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The Inside Front
Thursday September 14,2000
News
from campus,the state, the nation and the world
CORRECTION
A story in Wednesday's Kansan should have said the United Methodist Campus Ministry was a "reconciling congregation."
CAMPUS
Volleyball tournament to benefit local groups
Kappa Sigma fraternity and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority will host to a mud volleyball tournament Saturday to benefit Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Douglas County and the Heartland Medical Outreach in Lawrence.
The teams will be limited to eight peo ple, with men's, women's and co-ed divisions. The sign-up fee is $80. Teams must register in advance and sign up by Friday.
Kappa Sigma and Kappa Kappa Gamma will have an information booth at Wescoe Beach through the end of the week, where maps to the site will be available.
Coca-Cola and Papa John's will provide free drinks and food.
The tournament will be held at a field south of Lawrence. For directions call Mike Logan at 830-7128 or Lindsay Mann at 865-1918.
— J.D. McKee
KU program receives grant for tutoring
Sen. Pat Roberts announced yesterday that the University of Kansas would receive a $126,400 grant for the expansion of a program led by the KU Center for Research Inc.
The program prepares low-income Topeka middle school students for high school and college.
The program includes the following services: after-school and Internet mentoring and tutoring; enabling students to explore post-secondary education options and financial aid; and arranging campus visits and teacher-guided professional development.
Funds from the grant will allow the University to implement these services at Jardine Middle School in Topeka. The grant, which will be renewable for five years, was funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Gear Up program.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said the grant shed a positive light on the outreach of the University.
"It is an example of the way KU's nationally ranked education school works closely with the public," he said.
Jennifer Valadez
LAWRENCE
KU student encounters masked masturbator
A 21-year-old female KU student discovered a man masturbating outside her apartment window at midnight Tuesday. Lawrence police said,
Lawrence Police Det. M.T. Brown said the student, who lives in the 3800 block of Clinton Parkway, reported she went to shut a window and heard someone say something to her. She saw a man wearing a black skim mask looking in her window and masturbating
The student called Innovative Security, and a security guard chased the suspect on foot until he lost track of the man at 24th Street and Brookside Drive. Brown said.
The suspect, who was not caught, was described as a white male, 6 foot 2 inches tall and about 220 pounds.
Lauren Brandenburg
NATION
Hillary Clinton advances to November election
Albany, N.Y. — Hillary Rodham Clinton swept past her little-known challenger, soundly defeating Mark McMahon 5-1.
With Tuesday's contests finished in nine states and the District of Columbia, most candidates set their eyes on November battles. Clinton had 82 percent of the vote to McMahon's 18 percent, with most of the precincts reporting. Now she goes on to her first debate with Republican Rep. Rick Lazio, who was unopposed in his primary.
Controversial GOP ad taken off television
WASHINGTON — A GOP commercial that subtly flashes the word "RATS" across the screen is coming off the air amid allegations that Republicans were trying to send a subliminal message about Al Gore.
George W. Bush called the notion bizarre and weird, and his campaign made light of it all. The GOP admaker said he was just trying to make the spot visually interesting. But Gore's campaign and experts in political advertising said the word choice — as an announcer was denouncing Gore's Medicare plan — could hardly have been an accident.
"I've never seen anything like it," the vice president said Tuesday in Middletown, Ohio.
Runningmate Joseph Lieberman called the ad very disappointing and strange. Bush noted that the word appears only fleetingly — for a fraction of a second. Played at full speed, it's barely noticeable, particularly if the viewer isn't looking for it.
LONG BEACH, Calif. — A California judge declared Pat Buchanan the true Reform Party presidential nominee yesterday, dealing another setback to rival John Hagelin.
Judge denies candidate Reform Party riotination
Superior Court Judge James L. Wright ordered Hagelin not to campaign as the party's nominee, and Hagelin said he would honor that ruling, both in California and nationwide. In the meantime, his lawyer said he would seek to delay the force of the ruling while appealing it.
Hagelin said he would continue to campaign as the Natural Law Party candidate and would seek broader support.
"We're moving ahead dynamically with what we hope will be a very high-profile campaign," he said. "The Reform Party that we knew and loved under Ross Perot has been killed."
The judge's ruling came one day after the Federal Election Commission in Washington said in a preliminary ruling that $12.6 million in federal campaign funds belong to Buchanan.
Israel criticizes end of Austrian sanctions
WORLD
VIENNA, Austria — The European Union's decision to end sanctions against Austria drew quick criticism from Israel, with Prime Minister Ehud Barak saying sanctions should have continued so long as a party with neo-fascist characteristics remains in government.
Barak's comment came hours after Austria's 14 EU partners lifted sanctions they had imposed seven months ago, when the far-right Freedom Party was awarded a spot in Austria's coalition government. The Freedom Party was then led by Joerg Haider.
Haider's past comments sympathetic to aspects of Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime made him one of Europe's most controversial politicians, and the EU quickly imposed sanctions when he formed a coalition with conservative Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel.
European fuel protests lead to empty pumps
LONDON — Fuel tankers escorted by police began rolling past protesters' barricades early yesterday en route to Britain's fuel-starved gas pumps — the latest development in Europe-wide fuel protests that have left pumps running dry and tempers flaring.
The first trucks began departing depots in England and Scotland hours after Prime Minister Tony Blair organized a day of crisis meetings Tuesday and promised a quick end to the protests. Truckers, taxi drivers and others angry about high fuel prices and taxes have blocked fuel depots for days, creating shortages that have set off panic buying and kept cars off roads.
By Tuesday evening, retailers Shell and Elf estimated that 90 percent of their British filling stations were dry.
The Associated Press
A KU student reported $67 stolen between 10 p.m. Friday and 11:15 a.m. Monday in his second floor room in Watkins Scholarship Hall.
ON CAMPUS
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday in room 111 Fraser Hall. A KU professor fainted and was treated by Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical and transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
The KU Public Safety Office responded to a medical emergency at 2:49 p.m. Monday in front of Strong Hall. A KU student had a seizure and was treated by Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical and transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
A KU student's wallet, shoes and other items were stolen from a car between 10:30 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Monterey Way,
A KU student's stereo, garage door opener and Discover card were stolen from a car between midnight Monday and 10:45 a.m. Tuesday in the $200 black of Congressional Place, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $250
A KU student's car stereo, CDs and CD case were stolen from a car between 7 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 5200 block of Congressional Place, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,025.
A KU student's Honda scooter was stolen between 1 and 8 p.m. Tuesday from the 900 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The scooter was valued at $400.
ON CAMPUS
■ Ecumenical Christian Ministries and KU Environs will have a free veggie lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at FCM, 1204 Oread Ave. Donations will be accepted. Call Thad Holkemer at 843-4933
Lawrence police said. The wallet was recovered. The shoes and other items were valued at $360.
- Sons and Daughters of Vietnam Veterans will meet from 1 to 2:15 p.m. today at Alcev D in the Kansas Union, Call Leonard Magruder at 843-3737.
- University Career and Employment Services will have a Career Connections training session from 3 to 3:30 p.m. today at 149 Burge Union, Call Ann Hartley at 864-3624.
- Women's Ultimate Frisbee team will practice from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight at 23rd and Iowa streets. Call Ale Aleb at 312-8798.
KU Green Party will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. Call Galen Turner at 838-3498.
KU Hillel will have a Taste of Lawrence meeting at 6 p.m. today at Papa Keno's, 1035 Massachusetts St. Bring $5. Call 749-5397.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Roam 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 Rebell Fuller at 312-1990.
KU Amnesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Karen Keith at 550-1036.
Students Tutoring for Literacy will have an informational meeting and training session at
7 tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. Call Shawna Smith at 749-0895
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 8 tonight at 100 Smith Hall. Call Lindsey Chalfant at 312-9603.
KU Young Democrats will meet at 8 tonight at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union. Call Julie Merz at 838-3797.
Radical Christians will meet from 8 to 9 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Heather at 841-8661
The Center for Community Outreach will have an information session at 8:30 tonight at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Call Julia Gilmore or Michelle Black at 864-4073.
KU Running and Jogging Club will meet for an evening run at 8:30 tonight at the oak tree by the east entrance to Robinson Center. Call Michael Roessler at 312-3193 or Keith Marshal at 840-0704.
KU Badminton Club will practice from 6:30 to 10:15 p.m. tomorrow at 211 and 212 Robinson Center, Call Tee at 550.05227
United Methodist Campus Ministry will meet for dinner and a movie, What Dreams May Come, at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. Call Heather at 841-8661 for directions.
The Office of Student Financial Aid has applications for child care grants today until Sept. 22 at 50 Strong Hall, Call Cindy Stanphill at 864-4700.
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