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Tuesday October 21,1997
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CAMPUS/AREA
Delta Tau Delta attacked at party held in house
A 20-year-old Delta Tau Delta fraternity member was injured between 3 and 5 a.m. on Oct. 12 at a party held at the fraternity house, Lawrence police said.
When one of his friends urinated on a fellow member's bed, the student began to make fun of him. The friend's girlfriend, an 18-year-old Columbia, Mo., woman became upset and began to hit the student on his face, head and groin areas, police said.
The two encountered each other again about 45 minutes later, and the woman began to hit the student. She tripped him; he fell to the floor, and she kicked him in the head, police said.
A 20-year-old Delta Tau Delta pledge saw the student on the floor and kicked him in the head as well, police said.
Police, who said the student received injuries to his right ear, head and face, have contacted and interviewed the two
The case has been referred to the district attorney's office.
suspects.
Your opinions sought for KUJH-TV program
KUJH-TV is looking for students and faculty to bring ideas and opinions to "Speak Your Mind," a new program which began airing on Oct. 15.
The program consists of one-minute spots that will be used as filler between the station's regular programming, said Eva Nilzon, production director for the station.
Participants are encouraged to speak freely on any topic, but KUJH reserves the right to screen segments, she said.
"We will be open-minded and will use the laws concerning freedom of speech as a guideline of what is acceptable material for public viewing." Nilson said.
"Speak Your Mind" will be taped from 1 to 3 p.m. every Tuesday at the Speaker's Corner on the 4th floor of the Kansas Union. For more information, call the Dole Center at 846-0600 or Jaime Powell, promotions director at 843-5968.
KUJH, Channel 14, is a 24-hour news channel which gives broadcast majors an opportunity to gain experience though updating a half-hour news program several times a day.
-Kansan staff reports
KANSAS CITY — Last month, Kansas City Kansas Community College administrators ordered about 500 copies of the Sept. 16 edition of its student newspaper, "The Advocate," pulled from the racks.
Controversy ensues after edition pulled
The question now being debated on campus is whether the action violated student journalists' First Amendment rights.
Administrators said that their motive was to avoid embarrassment, citing a large number of spelling and style errors on the front page of the school year's first edition.
STATE
"It isn't a representation of our student body," said Kaye Walter, college vice president for academic services, who ordered the copies confiscated.
"I have a problem with this whole we-did-it-to-protect-you approach," said Tony Jappa, managing editor.
Editors say that even flawed expression is protected.
"We are a college paper, and it's a learning process," Jappa said. "Instructors should support it, whether it's good or bad."
Mike Hiestand, a lawyer with the Student Press Law Center, a nonprofit organization based in Arlington, Va. said, "It's clearly unconstitutional." The center provides legal assistance to student journalists.
"The law is very clear," Hiestand said. "Student editors at a public college or university are wholly responsible for controlling the content of their student publication."
The papers were on the stands three days before Walter acted, after receiving several complaints from faculty members and students.
The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's 1991 Pontiac Sunbird was damaged between 2:30 a.m. and 4:55 p.m. Saturday in the lot west of Corbin Hall, KU police said. The damage was estimated at $250.
A KU student's Mercantile Bank checks were stolen between 5 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 13 from the 1600 block of West 15th street, KU police said. The checks were valued at $150.
A KU student's 1991 Hyundai was damaged between 9:18 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, KU police said. The damage was estimated at $700.
A KU student's portable Tozai compact disc player was stolen and right front window damaged between 6 p.m. Thursday and 7:15 a.m. Friday in the lot near Stouffer Place, KU police said. The item and damage were estimated at $250.
A KU student's roof and hood on a 1990 red Honda Civic were damaged between 7 p.m. Oct. 10 and 6 p.m. Oct. 11 in the lot
north of Oliver Hall, KU police said. The damage was estimated at $200.
A KU student's yellow parking permit was stolen between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Thursday from the lat east of Burge Union, KU police said. The permit was valued at $75
A KU student's passenger side window on a 1989 Ford Escort was damaged and items stolen between 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday from the lot near Stouffer Place, KU police said. The damage and items were valued at $475.50.
A KU student's black leather wallet, KUiD with bus pass and $30 were stolen between 7:45 and 7:50 p.m. Wednesday from Jayhawk Boulevard, KU police said. The items were valued at $130.
A KU student's parking permit was stolen between 8 p.m. Oct. 12 and 9:56 a.m. Wednesday from the lot west of Hashinger Hall, KU police said. The permit was valued at $75.
A KU professor's two plastic signs were stolen between 5 p.m. Oct. 2 and 9:45 a.m. Thursday from the second floor of Learned Hall, KU police said. The items were valued at $4.
A KU student's parking permit was stolen between 4:40 and 5 p.m. Oct. 14 from the lot north of Robinson Center, KU police said. The permit was valued at $75.
City Commision vote could pass bike lanes
A KU student's Panasonic compact disc player and cellular phone were stolen between 2 and 10 a.m. Oct. 11 from the lot north of Corbin Hall, KU police said. The items were valued at $400.
By Ann Premer
Kansan staff writer
To advance the issue of bike lanes in Lawrence, the chairman of the bicycle advisory board asked yesterday that the six other board members vote within 24 hours to recommend an already existent transportation plan to the city commission.
The bicycle advisory board, which reports to the Lawrence City Commission, met yesterday at the Country Kitchen. 1511 W.23rd St.
"It identifies what would be potential corridors," Fred Sherman, a city planner, said.
Chairman Clay Comfort said that the year-old plan should be updated, approved and adopted by the city. The plan, Transportation 2020, includes possible bike lanes and locations.
The plan outlines a list of potential thoroughfares, which include Naismith Drive and 21st Street. The plan, which is federally mandated for city planning, is not specific and does not detail whether bike lanes or sidewalks should be introduced to the areas.
"I think you have to have the broad brush understanding before you decide on specifics," Sherman said.
Comfort said that he thought the placement of bike lanes in Lawrence would closely follow the guidelines presented in the plan.
In addition to the transportation plan, Comfort said that he wanted to ask the commission to hire a consultant, create more bicycle safety education material and employ more bicycle police officers.
"We have to get this underway because the budget process for 1998 is starting." Comfort said.
However, not everyone at the meeting believed the plan clearly outlined what needed to be done.
"It's a bit thin," said Kip Curtis, New York graduate student, who is not a member of the board.
Outside comments were stifled until the end of the meeting when the board voted 6-1 not to allow public input during the regular meeting. The board passed a law which limits public comments to two minutes and does not require board member response.
"We don't have to debate with you," Jim Miller, board member, said. Miller introduced the law limiting public comment during the previous meeting, which lasted for two and a half hours, as the reason.
Matt Caldwell, board member and Lawrence senior, said that the board should entertain public comments during the meeting.
"We should be happy that they came," Caldwell said.
Curtis told the board that he understood their right to control the meeting, but he felt that bicycle supporters should be able to offer comments before members voted. He said that he had been referred to the board by the City Commission, but his voice could no longer be a part of the decision-making process.
Tour promotes highs other than drugs
Groups hope to teach about safe alcohol use
By.Sarah Chadwick
schadwick@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
If all goes well, hundreds of students will be getting high this week — high on life, that is.
In honor of Alcohol Awareness Week, the Jeep Collegiate Health and Fitness Tour is coming to campus to promote the message that there are better ways to get high than through alcohol and drugs.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday on the Allen Field House lawn.
Activities will include a 36-foot-tall rock climbing challenge, a gladiator joust similar to the one on "American Gladiators," a velcro wall on a bungee run.
The tour is organized by the national chapters of the groups: Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning University Students (BACCHUS) and Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA).
Campus groups such as the Department of Student Housing, the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center and Watkins Health Center also will have boots at the event, said Julie Francis.
health educator.
"The idea is that there are a lot better ways to get highs out of life than with alcohol and drugs." Francis said. "Even if it's cold outside, I hope people come."
BACCHUS and GAMMA are in charge of the event, but it is paid for entirely by corporate sponsors. This is the second time the Health and Fitness tour has come to the University of Kansas.
"I think you need events like this because they are fun and draw people in," said Jennifer Kinney, GAMMA advisor. "If they get information and an underlying message while having fun, they will benefit. Students get lectured enough; it's good to have something fun with a message."
BACCHUS, GAMMA and Watkins are also sponsoring a community vigil from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday night at the South Park gazebo.
"The locus for this event is to get the message out there that there is recovery and hope in relation to addiction," Francis said.
The second annual vigil will feature speakers, dancers, music and a free picnic dinner. Family and friends are encouraged to come and share the pain of losing a loved one to alcoholism.
Alcohol Awareness Week is a national effort to educate people about the effects of alcohol and how to drink responsibly. Two residence halls are also celebrate.
Awareness week events
Two residence halls are also celebrate
Jeep Collegiate Health and Fitness Tour will run from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday and Friday on the Allen Field House lawn. Students can participate in a bungee run, velcro wall and rock climbing competition, as well as other athletic events.
■ Club Mac, a dance party with nonalcoholic beverages, will start at 8 p.m. Thursday in McCollium Hall. It is open to all on-campus residents.
Community Vigil will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday night at the South Park gazebo. A free picnic dinner, entertainment and information about alcoholism will be provided.
All events are free
ing Alcohol Awareness Week.
Last night Hashinger Hall held "NAB's Around the World." Each floor had a different theme and gave away nonalcoholic beverages, as well as information about alcohol to promote responsible drinking.
McCollum Hall will hold its own party, Club Mac, at 8 p.m. Thursday, with a DJ, dancing and nonalcoholic drinks.The event is open to all on-campus residents.
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