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The Inside Front
Friday September 15,2000
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CORRECTION
A story in yesterday's Kansan should have said that about one in eight college students had some form of sexually transmitted disease, both nationally and at the University of Kansas.
CAMPUS
Naismith Hall students to enjoy free laundry
KU students will be able to do their laundry for free next week.
Representatives from Procter & Gamble, sponsor of Wrinkle Free Laundry Week, will be at Naismith Hall to teach students the do's and don'ts of laundry care.
The company will use the event to promote its new product, Downy Wrinkle Releaser.
The event will run from Sunday to Thursday in Naismith Hall. All University students are welcome.
Theta Chi senior places high for national award
A member of Theta Chai fraternity was runner-up for an award given to the top undergraduate in the country from his fraternity.
Ryan Gerstner, Frankfort senior, said he was the first man from his chapter to place that high for the Colley Award, which is usually reserved for seniors.
The award was given out at the fraternity's national convention July 15 in Indianapolis.
Gerstner received the award, which has been given out since 1929, for his work as a junior last year.
"The award is based on what you've done for the chapter and the school you're at," Gerstner said. "They also base it on academics, community service and leadership conferences you've attended."
Gerstner said people who won the award usually went on to a position of prominence with the national organization.
—J.D. McKee
Engineering companies to meet with students
Today is the final day for women engineering students to register for dinner with representatives from 21 companies in the engineering industry.
"The women have had much success by attending this event," said Florence Boldridge, director of diversity programs for the School of Engineering. "Many of them have gotten internships, co-ops and permanent positions."
The event, "Evening with the Industry," is a chance for female engineering students to meet with officials from companies such as Black & Veatch, Exxon Mobil Corp., Luceu Technologies, Microsoft, Sprint and others. Boldridge said.
Registration forms are available at 4010 Learned Hall. Applicants must pay $5 and bring a copy of their resumes.
The event will be at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at the Kansas
Room in the Kansas Union. Boldridge
said dinner would be provided during
the keynote speech from Sharyl!
Hackett of Exxon Mobil. Business
attire is required.
Kristin Gerdes, Newton senior, has attended the event twice and said the experience was worthwhile.
"It's a more relaxed setting than the job fair," Gerdes said. "It's also nice because when you go to the job fair the next day, the people remember who you are."
Brooke Hesler
LAWRENCE
Deadly weapons found in rented storage locker
Five high-caliber weapons — at least two stolen — were discovered Sept. 6 in a rented storage locker in the 600 block of Maple Street, Lawrence police said.
The locker had been rented to a 23 year-old male, but he had not paid the bill, Det. M.T. Brown said. An ABP Storage employee said the contract stated that once a bill was 30 days overdue, the contents of the locker would be moved and auctioned.
When an employee cut the lock off the locker, he discovered an SKS 7.62 mm rifle, a 9 mm rifle, a .357-caliber Magnum revolver, a .22-caliber rifle and a 20-gauge shotgun, Brown said. The employee also found ammunition.
Brown said two of the guns, listed as stolen in burglaries from Lafayette County and Kansas City, Mo., were identified by their serial numbers. Brown said the other guns matched the description of guns stolen in the same robberies but did not have serial numbers.
Brown said the whereabouts of the man who rented the locker were unknown.
case, according to the Douglas County Health Department.
Last week's death of a 1-year-old Lawrence boy from bacterial meningitis was believed to be an isolated
— Lauren Brandenburg
Bacterial meningitis case likely isolated
As of 3 p.m. yesterday, no new cases of bacterial meningitis had been reported in the Lawrence area
Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the bloodstream and lining of the brain and spinal cord. Multiple cases of the infection are rare, especially in people who have been given preventive medication.
For more information about meningitis, call Watkins Memorial Health Center at 864-9500 or the Douglas County Health Department at 843-0721.
— Melissa Davis
Supporters to celebrate Peltier's 55th birthday
Leonard Peltier supporters will celebrate Peltier's 55th birthday Saturday at South Park, between 12th and
Peltier: has been in Leavenworth Federal Prison 24 years
13th streets on Massachusetts Street.
Peltier is an indigenous rights activist who was convicted in the shooting deaths of two FBI agents. He has been in the Leavenworth Federal Prison for 24 years
Many people fighting for his release believe that Peltier is a political prisoner charged with a crime he did not commit.
The party, which will run from noon to 2 p.m., will celebrate Peltier's birthday, which was Tuesday. The event also will try to involve more Lawrence community members in the call for Peltier's release.
Debra Peebles, KKFI radio host, and Alexandra Peltier, Peltier's granddaughter, will speak. Supporters will be able to participate in a letter-writing session to Rep. Dennis Moore and President Bill Clinton and listen to readings from Peltier's book, "Prison Writings; My Life is My Sundance."
According to a press release issued by the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Peltier's last chance for parole in the near future is a grant of executive clemency, which can be granted only by President Clinton. Because Clinton's term is almost up, Peltier supporters across the country are intensifying their call for his release.
Meghan Bainum
A KU staff member's red zone parking permit was stolen between 5 p.m. Sept. 6 and 8 a.m. Sept. 8. The permit was valued at $95.
ON THE RECORD
A video/data projector, Panasonic VCR and speaker were stolen between 5 p.m. Aug.24 and 5 p.m Sept.6 from Fraser Hall.
A 55-year-old man was arrested for criminal trespass and theft at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday in the Kansas Union.
A KU student's cellular phone was stolen between 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday from the 1600 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The phone was valued at $300.
A KU student's car window was damaged between 1:15 and 1:25 a.m. yesterday in the 2600 block of Moundview Drive, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $300.
A KU student's wallet, two Visa cards, ATM card and driver's license were stolen between 10 and 10:30 p.m. Friday from the 1300 block of West 24th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1.
A KU student's subwoofer box, subwoofers and 145 CDs were stolen between midnight and 10 a.m. Tuesday from a car in the 1700 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,615.
Advisers reject proposal allowing gay male donors
The Associated Press
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Government scientists narrowly rejected a proposal to ease the ban on gay male blood donors yesterday, citing concern that there wasn't enough evidence about how the move might affect the AIDS risk to the nation's blood supply.
All men who seek to donate blood are asked if they have had sex, even once, with another man since 1977. Those who admit they have are permanently banned from donating blood.
The Food and Drug Administration asked its scientific advisers Thursday whether it should change the blood-donation rule to ban only men who had sex with another man within the last five years.
The advisers voted 7-6 that there was not enough evidence that it was safe to make that change. The FDA is not bound by its advisers' decisions but typically follows them.
Changing the policy would have resulted in about 62,300 gay men — or men who had experimented with homosexual activity only once — seeking to donate blood, estimated FDA medical officer Dr. Andrew Dayton. From them, 1.7 HIV-infected units of blood might sneak into the blood supply, he said.
The issue has split the blood industry. Half of the nation's blood banks support easing the policy even more — to one year instead of five — while the American Red Cross imposes any change.
All donated blood undergoes strict testing for the AIDS virus and other blood-borne diseases — that would not have changed. But testing isn't perfect. Of the nation's 12 million units of donated blood, about 10 HIV-infected units slip through each year, causing about two to three HIV infections a year, said Dr. Michael Busch of the University of California-San Francisco.
ON CAMPUS
KU Badminton Club will practice from 6:30 to 10:15 tonight at 211 and 212 Robinson Center. Call Tee at 550-0527.
United Methodist Campus Ministry will have dinner and a movie, "What Dreams May Come," at 6:30 tonight. Call Heather at 841 8661 for directions.
KU Running and Jogging Club will meet for on evening run at 8:30 tonight at the oak tree by the east entrance of Robinson Center. Call Michael Roesler at 312-3193 or Keith Marshall at 840-0704.
- Women's Ultimate Frisbee will practice from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at 23rd and Iowa streets, Call Ale Alos at 312-8798.
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.
KU Traditional Karate Club will practice from
1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at 212 Robinson Center.
Call Rachel Fuller at 312-1990.
The Graduate Interfaith Fellowship will have a barbecue potluck dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the pavilion at Overlook Park in Clinton State Park. Bring a main dish, dessert or salad. Call Jessica Roberts at 843-4933.
KU Hillill will have a general assembly board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Hillil House 940 Mississippi. Call 749-5397.
■ KU Running and Jogging Club will meet for an evening run at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the oak tree by the east entrance to Robinson Center. Call Michael Roesler at 312-3193 or Keith Marshal at 840-0704.
The Office of Student Financial Aid has applications for child care grants today through Sept. 22 at 50 Strong Hall. Call Cindy Stanphill at 864-4700.
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