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The Inside Front
Friday March 6,1998
News
from campus, the state. the nation and the world
House on Ohio Street burns for a second time. Lawrence resident reports hearing gunshots in the 500 block of Mississippi Street.
On CAMPUS:
Students at two area schools commit battery during classes.
mules.
Woman arrested for falsely reporting a rape.
Investigation into a local heroin distribution ring continues.
- Woman arrested for falsely reporting a report
- Kevin Yoder, student body presidential candidate, will lead a campus cleanup to kickoff the Campus Cause coalition.
Buring car strikes parked vehicle in Jayhawker Towers lot.
Fire damages area home for a second time
The Lawrence Fire Department responded at 5:46 a.m. yesterday to a fire at 917 Ohio St., said Battalion Chief Jerry Karr.
He said firefighters had the blaze extinguished about half an hour after arriving.
"We arrived with a ladder truck and two medical vehicles, and we could see fire and smoke from outside the building." Karr said.
The house is owned by Gary and Julia Weeks, Lawrence residents. No one was living in the house because of another fire that damaged their house last fall
"The family had no insurance on the house," Karr said, "so we're estimating a loss of about $1,000."
Karr said the Weeks family had applied for permission to demolish the house after the first fire, and demolition was certain now.
The cause of the fire had not been determined at press time, but Karr said they had ruled out electricity and gas as the cause of the blaze.
Lawrence resident reports hearing two gunshots
Gunshots were reported in the 500 block of Mississippi Street early Wednesday morning. Lawrence police said.
Sgt. George Wheeler said a resident of the block contacted police after 1 a.m. to report hearing two gunshots. He said officers contacted the resident, who then called back moments later and reported hearing a third shot fired.
"Officers arrived on the scene, and while interviewing the resident, they heard another shot fired," Wheeler said.
Police investigated the area, but found no evidence of the possible gunshots. Wheeler said there are no suspects.
Some Lawrence area teachers might be a little more cautious of their students because of two recent batteries committed in local schools.
A teacher at Woodlawn Elementary School, 508 Elm St., was punched and bitten by an 8-year-old student at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, said Srt. George Wheeler.
"The kid was out of control, and the teacher tried to calm him," Wheeler said.
The boy then punched the teacher on the right cheek, he said. The teacher grabbed the boy, and he bit her arm.
The teacher was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Another battery occurred Monday in Central Junior High School, 1400 Massachusetts St., involving three students.
Wheeler said a 16-year-old girl was battered between 9:52 and 9:55 a.m. Monday, when she got into a fight with two 14-year-old girls.
A teacher tried to intervene, but one of the 14-year-olds threatened to strike her.
"They didn't attack the teacher," Wheeler said. "They left the school without permission."
KBI heroin investigation may lead to KU students
The investigation of a local heroin distribution ring continues, and Dan Dunbar, Douglas County Assistant District Attorney, said three University of Kansas students may be charged for involvement.
One of the students was scheduled to appear in Douglas County District Court yesterday, but Dunbar said the appearance was canceled because charges had not been filed.
"The KBI haven't turned in their reports yet, and they determine what, if any, charges will be filed," Dunbar said.
Scott Teeselink, special agent for the
Kansas Bureau of Investigation, said there was no timetable on the completion of the reports.
"I don't know when all the lab work and investigations are going to be done," he said.
Dunbar said when he received the KBI's information, he would examine it to determine if charges needed to be filed against any of the students.
"I don't have one report right now, so I have very little knowledge of the case or what's going to happen with it," he said.
Woman falsely reports rape to Lawrence police
One of the women who reported a rape to Lawrence police last weekend was arrested Tuesday afternoon for falsely reporting a crime.
Sgt. George Wheeler said the woman, who was visiting from La Crescenta, Calif., admitted the report was fictitious.
The woman was detained in Douglas County Jail at 2:42 p.m. and posted bail two hours later.
"In the course of more questioning, she admitted that she made it up, and they arrested her," he said.
Wheeler said police were suspicious of the allegations the woman had made, which lead to the interview on Tuesday.
"There was no evidence to support her story, so we wanted to look into that further," he said.
— Rannie Wachter
the coalition's platform.
Campus Cause will start campaign with cleanup
The Campus Cause coalition will begin its campaign at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
After the speeches, Yoder will lead a campus cleanup. Yoder said the event was different from past kickoff parties because it benefited the entire campus.
Speeches by the candidates—including Kevin Yoder, student body presidential candidate, and Scott Kaiser, student body vice-presidential candidate—will outline
- Melissa Ngo
4ms is a great way to start off a coalition that is focused on improving the University and involving students," Yoder said.
sity and involving students Living organizations involved in Rock Chalk Revue can earn community service points by participating in the clean-up.
Contact Yoder at 331-2948 for more details.
Car fire blazes a trail into Jayhawker Towers lot
A flaming vehicle seemed to have a life of its own Wednesday morning when it rolled into a parked vehicle in the East Javbawker Towers lot.
The vehicle was destroyed, and caused minor damage to the parked vehicle, KU police said.
Tricia Moroney told police she was southbound on Burdick Drive, which runs between Jayhawker Towers and Green Hall, when she heard a pop under the hood and saw smoke. Moroney stopped the vehicle at the entrance of the Towers lot, turned off the car and went inside to call 911.
The fire caused the starter of the vehicle's motor to keep reengaging and it lurched forward 25 feet, KU police said.
Gary Baker, facilities operations equipment operator, was working near the Burge Union when he smelled smoke and saw the vehicle rolling forward.
He said he tried to get the vehicle out of gear, but was not able to stop it before it hit the parked vehicle.
Baker used an extinguisher from his truck to contain the fire until Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical personnel arrived.
It is not known if Moroney is a KU student.
— Laura Roddy
Multicultural Night will end AASU festival
By Sara Anderson sanderson@kanson.com
Kanson staff writer
The Multicultural Night, "Taste of Asia," will be the Asian-American Festival's final event, helping to end the week with flare, said Yan Zeng, president of the Asian-American Student Union.
The presentation begins at 7 tomorrow night at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Building, Admission is $3 and tickets are available at the SUA box office or by calling 864-4368. The event will feature traditional Asian food, song and dance performances, an information booth and a fashion show showing Asian costumes.
"This is a very new idea this year and we wanted to end the week with a big boom," Zeng said. "That's why we had it at the end of the week instead of the beginning."
Zeng, Winfield junior, said the festival's main goal was to promote unity throughout the Asian groups on campus, and the Multicultural Night was one way to accomplish this.
"There is so much variety between Asian cultures," she said. "The Multicultural Night is the first attempt to get all of the groups involved in one activity. We hope that through variety we can reach as many people as possible."
John Weroha, Lawrence senior and public relations chair for AASU, agreed. He said that many students did not understand the differences between the Asian culture.
"I think that lots of people just label Asians as Asians, just as one group," he said. "But there are so many, it's hard to label them as just one."
Zeng said she wanted the festival to include as many people as possible and teach them about Asian culture.
"The purpose is to educate and hopefully lots of people will come," she said. "Our goal is to get people interested in seeing the different cultures and to let them know we're here. We are bringing diversity to the KU campus."
Weroha said the week had gone well on the whole, but the Multicultural Night would be the real indication of the festival's success.
"It's gone really good and the only thing that didn't go through was the martial arts demonstration," he said. "We had our first speaker Wednesday night and had a good showing. The Multicultural Night will tell if the week has been successful. We've put most of our energy in it."
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Today. IN HISTORY
1836 - The anniversary of the fall of the Texas Fort Alamo. The siege, led by Mexican General Santa Anna, began on Feb. 23 and reached its climax on March 5, when the last of the defenders was slain.
Famous people born on this date:
Michelangelo
Shaquille O'Neil
Staudine C Kel
Gabriel Garcia-Marquez
Marrion Barry
Gabriel Garcia-Marquez
Marrion Baroy
The driver's-side window of a KU student's car was smashed, and an AM/FM stereo with a CD player was stolen from the inside, between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of Graystone Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $500.
A KU student's gray laptop computer was stolen between 10:15 p.m. Wednesday and 2:15 a.m. Thursday in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, Lawrence police said. The computer was valued at $3,000.
A KU student reported being harassed by telephone between 8 a.m. oct. 1, 1997 and 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said.
- The driver's side window of a KU student's car was smashed between 11 and 11:30 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of California Street, lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $500.
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