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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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SECTION A VOL.103, NO.16
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1996
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Police link campus auto burglary to other thefts
Two men were arrested Tuesday for an automobile burglary that occurred in a KU parking lot earlier that morning, KU police said. KU police have since connected the men to at least four other thefts in Lawrence.
About 4 a.m., a KU police officer saw two men near a car with a broken rear window in the parking lot west of Corbin Hall. As the officer approached the car, the man ran, jumped over a wall and drove off in a waiting vehicle.
The officer alerted Lawrence police, who spotted a car fitting the description of the suspects' vehicle at Ninth and Kentucky streets a few minutes later. Lawrence police stopped the car and detained Darren Wilburn of Lawrence for driving with a suspended license. When police searched the trunk of the vehicle, they found a car stereo and several other items.
Michelle Kreutzer, Hays sophomore and owner of the car that had been burglarized in Lot 111, was called at 4:30 a.m. by the KU police to identify items that were missing from her car. Police then informed her that her stereo had been recovered.
Lawrence police arrested Wilburn and Tyrone Richards of Leavenworth and charged them with auto burglary, criminal damage, felony theft and attempting to elude police.
KU police said the investigation was continuing. So far the items recovered have been linked to four burglaries, including two other auto burglaries and one residential burglary.
The men have been released from the Douglas County jail on $4,250 bond each.
WASHINGTON — The United States fired a halstorm of cruise missiles at Iraqi air-defense sites last night.
U.S. attacks Iraq again, aims for missed targets
The strike was the second in 24 hours, and it's purpose was to destroy targets that survived Tuesday's initial attack.
Pentagon representative Ken Bacon said that two of the four Iraqi defense targets had to be struck again
The strikes, which began yesterday at 7 p.m. CDT, came 12 hours after President Clinton warned that a defiant Saddam Hussein must pay a price for his boldest aggression since the Persian Gulf War.
"This is what we would call a mop-up operation," he said.
White House representative Mike McCurry said in a statement that last night's strikes were necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and crews in the expanded no-fly zone.
Hurricane Hortense kills 8, devastates Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Hortense lashed Puerto Rico with punishing winds and torrents of rain on Tuesday, killing eight people as it snapped trees and power lines, swelled rivers and collapsed hillsides.
Half of the dead were children, including an 8-year-old girl swept from her father's arms as her 13-year-old sister drowned. Despite valiant rescue attempts across the island, police said the death toll could rise once they reach areas cut off when the hurricane passed over southwest Puerto Rico before dawn.
Hortense made its second direct hit of the day, striking the northeast tip of the Dominican Republic.
—The Associated Press
Tourists were ordered off beaches and evacuated from ocean resorts. Authorities at eastern Punta Cana airport canceled 14 flights.
Late withdrawal ballot fails
Committee will make decisions; Frost-Mason surprised by result
By Eric Weslander
Kansan staff writer
A proposed motion to give more authority to instructors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences failed 196-194 yesterday.
Faculty and students of the col
lege assembly, the governing body of the college, voted by mail ballots to deny instructors permission to let students withdraw from classes after the first 10 weeks of the semester. The college's committee on undergraduate studies and advising, which proposed the motion, will
retain that authority.
Sally Frost-Mason, dean of the college, said she had expected the motion to pass easily.
"I had assumed that the faculty wanted this, but I guess not," Frost-Mason said. "I really am started by this."
Mail ballots are usually reserved for more controversial issues, and other issues are voted on at college assembly meetings, said James Carothers, associate dean of the college. Because two-thirds of the assembly members voted and the outcome was so close, Carothers said he expected more controversy.
I don't remember a mail ballot this close that generated so little public discourse beforehand," Carothers said. "There was so little debate; we didn't get any phone calls, and there were no irate letters."
Although the main purpose for the motion was to give instructors the power to allow a student to withdraw, other factors were considered, said Robert Adams, associate professor of mathemat-
"The proposed procedure will simplify the process, remove a layer of bureaucracy and enable students to receive response to withdrawal requests in a timely way," the proposal said.
According to the proposal, when a similar regulation was in effect during the 1970s, some faculty would approve any request for withdrawal, some faculty would approve no requests for withdrawal and some made decisions on a case-by-case basis.
ies and a member of the under-graduate studies committee.
Both genders burned by razor's edge
For men, a shave is often thought to be necessary
By Dave Breitenstein Kansan staff writer
Although he hates it, Jim Dore shaves every morning.
"I don't want to look stupid in public," said Dore, Leawed freshman. "I could get away without shaving every day, but usually do anwav."
Dore said that he shaved even if he didn't need to and that it could be a hassle.
n't need to and that it could be a hassle.
"Sometimes I forget to shave, or I'm just too lazy, but I usually spend the extra few minutes to look good," he said. "I think some people don't shave because they don't care what they look like."
Dore said he used an electric razor and that he still suffered from occasional razor burn.
Brad Dexter, Lawrence senior, said he shaved every two days to make himself look better.
"It's a pain in the neck to shave everyday," he said. "I feel like a slob if I go more than three days without shaving. I look scrougnily if it gets too long."
Dexter said he shaved because he could not grow a full beard, since his facial hair grew in patches and was too thin.
Photo illustration Steve Puppe / KANSAN
"Some jobs require you to shave, and it's probably a good idea," he said. "If you have to interact with the general public, then you should have to shave."
Bridget Keller, assistant food store manager, said that employees at Hy-Vee Food and Drug Stores, 3504 Clinton Parkway, had to be clean shaven. They can have a mustache, but they cannot have a beard, she said.
But shaving can also cause problems, said Lee Bittenbender, a dermatologist at the Dermatology Center of Lawrence, 930 Iowa St.
"Health codes prohibit people who are working with food to have facial hair," she said. "Beards can be dirty or contain food particles."
"If somebody has a tendency to have ingrown hairs, they may get bumps from shaving," said Bittenbender. "It's like having a splinte underneath the skin."
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Which is safer for the skin, an electric razor or straight edge?
It's a personal preference, but shaving can cause additional scaring by removing more skin. Each new nick can
SHAVING MYTHS AND MYSTERIES
The straight-edge razor is the safest. It will give a closer shave and also decreases the risk of ingrown hairs.
Should people with skin problems refrain from shaving?
lead to infection.
Is it beneficial to go a few days without shaving?
Only if the skin is extremely irritated. However, it is better to switch shaving creams or lotions to ease the skin.
After going a few days without shaving, the first shave is rough on the skin because the hair has had a chance to grow longer and stiffer.
Is it better to shave
against the growth pattern of halr?
No. Although shaving against the natural growth pattern of hair will give a closer shave, it increases the risk of cuts and ingrown hairs.
Information provided by Charles Yockey, chief of staff for Watkins Memorial Health Center and Lee Bittenbender, of the Dermatology Center of Lawrence.
Silky smooth not so simple a task for busy women
By Lindsey Henry
Kansan staff writer
When she was 10 years old, Dani Abernethy noticed something strange about her underarms.
"I realized I was the only little girl at the pool with hairy armpits," said Aernethy, Leawood sophomore. "So I decided I had to shave."
Shaving can be a life changing moment for most adolescent girls. That first swipe with a pink Lady Bic can lead to a lifetime of nicks, an extra 10 minutes in the shower and unattractive stubble.
"Except for the occasional nick, I have never seriously injured myself. I am a very skilled shaver," Abernethy said. "I only use water when I shave. I guess that's the secret to my shaving success."
"Since I never have enough time, I have to shave standing up in the shower. But there is always a convenient ledge to prop your leg up on," she said.
Abermeth said that although she preferred to shave in the relaxed atmosphere of a bathtub, time limitations usually forced her to shave in the shower.
For women living in residence halls, shaving is not only time consuming, but it also requires some acrobatics. The showers in Daisy Hill residence hall average a width of 3.5 by 3.5 feet.
That is a problem for Sarah Shouse, Kansas City, Mo. freshman.
"I don't like to shave in the first place," she said. "But I especially hate shaving in the dorms. There is never enough room to move around. I am so excited to go home so I can have some room to shave."
All the fuss and time commitment that can accompany shaved led Jamie Johnson, Salina sophomore, to give up the procedure completely.
I haven't shaved in quite awhile, probably because of basic laziness." Johnson said. "I think shaving is a waste of time."
Johnson said that her resistance to razors was not a part of a bolder statement.
"I don't shave just to go against a social code," Johnson said. "I just think it is a pain."
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KU police investigate alleged rape
By Andrea Albright
Kansan staff writer
Jayhawker Towers site of attack, student says
KU police are investigating a rape and sodomy that allegedly occurred in an apartment in the Jayhawker Towers between 11 and 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police said they had been contacted by the victim, a 19-year-old KU student, on
Sunday. The victim filed a report Monday with KU police alleging that she was raped and sodomized at the towers.
Police said the woman had suffered no other injuries in the attack and that she did not live in the towers.
KU police Lt. Vic Strnad said the police were not surprised that the woman waited before she reported the crime.
"it's not uncommon in rape cases for the victim to wait," Strnad said. "It was
24 hours before KU police were notified, then the victim needed 24 more hours to officially report it."
KU community service officer Gayle Reece said the department was trying to get a clear picture of what had happened Saturday.
"We're still trying to put everything together," Reece said. "We're not sure exactly which apartment it was," she said. "It's all still pretty fragmented."
Police pursued 20 leads Monday and Tuesday and are not finished with the
investigation.
This is the first rape reported to KU police this semester.
"We have not developed any suspects at this time," Strnad said.
KU police said there had been four reported rapes on campus in 1994 and four in 1995.
Lawrence police are investigating a rape that occurred Aug. 27 behind a house in the 1400 block of Tennessee Street. Lawrence police have no suspects in that case.
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