Communities with the amenities you desire
and love.
For more information 841-7849
THE BRILLIANCE IS WRITTEN IN STONE.
LAZARE DIAMONDS®
A Lazare Diamond comes with its own identification system. So, like the love it represents, its inscription is unique, providing immediate and positive identification. So why settle for smart when a Lazare Diamond offers brilliance.
Lazare Dianthons.
Setting the standard for brilliance."
Let us be your hometown jeweler!"
Tallmon&Tallmon
520 W. 23rd • Lawrence • 865-5112
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday April 7,8 & 9 9 am -4 pm Allen Fieldhouse
- Free cholesterol screening
FREE T-SHIRT FOR ALL DONORS
Register to win special prizes from the KU Athletic Corporation when you donate.
Kansas Blood SERVICES