The weekend's weather Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY HIGH LOW 73 53 Kansan Weekend Edition Sunday: Dry and mild. HIGH 81 LOW 58 Friday October 8, 1999 Section: A Vol. 110 • No. 36 Vol. 110·No.36 WWW.KANSAN.COM THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (USPS 650-640) to party Laws limit students' quest for ultimate bash WHAT THE LAW SAYS Story by Katie Hollar · Illustrations by Kyle Ramsey attempt to obtain or purchase alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage except as authorized by law. It is a misdemeanor for which the minimum fine is $200. In addition, the court may order the offender to perform 40 hours of public service, or attend and satisfactorily complete a suitable educational or training program dealing with the effects of alcohol or other chemical substances when ingested by humans. "Open Saloon" means any place, public or private, where alcoholic liquor is sold or offered or kept for sale by the drink. It does not include any premises where the sale of liquor is authorized by the club and drinking establishment act or any microbrewery or farm winey. It is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500 and by imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Source: Kansas Statutes 41-803 and 41-727 - No person under 21 years of age shall possess, consume, obtain, purchase or random Deines, Hoxie junior planned to spend the evening of Sept. 25 participating with three kegs of Budweiser and 80 of his closest friends. But an uninvited guest decided to drop by a Lawrence police officer. The officer walked into the backyard and started to break up the party. Deines, who lives on the 900 block of Alma Drive, said the officer threatened to hand out charges of minor in possession. "He yelled at my roommate and threatened to take us to jail if we didn't clear everyone out of the house," Deines said. "I tried to convince him that about 20 people were my overnight guests, but it didn't work." When the office entered the house without permission, Deines said he got suspicious. "We were pretty certain that our rights were being violated, but we didn't really say anything," Deines said. Like Deines, house-party hosts sometimes are unsure of those rights. Although many aspects of a house party are illegal, there are some steps students can take to protect themselves. Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence police said there were two sure ways to avoid legal trouble: confirm that every guest is 21 or older and don't serve underage guests. "We've seen people mark hands or give wristbands, and that has mixed success." he said. Furnishing alcohol to minors statute brings consequences whether it was done knowingly or unknowingly, he said. "If it's your party and they've got it," Wheeler said, "you're in trouble." "We operate on a 'If you can see it, you can get it rule,'" he said. "But if there's no alcohol in sight, or everyone drinking is 21, then you are okay." Wheeler said there were three ways a cop could enter a party: an invitation inside, a warrant or a visible infraction. If a cop knocks, it would be smart to open the door. Wheeler said. If the party-throwers refuse, they could be arrested on a charge such as noise disturbance, allowing the police to enter and search the incident of arrest. Wheeler said. Michele Kessler, associate director of Legal Services for Students, said her office saw party case every semester. "The usual situation is a keg party at someone's house, where they are charging by the cup or at the door," she said. Kessler said the Alcoholic Beverage Control or the police could cite party-throwers for housing an open saloon or distributing alcohol to minors. If the party hosts are underage or officials see minors consuming alcohol, minor in possession charges also can be issued. Penalties for these offenses can include community service hours, fines or jail time. Kessler said when alcohol was involved, alcohol counseling usually was required. "Police can thwart a party before it even gets going," Kessler said. She said tickets had been issued when minors went to pick up kegs. EVENTS CALENDAR Tonight: - Frogpond, Sheila Divine, The Red at 10 p.m. at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. John Weatherwax and Junk Yard Jard at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. Dan Bliss from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Borders, 700 New Hampshire St. Tomorrow: Tomorrow: * Promise Ring, Burning Allies, Pele, Reflector at 9 p.m. at The Bottleneck. Sunday: Dana Robinson at 8:30 p.m. at Jupiter Deli and 15th Street and Kasold Drive. Jesse Jackson Five at 10 p.m. at the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St. Sunday: Index News .3A Nation .7A Game times .1B Horoscopes .2B Movie Listings .5A Coupons .3B Classifieds .7B A banged-up Kansas football team travels to Manhattan, Kan., this weekend to try to tame the Kansas State Wildcats and may need a flawless game to avoid a mauling. See page 1B Rockin' schoolhouse The ABC-TV animated series comes alive on stage in Schoolhouse Rock Live! See page 5A Perfection a prerequisite The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity tee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents. The Saturday Night Live star talks about her new movie, her role on the television show and what Mary Katherine Gallagher's armpits smell like. Molly Shannon Superstar See page 6A So much for Finland Arrowhead stadium resounded to the gleeful shouts of fans as the U.S women's soccer team squashed the Finns underfoot, 6-0. The U.S. Cup match had the largest attendance ever recorded at a Kansas City soccer game. See page 1B Come and get it Move beyond Ramen noodles with The Healthy College Cookbook. Learn how to spice up old standbys, such as macaroni and cheese. See page 8A