2A - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWSINBRIEF
FRIDAY,AUG.24,2001
CORRECTIONS
A photograph in yesterday's Kansan pictured students participating in Beach-N-Boulevard, a Hawk Week event. However, the photograph accompanied a story about Take Over the Beach, which is a part of HAWK-link, the Office of Multicultural Affairs' recruitment and retention program
A story in Monday's Kansan contained an error. The correct way to figure Body Mass Index is to multiply your weight In pounds by 704.5. Then take your height in inches times your height. Finally, divide weight figure by height figure for your BMI.
CAMPUS Black Student Union plans weekend cookout
The Black Student Union and the National Society of Black Engineers are sponsoring a back-to-school cookout from noon to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Multicultural Resource Center.
The Black Student Union is focusing on outreach this year by working with other campus organizations, said Shanika McPhaul, Omaha, Neb., senior, and Student Senate representative for the group.
"This is so we can get involved more and meet new freshman," McPhaull said.
The National Society of Black Engineers also sponsors different events throughout the year, such as Web page, money management and resume workshops.
Native-American band performing tomorrow
Native Roots, a Native American reggae band, will perform at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Haskell Indian Nations University.
The group is playing as part of the Civic Dialogue Project. The Lied Center and Haskell developed the project for Lawrence residents to get to know the Native-American community and Haskell better, said Dan Wildcat, professor of American studies at Haskell.
"This is for the people in Lawrence to have an appreciation and more honest picture of what Haskell is," Wildcat said.
The cost is $10 for the general public and $5 for KU and Haskell students with an ID.
-J. R. Mendoza
LAWRENCE Traffic Commission limits Cadillac Ranch parking
Finding a parking spot is a common problem in Lawrence, and those visiting Cadillac Ranch, 2515 W. Sixth St., will have a harder time finding one.
On Aug. 6, the Lawrence Traffic Safety Commission passed an ordinance to eliminate parking along the south side of Mountview Drive. Cadillac Ranch customers often parked on both sides of the street directly behind the buildings. Parking will remain on the north side only.
David Woosley of the Public Works Department said neighbors brought their concerns to the city.
The change was made after Officer Mike Monroe said parking was a problem in the area, and Commissioner Scott Henderson said area residents had complained about vandalism.
The motion was approved unanimously.
— Courtney Craigmile
By Matt Norton Kansan staff writer
NATION & WORLD
Meningitis often mistaken for nasty flu, doctors say
Officials at Watkins Memorial Health Center recommend that students, especially those who will be living in shared living environments, receive a meningitis vaccination.
Meningitis is caused by a bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis, which attacks either the brain and spinal cord or the bloodstream. It is transmitted through respiratory or body secretions.
The disease is marked by symptoms such as high fever, headache, stiff neck, confusion, nausea, vomiting, exhaustion or rash. Some infected with the bacteria confuse it with the flu. If it is not detected early, the disease can progress rapidly. The Meningitis Foundation of America reports that roughly 300 Americans die of meningitis every year.
Bill Smith, health educator at Watkins, said students with a stiff neck, lethargy and sensitivity to light could have meningitis and not the flu.
"If there's suspicion that you have come into contact with someone who has meningitis, come see a doctor just to be on the safe side," Smith said.
Even students who are not living in residence halls should consider the vaccine, doctors say.
Randall Rock, senior student health physician, said students put themselves at risk when they attended parties or crowded restaurants and bars.
Meningitis vaccines:
Where: Watkins Memorial Health Center
When: By appointment
Cost: $68
Call 864-9507
He said that drinking large amounts of alcohol impaired the immune system in a setting where the disease could easily be spread through face-to-face contact.
The meningococcal meningitis vaccine protects against four types of bacteria that cause meningitis in the United States. These four types account for more than two-thirds of the cases of meningitis reported by college students.
The vaccine lasts three to five years and costs $68 at Watkins.
The vaccine was offered to all incoming students at orientation sessions this summer. About 250 students received the vaccine while attending orientation.
Tricia McNamee, Perrysburg, Ohio, freshman, said she was referred for a vaccine by a source she trusted even more than a doctor.
"My mom," she said. "I had to go get it before I headed off to school."
Reach Norton at 864-4810
Prosecutors say KC pharmacist diluted at least 150 perscriptions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pharmacist Robert R. Courtney may have diluted at least 150 intravenous bags for chemotherapy patients, prosecutors said, the first time authorities have publicly measured the depth of Courtney's alleged fraud.
Responding to requests made in the filing, Judge Scott O. Wright froze a portion of Courtney's assets at Lincoln National Corp., a brokerage thought to hold much of his fortune. The order, however, allows Courtney's family to withdraw up to $500,000 to pay legal fees.
In a civil court filing Wednesday, federal prosecutors said their investigation "suggests a minimum of 150 separate dilutions" with each dilution counting as both a "misbranding" and an adulteration under federal law.
The Associated Press
Wright also ordered Courtney to surrender his state and federal pharmaceutical licenses and ordered Courtney and the government to begin work on shutting down Courtney's two pharmacies.
The prosecutors' filing had asked Wright to shut down one of Courtney's pharmacies and freeze $6 million of his assets. The 150 alleged dilutions could expose Courtney to as many as 300 fines of $10,000 each, or $3 million total. So far, Courtney is charged only with a single count of misbranding and adulterating a drug.
Courtney, 48, is being held at a privately run jail in Leavenworth. His attorney, Jean Paul Bradshaw, said the order wasn't a surprise. He said Courtney plans to sell both pharmacies and turn in his licenses.
NATION Professional clown convicted of sexually abusing assistant
The boy, now 17, testified that Bayer began fondling him during out-of-town circus trips and that the first sodomy happened that year.
Christopher Bayer, 29, known as "Smiley the Clown," was found guilty Wednesday on nine counts including sodomy, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. He was acquitted on four other charges and freed on $25,000 bail until sentencing.
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A professional circus clown was found guilty of sodomizing his teen-age assistant.
The boy's father grew suspicious in 1999 and placed a surveillance camera in the living room of the family's Long Island home, where Bayer would stay when in the area.
Bayer worked for the Clive Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus, based in Deland, Fla. The boy was 11 years old when he began working for Bayer in 1995.
The father caught a December 1999 incident on videotape and reported Bayer to police. The tape was shown to the jury.
Bayer was charged with molesting the boy three times and was convicted of two of them: the incident in December 1999 and an earlier incident in summer 1995. Bayer said he would appeal.
"I'm innocent," he said as he left Suffolk County Court. Bayer's attorney, William Keahon, said he was confident the convictions would be reversed. He said that his client had been given liquor and then set up before the taped incident.
Sentencing was set for Oct. 17
Jury awards passenger after stressful landing
BILLINGS, Mont. — A federal jury has awarded $1.25 million to a woman who said she suffered post-traumatic stress after a Delta Airlines jet made an emergency landing in 1996.
A Delta representative said the airline would appeal Wednesday's verdict.
Kathy Weaver of Billings was one of about 220 aboard Delta Flight 37 from London to Cincinnati on Nov. 7, 1996, when the MD11 developed stabilizer problems. The crew made an emergency landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.
Weaver sued the airline in 1998, maintaining that she never fully recovered from the incident.
Her attorney, Randy Bishop, said passengers thought they were going to die. The crew briefed everyone for a crash, and one passenger testified at trial that a flight attendant told another passenger, "We're going to die."
ON THE RECORD
A 19-year-old KU student reported a medical emergency at K.K. Amini Scholarship Hall at 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student was hit in the face with a water balloon and was concerned about injuries to the right eye and nose. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical examined the student, who declined transportation to the hospital.
A KU security officer reported criminal damage to property at Haworth Hall between 4 a.m. Aug. 16 and 6 p.m. Aug. 18, the KU Public Safety Office said. Pink and silver graffiti was found on the building. Damage was estimated at $200.
A 22-year-old KU student caused a three-car accident at 15th and Iowa streets at 11:17 p.m. Tuesday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student said she came over the hill and didn't see the two cars in front of her vehicle that were waiting for the traffic light to change. Before the light changed, the KU student failed to stop in time and struck one of the cars in front of her, which rear-ended the car in front of him. All three vehicles were damaged. The KU student was cited with inattentive
driving. The value of the damages was unknown.
A 19-year-old KU student's car was dented between 10:30 p.m. Monday and 12:35 p.m. Wednesday while it was parked on the 1400 block of Ohio St., Lawrence police said. The damages were estimated at $500.
A 23-year-old KU student's mountain bike, mattress and vacuum cleaner were stolen between 11:59 p.m. Aug. 8 and 10 a.m. Aug. 18 from the unlocked Alpha Epsilon Phi fraternity, 1116 Indiana St., Lawrence Police said. The items were valued at $1,330.
ON CAMPUS
The Lawrence Chinese Evangelical Church (LCEC) is meeting for fellowship at 7:30 tonight at Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave. Call Agape Lim at 832-9439 for more information.
The Office of Student Financial Aid is awarding Federal Work-Study money for the 2001-2002 academic year. Apply online at wwwku.edu/~osfa. Call 864-4700 or stop by 50 Strong Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for more information.
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