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March 10, 1998
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Vol. 108 • No. 117
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Freshman allegedly raped by three men
A KU freshman allegedly was raped early Sunday morning by three men, Lawrence police said.
The woman went to a party Saturday night at an apartment complex in the 2100 block of West 26th Street, said Sgt. George Wheeler.
"This lady had unconsensual sex with several subjects at this party," Wheeler said. "She left; she called police. We have suspects."
(USPS 650-640)
Wheeler said that one of the three suspects had been interviewed but that no arrests had been made.
Wheeler said the woman, who had been drinking, went into a bedroom with one of the men about 11:30 p.m. and passed out.
According to the police report, she woke up at 3 a.m., and three men were in the bed with her. The men allegedly raned her after she woke up.
Police could not say if the men had begun to rape her before she awoke.
Police contacted the victim at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St., later that day.
The manager of the apartment complex did not comment about the allegations.
"It says very clearly that if the person cannot give consent, that is rape." Ballard said.
Barbara Ballard, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, said students often were unaware of Kansas laws regarding rape.
"We give presentations on rape prevention all the time, and we recommend to drink responsibly," she said. "And don't go out alone. Don't go places with people you don't know, especially if you've been drinking."
— Runnie Wachter
The Snowy Day
Students get the big chill
Joe Bell, Lawrence resident, glides through the air on his boat in Bette Lake
glides through the air on his snowboard near Potter Lake. Sunday's storm caused Lawrence schools to close, which allowed students to play in the snow yesterday. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
University holds class despite snow
By Brandon Copley
bcplep@kanson.com
Kansan staff writer
University administrators decided to hold classes despite icy road conditions that closed Lawrence public schools and most schools in Topeka and Kansas City. Gov. Bill Graves also gave state workers in Topeka the day off.
Tim Dzubay, Olathe graduate student,
damaged his car Sunday night going
home from Lawrence, where he had
spent the day studying. Yesterday,
Dzubay waited until noon before leaving,
and he said the roads were much
better by that time.
Students and employees of the University of Kansas trudged through three inches of snow and battled high winds on the way to campus yesterday.
"I don't think I would have tried to come over much earlier," he said. "I listened to the radio to see if they would cancel classes since everything else was canceled. But I knew they wouldn't."
Provost David Shulenburger, who ultimately decides whether to cancel classes, began inspecting campus roads from his car about 5 a.m. yesterday. He said that if roads in Lawrence were passable and parking lots were accessible, classes would proceed.
"The general point we start from is that we don't close," he said. "We've got an adult community, and if they don't believe it's safe, they shouldn't come in."
Shulenburger's decision was based on his assessment of roads and parking lots and reports from University Facilities Operations and the KU Public Safety Office.
Associate Provost Lindy Eakin received a 5 a.m. phone call from Mike Richardson, facilities operations director. Eakin and Richardson discussed the weather conditions and efforts to clear roads and parking lots.
Eakin said ice beneath the snow presented the biggest problem.
"You have to pull the trigger pretty early, like by 5:30." Eakin said. "At that point, we looked at the conditions and the forecast, and we said it's not going to
See WINTER on page 5A
Call to give strikes vein with students
KU beats K-State in blood donations; committee praised
By Carl Kaminski
ckaminski@kansan.com
Kansan stuff writer
In three days, the University collected 544 pints of blood compared to the 536 pints K-State collected earlier this semester.
For the first time since anyone can remember, the University of Kansas beat Kansas State University in the semiannual blood drive.
"No one that I know has ever heard of us beating K-State," said Beth Hoerman, All Scholarship Hall Council chairwoman. "It was a joke among the American Red Cross that we would never beat them."
Judy Green, the University's Red Cross representative, said that it had been at least six semesters since the University has beaten K-State.
wessiga Perkins, Association of University Residence Halls chairwoman said this semester's drive went more smoothly than last semester's because more appointments were filled.
Green said that the spring effort was successful because the blood drive committee worked hard to advertise and because students were becoming less afraid of giving blood.
Hoerman said the committee also would raffle off items donated by area businesses at the end of the week. Everyone who donated will be entered in the raffle.
Perkins said the donation site at Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall played a large role in the success of the blood drive.
Some of the prizes include gift certificates to area restaurants and to Borders Bookstore, a leather backpack, CDs and a bicycle helmet.
Prizes, including free T-shirts to the first 50 donors at each site, were used as incentives to attract donors.
"The Union and Corbin really
She said the success of the GSP-Corbin site probably had a lot to do with the timing of the drive this year. It took place before Rock Chalk Review community service points were due, and many women at the hall donated to earn points for their sororities.
raked in a lot," she said.
There were also several midterms taking place on the first two days of the drive. On Thursday, when the site moved to GSP-Corbin, more people had time to donate, Perkins said. The residence hall also received the overflow when Union site was full.
"Typically, GSP-Corbin has more sorority women than any other hall." Perkins said.
Hoerman said she was disappointed with the turnout at McCollum and Oliver halls. In the past, the two halls have averaged between 60 and 80 units a day, but this spring the average was between 30 and 40, she said. Hoeman hopes to focus more efforts to increase those numbers.
Blood rivalry
Andrew Rohrback / KANSAN
Auto wreck kills former KU student
By Laura Roddy
By Laura Roddy
Iroddy@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Shay Vangas loved to make people laugh.
Shay Vangas loved to make people laugh. Vangas, a former KU student and Derby resident, was killed in an automobile accident Friday night in Wichita. He was 22.
Andy Delaney, Hiawatha senior, was Vangas' roommate at the Alpha KappaLambda fraternity last year. He said Vangas always liked to have a good time.
It's been a tough couple days so far." Delaney said. "He was there when I needed him, and I hope I was there when he needed me."
Andy Moore, San Diego senior, said Vangas was an incredible person.
"Everyone that knew him liked him," he said. "It's extremely unfortunate because the guy would never do any wrong to anybody."
Vangas was returning home from work at a Wichita golf shop about 11:30 Friday night when his truck collided with a
Vangas: Friend says he was "an incredible person."
police car in an intersection, Wichita police said.
Cindy Gavagan, Vangas' aunt, said the stoplight was green when her nephew entered the intersection.
sad Police said the officer, David Perkins, was responding to an officer-in-trouble call with his lights and sirens on.
Police said that Vangas was ejected from the vehicle because he was not wearing a seat belt and that he sustained head injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jeannie Vangas, Shay Vangas' mother, said the family wanted to look into clarifying the codes that allowed police officers to break traffic laws. She said the officer was responding to a fight, which was important but not as urgent as a shooting would be.
"It was so senseless," she said. "We're real upset about that. We're going to pursue it."
Lt. Aaron Harrison of the Wichita police said state statute allowed officers to drive contrary to traffic laws if they had their lights and sirens on. He said the specific codes that allowed officers to respond with lights and sirens varied by department.
The accident report and the coroner's report are sealed while the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and an accident reconstructor investigate.
Todd Abplanalp, Alpha Kappa Lambda president, said a number of Vangas' fraternity brothers would attend the funeral to show their support for the family.
Funeral services for Shay Vangas will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Mortuary,1415 N. Rock Road in Derby.
their suppliment for the past.
"We're all deeply saddened by his untimely death," said Abplanalp, Topeka junior. "The chapter would like to express our deepest sympathies to those who knew and loved Shav the most."
Shay the host Shanda Vangas, Shay Vangas' sister and a Denver resident, said it would help her family to see his friends again.
"It's hard," she said. "We're lucky we have a lot of great friends and neighbors to help us." She said her brother was at his best when he was at the center of attention. She also said he loved kids.
"He lived with gusto," Shanda Vangas said. Shanda Vangas said her brother had plans to return to the University. He lived in Lawrence through last fall and videotaped games for the KU football team.
He had worked for the soccer team and women's basketball team and made last year's women's basketball highlight video, she said
Shay's experience videotaping made him interested in working on the other side of the camera, Shanda Vangas said. He had planned to pursue a career as a sports commentator.
Memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Johnson Branch of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver, 3325 W. 16th Ave., CO 80204.
Snanda Vangas works at the Johnson Boys and Girls Club. She said her parents wanted to help others and thought the club was fitting because of her brother's love for children.
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