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The Inside Front
Tuesday October 12,1999
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
LAWRENCE
Fraternity recognized with national award
Phi Delta Theta fraternity's national headquarters announced that the KU chapter was the recipient of the 1999 Gold Star Award this summer.
The award is the highest available for overall excellence and is given to about 30 of the 180 undergraduate chapters across the country.
Jonathan Alt, chapter president and Winnetka, Ill., senior, said the chapter had won the award nine of 10 years.
"It's kind of the norm here," he said. "If we don't get it, we know we've screwed up in some way."
National headquarters reviews the chapter's scholarship, chapter management, alumni relations and student life when choosing award recipients.
Alt also said that the fraternity was working to win the Harvard Trophy, a more prestigious award.
He said the chapter had won the Harvard Trophy more than any other chapters, but it had not won it in the past several years.
— Lori O'Toole
Vandals strike Lazer third time, police say
An unknown suspect broke a window at the 105.9 FM Lazer office, 3125 W. Sixth St., at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, Lawrence police said.
Sgt. Rick Nickell said the suspect threw a rock through the window.
A witness described a tall, white male with spiky hair running south from the scene.
The window was valued at $200. This is the third incident of vandalism at the radio station since it changed to a top-40 format last month. Hank Booth, general manager of the station, said the situation was ironic.
"If there was any thought anywhere in our company about changing back to our old format, it is gone. We would never acquiesce to this kind of violence against our people, under any circumstances," Booth said. "It would be saying to someone out there that you can get what you want through violence. Our position is solidified. There is no way we would change now."
Katie Hollar
Haskell to hold hearing on trafficway route
The state Department of
The state Department of Transportation hopes to convince officials at Haskell Indian Nations University to drop their opposition to its proposed route for the South Lawrence Trafficway.
The state has even offered the university $5 million in compensation to support the trafficway, so far to no avail.
The Haskell Board of Regents plans to hold a day-long hearing today to hear from supporters and opponents
of the department's proposed route for the trafficway.
The Federal Highway Administration has said that Haskell approval is required for the highway because KDOT's route, along 31st Street, cuts across the south end of the Haskell campus. In May, the board declared its opposition to that route.
"I'm not optimistic," said Douglas County Administrator Craig Torr.
The county, state and federal governments have spent $53 million on the trafficway and have completed 14.5 miles, starting at the Kansas Tumpike, 9 miles west of Lawrence
The trafficway was supposed to loop south of Lawrence, but it now ends at Iowa Street, at the city's south end. Travelers who want to take Kansas Highway 10 into Johnson County must go through south Lawrence along already congested 23rd Street.
NATION
CIA rules out terrorism in encephalitis outbreak
NEW YORK — The CIA looked into rumors that the recent encephalitis outbreak in the New York area was the work of terrorists and concluded it wasn't, an agency official said yesterday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there was no evidence Iraq or any other foreign government was involved. The CIA looked into rumors which appeared in British media and elsewhere, the official said.
City officials also played down any suggestions of bioterrorism.
"Nothing indicates that this was anything other than a natural outbreak," said Jerome Hauer, director of the city's emergency management office.
Analysts at the CIA who deal with biological weapons said an Iraqi defector had claimed in April that Saddam Hussein was developing a strain of West Nile-like encephalitis for use as a biological weapon, The New Yorker reported in its issue that hit newsstands today.
The defector's report was published April 6 in the Daily Mail of London. It was an except from the book In The Shadow of Saddam, written by Mikhael Ramadan.
Ramadan claimed that he worked as one of Saddam's body doubles and that the Iraqi president had told him of a plan to develop a strain of West Nile encephalitis that would kill 97 percent of people in an urban environment. The magazine said Ramadan was thoughts to be hiding somewhere in North America.
LARAMIE, Wyo — Jury selection began yesterday in the trial of a suspect accused in the brutal slaying of Matthew Shepard, a gay Wyoming student, as small groups of anti-gay protesters and people dressed as
angels demonstrated outside.
Shepard case jury being selected amid protests
Seventeen people stood silently near the courthouse in costumes made of white bed sheets. Representing Angel Action, Romaine Patterson, 21, of State College, Pa., said her colleagues wanted to send a message of love.
They faced about six protesters who waved signs with anti-gay slogans. The Rev. Fred Phelps, 69, of Topeka, said his followers wanted to insert a little sanity and truth into the situation.
About 66 potential jurors were subpoenaed for today's selection process in the death penalty trial of Aaron McKinney, 22, who is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and aggravated robbery.
His alleged co-conspirator, Russell Henderson, 42, received two life sentences after pleading guilty in April to felony murder and kidnapping.
Shepard, 21, was lured from a bar on Oct. 7, 1998, driven to a remote prairie, tied to a fence, pistol-whipped and left unconscious on the freezing plains. He died five days later in a hospital.
McKinney, who has said he had no idea Shepard was gay and that he does not hate gay people, has pleaded not guilty. His trial date coincided with several memorials commemorating the one-year anniversary of the crime.
WORLD
Officials, citizens mourn Taiwanese quake victims
LINKOU, Taiwan — Thousands gathered at a sports arena in a Taipei suburb yesterday to mourn for the more than 2,000 people killed by Taiwan's worst earthquake in decades.
On a stage dimly lit in blue light, many of the island's top leaders one by one faced a 40-foot-tall memorial to the dead and bowed three times.
Rows of military officials in formal uniforms watched from the stands along with lawmakers in dark suits and members of Buddhist, Taoist and Christian charity organizations
In a brief speech to the audience of more than 6,000, President Lee Teng-hul said the Sept. 21 quake caused losses that will be difficult to recover and left a wound in the hearts of all countrymen that will be impossible to heal.
Vice President Lien Chan then spoke about the 2,312 people killed in the 7.6-magnitude tremor that devastated large parts of central Taiwan.
"Many lost their homes in the earthquake. They lost their closest family members and friends," Lee said.
"Although we can't see you, we feel your presence, your eternal presence," Lien said.
"In the great quake, we lost our loved ones. It's in rebuilding that we achieve rebirth."
The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's left taillight was damaged between 6 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence police said. The light was valued at $50.
A KU student's payroll check was stolen at 12:05 a.m. July 2 in the 900 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The check was valued at $672.85.
A KU staff member reported that two windows were broken between 12:20 and 12:21 a.m. Saturday on the first floor of Mallot Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage to the windows was estimated at $800.
A KU student's car window was broken out between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 7:45 a.m. Saturday at lot 38, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage was estimated at $750.
A KU student's backpack was stolen between 11 a.m. and noon Wednesday from his room at Hashinger Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The backpack was valued at $50.
A KU faculty member's red park
permit was stolen from his
car between 9 a.m. and 6:30
p.m. Thursday in lot 91 near
Memorial Stadium, the KU
Public Safety Office said. The
permit was valued at $105.
Blood bias draws committee's fire
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Administration in setting the criteria for blood collection.
"We don't fault the local blood drive organizers," he said. "We understand that the blood drive is a very valuable commodity at the University. But the question asked is outdated, and that goes much higher up. It's a big question of what we can do."
Skinta said that it would be difficult to impose any penalty, but that it would be important to send a message to the Red Cross and the FDA.
"Once they start losing blood, and they start losing money, they listen," he said.
A representative from the Douglas County Red Cross was unavailable yesterday because its office was closed for Columbus Day. Bob Arpke, All Scholarship Hall Council representative to last week's blood drive, said that the numbers of units collected and donors deferred were not yet available. Every unit of blood the Red Cross collects is tested for HIV/AIDS and a number of other diseases.
Buddy Lloyd, media director of the University of Kansas
American Civil Liberties Union, said he had consulted the regional ACLU chapter's lawyer, but that the chapter would monitor the situation further before it took any legal action.
The reason for such a complaint is understandable, but the screening process is necessarily strict, said Dr. William Dixon, a physician at Watkins Health Center.
"I can see their point, but blood donation is not a matter of equal opportunity," he said. "We're talking about a public health issue. It may appear individuals' interests are shortchanged, but they have an obligation to provide a blood stockpile that is as free of disease as they can possibly make it.
"You could say they're discriminating against IV drug users, too."
The investigating subcommittee will meet at 7:30 tonight in one of the alcoves of the Kansas Union.
"We'll definitely look into it," he said. "We oppose discrimination on all grounds."
ON CAMPUS
— Edited by Mike Loader
- Golden Key National Honor Society is having an information table from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the Kansas Union
OAKS, the Nontraditional Student Organization,
is having a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. today at Alcove in the Kansas Union.
Cull Simmie Berrava at E830.0074.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center is having a program, "Media Images and Their Impact," from noon to 1:30 p.m. today at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union. Call Laura Montgomery at 864-3552.
KU Webmasters is meeting from 1:30 to 3 p.m. today at the auditorium in the Computer Center Continuing Education building. Call Kendall Simmons at 864-4599 or visit
eagle.cc.ukans.edu/~kuweb.
The KU HorrorZontals ultimate frisbee team is practicing at 5 p.m. today at Shenk Complex. Call Will Spots at 841-0671.
First Nations' Student Association is meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union, Call Laurie Ramirez at 841-3654
University Christian Fellowship is meeting at 7 p.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
Concerned, Active and Aware Students is having a Write-A-Thon from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Kansas Union. Contact Jennifer McAdam at jmcadam@falcon or Julia Gilmore at jules@aale.
KU College Republicans is meeting to hear State
OAKS, the Nontraditional Student Organization,
is having a brown bag lunch from 11:45 a.m. to
1:15 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove F in the Kansas
Union, Call Simmons Perkins at 830-0074.
Senator Richard Becker speak at 7:30 p.m. today at the Joyhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
■ Ecumenical Christian Ministries is having a University Forum from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. The program is "Introduction to the Indigenous Nations Program." Cell Thad. Nemohnae 843-4033
Programs Can Feed Homburgie at 843-4933
■ Senate Student Executive Committee is meeting at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. Senate is meeting at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union.
PrePhysical Therapy Club is meeting at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the second floor conference room in Watkins Memorial Health Center. Call Corey Snyder at 841-4670.
Engineering Student Council is meeting at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at 2002 Learned Hall. Call Marcus Dunavan at 312-1783.
■ United Methodist Campus Ministry is meeting for stress relief and pizza at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St. An alternative worship service will follow. Call the Rev. Heather Hensingor at 841.8611
■ KU Chess Club is meeting from 8 to 10 p.m. today at the parlor in the Kansas Union. Bring a board and clock. Call David Wang at 312-1070.
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