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The Inside Front
Wednesday February 25,1998
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
The Gay and Lesbian Academic and Staff Associates are sponsoring two $500 scholarships.
On CAMPUS:
A ticket scalper was robbed Monday night outside Allen Field House during a men's basketball game. In the NATION.
In the WORLD:
Warm weather and raucous festivities have attracted record crowds to the annual Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.
Elton John received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II yesterday.
- The U.N. deal with Iraq to open presidential palaces still leaves inspection details unclear.
Gay, lesbian staff leaders sponsor $500 scholarships
The Gay and Lesbian Academic and Staff Associates are sponsoring two $500 scholarships to supporters or leaders of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community.
Sexual orientation does not need to be disclosed and will not be part of the selection process.
Applications are available in the Student Development Center at 22 Strong Hall and are due Friday, March 20. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.1 in his or her last completed semester at the University, have demonstrated activism and support in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community and apply the scholarship to enrollment at the University.
Students must submit two letters of reference, a financial status or need statement and an essay describing activism or support.
Recipients will be announced during Pride Week, which is April 20 through 24. For more information, call Rob Melton at 864-3378.
Sara Anderson
Customer tries to rob basketball ticket scalper
There are hazards to any job. But the average ticket scalper probably does not consider attempted aggravated robbery to be high on that list.
That's just what happened to one scalper Monday night outside Allen Field House during the Kansas-Oklahoma men's basketball game, KU police said.
The scalper, an employee of the Kansas Union, was approached by the suspect at 8:55 p.m. The scalper was 20 yards south of Sunnyside Avenue on Naismith Drive, police said.
Sgt. Christ Keary of the KU police said that the suspect negotiated a deal to purchase two tickets from the scalper from an open door of a car.
The suspect, a 6-foot-2 male, was a passenger in a beige four-door Ford sedan, police said.
Keary said that the two agreed on a price of $20. The suspect then tried to negotiate a lower price and showed the scalper the handle of a handgun in his pocket.
Keary said that the suspect tried to grab the tickets from the scalper but was unsuccessful. The suspect then drove away, heading south on Naismith Drive. Keary said that the presence of other people in the area may have deterred the suspect.
The face value of a general admission ticket to a men's basketball game is $25.
Ticket scalping is legal in the state of Kansas. Keary said.
Anyone with information regarding this or any other crime can call Crime Stoppers at 864-8888. The line is open 24 hours and anonymity is protected.
Laura Roddy
Entertainer Elton John named knight by queen
LONDON — He's had more than a dozen hits, started his own AIDS charity, mixed with fellow stars in the celebrity firmament and performed at Princess Diana's funeral.
But for Elton John, receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II yesterday was the pinnacle of his 33-year career.
"They don't come much bigger than this," a beaming Sir Elton told reporters. Often flamboyant — he arrived at the palace in a green turbo-charged Bentley
— he was wearing a sober suit and was accompanied by his parents and his
partner, David Furnish
Not everyone is familiar with the rock icon, it seems. "Sir John Elton," intoned Lord Camoys, who as Lord Chamberlain represents the royal household, as John approached the royal presence.
John, who moved the world when he sang a reworked version of his hit "Candle in the Wind" at Diana's funeral in September, knelt in traditional fashion before the queen so she could tap him on each shoulder with the investiture sword.
"I've had a long career and worked hard," the 50-year-old singer said outside the palace before heading off for a celebratory lunch after the private ceremony.
"But I think the turning point came in 1990 when I got sober and started to do some charity work, particularly for the AIDS problem. A knighthood is the icing on the cake."
U.N.-Iraqi inspection deal lacks specific procedures
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.N. deal with Iraq to open presidential palaces still leaves unclear just how the sites will be inspected and opens the door to greater political control of the inspections by countries eager to see them end.
The accord also may represent another step in an incremental process of diminishing the role of the U.N. Special Commission, which is supposed to verify whether Iraq has destroyed long-range missiles and weapons of mass destruction.
The elimination of those weapons is the main condition for lifting punishing trade sanctions imposed after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
The agreement calls for senior diplomats to accompany U.N. inspectors to presidential compounds that Iraq had placed off limits. Depending on whom
Annan selects, Iraq could end up with diplomats more friendly to its interests and more likely to want to finish the inspections quickly.
The United States has insisted that the inspectors' authority not be diminished, but it is not clear whether the inspectors or the diplomats would be in control of the inspections.
No deadline was set for completing the work at presidential sites. The Iraqis would like to see it finished in about two months.
Usual craziness, nudity abounds at Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS — Despite threats of a police crackdown, bared bosoms and barely-there costumes flourished yesterday in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras.
The day's currency was strings of cheap plastic beads, which men dispensed by the handful in exchange for flashes of breasts.
With the weather a sunny 70 degrees, police said the crowds could top 1 million, which would be a Fat Tuesday record. Police said spectators were 15 rows deep in spots, and 60,000 to 70,000 people gathered along eight blocks of Bourbon Street alone.
Parades ran several hours late because a float on Zulu, the traditional Black spoof that rolls first, broke down. That delayed the parade of Rex, king of Carnival, and the many parades that followed.
Civic leaders had complained that New Orleans' Mardi Gras was getting a reputation elsewhere around the country as an orgy in the streets. Police spokesman Lt. Marlon Defillo said the department would take a harder line against lewd behavior this year.
But there was little sign of any crackdown in the French Quarter.
KU students can receive free tax help
By Marcelo Vilela mvilela @kansan.com Kansan staff writer
from $35 to more than $100.
Legal Services for Students also offers a similar service, but only for currently enrolled KU students. Tax return services performed by local law firms usually cost
University of Kansas Law VITA organization is offering free help to students, faculty and Lawrence residents who are having trouble completing their 1997 tax returns.
Jeff Rogers, Law VITA director, said the service was geared toward students because it focused on simple tax returns, rather than returns dealing with thousands of income dollars.
FREE TAX HELP
Although the service is directed toward assisting students, it has not been fully utilized vet. Rogers said.
He said second and third-year law students provided
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individual volunteer assistance and advice on filing tax returns. He said the students learned implicitly from helping other students with their taxes.
LAW VITA services are available Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and will be available through April 15. Students interested in the service should go to 109 Green Hall.
International students are advised to go Wednesday morning, because the experts on foreign income tax returns are available then only.
Copley said that the service would save students a lot of money, especially if they had investments or multi-state tax forms.
Braxton Copley is one of the three attorneys at Legal Services for Students who helps students with their taxes.
He also said that the service was beneficial for international students who may not be aware of U.S. tax policies.
To set an appointment with an attorney at Legal Services for Students, students should call 864-5665.
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ON THE RECORD
A KU student was battered at 2 a.m. Friday in the 2500 block of West Sixth Street, Lawrence police said
Four of a KU student's checks were forged between 8 a.m. Dec. 15, 1977 and 5 p.m. Jan. 6 in the city, Lawrence police said. The forgeries totaled $1,566.64.
A KU employee's yellow parking pass was stolen from his car between 4 and 5 p.m. Jan. 20 in the 1000 block of North Third Street, Lawrence police said. The permit was valued at $75.
A KU student's wallet, credit cards and money were taken from a vehicle between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Southeast Memorial Stadium lot, KU police said. The items were valued at $107. The damage to the vehicle was estimated at $200.
$70 belonging to a KU student was taken between 4 and 6 p.m. Thursday from Gertrude Sellars PearsonCorbin Hall. KU police said.
Someone triggered a false fire alarm at 1:22 a.m.
Sunday in Tower C of Jayhawker Towers, KU police said.
A KU student's parking permit was taken between 8 a.m. Feb. 17 and 5 p.m. Friday from the North Oliver Hall lot, KU police said. The permit was valued at $75
A KU student's parking permit was taken between 7 and 11 p.m. Sunday from the parking garage, KU police said. The permit was valued at $80.
A KU student's parka, wallet and credit cards were taken from a vehicle between 5:15 and 9:15 p.m. Thursday in the East Fraser Hall lot, KU police said The items were valued at $103.
A KU student's passport was taken between 12:01 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday from McColum Hall, KU police said. The passport was valued at $112.
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