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TUESDAY. SEPT. 18, 2001
CAMPUS
Former Mad TV cast member to perform in Wescoe Hall
Comedian Pablo Francisco will perform at 7:30 tonight at 3140 Wescoe as part of Hispanic Heritage month activities.
Free vouchers are available at the Office of Multicultural Affairs, 145 Strong Hall, or at the Multicultural Resource Center. Vouchers will be available at the door, too. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m.
Anissa Vitale, Shawnee senior and Hispanic American Leadership Organization member, said Francisco, who is from Tucson, Ariz., was one of the most popular Hispanic comedians. She said Francisco was a former *Mad TV* cast member and performed at clubs across the United States.
The Hispanic American Leadership Organization, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Multicultural Resource Center are sponsoring Francisco's performance.
—J.R.Mendoza
Police arrest two people for indecent exposure in park
Two people were arrested Friday on charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, according to a Lawrence police report.
police report.
Police responded to a call in the 1200 block of Massachusetts Street around 12:20 p.m., said Sgt. Mike Patrick. They found a 51-year-old male and a 25-year-old female partially clothed and possibly having sex near a picnic table in South Park, he said.
Both people were released from jail the same day and were issued a notice to appear in court later this month.
Courtney Craigmile
KU art and literary magazine seeks fall issue submissions
Kiosk, KU's art and literary magazine, is now accepting applications for its fall 2001 issue. Kiosk publishes a magazine each semester to be distributed across campus and at various local businesses across town.
Students can submit poetry, drama, creative fiction writings, original art, photography or expressive imagery. The maximum length for poetry is 200 words and the maximum length for drama and fiction writing is 3,000 words.
Eric Davis, editor-in-chief of Kiosk,
said a student could submit no more
than three stories or five poems.
There are no limits on the amount of art pieces students can submit.
All submissions are due Wednesday, Oct. 17. Submissions for Kiosk can be dropped off in the English Department mail room in 3114 Wescoe.
Jeremy Clarkson
KU student victim of road rage at Lawrence intersection
A 21-year-old KU student was the victim of road rage Friday at Clinton Parkway and Kasold Drive, according to a Lawrence police report.
The student was driving behind a 50-year-old Lawrence resident who claimed the student was "not driving properly," said Sgt. Mike Patrick. The Lawrence resident allegedly stopped his vehicle in the intersection, blocking the student from proceeding through it. The resident then allegedly walked up to the student's car and punched him once. The student refused treatment at the scene.
The resident was cited for battery, Patrick said.
—Courtney Craigmile
NATION&WORLD Dow drops below 9,000
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The losers included airline, insurance and entertainment stocks while defense issues were among the few winners when prices tumbled on Wall Street yesterday, the first day of trading after last week's terrorist attacks.
The selling, in record volume on the New York Stock Exchange, gave the Dow Jones industries their biggest one-day point drop, 684.81, and left them below 9,000 for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years.
"To buy stocks you need some kind of clarity and confidence, and right now you've got neither," said Bill Barker, investment consultant at Dain Rauscher in Dallas.
Analysts were unsure how long the selling would last or how intense it might become.
Yesterday's selling could have been worse,
something that was apparent in the number of stocks that fell vs. those that rose. The ratio of decliners to advancers was close to 6 to 1, typical of the Wall Street's recent selloffs; in the Oct. 19, 1987 crash, the ratio was 50 to 1.
"This is about what we could have expected," said Todd Clark, co-head of listed trading at WR Hambrecht.
The Dow closed at 8,920.70, having suffered a 7.1 percent decline. Its nearly 685point loss surpassed the previous record one day point drop of 617.78, set on April 14, 2000.
By percentage, however, the Dow's loss was less severe, ranking 14th and equaling less than a third of the biggest-ever percentage drop of 22.6 percent in the 1987 crash.
Moving from rescue to recovery
But freed of the responsibility of moving gingerly so that lives might be saved, heavy equipment operators and bucket brigades will be able to step up the pace of clearing a seventy pyramid of debris.
It will also mean that thousands of relatives and friends will have to move on and accept that their loved ones are dead.
With only five survivors pulled from the smoking ruins—and none since Wednesday, the day after the disaster—the decision, when it comes, will be more symbolic than real.
NEW YORK — A week after the horrifying fall of the World Trade Center, officials faced a crucial decision: When should they concede that rescue efforts are futile and move full-time into the grimmer task of recovering the dead?
The debris is being hauled by dump trucks to an area near the recently closed Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. There it is spread out and sifted by FBI agents and detectives for airplane pieces and other evidence that could help explain what occurred aboard the jetliners and help build a criminal case.
Zoos to begin checking birds for dangerous West Nile virus
"I've been told by experts that people survive for longer periods than the six days that have gone by since the attack," said Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
The search went on yesterday without any good news. Giuliani said 5,422 people were still missing and just 201 deaths had been confirmed. Much of downtown Manhattan, including the financial markets, reopened just blocks from the smoking ruins of the Trade Center.
The Associated Press
NATION
PHILADELPHIA—Zoos across the country have agreed to track the West Nile virus blamed for the deaths of at least three birds at the Philadelphia Zoo in the past month.
This year, 15 human cases including one death have also been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Since the virus was discovered in the United States, West Nile has surfaced in 20 states — mostly in the Northeast — and scientists say it may reach Central America and California by early next year.
Under the pilot program, a plan aimed at monitoring the virus, more zoos will begin checking dead birds for West Nile and conducting blood tests on live birds.
People infected with West Nile virus suffer from flu-like symptoms.
A vaccine is being tested on birds, but its effectiveness isn't yet known, said Bob McLean, director of the U.S. Geological Service's National Wildlife Center.
Senate race in North Carolina gains a second Democrat
RALEIGH, N.C. — A second Democrat officially entered the race yesterday to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Jesse Helms.
State Rep. Dan Blue, 52, joins Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall in the race. Blue, an 11-term Democrat and former House speaker, said he mailed candidacy papers to enter the race yesterday.
On the GOP side, Elizabeth Dole is expected to join a field that includes former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot and physician Ada Fisher.
Helms, a Republican who has held the seat since 1972, has announced he will not run in next year's election.
The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A KU faculty member reported criminal damage to property at the Campanile between 9:30 a.m. Sept 4 and p.m. Sept. 5, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. The inside wall was scratched and gouged with a tool. The value of the damages is unknown.
A KU student reported disorderly conduct in Oliver Hali between 9:30 a.m. and 9:31 a.m. Sept. 11, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. A student was overheard saying he was going to retaliate against foreign students.
A KU employee reported criminal damage to property at the Campanile between 4:30 p.m. Sept. 9 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. Damage was done to a bolt in rear of the bronze wall casting. The damage was estimated at $100.
A KU employee reported telephone harassment at Corbin Hall at 2:31 a.m. Sunday, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. The employee said she received a phone call requesting the name of the person at the front desk because the caller wanted to assault him. She refused to release his name. Previously, two males had exited the building and complained about the check-in and check-out policies to the person working at the front desk. The reporting employee said the voice sounded like one of those males. They didn't want to press charges but were writing reports to the Department of Student Housing.
A KU employee reported suspected fraud in the Kansas Union at 14:0 p.m. Friday, according to a KU Public Safety report. The reporting person called the Public Safety Office after he witnessed four men selling magazine subscriptions under a company's name. The Public Safety Office was unable to contact the reporting person or suspects.
A 19-year-old KU student reported theft and criminal damage to property in the west Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall parking garage between 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and 9:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. The steering column was damaged, value unknown.
Two 18-year-old KU students were involved in a vehicle collision in the Oliver Hall parking lot at 7 p.m. Friday, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. One of the students backed out of a parking stall into the path of the other student, causing minor damage. The value of damages was unknown.
ages. The driver was damned.
A KU student struck two legally parked cars with his vehicle at 9:05 a.m. Sept. 11, in the south Robinson Center parking lot, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. A KU employee reported the incident after he witnessed the accident and that the student didn't stop after striking the vehicles. When the driver was identified, he said he did hit the two cars but was late for class. He said he was going to call the KU parking department at a later time. The driver was cited for duty upon striking an unattended vehicle. The three vehicles sustained minor damages, value unknown.
A 20-year-old KU student reported the aft of a 1996 Honda CBR 200 cc between 1 and 8 a.m. on Saturday in the 500 block of Fireside Drive, according to a Lawrence police report. The motorcycle was valued at $5,000.
A 22-year-old KU student reported the theft of her Christian Dior watch between 10 a.m. August 1 and noon Aug. 2 the 2300 block of Iowa Street, according to a Lawrence police report. The watch was valued at $850.
A 19-year-old KU student reported the theft of jewelry items between 1 p.m. March 16 and 7 a.m. March 26 from a residence in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, according to a Lawrence police report. The items were valued at $810.
A 20-year-old KU student reported the theft of golf clubs and paraphernalia between 10:15 and 11 p.m. Aug. 23 from a residence in the 1100 block of Indiana Street, according to a Lawrence police report. The items were valued at $661.
A 19-year-old KU student was arrested Saturday morning on charges of interference with police duties, consuming alcohol in public and minor in possession of alcohol, according to a Lawrence police report. He was released on $300 bail.
ON CAMPUS
Asian-American Student Union will meet at 7 tonight at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Contact Jerry Wang at 550-5061 or at www.kysu.edu
KU Men's and Women's Ultimate Frisbee Clubs will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the Shenk Sports Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets. Contact Clay or Tony at B43-7099 or at
tact Rick Clock at 841-3148.
clayed@ku.edu.
■ SUA Special Events Committee will meet at 7:30tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Contact Danielle Willey at 864-2427.
KU Pre-Law Society will have an informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Alien Jones at 841-7930.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 tonight at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union. Con-
Delta Upsilon Greg Wilkerson Memorial Football Tournament will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today through Friday and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the YSI Athletic Fields. Contact Grant Thompson at (913) 579-5753 or Mike Metz at 218-4170 for more information.
Iota Phi Phi Theta Frenity, Inc. will sponsor a variety of events each day this week. Contact Dion Jones at 841-2168 or 979-2209 or jonedi@ncs.com for more information.
Tickets for the Counting Crows concert on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Lied Center are on sale at all KU box offices. Tickets range from $22 to $35 and can be purchased at a discount with a KUID until Monday, Oct. 1. Contact Traci Pillard at 864-SHOW.
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