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The Inside Front
Thursday October 12,2000
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Student Senate reviews Union renovation plan
Representatives from the Union Memorial Corporation presented preliminary blueprints for the renovation of the Kansas Union at last night's Student Senate meeting.
The renovation project, which was approved in 1998, will include increased work space for student organizations and an expanded book store.
Construction is set to begin in the spring, and the renovation is expected to be completed by the fall 2002 semester.
Senators also approved the Senate Judicial Board associate justice selections.
The four justices will be Heather Cessna, Olathe first-year law student; Lon Mitchell, Saginaw, Mich., graduate student; Catherine Decena, Leavenworth sophomore and Joe Nash, Lawrence senior.
In other business, Senate allocated $297 to the Crime and Delinquency Organization and $320 each to Latin American Solidarity and the KU Chess Club.
—Kursten Phelps
Kansas native wins physics Nobel Prize
GREAT BEND — When Jack Kilby returns to central Kansas next year for his 60th high school reunion, he'll be able to tell his classmates that he's won the Nobel Prize.
Kilby, a 1941 graduate of Great Bend High School, the received 2000 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden.
nibly, 76, was recognized for inventing the first integrated circuit, a forerunner of the microchip, and as co-inventor of the pocket calculator.
He will receive half of the $915,000 physics award. Zhores Alferov, of the A.F. loffe Physico-Technico Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Herbert Kroemer, of the University of California at Santa Barbara, will share the other half.
Along with his Nobel Prize, Kilby has won the National Medal of Science and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1982. He holds more than 60 U.S. patents.
NATION
Universities investigated for not reporting rapes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The U.S.
Department of Education will investigate complaints that California's public universities are underreporting campus crimes, including rapes.
The investigation follows a report by
The Sacramento Bee that found the University of California underreported assaults on the nine UC campuses.
Education Department officials said they also expected to review the 23 campuses of the California State University system.
The 1.0-year-old federal Clerk Act requires annual reporting of data collected by several school authorities, including campus police.
There have been about 10 indepth reviews under the act, said Education Department officials.
The newspaper found that two-thirds of UC schools did not ask for rape statistics from sources other than the campus police.
Harvard Law School to consider changes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Complaints that classes are too big and grades too arbitrary have prompted Harvard Law School officials to make some costly changes.
The school intends to spend $20 million next fall to shrink introductory classes from 140 to 78 students and to create colleges within the school to give students more one-on-one attention.
Officials also are considering a new grading system — replacing the traditional A's and B's with a scale limited to high honors, honors, pass and fail.
Under consideration, too, is a curve system requiring set percentages of students to receive certain grades.
The grading proposal will be voted on by Harvard Law faculty within the next few weeks, said representative Michael Armioli.
Parties spend most on candidates' ads
WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Democratic and Republican parties are on pace to spend more on TV ads than their presidential candidates, a watermark in how campaigns are funded.
The Republican National Committee is set to spend at least $60 million on "issue ads" promoting Texas Gov. George W. Bush and bashing Vice President Al Gore.
The Democratic National Committee is prepared to spend at least $54 million on pro-Gore, anti-Bush commercials.
By contrast, Gore and Bush each are expected to spend about $45 million of the $67.6 million in federal tax money they received for the fall campaign on television advertising.
ing the automaker of "concealment of a dangerous condition."
It was the first time a judge in the United States had ordered a car recall. The order only applies to vehicles sold in California.
Judge orders recall of faulty Ford vehicles
OAKLAND, Calif. — In an unprecedented move, a state judge ordered the recall of as many as 1.7 million Ford cars and trucks yesterday, accus-
Superior Court Judge Michael E. Ballachey said Ford knew the vehicles were prone to stalling, especially when the engine was hot, but failed to alert consumers.
The automaker already is involved in the recall of 6.5 million Firestone tires, which were standard equipment on some Ford trucks and sport utility vehicles.
Yesterday's ruling was based on a class-action suit filed on behalf of 3.5 million current and former Ford owners in California. The plaintiffs claimed the vehicles stall because wrongly placed ignition devices were exposed to excessive heat and stress.
Ballachey said Ford repeatedly deceived federal regulators by claiming there were no problems with its ignition devices in vehicles in the 1983-95 model years.
Israeli leader meets with U.N. secretary general
WORLD
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak held a surprise meeting yesterday with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, who is trying to mediate a truce and help win the return of three Israeli soldiers captured by Lebanese guerrillas.
Israel's army chief, Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz, said the Israeli-Palestinian violence was ebbing, but could erupt again.
Overnight, there were sporadic incidents. In Jerusalem, six Jewish youths were detained for throwing bottles at Arab homes. In the Israel city of Acre, masked Arabs rioted and burned property owned by Jews. Shots were fired at Israeli troops in the West Bank, and stones were thrown at cars with Israeli and Palestinian license plates.
New president wants to secure army loyalty
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia — New President Vojislav Kostunica is seeking to ensure army loyalties amid resistance by Slobodan Milosevic's allies to attempt to push them from power.
Kostunica was slated to meet with top arm brass yesterday. The army leadership grudgingly has accepted him as new president and commander in chief, but some doubts remain as to where the army really stands after a decade of loyalty to Milosevic.
In a further show of foreign support after strong European Union backing of costunica, the United States announced plans to quickly reopen its embassy in Belgrade and re-establish formal diplomatic relations.
The Associated Press
Phish splits — for now
The Associated Press
The Burlington, Vt.-based rock band has split up for a while in the midst of the biggest year of its career.
MONTPELLIER, Vt — Phish apparently has decided to take a break.
The group has no concerts scheduled and no albums planned. The band members plan to go their separate ways, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The band's manager, John Paluska, said "everybody just hit an undefirable point of exhaustion at the same time" and wanted to
be with their families
The band performed their last concert — at least for now - in Mountain View, Calif., on Saturday.
Members of Phish declined to comment on the temporary breakup.
Phish held the largest New Year's Eve concert in the world this year, drawing 80,000 people to Florida's Everglades.
The quiet goodbye was a surprise coming from a group that loves grand events,from its annual New Year's Eve shows to its sleepover summer concerts for tens of thousands of fans.
ON THE RECORD
A vehicle struck a parked vehicle and left the scene at 5:40 p.m. Monday in the south Robinson Center parking lot, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage was estimated to be less than $500.
ON CAMPUS
KU Environs and Ecumenical Christian
Three, B-footing barricade crossbars were stolen between 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday on campus, the KU Public Safety Office said. The barricades were valued at $179.
KU Environers and Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a veggie lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
The KU Center for Latin American Studies will have a Marienda brown bag lunch, "Forest Conservation Effort in Golffica, Costa Rica" from noon to 1 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kangaroo Union, Call 864-4213.
University Career and Employment Services will have a career connections training session at 3 p.m. today at 149 Burns Union, Call Ann Hartley at 864-3624.
KU HorrorZontals men's ultimate frisbee team will practice at 4:30 p.m. today at Shenx Sports Complex, Call B.P. at 312-1066.
KU Running and Jogging Club will meet for an afternoon run at 4:30 p.m. today at the oak tree by the east entrance to Robinson Center. Call Michael Roessel at 312-3193 or Keith Marshall at 840-0704.
HawkPac Pro Israel Student Lobby will present "Campaign 2000 and the Middle East Peace Process" at 5 p.m. today at Free State Brewery, 636 Massachusetts St. Call Sara Rubin at 331-2516.
Women's ultimate frisbee team will practice from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight at 23rd and Iowa streets. Call Al AleBors at 312-8798.
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship will pray at 5:15 p.m. today at Danforth Chapel. Call Daniel Wong at 312-3171.
Diversity Peer Education Team will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the Multicultural Resource Center. Call Vincent Edwards at 840-1377 or Santos Nunes at 864-4350.
KU Greens will meet at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call Galen Turner at 838-3498.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Pannir at 864-7735.
KU Traditional Karate Club will practice from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at 212 Robinson Center. Call Rachel Fuller at 312-1990.
ACT in Faith will meet at 7 tonight. Call Heather at 841-8661 for location.
KU Amnesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Karen Keith at 550-1036.
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 8 tonight at 100 Smith Hall. Call Lindsey Chalfant at 312-9603.
Radical Christians will meet from 8 to 9 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Heather at 841-8661.
Student Union Activities will present Tunes at Noon featuring Allelle Brothers from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Kansas Union plaza. Call Alex Kissel at 864-2429.
KU Badminton Club will practice from 6:30 to 10:15 p.m. tomorrow at 211 and 212 Robinson Center, Call Tee at 550-0527.
- Applications for Alternative Spring Breaks are available at 410 Kansas Union. Call 864-4317.
Homecoming information packets are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Student Union Activities box office in the Kansas Union. Call Leslie Heusted at 864.SHOW.
The Roger Hill Volunteer Center needs volunteers for Kids Voting in three shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Call 865-5030.
The Office of Student Financial Aid is awarding federal work study funds for the 2000-2001 academic year. Apply online at www.ukans.edu/~osta or visit the office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 50 Strong Hall. Call 864-4700.
- Tradition Keepers can pick up their benefits from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Adams Alumni Center. Call Jennifer Mueller or Paluah Biham at 864-4760.
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