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MONDAY,OCTOBER4,2004
Campus men get calendar
Delta Gamma hopes to raise money with philanthropy venture
Wayne Sciesky, from Kansas City, Mo., photographs a few of the Men of Distinction. From left, Scott Shorten, Stillwell junior, Jason Simon, Andale senior, Justin Anett, Dallas junior and Mark Lyda, Denver senior beside the Campanile. The Delta Gamma sorority selected the men who will be featured in their Men of Distinction Calendar, containing men who have greatly contributed to the University of Kansas.
By Ross Fitch
rfitch@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
More than 30 men struck a pose for the camera last week for the University of Kansas' first all-male calendar.
The Delta Gamma sorority selected 37 men to grace its "Men of KU" calendar. The men will be spread over 12 months for sure, with a possible 13th month being added, said Jaimie Johnson, Lincoln, Neb., junior, and vice president for Foundation at Delta Gamma. The variety of the men selected range from fraternity members, students strongly involved in organizations and a few athletes, she said.
The applicants included those involved in music, engineering, business finance and athletics, specifically those on the track and field, baseball and football teams.
"It was definitely worth it," Johnson said. "All the hard work so far has paid off. It's good just knowing they are being honored for their community involvement."
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Suspects sought for false alarms
CrimeStoppers offers rewards for information leading to McCollum alarm culprits
BY ANAMDA O'TOLE
aotole@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The Department of Student Housing is working with the University of Kansas Public Safety Office to find the person or persons involved in four false fire alarm pulls in McCollum Hall last week.
week. The KU Public Safety Office issued a report through CrimeStoppers for the criminal fire pulls, and Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety, said the program is one of the tools the departments are using in the ongoing investigation.
Cash could be awarded to students who call CrimeStoppers, 864-8888, with information regarding the crimes. Bailey said it would be up to a CrimeStoppers board to determine how much an informant would receive
No calls have been made to CrimeStoppers yet, but Bailey said he wasn't discouraged.
He said Crimestoppers has been an effective tool in the past and the two
Bailey said the safety office was still sifting through investigative information which was provided by the department of student housing. He could not say what kind of information it was or how it was collected.
departments are collecting information in other ways.
Since the increase of false fire alarms, McCollum Hall has increased security rounds throughout the residence hall.
McCollum has had about 11 fire alarms since the semester began, which averages to more than one per week.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said at least eight of those were pulled alarms. The other alarms were legitimate responses for the alarm. One, for example, was set off by smoke from burnt popcorn.
Bailey said that number is not far off past averages.
Stoner said the proximity of the recent alarms is causing concern for students, teachers and parents concern.
"Most people understand that we
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Graduate takes small steps to recovery
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Andy Marso, St. Cloud, Minn., lost all of his fingers and one thumb in his struggle with bacterial meningitis. He has been out of the hospital for more than two weeks and is in physical therapy to become more independent and recover his range of motions. He said he didn't want to be the source of so much attention because he is just going through what he has to. He said he wants college students to realize the serious threat that meningitis poses.
BY AMANDA O'TOLE
aotoleo@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Relearn how to pick up a fruit snack and a chip.
Move independently through a two-bedroom apartment.
The 2004 University of Kansas graduate said he was lucky to be alive after facing bacterial meningitis.
But it's hard to cope with the loss of all of his toes, parts of his heals and all of his fingers except his right thumb. It's hard to imagine being normal again, he said.
The victories have been small but meaningful for Andy Marso and his family.
Walk 70 yards with a walker twice in a week.
sad.
Any attempt at normal behavior again will be an expensive endeavor, costing the Marso family thousands of dollars.
HELP ANDY
To help relieve some of the burden, friends of the Marso family have created the Marso Fund.
Send donations to the Marso Fund, P.O. Box 44-2111, Lawrence, KS, 66044-8932. Contributions will benefit Andy's needs, such as a handicapped accessible van, a titanium wheel chair and prosthetics.
Glnny Marso, Andy's mother, said
Source: The Marso family
the fund was set up for Andy, as a way to ensure he can afford all the things he needs to live independently.
Andy will need prosthetics, a hand-capped van and a titanium wheelchair, among other things. The fund is headquartered in Andy's hometown of St. Cloud, Minn., as well as in Lawrence.
Ginny said the support of the St. Cloud and Lawrence communities had overwhelmed her.
She said she was especially impressed with Andy's newspaper adviser, Malcolm Gibson, who has served as the family's "go-to guy" on everything from finding an apartment in
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Police still looking for McCollum rape suspect
BY AMANDA O'TOLE
aotole@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITE
It has been a week since an 18-year-old female KU student reported to authorities that she was raped. And the suspect still hasn't been located.
suspect and has been identified The University of Kansas Public Safety Office has a partial identification of the suspect and has been looking for him since the rape was reported about noon on Friday.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey, University of Kansas Public Safety Office, said they have been busy collecting information since the rape was reported.
since the rapa was reported "Part of the reason it's taking a while is there were a lot of people at the party," he said. "We're interviewing all of them so we can get an ID on the suspect."
She told officials the rape happened after people left a gathering that earlier had taken place there.
The reported rape happened sometime Thursday night or early Friday morning in a room in McCollum Hall, the female student told KU public safety officers.
Whether the suspect is located does not guarantee an arrest.
This is because cases usually do not have enough evidence to prove without reasonable doubt that a rape actually occurred, said Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the Emily Taylor Recourse Center.
Nationally, only 39 percent of raps are reported to police, and of those, only 50 percent result in arrests, according to Rape Abuse and Incest National Network's web site, www.ratnw.org.
A lot of times, rape victims feel the need to shower and clean up after they are assaulted which destroys evidence, Rose-Mockry said.
Collecting evidence can be even harder when there is alcohol involved, she said, as the details of the crime can become hazy.
Bailey said both the female student and the suspect had consumed alcohol either during or before the gathering in McCollum. He said he would never blame a rape on alcohol consumption, but said a person's risk of victimization increases when alcohol is involved.
She suggests victims fight that urge and place any clothing or any other associated item in a paper bag, instead of using a plastic bag. Plastic bags can cause moisture to condense and ruin evidence.
Statistically, at least 75 percent of rapes involve alcohol consumption, said Jerilyn Smith, director of survivor service at the GaDoGl SafeCenter, 2518 Ridge Ct. 202 said. In her personal experience; she said about 90 percent of rapes involve alcohol.
The Kansas statute on rape states that persons influenced by alcohol or any other chemical cannot legally consent to sexual intercourse. Therefore, a rape could be constituted if a person is drunk when intercourse is initiated.
Not only does alcohol inhibit decision-making abilities, but it also gives prosecuting attorneys leverage in a case if one ever materializes, Rose-Mocky said.
The GaDoGi SafeCenter offers legal and counselling assistance to students who have been raped.
Rose-Mockry suggests that rape victims talk to someone, whether it be at the GaDoGi survivor center, the Emily Taylor Center or Counseling and Psychological Services in Watkins Health Center.
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Land use agreement
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An agreement on land development between the city of Lawrence and the University of Kansas is still in the planning stages. PAGE 5A
Civic success
Two hundred new voters registered on campus during SLAB's Civic Literacy Week. PAGE 3A
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