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November 6, 2002
Vol. 113, Issue No.53
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Local man arrested, charged in shooting
By Michelle Burhenn mburhenn@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
A 19-year-old Lawrence man was arrested early yesterday after a woman identified him to police as the man who shot her three times in the head and chest, Lawrence police Sgt. Mike Patrick said.
Antonio E. Floyd, resident of 1745 W. 24th St., was charged with attempted first degree murder, sexual battery, criminal possession of a firearm and aggravated intimidation of a witness in Douglas County District Court yesterday.
Douglas County District Attorney Christine Kenney said the victim was a witness in a federal drug case against Floyd. Patrick said the victim's involvement in the case was a possible motive.
Patrick said the woman had been alert and talking after the shooting and was able to give them a detailed description of the shooting, which led police to arrest Floyd.
The 31-year-old woman told police she woke up around 2:30 a.m. yesterday when a man pounded on the front door of her home in the 1500 block of Haskell Avenue. When she went to the door a man entered her house. Pattrick said the man then sexually battered her.
When she tried to resist, the man pulled out a handgun and shot her three times in the face and chest areas. He then left the house, Pattrick said.
Patrick said the woman called 911 and identified the shooter as Floyd. Lawrence police located Floyd less than 15 minutes later driving in a car near 24th Street and Ousdahl Road. Patrick said Floyd was arrested, and a passenger in the car with him was held for questioning. Police later recovered a .32-caliber handgun and ammunition outside of the car.
The woman was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and later to a Kansas City-area hospital, where Patrick said she was in critical but stable condition.
John Nowak/Kansan
Judge Peggy Kittel set his bond at $250,000. Floyd was out of jail on bond from three previous charges stemming from a July 11 shooting in Lawrence, including criminal possession of a firearm, criminal damage and battery.
Close victory for Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius addresses a packed house last night at the Holiday Inn in Topeka, moments after Tim Shallenburger's concession speech. Sebelius thanked her supporters and promised good things for the future of Kansas after preliminary figures showed she won the race for governor.
Edited by Erin Ohm
Democrat vows to make government accountable
By Lindsey Hodel, Aaron Passman, and
Nathan Dayani
lhodel@kansan.com,
apassman@kansan.com and
ndayan@kansan.com
Kansan staff writers
Cheers erupted from a crowd as Kathleen Sebelius (D-Topeka) thanked her supporters in her victory speech last night for their votes.
"I will work on making the government accountable to the people it serves." Sebelius told the crowd attending her victory party at the Holiday Inn, 605 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka. Members of the KU Young Democrats were among those present.
Sebelius addressed public education and health care two main planks in her platform.
"We've had high expectations of public schools, the engines of prosperity, and for health care, the pillar of the unique quality of life in Kansas," she said.
She saluted Tim Shallenburger, her Republican opponent. The two have worked together in Kansas politics since 1986.
"This is a huge relief and is completely overwhelming. The fact that she will serve four years is amazing.She is the type of person to spend her time in office productively."
Holly Krebs
Holly Krebs
Douglas County Field Coordinator for the democratic party
Sebelius won the position of Governor with 53 percent of the votes over Shallenburger's 45 percent. Election results were projected by the Associated Press with 98% of precincts reporting.
"This is a huge relief and is completely overwhelming," said Holly Krebs, Douglas County Field Coordinator for the Democratic party and KU alumna. "The fact that she will serve four years is amazing. She is the type of person to spend her time in office productively."
Democrats a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives by a margin of just under 7,000 votes over his Republican opponent Adam Taff (R-Lake Ouivira)
But, his margin of victory decreased from past elections because of new redistricting laws in effect this year, said Nate Rhoads, member of KU Young Democrats. The western section of Lawrence now votes for the 2nd District House of Representatives candidates.
Dennis Moore (D-Lenexa) also won
"Douglas County is a liberal mainstay in the state and the new redistricting cut the county in half," said the Brunswick, Maine senior.
The race for Attorney General was neck-and-neck between Chris Biggs (D-Geary County) and Phill Kline (R-Shawnee). At press time, Kline had 401,324 votes and Biggs had 398,963 votes.
But Greg Douros, St. Louis graduate student and Young Democrats member, said he was confident Biggs was the better candidate and would win the race.
"His organization was definitely an
SEE ELECTIONS ON PAGE 7A
ELECTION RESULTS
★★★★★★★★★★★
U.S. Senate
3,298 of 3,369 precincts
* Pat Roberts 624,035
Steven A. Rosile 68,849
George Cook 63,538
Governor
3,298 of 3,369 precincts
★ Kathleen Sebelius ... 431,207
Tim Shallenburger ... 366,523
Ted Pottibone ... 8,658
Dennis Hawwer ... 7,850
Secretary of State
3,298 of 3,369 precincts
- Ron Thornburgh ... 514,798
David Haley ... 251,397
Charles St. George ... 20,757
Attorney General
3,298 of 3,689 precincts
Phill Kline ... 401,324
Chris Biggs ... 398,963
Treasurer
Insurance Commissioner
3,298 of 3,369 precincts
* -Lynn Jenkins . . . . .
3,298 of 3,369 precincts
★ Sandy Praeger ... 446,317
Jim Garner ... 336,550
U.S. House District2
811 or 812 precincts
* Jim Ryun* 126,170
Dan Lykins 78,285
Art Clack 4,263
600 of 600 precincts
U.S. House District3
★ Dennis Moore 107,931
Adam Taff 100,999
Dawn Bly 4,834
Douglas Martin 1,328
★★★★★★★★★★★★
Party guide
Republican Democrat Libertarian Reform
Projections provided by The Associated Press.
Law school adopts new grading policy
By Molly Gise
mgise@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas law school adopted a new policy this fall with hopes of improving the way students were graded.
Faculty adopted the curve as a way to promote uniformity in grading, said Webb Hecker, associate dean and professor in the law school.
The policy establishes a mandatory curve for average class grades in all law courses.
"We want students' choices of courses to be driven by what they thought was going to help them educationally and not by whether a particular professor was a hard grader or an easy grader," Hecker said.
For first year courses, the class GPA must fall between 2.8 and 3.0.To obtain the class GPA,the sum of the grades of all the students in the class is divided by the number of students.
The mandatory curve establishes a
range of class grade point averages. A different curve is set up for first-year classes, required non-first year classes and other elective courses.
The curve for first year classes was determined by where grades for those classes have traditionally fallen, Hecker said.
According to the policy, failing grades aren't included in the class GPA calculation.
"They just naturally curve," Hecker said.
Required, non-first year courses must have a class GPA between 2.9 and 3.1.
SEE GRADING POLICY ON PAGE 6A
ATM numbers changing
Commerce Bank to assign new PINs for KU Card users
By Jenna Goepfert
goopefert@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Because of ATM machine conversions at Commerce Bank, students who use their KU Cards for ATM and debit functions will need to learn a new personal identification number to access their accounts.
The change will go into effect Nov 18. The new PINs will be mailed to bank customers by Nov. 11 at the addresses they have registered with the bank.
The PIN changes will only affect KU Card users, not regular bank customers, said bank president Mark Gonzales.
Commerce Bank's KU Card users
were first notified of the change in their October bank statements.
If students want to change their PINs back to their original codes, they can go to either the Iowa Street or Kansas Union bank branches on or after Nov. 18, Gonzales said.
Gonzales would not comment on what new features the upgrade would provide because those changes would not be immediately apparent.
"They're doing it because it'll improve service and it's something that they have to do," she said. "We certainly don't like to inconvenience anyone, and neither do they."
Nancy Miles, administrator of the KU Card program, said it was the bank's decision to change students' PINs, but she didn't think the issuance of new PINs would cause many problems.
Marti Karlin, debit product manager for the bank, said the KU Card conversion would occur overnight and ATM system conversions would be completed by the end of the year.
Anthony Marnell, Naperville, Ill., freshman, said he only glanced at his bank statements and hadn't heard about the issuance of new PINs.
Gonzales said his biggest concern was that students might not read their bank statements or letters from the bank.
"I just make sure that my money's there," Marnell said.
Gonzales said he also wanted to make sure students who have listed their parents' addresses as their permanent address still received word of the changes.
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"It really depends on the students and how much they look at their mail. That's where the confusion could take place," Gonzales said. "But we'll be ready for them."
- Edited by Ryan Malashock
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