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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001
CAMPUS
Music professor to perform public recitals at Campanile
Music will fill the air near the Campanile this summer.
Elizabeth Egbert Berghout, assistant professor of carillon and organ, will play the set of bells in the tower at 8 p.m. most Wednesdays and Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. this summer.
Berghout's recitals include work specifically for the carillon and transcriptions of other music.
Performances will be at 8 p.m. today and July 1, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22 and 25. Programs will be available at the base of the Campanile, and visitors are welcome to tour the tower after the performance. All concerts are free and open to the public.
—Brandy Straw
LOCAL
Vandals damage downtown buildings with graffiti
Downtown Lawrence was vandalized over the weekend when 17 buildings were damaged by graffiti, Lawrence police said.
The graffiti was found on the rear wall of 12 businesses between the 900 and 1100 block of Massachusetts Street. The other damaged buildings are located on Vermont, New Hampshire, Sixth and Ninth streets.
"The letters and characters are of an unknown origin, possibly Asian," said Sgt. Mark Warren.
Police are unsure whether the graffiti is gang-related and how much it will cost to remove it.
Former KU basketball player enters diversion
Steve Woodberry, a former KU basketball player, began a diversion program this week for charges of domestic abuse and criminal damage.
Woodberry, who played from 1990 to 1994, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. June 1 at a car wash at the 2800 block of Four Wheel Drive after a fight with girlfriend Stephanie Dver of Olathe.
Sgt. Mike Patrick of the Lawrence police said Woodberry pushed Dyer into the driver's side door of her Mazda 626, causing two dents and choked her. The dents totaled $400 in damage. Dyer did not receive medical treatment.
If Woodberry completes the diversion, all charges will be dropped, Judge Jack Murphy said.
Three arrests made during Saturday sobriety check
The Lawrence Police Department made three arrests at the sobriety checkpoint Saturday morning.
The checkpoint was held at the 700 block of North Second Street from 12:30 to 2:30 a.m. The 11 officers worked at the site where 182 cars passed through. Three drivers were taken to jail for driving while intoxicated, three were ticketed for having open containers of alcohol and one driver was ticketed for driving with a suspended license, Sgt. Kirk Fultz said.
The community responded positively to the checkpoint. Fultz said.
The next checkpoint will be held in July, but the exact date has not been determined.
— Julie Carter
KU Police to tackle campus issues covered in darkness
By Julie Carter Kansan staff writer
Even though there are fewer students on campus during the summer, the KU Public Safety Office keeps the same routine.
The office keeps all of its 28 personnel members on staff and continues to patrol the entire campus area, said Lt. Schuyler Bailey.
"We see the same problems, just fewer of them," Bailey said.
The office did not disclose how many officers were on duty at one time, but campus is patrolled at all hours.
Another safety measure is the emergency phone system. There are 56 emergency phones that anyone can use to reach the Emergency Communications Center. The phones are located throughout campus — 23 outdoors and 33 indoors — where telephones aren't readily available.
However, even though the Public Safety Office still may have the same schedule, some residents of the Jayhawker Towers say they do not feel particularly safe at night.
Close to half of the lights in the courtyard Towers have not been working all summer. This leaves the area that leads to the laundry room, vending machine and mail room pitch-dark.
"I don't go in the courtyard at night. It's really dark," said Sharonne Spencer, Compton, Calif., sophomore.
The lights next to Tower A parking and the lights between Towers A and B are the problem causers for students. Tower A is designated for graduate students and Tower B is designated for women.
Eric Grospitch, assistant director of student housing, said the lighting problem had been turned over to Facilities Operations last week.
Doug Riat, director of Facilities Operations, could not be reached for comment as to why the lights had not been fixed.
Some lights in the parking lot next to Tower A were not working for a short time. They were fixed when the problem was brought to the attention of the parking department, who handles the lights in all parking lots.
Donna Hultine of the Parking Department said the reasons why the lights were out could vary.
"Sometimes lines get cut because of construction, or there may be some other problem." she said.
Students with concerns about lighting around student housing can contact the department of student housing at 864-4560.
Rebels threaten more executions
Carter can be reached at 864-4810 or writer@kansan.com
The Associated Press
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — The leader of a Philippine rebel group responded to an emotional appeal by the sister of one of the group's hostages with this hopeless message: Your brother is dead.
Speaking on Radio Mindanao Network on Monday, Ana Sobero made a public plea to the Abu Sayyaf to let her brother, Guillermo, speak to his family and relieve their suffering.
The station reported yesterday that it had received a call soon afterward from Abu Sayyaf spokesman, Abu Sabaya. In the call, Sabaya said he could not grant the request because Sobero is dead.
Speaking by satellite telephone to the Associated Press from Basilan, Sabaya on Monday threatened to execute more hostages, including another American, Martin Burnham of Wichita, if the government does not allow Sabava's choice of negotiators.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt gathered in a telephone conference yesterday to discuss the issue and demonstrate support for retrieving the hostages.
"What we're expressing is strong support from the United States for the Philinnes. It's
not giving any indication of a rescue," Brownback said. "Policy of the Philippine government is the same as America's. We don't pay ransom to terrorist groups. This puts the Burnams in a terrible position."
The Abu Sayyaf claims it is fighting for Islamic independence in the southern region of Mindanao. President Gloria Macapagal Arrovo dismisses them as simply criminals.
Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Edilberto Adan said a massive military campaign to rescue the hostages and wipe out the guerrillas was under way but was being complicated by two other rebel groups who are aiding the Abu Sayyaf..
Army Scout Rangers clashed with a group of Abu Sayyaf guerrillas yesterday afternoon in a remote village on Basilan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, said Lt. Gen. Gregorio Camiling. Although there were no sightings of the hostages, he said the fighting raised spirits.
"This is a positive development," said Camiling. "We were looking for them and we made contact."
Senior staff reporter Rob Pazell contributed to these reports.
2001 SUMMER KANSAN STAFF
News Staff
Emily Hughey...Editor
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NATION
New York drivers to be cited for talking on cell phones
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The first state ban on motorists talking on hand-held cell phones has received final legislative approval, but it may be months before drivers are treated like outlaws in New York. If Gov. George Pataki signs the bill, as he has said he would do, the ban would begin Nov, 1, although drivers caught using hand-held cell phones will be issued only warnings during the first month. The measure, adopted 125-19 in the state Assembly on Monday night, was approved by the Republican-controlled Senate last week.
WORLD
Women in AIDS-infested areas toying with trouble
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Women in nations hardest hit by AIDS often are afraid of refusing unprotected sex, a factor in the spread of the killer disease, experts at a U.N. AIDS conference said. Nearly half of the world's 36 million people infected with HIV are women — and the number is growing. Women now make up 60 percent of new infections. In sub-Saharan Africa, teenage girls are five times more likely to be infected than boys. In Haiti, which accounts for 67 percent of the Caribbean's HIV/AIDS cases, nongovernment groups handle what little sex education is offered in the schools while the Health Ministry seeks to draw up a nationwide approach, said Marie Deschamps, a member of the Haitian delegation.
Pope shares his message of unity in foreign lands
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Pope John Paul II led a crowded outdoor Mass in western Ukraine on yesterday, picking a region long contested by Poles and Ukrainians, Catholics and Orthodox, Communists and nationalists as the place to make a plea for a spirit of forgiveness in Eastern Europe. "Let us feel ourselves gently nudged to recognize the infidelities to the Gospel of not a few Christians of both Polish and Ukrainian origin living in these parts. It is time to leave behind the sorrowful past," the pope said in his homily Tuesday, most of which was delivered in Polish. "May pardon, given and received, spread like a healingalm in every heart."
Ex-spy captured by FBI for money-laundering sting
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Known for years in U.S. diplomatic circles as "Mr. Fix-it" for his ability to make red tape disappear, Vladimiro Montesinos worked closely with U.S. anti-drug agents during his decade as Peru's spymaster. All the while, he was building a behind-the-scenes empire of graft that allegedly included $38 million stashed in a Florida bank. In the end, though, it was U.S. agents and those alleged ill-gotten gains that helped bring Montesinos to justice, a U.S. official said Monday. The official said an FBI money laundered investigation in Miami led to the ex-spy chief's capture in a crime-ridden Caracas, Venezuela, slum after an eight-month manhunt.
The Associated Press
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Listproc for New List Owners Prerequisite: Must be an owner of a KU listproc list.
Requires registration. Wednes., June 27, 9:00 a.m.- Noon, Computer Center South Lab
PowerPoint: Introduction Prerequisites: None. Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Wednes., June 27, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Computer Center South Lab
Excel: Intermediate Prerequisites: Excel: Introduction and must be KU faculty, staff, or student. Requires registration. Wednes., June 27, 9:00 a.m. - Noon, Edwards Lab A, Edwards Campus
SPSS: Intermediate Prerequisites: SPSS: Introduction and must be KU faculty, staff, or student. Requires registration for all. Wednes., June 27, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Edwards Lab A, Edwards Campus
Access: Intermediate Prerequisite: Access: Introduction. Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Thurs., June 28, 9:00 a.m.- Noon, Budig GC lab
Introduction to Personal Computing with Windows Prerequisites: None. Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Thurs., June 28, 10 a.m.- Moon., Center Computer South Lab
Dreamweaver: Introduction Prerequisites: None. Requires registration for all and $75 fee for non-KU. Thurs., June 28, 1-5 p.m., Computer Center South Lab
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