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The Inside Front
Friday September 22,2000
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
Family Day at museum showcases Smithsonian
The Spencer Museum of Art is sponsoring Family Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Guests will have an opportunity to participate in gallery activities, design their own silhouettes and view a video about Mark Twain. Visitors will also get to view the opening of "The Guilded Age: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum," which includes 60 works about 19th-century American society.
Sally Hayden, public relations director of the museum, said Mark Twain coined the phrase "the Gullded Age."
"It was the title of one of his novels, so then it became loosely applied to the time period from the 1870s to World War I," she said. "So we are having an exhibit of art from that same time period from the Smithsonian."
Visitors also are encouraged to view the "Artists in Exile" exhibit, which includes prints and drawings by World War II refugee artists, and "American Indian Traditions Transformed," a pottery show presented in conjunction with the 12th Annual Arts Show.
Anne Robertson
with the 12th Annual Indoor Arts Snow
For more information, call Kristina
Mitchell at 864-0137 or e-mail
spencer@ukans.edu.
Four-generation families to be lauded tomorrow
Families with four generations of Jayhawks will be honored tomorrow during the KU Parents Day and Family Weekend. The families of freshmen Cribb Altman, Dallas, and Wade Carr, Wellington, are going to be recognized for their ties to the University. Altman and Carr are second cousins.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway, Alumni Association president Fred Williams and Associate Provest Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett will present the awards during halftime of the Kansas-Southern Illinois football game.
"It's great to be honoring these new Jyahwacks and their families at the family weekend," said Josh Burdette, Office of New Student Orientation representative.
Families are selected each year by a University special events committee as part of the weekend's events.
Jennifer Valadez
Conference discusses evolution in schools
A member of the Kansas State Board of Education who supports teaching evolution will sit in on a panel discussion at the state's evolution debate on campus today.
Bill Wagnon, professor of history at Washburn University, supports the teaching of evolution in Kansas" public schools. His address, "The Evolution Controversy in Historical Perspective," is at 2 p.m. at Woodruff
Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The discussion is part of the annual Mid-America Conference on History, which began Wednesday on campus with nearly 150 historians in attendance.
Kansas' evolution debate will take center stage at the conference today.
Ronald Numbers, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will offer "Creation, Evolution and Intelligent Design: From Scopes to Kansas" at the 12:30 p.m. luncheon, which is open only to students who have preregistered.
Mavin Hunt, program manager for KU Continuing Education, said the discussion will feature opposing viewpoints on teaching evolution in Kansas schools. Students should register through the Continuing Education office at 864-4131 before 11 a.m. The cost for lunch is $15.
The conference is co-sponsored annually by the history departments of Southwest Missouri State University, the University of Arkansas, Oklahoma State University and the KU departments of continuing education and history.
Lecture decries validity of creationist theory
Holes in the argument for creation science will be the focus of a lecture by a visiting professor of physics today.
Victor Stenger, professor emeritus of physics at the University of Hawaii, will present "Intelligent Design: The New Stealth Creationism" at 4 p.m. today at the Jawhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
Stenger argues that scientific foundations for creationism, the belief that life was intelligently created by an all-powerful being, are based on a misunderstanding of the second law of thermodynamics. The law states that the amount of order in the universe always is decreasing.
Some creationists use the law to dismiss the theory of evolution, which calls for increasing order, in favor of creationism, said Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy.
"It's perfectly normal to have islands of increasing order in nature, and he'll have some real concrete examples to show that," said Melott.
The KU Cosmology Group is sponsoring Stenger's visit, along with Students for Science and members of the departments of physics and religious studies. The speech is open and free to the public.
Attempted-arson trial to resume next month
The preliminary hearing for a KU student charged with attempted aggravated arson will continue at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Alex M. McCrery, former Alpha Tau Omega fraternity member, is accused of pouring gasoline on part of the first floor of the Alpha Tau Omega fratern-
ty house May 12.
Joseph Vanormon, Bloomington, Minn., sophomore and Alpha Tau Omega member, testified he was walking to the restroom when he smelled what he thought was gasoline coming from the first floor.
Vanorum said the carpet was discolored and a liquid was on the tile in the entry.
"Our house is a smoking house, and my first concern was that someone would drop a cigarette on the staircase," he said.
Vanomun said he saw McCrery and Jimmy Lee, a former fraternity member who testified yesterday, in the house earlier that night but never saw McCrery commit any criminal act.
McCryd was not testify during the hearing, Lee testified he was with McCryd the entire night and saw him pour a liquid in the entry of the fraternity house.
"It was nothing we took seriously." Lee testified. "We hadn't talked about it before."
Llee said McCryery jokingly pulled out a lighter, Lee told him, "Let's go," and the two left. He said McCryery had no intention of starting a fire.
Lauren Brandenbura
Fees from fund-raiser will benefit Kaw river
The Friends of the Kaw will hold the Sixth Annual Kansas "Kaw" River Awareness Float fund raise Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1.
Joanne Bergman, board member,
said the trip was a chance to educate
others about the Kansas River. Funds
from the trip will go toward the install-
ation of a recreational boat ramp and
evaluation of water quality of the river.
The $25 participation fee includes a canoe, paddles and life jackets. A shuttle also will be provided to the river on both days.
To register, or for further information,
call Mollie Mangerich at 841-8655.
Online registration forms are also
available at www.kansasriver.com.
Homeless center needs help at new location
The Community Drop-In Center, 214 W. 10th St., will be opening a new building Thursday.
The center assists local homeless individuals. Staff members are looking for volunteers to help paint, garden and organize office space.
Tami Clark, center coordinator, said that regular volunteers would also be needed once the center is organized and in full operation.
Starting Sept. 28, the center will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. For further information, call the center at 832-8864.
"We'd welcome any visitors and appreciate their interest," she said.
— Jennifer Valadez
Lottery employee released from jail after accusation
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — Richard Lee Knowlton, the former employee accused of altering tickets and computer records to steal nearly $63,000 from the Kansas Lottery, has been released from the Shawnee County Jail.
Knowlton, 55, of Topeka, posted bail Wednesday. He had been in jail since his arrest around noon Friday.
Although Knowlton's bail was $70,000, only 10 percent of that had to be paid to secure his release.
Shawnee County District Judge Thomas Conklin had lowered Knowlton's ball from $200,000 to $70,000 but also placed restrictions on his release and ordered a search of his home.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation conducted the search Tuesday, and Dave Schroeder, a senior special agent, gave Conklin a file box Wednesday containing property seized from the home.
Schroeder and Assistant Attorney General Stephen Maxwell met with Conklin, but
none of them would say what was in the box.
The KBI also filed a report about the search of Knowlton's home with Conklin on Wednesday, but that report was sealed by the judge. Conklin has scheduled a hearing on the box's contents for 2 p.m. Monday.
Knowlon faces 268 counts of theft, computer crime and official misconduct, most of them felony charges. Attorney General Carla Stovall's office filed the charges, which say Knowlon altered tickets and computer records so he could claim prizes from retailers 126 times.
The former lottery employee acknowledges he altered a dozen tickets and cashed 11 of them in hopes of showing lottery officials flaws in their security system.
A man at Knowlton's house who would not identify himself said Wednesday that Knowlton did not wish to speak to reporters.
Knowlton was the lottery's information resource manager from 1992 until he resigned in March. He administered the lottery computers that controlled
games involving scratch-off or pull-tab tickets.
Barb Tombs, executive director of the Kansas Sentencing Commission, said Wednesday the state's sentencing guidelines say Knowlton would receive probation rather than prison if convicted. That's because the charges deal with nonviolent crimes, Tombs said.
However, she said a judge could decide to depart from the sentencing guidelines and give Knowlton prison time.
"The only way he would be incarcerated is if a judge seeks to do a dispositional departure," Tombs said.
The lawyers involved in the case have offered differing opinions of the potential sentence for Knowlton.
Maxwell said in court Wednesday that Knowlton could receive as much as 38 months in prison if convicted. Defense attorney William Rork, Topeka, said Monday that the longest prison sentence Knowlton could get would be 14 months.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's taillight lens and left door mirror were damaged between 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday on a vehicle in the 1000 block of
ON CAMPUS
Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $65.
The Office of Student Financial Aid has applications for child care grants from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at 50 Strong Hall. Call Cindy Stantill at 864-4700.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a volunteer, intern and Alternative Breaks fair from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad McAuliffe at 843-4933.
KU Running and Jogging Club will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the oak tree by the east entrance to Robinson Center. Call Michael Roeaster at 312-319-3832, Keith Marsh at 840-0704.
KU Men's Ultimate Frisbee will practice at 4:30 p.m. today at Shenk Sports Complex. Call B.P. at 312-1066
KU Hille will have a conservative service at 5:30 p.m. today at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union. A reform service will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. A $5 Shabbat dinner will follow at 6 p.m. at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union. Call Sarah at 749.5397.
KU Badminton Club will practice from 6:30 to 10:15 tonight and tomorrow at 211 and 212
Robinson Center. Call Tie at 550-0527.
Women's Ultimate Frisbee will practice from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at 23rd and Iowa streets. Call Al Ale Bals at 312-8798
KU Hillel will have an informational meeting about Birthright Israel at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Call Suan at 331-2516.
KU Traditional Karate will practice from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at 207 Robinson Center. Call Rachel Fuller at 312-1990.
First Nations Student Association will have its first general meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Alcove G in the Kansas Union. Contact Shelley Bainty at 749-7617
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center will have free screenings for drug and alcohol concerns throughout September. Call 843-9192
Student Union Activities has homecoming information packets available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until Friday, Oct. 13 at the SUA box office in the Kansas Union. Call Lissa Heistel at 864.SHOW.
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