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NEWS IN BRIEF
CORRECTION
A picture on the front of the sports page yesterday incorrectly identified freshman Jeff Hawkins as Keith Langford.
CAMPUS
Alumni donate $1.5 million to Spencer museum expansion
A Colorado couple pledged $1.5 million to the Spencer Museum of Art for a proposed $20 million expansion.
The donation also counts toward "KU First: Invest in Excellence," the largest raising campaign in KU history.
KU alumni Dusty and Kathy Loo, residents of Colorado Springs, Colo., donated the money. Dusty Loo was a 1960 KU graduate, and Kathy Loo was a 1961 graduate.
Andrea Norris, director of the museum, said the Loos were big supporters of the museum, and the couple thought it was an important aspect of the University.
"They believe in the museum as a teaching museum and believe in the educational role that we play," she said.
The proposed expansion will double the size of the museum when completed, Norris said. She said 95 percent of the art the museum had was not on display; however, she explained a lot of the art was sensitive to light and could not be displayed for long periods of time.
Norris said the expansion might begin in five years.
Jeremy Clarkson
STATE
Two Topeka boys hospitalized after falling 40 feet off bridge
TOPEKA — Two 14-year-old Topeka boys remained hospitalized yesterday after a fall of nearly 40 feet from a bridge.
brigade. Injured in the fall were Jason Beckwith and Ray Cox. Cox is in critical condition at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., with multiple broken bones and other injuries.
Beckwith is in St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, where his injuries are not considered life threatening.
Lt. John Sidwell said the boys were injured in the fall Sunday afternoon on the Kansas Avenue Bridge in north Topeka. The boys told police they decided to walk on the sidewalk in the center of the bridge span.
However, Sidwell said, when the bridge was reconstructed several years ago, the center sidewalk was removed.
NATION
Soured relations break up new media partnership
NEW YORK — Brill's Content magazine and Inside, two chroniclers of the media industry, are facing victim to a soured relationship between media entrepreneur Steven Brill and Primedia Inc. a struggling magazine publisher.
A total of 38 people will lose their
A total of 38 people will lose their jobs. Both sides declined to discuss the reasons for breaking up their 10-month-old partnership, but Brill called the relationship "difficult."
Primedia is taking back ownership of the media industry magazines and newsletters it had hired Brill to run as well as Inside, which had made a name for itself as a media news Web site.
The breakup marks a retreat for Brill, who made a name for himself as a founder of Court TV, American Lawyer magazine and, later, Brill's Content.
NATION & WORLD
Letter sent to top senator tests positive for anthrax
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A piece of mail sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle tested positive for anthrax yesterday as the bioterrorism scare that has raised anxiety across the country reached the halls of Congress.
The letter, which contained a powdery substance, was dispatched to an Army medical research facility at Fort Detrick, Md., for examination after two preliminary tests in Daschle's office came back positive, said Capitol Police Lt. Dan Nichols.
The Fort Detrick findings will be available today, officials said.
Officials said the preliminary test, which looks for genetic markers, has a high rate of false positives.
President Bush, disclosing the letter to Daschle's office, told reporters "there may be some possible link" between anthrax incidents and Osama bin Laden, whom administration officials said was behind the Sept. 11 airline hack attacks.
"I wouldn't put it past him, but we don't have any hard evidence," Bush said.
Daschle was in the Capitol and was not exposed to the letter, which was opened in his other office a block away in the Hart Senate Office Building. Aides who may have been exposed to the letter were tested and treated with the antibiotic Cipro as a precaution, said
Dr. John Eisold, attending physician in the Capitol.
"They are innocent people caught up in a matter for which they have nothing to do," a somber-looking Daschle, D-S.D., told reporters at a news conference outside the Capitol. "I am very, very disappointed and angered."
In Trenton, N.J., Postal Inspector Tony Esposito and FBI officials said the letter to Daschle was postmarked in Trenton on Sept. 18, the same date and postmark on a letter that infected an NBC employee in New York last week.
The letter to Daschle's office was only one of several anthrax scares at the Capitol yesterday. Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, said his aides reported a suspicious letter and were told by Capitol Police that their report was the 12th of the day.
Officials also were testing a mail carrier and a maintenance worker in Trenton who reported possible symptoms of anthrax, Esposito said.
12th on the day. Aides to House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., were quarantined in their Capitol suite for about 30 minutes as officers examined and removed a letter that had an international postmark and no return address. The aides said they were told the letter was not dangerous.
More than 800 strike after contract negotiations expire
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — More than 800 employees went on strike yesterday at General Dynamics Land Systems, which makes tanks and other equipment for the military, a company representative said.
Contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers continued past a midnight deadline without reaching an agreement, said representative Peter Keating.
The company designs, manufactures and supports land and amphibious combat systems for the Army, the Marine Corps and allied nations.
Nonunion employees will continue operations, and the company will continue production, Keating said. He said he could not discuss key contract issues.
Workers said they walked off the job because of health care and pension issues.
Prozac, Zoloft may decrease smokers' risk of a heart attack
DALLAS — Smokers who take certain antidepressants like Prozac and Zoloft run a dramatically lower risk of a first heart attack, a study suggests.
The study found that smokers who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRI's, reduced their chances of a heart attack by 65 percent compared with smokers who didn't.
Stephen Kimmel, an assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, said one possible explanation was that the drugs acted like a blood thinner, reducing the risk of clots that cause heart attacks. But he said more research was needed.
It also remains to be seen how the drugs affect nonsmokers.
A 20-year-old KU student reported the theft of $40 to $50 from a bedroom between 8:20 a.m. and 8:25 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Louisiana Street, Lawrence police said.
A 22-year-old KU student reported a bicycle theft from an open garage between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of Hawthorn Drive, Lawrence police said. The bike and a U-Lock were valued at $365.
An 18-year-old KU student reported the theft of a purse between 2 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. Saturday in the 1400 block of West 23rd Street, Lawrence police said. The purse and its contents were valued at $370
ON THE RECORD
A 21-year-old KU student was arrested Saturday on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful use of an ID, Lawrence police said. He was released on $1,000 bond.
A Naismith Hall employee reported damage to a four-floor wall between 4:45 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $250.
A 22-year-old KU student reported a battery in the 1100 block of Kentucky Street between 1:30 a.m. and 1:40 a.m. Sunday, Lawrence police said. Police have no suspects.
A 20-year-old KU student reported damage to a vehicle between 12:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $150.
An 18-year-old KU student reported damage to a vehicle between 2 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $700.
Damage was estimated at $15.00.
A 25-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from a vehicle between 6:15 p.m. Thursday and 1:45 p.m. Friday in the 2000 block of Four Wheel Drive, Lawrence police said.
Damage was estimated at $80. A CD player was valued at $250.
A 28-year-old KU student reported the theft of a license plate decal between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 11:45 a.m. Thursday in the 600 block of North Durham Court, Lawrence police said. The decal was valued at $3.
A 19-year-old KU student reported a forgery and theft of $26 on Sept. 17 in the 3100 block of Iowa Street, Lawrence police said. The value of a personal check was unknown.
A 21-year-old KU student reported the theft of a Verizon cell phone between 1 a.m. and 10 a.m. Oct. 5 in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The phone was valued at $100.
A 19-year-old KU student reported a theft of a CD player and three speakers from a vehicle between 4 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Emery Road, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $750.
A KU staff member reported harassment by phone in Haworth
Hall at 1:17 a.m. Thursday, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU student reported criminal damage to property in Oliver Hall parking lot between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 9 p.m. Thursday, the KU Public Safety Office damages totals $400.
sale. Damages totaled $400.
A Hill City resident reported
burglary, theft and criminal
damage to property in Robinson
Center parking lot between 7:30
p.m. Friday and 12:15 a.m. Saturday,
the KU Public Safety Office
said. A wallet, $150, glasses,
driver's license, credit card,
keys and purse were stolen.
Damage was valued at $150.
The items were valued at $319.
A 26-year-old KU student reported theft of a gold Kodak camera at Lewis Hall between 7 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Friday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The value is unknown.
A 19-year-old KU student reported theft of a blue Honda Express moped from the Robinson Center parking lot between 10 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Friday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The moped was valued at $300.
An 18-year-old KU student reported burglary and the theft of an amplifier, two sub speakers and a radar detector in Robinson Center parking lot between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $290.
The student is 21-year-old KU students reported theft from a motor vehicle in Shenk Sports Complex parking lot between 8:45 a.m. and 9:10 a.m. Sunday.
ON CAMPUS
Hispanic-American Leadership Organization will meet at 8 p.m. today at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. Contact Michael Luna at 780-4852 or Sarah Zaragota at 312-2134.
Asian-American Student Union will meet at 7 tonight at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Jerry Wang at 550-5061 or at asu@ku.edu.
KU Men's and Women's Ultimate Frisbee clubs will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the Shenk Sports Complex, 23rd and Iowa streets. Contact Clay or Tony at 843-7099 or at claved@ku.edu.
SUA committees will meet tonight in the Kansas Union. Live Music meets at 6 at the Walnut room; Forums meets at 6:30 at the Oread room; Feature Films meets at 6 at Alcove D; Fine Arts meets at 6 at Alcove B; Spectrum Films meets at 7 at Alcove B; Recreation meets at 7 at the Walnut room; Public Relations meets at 7 at the Oread room; Special Events meets at 7:30 at Alcove C; Contact UA at 864-7469.
Freshmen-Sophomore Advising Center will have an informational advising session required for new freshmen and transfer students in pre-business from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m. today in 100 Stauffer-Flint Hall, Contact Gloria Flores at 864-2834.
Student for a Free Tibet will be meeting at 8 tonight at Alcove B in the Kansas Union. Contact Ryan Pratt at 838-9858.
- Latin American Solidarity will have an organizational meeting about their SOA protest at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Road Ave., one block north of the Kansas Union. Contact Rebekah Mc砂 at 312-1985.
University Christian Fellowship will have a bible study at 7 tonight in the basement of Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rich at 841-3148.
Sigma Xi will sponsor a public lecture entitled "Case Histories of Insect Evidence in Crime Solution," featuring Dr. Robert D. Hall at 7 tonight at Nichols Hall, located on the West Campus.
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