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Friday, September 8, 1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The naked truth: Masked man shows all
By Scott Worthington
Kansan staff writer
A man wearing nothing but a black skip mask and shoes masturbated in front of four KU students late Wednesday outside an apartment in the 3800 block of Clinton Parkway, Lawrence police said.
The man, identified as a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, was last seen running south from the apartment, police said.
The students were sitting on the patio of the apartment about midnight when they saw the man wandering in an adjacent gravel parking lot, said one witness, a 20-year-old.
Lawrence junior.
"We said, 'Oh, my God, there's this naked guy with a ski mask,'" she said.
"We thought it was funny at first, but then he started walking toward us."
The women walked inside the apartment, then returned to the patio later when the man appeared to be gone.
"We thought it was a joke," said another witness, a 20-year-old Overland Park junior. "We didn't know if it was a fraternity ruck or what."
But the man had apparently been crouching in the bushes, the woman said, and reappeared.
The women walked inside, turned out the lights and watched him through a window, they said. The man then masturbated and performed other acts for about five minutes, prompting the women to call police.
The man never threatened the women, but he clearly performed for them, the Lawrence woman said. He never said a word.
The man fled before police arrived.
"He was very nonchalant about the whole thing," she said. "It was almost as if this was a hobby of his."
The man was described as about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds with skinny
legs and a pot belly.
The women said they had never seen the man before but had heard of a naked man in a skd mask walking in the parking lot of their sorority two years ago.
The women described the incident as shocking and disgusting.
"It's not something I'm too excited about," the Overland Park junior said. "I mean, he could be out there anywhere."
On Aug. 16, a KU student reported a similar act at an apartment complex in the 2100 block of West 26th Street. The suspect in that incident was described as a white male, 5-7 to 5-10 and 165 pounds.
Student Senate to consider financing housing center
By Sarah Wlese
Kansan staff writer
Long after the rest of Student Senate committees concluded their first meetings last night, the finance committee still was hard at work.
The committee debated a bill that would give almost half of Senate's unallocated account to one organization.
Bill 1906-012 would provide $20,300 to the Lawrence Housing Center, an organization that would be a joint venture between Senate and the city of Lawrence.
Ami Hizer, holdover senator and sponsor of the bill, said the center would provide housing information to students and Lawrence residents. The center also would advise students and residents on issues ranging from roommate problems to how to settle a dispute with a landlord before legal action is necessary.
The city of Lawrence would provide the other half of the center's start-up costs, Hizer said. Starting the center depends on Senate's approval of the bill.
Eighty percent of KU students live off campus and deal with housing issues, Hizer said.
"It would be a very valuable organization," she said. "The people there would give you avenues and information, something everyone needs when dealing with landlords."
After 45 minutes of discussion, the committee still had many questions and decided to table the bill. This means that
Alan Pierce, finance committee chairman, said that committee members had a few important concerns that prevented a vote. One key issue was whether the center would be duplicating services offered by Legal Services for Students, which already receives $207,725 from Senate.
the committee chose to postpone voting on the bill until it's brought up again.
Hizer didn't think so. Legal Services for Students helps students prepare a case to take to court, she said. The center, in contrast, would solve housing problems before they got to the legal stage.
Members also were hesitant to approve the bill because the center didn't conform to all of Senate's funding rules. Hizer said she hoped the finance committee would make an exception, as it had for other special entities in the past.
"I expected debate and controversy," Hizer said. "But given Senate's previous interest in the project, I thought the bill would pass."
The two concerns were compounded by the inexperience of several members, Pierce said.
"We have a very new committee that's not real familiar with the rules and regulations yet," he said. "I think everyone was leery of passing a bill that large the first night."
Pierce said members also were concerned that $20,300 would be going to an unproven organization.
Hizer said she would continue to work on the bill and hoped to present it again later this semester.
ON CAMPUS
St. Lawrence Catholic Center will celebrate Mass at 12:30 p.m. today and Monday at Danforth Chapel. For more information, call 843-0357.
Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Services of Kansas will sponsor a dance at 9 tonight at The HideAway, 106 N. Park St. For more information, call Scott at 864-3091.
Students Tutoring for Literacy will sponsor an Orientation at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union and at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union. Call to sign up. For more information, call Emily Heath at 841-8127
KU Hellenic Club will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call 832-8829.
Canterbury House (Episcopal/Anglican) will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 5 p.m. Sunday at 1116 Louisiana St.
Lutheran Campus Ministry will sponsor dinner and worship at 6 p.m. Sunday at 1116 Louisiana St. For more information, call Brian Johnson at 843-4948
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about study in a French-speaking country at 3:30 p.m. Monday at 4012 Wescoe Hall.
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about Great Britain Direct Exchange at 4 p.m. Monday at 4037 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call 864-3742.
KU Karate Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call Jon Sides at 832-1771.
International Students Association will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
JAEP will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Bryant Lamer at 832-9575.
KU Yoga Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Mark Hurt at 842-4713.
Weather
Source: Brian Buckley, KU Weather Service
ON THE RECORD
A 19-year-old KU student reported an incident of battery yesterday outside Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. Second St., Lawrence police said.
A cellular telephone valued at $150 was stolen from a car in the Kappa Sigma fraternity parking lot, Lawrence police reported yesterday.
$50 was stolen Wednesday from a car in the 2000 block of Rhode Island Street, Lawrence police reported.
Items with a total value of $275 were stolen from a car in the 600 block of Gateway Court, Lawrence police reported yesterday. Among the items stolen were cassette tapes valued at $50 and a cellular phone valued at $75.
A parking permit valued at
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Weekend Special Programs Friday, September 8
- Plow the Fields 4-7pm Regional and Local Music
- "8 X 0" 7-10pm
- Green Eggs and Ham 10-Midnight Techno Dance Music
Saturday, September 9
- The Lawnchair Review 9am-Noon Folk Music
- Hip Hop Hype 8pm-Midnight Hip Hop and Rap
- Soul Groove 6pm-8pm Funk, Soul and Disco
Sunday, September 10
World Beat 9am-Noon International Music
- Wild Womyn Don't Get the Blues 6pm-10pm
- The Music Never Stopped 10pm-Midnight Grateful Dead Show
The Student Alumni Association will be celebrating KU's 130th birthday Monday on Wescoe Beach. 10:00-2:00
Stop by to write your favorite Jayhawk alum a free KU birthday postcard.
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