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The Inside Front
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Tuesday February 17,1998
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
A fire occurred Saturday at Alpha Kappa Lambda frater-
On Campus
A KU student was arrested on charges of domestic battery and battery of a law enforcement officer.
punching a cab driver and stealing a ride.
A KU student was arrested yesterday morning for
As many as one-third of would-be teachers in Virginia flanked a national test.
The Latin American Solidarity held it's second Rice and Beans Dinner.
In the world
A China Airlines jet crashed into a rural neighborhood in Taiwan yesterday, killing all 196 on board and nine
CAMPUS
Fraternity fire dampens house with little damage
Following a Saturday night fire, the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity house, 2021 Stewart Ave., is back to business as usual.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical personnel received a call at 11411 n. p.
Battalion Chief Bill Stark said that the damage was estimated at $1,500 and that most of it was water damage.
The fire began when an unattended candle limited shirts and other clothing.
Todd Abplanla, Topeka junior and Alpha KappaLambda president, said that members evacuated the house when the fire alarm went off and that no one was injured.
"Members were able to control the fire before any structural or smoke damage occurred," Abplanalp said.
The fraternity's sprinkler system activated, and a sprinkler went off in one room. Abplanaal said the sprinkler would have put out the fire had no one been around.
Abplanlai said that the fraternity's living quarters were rebuilt during the summer of 1995 and that an updated system was installed, including sprinklers, sensitive smoke detectors and a fire alarm.
-Laura Roddy
KU police halt domestic battery in Murphy Hall
A 21-year-old University of Kansas student was arrested on charges of domestic battery and battery of a law enforcement officer on campus Sunday morning, KU police said.
The police responded to a call from the victim, a 23-year-old female student, at 5:29 a.m. on the fifth floor of Murphy Hall. Sgt. Chris Keary of the KU police said that the situation involved an ex-boyfriend. He said the woman had been in a rehearsal room when her ex-boyfriend showed up.
"She just wanted him to leave," he said. When Officer Stephen J. Carpenter arrived, he saw the suspect grab the woman and tried to break them up. At that point, the suspect pushed Carpenter and ran out of the building, Keary said.
Sgt. Rose Rozmiarek found the suspect on the east side of the Art and Design Building. The suspect struggled and resisted arrest, Keary said.
The suspect was released on $1,000 bond from the Douglas County Jail. He will be arraigned at 3 p.m. Friday.
Laura Roddy
Student tries to steal ride to Lawrence in taxi cab
A University of Kansas student was arrested early yesterday morning for punching a cab driver and stealing a ride from Kansas City International Airport to Oliver Hall, KU police said.
The 19-year-old male Oliver Hall resident posted a $300 bond at 6 p.m. yesterday. He will be arraigned at 8 a.m. today.
The student told the cab driver, an employee of KayCee Cab, that a friend was going to pay for his $100 ride from the airport, police said.
The cab driver was holding onto the student's bag as collateral when the student punched the driver in the head and ran off with the bag, police said.
The driver then called the police, who found the suspect with the assistance of Oliver Hall staff. The student was arrested at 12:33 a.m., police said.
-Laura Roddy
Rice and beans dinner offers global discussion
Fast-track negotiating authority and the Multilateral Agreement on Investments (MAI) were the topics of discussion last night at the Latin American Solidarity's second Rice and Beans Dinner.
The event was held at the Ecumenical
Christian Ministries Building and was open to the public. Dinner began at 5:30 p.m. and a program followed at 6 p.m.
Guest speaker Judy Ancel, director of the Institute for Labor Studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and Longview Community College, presented facts and concerns about Fasttrack, NAFTA and the MAI.
"My own view is that the process of globalization and trade is one of the strongest attacks on working people all over the world," she said.
Ancel said the topic should interest students and hoped that they realized that they needed to become aware of issues.
"I hope they take away the idea that they need to get more involved because it's their future at stake," she said.
Megan Hope, Garden City graduate student and president of Latin American Solidarity, said the goal of the group was to educate the campus and Lawrence community of situations of political, economical and social injustices in Latin America.
"We hope students get a better understanding on MAI and if they agree that it's a dangerous or bad thing, that they will take action," Hope said.
-Sara Anderson
Virginia teacher hopefuls fail test; concerns raised
NATION
WASHINGTON — Virginia governor James S. Gilmore meant to shock his audience this month when he reported that as many as one-third of would-be teachers in the state flunked a national test of basic reading, writing and mathematics.
If it was bad for news for Virginia, it was worse for the nation. Virginia has the country's highest cutoff score for the Praxis I, used in 20 states to screen teacher college candidates and beginning teachers. Scarcely more than half the students who took the test nationwide would have made the Virginia cut.
Around the country, state education officials are asking whether tests of general knowledge and of specific subjects are rigorous enough to ensure that able people become teachers.
"Virginia students would be doing much better than the national average," said Charlotte Solomon, in charge of the Praxis examinations for the Educational Testing Service, a private company that supplies the tests to states. "It begs the question of whether it's good enough."
Chinese airplane crashes into village, killing 205
WORLD
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A China Airlines jet trying to land in fog crashed into a rural neighborhood yesterday, ripping the roofs off houses before skidding into a rice paddy and erupting in flames. Authorities said all 196 aboard and nine people on the ground were killed.
Firefighters went house to house, putting out the flames and searching for survivors. Searchlights illuminated a life raft from the Airbus A-300, wrapped around a broken tree stump. Seats from the plane were scattered in the dirt, one with a body trapped beneath it.
China Airlines said the dead included the governor of Taiwan's Central Bank and other key financial officials, four Americans and many Taiwanese families returning from vacations in Bali. Victims on the ground included a 2-month-old baby.
CORRECTION
An entry in yesterday's on-campus section incorrectly listed the day of the KU Democrats meeting. The meeting is tonight, not tomorrow, at Parlors A, B and C in the Kansas Union.
The Associated Press
Lawrence leads state in recycling
By Graham K. Johnson
gjohnson@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence is a recycling paradise. Well...it is one of the premier cities for recycling in Kansas.
The city's Solid Waste Division annual report on recycling was delivered to the City Commission Feb. 10. Bob Yoos, the division's manager, said the city achieved a 29 percent recycling rate, one of the best in the state.
Kent Forester, chief of planning, grants, education and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said Lawrence's efforts were above average.
"Lawrence has one of the best recycling programs in the state," Forester said. "I can attest to that."
The city's 29 percent recycling rate tops the national average of 26 percent and beats the state average of 11 to 15 percent.
Rebecca Clayton, Lawrence resident, said she was pleased with the city's recycling achievements.
"As a consumer, I think the city has done a wonderful job," said Clayton, who has served on the city's Resource Conservation Advisory Board. "We have so many options now."
That was not always the case. I too said.
Before 1992, the city did not sponsor any recycling programs. It began recycling grass clippings and recycled less than 1,000 tons in 1992.
Since 1992, the city has expanded its programs, recycling materials from newspapers to cardboard. Last year, it recycling 8,730 tons of Waste, said.
Yoos said recycling efforts were successful because the city decided to focus on simple programs that were more cost efficient, rather than expensive comprehensive programs like curb-side pickups.
Forester said that although Lawrence recycling was improving, the state as a whole lagged behind the rest the country because land filling was so cheap and also because Kansas was 10 years behind in promoting recycling programs.
Wichita exemplifies recycling problems in Kansas. The city has a recycling rate of only 16 percent despite a high level of voluntary community participation.
Margaret Miller, a Wichita recycling activist, said this was partly due to the lack of city support. She said that more than a third of Wichita residents were willing to recycle, but that this number could be higher.
Lawrence is a model for public and private leadership on the recycling issue, Yoos said.
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ON THE RECORD
■ The passenger-side rear window of a KU employee's car was damaged at 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 700 block of Locust Street, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $200.
A KU employee's protection order was violated between 8:50 and 10:33 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said.
- The rear passenger window and dashboard of a KU student's car were damaged between midnight and 4:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in the 700 block of Sixth Street, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $300. The car's CD player was stolen but was recovered later that day.
A KU student was a victim of battery at 4 p.m. Feb. 1 in the 900 block of Indiana Street, Lawrence said in
The rear window of a KU student's car was broken between 10:30 p.m. Friday and 12:45 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of East 24th Street, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $200.
A KU student's parking permit was taken between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 29 from the lot east of Memorial Stadium, KU police said. It was valued at $75.
A KU student's vehicle's convertible top was damaged between 11 p.m. Feb. 2 and 3 p.m. Feb. 3 in the lot on 13th Street between Louisiana and Ohio streets. KL police said The damage was $200
■ The book-return drop drawer in Spahr Engineering Library was damaged between 8 p.m. Feb. 6 and 8 a.m. Feb. 7 KU police said the damage was $100
- Four bottles of beer and two six-packs of beer were taken between 6 p.m. feb. 6 and 10:30 p.m. feb. 7 from the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union, KU police said. The items were valued at $14.
A KU staff member's parking permit was taken between 10:20 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday from the lat east of Memorial Stadium, KU police said. The permit was valued at $80.
An Oatle resident's purse, driver's license and keys were taken between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday from Allen Field House, KU police said. The items were valued at $25.
A KU student's bicycle and lock were taken between 5 p.m. Feb. 2 and 9:45 a.m. Saturday from Lewis Hall, KU police said. The items were valued at $210.
A KU student was arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol at 3:36 a.m. Sunday in front of Bailey Hall on Jayhawk Boulevard, KU police said.
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