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THE UNIVER TOPEKA, KS 66612 KANSAN
VOL.104.NO.13
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
ADVERTISING: 864-4358
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1994
(USPS 650-640)
NEWS: 864-4810
Beers captured in Nebraska
By Manny Lopez Kansan staff writer
Chad Beers has seen more of the country in the last week than he might see for quite some time.
"We are now 100 percent sure we have Chad Beers in custody," said Pete Nagurry, chief deputy with the U.S. Marshal's office in Topeka.
Beers, 24, of Lawrence, was captured early yesterday morning in Lincoln, Neb. after a week-long run from authorities.
After being spotted in Lawrence several times during the weekend, Beers apparently fled the area in a Lawrence city-owned truck that was stolen from the backyard of a house. He then drove to Nebraska early yesterday morning Nagurny said.
Chad Beers
In Lincoln, he robbed a convenience store at about 1 a.m. yesterday and hit a cashier over the head with a wrench. A television news crew later spotted the truck and called police. Nagumyv
police, Nagurny said.
"There was a high-speed chase involving two cars and the stolen truck," Nagurny said. "Beers totaled the truck."
An off-duty Lincoln police officer and a Lincoln resident grabbed Beers after the car chase, Nagumy said.
Around the same time Beers was being captured, U.S. Marshals in Kansas were raiding an abandoned farmhouse near Holton in rural Jackson County, that he had been using as his hideout. Nauruvir said.
The Marshals and the Potta-watatole Sheriff's office found food, false identification cards and clothing that fit the description of outfits people had sighted Beers wearing.
On Sunday, Beers was shot after trying to break into an East Lawrence mobile home. Contrary to previous reports, he was shot in the ankle, not the shoulder.
Nagurry said Beers would face additional time in prison for escaping and, depending on local authorities, he could be charged with robbery.
auto theft, assault and other charges.
Beers will be sent to a more secure facility after all new charges are sorted out.
Before his escape Sept. 30, Beers had been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the kidnapping of an Arkansas man and the theft of his car. He was also being held in custody for robbing Checkers Foods, 2300 Louisiana St., last October. Shortly after that robbery, he escaped from authorities and spent 21 days on the run.
For now, Beers is being held by Marshall's in Lincoln. Nagury said Beers could be sent back to Arkansas next week, depending on the condition of his injuries and status of any additional charges.
The running man
Chad Beers was captured in Lincoln, Neb., early yesterday morning after a week on the run. His journey took him from Arkansas through Oklahoma, Kansas and finally Nebraska.
Fredonia, Kan. Scott Scanlon is captured.
1 Fort Smith, Ark. Beers escaped from prison.
2 Chouteau, Oda. Beers stole a truck.
Lawrence, Ken. Beers' home.
Source: U.S. Marshal Service
Havensville, Kan.
Beers is sighted.
Topoka, Kan. Beers is sighted.
Students, faculty differ on views of Jon's notes
Holton, Kan. Beers' reported hideout.
5 Lincoln, Neb. Beers is captured.
By Colleen McCain Kansan staff writer
Micab Leaker/KANSAN
P. J. Wagner plans to sit back and enjoy the lectures during his sociology class. After all, Warner said, he no longer has to worry about taking copious notes during class.
Wagner, Hays freshman, purchased a subscription to Jon's Notes for his Elements of Sociology class. With the subscription, Wagner will receive typed copies of each day's lecture notes.
"I like to absorb the lecture during the class." Wagner said. "I'm probably a little bit lazy, but I like the idea of being able to buy effective notes that I can study from."
Jon's Notes, a commercial note-taking business, sells class notes from ten classes at the University of Kansas. Benjamin C. Fehrmann, St. Louis senior and manager of the Lawrence branch of Jon's Notes, said the company hired students to take lecture notes for the company.
"We hire some undergraduates, but mostly we hire graduate students," Fehrmann said. "The minimum grade point average for our note takers is 3.5."
After each day's lecture, the note taker types out the class notes that are sold at the KU Bookstore in the Kansas Union. Students can buy the notes for an individual lecture for $1.50 or buy a subscription for the entire semester for $23.50. Fehrmann said notes usually were available two days after each lecture.
"The courses we offer notes for are entry-level classes or classes that cover technical material," Fehrmann said. "We generally choose classes that have at least 150 students so that our business is profitable, and we never go into a class without the professor's permission."
Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the administration had taken a hands-off policy regarding Jon's Notes.
"It's up to each professor whether he or she wants to allow Jon's Notes into the classroom," she said. "I don't think legally we could prohibit them from selling notes with professors' permission."
On Aug. 10, McCluskey-Fawcett issued a memo to all faculty members explaining the instructors' right to prohibit the company from selling their class notes. Citing the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations and the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct, she said in the memo that each instructor could deny the company permission to attend lectures.
"This university has strongly encouraged students to attend classes," McCluskey-Fawcett wrote. "The availability of commercial notes might serve to reduce the incentive of students to do so."
Jon's Notes, which was founded in 1881 at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, currently sells notes to students at Nebraska, the University of Missouri, Kansas State University, the University of Arizona and KU.
Liz Grobsmith, associate vice chancellor for academic
See JON'S NOTES. Page 7A.
Got a hankerin' for okra?
Matt Hood / KANSAN
Thinking ahead could prevent a rape
By Manny Lopez
Kansan staff writer
She is unaware of the attacker hiding in the bushes waiting to assault her. Not even the lights on campus or the emergency phone hanging 15 feet away will help her.
A woman walks across campus listening to music through her headphones and congratulates herself about the project she just completed.
Scenarios such as this one have become a reality at the University of Kansas over the past year. Four reported rapes since January and three reported sexual assaults this semester have increased the need for women to be aware of their surroundings, police said.
While the reported rapes and sexual assaults may have made people more aware of their surroundings, they should not drop their guards, said Officer Vicki Moore, crime prevention specialist at the Lawrence police department.
Moore said that if women tell themselves that they going to fight off an attacker, they are more likely to do so and not panic as much. "But we all use some fear in order to protect ourselves," she said.
One of the best things a woman can do is to decide ahead of time if she is going to be a fighter. Moore said.
"People should plan ahead and think about how they would handle a situation before it occurs." she said.
Moore said men and women should make
eye contact with people they meet on the street, walk with confidence and get a good look at their surroundings.
She said that people should be aware and not take anything for granted, no matter how familiar with a person or place they are.
Last year, no rapes were reported on campus, according to statistics compiled by the KU police department. In 1992, one rape was reported on campus.
In 1992, 23 rapes were reported in Lawrence, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Statistics for 1993 and 1994 were not available because the information was being entered into a new computer system.
In August, Lawrence police and the KU police issued a notice about a man in northwest Lawrence who, on three occasions, climbed through windows and sexually assaulted women. He still has not been caught.
According to KU police, rape is one of the most under-reported crimes on campus. Officials said it was difficult to determine if the actual number of rapes had recently increased or if more people were gaining the courage to report incidents.
"There is a growing movement on the part of survivors," said Sarah Jane Russell, executive director of Rape Victim/Survivor Service. "There is a heightened awareness in the community. More people might be reporting, but it is not any easier. There are still all the difficulties with all the emotional dynamics about reporting rape and sexual assaults."
But the fact that the number of rapes report-
Safety tips
To report a crime, call: Emergency 011
KU police at 864-5572
Lawrence police (for off-campus
Lawrence police (for off-campus
boundaries) 750-7900
attacks) at 822-7005
KU Crimestoppers at 864-8888
Sexual assault counselors and contacts:
Rape Victim/Survivor Service 864-3506
24 hours at 841-2345
KU Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center 864-3552
KU Counseling and Psychological Services 842-277
Awareness suggestions:
Take a friend along whenever you go out.
At night, designate someone to be the look-out—similar to a designated driver.
Lock doors and windows in cars and at home.
Get to know neighbors.
Don't open the door to strangers or let
you in your house. Don't use the phone,
the number and call for them.
phone, get the number and call for them.
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ed on campus has increased 400 percent since last year has some women concerned.
"The only time I really think about it is at night when it is dark," said Leigh Taylor, Gerring. Neb., sophomore. "It really worries my parents, so I carry mace and a flashlight with me."
Women patrol in response to recent unsolved rapes
By Khristina Fassett Special to the Kansan
Students Against Violence Against Womyn will be organizing women's patrols in Northwest Lawrence this weekend in response to a series of unsolved sexual assaults within the last month.
The volunteers will walk through the area where most of the assaults have occurred in groups of four from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
"I do not think the patrols will literally stop a
rapist, but the point is to draw attention to the situation," said Connie Burk, president of the group. "There has been a real lack of discussion, and this is the first action to bring accountability to the community."
Burk said there possibly would be more patrols in the future if interest was high. She would not reveal the exact route that would be patrolled, but she said students interested in participating in the patrols could contact the group through the University Information Center at 864-3506.
Although this is the first formal women's patrol that the group has organized, Burk said
it was something women actually did everyday.
"We all watch out for each other informally all the time," she said. "We walk each other to our cars, to our doors, to our homes."
Barbara Ballard, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, said she thought the patrols were a good idea.
"Anything we can do to draw attention to this are good efforts," she said. "Rape is one of the most unreported crimes. I know police officers are working diligently to solve this, but you have to try lots of things to draw attention to it."
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