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Issue divides Senate Student Senate debated whether to allow nonsenators to speak at meetings and write legislation. PAGE 3A
Taking on Columbus
A series of speakers explained why they didn't see Columbus Day as cause for celebration in a teach-in at the Lawrence Public Library yesterday. PAGE 3A
Crossbar relocates An athletics official retrieved the remnant of Memorial Stadium's goalposts from Battenfled Scholarship Hall last Tuesday, much to the disappointment of the hall's residents. PAGE5A
Big12 wrap-up The Texas defeat of Kansas State is this weekend's Big 12 Conference highlight game. PAGE 10A
Upping the crimson
Students sound off on the Jayhawks' new basketball jerseys,which feature wide red trim. PAGE10A
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KANSAN
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Shooting suspect charged
By Joe Hartigan jhartigan@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Jason Anthony Tremble, a 21-year-old Topeka resident, was charged with 11 counts of attempted second degree murder, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of fleeing the scene of an accident yesterday in a Douglas County court.
"We're mad as hell there was a life-threatening situation for our customers," Marc Fortney said. "And we're mad as hell it happened in our neighborhood."
Blair Stevens, Overland Park sophomore, was among the victims listed on a police report who were injured after shots were fired outside of its Brothers Bar
and Grill, 1105 Massachusetts
st, early Sunday morning.
Stevens said she had her back to the suspect when he fired the shots.
Stevens was hit in the back of her leg by either pieces of concrete or fragments of the bullet.
"Ivegot kind of a big cut on the back of my leg," Stevens said. "But it's nothing compared to the people who got hit."
A friend of Stevens went to the hospital Sunday afternoon and was told she had fragments in her body. Stevens began to wonder if she had fragments in her own leg and went to the hospital about 5 p.m. Sunday.
Doctors told Stevens she had
After the shooting, the suspect fled the scene in a blue car with Missouri plates. The suspect then crashed the car into a light post at Constant Park, at the intersection of Sixth and Kentucky streets.
Sgt. Mike Pattrick of the Lawrence Police Department said it appeared five to 10 shots were fired from a dark-colored semi-automatic handgun at a 45-degree angle into the cement outside the bar. He said the shots were aimed in the direction of the crowd, and the bullets ricocheted into the crowd.
either pieces of metal or concrete in her leg, and they didn't know if the fragments would be removed
Greg Thomes, general manager of it's Brothers, was working when the shots were fired.
Hospital workers told Stevens they had a few people come in because of the shooting.
the scene of the accident. It was originally reported that two people fled the scene, but Sgt. Patrick said it was possible that only one person was in the car and fled.
Patrick said the shooting could have been a larger tragedy, given that there were no major injuries.
"I think it could have been a lot worse," he said. "To have that many rounds fired into a crowded area and have only minor injuries is significant."
Patrick said the suspect fled
Patrick said the motivation for the shooting is under investigation.
"They're just telling us it's just a random act of violence," Fortney said.
Marc Fortney, owner of the It's Brothers chain, said he had no idea what the shooter's motive was.
The Fortney brothers said they were concerned with the wellbeing of the victims.
"We hope we can move forward," Fortney said. "And we hope everyone's OK."
"It was just chaos," Thomas said. "It was the normal human reaction when you hear gun-shots."
Fun with fractals
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Courtney Kuhlen/Kansas
Jhane Barnes, a New York-based designer, described how she designs fabrics using mathematics and fractals in front of a projected image of one of her patterns. She spoke last night as part of the Hallmark Symposium series at the auditorium in the Spencer Museum of Art. SEE STORY ON PAGE 5A
Blood drive goals urpassed
By Danielle Hillix
dhillix@kansan.com
dhillix staff writer
Students, such as Steven Bartkoski, donate at every campus blood drive. Bartkoski, Basehor junior, said he started donating blood because it was an easy
The Red Cross and Community Blood Center rely on the KU blood drive to boost their supplies, Cox said. With blood donations in high demand, Cox said that giving blood was a great way for students to help their community.
"You can go in, donate and give a great service in an hour," she said. "You're giving an hour to save a life."
The American Red Cross has deemed the fall blood drive at the University of Kansas a success.
The drive collected more than 1,000 pints of blood, exceeding the goal set by the Red Cross and Lawrence Community Blood Center.
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"The KU blood drive was really special," said Bree Cox, communications supervisor for the American Red Cross Central Plains Region Blood Services. "It was great to see the students step up and help."
Author packs Lied Center, delivers night of wry wit
By Zack Hemenway
zhemenway@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Author and humorist David Sedaris saw last night's crowd of 1,700 people at the Lied Center as a test audience for his new material.
"He had me in tears," said Ryan McLaughlin, a Kansas City, Mo. resident.
"I put a check mark if it gets a laugh," he told the crowd.
Sedaris' pages of stories were filled with check marks after the performance.
Tears of laughter spread like an epidemic through the crowd as Sedaris read from his collection of short stories. His unique delivery
Sedaris, who was compared to Mark Twain in The New Yorker, is the best-selling author of four novels, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, written in 2000.
— equal parts book reading, dramatic performance and stand-up comedy — brought belly laughs from the audience with nearly every strategically placed pause.
However, his one-of-a-kind material itself to many media. He reads his stories in audio books, publishes them as essays and magazine articles, and travels the country twice a year for performances like the one last night.
Sedaris' comedy is in a category of its own, and fans struggle to describe his humor.
"He takes all these things that wouldn't be funny if they happened to me and he makes them hilarious," said Liz Morel, Lawrence junior, while waiting to get a book signed.
The diminutive Sedaris peered out at the crowd over a podium, then focused his attention on his words below. He mixed stories from his childhood with those of his recent experiences and paused only when the audience howled with the reliability of a sitcom laugh track.
Fred Pawlicki, associate director of the Lied Center, said the show, which was sponsored by Student Union Activities, brought in nearly a full house of newcomers.
His incisive wit left few of his
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targets unseathed, using himself as the frequent butt of his jokes. He mocked his slight stature and accompanying need to shop in the women's section. He told the story of purchasing a discreet urination device, saying it worked well but he "smelled like a nursing home within an hour."
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Falestine Afani Ruzik, Minnesota senior, showed David Sedaris, the best-selling author of *Naked* and frequent National Public Radio humorist, how to make the sign for "bullsail." Sedaris speaks to fans at the Lied Center last night. "I don't read books a lot," Ruzik said, "but he is one of only two authors I actually like."
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Women of KU calendar rejected
By Amanda Kim Stairrett
astairrett@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Bill Muggy, owner of Jayhawk Bookstore, 1420 Crescent Road, recently pulled his store's sponsorship of the calendar.
It may be a dream for some Kansas basketball fans, but that image on the cover photo of the 2004 Women of KU calendar has one local business owner bothered.
A model wearing a red see-through camisole laid spread-eagle on the Allen Fieldhouse basketball court with a basketball between her legs.
Rob Curley, calendar publisher and general manager of World Online, e-mailed Muggy the front cover last Thursday.
"It itk me about three seconds to say it was inappropriate," Muggy said.
"Female employees commended me for taking a stand," Muggy said.
He said it had gone from a retail item of quality to a bar calendar well on its way to becoming Playboy material.
Catarina Rozman, Overland Park senior, modeled in the 2003 calendar with her three sisters. She said although she was not involved as much as some of the other models, she and her sisters had a positive experience with the shoot and promoting the calendar at Iavhawk Bookstore.
Curley disagreed with Muggy. He said that although the 2004 calendar had a different feel, the photos were no more revealing than those from previous years. He said the 2004 calendar models all brought their favorite clothes and KU T-shirts and were asked to select their own photographs from a group of five to 10.
"We really wanted the models to feel good about themselves," Curley said.
He said companies such as BeBe, XOXO and Savage donated swimsuits to the shoot, but none made it into the calendar.
"We had a good time," she said. They were a great sponsor and they supported us quite well."
Muggy said he felt the World Company did not honor its deal with Jayhawk Bookstore. Jayhawk Bookstore took full sponsorship a year ago and, Muggy said, 50 percent of that sponsorship was taken away in August. Half-sponsorship was given to Miller Lite. Muggy said his business got half the sponsorship for the same price it paid at full sponsorship.
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