A = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Inside Front
WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER30,2002
News briefs
CORRECTION
A photo outline on the front page of yesterday's Kansan misspelled the name of Amanda Flott, Omaha, Neb., junior.
NATION U.S. teachers spend more time in classroom
WASHINGTON — Teachers in the United States spend hundreds more hours in front of their classes than teachers in other countries, according to a report that said U.S. students, on average, perform no better than the rest.
Issued yesterday by the Parisbased Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the annual report said U.S. high school teachers spend 73 percent more time teaching.
According to the OECD study of 32 countries, the United States ranks among the top for its percentage of 15-year-olds with "top-level literacy skills" - students who are among the best in the world at understanding complex texts and drawing on specialized knowledge.
Averaging in the number of low-performing 15-year-olds, however, the United States begins to look average. About 6 percent of American students are "below basic," unable to do all but the most basic work.
Researchers begin project, look to DNA for answers
WASHINGTON — Looking for a way to identify genes that cause disease, researchers are beginning a project to identify blocks of DNA that contain common variations in the human genetic structure, officials announced yesterday.
The $100 million project, expected to take three years, involves nine research groups in five countries and
will analyze genetic patterns in blood samples taken from people in Nigeria, Japan, China and the United States.
The goal is to determine how the 3 billion bits of DNA in the human genome, or genetic structure, are organized into sequence variations, or haplotype blocks.
Once the haplotypes are mapped, it will form shortcut to identifying inherited gene sequences linked to disorders such as diabetes and cancer, said Dr. Francis Collins, head of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
WORLD
Funerals held for victims of Russia hostage crisis
MOSCOW — Relatives who endured a tense hostage crisis at a Moscow theater maintained a tearful vigil at hospitals yesterday.
As the first funerals were held yesterday for the 118 hostages who died, mourners stood outside the bullet-riddled theater building, which was held for 58 hours by rebels demanding a Russian withdrawal from Chechnya.
Former hostage Anna Tunnika, 56, said she was worried about her daughter-in-law, who she said was in a coma from knockout gas Russian special forces released before storming the building Saturday.
Health officials blamed the gas for the deaths of 116 hostages.
Authorities said 338 former hostages had been released from hospitals and 317 remained hospitalized.
Russian officials refused to say what substance was pumped into the building. U.S. officials identified it yesterday as the narcotic Fentanyl or a compound related to it.
The Associated Press
NEWS AFFILIATES
KUJH-TV News
A new study shows Americans' efforts to work out and diet haven't had much effect on the prevalence of obesity. KUJH-TV's Curtis Dixon reports on how some KU students fight the battle of the bulge. Tune into KUJH-TV at 5:30,7,9 and 11 p.m. for more news.
News: Melissa Freeman and Joy Larson
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On KJHK, 90.7 FM, listen to Meredith Brengle and Sandra Barry this morning at 7,8 and 9. Then hear Curtis Dixon and Laura Watkins at 5 p.m.
Don't have time to read today's paper? Head to kansan.com and listen to KTalk. Hear convergence manager Meredith Carr read summaries of today's top stories.
Camera on KU
John Nowak/Kansan
Aaron Rosen, St. Louis, senior,Aaron Rosen, St. Louis senior, takes measurements in front of Allen Fieldhouse. "We're basically mapping out horizontal curves," said Rosen. "Pretty easy stuff." Rosen and his classmates were mapping as part of CE 240, a surveying class in the department of civil and environmental engineering.
ON THE RECORD
A 22-year-old KU student told the KU Public Safety Office that someone took a yellow parking hangtag permit, valued at $85, between 7:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday from his car in the 1400
block of Jayhawk Boulevard, according to reports.
mouth Grand Voyager van between 8:30 a.m. and 7:44 p.m. Saturday in the Oliver Hall parking lot. The damage was estimated at $200.
An 18-year-old KU student told KU police that someone damaged the sliding-door window of his gray 1994 Ply-
ON CAMPUS — For more events, go to kucalandar.com
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will hold a University Forum from 12:30 to 1:30 today at the ECM,1204 Oread Ave. Kate Weaver and Craig Vollander speak about "The North American Free Trade Agreement: Is It Fair?" Contact Thad Holcombe at 843 4933.
KU Tae Kwon Do Club will meet from 7:30 to 9 tonight at Room 207 in Robinson Center. Contact Samantha Nondorf at 218-3544.
Thanksgiving Homestay accepting applications
Families can provide international students with a place to stay over Thanksgiving break and an American cultural experience through a KU program.
The Betty Grimwood Thanksgiving
Student Development Center will have the Nontrad Brown Bag Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at Alcove D on Level 3 in the Kansas Union. Contact Laura Morgan at 864-4044 or nontrad@ku.edu.
Spencer Museum of Art will have the KU Perspectives lecture "Sterling A. Brown and the Federal Writers' Project" at 3:30 today at the Kress Gallery in the museum. Contact the museum at 864-0137.
Student Union Activities will have a Video Game Night from 7 to 9 tonight at the Hawks' Nest on level 1 in the Kansas Union. Contact the SUA at 864-7469.
Homestay program is accepting applications from families through Friday. Some students are interested in staying with a family for the whole break, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 1, while others would like to stay for Thanksgiving Day only.
University Career and Employment Services will have the workshop "Using the Internet in Your Job Search" from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Room 149 in the Burge Union. Contact Ann Hartley at 864-3624.
Et Cetera
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