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The Inside Front
Monday August 24,1998
News
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CAMPUS
Cash patrol hits four more
Four more University of Kansas instructors received $5,000 checks as recipients of the William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence.
So far, 12 professors have received the award and eight more will be recognized this week.
Members of the "surprise patrol" interrupted four classes on Friday and Saturday to recognize outstanding teachers.
Friday, the patrol visited Timothy A. Bengtson, associate professor of journalism; Jan Sheldon, professor of human development and family life; and Jim Woeffel, professor of philosophy.
Saturday, David Kraft, professor of engineering in the Regents Center, was presented the award by David Shulenburger, provost; Carl Locke, dean of engineering; and Robert Clark, dean of Edwards Campus.
Professors were chosen by a seven-member selection committee that included students, faculty and KU alumni
-Kansan staff writer
TV show leads to arrest
A Lawrence resident who was featured as a Crime Stoppers most wanted fugitive was arrested Thursday in Topeka on a federal warrant for dangerous drugs.
Ray Lee D'Armond Jr. was arrested by deputies from the U.S. Marshal's Office and the Shawnee County Sheriff's Department after an anonymous tip was phoned in by someone who recognized him from Crime Stoppers.
D'Armond was profiled Aug. 13 on Chan nel 6 News and on Aug. 14 in the Lawrence Journal-World, in an effort to capture him in connection with a recent drug bust
"It worked like a charm," said Officer David Anderson of the Lawrence Police
Department.
After his arrest, D'Armond was taken to the Shawnee County Jail, where he was held for one day. He was then taken into custody by U.S., Marshals.
- Keith Burner
Sgt. Joel Manzanares of the Shawnee County Department of Corrections said that D'Armond was probably taken to Leavenworth.
Scholarship hall heats up
The 48 men that live in Grace Pearson scholarship hall did not have to leave their room to bask in the heat during the week end.
As one of only three scholarship halls with a central air-conditioning unit, Grace Pearson residents felt its absence when it broke Friday night.
Bryan King, director of Grace Pearson,
said that the unit would not turn on at all
during the weekend, yet he did not know
why.
"It could have burned out from overuse, or it could just be an electric thing," he said. "It just stopped clicking on."
Ken Stoner, director of student housing,
said that the hall did not file a maintenance report during the weekend so that it could be fixed immediately. He said that it should be taken care of today.
Grace Pearson has had other problems with its air conditioner in the past, said Adam Habluelzetel, Clay Center senior and resident. Habluetzel, who has lived in Grace Pearson for the past three years and was hall proctor last year, said that the unit was probably just old.
"The air-conditioner problems are off and on, but we don't have them too often," he said. "I've just been going to the Union whenever I want to study, or I go somewhere where it's cool."
Residents have not been complaining about the heat too much, said Mark Bradshaw. Walnut junior and resident.
"it's been a minor inconvenience, but it
doesn't impede our studies or anything." Bradshaw said. "We grumble a little bit, but we're not too bad.
-Sarah Hale
-Kansan Staff reports
NATION
Phone company workers strike for higher wages
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Workers at Southern New England Telecommunications went on strike early Sunday morning, after hours of negotiations failed to bring a deal on higher wages for 6,300 workers.
Paul Hongo, a negotiator for the Communications Workers of America, said operators, linesmen, customer service representatives and other workers should walk off the job immediately.
SNET is the nation's oldest independent telephone company, serving nearly all of Connecticut's 3 million residents.
The major sticking points continue to be wages that the union says are 20 percent to 25 percent below industry standards, and a two-tier wage system that has some workers earning less money than others who do the same job.
The union said it was willing to continue talks while workers joined the picket lines, but SNET rejected the idea and immediately broke off talks. SNET had wanted to extend the expired contract another day while talks continued.
SNET spokeswoman Beverly Levy said SNET has no plans to resume negotiations as long as the union is on strike.
Managers had been assigned to take over their workers' duties in the event of a strike, although they acknowledged there would be far fewer people on the job. The company said most normal telephone calls should not be affected by the strike, because systems are automated.
for an operator or requesting repairs or installations, SNET said.
WORLD
Former head of Iranian prisons assassinated
TEHRAN, Iran — A former Iranian chief prosecutor was shot dead Sunday by unidentified assailants, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Customers could see delays, however, when using directory assistance, calling
Assadallah Lajevardi, who also was a former head of Iran's prison system, was killed by two gunmen in his drapery shop in Tehran's grand bazaar, the agency said.
Police arrested one of the gunmen. The fate of the other gunman was not immediately known. The Mujahedee Khalq opposition group, based in Baghdad, Iraq, claimed responsibility in a statement telephoned in to The Associated Press office in Cairo, Egypt.
The group said the attack was timed to coincide with the 1988 "summary executions" of hundreds of political prisoners in Tehran's Evin Prison, which Lajevardi oversaw at the time.
State-run Iranian television praised the hard-line Lajevardi as an ardent supporter of the late spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and iran's current leader, Avatollah Ali Khamenei.
Before the 1979 revolution, Lajevardi was involved in the bombing of the Tehran offices of El AI, the Israel state airlines. He also was jailed for two years for his part in an assassination attempt on a former Iranian prime minister in 1965.
Wheatstock plagued by weak turnout
By Angela Johnson Kansan staff writer
It was no Woodstock. The crowd numbers were far below what was expected for Wheatstock '98, but the bands played on.
Ben Wetteborn and Janet Moore, Baldwin City freshmen, said the lack of publicity was the reason for the poor showing.
Student Union Activities organized Wheatstock '98 as part of Hawk Week, a week of activities designed to introduce students to the University. Three Lawrence bands performed at the outdoor concert at the bottom of Campanile hill. Unfortunately, there was low turnout.
The bands that played at the concert, which started at 5 p.m. and ended at 8 p.m., were The L.A. Ramblers, The Glitterkicks and The Nor man 360.
Matt Dunehoo, live music coordinator for SUA, disagreed that publicity was one of the factors contributing to the low turnout.
Dunethoo said that today's students seem to need more motivation to go out.
"In talking with people involved in the Lawrence music scene, it seems like, four or five years ago, people just came to shows. Kill Creek could always sell out The Bottleneck. It was an electric time for music," he said.
Leah Humphrey, feature films coordinator for SUA, said that the crowd grew to about 50 as the night went on. By the time the last band, The Norman 360, played, a few people were dancing.
the calling.
"The Norman 360 brought more people in," Humphrey said. "That band is more well known than the others, and knowing that they were the last band playing, people decided to wait awhile."
Dunehoo said that Wheatstock was not a high-stakes event where tickets had to be sold. He said he wasn't really bothered by the low turnout but felt bad for the bands and the people who helped set the show up.
"Any event where people have invested time and money, there's going to be a risk involved," he said. "When it's a hit, it's big. When it's not, you learn from it."
A live music committee will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the Oread Room in the Kansas Union, Duneoo said. This is the first meeting of the year, and the meetings will continue every Monday throughout the year. The meetings are open to everyone.
As more students become familiar with SUA, the numbers at live music events will grow stronger, Dunehoo said.
"With live music, there is unlimited potential," he said. "Part of it is recognizing SUA as a venue for live music."
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The Jayhawker Campus Ministry will meet 8 p.m. Mondays.Call Dave Diefendorf 840-9469 for more information.
The KU Young Democrats will be having a general welcome and introduction at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Parlor ABC of the Kansas Union. Call Phil Stevenson at 841-7307 for more information.
The KU Wrestling Club will be having practice from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in 207 Robinson Center. Call Tom Cleland at 838-3408 for more information.
■ The KU Meditation Club will be meeting at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Daisy Hill Room of the Burge Union. For more information, call Beng Beh at 864-7754.
University Christian Fellowship will have Bible study and worship at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Tim Walters at 841-3148 for more information.
KU Environs will have its first meeting of the semester at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union. Call Matt Dunbar at 864-7325 for more information.
ON THE RECORD
Several CDs were stolen Aug. 12 from a KU student's residence in the 600 block of Gateway Court, Lawrence police said. The CDs were valued at $160.
A 12-speed bicycle was stolen Thursday morning from a KU student's residence in the 1600 block of Kentucky Street, Lawrence police said. The bicycle was valued at $300
A KU student's BMX bicycle was stolen Tuesday from in front of Snow Hall, Lawrence police said. The bicycle was valued at $100.
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