The University Daily Kansan Weather Today: Partly cloudy, highs near 80, lows near 52. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, highs near 84, lows near 64. THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Tuesday, September 12, 2000 Inside: Recent problems in Westport have discouraged some KU students from visiting. Sports: The Kansas women's club volleyball team features fresh faces this season. SEE PAGE 10A (USPS 650-640) • VOL. 111 NO. 13 For comments, contact Nathan Willis or Chris Borniger at 864-4810 or e-mail editor@kansan.com WWW.KANSAN.COM High court to hear student's case By Lauren Brandenburg By Lauren Brandenburg writer @kansan.com Kansan staff writer A case that may change how police can enforce minor in possession statutes goes before the Kansas Supreme Court today. The case of the State of Kansas v. David L. Pritchett was dismissed on Oct. 28, 1999, by Douglas County District Judge Paula Martin, but has since been appealed. At issue is whether looking young or being underage is grounds to detain someone or ask them questions. The case stems back to Aug. 27, 1999, when Pritchett, Wichita junior, then 19, was holding an alcoholic beverage at a fraternity party. Donald G. Strole, Pritchett's attorney, said Pritchett was approached by an Alcohol Beverage Control agent, who asked him for identification because he looked underage. Strole said Pritchett told the officer he did not have time and did not have his ID on him. "He never got a chance to leave because they said they were going to hold him until they found out who he was." Strobe said. Pritchett broke away while being led to the ABC van, Strole said, but was caught and arrested. Pritchett originally was charged with minor in possession, having a fake ID and obstructing the legal process. "We filed a motion to suppress because there was no basis for reasonable suspicion, and running away is not an obstruction of justice," Strole said. "The district court upheld all of these things for us and dismissed the case." The prosecution filed an appeal, which Assistant District Attorney Angela Wilson said normally would go to the Court of Appeals, but was picked up by the Kansas Supreme Court. "It's not an extremely severe crime, but a very important area of the law to be clear about what law enforcement officers can do." Wilson said. "It has a profound impact on both sides — tavern owners and patrons." Douglas County District Court has postponed all pending MIP cases until the Kansas Supreme Court makes a ruling in the Pritchett case. See KANSAS on page 5A A look at history A large photograph overshadows Scott McMurray, Coffeyville graduate student, as he visits the Holocaust exhibit in the Kansas Union Gallery. The exhibit, which is about Varian Fry, an American journalist who helped free people from France in 1940 and 1941, will be in the Kansas Union until Friday, Sept.29. Photo by Heather Young/KANSAN Medical school applicants decrease writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Bv Melissa Davis Getting into medical school might not be as competitive as it used to be. The effects of a steady national decline in medical school applications are being felt in Kansas. During the past six years, national applications to medical schools have declined. In 1998,38,261 people applied to medical schools nationally,but in 2000, applications dropped to 36,742, according to University of Kansas Medical Center admissions statistics. Mary Beth Gentry, assistant dean for external affairs at the Med Center, said although there was a definite drop in applications during the last six years at the University, the number of Med Center applications was slightly higher this year — from 1,392 applicants in 1999 to 1,424 in 2000. Gentry said she thought the increase was because of acceptance of Kansas residents, which made up 86 percent of students accepted. "We're the only (medical) school in the whole state, so our primary objective is to try to get Kansas residents into medical school," she said. Gentry said there were only 175 spots available each year, but the school wouldn't have a hard time filling "We're the only (medical) school in the whole state, so our primary objective is to try to get Kansas residents into medical school." She said she thought many factors had led to the national decline during the past six years. Mary Beth Gentry Med Center assistant dean of external affairs "I think that a lot of people are wary about taking on the debt or the time it Mary Beth Gentry them. takes to become physicians," Gentry said. Paul Crosby, University medical professions adviser, said he thought the decrease in applicants was traceable to a strong economy, which made students consider other professions. Crosby also said the national decline was apparent in the number of people taking the Medical College Admission Test at the University. In 1999, 123 KU students took the MCAT compared with the 103 students that took the admission test this year. But Crosby said this didn't include the numbers from August's MCAT applicants. — Edited by Amy Randolph Hillel puts faith, pride in Judaism By Leita Schultes writer@kansan.com Kansas staff writer Tikkun Olam is Hebrew for "healing the world" and is an important tenet of the Jewish faith. It also is a major goal for Hillel, a Jewish student organization at the University of Kansas. "We really see ourselves as a community center and a community resource," said Sue Shafer-Landau, Hillel's faculty advisor. ("Hillel) is a Jewish cultural, social and religious organization." She said the group had been at the University for about 50 years. There are 1,500 Jewish students on campus, and about 300 participate in Hillel. Sarah Shik, president of Hillel's governing body, the Jewish Student Council, said the group planned to step up its community service this year. Hillel members are considering volunteering at Jubilee Cafe, which feeds homeless people, and with Jewish environmental groups. Habitat for Humanity and school literacy programs also are possible projects. Shafer-Landau said another important aspect of Hillel was the Israel Birthright program, which sends Jewish students to Israel for free. Twenty KU students took advantage of the program last year, and Shafer-Landau said about 40 students would go this year. She is taking applications now. Hillel also aims to educate its members about the religion's richness. "Judaism is a religion, but ... there's a culture around it," Shafer-Landau said. "It's about food, it's about music." She said Jewish students at the University experienced only minimal discrimination, but they dealt with annoyances because of their faith and ethnicity. Professors often forget about Jewish holidays, such as Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur, and Christmas often is treated like a universal holiday, she said. Because their faith is not reflected in how they look, Jewish students often face anti-Semitic jokes or slurs, Shafer-Landau said. She also said people might refrain if they realized they were being offensive. Shik agreed that some anti-Semitism exists on campus. "I think in the Midwest especially, and across the Bible Belt, people don't understand," she said. "Every minority faces that, to some extent." Shik said she was excited about this year's presidential election and the Democratic Party's Jewish vice-presidential candidate, Joseph Lieberman. She said she didn't think Lieberman would bring his personal beliefs into the public forum. Allan Cigler, professor of government, agreed. Cigler said Lieberman was on the ticket because of his strong moral stance rather than his faith. Nevertheless, Lieberman's candidacy brings Judaism into the public eye and increases Jewish pride, Shik said. "Everybody's excited — all types of Jews," she said. "And it's really cool because it kind of draws the community together. I think that people will be more curious to learn about Judaism." — Edited by Shawn Hutchinson — Edited by Shawn Hutchinson Students find alternate online music sources Bv Jason Kraall writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer The LaCrosse, Wis., sophomore knew he had plenty of other options for download free music. Ben Gholson wasn't worried when Napster kicked him off for trying to download a Metallica song. Alternative online music sources such as imesh.com, scour.com and a myrid of file transfer protocol sites offer music in digital formats. "There's a lot of places to get music online other than Napster," he said. Students began looking for alternatives to Napster when the popular file-sharing service, which allows users to download Imesh and Scour operate similarly to Napster, providing a search engine for users to find MP3 files on other users' hard drives. Other services such as mp3.com allow users to download free music from a central server. MP3 files directly from each other's computers, was ordered to shut down after losing a copyright suit in August. However, the service was allowed to continue operating after a judge stayed the order pending appeal. That service lost a lawsuit to Universal Studios last week. Universal said mp3.com infringed on copyright law by distributing music in digital format. Universal sued for $25,000 per song, which could add up to $118 million in awards. Related story Time Warner's music division announced plans yesterday to sell music on the Web. See page 5A The online service plans to relaunch its Mymp3.com digital music storage service in the coming weeks and is negotiating a smaller settlement with Universal. File transfer protocol sites such as hotlinesw.com offer music, as well as software, video and digital images. However, much of the content on the sites is pirated and illegal, and the file servers often are difficult to use. Gholson said. "When you log on, they assume you know more than you actually do." he said. Students, such as Rich Agular, London. England, senior, say that finding free music online broadens the scope of music they are exposed to. In contrast, Andrew Ward, Lenexa junior, recalls hearing the local band Lullaby For The Working Class on the radio one morning. He liked its song, but said he couldn't find its CD in any local music stores. After finding a couple of its tracks on Napster, he decided he liked them enough to order three of the band's CDs online. "Since Napster, I've been able to get some songs that I like to listen to but wouldn't buy," Aguilar said. "If I hadn't found their MP3s online, I probably wouldn't have bought the CDs," he said. -Edited by Casey Franklin MP3 music online Visit these websites for more information about mp3s. - **IMesh** http://www.imesh.com File transfer network similar to Napster. The required software is free and downloadable. - **Scour** http://www.scour.net News and search website. Offers several other media searches besides MP3. - **MP3.com** http://www.mp3.com MP3.com offers downloadable music from independent artists. The site also reviews MP3 decoding software and hardware. - **Lycos MP3 search** http://mp3.bycos.com MP3 search website that allows users to search for music by song, artist and genre. 4. 图 Kyle Ramsey/KANSAN 哦。