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The Inside Front
Friday October 2,1998
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CORRECTION
In Wednesday's feature story, Lisa Ashner Adkins' job status was incorrectly listed. She is the executive director of YouthFriends in Kansas City, Mo.
In a Wednesday "On the Record" entry, it was incorrectly stated that a Department of Student Housing van was illegally parked. The van was legally parked.
CAMPUS
Undergraduate students to present research
Sponsors discussed plans last night for the Second Annual KU Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Any undergraduates who are conducting research are invited to present their findings at the symposium on Feb. 13, said Barbara Schowen, director of the University Honors Program which sponsors the event.
Participants can present their findings in a 15 minute talk or with a poster presentation.
About 50 students participated in the symposium last year. Schowen said she hoped more would be involved this year.
Benjamin Shockey, Overland Park senior, is analyzing poems written by Herodotus as his project. He plans to present his findings at the symposium.
Undergraduates interested in participating in the symposium must submit their registration no later than Oct. 31.
"It's an opportunity for undergraduates to see that they can do research here," Shockie said. "It gives you a chance to practice presenting what you have done."
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Registration details and more information about the symposium can be found on the University Honors Program
Web site at: www.ukans.edu/~honors/sympos.html.
LAWRENCE
-Julie M. Sachs
Four employees arrested in staged armed robbery
Lawrence police arrested four men Wednesday after they allegedly faked an armed robbery at a local convenience store.
Two Lawrence men called police at 11 p.m. Tuesday and reported that they had been robbed at gunpoint at Miller Mart, 1910 Haskell Ave., where they were employed.
"The two suspects attempted to falsely report a robbery that they had planned with the other two suspects," said Lawrence police Sgt. George Wheeler.
Lawnmower police caught Wheeler
When police arrived, they were told
the store had been robbed by a black
male with a handgun.
"Investigations revealed discrepancies in the stories of the two employees." Wheeler said.
Police said a description of the get
away car given by a witness did not match the description given by the two store employees.
When police located and pulled that car over, they found the other two suspects.
Police said none of the suspects knew that the witness had seen the car.
Police took all four suspects to the Lawrence Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, interviewed them, determined it had been a false report and booked them into the Douglas County Jail early Wednesday morning.
Police were unable to find the reported gun and they said they were not sure if there ever had been one.
The four men were arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit a theft, conspiracy to commit a false police report, theft and unrelated drug charges.
Each suspect's bond amount differed, but they range from $2,200 to $3,000. Lawrence police said.
None of the suspects have been released.
Keith Burner
STATE
Five in Abilene dead in apparent murder-suicide
ABILENE, Kan. — A woman and her three children were found shot to death in their trailer home and her husband, critically injured from an apparent gunshot wound, died yesterday morning.
Authorities said they were not searching for any suspects and were investigating the case as a murder-suicide. They did not release any other details.
The victims, found Wednesday night,
were Doug Bowen, 28; his wife, Sandy
Bowen, 25, and their daughters,
Amanda, 6; Sierra, 4; and Victoria,
Bowen was taken by helicopter to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita about 80 miles south, where he died today. Abilene public service director Jim Davis said. He suffered an apparent gunshot wound, Davis said.
"We are now working this case as a murder-suicide," said Special Agent Steve Teeselink of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Davis said the shootings were reported by a woman who went to the residence.
The KBI has had two agents in Abilene since Wednesday night, Teesellink said, and was arranging for autopsies on the five bodies in Topeka. Given the number of victims, Teesellink said, he would not expect any autopsy results until next week.
Police were interviewing neighbors of the family in this north-central Kansas town of 6.240 people.
Bowen was believed to have worked for an Abilene concrete supplier.
foreign companies it was working on the Sea Launch commercial rocket project.
Boeing to pay large fine; government keeps watch
NATION
SEATTL — Boeing agreed to pay a $10 million fine because of allegations it disclosed American technology secrets to
The fine, the largest ever for violations of the Arms Export Control Act, will not stop a U.S. Justice Department criminal investigation into the allegations that Boeing shared technical information with its Russian and Ukrainian partners in the project.
Boeing neither admits nor denies the allegation,spokesman Tim Dolan said Wednesday.
The $500 million project to launch satellites from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean has been on hold since the allegations arose in July. Work will resume now, officials said. The first launch may be as early as next year.
The violations did not damage national security or harm U.S. foreign policy, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer quoted an unidentified source as saying.
Part of the penalty — $2.5 million will be used to set up a computer system that would enable government agencies to monitor all dealings among the Sea Launch partners.
Boeing has a 40 percent stake in Sea Launch. It is the overall project manager, but the technology primarily is that of other nations.
Dow average plummets technology stocks suffer
NEW YORK — Stocks plunged again yesterday as global economic fears reached a new fever pitch, slicing more than 200 points off the Dow industrials for a second straight day and pushing Wall Street back toward the summer's lows.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 260 points before finishing with a loss of 210.09 at 7,632.53, a three-week low and less than 100 points above where the blue-chip barometer sat following the 512-point slide of Aug. 31.
Broader stock indicators also tumbled as investors dumped stocks in finance and technology, the two sectors that have been singled out just about every time worries about foreign economic turmoil flared up over the past year.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index sank nearly 5 percent, falling 81.51 to 1,612.33 after losing 40 points on Wednesday — a two-day loss of 6.9 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 30.63 to 986.38 on top of Wednesday's 32-point drop, losing 5.9 percent for the two sessions.
The Dow is now nearly 300 points, or 3.5 percent, below this year's break-even point of 7,908.25, and about 1,700 points, or 18.3 percent, below the July 17 record of 9,337.79 on July 17.
A 237-point slide on Wednesday left the Dow with a 12.4 percent loss for the third quarter, the worst quarterly performance in eight years.
The Associated Press
Army ROTC to showcase skills in demonstration for weekend
By Kolth Burner
Kansan staff reporter
The KU Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps will conduct demonstrations tomorrow in the Military Science Building as part of the University's annual Parents' Weekend.
Kansan staff reporter
The demonstrations, which run from 9-10:30 a.m., are a chance for students to showcase skills they have learned in the program for parents and potential recruits.
In one of the demonstrations, a group of students will be given 80 feet of rope and to cross an obstacle. They will have three five minutes to construct a bridge and get everyone across.
Another group of students will do a marching display.
There also will be a weapons demonstration, in which students perform maneuvers such as spinning and shouldering M-16 rifles in unison, said David Stanley, O'Fallon, Ill., junior and third year Army ROTC member.
Lt. Col. Anthony J. Gasbarre, adjunct professor of military science, also will speak to parents, students and recruits about the ROTC program, the military and what is expected of military officers.
Carrie Seetin, Kansas City, Kan., senior and ROTC student public relations officer, said that many of the students in the ROTC program had served in the military in the past and that they could put on a good show for any recruits present.
"They have a lot of experience, and that could probably spark a lot of interest," she said.
Tables will be set up with information about the military and the ROTC programs, Seetin said.
Parents welcomed with open houses
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"I didn't know what to expect," Schrandt said.
"Going from my end of it, I just tried to think of something I would enjoy if I were a parent."
The party costs $5 per person and is only open to those who pre registered.
In other Parents' Weekend events, several schools and offices from the University will display informational exhibits from 9:30-11 a.m. tomorrow.
The open houses were designed for new students and their parents to get acquainted with the University.
"We want to give parents and families a chance to get better connected with academics and what life is like here on Mount Oread," she said.
Professors of the respective schools will not necessarily be at the open house, but Schrandt said there would be people at each of the open houses to give information to visitors.
The biological sciences department has planned to give visitors a few lessons in laboratory science during the open house.
ON CAMPUS
"We think this is a good way for students, particularly in the lower levels, to show their families what they do," Elder said. "That way, when students come home and say they did this-or that in lab, the parents have a better idea of what they are talking about."
Jan Elder, administrative assistant for undergraduate biology, said the department would have several exhibits including an electron microscope, microlabs and a greenhouse, as well as demonstrations.
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries Interactions will meet to car pool at 6:30 a.m. Saturday at the ECM for the Baker Wetland Eco-Justice field trip and will return at 9:30 a.m. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933 for more information.
Career and Employment Services will have an interviewing workshop at 7 p.m. Saturday at the English Room in the Kansas Union. Employers will share advice on how to interview. Call Gina Fertstrom at 843-6242 for more information.
The KU Ballroom Dance Club will give free waltz lessons taught by professional instructors from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Kansas Union Ballroom. No partner or experience is necessary. Call Tessa
Hostetler at 864-1763 for more information.
Campus Christians will have dinner at 6 p.m. and worship at 7 p.m. Sunday at 1320 Ohio St. Dinner costs $1 and the Sunday message series is "I'm only human." Call Jason Mead at 331-2361 for more information.
The KU Deaf Club will meet from 7:8-30 p.m.
Monday at the Partars in the Kansas Union. Call
Elizabeth Fry at 816-763-9430 for more information.
- Jayhawker Campus Ministry will meet at 8 p.m. Mondays at the Parlores in the Kansas Union. Call Dave Diefendorf at 840-9469 for more information.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student reported receiving harassing and threatening phone calls between 11 p.m. Sept. 15 and 1 a.m. Wednesday at her room in Oliver Hall, the Ku Public Safety Office said.
A KU employee struck a legally parked vehicle at noon Sept. 17 in Lot 36, at West Memorial Drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. The employee was attempting to park in a space adjacent to the vehicle.
A KU student rear-ended the vehicle of another student who was waiting for a vehicle
to exit a parallel parking stall at 6:50 p.m.
Wednesday on Jayhawk Boulevard, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage to the vehicle was estimated at more than $500.
A KU student fell off his bicycle while trying to ride down the stairs behind Battenfeld Scholarship Hall at 10:38 p.m. Wednesday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student injured his left shoulder and was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical.
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CSU information centers are FREE, don't require registration, and are open to everyone. Office and statistical software classes are FREE to KU students, staff, and faculty (N75 for tenure) but DO REQUIRE REGISTRATION.
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PowerPoint: Introduction - Make and modify a presentation and package it as a slide show. Mon., October 5 1-4 p.m./Budig PC Lab./Room 10
HTML Introduction: Learn the first steps in Web page creation. You may want to attend Publish your home page immediately following Tues, October 6 11:30 a.m./Budig PC Lab, Room 10
Publish your Web page on the Internet—Move your Web page from your desktop computer to your KU multiuser account and to the Net Tues., October 6 noon=1 p.m./Budig P £ Lab, Room 10
**Excel: Advanced** — Use data analysis tools and add in features, export and import file to other file formats, and more.
Prierequisite: Intermediate or equivalent skills. Requires registration for all and fee for non-University. Wed,
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Access: Introduction—Create, save, index, sort, and edit a database table. Prerequisite: Experience in the Windows environment. Requires registration for all and fee for non University. Wed., October 7 1 - 4 p.m.; Budig PC Lab, Room 10
Photoshop: Demonstration—Get an overview of this powerful program. **Thurs., October 8 noon-1:30 p.m.** *Computer Center Auditorium*
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