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Army's policy to blame for unequal treatment
WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Togo West said yesterday that the policy that left the Army's senior non-commissioned officer on the job despite allegations of sexual misconduct will be reconsidered.
West said that it was the Army's policy to relieve drill instructors of duty at the base after they were accused of sexual harassment. But the same policy left Army Sgt. Maj, Gene McKinney on the job, who now is accused of similar misconduct.
"It is a policy we do not have with respect to other commanders or leaders of the armed forces," West said on ABC's This Week.
The woman who accused McKinney described the policy as a different system of justice.
McKinney has denied sexual assault allegations by retired Sgt. Maj. Brenda Hoster, who said his actions forced her to leave the service after 22 years.
Hoster also complained about what she said was the Army's unequal treatment of McKinney and the drill sentreats.
Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sens. Rick Santorno, R.Pa., and Olympia Snowe, R.Maine, said that the Army should punish those accused of the same crimes equally.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The county's largest drug treatment provider is under review by the Jackson County prosecute after the director admitted an alcoholic relapse and questions arose about spending practices.
Drug treatment center's director suffers relapse
Jackson County has suspended $500,000 in funding to the Kansas City Community Center, pending a review by County Prosecutor Claire McCaskill.
She was asked to look into the center's operations by the COMBAT Commission, which oversees prevention and treatment efforts paid for by the county's anti-drug sales tax.
County officials said that the action stemmed in part from concerns about Shirley Johnson, community center's executive director. Johnson acknowledged she is a recovering alcoholic and recently suffered a relapse.
Last year, Johnson resigned her position at the center but returned in December. She said that she has stopped drinking and that the center is using anti-drug tax money properly.
However, when the county legislature approved the center's drug treatment contract in December, Johnson was not in a leadership position.
Jack Holland, the COMBAT Commission's acting chairman, said that the center's leadership change was what generated concern among some county officials.
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Spike Lee to speak at KU
Famous director visits Lied Center Wednesday night
By Dave Morantz Kansan staff writer
In two days, Spike Lee is coming to KU.
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The influential writer and director will speak at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Lied Center. Student tickets go on sale at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Student Union Activities box office in the Kansas Union. Tickets will cost $2 with a KUID, and students will be limited to two tickets.
purchase tickets at 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the SUA box office
for $5.
The general public will be able to
The event is being sponsored by SUA, Student Senate, the Office of Minority Affairs, the Equal Opportunity Office and the Journalism Dean's Club, a privately funded
group of alumni and friends of the School of Journalism.
Spike Lee
Lee will receive $18,000 for his services and travel expenses.
John Tibbett, associate professor of film, said that Lee was concerned that many young African-Americans do not know enough about their heritage.
Joshua Mermis, forums coordina
tor for SUA, said that his organization contacted Lee because of the artist's appeal and immediate recognition.
Lee was originally scheduled to speak sometime in April but agreed to move up the date to this Wednesday because of scheduling conflicts in April and the opportunity to attend Wednesday night's men's basketball game between KU and Oklahoma State, Mermis said.
Three years ago, Lee was scheduled to speak at the University but cancelled.
Tim Bengston, associate professor of journalism and a key figure in contacting Lee about speaking, said that he did not expect Lee to cancel this year because of the opportunity to see a Jayhawks' bas
Lee burst into the film market in 1899 with his film Do The Right Thing.
"Thank goodness there are people like Spike Lee who are able to get across to the issues," Berg said.
ketball game.
"He admires great teams and great coaches," Bengson said. "I think the basketball game will be the final draw."
Bengston said that Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Bob Frederick, athletic director, had both offered Lee tickets to the game. Coach Roy Williams is trying to get Lee a seat close to the bench and is interested in having Lee speak to the team after the game, he said.
Lee's agent could not confirm if he would attend the game.
Chuck Berg, professor of film, said that Lee's most important contribution to film was bringing
Llee created a controversy a couple of years ago when he suggested that African-American children can learn more about their roots in the movie theater than in the classroom.
African-American sensibility to mainstream cinema.
"He really does see his movies as part of an informational source for a whole generation that doesn't know its history too well." Tibbetts said.
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Boudewyn Sirks, visiting professor of law from the University of Amsterdam, sniffs a Kansas virus at a wine tasting Saturday night at the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St.
Wines of Kansas?
wine makers want Sunflower State vintages back on the map
By Paul Eakins Kansan staff writer
Great wines of the world come from many places: France, Italy, California ... but Kansas?
That's what David Ross, president of the Kansas Grape Growers & Winemakers Association, said was his hope.
Kansas wine makers are early in the process of reaching this goal, but the number of amateur and commercial wine makers is increasing, as is the number of people developing an appreciation for Kansas wine.
"Twenty years ago most California wines weren't very good. Now they're dominant on the world market. Hopefully, the same thing will happen to Kansas," he said.
The association held its annual conference last weekend at the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St. The conference included amateur and commercial wine competitions, lectures, and two wine tastings open to the public.
Five of the seven commercial wineries in Kansas attended the conference and made their wines available for tasting Friday and Saturday night.
Ross estimated that 30 to 40 members were at the conference but that more than 100 people attended the wine tastings. About 10-15 cases of
"It's a very nice idea that Kansas has its own wines. I never thought that this would be when I came here," he said.
wine were drunk during the three-day conference, he said.
Boudewyn Sirks, professor of law from the University of Amsterdam, who is visiting the University of Kansas, said that he was surprised that there were wineries in Kansas.
Allan Braday, Lawrence freshman, said that he was a semi-avid wine drinker and enjoyed the wines at the tasting. He said that he also was glad to support local wineries.
"I came here to gain more knowledge about wines," he said. "The wines are good, especially since they're from Kansas, You can't beat that."
Jennings said that he had begun wine making for the challenge. He wanted to see if it could be done in Kansas because Kansas wine makers have many barriers to overcome.
Steve Jennings, owner of Smokey Hill Vineyards & Winery of Salina, said that it was this kind of support that would help Kansas wineries improve.
"We can't use a California technique to make wine in
"I don't think there's any other state where you would get the support we do," he said.
How wine is made
Kansas," Jennings said, because of the extreme winters.
Amateur wine maker Greg Shipe, who was the conference coordinator, said that some wine makers have been trying to use native grapes, which can withstand the cold but are not numerous.
Although the abundance of Kansas sunlight helps the grapes, the cold kills many varieties of California grapes, which are not conditioned to withstand low temperatures.
Wildwood Cellars winery in Mulvane uses elderberries. The elderberry shrub grows naturally in Kansas, can survive the winters, and has the necessary ingredients for wine making, said the winery's owner, John Brewer.
"We're trying to make wine out of anything," he said.
"I'm trying to show that you can make excellent wine out of things other than grapes," Brewer said.
Shipe said that before Prohibition, Kansas was one of the leading wine producers in the nation. After Prohibition was repealed, Kansas still did not allow commercial wine making. In 1986, a law was passed allowing it, but much of the knowledge of wine making had been lost.
Other states, such as Missouri, which has 30 commercial wineries, and California, have been making wine for much longer, he said.
1 The grapes are gathered when ripe and removed from the stalk.
In the past, workers used their feet to crust the grapes. In modern times, they are crushed by machine.
Next, the liquid from the crushed grapes goes into a fermentation vat with the skins. The mixture separates, and the skins are pressed.
The wine is then siphoned into a wooden container, where it will age for up to six months. This process can be repeated to clarify the wine.
the wine is bottled and shipped to the consumer.
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"Missouri's been doing this for 30 years, so they're way ahead of us," Swipe said.
Wine drinkers wanting to sample Kansas wine may have to go directly to the wineries. Only two of them, Wildwood Cellars and Fields of Fair Winery in Paxico, sell their wines in liquor stores.
Med Center sued for role in man's death
By Emily Vrabac
Kansan staff writer
The widow and son of a Wichita man are suing 21defendants associated with the University of Kansas Medical Center, stemming from the Med Center's problems with its former heart transplant program.
The family of Robert Trent filed the suit Friday in Wyandotte County District Court, accusing members of the Med Center staff and administration of wrongful death, among other charges, saying that Trent was a victim of mismanagement of the heart transplant program.
Defendants in the case include the Board of Regents, KU School of Medicine, KU Chancellor
Robert Hemenway, Med Center Executive Vice Chancellor Donald Hagen, former KU Chancellor Gene Budig, two physicians who treated Trent, medical foundations associated with the Med Center, and 11 other current and former Med Center
"They took a chance,and Mr. Trent paid the price."
Michael Jones Attorney representing Robert Trent's family
physicians, nurses and staff.
The Med Center's heart transplant program came under fire in 1995 when the main cardio-thoracic surgeon refused to continue performing heart transplants because of cuts in the patient recuperation staff. However, the Med Center continued to add patients to the waiting list for hearts while simultaneously turning away donor hearts offered for transplant.
The physician who refused to continue performing the transplants the previous year was not named as a defendant in the suit.
On March 24, 1995, the Med Center obtained a heart, and Trent underwent transplant surgery by a different surgeon than the one who had performed previous transplants. Trent died hours after the surgery.
Michael Jones, an attorney representing the family, said that Trent was put on the waiting list for a heart in August 1994. The hospital continually told Trent's mother that no hearts were available and that he would undergo surgery as soon as they could locate a heart. Neither Trent nor his family were aware of the problems with the heart transplant program during that time. Jones said.
"The surgery was performed by a surgeon who did not have a decent track record," Jones said. "They took a chance, and Mr. Trent paid the price."
Hagen responded to the lawsuit in a prepared statement on Friday.
"We are aware that a lawsuit has been filed today regarding one of the heart transplant cases," Hagen said. "We have not seen a copy of it and thus have no comment."
Other charges filed against the Med Center include medical malpractice, fraud, conspiracy to violate the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, and assault and battery.
Jones said that another charge against the Med Center was that the heart given to Trent was not healthy and should not have been used for the transplant.
"It was defiblolated three times before it was taken from the donor, so it was not in good condition," he said.
Jones said that the logistical problems with Trent's surgery were due to the failure of the hospital's administration to respond to problems within the heart transplant program.
The defendants in the suit have 20 to 30 days to respond to the litigation.
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