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Kansan Weekend Edition
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September 17, 1999
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Vol. 110 • No. 22
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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Gay couples differ about Lawrence acceptance
By Lesley Simmons writer@ukans.edu Kansan staff writer
Faking it
Although Topeka-based anti-gay minister Fred Phelps may picket University events with signs reading "Gay U." two homosexual couples on campus say that most students don't take issue with their occasional public displays of affection.
Ryan Snodgrass, Kansas City, Kan. senior and Ryen Anderson, Lawrence sophomore have been together for eight months, and they do hold hands and kiss in public.
"It seemed like a natural occurrence," said Anderson about the first time the couple kissed in public.
He said he tried to adhere to some boundaries for public displays of affection to keep from making people uncomfortable, but he doesn't restrict himself anymore than one half of a straight couple would.
"One thing that has surprised me is the lack of queer people who are out, and the resistance to being out," DuttaAhmed said.
However, Shantanu DuttaAhmed, assistant professor of American Studies, said that he had never seen a male couple together in public in Lawrence. DuttaAhmed, who is gay, has lived in Lawrence for two years, after living in Los Angeles for 17 years. He said that the homosexual community in Lawrence was much less visible than in Los Angeles.
He said he had noticed that because he was out to his students, he gave his homosexual students not just a comfortable space, but also a political voice that might be marginalized in a classroom with a straight professor.
DuttaAhmed also said he wished that gay people in Lawrence were more visible, instead of trying to pass in straight culture and then being gay at Tremors on Wednesday night, which is the designated night at the club for homosexuals.
"Downtown you'll see it more, at most of the coffee shops," said Rowland, who is a Wichita graduate student.
Buck Rowland, Gay Bisexual Lesbian Transgendered liaison, said he didn't see many couples on campus, gay or straight, and so he wasn't surprised that some people had never seen a homosexual couple on campus.
Students making a license to drink may not like the attention their IDs get By Katie Hollar • Graphic by Kyle Ramsey
Two years ago. Erin Dougherty stood in line waiting to get inside a bar. She wasn't 21 years old yet, but she had a fake ID.
"It had been passed down through my sorority, and it was great," said Dougherty, Overland Park senior. "I had used it for three months."
When she reached the front of the line, the bouncer examined her fake driver's license and asked her several questions about the information on the front. Dougherty answered everything correctly.
Would the real ID please step forward ...
She thought she was in until the bouncer refused to give her the ID back.
Here are the factors authorities consider when checking an ID
Dates — Besides checking today's date with the 21 cutoff, dates in the "not 21 until..." box are compared with the date of birth.
See GAYS on page 5A
PICTURE — Authorities check picture quality and likeness to cardholder.
"Finally he said, 'You did really well, but it's my girlfriend's license. She's been trying to find it,'" Dougherty said. "It was so embarrassing."
MAGNETIC STRIP — Some false IDs 'do not have one. Others are drawn on with a marker.
HOLOGRAM — Must change in the light.
Yesterday, Daniel Sailler Overland Park sophomore was sentenced to 40 hours of
After he snatched the ID, the bouncer let her into the bar. But Dougherty said the run-in scared her straight, and she never used a fake ID again.
For many underage students, a fake ID can be a passport into Lawrence's nightlife — or a ticket for trouble.
OVERALL COMPOSITION - Computer scans are often blurred or out of focus. Variances in print quality are also a giveaway.
FLASHLIGHT TEST — If new items have been pasted on top of old items, there will be a shadow.
community service, a $400 fine and one year of probation after pleading guilty to four counts of fraudulent identification.
On Jan. 15, Lawrence police found equipment used for making fake driver's licenses at Sailler's room in Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The officers had been called to the house to investigate a possible burglary.
If Saitler violates the conditions of his probation, he will spend six months in the Douglas County Jail.
"I made a stupid mistake as a pledge," said Sailler in a
statement before the court yesterday. "I've made a number of lifestyle changes since." Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department said penalties were stiff for fake IDs. If convicted of using fraudulent identification, minors could face either a $200 fine, 30 days in jail or both.
Wheeler said he remembered one particularly preposterous fake ID: a driver's license with the name of infamous bank robber, John Dillinger.
Austin Lauxman, a doorman at the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2
Massachusetts St., said he had seen a multitude of bad fake IDs.
"I once had a guy give me an ID that belonged to my best friend's roommate," he said. "I laughed, told him to leave and to tell Keith I said hi."
and to tell Ken I said hi. Lauxman said he'd seen a lot of computer-generated fake IDs in recent months.
"They don't have a hologram, they're just scanned," he said. "This girl came in the other night, and her picture was totally distorted from the computer printer."
Edited by Mike Loader
CONCERT CALENDAR
Tonight
Josh Bell, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall and Edgar Meyer at 8 p.m. at the Lied Center.
Son Venezuela at 9 p.m. at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.
The Deal at 10 p.m. at the Jazzhaus, 9261 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Theze Guy' z at 9 p.m. at the Laughing Dog Salon, 1910 Haskell Ave.
Tomorrow
Dr. Zhivegas at 10:30 p.m. at the
1090 Massachusetts St.
Dr. Jones and Space Pocket at 9 p.m.
at the Bottleneck.
Mark Gottschall at 8 p.m. at Borders,
739 New Hampshire St.
Index
- Tim Mahoney and the Meenies at 10 p.m. at the Jazthaus.
News ...6A
Game times ...5B
Horoscopes ...2B
Movie Listings ...5A
Classifieds ...7B
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Monarch migration
Seepage 6B
Let's talk about sex
Book chronicles Lawrence during the sexual revolution in the 1960s.
Seepage8A
The Kansas men's rugby team continues its season this weekend when it travels to Kirksville, Mo., to battle rival Truman State.
Sudden impact
Once more,with feeling...
The underdog Jayhawks will face Colorado tomorrow. They're hoping to replicate last year's 33-17 upset of the Buffaloes.
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