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The Inside Front
Thursday March 8,2001
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CORRECTION
A story and subhead in yesterday's Kansas incorrectly stated that
$3,478,000 had been allotted for future expansion of the east parking garage. That money covered the cost of demolition before the garage was built. There are no plans for future expansion. The $11,190,000 bond used to build the garage is scheduled to be paid off in a minimum of 15 years.
A photo caption in yesterday's Kansan misspelled Laura Rupe, Wichita sophomore.
A headline on a brief in yesterday's Kansas incorrectly stated that Brett Rizzo, a 22-year-old Lawrence resident, killed a cat. He has only been accused of the crime.
A story and subhead in Tuesday's Kansas incorrectly stated that Sky Betseillie and Mark Roberts were students at Haskell Indian Nations University.
CAMPUS
Three could face charges in fraternity house fire
The Douglas County District attorney will decide today whether formal charges will be filed against three individuals who were found Saturday afternoon on the property of the vacant Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house, 1941 Stewart Ave. A fire caused $300,000 in damage to the house Feb. 28.
District Attorney Christine Tonkovich said yesterday that the office was still waiting for more information from fire investigators about the cause of the fire, but arson had not been ruled out as a possible cause.
A bond hearing was held at 3 p.m. yesterday for Thomas Cale, Jr., who was charged earlier this week with one count of criminal damage in connection with his presence at the fraternity house after the fire.
Cynthia Molakoski
Cynthia Malakasis
Playwright advances to national festival
A play written by a University of Kansas student has been chosen for the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival in Washington, D.C. this April.
Michael O'Brien, Winnetka, Ill., junior, wrote Bunnies, which was produced last fall at the English Alternative Theater at the University. The play made its way to regional competition in January in Kansas City, Mo., where it was selected for the national production.
Bunnies, a fictional account of Hugh Hefner before the birth of Playboy, was the fourth KU play to be selected for the nation al festival in its 33-year history.
"I was watching a biography on him (Hefner) and just wanted to believe he
was a bumbling idiot with the ladies," O'Brien said.
The production is scheduled to be performed on Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29 at the Kennedy Center. To help raise money for the show, a benefit performance of Bunnies will be presented at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 at Liberty Hall.
An English and creative writing major, O'Brien was one of three University playwrights chosen for regional competition. Alan Newton, a Lawrence doctoral student in English, and Matthew Hubbard, Prairie Village junior, also competed against writers from eight other states.
"I am flattered and extremely excited for everyone involved," O'Brien said.
—Michelle Ward
STATE
Amnesty International questions prison safety
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas got mixed reviews and Missouri was severely criticized in a national report by a civil rights group for their policies protecting female inmates from sexual abuse.
Those findings were part of a nationwide report released Tuesday by Amnesty International, which said female prisoners throughout the country are not given adequate protection from sexual abuse because too many states lack tough laws and uniform policies.
Kansas was praised for its laws dealing with sexual abuse of female inmates but was criticized for certain prison policies; Missouri was cited among the worst in the nation for its laws and also was criticized for some of its policies.
The report looked at issues such as physical restraints used on women before and during childbirth, male guards' patting down of female inmates and guards' claims of inmate consent as a defense to charges of sexual misconduct.
NATION
Girl fires gun in fight at Pennsylvania school
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A 14-year-old girl shot a female classmate in the shoulder yesterday in a parochial school cafeteria following a long-standing argument between the two eighth-graders, authorities said.
Santana High students return to classrooms
Kimberly Marchese, 13, was in stable condition at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, authorities said.
The shooting happened around noon during lunch at Bishop Neumann Junior Senior High, a Roman Catholic school.
A witness said the shooter fired at the floor and the bullet ricocheted into the victim.
SANTEE, Calif. — With the bullet holes patched and a grief counselor assigned to every classroom, students and teachers returned yesterday to the high school where two people were killed and 13 wounded in a shooting rampage two days earlier.
The 1,900-student school reopened 48 hours after Charles Andrew Williams, 15, allegedly opened fire with a pistol. He was charged yesterday with two counts of murder and 26 other counts.
Santana students spent yesterday talking with teachers, administrators, counselors and one other. There were no immediate plans to resume regular classes. About 150 counselors — some of whom worked at Columbine High School after the bloodbath there in 1999 — were assigned to the school, one to each classroom.
Census shows Hispanic population growth
WASHINGTON — The fast-growing Hispanic population has drawn nearly even with blacks, according to preliminary Census Bureau estimates that analysts say show an America more diverse than ever.
Hispanic population growth outpaced predictions by at least 2.5 million in the 2000 census, with much of that increase due to higher-than-expected rates of immigration, analysts said yesterday.
There were about 35.3 million Hispanics in America last year, an increase of 58 percent from 1990, the preliminary Census Bureau estimates show.
The Black population, meanwhile, ranged between 34.7 million and 36.4 million, with the exact figure uncertain because Americans, for the first time, were allowed to check off more than one race on the 2000 census form. Though the figures are from a Census Bureau committee report, they are not final and may change, caution Jorge del Pinal, a senior agency official in charge of race and ethnicity statistics.
WORLD
U.S. soldiers wound two men in Kosovo
PRISTINA, Yugoslavia — U.S. soldiers in Kosovo traded fire yesterday with gunmen near the Macedonian border, where American troops have been working to contain an ethnic Albanian insurgency.
The U.S. military said two gunmen were wounded. The incident occurred inside Kosovo just across the border from the Macedonian village of Tanusevci, where Macedonian troops and ethnic Albanian guerrillas clashed for two days this week. No American soldiers were injured in the gunbattle, the U.S. military said in a statement.
The Associated Press
Four advance in scholarship contest
Karrigan Bork, Robert Chamberlain, Shawna N. Smith and Holly Worten are competing for graduate scholarships worth up to $30,000. Nominees are interviewed by regional panels, which make recommendations for the 85 available scholarships based on leadership, intellect and the potential to make a difference.
The University of Kansas is sending all four of its Truman scholarship nominees to the final round of the national competition for the second year in a row.
Students are only eligible if they plan to work in a public service capacity and propose a solution to a public policy issue.
Bork, Lawrence senior, is proposing to ask President George W. Bush to remove four dams on the Snakeriver in order to revitalize the salmon population, which has decreased by 90 percent since the dams were built.
Chamberlain, Topeka senior, would like to see the
House of Representatives form an Office of Technology insertion that would serve to provide reliable equipment to the military and, therefore, raise morale.
Smith, Hays junior, is proposing four education initiatives funded by the Kansas Lottery that would attempt to increase voter turnout.
ON THE RECORD
Worthen, McPherson junior, said she would like to reinstate the migratory student record transfer program because half of migrant students drop out of school. She said she thought improving the record transfer process would help more students graduate from high school.
Congress established the Truman Scholarship Foundation in 1975, and two years later it awarded its first scholarships.
Danny Phillips
A KU student reported being harassed by phone between 8 a.m. Jan. 22 and noon Monday at her Oliver Hall room, the KU Public Safety Office said.
No one was treated for injuries in a four-car accident at 4:29 p.m. Sunday on Crestline Drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. The report stated that three cars were stopped in a row on Crestline Drive when a fourth car hit the last car in the row. The hit car rolled forward and bumped the next car, causing that car to roll forward and bump the front car. All cars sustained extensive damage that will cost more than $500 each to repair. The first car hit is now inoperable, the report stated. Two drivers complained of neck pains, but refused medical treatment. A passenger in the first car hit cut his elbow and knee and complained of neck pains,
but also refused medical treatment.
A 23-year-old KU student's left front car window was damaged between 11 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday in the 1200 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The window will cost $310 to repair.
A 22-year-old KU student's Chevy Tahoe was damaged in the 1400 block of Kentucky Street between 5:30 p.m. Sunday and 6:15 p.m.
Monday, Lawrence police said. The driver's side window was broken, which will cost $300 to repair.
An 18-year-old KU student's 1996 Jeep Cherokee was damaged between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The driver's side window was broken, which will cost $300 to repair.
ON CAMPUS
University Careers and Employment Services will present "Resume Doctor" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the fourth-floor lobby in the Kansas Union. Staff will critique résumés. Call Jacquelyn Johnson at 864-5672
JayRock Campus Ministry will have its weekly Bible talks at 11 a.m. today at the open alcove of the Kansas Union cafeteria and at 7 tonight at room 304 in Tower D of Jayhawker Towers. Call Josh Talley at 312-2285.
KU Environs and Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor蔬gie lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
Ki Aikido Club will practice from 5:30 to 7:30
2012 in Robinson Center.
The KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Pannir at 864-7735.
■ KU Traditional Karate Club will practice from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at racquetball court No. 15 in Robinson. Call Rachel Fuller at 312-1990.
The Richards Group, an advertising agency in Dallas, will speak at the KU Advertising Club meeting at 7 onight at the reading room in Struffe Flint Hall. Call Lounge at 865-5610
The department of music and dance will sponsor an organ concert by Robert Horton at 7:30 tonight. Call the division of Organ and Church Music at 864-2798.
Armesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcave D in the Kansas Union. Call Karen Keith at 749-7491.
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 8 p.m. tonight at room 100 in Smith Hall. Call Mark Brown at 550-5503.
Radical Christians will meet from 8 to 9 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Herdian Hansard at 841-8641
The women's ultimate Frisbee team will practice at 8:30 tonight at Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Call Olivia Stockman at 840-0404.
■ Okinawan Goju-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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How to Register for the Speaker Series
- All sessions are free.
- Talk will be on Sundays, from 5:00 p.m. until approximately 6:30 p.m.at the KU Hillel House located at 940 Mississippi in Lawrence, KS.
- Refreshments & snacks will be served.
Please call Hillel at 749-5397 to register for sessions so that we can accommodate you.