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The Inside Front
Monday October 19,1998
News
from campus, the state. the nation and the world
LAWRENCE
School of Medicine receives $1.2 million gift
The University of Kansas School of Medicine at Wichita will be able to establish an endowed chair of surgery after receiving $1.2 million.
The money, given by two Wichita-area families and Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, will begin the Dr. George Farha Chair in Surgery. William Loewen and Joyce Loewen of Goddard and the Farha family contributed the money to the chair.
Kay Albright, director of University relations for the medical center, said that endowed chairs generally were financed to supplement a salary.
"But that is not the case this time," Albright said. "All income from the endowment will go to support the surgery program."
She said the money would be invested through the Kansas University Endowment Center and the interest would finance guest lectures, research and other broad educational uses.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said the support was vital to the school's continuing efforts to improve health care in the Wichita area and Kansas.
Farha, the co-founder of the Wichita Surgical Group, also was the first chair man of surgery at the Wichita campus. He retired in January 1998.
During his career as a surgical educator, Farha established the surgical program in Wichita, trained 135 surgeons and taught all 1,040 students who attended the medical school since it opened in 1972.
"Like the priesthood, medicine is a calling," Farha said. "And we are called to serve our patients."
— By Jason Pearce
Hispanic readings part of heritage month
Students reading Hispanic literature outside the Kansas Union Friday strained their voices to be heard above the wind noise in their microphone, the chimes of the Campanile and the clatter of passing students.
Members of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization read from the works of Latino and Latina writers, poets and artists to an audience of about 20 students.
Alex Morales, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore and sergeant of arms of the organization, read from Jose Antonio Burciaga's "Drink Cultura" for about 10 minutes.
"Even though it's hard, it still is important, because it lets people see we're serious," he said of the area's acoustics. "We care about what we're reading."
Janeell Avila, Overland Park senior anio president of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, said the reading was an important part of Hispanic
Heritage Month.
"A large part of heritage is the literature that comes out of it." she said.
"A large part of heritage is the literature that comes out of it," she said. She said that literature was not always first in the minds of people considering Hispanic culture.
"Most people don't know literature compared to music and dance," she said. "It's a different way of expressing your culture, heritage and history."
The event was the second marathon reading of Hispanic literature this month. The other event was organized by Lawrence graduate students Jesse Aleman and Nicolas Shump.
— By Kelli Raybern
Marilyn Manson poster defaced at music store
A nude, but genderless poster of one of America's shock rockers, Marilyn Manson, received a facelift this weekend at a downtown Lawrence music store.
Someone drew devil horns and wrote that God would strike Manson down on judgment day on the poster, which was hung on the front window at Vibes Music, 911 Massachusetts St, between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
The poster was hung on the inside of the window.
Tanya Walsh, Vibes manager, said that she filed a report with the Lawrence Police Department.
"In case this is going to be an ongoing thing, we wanted the police to have a record of it, because we are not going to take the poster down," Walsh said.
She said that the store had received several negative comments on the poster since she put it up six weeks ago.
"It is shocking in a town that is supposed to be as liberal as Lawrence that people think they can deface property to get their views across." Walsh said.
Another manager of Vibes, Shannon Pufahl, said that Manson was bucking the norms of mainstream America and that this led people to feel a hatred toward him.
"But you can't hurt me or deface my stuff because of it," she said.
By Jason Pearce
Counterfeit bill found at Wescoe cafeteria
A KU faculty member was the latest person to discover a fake $10 bill in Lawrence when he tried to make a purchase with one Friday morning on campus.
Phil Wedge, English lecturer, was paying for a cup of coffee at Wescoe Terrace when the cashier noticed that the bill didn't look quite right.
When officers of the KU Public Safety Office arrived, they did not treat Wedge as a criminal for having a counterfeit bill
Because he had to pay for it with real money, the coffee cost $10.50.
"It was an expensive cup of coffee," he said.
Lawrence police do not know who is
responsible for making the bills, which began appearing Oct. 9.
That night, more than 10 downtown businesses reported receiving the counterfeit bills. Police said the bills looked somewhat blurred and were a little smaller than real bills. The bills also smear when they get wet.
So far, about 30 counterfeit bills have been reported to the Lawrence police, who have no suspects.
— By Keith Burner
A 25-year-old Lawrence woman was found bound and gagged in a Lawrence cemetery Thursday night.
Woman found tied-up, gagged in cemetery
The incident began at 10:20 p.m. when police were called to Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery, 1517 E. 15th St.
Lawrence police Sgt. Richard Nickell said, "she had her hands tied behind her back, she was gagged and she was running."
The man did not attempt to evade or resist officers and was subsequently arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail. Lawrence police said.
The woman then told police that the man who had bound and gagged her against her will was still in the cemetery, where the police found him.
"Based on the situation, we had probable cause to believe that he was responsible for binding and gagging her and for holding her against her will in the cemetery," Nickell said.
He was arrested for kidnapping, and his first appearance in District Court was 3 p.m. Friday, said Jail Officer Jae **
—By Keith Burner
He was released on bond after the hearing.
A 25-year-old Lawrence woman was attacked early Friday morning in the 800 block of New York Street.
Man with knife attacks woman on her porch
Lawrence police said the woman had been bathing when she heard a knock on her door about 3 a.m. The woman had been expecting someone, so she answered the door in her bathrobe, police said.
"She then walked a few steps out onto the porch but didn't see anyone," said Lawrence police Sgt. Richard Nickell. "She was then attacked from behind by an unknown subject."
ON CAMPUS
Police said the man put a knife to the victim's throat and tried to disrobe her. The woman then broke free on foot and called police. She was unable to provide a description of the man to police.
She received two small cuts on her neck but was not seriously injured, police said. She was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Police are investigating the attack as an aggravated sexual battery.
Interservity Christian Fellowship meets for prayer at 5 p.m. every weekday at Danforth Chapel. Call Susan Hines at 864-6503 for more information.
The Linguistics Department will present the colloquy "Modularity vs. Interactive Models of Speech Processing" at 3:30 p.m. today at 206 Blake Hall. Ruth Ann Aitchley will be the featured speaker.
By Keith Burner
AISEEC Kansas will have an information session from 7 to 8 tonight in 428 Summerfield Hall. Information about international internships and work abroad opportunities will be presented. Call Maria Campbell at 864-3304 for more information.
The Christian Science Organization will meet at 7:30 onnight at Alceave in the Kansas Union. Call Kara Kelly at 865-3658 for more information.
- Campus Girl Scouts will meet at 7:30 tonight on the second floor in the Burge Union. Call Christy Rieder at 864-6388 for more information
■ Jayhawker Campus Ministry will meet at 8 tonight at the parlor in the Kansas Union. Call Dave Dieffendorf at 840-9469 for more information
■ Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a volunteer and intern placement fair from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at its building, 1204 Oread Ave. Information about 63 Lawrence organizations and more than 600 national and international groups will be available.
OAKS, a nontraditional student organization,
will have a brown bag lunchmen on 11:45
am. to 1:15 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove E in the
Kansas Union and at the same time Wednesday
at Alcove A. Call Simie Berroya at 830-
0074 for more information.
The Center of Latin American Studies will present a lecture on the renaissance of Mayan language and culture at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union. Alberto Esquit, president of the Kaqchikel Linguistic Community Academy of Mayan Languages-Guatemala, will be the featured speaker. Call Nancy Chaison at 864-4213 for more information.
- The SUA Fine Arts Committee and the SUA Public Relations Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow. The SUA Special Events Committee will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow. The SUA Forums Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. The SUA Feature Services 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.edu/ -sua for more informa-
- http://www.ukans.edu/~sua for more information.
- The Hispanic-American Leadership Organization will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Multicultural Resource Center. Call Janell Avila at 864-HALO for more information.
KU Environs will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call Matt Dunbar at 864-7325 for more information.
The KU Meditation Club will meet at 6:15 p.m. tomorrow at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Beng Beh at 864-7754 for more information.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center will present "When Someone You Love is Raped" at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. The discussion will be about how to support friends who have been sexually assaulted.
Anti-hazing rules not just for greeks
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Athletics Department handled the situation, then the dean of students office would handle it the same way it does for other organizations.
Bill Nelson, coordinator for Greek programs, said that he didn't think that the incident involving the soccer team was handled correctly.
"If that would have been a greek organization, someone would have filed a complaint," he said.
Eversole and Nelson said that fraternities and sororities were held to a higher standard than other students.
"They're more in the public eye," Eversole said. Nelson said consistency was important to establish a uniform stance against hazing.
Greek organizations and sports teams aren't the only groups that may be violating the hazing code.
Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall, 1335 Louisiana St., and Stephenson Scholarship Hall, 1404 Alumni Place, take part in a tradition called fountaining.
"The challenge that exists for the entire campus community is to uniformly and unilaterally be able to have a definition of hazing based on the behavior rather than who is doing the behavior," he said.
Fountaining occurs when hall members throw someone into a fountain on campus — usually on that person's birthday.
"No one has ever made a complaint about it. It builds some type of camaraderie," said Larry Gibbs, president of Grace Pearson Hall.
Jason Thompson, president of Stephenson Hall agreed and said that the tradition did not hurt anyone.
"It's just a little tradition, because it's not harmful, it's and fun and unique," he said. "It's a nice way to show that we have something that everyone can participate in."
Thompson said that most students in the hall generally didn't object to the activity.
I remember a person that said that they never wanted to be fountained, so we didn't bother them," he said.
Ambler said that he thought there were only certain activities that clearly could be considered hazing. He said that these activities include beatings, forced excessive drinking, forced unnatural sexual acts, throwing food at new members and depriving people of sleep night after night.
"It's difficult to simplify," he said. "It's not like running a red light where you either run the red light or not."
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's tent and two sleeping bags were stolen at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Edgehill Road, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $475.
A KU student's mountain bike was stolen at about 8 p.m. tuesday in the 800 block of Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence police said. The bike was valued at $650. A KU student's tent and two sleeping bags were stolen at
Several CDs, a 10-disc CD player and various pieces of stereo equipment were stolen from a KU student's car between 2 and 4 a.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Edgehill Road, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,169.
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