tuesday, december 9, 2003
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Campus Two Lawrence residents arrested for robbery
Two 18-year-old Lawrence residents have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a University of Kansas student on Sept.20.
Branden Walker and Byron Turner were arrested last week. Turner was charged Friday in Douglas County Court and Walker was charged yesterday.
The arrests stem from a Sept. 20 incident in which a 21-year-old student was robbed at gunpoint of $40. The student was outside of The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., waiting for a ride when he was approached by the two men.
The student told police the men were friendly at first but then pointed a gun at his head and demanded his money.
Both Walker and Turner will appear at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Douglas County Court.
Joe Hartigan
Forecasters predict storm with high winds, snow
The National Weather Service expects 4 to 6 inches of snow by midnight tonight.
The weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for Douglas County starting at noon and continuing through the night.
The service expects rain to turn into heavy snow in the late afternoon.
The possible snow and winds up to 40 mph have prompted the service to warn drivers to take precautions.
The University of Kansas' inclement weather policy allows staff to come one hour late to work and leave one hour early if there is a weather advisory.
The Provost's office makes the decision to cancel classes or not at 5:30 a.m. based on the conditions of the road.
Students can call 864-SNOW
for updated information. Meghan Brune
Student reports incident of indecent exposure
Joe Hartigan
A 27-year-old Leavenworth man was arrested for indecent exposure in the fourth floor stacks of Watson Library Sunday.
The victim, a 19-year-old University of Kansas student, contacted the KU Public Safety Office at 8:35 p.m., after the suspect allegedly exposed himself to her, according to reports from the office.
Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said the incident was not related to previous incidents of indecent exposure on campus.
Businesses burglarized in downtown Lawrence
Offices of U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kansas) and two businesses were broken into this weekend.
The burglarized businesses were Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Chatman & Associates, according to Lawrence Police Department reports.
Though Lawrence police did not know everything that was stolen, they did know that laptops were taken from each of the three offices at 647 Massachusetts St.
Two offices in the building were not burglarized, police said.
Two of the offices burglarized were trashed, but Moore's office was not as bad, police said.
The break-in was discovered by an employee, according to police reports.
The break-in occurred between 12:20 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.
—Amber Byarlay
By Robert Perkins
rperkins@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
SenExt takes aim at cheaters
The Senate Executive Committee of University Council wants to stop students from peeking over their classmates' shoulders.
SenEx proposed forming a task force to create a Universitywide honor code.
The code would compel students to report any cheating they noticed going on in class to their teacher, and would compel teachers to report cheating to their department instead of just dealing with it themselves.
"The sense is that there's pretty widespread academic misconduct and that there's very little deterrent."
"The sense is that there's pretty wide-spread academic
Joe Sicilian SenEx member
misconduct and that there's very little deterrent," Joe Sicilian, SenEx member, said.
Sicilian said that few of these incidents were ever reported, and those that did come to light
received little punishment.
SenEx members discussed various forms of cheating, including using instant-messenger services on cell phones to share answers during tests.
Despite what they believe to be large amounts of cheating going on, they said few students were ever reported and punished.
They said that even when students were caught, they thought teachers weren't necessarily reporting the misconduct to the administration so that it would show up on the student's permanent record.
"I used to think we should publish the names of cheating students and put the fear of
God into those students, but now I don't think so," Pam Houston, member of SenEx, said. She said too few students were busted to make anyone afraid.
Current anti-cheating measures the University takes include subscription to Turnitin.com, a Web site that compares students' papers to articles on the Internet to check for plagiarism.
Turnitin.com has access to more than 2 billion pages of material, updated at a rate of 30- 40 million pages per day, as well as every paper ever turned in to the Web site for checking.
— Edited by Joey Berlin
Radio comedy show wins awards
By Alex Hoffman
ahoffman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
One of Kansas Public Radio's most popular shows has been rewarded for its commitment to humor.
The sketch comedy series Right Between the Ears was the recipient of three Crystal Awards of Excellence at the 2003 Communicator Awards.
The show originates from KPR at the University of Kansas and has been a staple since it first aired in 1985.
"It's the most satisfying professional experience I've ever had."
The show won in three categories: Writing/Humor, On-Air Talent/Acting and Radio Programs/Live Broadcast when awards were announced last week.
Although it's an honor for the
Darrell Brogdon KPR's program director
The Communicator Awards honors the best from a variety of media, including audio broadcasts, print, advertising and video, from around the nation.
show to be recognized by peers, it's more of a delight that the actors get to be recognized for their work, said Darrell Brogdon, KPR's program director.
"It's the most satisfying professional experience I've ever had," said Brogdon, who also serves as one of the main writers of the show.
About six new installments of Right Between the Ears are broadcast each year for a live audience at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Politicians, athletes and current issues are among the sources of humor for the show, which has also been heard on National Public Radio.
The live audience brings immediate feedback to the sketches, Brogdon said.
"You want to be laughing with other people, not just yourself," he said.
Although not allowed to use the obvious four-letter words, Brogdon said the writers liked to push the envelope regularly.
In addition to the sketches, a number of commercial "sponsors" such as "Motel Sex" also help the show along. The spoof of Motel 6 says, "We'll leave the red light on for you."
"It's Saturday Night Live meets the golden age of radio," said Kip Niven, one of the eight actors on the show.
Niven, a 1968 graduate of the University, has acted on Broadway and in several feature films, notably as a police officer in Magnum Force, one of the Dirty Harry sequels starring Clint Eastwood.
But in his 33 years as an actor he's never had this much fun, he said. He said he enjoyed the
energy of the live audience as it responded to the material.
"They feed us and feed on us," Niven said. "It's a true symbiotic relationship."
The show is a rarity in radio because not much live comedy programming remains.
Radio theater was a mainstream genre before the era of television and into the 1950s. But Brogdon's interest in it has kept the show going and has been the main reason for the show's awards. Niven said.
"He is the genius behind us," he said. "If it weren't for Darrell, none of this would be possible."
The holiday edition of Right Between the Ears aired Nov. 29, but it will be rebroadcast at 6 p.m. Dec. 26 and at noon Dec. 27.
A special year-in-review show will take place Jan. 10 at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo.
—Edited by Nikki Overfelt
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