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The Inside Front
Wednesday February 4,1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
On CAMPUS
About 2,500 subscribers to Sunflower Cablevision were without service for about an hour this morning.
were without service for about an hour this morning.
A $135,000 bequest was left to the University of
A $135,000 bequest was left to the University of Kansas Medical Center in memory of a Chanute man.
The University of Kansas National PanHellenic Council will build a panel discussion tonight in the Kansas Union.
The co-author of "Wrath of Angels," a book about the origins and developments of anti-abortion activism, will sign books tomorrow at the Kansas Union.
Christopher Benton, Shawnee freshman, was injured in a skiing accident at 2 a.m. Sunday at Snow Creek Ski Area, Weston, Mo.
Some cable subscribers lose service temporarily
About 2,500 subscribers to Sunflower Cablevision were without service for about an hour this morning. Customers of Sunflower Datavision, which provides Internet services, also experienced disruptions.
Cable television service was interrupted at 4 a.m., today, said James Risner, Sunflower Cablevision's chief engineer. The disruption occurred while the company upgraded equipment and installed an Internet connection to the University of Kansas.
The planned interruption was expected to last no longer than an hour.
"We're replacing some amplifiers and adding on some new ones." Risner said.
The area affected by the interruption was bound on the south by Ninth Street, on the west by Iowa Street, on the east by Kentucky Street and on the north by Riverview Drive. Risner said .
Risner estimated that of Sunflower's 28,000 customers in Lawrence, about 40 percent were University students.
Student breaks back skiing at Snow Creek
Christopher Benlon, Shawnee freshman, was injured in a skiing accident at 2 a.m. Sunday at Snow Creek Ski Area, Weston, Mo.
Benlon was participating in a trip sponsored by McCollum Hall.
Benlon is being treated for two broken vertebrae and is listed in fair condition at North Kansas City Hospital in Missouri.
"I went over a very large jump, and I took it at full speed," Benton said. "My feet went out from under me and I landed on my back. I consider myself an expert skier, but I just lost control."
The fall caused two compression fractures in Benlon's spine, breaking one vertebra in his lower back and one in his
neck, Benton will have to wear a plastic full-body brace while his spine heals.
Benton's father, Randal, said that the hospital's physicians expected a full recovery. He said that physicians did not think surgery would be necessary.
Randal Benton said doctors recommended that Christopher remain in the hospital for a week and spend at least a month on his back.
"We've got to keep him quiet for 30 days." Benton said.
David Grenier, director of operations at Snow Creek, said the jump Benion took was located in "The Fun Zone," a section of the park that was labeled as double-diamond, which is the most difficult grade a ski trail can be given.
"I'm relieved to hear that he's going to be all right, and I wish him the best," Grenier said.
A Chanute woman has left a $135,000 bequest to the University of Kansas Medical Center in memory of her husband.
The money from the estate of Florence Carr has established the Snow Carr Memorial Fund at the Kansas University Endowment Association. The money will be used to support cancer research at the Med Center, said Donald Hagen, executive vice chancellor of the Med Center.
David Bideau, an attorney for the Carr estate, said that Carr was impressed with the care her husband received during his treatment for cancer at the Med Center. Snow Carr died in July 1964. Florence Carr died in February 1995.
Black PanHellenic to meet for panel talk at Union
The University of Kansas National Pan-Hellenic Council will hold a panel discussion, "A Glorious Past and a Promising
Future, at 5:30 p.m. today in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
Members of the African-American service organizations will speak about the historical development of Black greek organizations.
The University has four Black fraternities and three Black sororites. The fraternities are Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Phi Beta Sigma and Iota Phi Theta. The sororities are Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta.
Conway Ekpo, Lawrence junior and member of Kappa Alpha Psi, will be a panel speakers. He said that the discussion would reflect on where and why these Black organizations originated and where the organizations were going in the future.
"These organizations sprung up in the early 1900s on predominantly white campuses." Ekpo said. "This was way before the civil rights movement."
Ekpo said that some people questioned the relevance of Black fraternities and sororities on campuses today.
"Originally, these organizations were formed because Blacks were not allowed to join the white organizations," he said. "Today that is not the case. But that is not the sole reason for joining a Black sorority or fraternity. A tradition has developed. These groups still provide support for the members and service to the community."
- Cammi Heimann
Abortion-battle historian to speak at Kansas Union
The co-author of "Wrath of Angels," a book about the origins and developments of anti-abortion activism, will sign books from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Mt. Oread Bookshop in the Kansas Union.
Judy Thomas, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated Kansas City Star reporter who has covered abortion issues for 10 years, will read
from her book and participate in a question-and-answer session.
"Wrath of Angels," Thomas' first book, chronicles the anti-abortion movement since the 1973 Roe vs. Wade federal ruling. The book draws a link between Catholic leftists of the 1970s and right-wing fundamentalists of the 1980s.
Thomas was working for the Wichita Eagle in 1994 when she was subpoenaed to testify in the trial of a woman who had shot an abortion doctor. The woman had confessed to Thomas in a series of jail interviews.
The book, excerpted in *NewswEEek* and positively reviewed by the New York Times, was released to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade.
James Risen, Washington correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, co-authored the book. He will lecture tomorrow at Brown University.
Thomas said "Wrath of Angels" was not aimed at anti-abortion or abortion-rights advocates.
"We were expecting to get negative responses," she said. "But we're being praised by both sides."
Student Senate committee finds replacement senators
Marcelo Vilela
Student Senate has appointed three replacement senators to represent the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The senators are Michelle Dennard,
Chapman senior, Jason Fizzell, Olathe
senior and Matt Parker, Lawrence
junior.
Student Senate appointed the three replacement senators last night. Five students applied for the three positions.
Any student interested in Student Senate or the committee system may stop by the Student Senate office, 410 Kansas Union, or call 864-3710.
Kansan staff report
International students seek meeting place
By Brandon Copple
Kansan staff writer
About 17 students attended the meeting in the International Room of the Kansas Union.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway and a group of international student leaders discussed housing international student activities in a campus building last night at the International Leadership Forum.
Scott Grigsby, president of International Students Association and Shawnee senior, said the purpose of the meeting was to increase communication and coordination among international groups on campus.
"There's not a lot of dialogue in the international community," Grigsby said. "So there's a definite need for a facility that gives us a place to meet and communicate."
Although no campus building was specified. Hemenway said the continuing education building might be a candidate.
Hemenway said he was dedicated to making the University more hospitable to international students, and he thought the international house was an idea that should be pursued.
"But don't overestimate the power of the administration," he said. "You are the people that will make this happen."
During the meeting, the group also discussed other issues.
Beatrice Selomulyo, Indonesia senior said students from her country were experiencing financial difficulty because of the severe devaluation of Indonesian currency in the last month.
Student visas, issued by the federal government, prohibit foreign students from holding off-campus jobs.
"It's my understanding that we can't fill the campus jobs we have," Hemenway said. "It would be appropriate for KU, as an international university, to help Asian students through this adversity."
The next forum will be 7 p.m. April 7 in the International Room.
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ON THE RECORD
A KU student's vehicle was damaged in Lot 112 north of Oliver Hall between 6:40 p.m. Wednesday and 11:45 a.m. Thursday, KU police said. The damage was valued at $20.
A VCR belonging to the department of communication studies was taken from Room 4024 of Wescoe Hall between 4 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Monday, KU police said. The VCR was valued at $266.
A passenger door of a Naismith Hall employee's car was dented between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $900.
An exterior window of a KU researcher's car was smashed, and a 27-inch color television, the remote control and other items were stolen between 8 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of Kentucky Street, Lawrence police said. Losses and damage were estimated at $1,770.
A window pane of a KU student's house was smashed, and a 19-inch color television, the remote control and other items were stolen between 11 a.m. Friday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Maine Street, Lawrence police said. Losses and damage were estimated at $890.
- The door and window screen of a KU student's house were damaged, and miscellaneous items were taken, between 3 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. Losses and damage were estimated at $1,892.
1998 Career and Employment Fair
Wednesday, February 4th, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm • Kansas Union Ballroom
Full-time, Part-time, Internships, Summer Employment, Volunteer
OPEN TO ALL MAJORS
Sponsored by Career & Employment Services, 110 Burge Union • 864-3624 • www.ukans.edu/~upc/cef.html
Attend the Career Fair Information Session/Learn how to get the most out of a career fair:
Tuesday, February 3rd, 4:00 pm, Ploneer Room - Burge Union
Accounttemps/Robert Half
Adeco - The Employment People
Aerotek
Allied Signal
American Airlines
American Backhaulers
American Companies
American Teleconferencing Serv.
Austin Nichols Technical Temp
BDM Petroleum Technologies
Basic - The Cleaning Experts
Bayer Corporation
Best Computer Consultants, Inc.
Blair Consulting Group, Inc.
Boeing, Inc.
Budget Car & Truck Rental
CCH, Inc.
Camps Airy and Louise
Camp Birchwood
Camp Chippewa for Boys
Camp Kamaji for Girls, Inc.
Camp Lincoln/Camp Hubert
Camp Towanda
Camp Wood YMCA
 Cape Cod Sea Camps
Career Services, Inc.
Century Personnel
City of Lawrence, Kansas
Commerce BankContemporary
Group/Sandstone Ampitheatre
Deluxe Corporation
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Serv
Ecumenical Christian Ministries
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Federal Reserve Bank of KC
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
Franklin Financial
Friendly Pines Camp
Full Employment Council
Garmin International
Gear for Sports
General Services Administration
Geoaccess, Inc.
Gilbert-Magill Company
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Harrah's NKC Casino
Hastings
Heartland Council of Camp Fire
House of Lloyd
IBM Corporation
IBP, Inc.
IKON Office Solutions
Jenny Craig
Jewish Comm. Ctr. of Greater KC
Jones Store Company
Kaw Valley Center
KU - Department of Human Res.
KU - Mt. Oread Bookstore
KU - School of Business
KU - Upward Bound/Math & Sci Ctr
Kansas City Missouri, City of
Kansas City, Missouri Police Dept.
Kansas City, MO Water Serv. Dept
Kansas Department of Corrections
Kansas Dept.- Health&Environment
Kansas Dept., of Transportation
Kansas Div. of Personnel Services
Kansas Innovation Corporation
Kansas Tech. Enterprise Corp.
Kelly Services
Lab One
Manpower Temporary Services
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Merck & Company, Inc.
Mervyn's Department Stores
Monsanto
Moog Automotive
Multi-Service Corporation
Muscular Dystrophy Association
NK Lawn and Garden Co.
Navy Recruiting Dist. Kansas City-
Officer Program
New England Financial Group
Northern Reflections
NW Mutual Life/Baid Securities-Ert
NW Mutual Life-Hames Agency
Oklahoma Dept of Transportation
Osco Drug/Sav-on Drugs
Output Technologies
Overland Park Police Department
Pepsi-Cola
Philip Morris, USA
Pizza Hut of America, Inc.
Principal Financial Group
Pro Staff
Quintiles, Inc.
Robert E. Miller Company
Rock Springs 4-H Center
Russell Stover Candies, Inc.
St. Louis County Dept. of
Planning
Schlumberger
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Signature Staffing
SW Bell Telephone Company
Sports & Social Clubs of the U.S.
Sprint - Technology Services
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus
Center
State Farm Insurance
Steak 'n Shake
Sunflower Group
Tetra Tech EM, Inc.
Texas Instruments, Inc.
The Consultants, Inc.
Timber Lake Camps
TouchNet Info. Systems, Inc.
United Parcel Service
United States Air Force
United States Army/Army Reserve
United States Marine Corps
Walgreens
Xerox - The Document Company
Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun