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The Inside Front
Wednesday March 4,1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
Two women reported that they were raped this weekend In Lawrence.
On CAMPUS:
About half a dozen bullets were fired into Pinckney Elementary School Monday night.
Two suspects in the Feb. 19 Douglas County Bank robbery were apprehended Feb. 23 in Wichita.
The Asian-American Student Union is sponsoring two speakers this week In conjunction with the Aslan-American Festival.
Bridges Williams gave birth Sunday to a baby girl on a plane that had just arrived at Kansas City International Airport.
More than 30,000 Albanians evaded Serb roadblocks yesterday to attend the funerals of compatriots killed by police.
In the WORLD:
Two raps were reported in Lawrence last weekend, Lawrence police said. Sgt. George Wheeler said that the raps occurred within one and a half hours of each other between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Two rapes reported to police last weekend
Wheeler said the woman and her boyfriend got into an argument Saturday night at Sports Page Brewery, 3512 Clinton Pkwy. The woman then left and began to walk back to her hotel room at the Bismarck Inn of Lawrence, 1130 N. Third St, Wheeler said.
The first rape occurred between 11:40 p.m. Saturday and midnight Sunday in the 500 block of Maine Street and involved a California woman who was traveling through town.
While she was walking on a sidewalk on Sixth Street, a car containing three men pulled up beside her. Wheeler said.
"She said they grabbed her and dragged her in the car," Wheeler said. "They then took her to the 500 block of Maine, dragged her into a weeded field, forced her to the ground and raped her."
Wheeler said that police investigated the field, which was located behind a house on Maine Street. No evidence of rape was found at the scene, and the occupants of the house were not interviewed.
"There was no evidence there to warrant a further investigation," Wheeler said. He said the suspects were described as white males in their 20s.
The second rape occurred between 12:05 and 1:05 a.m. Sunday in the 600 block of Gateway Drive. Wheeler said the victim was a 17-year-old Eudora girl who became intoxicated at a house party.
At 3 p.m. Sunday, the girl reported being raped and named several possible suspects, he said.
The investigations of both reports are continuing, Wheeler said.
-Ronnie Wachter
Elementary school riddled with bullets
A series of bullets was fired at 10 p.m.
Monday into Pinckney Elementary School,
810 W. Sixth St., Lawrence police said.
Sgt. George Wheeler said that the building was unoccupied at the time, and no one was hurt in the shooting.
"An unknown suspect fired shots, around half a dozen, into the front door." Wheeler said.
Wheeler said several area residents reported hearing the gunfire. He said police recovered empty shell cases in the area of the front door and found bullets inside the building.
The bullets were .38 caliber, which Wheeler said could be used in several types of handguns.
He said the metal sheeting and glass of the school's front door were damaged. The school paid $400 for repairs.
-Ronnie Wachter
Bank robbery suspects apprehended in Wichita
The two suspects in the Feb. 19 armed robbery of Douglas County Bank, 711 W. 23rd St., have been captured in Wichita, Lawrence police said.
Lawrence police Lt. Dan Affalter said that the two men, one from Lawrence and one from Kansas City, were arrested Feb. 23 in Wichita.
One suspect was taken into custody for a federal parole violation, and the other was arrested on a federal warrant for violating conditions of release. Affalter said.
Pete Nagurny, special agent for the U.S. Marshals, said that charges would be filed soon.
"They have been identified by the Lawrence Police Department as prime suspects, but have not been charged in connection to that robbery yet," he said.
Affalter said he was confident that the suspects would be charged in connection with the robbery.
"As soon as the detectives are done doing their thing in Wichita, everything will be turned over to the U.S. Marshals for federal charges," Affalter said.
Nagumy said the two suspects could receive federal indictments from the U.S. Attorney's Office by the end of the month. Both suspects have served time in prison for previous bank robberies
prison or premilitary prison Affalter credited the officers of several agencies in the apprehension of the suspects.
"They were identified through solid, basic police work," Affalter said. "We had real good cooperation with the U.S. Marshals, the FBI, Wichita P.D., Kansas City Kansas P.D. — there's been a lot of agencies in on this."
Nagurny said that details of the investigation would be released soon.
"That will all come out when the indictment is handed down," he said.
-Ronnie Wachter
Two speakers to join Asian-American Festival
The Asian-American Student Union will sponsor two speakers in conjunction with the Asian-American Festival this week.
Both events are free.
Cho SeChin, Chairman of the Pediatrics Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center, will speak at 7 tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
Keynote speaker Michael D. Lee, former actor, television producer and professor, will discuss "The American Dream" at 7 tomorrow night at the Jawhawk Room in the Union.
Tickets also are available for Multicultural Night on Saturday. The event, "Taste of Asia," will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Building. Admission is $3, and tickets can be purchased at the SUA box office or by calling 864-4368. The event will feature food, songs, dance performances and a fashion show of traditional costumes representing Asian culture.
-Sara Anderson
Albanians defying Serbs fighting for independence
CIREZ, Yugoslavia — in a show of mass defiance, more than 30,000 ethnic Albanians evaded Serb roadblocks yesterday to attend the funeral of two dozen compatriots killed by police in weekend violence.
Mourners in the province of Kosovo sent Serbian authorities a strong message. Three days of violence have only strengthened their push for independence from Serb-dominated yugoslavia, made up of Serbia and the small republic of Montenegro.
The burials coincided with reports of a weekend massacre of 11 male members of a family who allegedly were rounded up by Serb police and executed.
In the harshest U.S. criticism yet of the crackdown on ethnic Albanians, Robert Gelbard, the top American envoy to the Balkans, warned that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, who controls Serbia, is risking the collapse of his government if the violence does not cease.
The bodies of 24 ethnic Albanians killed during the weekend were buried on a hill in this remote Kosovo village yesterday. One was buried Monday.
Premature baby delivered in plane on KCI runway
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The plane arrived a little before 1.13 a.m. with one extra passenger.
Alexis Rodriguez. was born ahead of schedule aboard a Southwest Airlines plane that had just landed at Kansas City International Airport on a flight from Phoenix.
Joseph Rodriguez, 20, of Overland Park, Kan., said his 1-pound, 15-ounce daughter seemed fine at Children's Mercy Hospital after her birth Sunday. She was in critical condition Monday, a normal condition for premature infants, a hospital spokesman said.
The baby's mother, Bridgett Williams, was 26 weeks into her pregnancy and had found out only recently that she was pregnant.
Essay contest cashes in on literary works
By Marcelo Vilela
mvilela@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas Undergraduate Literary Society is sponsoring its first writing contest.
"We thought they lent themselves to social critique," said Ramona DeNies, Norman, Okla. - sophomore and society vice-president.
in the contest, social critique essays on different writers will be judged by a student panel.
DeNies said that she expected several dozen essays.
text page.
The selected texts are pieces that the group has discussed in past meetings.
The contest cost $400. The society received donations from the English Department and Student Senate.
Bernard Hirsch, associate professor of English and society adviser said that a contest helped create awareness about literature.
helped create a awareness about literature.
"It should stimulate interest in literature, and expand its horizon a bit," he said. "Literature is for everybody, not just for teachers or specialists. These students love literature with us."
The society started last fall and has about 25 members and holds bimonthly meetings where they informally discuss literary material.
WRITING CONTEST
■ Contestants may write a social critique on one of the following:
Graham Greene - "May We Borrow Your Husband"
William Faulkner - "A Rose for Emily" or "Dry
September"
T. S. Eliot - "The Wasteland"
Langston Hughes - Radioactive Red Caps" or "I Too"
Jack Keroau - "Hymn"
Gabriel Garcia Marquez - "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" or "Seventeen Poisoned Englishmen"
Alan Seeger - "I Have a Rendezvous With Death"
Virginia Wolf - "A Room of One's Own"
■ Entries may be submitted to:
English Department mailroom, 3114 Wescoe,
addressed to the Undergraduate Literary Society
c/o James Hummel.
- Include name, address, phone number and KUID on cover sheet, and nowhere else on the essay.
- Dearline:
3 p.m. Monday, April 6th
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Today IN HISTORY
1681 - Pennsylvania deeded to William Penn
1789 - Congress declares the Constitution to be in effect.
1791 Vermont becomes the 14th state.
1792 Hawaii is introduced to Hawaii.
1793 - George Washington's second inaugro
    Oranges into business to the Nation
1793 - George Washington's second inauguration, shortest speech at 133 words.
1801 - First presidential inauguration in Washington (Thomas Jefferson).
1841 - Longest inauguration speech - 8443 words - William Henry Harrison.
1861 - Confederate States of America adopt "Stars and Bars" flag as the final design of official flag.
1960 - Lucille Ball files for divorce from Desi Arnaz
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's shirt, hair rollers and wine were taken between 5 p.m. Dec. 9 and 6 p.m. Jan 18 from Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall, KU police said. The items were valued at $52.
A KU student's vehicle was damaged between 10 p.m. Feb. 25 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Lot 104 west of Ellsworth Hall, KU police said. Damage was estimated at $200.
CONCERNED, AWARE, & ACTIVE STUDENTS AND STUDENTS TUTORING FOR LITERACY PRESENT
COMMUNITY READ-OUT TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO THE CHILDREN OF LAWRENCE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
Kansas Union Lobby – 11:00 a.m.
Reader: Kathie McClausey-Fawcett, Associate Provost
Todd Moore, Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Joined by children from Hilltop Child Development Center
Lawrence Public Library – 7:00 p.m.
Readers: Bonnie Augustine, Lawrence Mayor
Cris Anderson, Even Start
Delores Fisher, Indian Education
Joined by children from the community
Donate a book - boxes in Kansas Union and Borders Books books will be donated to Evan Start and Edgewood Homes
Tables with volunteer information in the Union lobby from 10:00-2:00
- Running out of space in your apartment or dorm room?
- Sick of sleeping on your worn out bed?
- Or just wanting a new desk to study on?
At the House Of Denmark we specialize in making your living quarters organized and comfortable, with a wide range of home items:
- desks • bookshelves • bedroom furniture • lamps • and more!
864-3477 • www.ukans.edu/~sua
Thursday, March 5, 1998
* FREE Birthday Cake 12:20 p.m.
Lobby, Ledy 4, Kansas Union
Friday, March 6, 1998
- 60 Years of Media Celebration 7 p.m. - midnight
Woolfaud Intuition, Level 5, Kansas Union
A tour through six decades of film and television, including televisions from caravans, movies shorts, short films and commercials to instructional shows and industrial video. Casual screening, please feel free to enter and exit as you please.
- Jaybowl Concert 9:30 p.m. - midnight
Jaybowl, Level I, Kansas Union
* Believe In O-New and R-William will perform a free concert
in the Jaybowl. Billions and Glow In The Dark Bowling available for a low price.
- Laser Storm Game 3 - 7 p.m.
* Kansas University Balloon, Kansas University
* Teams of up eight players are used for battle and
armed with laser goggles. Teams face off, hiding behind
partial brick walls, industrial barrels and the shell of a
late-battle-suiced umbrella.