University Daily Kansan / Monday, November 4, 1991
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Leaks
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Water leaking from the light fixture in Mark Dobek's bedroom (left) in his apartment at Stouffer Place drips constantly when it rains. Dobek has placed a large trash can on his bed to catch water (above) and keep the mattress dry. Water dripping in his closet has forced him to hang his clothes elsewhere.
Photos by Julie Jacobson
Godal, whose apartment flooded twice, spent much of last week emptying overflowing pots placed on the floor to catch the water dripping from the ceiling and light fixtures.
Most of the water is gone now, but Godal is still afraid to use electrical appliances because of dampness.
After she complained to management Oct 28, Ruth Swain, manager of Stouffer Place, and a maintenance worker came to see the damage and then left. she said.
"The they just left it," Godal said, "No one said anything. Within an hour, my whole apartment was filled with water."
She said that when she asked about whether maintenance would clean after the first flooding, she was told no. Swain did tell her that vaccinations that pick up water were available in the office.
After borrowing an extension cord from a neighbor, Godal was able to get the 1/12 inches of water out of her apartment but not the smell.
"That smell will never come out of the furniture." Godal said.
Everything she owns smells like mildew, she said. Godal estimated the flooding has cost her more than $250 in damages, not including the furniture.
She did not have an estimate of the damage to the furniture.
When it rained again Thursday, she called Bob Shelton, University ombudsman.
Godal said Shelton talked to the housing department and that later that night Swain called to tell her that
"It was only after I talked to him (Shelton) that things started getting done," she said.
Godal said she was considering moving.
Until then, she is afraid to touch her electrical appliances since she watched water drip from her kitchen sink. When the water of rust has formed around the fixture.
one-bedroom apartment was available.
She also has unplugged all electrical appliances that she does not need.
"We have a fire hazard, 'God said. "
"The whole place is tempting fate."
The whole place is being flooded. Swain said that three families had been moved because of the water leaks.
She estimated that 20 families had been affected by the leaks. But only those expressing an interest in moving were offered apartments.
"It was kind of a thing that pursued with the situation," Swain pained.
But not everyone wants a new apartment.
Duan-duan Wang and her husband, Jinnain Gao, have put a pail in their bedroom to catch the water that has spilled down from the ceiling since last week.
No one has offered them another apartment and they do not want one.
She said that it was the second time that leaks had occurred but that she was confident management would fix the problem soon.
fer residents, said they were offered another apartment but had decided not to move because they did not want the bother.
They are, however, considering legal action against the contractor and the University, Vincente Bortone said.
Water has been leaking for about a month into the apartment that the two share with their two children, he said.
Vincente and Adela Bortone. Stouf-
It has been coming through the light fixture in the children's bedroom and through the bathroom ceiling.
Bortone said that maintenance disconnected the light fixture and that the family put a pail in its place to collect the water.
The children now sleep on a sofa bed in the living room. he said.
During the worst of the rain on Oct.23, Bortone emptied the pail four or five times a day, he said.
Bortone said he asked maintenance workers whether they would mind draining the pail when he was not there but they refused, saying it was not part of their job.
The Bortones' insurance company will not cover their estimated $500 in damages because water leaks are not considered a natural disaster.
Because Bortone has had to empty the paill during the day, he has lost time at work. he said.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said Plunket Construction eventually would pay for all damages to the residents' property.
Farmer fights pornography conviction
He said he did not know what would be done as a temporary measure.
Supreme Court to decide whether government entrapped Nebraska m.
The Associated Press
NEWMAN GROVE, Neb. — A farmer humiliated after buying child pornography in a government sting spent seven months isolated and depressed but said he regained his self-esteem and wants the Supreme Court to know he was unlawfully trapped.
A lawyer for Keith Jacobson, who is backed by friends and neighbors in the east-central Nebraska farming town of Newman Grove, was charged Wednesday by court Wednesday to challenge his conviction.
"I think if our government doesn't have anything better to do than this kind of thing, they better get straightened out," farmer Robert Nair said Thursday as he ate lunch at a local cafel.
Nelsen and the pastor of the church where Jacobson is treasurer said the government went too far in an investigation that involved
Over the next 2/3 years, undercover postal inspectors sent Jacobson mail offers for prisoners.
sending Jacobson at least 10 letters from
bogus and bogus groups advancing
vocal freedom
"I would say that 50 percent of the people in general would do the same thing, if they were sent this kind of thing," Nelsen said. "How would he know this was illegal?"
Jacobson, 61, said he ordered two adult magazines that depicted nude young men and boys in 1984 from a San Diego company. Investors in the company and found his name on the mailing list.
Jacobson filled out questionnaires but didn't buy anything until 1987, when out of curiosity he ordered a magazine called "Boes Who Love Boes," described in a catalog as "11-year-old and 14-year-old boys get it on in every way possible."
"I think I was just sort of a gullible person at the time, unaware of the penalties," Jacobson said. "I did know any criminal intent or anything." And I just ordered ili, then to see what this was about.
"I think they should determine what the involvement of a person is before they just go on."
Jacobson served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and returned to Newman Grove in the mid-1970s to be with his ailing father. His father died in 1979.
The day he received the magazine, investigators were at his door with a search warrant.
Jacobson, a bachelor, said he is bisexual and purchased the magazines in 1984 because he wanted to explore his own sexual orientation and because they included nudity.
"I didn't think there was anything bad about it," he said. "These are magazines that everybody can get."
Man who said he works for God arrested outside doctor's home
The Associated Press
ELDORADO — A Wichita man is to stand trial for a disorderly conduct charge after causing a disturbance outside the home of a doctor whose clinic was the target of abortion protests this summer.
Bryan J. Brown, 32, was charged Friday after being arrested the night before at the home of Dr. George Tiller in the Wichita suburb of Andover. Butler County District Judge Morgan Metcalf scheduled trial for Dec. 9.
Court documents allegue that Brown shouted at Tiller through a bullhorn, "You are going to hell. Your whole family is doomed to hell. You are evil worshipers."
County Attorney Mike Ward said Brown told an arresting police officer that he was a
missionary and his employer was God. Brown and about a dozen other people were holding a church service across the street from Tiller's home, Ward said.
Police Sgt. Phil Wickwire said the other members of the group were "well within their rights for a public gathering."
But, he said, Tiller and his family became alarmed and feared for their safety.
Tiller's residence was the site of demonstrations this summer, but Sheriff Dave Williams said this was the first arrest he knew of at Tiller's residence.
"We've always been able to get by without having to make arrests," Williams said.
More than 2,600 arrests were made at other Wichita locations during seven weeks of protests this summer by the national Group Operation Rescue.
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