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The Inside Front
Monday March 12, 2001
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
LAWRENCE
Man accused of hitting pedestrian enters plea
A Missouri man accused of running over John Lowe, a homeless Native-American man, entered a plea agreement Friday in Douglas County District Court.
Joshua Mattocks entered the plea on charges of involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an injury accident.
Police found Lowe in a gutter on Mississippi Street near Ninth Street last April after he was hit by a vehicle and dragged half a block and around a corner.
Mattocks' sentencing is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, May 4.
Police search for suspect in Food 4 Less robbery
Police are looking for a man in his early 20s after an armed robbery early Friday morning at Food 4 Less grocery store, 2525 Iowa, Lawrence police Sgt. Mike Patrick said.
Patrick said a manager, cashier and stock clerk were in the store during the robbery.
Around closing time, a man who had been shopping in the store approached the manager and cashier with a mask covering his face. He pointed a handgun at them and ordered them to the floor.
The man ordered the manager to open the cash register, Patrick said, and the man took money and left through the front door.
The suspect was described as a Caucasian male in his early 20s, 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds with reddish blond hair.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call 843-TIPS.
Man in stable condition after rolling truck on K-10
Kansas Highway 10 was closed for more than an hour Sunday morning after a 22-year-old man was flown by helicopter to the University of Kansas Medical Center following a car accident, said Kathy Tate, Douglas County Sheriff's lieutenant.
A nursing supervisor at the Med Center said Ryan Lewis Amold was listed in stable condition yesterday afternoon.
Arnold was westbound on K-10 near East Hills Business Park in a truck when the accident happened, Tate said. She said he may have wandered onto the north shoulder of the road and then over-corrected the truck in his attempt to gain control. The truck rolled several times, Tate said, and Arnold was ejected.
Tate said officers believed Arnold might be a Lawrence resident.
— Lauren Brandenburg
African-American coverage to be discussed on KJHK
Black Student Union members and Kansan staff members will discuss coverage of African-American issues and events on JKHJ 90.7 FM today.
The forum, to be held at 3 p.m. on "Real Alternative Radio," will include discussion of the student newspaper's coverage of the Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government. Nearly 100 students marched through the Kansan newsroom Thursday in a protest of the coverage.
The protesters objected to the Kansan story published Feb. 26,
"Fight fails to derail minority conference."
Courtney Bates, Chicago sophomore and president of BSU, said several BSU members would accompany her on the show.
"We plan to discuss the protest and what our plan of action will be from here," Bates said.
Kansan editor Lori O'Toole, managing editor Mindie Miller and multicultural reporter Danny Phillips, who wrote the story in question, will represent the Kansan in the forum.
Jay Krall
NATION
Space station prepared for Italian cargo carrier
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In what's being billed as NASA's longest space-walk, two astronauts rearranged the outside of the international space station yesterday to make room for an Italian cargo carrier.
The excursion was just four minutes shy of nine hours and entailed slow, deliberate work with cables and connectors — "a jungle of wires" as one crew member called it.
The spacewalkers were "right on the edge" of what they could handle, said NASA's lead flight director, John Shannon. But they performed admirably despite some initial butterfingers that put them an hour behind.
Some minorities encounter police more, study says
WASHINGTON — African Americans and Latinos are twice as likely as Whites to report the use of force in encounters with police, according to a report that also showed African-American drivers are more likely than Whites to be stopped, searched, handcuffed or ticketed.
Two percent of African Americans and Latinos who had face-to-face encounters with police in 1999 reported force or threatened force, compared to just under 1 percent among Whites, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reported yesterday.
The report comes as Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked Congress to authorize a national study of racial profiling.
Bush's tax plan could be cut without surpluses
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott raised the possibility yesterday that Congress could scale back President Bush's tax cuts if projected surpluses do not materialize.
The suggestion from Lott comes one day after Bush indicated he might be willing to compromise on his $1.6 trillion tax cut and just a few days after a nationwide poll found that Americans would overwhelmingly support a tax cut if it were automatically pared down in the absence of a surplus.
Tax relief passed the Republican-controlled House last week with little support from Democrats, whose help will be crucial if Bush's plan is to pass in a Senate.
Zapatista rebels march on Mexico City for rights
MEXICO CITY — Mexico's masked Zapatista rebels led a march into the heart of Mexico City yesterday to press their demands for Indian rights.
Winding up a two-week tour of southern Mexico, the Zapatista leaders became the first rebel group to ride openly into the city since revolutionary leaders did it in 1914.
The 23 masked rebel commanders and their leader, Subcomandante Marcos, rode a flatbed truck and waved to onlookers as supporters marched and rode behind.
Israel's Sharon says peace talks must wait
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused Yasser Arafat's bodyguard unit of carrying out terrorist attacks against Israel and said yesterday it was not possible to hold peace talks with the Palestinian leader in the current climate of violence.
Sharon, who has been in office less than a week, had been restrained and diplomatic when speaking of his longtime rival. But in an interview with the Fox News Channel, the new Israeli leader was sharply critical of Arafat and said no talks were planned.
The comments came a day after Arafat told the Palestinian parliament that he was ready to resume peace talks.
The Associated Press
Watkins to warn of sun, sex
By Livi Regenbaum
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Watkins Memorial Health Center is launching Safe Spring Break Week today to promote responsible behavior for spring break travelers.
In what has become a yearly event, the health center will sponsor activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Watkins and from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Mrs. E's. The center will have activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Kansas Union and Wescos Beach.
Lana Anderson, health educator at Watkins, said the purpose of the activities was to educate students.
"Hopefully it will help people to remember to make smart choices concerning alcohol, sex and the sun," she said.
ets including suntan lotions, condoms, highlighters, bandages and antibiotic ointment. They will also include safety tips from the United States Life Saving Association.
The information tables will have Safe Spring Break pack-
Activities will include Sexual Jeopardy - which tests knowledge on such sexually contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases -- and other games where students can compete for prizes, said Tyra Babington, health promotions coordinator.
Heidi Lange, Lawrence sophomore and Safe Spring Break volunteer, said the program was important for students.
"It is just good for people to remember that they go have fun on spring break but that they need to be safe in thinking about how much alcohol they are consuming and the effect on their actions," she said.
SAFE SPRING BREAK
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Watkins Memorial Health Center and from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today at M.'s E.
- Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kansas Union and Wescoe Beach.
Lindsy Alleman, Leawood sophomore, agreed.
Jenni Moris, Stillwater, Okla., sophomore, said she found the activities interesting.
"For a lot of other college students, it is important for them to be aware of the issues and hazards that affect them because they are very real and important problems that could affect them," she said.
"I think it sounds like fun," she said. "I might stop by for a while."
- Edited by Leita Schultes
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's Visa credit card was stolen between 8 a.m. Feb. 27 and 4:40 p.m. Feb. 28 in the 1700 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The card's value was
A KU student reported his bus pass stolen from a classroom on the second floor of Fraser Hall between 4:30 and 4:40 p.m. feb. 28, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student said he left his bus pass in the classroom after class ended, and it was gone when he returned for it minutes later. The bus pass was valued at $10.
unknown.
A KU student's black leather wallet, $25 in cash and debit card were stolen between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday in the 700 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $45.
A KU student's driver's door window was damaged between 2:30 and 9:15 a.m. Friday in the 1700 block of Kentucky Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $200.
ON CAMPUS
The department of art and design will sponsor the Hallmark Symposium Series through Friday at the Spencer Museum of Art. Call 864-3436
Mural Project submissions are due at 5 p.m. today at the Center for Community Outreach Office at room 426 in the Kansas Union. Call Melissa Cline at 864-4073.
The Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics will meet at 7 tonight at Parlors ABC on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union. For more information, e-mail soma@ukans.edu or log onto wwwku.edu/~soma.
The Kansas and Burge unions will show Orfeu as a part of the International Film Series at 7 tonight and Thursday night at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Call Leslie Heusted at 864.SHOW.
The KU Baha'i Club will meet from 7 to 9 tonight at the Regionalist Room on the fifth floor of the
Kansas Union. Call Justin Herrmann at 830-8912.
Black Student Union will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Kansas University. Call Courtney Bates or Cassandra Young at 864-3984.
Vietnam Veterans for Academic Reform will present "Recent Science and Natural Theology," an interview with Eric Berg, from 7:30 to 8 tonight on Channel 19.
KU Greens will meet at 8 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. Call Sarah Hoskinson at 838-9063 or Galen Turner at 838-3498.
Applications for Alternative Weekend Break at Hillsdale Lake State Park April 6 to 67 are due at 5 p.m. Friday. Pick up applications at room 410 in the Kansas Union or online at wwwku.edu/~albreaks.
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