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KANSAN
March 18,2004
By Neeley Spellmeier
nspellmeier@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol. 114 Issue No.116
Arson suspect surrenders
More than 1,500 miles from home, David Ryan Jay turned himself in to California police in relation to arson cases in Douglas and Johnson counties, a representative of the Olathe Police Department announced in a news conference yesterday.
Former KU student arrested in California
reference year. Jay, a 23-year-old former KU student, was arrested Tuesday in Fontana, Calif., after giving himself up to authorities. He was charged in Johnson County District Court with one count of aggravated arson and 2-one count of arson. More charges are expected to be filed for the other fires.
The task force suspects Jay is responsible for at least 12 of the 15 fires that have taken place since March 7, said a representative of the Olathe Police Department. He said the investigation is ongoing, but authori-
Jay
The first incident occurred on March 7, when the clubhouse at Millcreek Woods apartment complex in Olathe was set on fire. The count of aggravated arson came from this incident because a maintenance worker was inside the clubhouse. The most recent fire was set on March 11 in Olathe at a senior center that was under construction. It caused $8 million in damage.
bogging, but authori ties have no reason to believe anyone else is involved.
The West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., is holding Jay until he is returned to Kansas. Jay waived extradition, which means he should be back in Kansas at the end of the week or the beginning of next week, a representative said. Bond was set at $1 million.
Jay was a KU student from summer 1998 until spring 2001, but didn't graduate, according to University Relations. The Beloit High School graduate was a physics major. Beloit, a town of approximately 4,000, is in north central Kansas.
Federal charges may be brought
against Jay for the fire at Watson Library on March 8. The fire was set on the second floor stacks and damaged four books. The task force linked the fires by the materials that were used to set them. A task force representative said a product for lighting fireplaces was used to set the fires. Paul Morrison, Johnson County District Attorney, said it was too early to say how many charges would be brought against Jay and if those charges would be at the state or federal level.
Early in the investigation Jay was on the list of suspects, but was not a top priority, a representative said. He was a suspect because of his mobility, his proximity to Millcreek Woods, where he was a resident and because he had been reported missing. The task force would have gotten to Jay eventually, but he advanced the case by turning himself in, Morrison said.
Jim Jay, David's father, said he and his wife reported David missing Sunday. After not hearing from him for several days, they went to Olathe from Beloit and noticed his car was gone.
Jim said he and his wife were in total shock. He said his son was a good kid with no bad intentions, acknowledging that most parents would say the same thing about their own kids. He said he had never known David to be in trouble, with the exception of a few speeding tickets.
Jim said he didn't suspect anything different was going on with his son.
Jim said that his son had been laid off from his job in the last couple of months and speculated it might be the cause of his stress. He said they had been supportive of David, and told him he was welcome to come home to Beloit and look for a job. David had always been responsible and was too proud to accept their help, he said.
"I feel bad we didn't recognize anything, but people are good at hiding that," he said of his son's problems. "The stress just flipped him to a different person."
Morrison said he didn't know why Jay had set the fires and that he couldn't comment on what Jay said when he turned himself in.
— Edited by Amanda Kim Stairrett
Excessive drinking plagues spring break
By Azita Tafreshi
atafreshi@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
After an encounter with a bottle of vodka and some liquid Palmolive, Sean O'Grady understands that spring break isn't always about good, clean fun;
it was spring break 2002, and the West Warwick, R.I., senior was visiting a friend in Tampa, Fla. On his last night there, the two guys and other friends decided to finish off their leftover alcohol with some triple shots.
Ninety minutes and three-quarters of a bottle of vodka later, O'Grady was telling his friends that he wouldn't be sick for his flight home the next morning because he was
"Superman."
Then came the dare.
"I was OK for about five minutes and then I just yakked," O'Grady said. "The following day I threw up in six states."
If he was Superman, O'Grady's friends said he should drink some dish soap.
Spring break is almost upon us and that means for many students it's time to drink — and drink a lot.
A study in the American Journal of College Health said that in the last 40 years, spring break has become an
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Professor asks Aristide to visit, speak at University
By Jodie Kraft
jkraft@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Bryant Freeman, director of the Institute of Haitian Studies, has invited former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to speak at the University of Kansas.
Through his work in Haiti, Freeman met Aristide and his wife several times, and Freeman was one of only two foreigners to attend Aristide's birthday party in 2002.
Freeman said he extended the invitation to Aristide and his wife through an interview on National Radio of Jamaica and through Aristide's lawyer in Miami. Aristide arrived in Jamaica Monday after spending two weeks in exile in the Central African Republic.
Freeman said the U.S. State Department told him that it was unlikely the United States would grant Aristide a visa to enter the country. If Aristide is denied entrance, his wife, who is a U.S. citizen, could come and speak on his behalf, Freeman said.
Freeman said he didn't know whether Aristide would accept his offer or when.
"Aristide wants to make his case known to the American media," he said.
Edited by Ashley Arnold
Commerce popular option for students Contract between bank, University
Contract between bank, University gives mutual benefit
By Ron Knox
rnkno@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Curt Rohner needed a new bank when he moved to Lawrence three years ago.
Rohner, Bonner Springs junior, had plenty of options when he arrived in the city. And at New Student Orientation, he found a bank — but no options.
going. Rotner said. The deal, an exclusive contract signed in 1999 between the University of Kansas and Commerce Bank, shares many of the same benefits as other corporate contracts at the University.
"Commerce was the only bank there. That's a pretty good deal they have going." Rohner said.
The University gives Commerce a captive student population while Commerce provides a competitive contract and services the University wants.
"They want access to 25,000 students — potential customers," said Lindy Eakin, vice provost.
At New Student Orientation every year, close to 20 percent of incoming students sign up for Commerce accounts. Eakin said.
Students like Rohner who come from small towns or hold accounts at local banks without a Lawrence branch see
CORPORATIONS and KU
CORPORATE CAMPUS SERIES
This is the final part of a three-part series on corporations on campus. Yesterday: Coca-Cola
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gee. "It was easy," Rohner said. "And I'm lazy."
Commerce's presence at Orientations as a convenient way to start banking at college.
The contract, renewed again in 2003,
guarantees $2,000 per month to the
University as a base payment.
Friends remember accident victim
By Dave Nobles
dnobles@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
He was the kind of guy who could make friends with everyone.
Devin Scott Emery was the kind of guy who was with a friend when he was killed.
He was the kind of guy who loved music, sports and family.
The Wichita resident died early Sunday morning after he was hit by a car while walking on the side of Highway 24-40 near Teepee Junction, less than a month removed from his 20th birthday.
He had just returned from watching the Rock Chalk Revue, a Greek skit-based musical.
The party that Emery was attending with his friends was to celebrate Delta Delta Delta and Sigma Nu's skit in the revue.
Emery would always attend the Country Stampede in Manhattan with his friend, Scott Ludwick
Ludwick, a 21-year-old Wichita resident, said Emery still went to the concert after injuring his ankle.
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