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The Inside Front
Thursday April 12, 2001
News
from campus, the state. the nation and the world
CORRECTION
An endorsement in yesterday's Kansan did not specify the level of Templin Hall government in which Peter Gogol, Delta Force candidate running for Nunemaker senator, is involved. He participates in sixth-floor government at Templin Hall.
A story in yesterday's Kansan about an anti-gay message being written on a student's residence hall door did not include phone numbers for the KU Public Safety Office and Crimestoppers. Anyone with information about the crime can call the public safety office at 864-5900 or Crimestoppers at 864-8888.
CAMPUS
$250,000 gift goes to Alumni Association
Scott and Carol Ritchie, KU alumni from Wichita, pledged $250,000 for the Kansas Alumni Association yesterday. Their pledge will be used to create a programming foundation in their names that will support travel to alumni chapter events and professional academic society events.
Fred Williams, association president, said he appreciated the Ritchie's generosity in uniting the alumni community.
"The Ritches approach everything they do for KU with a positive, enthusiastic outlook that inspires others," Williams said.
STATE
— Amanda Beglin
North-central Kansas hit by tornadoes, hail
TOPEKA — Tomadoes, hail and high winds lashed parts of north-central Kansas late Tuesday and early yesterday, damaging homes and knocking down a cable television tower.
There were no reports of injuries. A tomato hit Plainville just after midnight yesterday, causing major damage to 25 homes and minor damage to 54 others, said Joy Moser, a spokeswoman for the Kansas adjunct general's office.
Red Cross officials have been sent to the town, Moser said.
Judge may shut down Napster for poor efforts
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in charge of Napster Inc.'s fate said she may put an end to the popular online song-swapping service because of its failure to do a better job of blocking copyright works.
"You created this monster, you fix it," U.S. District Judge Marlyn Hall Patel said in a tense tone from the bench yesterday. But Patel, who called Napster's efforts
But Patel, who called Napster's efforts "disgraceful," didn't act on her words.
one said a court-appointed expert will review claims by the recording industry that Napster is failing to remove copyright material from its service used by some 70 million people.
RAs in Massachusetts trying to form union
AMHERST, Mass. — Complaining they are underpaid, resident assistants at the University of Massachusetts are trying to form a union in what is believed to be the nation's first organizing attempt by undergraduate students.
The university's 360 resident assistants filed a union election petition last week with the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, which will determine if the group is legally eligible to form a union.
The school has refused to recognize the RAs as eligible for collective bargaining, saying they are primarily students rather than employees.
The RAs say the cost of their rooms — about $3,200 — is deducted from their salary, leaving them with a $50 paycheck each week. They say they should be paid more for essentially working around the clock.
Close race for mayor triggers runoff in LA
LOS ANGELES — A former state lawmaker and the heir to a local political dynasty are headed for a runoff in a race that could give Los Angeles its first Hispanic mayor in more than a century.
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, former state Assembly Speaker Antonio Vilariaigosa had 30 percent, or 142,744 votes. City Attorney James Hahn had 25 percent, or 118,347 votes. The tight race left all 15 candidates with less than 50 percent of the vote, triggering a June 5 runoff between the top two contenders.
Viewership could suffer if actors, writers strike
NEW YORK — A strike by writers and actors will cause television view-望 to drop by 9 percent this fall, according to an independent study by the New York-based advertising agency TN Media.
A contract covering 11,000 writers in Hollywood expires May 1, and contracts covering 135,000 actors expire July 1. Negotiations are scheduled to resume for the first time in six weeks on Wednesday.
The projected viewership decline is based on the past ratings performance of reruns, reality shows and newsmagazines — the fare that is expected to dominate network schedules in the event of a protracted strike.
Bush wants abstinence tauaht in classrooms
CONCORD, N.C. — President Bush tried yesterday to nudge his education proposals toward congressional passage, making clear that he understands his voucher idea is out but that he still wants to sign a bill to improve literacy and character education — including sexual abstinence.
In the administration budget that the House largely rubber-stamped and the Senate rewrote, Bush proposed his most dramatic spending increase — 11.5 percent, to $44.5 billion — for the Education Department. He would more than triple the $8 million the federal government gives to states to support character education programs.
Compromise reached, plane crew released
WORLD
HAIKOU, China — The release of the spy plane crew came after President Bush agreed to say the United States was "very sorry" for a Chinese pilot's death and the U.S. plane's landing without permission.
Yesterday's delicate, carefully worded compromise — characterized immediately by Chinese officials as an apology — capped days of tortuous linguistic negotiation concerning the release of the air crew and the inflight collision that has threatened U.S.-China relations.
It offered a tolerable way out for the governments of two powerful, deeply intertwined nations that, in public, had maintained intractable positions.
Israeli, Palestinian chiefs meet to curb violence
JERUSALEM — Israel and Palestinian security chiefs met yesterday in a U.S.-sponsored effort to reduce violence, Palestinian officials said, hours after Israeli tanks rumbled into a refugee camp and reduced a neighborhood to rubble—the first such foray into Palestinian territory during seven months of violence.
The Palestinians initially said they hesitated to attend the talks, following the Israeli assault with tanks and bulldozers on a neighborhood in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
Two Palestinians were killed, more than two dozen wounded and 30 homes razed or heavily damaged in the raid that left hundreds of people homeless, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said the pre-dawn raid was in response to mortar fire.
The Associated Press
Health service attracts students
By Livi Regenbaum
writer @kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
Getting health coverage will be easier for Chris Stout now that the student health center at the University of Kansas Medical Center is open.
Stout, Glasco second-year medical student, said the health center, which opened in January, fit his health needs best.
"It is nice to get in there where you don't have to compete with the other family practice visits," he said.
Jeff Martin, associate dean for student health and student counseling services, said the health center was geared toward students' needs.
"It's actually been planner for four years now," he said. "Student health at the medical center has been in place for about five years, and it was
housed in the department of family medicine. But there was little space or privacy for students, and so there was a desire for an independent student health center."
The center is run by nurse practitioners, but a physician and three internal medicine chiefs assist occasionally.
Martin said the center offered general health care and advice concerning women's health and sexuality issues.
Lori Thompson, nurse practitioner at the center, said the students had accepted the health center.
"Our students seem to like it because we are out of the main beaten path of the hospital," she said. "It seems to be more convenient for them."
Danny Bartlett, Manhattan fourth-year medical student, also said the health center's new location was more convenient.
"I think it's a little bit easier to find," he said. "It's set up more for students rather than being in the middle of another clinic."
Martin said he hoped students would take advantage of the services at the health center.
"The space now is very open, inviting and confidential," he said. "My first hope is that it will encourage students to come and utilize their services for any physical or emotional health questions they may have."
Medical students can get health coverage at the center by paying a $130 fee. KU students on the Lawrence campus must pay an additional fee if they want to visit the health center. The center's hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Edited by Jacob Roddy
ON THE RECORD
A fire extinguisher was stolen between 7 a.m. and noon Monday from the 10th floor of Naismith Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The extinguisher was valued at $45.
A car struck a stopped car at 4 p.m. last Thursday on Sunnyside Avenue, the KU Public Safety Office said. A car was backing out of a parking stall near Summerfield Hall when it collided with a car stopped in traffic, damaging that car's right rear panel. The damage was
estimated at less than $300.
A KU student's mountain bike was stolen.
A KU student's mountain bike was stolen between 10 p.m. Friday and noon Sunday in the 1200 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The bike was valued at $900.
A KU student's Ford Explorer's window was damaged between 6 p.m. Friday and 3:40 a.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of West 31st Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $300.
ON CAMPUS
JayBock Campus Ministry will have its weekly Bible talks at 7 tonight at room 304D in the Jayhawker Towers. Call Josh Talley at 312-2285.
KU Environs and Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a vegetarian food从11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Cell Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
KU HorrorZontals men's ultimate Frisbee team will practice at 4:30 today at Shenk Complex. Call B.P. at 312-1066 or check out Zontals.com.
CALL 81-310-5600 TO CHECK ON HUMANITIES The women's ultimate Frisbee team will practice at 4:30 today at Shen Complex. Call Olivia Stockman at 840-0404.
KI Akido Club will practice from 5:30 to 7:30
207 Bohling Center
The KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 today at the Daisy Room in the Burge Union. Call Pannir at 864-7735.
KU Traditional Karate Club will practice from 6:30 to 8:30 to racquetball at court No.
15 in Robinson Center, Call Rachel Fuller at 312-1990.
Amnesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Karen Keith at 749-7491.
■ Queers and Allies will have a business meeting at 7:30 tonight at Alcove A in the Kansas Union.
Hashinger Arts Council will present Sneaky Pete's open mike/coffee house at 8 tonight at the Hashinger Hall Theatre. Call Allyson Fletcher at 864-4091.
Radical Christians will meet from 8 to 9 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Heather Hensoring at 841-8661.
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 8 tonight at 100 Smith Hall. Call Mark Brown at 550-5503.
- Okinawan Geju-Ryu Karate will meet from 9 to 10:30 tonight at 207 Robinson Center. Call Ryan Ness at (785) 218-7415.
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Frinity Episcopal Church
Holy Week Services
Friday, April 13:
Thursday, April 12:
6:00pm Supper and Maudy Thursday
Friday, April 13
12:00am Stations of the Cross
7:00pm Good Friday Service
Saturday, April 14:
7:20pm Great View
7:30pm Great Vigil Sunday April 15:
8:00am & 10:30am Easter Sunday Services
Easter Egg Hunt follow 10:30 service
10th and Vermont 843-6166