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The Inside Front
Friday November 20,1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Movie, discussion ends film festival tonight
The First Nations Student Association will conclude its November film festival tonight with Many Nations, One People.
The 40-minute film will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union and will be followed by a discussion led by Michael Yellow Bird, assistant professor of social welfare.
Yellow Bird said the film was recorded at last year's League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations conference. He said the film would appeal to those interested in community development, human rights and indigenous peoples.
"The compelling message of this conference is that there is a critical need for indigenous voices in this world," Yellow Bird said.
The film festival began the week of Nov. 9. Yellow Bird said turnout had been OK so far, with each film averaging about 10 to 15 viewers.
He said that the festival encouraged students to get involved in issues, such as the imprisonment of Leonard Pelier.
FNSA will sponsor another film festival in spring.
— By Steph Brewer
Deadline pushed back for cleanup project
The environmental cleanup project underneath the University of Kansas power plant will be completed later than expected but should be done by spring.
Mayhew Environmental Training Association began work on the cleanup this summer and set up outdoor tanks to speed up the process. Michael Osterhout, project manager for the association, said the weather was too cool now for the outdoor tanks to be effective. He also said there was more sludge to clean up than the company originally planned.
The association was hired to clean up several large underground tanks formerly used by the University to hold oil reserves. Usage of the tanks stopped and were drained partially 18 years ago when leaks were discovered. They never had been properly cleaned out and closed.
Bob Porter, associate director of facilities operations, said after the cleanup work was done, the tanks probably would be filled with either sand or concrete.
The delay is not posing any problems to the University and will not cost additional money.
By Chad Bettes
Orientation assistant applications available
tion assistants until Dec. 17. Students can pick up applications in the Office of New Student Orientation, 45 Strong Hall.
The office of New Student Orientation will be taking applications for orienta-
Kristin Adkinson, assistant director of the Office of New Student Orientation, said the office is looking for 16 students to work during the summer orientation programs for incoming freshmen.
"It is a pretty competitive position." Adkinson said. "They are working to represent KU."
Adkinson said the speaking and organizational skills the assistants used were applicable to life outside of the University of Kansas.
"What's great about this position is the skills that they learn are transferable to any other career," she said.
Seth Hoffman, Lenexa junior, was one of last summer's orientation assistants. He said the training and on-the-job experience would help him this summer with an internship.
His job was a mixture of 11-hour days, lessons about the University and fun experiences with the other orientation assistants and the visitors.
By Melody Ard
The application process includes a written application and several rounds of interviews.
LAWRENCE
Disorderly conduct leads to drug charges
Police arrested a 22-year-old Lawrence man Wednesday night at a local motel for disorderly conduct and later found a substance believed to be crack cocaine in his possession.
A 20-year-old Days In employee, 2309 Iowa St., told police that about 9:15 p.m., the suspect — arrested earlier this fall for possession of crack cocaine — began acting bizarre and paranoid
Police said the behavior frightened employees and customers.
The employee called police about 9:45 p.m.
"When we approached him, he was acting peculiar," Lawrence Police Sgt. George Wheeler said. "He was fidgeting and looking around with guarded glances."
Lawrence taxi driver robbed and assaulted
While booking the man into the Douglas County Jail, police found 12 grams of a substance they believed to be crack cocaine and $195 in his possession.
"Officers were searching him when they noticed a plastic baggy protruding from the suspect's anus." Wheeler said.
A 40-year-old Lawrence taxi driver was assaulted and robbed Wednesday morning in an alley in the 1700 block of Kentucky Street.
He was placed into the Douglas County Jail at 10:10 p.m. on charges of possession of crack with intent to sell and disorderly conduct, jail officials reported.
By Keith Burner
The incident began about 2 a.m. when the driver, a Lawrence Tax Service employee, picked up the suspect at the Imperial Garden, 2007 W. Sixth St.
The suspect told the driver to take him to 7th and Vermont streets, said Lawrence Police Set. George Wheeler.
The driver told police that the suspect attacked and robbed him.
"They were approaching the destination when the suspect reached up and put his arm around the driver's neck," Wheeler said. "He placed a metal object to the left side of his head and demanded money."
The driver gave the man an undisclosed amount of money.
The man then jumped out of the taxi and was last seen running north from the alley, police said.
Police are looking for a 5-foot-10,
180-pound African-American male with
his hair bound in cornrows. The suspect is believed to be between 20 and
30 years old.
The driver was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Lawrence Taxi Service would not comment.
NATION
- By Keith Burner
Four additional states approve tobacco deal
NEW YORK — Four more states embraced the $206-billion tobacco deal yesterday, raising the number accepting the proposal to resolve state claims for the costs of health care for sick smokers to 22.
Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee and New Hampshire are the latest to sign on, and no state so far has said it rejected the deal.
The announcements came as today's midday deadline approached for states to disclose their positions on the settlement.
The cigarette makers said they needed a sufficient number of 46 states that would get money under the settlement to sign if they were to proceed with what would be the biggest U.S. civil settlement. The industry has declined to be more specific on how many states would constitute a sufficient number. Tobacco companies already have settled with four states for a combined $40 billion.
Michigan stands to get $8.5 billion during 25 years under the deal, Tennessee would get $4.8 billion, Missouri $4.5 billion and New Hampshire $1.3 billion.
The Associated Press
Enrolled students difficult to identify without stickers
system by next semester, which will be paid for by the Athletics Department.
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"It's fairly expensive," he said. "They're $3,195 a piece. Hopefully, we can try it on a trial basis."
If the system fails, Cook would not know who was entering games with a KUID.
"You could come to a game within 3 years of being issued a smart card," he said. "You could drop out, come back a year from now and still get into games without being a student. We're trying to eliminate that possibility."
James Starkweather, Mulvane junior, said he thought it would be great to be able to get into games after he graduated.
"I'd love to come back to games after I graduate," he said. "But it would be unfair to the students who were currently enrolled."
The thought of former students entering men's basketball games on student tickets still hasn't made them more marketable to scalpers.
Scott, a scalper from Overland Park who asked that his last name not be used, said that general admission seats to men's basketball games could fetch anywhere from
$25 to $400.
"You could drop out, come back a year from now and still get into games without being a student. We're trying to eliminate that possibility."
Darren Cook
Director of operations at Allen Field House
"We still wouldn't be interested in buying student tickets," he said. "It would be too much of a hassle."
As long as the portable readers work, Cook said the system could be a more efficient way to know who is getting into games.
"The new system could provide us with more information, and it would be more reliable," he said. "I don't know if in the past there was a lot of abuse. Students could have been using old IDs. With the new system, we'll know better if they are current students."
Four buildings receive electric upgrades
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Electrical problems long have been a nuisance to the University because of the age of many buildings, Porter said.
The transformer breakdown at Watson Library has been especially frustrating, Porter said, but was a freak occurrence and not part of the University's fundamental electrical problems.
He said the transformer at Watson was only 18 or 19 years old when it failed.
"It should not have gone bad that soon." Porter said.
He believes that responsibility for the Watson outage could lie with KPL, the Lawrence electricity provider.
He said KPL had been performing maintenance on its system the day before the transformer failed at Watson. He said a power reduction occurred in the area, which might have placed enough strain on the Watson transformer to cause it to fail.
dence that work took place the day before the Watson breakdown.
"The outage itself was not the cause of that problem," Schreiber said. "We suspect it would have happened sooner if they had been related."
He said the causes for KPL outages ranged from severe weather to squirrels being on lines.
Mark Schreiber, manager of community relations for KPL, said his company had looked into its liability in the situation but found that it was a coinci-
ON CAMPUS
Campus Christians will have dinner at 6 p.m.
Sunday at 1320 Ohio St. Worship begin at
7 p.m., and dinner costs $1. Call Jason Mead at 331-2361 for more information.
The KU Ballroom Dance Club will give free tango lessons, taught by professional instructors, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. No partner or experience is necessary. There will be no lessons on Sunday, Nov. 29 because of Thanksgiving break. Call Tesis Hosteler at 864-1763 for more information.
The Black Student Union will have a general assembly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Daisy Hall Room in the Burge Union. Call Dion Jones at 864-3984 for more information.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship meets for prayer at 5 p.m. every dayweek at Danforth Chapel, Call Susan Hines at 864-6503 for more information.
ET CETERA
The University Daily Kansan is the newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall.
The University Daily Kansas (ISSN 07464962) is published at the University of Kansas, 119 Staffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, K. 60454, daily during the regular school year, excluding Saturday, Sunday, holidays and finals periods, and Wednesday during the summer session. Periodical
The Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. When information is submitted, the event's sponsor, name and phone number must be on the form, which is available in the On Campus mailbox in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of
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by mail are $120. Student
subscriptions of $2.33 are paid
through the student activity fee.
Postmaster Send address changes to the University Daily Kansan, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, Kan. 66045.
the desired publication date. Forms can also be filled out online at www.kansan.com/services/oncampus — these requests will appear on the UBDI as well as the Kansan. On Campus is printed on a space-available basis. On Campus is a free service provided by the Kansan to the University community.
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Academic Computing Services presents:
FREE COMPUTER TRAINING for the KU Community
Week of Nov. 23-24
ACS internet classes are FREE, units require registration, and are open to everyone. Office and statistical software classes are FREE to KU students, staff, and faculty (875 for others) but DO REQUIRE REGISTRATION.
Register at acsworkshop@ukans.edu or B64-0498. Fill ACS class schedule at www.ccukers.edu/sc/training or in Driver's ed for the information Superhighway at the Computer Center.
Training questions to training@ukans.edu or B64-0498.
HTML: Intermediate—Create links place graphics and learn other HTML techniques. Prerequisite: HTML
Introduction or equivalent skills. Mon., November 23 9 a.m., eoon/Computer Center PC Lab, Room 208
Set up a PC Web Server—Install and configure a HTTP server on your desktop computer so that browsers can access your hypertext documents using Website for Windows computers. Prerequisite: HTML Advanced or equiva-
lent skills. Tues., November 24 1 - 4 p.m./Computer Center PC Lab, Room 208
ACS classes will resume in January 1999. Spring 99 class descriptions and schedule will be available by December 21 at www.cc.ukans.edu/~acs/training.
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KU BUSES:
• KU buses will not run on:
NOVEMBER 25, 26, 27
Buses will resume regular schedules on:
NOVEMBER 30
SAFE RIDE:
Safe Ride will not run:
NOVEMBER 24-29
- Regular schedule will resume the evening of:
NOVEMBER 30
Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!
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