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The Inside Front
Thursday.
October 28,1999
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Auto break-ins at hall are related, police say
A series of automobile burglaries occurred between 3:30 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday in lot 111 next to Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corin Hall.
Twelve students' cars were broken into, and their car stereos, CDs and other items were stolen. The items and damage to the 12 cars were estimated at $9,875.
Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said all incidents were thought to be connected. The method used in each of the break-ins was similar, he said.
There has been an increasing number of theft from vehicles this year, not only at the University, but also in the city of Lawrence, he said. The KU Public Safety Office is working in conjunction with the Lawrence Police Department to locate possible suspects.
Bailey said the investigation was ongoing and that his office did not have any suspects at the time.
Michael Terry
Gideons give out Bibles hope to spread goodwill
Members of the Gideos International made their annual appearance on campus yesterday and distributed small, green Bibles to students walking to class.
"We want to make the New Testament available to those who would not normally get them," said Jim Taylor, Overland Park resident and member of the Gideons for 12 years.
Taylor, a member of the First Baptist Church, said the Gideons was a nondenominational organization and that members on campus yesterday were from all across Kansas.
The green Bible stated that the Gideons was an association of Christian men, both business and professional. The organization is made up of people in more than 170 countries. It has distributed more than 800 million Bibles and New Testaments to hotels, motels, hospitals, penal institutions, the military, students and those in the public nursing field.
Phil McWilliams, Lawrence stockbroker and volunteer at the Douglas County prison ministry, said they were hoping to distribute about 8,000 New Testaments yesterday.
McWilliams, who was dressed in a polo shirt, said he was part of the younger Gideons who didn't dress in the traditional suits of the older guard.
Clarence Todd, Effingham resident, said he received all kinds of reactions from students.
"You get a variety of responses, some quite encouraging," he said. "We hope to establish goodwill."
Todd Halstead
Mystery play to offer audience participation
The Repertory Theater of America, a traveling troupe, will put on the interactive show.
Viewers will have the chance to be investigators at Bubba's Killer Sauce Murder Mystery Dinner from 7 to 9:30 tonight at the Kansas Union Ballroom.
"The audience members are brought into it instead of just watching," said Stacy Chain, special events coordinator for Student Union Activities.
Audience members will play the roles of either shareholders or members of a family reunion.
Following a buffet dinner there will be two 25-minute acts followed by a 15 minute intermission with coffee and dessert. Then there will be two more 25-minute acts.
Tickets are $10 with a KUID and $15 without a KUID. Tickets can be bought at the SUA box office and about 30 tickets will be sold at the door.
Warisa Chulindra
Clothing sales attempt to curb Nebraska red
To boost merchandise sales and school spirit, the Kansas and Burge unions' bookstores will offer 25 percent off any non-red clothing this week.
The sale will continue until tomorrow, and Cannon said she had seen more students looking at clothing with little red coloring in it.
Vicki Cannon, assistant manager of merchandise, said the idea came about because of Saturday's football game against Nebraska.
"Nebraska is totally red, and we want ed to counteract that with a little blue," she said. "It's a really big part of who they are, and it was obvious that we didn't want to wear red."
"It might bring more people in," she said, "it's just a fun promotional idea."
said. 'It's just a fun promotional idea. Cannon said there might be more color promotional ideas in the future, but nothing was definite because not that many other schools used red or blue.
"Kansas State is purple, and we definitely don't have any of that color here," she said. "We just want to promote more school spirit."
Amanda Kaschube
A Papa John's pizza delivery man was battered and robbed after a delivery yesterday at the 1100 block of Indiana Street, Lawrence police said.
The victim, a 36-year-old Lawrence resident, had delivered a pizza and was walking back to his car when he was approached by two white males, Sgt. George Wheeler said. The suspects broke his glasses and took money from his Papa John's wallet.
Delivery man attacked, robbed by two males
The victim described the men as two white males in their 20s.
No arrests have been made.
— Katie Holland
NATION
Semi-trailer crashes into Indiana school bus
SULLIVAN, Ind. — A semi-trailer rig slammed into a school bus at a railroad crossing yesterday, shoving it into the bus in front of it and seriously injuring at least three people. Dozens of others had bumps and bruises.
The accident happened about 8 a.m. about 25 miles south of Terre Haute in the southern part of the state.
Two buses were carrying about 60 Vincennes Lincoln High School students, most of them special education students in grades 9-12, said Tom Mandon, business manager for Vincennes schools. There also were two teachers and as many as 10 chaperones on board, as well as the buses' drivers, he said.
The buses were stopped, one behind the other at a railroad crossing, when the truck struck the rear of the second bus, driving it into the first bus, Mandon said.
The buses were carrying the students on an outing at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis.
MIT student pulls prank; explosive ignites in hand
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—An explosive device blew up in the hand of a student dressed as the Grim Reaper in a lecture hall at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology yesterday, injuring him and two other people.
The explosion apparently was a prank gone awry, said MIT representative Bob Sales. The student was part of a group from the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity who had been promoting a Halloween party.
As they walked through the aisle of the lecture hall during an engineering class, the device exploded in the 18-year-old student's hand. It was intended to have been simply a flash of light, school officials said.
The student, whose name was not released, was hospitalized in fair condition. Two others were treated at the MIT infirmary. The building was evacuated.
MIT is well known for its pranks, or hacks, which date back at least to the 1920s.
A 1982 prank was among the more memorable. Hackers dug a tunnel under the Harvard Stadium and launched an exploding black rubber balloon at the 50-yard line during the Harvard-Yale game.
Four years ago, hackers put a police car on top of the university's Great Dome.
The Associated Press
Architecture school accredited despite a shortage of space
By Amanda Kaschube
Early last month, the National Architecture Accreditation Board came to the University of Kansas campus to evaluate the status and stature of the School of Architecture.
Kansan staff writer
John Gaunt, dean of architecture, learned Tuesday that it had received the full five-year accreditation despite a few minor flaws.
"We are in good shape," he said. "They had strong positive comments and were very impressed on the whole."
Despite compliments on students' displayed works and international programs, the board found the school's shortage of space to be a major problem
"They were concerned that the school was spread around, and they were critical of our facilities." Gaunt said. "It's critical, but not to a degree that it would be limiting our accreditation."
The school's main home is located in Marvin Hall, but Lindley Annex also is used for several students' studios. Gaunt said he had talked to Chancellor Robert Hemenway about the space constraints, but he was unaware of any plans to expand the school.
"The administration is aware of the problem," he said. "As a dean, I make every effort to make them understand the need. But there are no resolutions of
the space shortage."
However, Warren Corman, University architect, said he had heard of several options for more architecture space.
"There are long-range plans to expand," he said.
"We just haven't found money to do it yet."
Corman said there were four options that would provide more space for the school. First, Corman said another floor could be added onto the bridge connecting Marvin Hall to the Art and Design Building. Second, the KANU radio station could be moved out of the Broadcasting Hall in the Art and Design Building, which would enable architecture students to utilize its space. Third, the computer science department could be moved out of Snow Hall and into Learned Hall, which would allow students to use the space for their studios. Last, Corman said that with the help of the Kansas University Endowment Association, an $8 million addition could be built onto the back of Marvin.
Despite these options, Corman said changes still needed to happen in order to maintain the school's accreditation.
"The danger does exist; if it's not resolved, it could be a serious problem," he said. "It can be corrected in new and different facilities or concrete plans of change."
ON THE RECORD
Edited by Chris Hutchison
Two checks were stolen from a KU student between 1:25 p.m. Sept. 26 and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5 from a room in McCollum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A woman was cited for damaging a book and attempting to remove it between 2:10 and 2:15 p.m. Monday from the Spencer Art Library, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage to the book was estimated at $36.
ON CAMPUS
Holcombe at 843-4933.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries and KU Environs will have a veggie lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Halcone at 843 4923
Overeaters Anonymous will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 312-3412.
The Center for East Asian Studies will show Kiki's Delivery by Miyazaki Hayao as part of its Anime Festival at 5 p.m. today at 308 Dyche Hall. The film is dubbed in English, Call 864-3849.
- KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Pannir at 864-7735.
- KU HorrorZontals ultimate frisbee team will practice at 5 p.m. today at Shenk Complex, Call Will Snott at 841.0671
Amnesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Kyle Browning at 842-1351.
The Northeast Kansas ASP User Group will meet at 7 tonight at 5040 W. 15th St. Cal Sarah Fender at 830-9800.
Golden Key National Honor Society will meet at 7:30 tonight at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
KU Yoga will meet at 8 tonight at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union. Call Kristy at 838-3789.
OAKS, the nontraditional students organization, will meet for morning coffee from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Wescoe Call: Simmie Barrowa at 830-0024
- Tavola Italiana will meet from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Teller's, 746 Massachusetts St.
KU Badminton will practice from 6 to 10:30 p.m. tomorrow at rooms 211 and 212 in Robinson Center, Call Tee or Kevin at 843-2267.
KU Hillel will have a Shabbat dinner at 6 p.m. tomorrow at 917 Highland Drive. Call Eric Allison at 840-0853.
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