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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 27, 2001
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ISSUE 62 VOLUME 112
Key to good computer buy is knowing purpose
The best buy contains appropriate software at a reasonable price
By Courtney Craigmile Kansan staff writer
When shopping for a computer. KU students should do one thing first: determine what they need the computer to do.
Jim Miller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, said that the best computer was one that would do exactly what it was bought to do.
was bought.
"As long as your computer is doing what you want it to do, then it's the best computer for you," he said.
This means tailoring a computer to have the programs and software that each student needs.
Where to go for discounts
- www.dell.com
- www.gateway.com
- www.apple.com
Ryan Blue, Olathe sophomore said he bought a Dell computer and he went online and designed the one that would best fit his needs.
"I use the Microsoft Office Suite the most," he said. "I also bought my computer for high-speed Internet access."
Blue is a business major and said he used programs such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
Excel and Microsoft Word While Blue did not get an educational discount when he purchased his computer, Dell does offer educational and several other discounts, such as free shipping, free memory upgrades and free Internet access for six months.
Miller said that looking for a discount should not be as important as getting a computer with the right programs for a good price.
but he said students should shop around and find the best deal.
"Figure out how much you can afford to spend, and get as much as you can," he said.
The Kansas Union Bookstore sells Apple computers, and every computer comes with a higher educational discount, not only on the computer but also on the software, said Mike Reid, director of the KU Bookstores.
The Gateway Country Store, 3151 Nieder Road, offers a 5 percent discount for students, said manager Scott Purcell. But students must order their computer from the store and not online, he said.
Gateway is trying to work out a deal with the University to get students a better discount.
Computers range in price anywhere from $700 to $2,500,depending on the software,the hard drive and accessories such as monitor size, modem speed and whether the computer is a laptop or a desktop.
Miller said laptops were generally more expensive because of the convenience they offer. A laptop can be taken virtually anywhere.
While computer sales do pick up around Christmas, the majority of students purchase computers at the beginning of the semester, Purcell and Reid said. This is when most dealers offer better package deals.
Contact Craigmile at 864-4810
Leaving a football breeding ground for a town where basketball is king, how seven Kansas athletes have dealt with being...
Out of the limelight
BY JEFF DENTON
Former Kansas football star David Winbush was in seventh-grade gym class when he first heard about the crime that put his hometown of Killeen, Texas, in the national spotlight.
green, Texas, in the national spotlight.
That day — Tuesday Oct. 16, 1991 — George Hennard, 32, from nearby Belton, plowed his pickup through the glass windows of Luby's Cafeteria.
He stepped calmly from the driver's seat, pulled out two 9mm pistols and sprayed gunfire through the open room. Ten minutes later, 23 people were dead or dying and 20 were wounded. Crouched against a wall in the restroom hallway, Hennard's final blast killed his 24th victim — himself.
As the sun went down that evening, citizens of Killeen sought solace from another activity that put their city on the map - Texas high school football
Killeen High School played that terrible Tuesday. In their time of mourning, fans filled the bleachers at Leo Buckley Stadium. People who could not get seats stood side-by-side around the chain-link fence that circled the stadium.
Tragedy challenged Killeen's sense of security, but football gave Killeen residents an escape. Killeen High School went on to win that night, a prelude to its 1991 Class 5A State Championship.
onship. "It was a gathering point," said John Mayer, 62, orthopedic surgeon and team doctor for Killeen Ellison High School, his steel-blue eyes staring at the green turf of the stadium. "People coped out here."
Jack Reggle Durham, Tennessee How they got from Killeen to a Big 12 school in
People copied out here.
Killeen High's hometown rival, Killeen Ellison, was also strong in football. With the town's two high schools stocked with talent, the rivalry led to dynasties for both, and recruiters from major college programs began flocking to Central Texas to entice its football stars to their campuses.
stars to their campuses.
One of those athletes, driven by a strong mother determined her son would earn a degree from a good college, decided in the summer of 1997 to head for the University of Kansas, a school better known for basketball, rather than stay in his home state where football was king.
David Winbush, a pint-sized, 5-foot-7 running back, became the first link in what would become the Killeen pipeline. His decision influenced the center from his graduating class and five others, including running back Reggie Duncan, to follow him to Lawrence.
Follow me
David Winbush first tucked a football under his arm in Germany.
With his father in the army and his mother working at
"I think we scored six or seven touchdowns and David scored three of them," Chris recalled. "I just said
SEE KILLEEN PIPELINE PAGE 6A
Brethren, Jayrock under fire
Bv Michelle Burhenn
Kansan staff writer
Teri Mejia stared out the window at sidewalks her vehicle passed, searching for any signs of her stepson Ben. On Nov. 5, after three days of combing the streets of Providence, R.I., she was still looking.
At a stoplight, a man dressed in a knee-length smock rode his bicycle directly in front of the Mejias' rental car.
The hour-long meeting was the first unsettling," he said. "Their vulnerable behavior is easily rec-
"My husband saw him first and recognized him as one of the brothers," said Teri Mejia of Thousand Oaks, Calif. "When I saw him, I recognized him as being Ben."
As they approached their son, he stiffened. He was very robotic and unemotional after more than a year with no contact with his parents, she said.
Ben had grown a full beard and was wearing a tunic with an overcoat.
"We were with Ben and looking at Ben, but I didn't feel like we were communicating with the Ben we knew," Mejia said.
She said the Ben they knew no longer existed. He was now known as "Brother Eli," she said, and had joined the Roberts Group.
Ben, 22, since October 2000, when he joined the group. While a student at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Ben disappeared, Mejia said. She later learned that he had joined a Christian faith group known by many
time that the Meijas had seer Rep. 22 since October
group known by many names. The Brethren and the Roberts Group are the
Cult educators have labeled the Brethren as a nomadic, Bible-based cult. The members travel around the United States in subgroups of about 2 to 12 members led by an "older brother," and recently a subgroup has traveled to Lawrence, Mejia said.
the Roberts Group are the most common.
"For freshmen, the first weeks away from home are
Ronald Loomis, cult awarene educator for the American Family Foundation, said Lawrence was a prime location for the group because college students were one of the group's prime targets.
behavior is easily feel ognized by cult recruiters."
As the Brethren and another religious group. Jayrock Ministry, gain a presence on campus, other Christians areicing their com-
voicing then concerns. The two
groups assert they are only following the Bible, yet students and campus ministers argue these "cult-like" groups have gone beyond the written word and are using deceptive techniques to recruit members.
The Brethren
To battle the infiltration of the group, Mejia sent an email to the University of Kansas on Oct. 19 after a woman contacted her about an attempted recruitment on campus, she said.
An Overland Park junior had been approached by the Brethren and has since withdrawn from the University and is receiving counseling.
Awareness of the group, Mejia said, is vital. She said she hoped her e-mail informed the University of the possible threat.
"I just want to avoid this happening to anyone else," she said.
Thad Holcombe, Ecumenical Christian Ministries pastor, said he would send out the e-mail to other groups on campus.
Jeff Otte, Topeka sophomore, said he had seen the group on Massachusetts Street several times.
"One of them approached me and asked me what I was reading." Otte said. "I told him, and he said 'Do you have any interest in the Bible?' I told him I didn't care about the Bible."
Otte said then the conversation ended.
The group is easy to recognize because their drab smocks are almost like a uniform, Loomis said. The group was
SEE JAYROCK PAGE 3A
INSIDETODAY
COMING IN TOMORROW'S KANSAN
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WEATHER ...8A
CROSSWORD ...8A
KU EMPLOYEES: The University's classified staff gets the short end of the stick on salaries.
ECONOMY: A conference on Nov. 30 will deal with "living in trouble times."
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