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The Inside Front
Tuesday February 13, 2001
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Worlds of Fun to have auditions for live shows
Worlds of Fun will have auditions for entertainment and technical positions in its 2001 live entertainment lineup from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union.
The Kansas City, Mo., amusement park is looking for singers and dancers to perform in live shows, individuals to appear as costumed characters, and stage technicians for behind-the-scenes work.
Kathy Bellew, public relations manager for Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun, said the jobs were perfect for students who wanted to break into the world of live performance.
"It's a very unique opportunity if that's something they're interested in doing for a living." Bellow said.
Singers and dancers should be able to perform a variety of musical styles and should provide their own accompaniment. Bellew said.
Other applicants may bring a resume or mail it to Live Entertainment Auditions, Worlds of Fun, 4545 Words of Fun Ave., Kansas City, Mo., 64161.
— Sarah Smarsh
International officers to discuss role of media
Ninety international military officers from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth will discuss the role of free media in democracy tomorrow at the University of Kansas.
The officers will visit as part of the Army's International Officer Information Program, which introduces officers to various parts of American life while they spend one year in the United States.
It is the program's fourth year. Faculty from the School of Journalism will discuss the relationship between advertising and privately-owned media. Mock press conferences will also be conducted. The journalism faculty will present the program, which was coordinated by the office of international programs.
— Lauren Brandenburg
The program is not open to the public
STATE
Business slow after Hutchinson explosions
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Some of Hutchinson's downtown merchants are struggling to regain their business footing after last month's gas explosions.
"I've tried to remain positive," said Doug Fisher, owner of The Tiffany House Restaurant, but "it has hurt
drastically."
Before the blast, the restaurant saw 120 diners every day. Now it's around 50.
We've had groups cancel, that won't come to Hutchinson," Fisher said.
Downtown Development Director Jim Seitnater said restaurants and antiques stores were among those hit by a drop in business because they relied on out-of-town patrons.
The Jan. 17 explosion and fire destroyed two downtown stores and forced authorities to barricade streets in the area. A separate explosion at a mobile home park killed two people.
Jim's Family Barber Shop downtown was among those that closed while the area was off-limits.
Owner Jim Mullins was able to get back in his shop three days later. But even though the street has been reopened for weeks, business is still slow, and he's not sure why.
"I will ask them when they come back in, if they do come back in," Mullins said. "A lot of them are real good friends of mine. I don't know if they just didn't want to come downtown."
NATIONAL
NEAR becomes first object to land on asteroid
COLUMBIA, Md. — The NEAR spacecraft touched down on the barren, rocky surface of Eros, successfully completing history's first landing on an asteroid.
NEAR's landing at about 2:05 p.m. yesterday was confirmed when Mission Control received a beacon signal from the craft resting on the surface of Eros, some 196 million miles from Earth.
"I am happy to report that the NEAR has touched down," said Robert Farquhar, mission director. "We are still getting signals. It is still transmitting from the surface."
Engineers watching from monitors from Mission Control broke into applause at confirmation of history's first landing of a manmade object on an asteroid. The mission, controlled by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, also was the first into deep space operated by a non-NASA center.
NEAR flawlessly performed five rocket firings, starting yesterday morning, to drop it out of a 15-mile orbit of Eros and slow it toward the surface. Early indications are that Mission control completed its plan to guide NEAR to a feather-like touchdown by slowing its velocity, relative to the surface of the asteroid, to about the speed of a fast walk, 3 to 5 miles an hour.
City dismisses charges against WTO protesters
during a World Trade Organization protest in November after it was disclosed that three labor leaders may have been given preferential treatment while in custody.
SEATTLE — The city is dismissing charges against 77 people arrested
City Attorney Mark H. Sidran said Friday he lacked evidence to pursue the misdemeanor charges of pedestrian interference and failure to disperse.
He said that while it was clear several people illegally blocked streets and ignored police orders during the Nov. 30 demonstration, proving "individual identifiable defendants" guilty was another matter.
more than 100 people were arrested during the protest. A few cases had been resolved earlier. Twenty-three cases will go forward, Sidran said.
He said the decision to drop the charges was not influenced by an Associated Press story Friday reporting that Mayor Paul Schell had intervened in the cases of officials with the King County Labor Council, Seattle Union Now and the Washington State Labor Council.
The three were arrested but were released and never charged, even though they said they were as involved in the protest as the others arrested.
WORLD
Palestinian aggression mounts against Sharon
DHEISEH REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Palestinian gunmen yesterday threatened to step up violence to wreck Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon's promises of security. Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians in what witnesses called unprovoked shootings.
In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians and Israeli troops fought a protracted gun battle that wounded eight Palestinians and left dozens of others overcome by tear gas.
Shooting incidents during the past two days marked an escalation after a relative lull in recent weeks, Sharon has not yet taken office — he is still trying to form a coalition — but his advisers warned that once he was in power, Israel would retaliate more harshly than it had under his predecessor, Ehud Barak.
Coalition negotiations between Sharon's Likud faction and Barak's Labor Party resumed yesterday. The two sides agreed that a joint government would only seek an interim accord with the Palestinians, not a final peace deal.
Likud and Labor are at odds about how specific a coalition agreement should be. Labor wants details, particularly regarding peace negotiations, while Likud wants to make do with a general outline.
Associated Press
Students meet next dean candidate
By Sarah Warren writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Angela Lumpkin wants to bring a little bit of Southern hospitality to the School of Education.
At a meeting with education students, which is part of the interview process for the position as dean, Lumpkin said her Southern heritage was deeply rooted in her background at several Southern universities. She also discussed her views on education and KU at yesterday's meeting at Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
Raised in Marvel, Ark., Lumpkin attended the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville and received a degree in physical education before attending Ohio State University, where she earned a doctorate in sports history.
"I'm a Razorback," Lumpkin said. "I tell people I'll call the hoes if they want me too."
After receiving her doctorate, Lumpkin did something no one expected — she became the women's head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
"I tell people I taught Dean Smith everything he knows, but no one believes me," she said.
After a long stint at North Carolina as a coach and professor, Lumpkin accepted an offer to become
the dean of education at the State University of West Georgia.
"I knew coming from physical education that I'd have to go to a smaller school because physical education isn't as highly respected of a background in education," she said. "That's just the way life is."
After resigning in October because of an internal disagreement with her boss, Lumpkin became a professor at the university.
But she said she was ready for a dean position again.
"There's always going to be a split in those two areas because of equipment and usage," Lumpkin said. "The dean has to get an inclusive environment to make up for that geographical split."
The students at the meeting asked Lumpkin about problems within the school. Jamie Giove, Platte City, Mo., senior, asked Lumpkin about the split between the School of Education, located in JRP, and the health, sport and exercise sciences department, located across campus in Robinson Center.
Lumpkin's ideas about the HSES department made her stand out from the other candidates who visited the University, said Nikki Bina, Lincolnville senior and student representative on the search committee.
Edited by Jacob Roddy
ON THE RECORD
A man hit a pedestrian with his truck in the Oliver Hall parking lot at 6:55 a.m. Saturday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The driver reported seeing a man cross the street in front of him, but the icy street kept his truck from stopping when he hit the brakes. The man fell to the ground after he was struck and left a large dent in the hood of the truck. He complained of pain in his lower back and left wrist at the scene, but refused medical treatment. The driver was not hurt. Damages to the truck were unknown.
A KU student hit a tree with her car near Engel and Irving Hill roads at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The driver left the scene, but was later found with the help of witnesses. The driver was cited for leaving the scene, no proof of insurance and unreasonable speed.
A Mazda was damaged in the Lied Center parking at 2.5 p.m. Saturday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The car's damage was estimated at $700.
ON CAMPUS
The February Sisters Association will sponsor the Donate-a-Phone campaign from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday, Feb. 23 at the University Theatre Box Office in Murphy Hall. The wireless phones collected will be given to domestic violence victims. E-mail Sharon at fb-sisters@yahoo.com or call 864-4012.
**Watkins Clinic Health Promotion will have a compulsive over/under-eating group at 7:30 a.m. today at the Watkins health promotion conference room in Watkins Memorial Health Center. Call 312-1521.**
- The KU Running and Jogging Club will meet for its daily run at 4:30 p.m. today at the oak tree at the east entrance of Robinson Center. Call Michael Roesler at 312-3193.
Hispanic American Leadership Organization will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union. Call Juan Tealio at 312-9120
KU Traditional Karate Club will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at racquetball court No. 15 in Robinson. Call Rachel Fuller at 312-1990.
KU Water Polo will practice at 7 tonight at the Robinson nikon. Call Bill Blazer at 312-2277.
KU College Republicans will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union, U.S. attorney Jim Flory will speak. Call Erin Blocher at 312-107-727.
United Methodist Campus Ministry will meet from 7:30 to 8:30 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call Heather Henslarling at 841-8661
KU HorrorZontals men's ultimate Frisbee team will practice from 8:30 to 11 tonight in Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Call B.P. at 312-1066 or check out www.Zontals.com.
The women's ultimate Frisbee team will practice at 8:30 tonight at Anschutz. Call Olivia Stockman at 840-0404.
Okinawan Goji-Ryu Karate will meet from 9 to 10:30 tonight at room 207 in Robinson. Call Ryan Ness at [785] 218-7415.
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