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The Inside Front
Tuesday October 20,1998
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
KU engineering council improves, wins award
The University of Kansas Engineering Student Council won the award of most improved council during the weekend at the national competition at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
The award was announced at 4 p.m.yesterday in 2002 Learned Hall.
Marcus Dunavan, council secretary, said the council won the award because it had turned itself into a leader in the department of engineering.
"In the past, the council was not really a voice for the organizations in the department," he said. "But now we provide all sorts of opportunities and services for engineering students."
He said the lounge had been closed down earlier this semester, because vandals had damaged some of the furniture.
The council got new furniture for the lounge and installed surveillance cameras.
Kim Raymoure, council president, said that this year the council had instituted representation at council meetings.
She said the council also had put in place an introduction to the engineering program for new students.
— By Keith Burner
More counterfeit bills surface in Lawrence
Employees at Wescoe Terrace dis covered a counterfeit $10 bill Thursday. The bill had been spent at the cafeteria the day before.
According to Lawrence police, about 35 counterfeit $10 bills have been passed at 20 businesses in Lawrence this month. Three Lawrence businesses — Dos Hombres, 815 New Hampshire St.; Hastings, 1900 W. 23rd St.; and Hy-Vee, 3504 Clinton Parkway — reported three more counterfeit bills to Lawrence police yesterday.
On Wednesday, another counterfeit $10 bill was discovered at Wescoe Terrace when a KU professor unknownly tried to spend it. The incidents were unrelated, said Sgt. Troy Mailen of the KU Public Safety Office.
Mailen said the two incidents at Wescoe Terrace were the only ones he knew of that had occurred on campus. He said the Public Safety Office had alerted various campus businesses about the counterfeit bills.
All of the bilts are photocopies of the same original $10 bill, so all have the same serial number, Mailen said.
"We're working with the Lawrence police to try to locate the source," he said.
Student's car vandalized after road argument
A KU student's vehicle was damaged after an argument with two people Saturday night in what the KU Public Safety Office called a road rage scenario.
A man and a woman were arrested for beating the car with a crowbar, Sgt. Trov Mailen said.
"The two arrested were upset with something the victim had done coming into town," he said.
They followed the student to Lot 107, east of Sellards Scholarship Hall, where the three exchanged words. The two people stayed in the parking lot after the student had left, and, between 11 and 11:10 p.m., they damaged his vehicle and left the scene. Mailen said.
"A short time later, an officer caught up to them and made the arrest," he said.
The woman was arrested for drunk driving, driving on a suspended license and criminal damage to property. The man was arrested for criminal damage to property.
Student gets injured battered by two men
A KU student filed charges of aggravated battery after a fight with two men at 2 :15 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Oread Avenue, the KU Public Safety Office said.
The student did not know the two men, and he said he did not initiate the fight. The fight started as a verbal argument and escalated to blows, said Sgt. Troy Malen of the KU Public Safety Office.
"It looked like a couple of guys looking to stir something up," he said.
The student was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a broken hand and a cut on his face that required stitches, Maliad said.
No arrests have been made. Mailen said the officer questioned all of the men, and all were released pending further information.
When the two suspects were interviewed, Mailen said that the officer did not have complete information from the student, who had been taken to the hospital to receive treatment for his injuries.
By Kelli Raybern
Campus group seeks spring break volunteers
The Center for Community Outreach is looking for volunteers for Alternative Spring Break.
Applications are due Nov. 9
Applications are due Nov. 9.
The programs send students to sites across the United States to spend a week participating in intense community service work.
Examples from past years include living and working in homeless shelters and working with disadvantaged children in urban schools.
Volunteers must take a course called Special Projects in the community in the department of human development and family life.
Participants will learn how to deal with issues that may confront them on their alternative spring breaks.
This year there are 11 sites, said Brenda Chung, Hong Kong junior and center representative.
The program will be different from past years because participants will include students from Lawrence High School and Haskell Indian Nations University.
"You find how much you have," Chung said. "You really appreciate what you have."
Applications are available from the Center for Community Outreach office, 426 Kansas Union, or the Alternative Spring Break Web site: www.ukans.edu/~asb
By Carolyn Mollett
Man dies in car accident involving KU student
A 44-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man died early Sunday morning at the university of Kansas Medical Center after a car accident.
Gerald Leon Smith was struck by a pickup truck Saturday night near the Haskell Avenue intersection of 23rd Street.
Police said the driver had been traveling west on 23rd Street and the victim had been crossing the road to the north, but he apparently did not see the truck.
The driver, a 19-year-old KU student, was not injured in the collision nor was he arrested.
Police said the victim had been drinking, but they did not know if he was intoxicated.
The Douglas County District Attorney's office is reviewing the case. No charges have been issued.
By Keith Burner
ON THE RECORD
A CD case and 80 CDs were stolen from a KU student's car in the 200 block of Camden Manor between 10 and 11:30 p.m. Oct. 10 , Lawrence police said. The
A speaker, an amplifier and a pair of sunglasses were stolen from a KU student's car in the 1600 block of Edgehill Road between 11 and 11:59 p.m. Oct. 13, Lawrence police said. The property was valued at $840
A KU employee's laptop computer was stolen between 1:15 p.m. m. Oct. 13 and 9:05 a.m. m. Oct. 14 from room 3006 in the Dole Human Development Center, the KU Public Office said. The item was unidentified at $2,500.
A KU employee was rear-ended by a Topeka woman on Naismith drive at Irving Hill Road at 6:47 p.m. p. Oct. 16, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage was estimated at less than $500.
A Wichita man backed into a KU student's vehicle at the intersection of Burdick Drive and living Hill Road at 7:10 p.m. Oct. 16, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage was estimated at more $500.
A KU student was stuck in an elevator from 7:45 to 8:40 p.m. Oct. 16 in Tower A of the Jayhawk Towers, the KU Public Safety Office said. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical freed the student through the top of the elevator.
A KU student was arrested for criminal trespassing Oct. 16 at Memorial Stadium, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student was found to have an outstanding warrant and was taken to the Douglas County Jail, where an employee discovered a metal pipe filled with a green leafy substance in the student's possession. The student was arrested for failure to appear in court and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Man steals food, snacks from two apartments
Four Lawrence residents, three of them KU students, were the victims of two separate robbery attempts early Sunday morning in an apartment complex in the 600 block of Gateway Court.
The three female KU students — two 19 years old and one 20 years old — all live in the apartment at 660 Gateway Court.
The other victim, a 20-year-old Lawrence man, lives in a different apartment in the same block
The robberies began shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday.
Lawrence police said the victim saw a 6-foot tall man wearing a yellow T-shirt standing in the victim's living room.
"The victim's dog began to grow, and the victim told the man to leave," said Lawrence Police Sgt. George Wheeler. "Before the man left, he took
some food from the victim's fridge."
Wheeler said the man took some cheese and a burrito.
A man matching the same description entered the women's neighbouring apartment at 4:20 a.m.
The women were awakened by a noise.
"I guess he had the munchies;"Wheeler said.
One woman saw the man trying to steal her stereo and told him to leave, Lawrence police said.
The surprised burglar dropped the stereo and ran out the back door, after which the women discovered that the man had eaten some of their food, too.
Police are looking for the man but have made no arrests.
By Keith Burner
Cool weather comes to town
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are two different pigments, said Martin. Yellow pigment is produced during the summer and not influenced by recent weather conditions.
Martin said most people judged the trees' brilliance each year by the amount of red in the leaves.
"Your classics around here are the maples." Martin said.
The amount of red pigment synthesized depends on recent weather conditions. Martin said the ideal conditions for a lot of red were warm sunny days, cool but not freezing
nights and a mild drought. He said he had not expected as much red pigment this year because of the recent rain but was pleasantly surprised.
Mike Akulow, Topeka National Weather Service meteorologist, said the average rainfall from October was 2.72 inches and already there had been 3.07 inches.
He said the average temperature conditions for mid to late October were a high of 65 to 68 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.
ON CAMPUS
"So we've had more than our share for the month," Akulow said.
■ The Center of Latin American Studies will present a lecture on the renaissance of Mayan language and culture at 4 p.m. today at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union, Alberto
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a volunteer and interment placement fair from 10:30 am, to 4:30 p.m. today and tomorrow at its building, 1204 Oread Ave. Information about G3 Lawrence organizations and national and international groups will be available.
OAKS, a nontraditional student organization, will have a brown bag luncheon from 1:14:5 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. today at Alcore E in the Kansas Union and at the same time tomorrow at Alcore A. Call Simmie Berrova at 830-0074.
Esquit, president of the Kaikhiel Linguistic Community Academy of Mayan Language-Guatemala, will be the featured speaker. Call Nancv Chaison at 864-4213.
The SUA Fine Arts and Public Relations committees will meet at 5:30 p.m. today. The Special Events Committee will meet at 6 p.m. today. The Forums Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. today. The Feature Flims Committee will meet at 7 p.m. today. The Recreation Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. The Live Music Committee will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow. All meetings will be in the Kansas Union. Call the SUA box office at 864-3477 or visit SUA's Web site at http://www.ukans.org/-sua.
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