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The Inside Front
Friday March 13,1998
News
from campus,the state, the nation and the world
Borders Books and Music will honor the work of the late children's author David Saltzman tomorrow.
On CAMPUS:
late children's author DAY ON THE HILL.
**SUA is searching for bands to play at Day on the Hill.**
**Borders will honor the work of a late children's author.**
In KANSAS:
A puppy brought to a horse show had rabies; officials urge anyone who touched it to contact a doctor.
In the WORLD:
The crew of a Marine fighter jet that flew too fast and dived too low may face manslaughter charges.
CAMPUS
Bestselling children's book helps jester find his jingle
Borders Books and Music, 700 New Hampshire St., will honor the work of late children' s author David Saltzman tomorrow.
Saltzman's mother, Barbara Saltzman,
will read her son's besteller, The Jester
Has Lost His Jingle, at 2 p.m. and will
autograph copies afterward.
Saltzman said the book had been surprisingly popular with college students and it often was used in children's literature courses at universities and colleges nationwide.
"David was a college student at Yale when he wrote it," Saltzman said of her son, who died in 1990 of Hodgkin's disease at the age of 22. "The book reinforces how life should be cherished, lived and enjoyed."
The book follows the adventures of a court jester, who sets off on a journey to discover why a grumpy mood has infected the people of his kingdom.
Since its publication in 1995, The Jester Has Lost His Jingle has sold more than 200,000 copies, placing high on the best seller lists of The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and USA Today.
Jeremy Doherty
Poet to speak at museum about Black arts movement
The director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University in Washington D.C. will be speaking at the University of Kansas this weekend.
E. Ethelbert Miller will speak about the Black arts movement. The speech will take place at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Spencer Museum of Art. The free event, "A Reexamination of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s," is open to the public.
Miller, an award winning poet, will focus on the contributions of people such as Malcolm X, Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez. He also will talk about how the movement is linked between today's African-American literary and cultural trends.
Laura Yamhure, Falls Church, Va., graduate student was instrumental in bringing Miller to the University. She said it was a special experience for the University to be able to hear Miller speak.
"It's really unique to have a scholar and poet talk about his experiences," she said. "He has so much to offer, there has to be something for everyone to walk away with."
The event is sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs, Multicultural Resource Center and Student Senate.
-Sara Anderson
SUA seeks local bands to play Day On The Hill
Student Union Activities is searching for band locals to play on Dav On The Hill.
The deadline for entering a demo tape for consideration for the May 2 festival is today.
John Orcutt, Hutchinson senior and SUA live music coordinator, said SUA already had registered about 60 entries. He said many of the entries came from regional bands, but local bands were welcome to enter.
"We haven't had as many local entries as we wanted." Orcutt said. "We will probably have three local bands and a national one. If we have extra money, we will have two local bands and two national ones."
In addition to SUA's selection process, KJHK is throwing the Farmer's Ball on April 21, 22 and 24 at the Bottleneck.
The band that wins at the Farmer's Ball will be the opening act for Day On The Hill. The deadline for Farmer's Bail entries is April 1.
Orcutt said SUA could not specify how
much each band would be paid to play, because SUA had not contacted Day On The Hill co-sponsors yet. Last year, each band received $100.
"Mostly, it's a huge honor to play at Day On The Hill," Orcutt said. "It's a great recognition factor."
Orcutt said SUA still was searching for national bands to headline the event.
-Marcelo Vilela
STATE
Puppy brings rabies to horse show in Wichita
WICHITA — A pet puppy brought to an exhibitor's hoat at a horse trade show had rabies, and health officials are urging anyone who touched it to contact a doctor.
The 9-week-old puppy—a mixed breed named Maggie that resembled a black Labrador retriever—was at the booth during Equifest, the industry trade show. The puppy's owners were working at the booth
More than 10,500 people from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and New Mexico attended the four-day event at the Kansas Coliseum. Thousands were also at the Coliseum for the state high school wrestling tournament.
State and local officials have received calls from people who believe they may have had contact with the puppy, but by yesterday, no one had shown signs of infection. Chances are slight that people at the Colleum will be infected, said Roger Smith. Wichita's animal-control supervisor.
But people who touched the puppy — which was at the event only on Feb. 28 and possibly Feb. 27 — need to talk with their doctors because rabies is almost 100 percent fatal, Sedgwick County and Wichita health officials said.
Health officials learned of the possible exposure after the puppy was tested for rabies because it bit a veterinarian in Sedgwick County March 5. Five people at the Blair Doon Veterinary Clinic are being treated for rabies exposure.
"A number of people stopped and looked, played with and petted the puppy." Smith said. "The puppy could have very well been communicable at that time."
Fighter crew may face manslaughter charges
WORLD
AVIANO, Italy — The crew of a Marine flight jet that flew fast and low through the Italian Alps may face manslaughter charges for killing 20 people in a cable car, the Marines said yesterday. The U.S. ambassador apologized and knelt in prayer at the site where the people died.
An Italian prosecutor said he would continue his investigation of the accident, but, in general, Italians seemed satisfied with American assurances the Marines would face a punishment in the United States.
A Marine investigation board placed the blame yesterday squarely on the four-man crew, who they said broke the rules on how fast and how low they could fly.
Their commanding officer said he would convene the military equivalent of a criminal grand jury.
"The cause of the mishap was aircrew error," Maj. Gen. Michael P. DeLong, president of the investigation board, told reporters at the U.S. air base in Aviano.
The EA-6B Prowler severed two of the ski lift cables, sending a gondola with 19 skiers from six countries and the operator to their deaths on the snowy slopes.
CORRECTION
The Associated Press
Because of a reporter's error in the set story in the Rock Chalk Revue section in yesterday's Kansan, set director Erin Passman was misidentified as Erin Persimmon.
About 300 attend movie sneak peek
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"They don't want you to have a choice," he said. "You will drink Coca-Cola only."
with Coca-Cola, he said the University had become a Soviet-type of institution.
Moore called public education despotic, and said students should have more of a say on how schools are managed.
Moore moved on to speak about the monopolies formed in corporate America. He said, for example, one in every two books was sold by Borders or Barnes and Nobles.
"It's not safe for a country when we have two chains controlling the information that we can read," he said.
"The most important thing schools teach you are the three C's," Moore said. "Consistency, complacency and conformity; Whatever you do, don't rock the boat."
Although Moore's best-selling book and his new movie were released by major corporations, he said success had not softened the satirical perspective in his work.
"I'm angry all the time," he said. "The humor is the flipside of the anger."
The audience provided the filmmaker with an enthusiastic reception following the screening, clapping and laughing after most, if not all, of Moore's remarks.
Students said they were impressed with Moore's message, but they would have preferred a more appropriate venue.
"I would have preferred if it would have been in the Lied," said Sarah Geissler, Denver sophomore. "They would be able to fill the Lied Center since people are interested in this. I don't care about Rock Chalk."
David Beahm, Great Bend sophomore, said it was ironic Rock Chalk Revue was being presented at the Lied Center on the same night in which Moore was speaking. Beahm said what Moore had to say was more relevant to students.
"He really encouraged the audience to get involved," Beahm said. "I love his cynical humor. He inspired me to get more active."
Moore gained national recognition with his 1989 documentary Roger and Me. The film, which chronicled the closing of the General Motors auto plant in Flint, Mich., was followed by his TV news magazine, TV Nation and his best-selling book, "Downsize This!' The Big One, his new film, will be released in April.
Moore returned to Kansas City, Mo., last night for a benefit screening of The Big One at the Tivoli Theatre in Westport Square. Proceeds will go toward the K.C. Anti-Censorship Association.
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Today.IN HISTORY
1781 - Planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.
1852 - The New York Lantern publishes the first cartoon showing of the character "Uncle Sam."
1868 - Impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the U.S. Senate.
1884 - Standard Time was adopted throughout the United States.
1925 Tennessee law prohibits teaching of evolution.
1938 - Famed attorney Clarence S. Darrow died.
A KU student's KUID and bus pass were taken between 1 and 1.5 p.m. Wednesday from Ekdahl Dining Commons. KU public safety said. The pass was valed at $55.
$150 was taken between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday from Room 402 of Watson Library, KU public safety said.
A KU student's 12 CD dischanger, 12 CDs and miscellaneous items were stolen at 3:20 a.m. March 12 in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, Lawrence police said. The theft cost the student $3,100.
A KU employee's standard black mail box was damaged between 6 p.m. March 9 and 5:30 a.m. March 10 in the 2500 block of Bonanza Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $10.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student reported an incident of disorderly con duct, which happened between 9:11 and 9:33 p.m. March 9 in the 800 block of Indiana Street, Lawrence police said.
A KU student's KUID, driver's license, cards and keys were taken between 8:15 and 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, KU public safety said. The items were valued at $37.
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