University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 9, 1990
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Records show 2 candidates were arrested
By Matt Taylor and Mark McHugh Kangan staff writera
The presidential and vice presiden-
tial candidates for the New Blood
coalition both were found guilty in
their accusation, according
to court records.
Brad K. Sanders, 23, presidential candidate, and John A. Fawcett, 24, vice presidential candidate, both pleaded guilty in a Franklin County court last summer to violations of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor.
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In a 1985 case, Sanders was granted a 12-month diversion after being charged with unlawful restraint, according to Johnson
County District Court records. In the incident, he used a gun to unlawfully restrain a woman.
Sanders said yesterday that the gun he had used was fake.
Tavish Swank, the victim, said yesterday that the gun seemed real to her at the time of the incident.
Their criminal records, however,
do not dampen the candidates' inter-
vidence.
"Life goes on, things happen and people make mistakes," Pawcett said.
Court records of all 10 candidates running for Student Senate president and vice president were checked in Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Shawnee, Miami and Jefferson counties. There were no public records of charges filed against the other candidates.
Sanders said their lawyer, Charles Whitman of Lawrence, told him their drug charges would be expunged in
Whitman could not be reached for comment.
three years.
According to court records, the drug enforcement unit of the Franklin County Sheriffs Department arrested Fawcett and Sanders on July 9, 1989, after the suspects had watered marijuana plants and were leaving from a field near Tauy Creek Road in northeast Franklin County.
Fawcett paid $242 in fines and court costs, and Sanders paid $192, court records stated.
The officers apprehended Fawcett when he was leaving the field, the records stated. Sanders reportedly was left behind but was found later that night walking along U.S. Highway 59 and was arrested.
Fourteen marijuana plants were confiscated and burned after the arrests, according to court records. The same group of people at the same channel also were confiscated, along with gardening supplies.
Sanders said yesterday that he took the walkie-talkies from the Kansas Union, where he was working at the time. He said there was an unwritten rule that employees could borrow the walkie-talkies and return them to his employer. He then the walkie-talkies were returned to the Union after the confiscation.
In a confession letter given to law officials during litigation, Fawcett said he was not going to sell the marijuana but kept it for personal use. He said in the letter that he did not smoke marijuana very often.
"I feel that I will contribute to society and feel terrible about what has happened." Pawcett said in the interview, "I'm so afraid to do anything illegal with the eot."
After the 1985 incident, Sanders was granted a diversion from the Johnson County District Court. Included in the diversion's rules were
that Sanders had to receive mental health counseling and abstain from contact with the victim for one year. The diversion also halted prosecution of the matter and dismissed him from further court hearings.
On Sept. 9, 1988, the diversion was dismissed after Sanders had complied with the terms of the agreement, according to court records.
"I's just an unfortunate situation really," said Sanders, who was 19 at the time of the incident. "That was a long time ago. It wasn't that big of a deal. It was one of those high school things."
Sanders and Fawcett said that they told their coalition members about their 1989 charges. They expected the information to surface.
"We kind of counted on it," Faw-cett said. "But we decided to run anyway."
Hillel House prepares itself for Passover
By Jonathan Plummer
Kansan staff writer
The residents of the Hillet House cleaned their rooms, scrubbed the kitchen and threw out food last night. It was not a regular spring cleaning.
This is bedikat hamez, a ritual preparation for the Jewish Passover holiday. During this ritual, the members of the house remove all the leftover food and sweep the bread, corn, and beans, that are forbidden during Passover.
The holiday, which commemorates the release and exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt in ancient times, is full of symbolism and ceremony.
There are many reminders of slavery throughout the eight days of Passover, which begins at sundown today. At the Seder, a meal that occurs in the first and second nights of holiday, the story of the exodus is read.
"We believe in telling the stories of the past in order to avoid history repeating itself," said Aaron Ritt-touse, the Hillel House, 940 Mississippi St.
At the dinner, foods symbolic of what the Israelites ate are served.
But, said Steven Berger, Wichita senior. "Passover is more of a joyous holiday because it commemorates the time they left Egyptian slavery."
The foods include mazzah, unleave bread that resembles the only bread the Jews were able to make; maror, a bitter herb that is used as a condiment and bread crushed mix of nuts and apples that symbolizes their work.
Berger said that on the second night he would join others for a Seder at the Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Drive.
Berger said that because Seder was a family event, he and other residents of the Hillel House would be paired with another Jewish family to share the first night's Seder with them.
For the third night of the holiday, the house has sent invitations to members of other minority groups to join in a ceremonial Seder.
The holiday can be difficult to keep, Berger said.
"It means no Joe's runs for eight
he said, referring to local
bakery."
"I used to work in a fast food restaurant, and it looked kind of strange to bring a sack lunch to Vista."
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The Neals break ground for the second Habitat for Humanity house in Lawrence. They hope to move into the home in a few months
Habitat breaks ground at second site
Kansan staff writer
By Christine Reinolds
Roosevelt Neal smiled as his children passed around a shovel and broke ground Saturday for the second local Habitat for Humanity home.
Habitat for Humanity, an international program, is a volunteer project that builds and sells houses to low-income families.
Roosevelt and Sarah Neal and their three children Lisa, 8, Natasha, 10, and Richard, 13, were chosen late last week to be the second Habitat family.
The Neals applied for the first house as well as the second. They are renting a house at 1943 Miller Drive and plan to move into their new home, 27th and Harper streets, in two to three
The three-bedroom house will be between 1,000 and 1,050 square feet with a ranch-style decor. It will be built by volunteer labor and donated materials and sold to the family for the base price, excluding interest. The family will make monthly payments to Habitat.
Roosevelt Neal, a construction worker, will
"This is a dream come true," said Sarah Boevelwey who works at Davo, a medical center in New York.
'I'm very excited. We don't have the hassle of the landlords. We will have something that will eventually be ours.
Roosevelt Neal
participate in the building of the house as much as possible.
"I'm very excited," Roosevelt Neal said. "We don't have the hassle of the landlords. We will manage it ourselves."
Lisa and Natasha Neal will transfer to India School, 1701 E. 23rd St., after they move into their house.
"They are leery about going to a new school and making new friends," Roosevelt Neal said. "But it is an adjustment they will have to make."
Construction of the Neals' house should begin within 10 days, said John Gingerich, retired minister and president of Lawrence Habitat for Humanity Inc.
The Neals' future neighbors, the Richter family, live in the first Habitat house and plan to help with the construction. The Richters moved into their home in January.
because we have a sense of accomplishment since we built the first house," Gingerich said.
He said the families selected must meet certain criteria. Each must be willing to take part in the building of the house. They must have a sufficient amount of income to make monthly payments on the house but must not be able to afford a bank loan.
"We are more excited about this home
The selection committee checks character references and conducts interviews with the families.
The money paid by the Neals will help finance the next Habitat house. The family and Habitat sign a contract that makes Habitat the lien holder if the house cannot be paid for.
Mike Rundle, city commissioner, spoke at the ground-breaking ceremony. The City Commission sold the lots to Habitat for a reduced price.
The Habitat lot cost $2,500. The city sold five neighborings parcels of land of equal size each for $10,750 to Salb Construction and Plumbing Co.
"Throughout the world we struggle with ethnic, race, and economic status differences." Rundle said. "Those problems are not foreign to Lawrence. Habitat for Humanity builds a bridge across those barriers."
Incident at SAE Student turns in complaint
By Eric Gorski
Kenyon staff writer
Kansan staff writer
A KU student who said a fraternity member struck and uttered a racial insult to her, filed a complaint Friday at the University of Kansas, a KU official said.
Dean said she filled the complaint against Matthew Wilenborg, St. Louis freshman. She could have filed against either Wilenborg or the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, where the incident occurred.
According to police reports, Dean was struck and racially insulted March 30 while she was delivering a speech at AE house, 1301 West Campus Road.
Wilenburg was suspended from the fraternity because of the incident, although he denied making any racial comments.
Dean said she filed the complaint against Willenborg because she thought the individual, not the fraternity, should be punished for the incident. She said that Willenborg should be expelled from the fraternity.
In a copy of the complaint provided by Dean, she told her version of what happened at the SAE house and called for University action.
In conclusion, Dean said, "These kinds of things have been going on in the past and have not been dealt with or brought to the attention of the University. Now is the time to deal with these issues. Your cooperation would be greatly appreciated and could make sure that this does not happen again and will also help to ensure making this campus a safe and open-minded environment for all."
"My rights as a human being were invaded, as well as my rights as a woman and a Black person, and I told him that my job," Dean said in the complaint.
A hearing, which could begin in about two weeks, would involve a three-person panel composed of University faculty and staff that would question Dean and Willenborg.
Bryce Petty, SAE president, said that although Dean's complaint was against Willenborg, the incident still was a concern of the fraternity. He said he welcomed questions from anyone who had a*problem with the fraternity.
If Willenborg is found guilty, possible sanctions range from a warning to an expulsion from the University. He could not be reached for comment.
"Matt is going to be associated with us forever, which is fine with us," Petty said. "We are really, in my opinion, closer now. It's asked all of us to grow up. We've been behind each other and supporting one another."
The fraternity canceled functions with sororites because of the incident. Petty said.
"We told people that we were going to focus more on what's happened and not on us having parties," he said.
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