Friday, October 10, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Beware the police: cops cracking down on drugs
Marijuana scent can result in call
Mary Corcoran
mcorcoran@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Ever since the '60s, drugs and college campuses have seemed to go hand in hand. But the KU police department is working to squelch that assumption.
"We do know that drugs are on this campus and we actively go after any report of drug use," Sgt. Keary Chris said.
The KU police department receives numerous calls from residence hall security monitors involving the smell of marijuana coming from rooms.
In 1996, police filed 14 reports for possession of drugs or drug paraphernalia on campus. Since January of this year, police have written 13 such reports.
Police said many of the incidents took place in residence halls, but some occurred on campus streets.
Residence hall policy is to call police whenever a security monitor or residence assistant smells a confirmed odor of marijuana, said Scott Strong, complex director of Ellsworth and Hashiner Halls.
When police respond to a room smelling of marjuana, they identify themselves and ask to enter the room. Residence hall occupants do not have to let police in, Keary said.
In order to get into a room forcibly, police must obtain a search warrant. At 3 in the morning, Keary said, it is usually not worth it to wake a judge up.
"Is smell enough for a search warrant? Yes, it is. And we have gotten information to obtain warrants and then served warrants on this campus," Keary said. "People should keep that in mind. We take the presence of drugs seriously on this campus."
If residents do allow police into their room without a warrant, police often do not make arrests for possession of a small amount of marijuana, Keary said.
"We usually just give them a notice to appear in court," he said.
However, if police find more than just a little marijuana, they will make an arrest.
"The penalties differ with the amount we find," Keary said. "If we find large quantities of a substance or scales or sandwich Baggies or money, we will charge them with possession with intent to sell and that's a more serious crime."
In Kansas, possession of marijuana is a misdemeanor with a maximum fine of $2,500. Possession of marijuana with an intent to sell or distribute is a felony, with a maximum fine of $300,000.
According to University of Kansas policy: "Any student or employee found to be using, possessing, manufacturing or distributing controlled substances...in violation of the law on University property...shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with policies of the State of Kansas..."
Keary said it was rare to see any drugs except marijuana on campus, but the police department followed both Kansas law and University policy involving any controlled substance.
Fulbright lets students follow calling
By Allison Day
Special to the Kansan
Jessica Tebow's voice quavers a little when she leans forward to tell about her proposed Fulbright grant research in Pakistan.
Her passion for the Middle East began two years ago at 4 a.m. in a hotel in Turkey, when the call to prayer sounded from loudspeakers at the mosque across the street.
"I jumped under the bed and hid." Tebow, Courtland senior, said.
It was then that she decided to
learn more about a culture so dedicated to its Islamic religion.
Tebow, an anthropology student, is one of 18 from the University applying for a grant from the Fulbright program, which is administered by the U.S. Information Agency.
Hodgie Bricke, assistant director for international programs, said four to six KU students were selected every year for a Fulbright grant to study or do research abroad.
The Fulbright program, named for Arkansas Sen. J. William Fulbright, was established by Congress in 1946. One in four U.S. applicants, either graduating seniors or graduate students, is chosen for the prestigious grant.
For Tebow, the Fulbright grant is not about presentation and competition, but about her love for the Middle East, which began when she was a child listening to her mother read stories of sultans, harem girls and nomads, and deepened with her trip to Turkey.
"I really have no aspiration to do a song and dance to stand out," she said. "I just want to do my research."
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