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The Inside Front
Thursday September 2,1999
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
LAWRENCE
Haskell officials speak about weekend accident
Representatives from Haskell Indian Nations University spoke to the Lawrence community for the first time yesterday morning about the triple vehicular fatality which occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday.
About 50 people attended the event which Interim President Karen Swisher began by reading letters of support she had received since the accident. Although Swisher said she was thankful for community support, she asked that the privacy of the families be respected.
"We are a very diverse group," Swisher said. "We represent 150 tribal groups and nations who all have very different ways of grieving. We ask that you respect that privacy."
Although police have not identified the cause of the accident, which left three dead and four others hospitalized, alcohol is thought to be involved.
"The Alcohol Task Force is certainly not as successful as we'd hoped," administrative officer Marvin Buzzard said.
Audience members questioned whether a zero-tolerance policy, which encouraged students to return to campus by 2 a.m., may have played a role in the Haskell students' being out so late.
Buzzard hasaskl reviewed its policies every year.
NATION
Residents watch in fear as fires threaten homes
LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif.—Giant wildfires burned throughout the West, with the biggest blistering 52,800 acres and threatening homes as it crept toward lake resorts high in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Residents gathered on the shores of Lake Arrowhead to watch the orange glow of the blaze Tuesday night, fearing their homes will meet the fate of a dozen houses already consumed in the Mojave Desert below.
The so-called Willow fire was the largest of numerous fires being battled by more than 9,000 firefighters in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah. Elsewhere, a 40,000-acre blaze has charmed miles of grass in southern Idaho, five miles from Snake River town of Glenns Ferry.
Firefighters fought 20 mph winds and low humidity as they increased containment of the Willow blaze to 20 percent. Six minor injuries were reported, and firefighters counted some 30 structures burned.
Study advises drivers to be wary changing lanes
the urge to change lanes while driving may be caused by an optical illusion that convinces people the cars in the other lane are going faster, according to a study.
The basic problem is that cars spread out when they're quickly and bunch up when they slow down, said Dr. Donald Redelmier, a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. So when you pass a bunch of slower cars in the other lane, it happens fairly quickly. But if you are passed by the same cars while your lane slows temporarily, they go by one by one.
That leads to the illusion that the other lane is moving faster.
In today's issue of the journal Nature, Redelmier and a Stanford University statistician reported the results of computer simulations of traffic.
Lewinsky losing pounds thanks to Jenny Craig
SAN DIEGO — Monica Lewinsky is on a mission to slim down.
the former White House intern announced she has been enrolled at
a Jenny Craig Inc. weight loss program since earlier this summer.
Lewinsky: Trying to lose weight with Jenny Craig
"Anyone who has struggled with excess weight knows that this is a very personal issue, and it's not easy to talk about," said Lewinsky, in a statement
the company's Internet site.
Jenny Craig, the company's co-founder, said that Lewinsky has been motivated starting the program and was progressing toward her goals
WORLD
Plane falters on takeoff, crashes on golf course
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A jetliner carrying 103 people crashed on takeoff Tuesday, skimming wildly over a busy highway and bursting into flames on a golf course. Local news reports said at least 69 people were killed.
Argentinas, plane went down as it was taking off from Jorge Newberry airport, one of the city's largest, headed for Cordoba, 475 miles to the northwest, fire and police officials said.
Hospital officials said 34 survived, many with burns covering much of their bodies. At least two jumped to safety from the disintegrating Boeing 737 as it skidded in flames across the course.
The LAPA, Lineas Aereas Privadas
a survivor, Fabian Alejandro Nunez,
said the plane barely got off the runway when there was sickening silence from the engines. Then it plunged down.
"I saw people on fire. I was able to save myself (by escaping) through the rear of the plane," he said.
Local reports said the plane struck at least three cars while crossing the highway. It was not immediately clear whether there were casualties on the ground or in vehicles.
BOGOTA, Colombia—Colombia's anti-narcotics police received six high-flying helicopter gunships yesterday from the United States to use in the war against illegal narcotics.
U.S. donates helicopters to Columbia for drug war
The refurbished Vietnam-era UH-1H helicopters will enable Colombian police to provide better protection for the crop-duster planes that spray illegal opium crops planted high on Andean mountainsides. Leftist rebels who protect the drug trade frequently fire on the planes.
Washington is the principal financier of Colombia's program to destroy the crops used to make cocaine and heroin. Armed helicopters like the ones donated yesterday provide security for crop dusting planes that kill coca and poppy plants with deadly herbicides.
Republican lawmakers have criticized the Clinton administration as being slow to deliver to Colombia the Super Hueys, rebuilt at a cost of $1.4 million each to be able to operate at higher attitudes, and more sophisticated Blackhawk helicopters Congress already has approved.
Post-election outbreak in Indonesia turns fatal
DILI, Indonesia—Armed with homemade guns, rifles and machetes, hundreds of militiamen clashed with rockthrowing independence supporters yesterday outside U.N. headquarters in East Timor. One man was killed in the melee.
The militiamen, some wearing red-and-white headbands in Indonesia's national colors, shot, bludgeoned and mutilated a 19-year-old at the gates of the U.N. compound, killing him.
The violence came on the same day ballots from a historic referendum on the territory's future were being counted.
At least three others were injured in the militiamen's biggest show of force yet, and the violence raised fears that the former Portuguese colony could slide back into lawlessness.
The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A KU public safety officer was dispatched to the scene of a non-injury accident at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at KU Lot 111 in front of Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corbin Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. A student struck a pillar while attempting to exit a parking space.
A KU public safety officer was dispatched to the scene of a non-injury accident at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday at KU Lot 102 on the west side of Lewis Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. Two students backed into each other while attempting to exit their parking spaces.
A KU student's hubs were stolen between 1 a.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Monday from KU Lot 111 in front of Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corbin Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $50.
A KU student's collection of 150 CDs and Case Logic CD case were stolen between 11:30 p.m. Aug. 16 and 1:30 a.m. Aug. 17 from the fifth floor lobby of Oliver Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $2.325.
A KU student was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia at 1:25 a.m., yesterday at KU Lot 112 on the north side of Oliver Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical responded to a fire alarm call at 4:03 p.m. yesterday at 1501 Sigma Nu Place, Lawrence Police said.
Professor thinks athletes deserve to receive money
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Bob Frederick, athletics director, said he would not comment on the lecture since he had not heard it.
About 40 people came to hear Katzman continue his lectures on the problems the University faces. Two teachers and nine students from Lawrence High School also came to the lecture.
Danielle Lotton-Barker, philosophy teacher at LHS, said she brought her students to campus for an ethics lesson.
"We've been doing readings on ethics and we wanted to compare his ideas to other philosophers," she said. "It fit right into our unit."
Katzman said the University of Kansas Athletic Corporation had a budget of $20 million a year, which is one-fifth of the University's entire budget. The NCAA contract with CBS to air the Final Four games is $1.75 billion. He said athletics had become more commercialized in past years.
"From all the commercialization, athletics has lost its amateur status," he said. "It's about big money."
Phil Friedeman, a 1959 graduate of the University, attended the lecture and disagreed with Katzman's ideas about athletics.
"We need to keep the body and mind together," he said. "We should strive for excellence in sports and academics. The University is a symbol for excellence and sports are the most visible symbol."
Friedeman said if athletics were to drift apart from the University, money support also would drop.
However, Katzman said he has found no research to show that money donations to the University were affected by athletics. He said that if the athletic system was to change, people needed to start voicing their opinions.
"We are responsible for the kind of university that we have," he said. "The academic side has found it hard to resist money. We need to make a sign that says 'Not for sale.'"
--Edited by Chris Hutchison
ON CAMPUS
The Office of Student Financial Aid is awarding federal workstudy funds for the 1999-2000 academic year. Apply online at www.ukans.edu/~osfa. Call 864-4700 or visit 50 Strong Hall Monday through Friday between
Child care grant applications are available through the Office of Student Financial Aid now through Sept. 17. Visit 50 Strong Hall Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or call 864-4700.
■ Ecumenical Christian Ministries and KE Environs are sponsoring a veggie lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
Amnesty International is meeting at 7 p.m. today at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Kyle Browning at 842-1351.
Queers and Allies is offering an information session at 7 p.m. at the parlors in the Kansas Union. Volunteer opportunities in the gay community will be presented. Call Matthew Skinta at 864-3091.
Working Against Violence Everywhere is meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union. Call Anneliese Stoever at 312-1992.
■ Concerned, Active and Aware Students is presenting information about upcoming events such as Sexual Assault Awareness Week and Hunger Hopelessness Month today at 8 p.m. at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call Julia Gilmore at 864-4073.
■ The Jubilee Cafe is training and offering a sign-up session today at 8 p.m. at the lobby in the Kansas Union. Call Chris Hess or Jennifer Bacani 864-4073.
The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the
student newspaper or the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at 119 StaufferFlint Hall.
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Student subscriptions of $2.33 are paid through the student activity fee.
The Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. When information is submitted, the event's sponsor, name and phone number must be on the form, which is available in the On Campus mailbox in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall. Items must be turned in two days in advance of the desired publication date.
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Forms can also be filled out online at www.kansan.com/services/oncampus — these requests will appear on the UDKI as well as the Kansan. On Campus is printed on a space-available basis. On Campus is a free service provided by the Kansan to the University community.
Academic Computing Services presents:
FREE COMPUTER TRAINING for the KU Community
All ACS classes are FREE to KU students, staff, and faculty and don't require registration UNLESS otherwise noted. Register at acsworkshop@ukans.edu or 864-0494. Some classes are S75 for non-KU as noted. The complete ACS class schedule is at www.cc.ukans.edu/acs/training or in Driver's Ed for the Information Superhighway available at the Computer Center. Training questions to training@ukans.edu or 864-0446.
Web Browsing—Get an overview of browsing on the World Wide Web Tuesday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-noon, Computer Center PC Lab, Room 202A
PowerPoint: Introduction—Learn to make and modify a simple presentation and package it as a slide show. Prerequisite: Word processing skills and experience working in the Mac OS or Windows environment. Requires registration for all and fee for non-University. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1:30 -4:30 p.m., Computer Center PC Lab, Room 202A.
Access: Introduction—Create, save, index, sort, and edit a database table. Prerequisite: Experience in the Windows environment. Requires registration for all and fee for non-University. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2 -5 p.m., Budig Hall PC Lab, Room 10
Join an email discussion group—Learn to find, join, and participate in email discussion groups (lists). Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1 - 2 p.m., Computer Center Auditorium
Web Authoring: Introduction—Learn the first steps in Web page creation. You may want to attend Publish your home page immediately following. Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2:30 -5 p.m., Computer Center PC Lab, Room 202A
Web Authoring: Publish your Web page on the Internet—Move your Web page from your desktop computer to your KU multiuser account and on to the Internet. Wednesday, Sept. 8, 5:30 -6:30 p.m., Computer Center PC Lab, Room 202A
Understanding Email—Learn email basics. Thursday, Sept. 9, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Computer Center Auditorium
Windows: Introduction—Learn how to use your Windows operating system efficiently. Requires registration for all and fee for non-University. Thursday, Sept. 9, 1:30 -4:30 p.m., Computer Center PC Lab, Room 202A
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