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Monday, February 26, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Third-floor balcony collapses,hurting four
By Amy McVey
Kansan staff writer
Residents of a Lawrence apartment complex are questioning their safety after four people landed on concrete pavement when a third-story balcony collapsed.
Matt Hillers, 19, said that four of his friends were standing on the wooden balcony in his Colony Woods apartment at 10:20 p.m. Friday when it cracked and fell to the ground. The balcony caused a domino effect when it crushed the balcony below it and landed on the first-floor patio.
"The floor boards were rotted, and they just fell through," said Hillers, resident of 1301 W. 24th, Apt. G-12. "They all landed on top of each other."
Hillers wasn't on the balcony when it collapsed, but he did watch his roommate, Dustin Helm, 20, and three friends, Robert Schumann, 21, Brett Motlet, 18, and Matt Johnson, 19, fall when the balcony crumbled.
Helm and Schuman were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for minor lacerations and released.
Motlet suffered a broken arm. Johnson refused medical attention.
Hillers said his friends were lucky that they weren't hurt more than they were.
"I think it's crazy that nobody died," he said. "If I lived in any other apartments, I wouldn't go out on the balcony."
Julie Gibler, Colony Woods manager, said that the three sliding glass doors, which led to the two absent balconies and first-floor patio, had been secured with plywood.
Gibler said that she couldn't comment on what caused the eightyear-old balconies to collapse until she contacted the complex's insurance company today.
Hillers said that he felt the decks collapsed because of poor construction.
She said that this was the first balcony in the 374-unit complex that had collapsed since she started working for Colony Woods 1 1/2 years ago.
Racism: colors divide
"The decks have no steel reinforcements," he said. "A deck should hold four people."
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after Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. She wanted her class in the all-white, all-Christian community to understand what racism was, so one day she told the children with blue eyes that they were smarter, cleaner and more civilized than the children with brown eyes.
The next day, she switched the roles.
The children that were given preferential treatment performed better than the other children.They also participated in the discrimination against their peers.
The experiment was documented by ABC-TV, and Elliott showed the program during her presentation.
Elliott has performed the experiment on adult groups, and they react the same as the third-graders, she said.
"It was eye-opening," said Justin Harvey, Newton freshman.
Harvey said racism was present at the University of Kansas.
Sean Fradieu, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, said that most of the racism at the University was stereotypes, such as students assuming that African-Americans like rap music or are athletes, Fradieu said.
ON CAMPUS
Racism will be the topic of a video and panel discussion called Skin Deep at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Oliver Hall. The program, which is part of African-American History Month, is presented by Association of University Residence Halls.
KU Art and Design Gallery will sponsor the Barry Badgett Show today through Friday at the Art and Design Building. For more information, call Chris Fasano at 864-5501.
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor a meeting for students interested in studying in a Spanish-speaking country at 3:30 p.m. today at 4022 Wescoe Hall. For more information, Call Ellen Strubert at 864-3742.
International Students Association will meet at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ravi Hirekat at 832-8789.
The Office of International Studies and Programs, Latin American Studies and department of anthropology will sponsor the Zapatista Rebellion and the Reconfiguration of Mayan Identities at 4 p.m. today at the Spencer Museum of Art. For more information, call Nancy Chaison or Amy Russell at 864-4213.
- Feminist Collective Force will meet at 7 tonight at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Regan Cowan at 838-9084.
KU Women's Rugby will practice at 5 p.m. today at Broken Arrow Park, 31st Street and Louisiana. For more information, call Stacey Stringfellow at 749-3380.
KU Yoga Club will meet at 7 tonight at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Adam Miller at 832-0399 or Paula Duke at 542-1930.
at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at 4046 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call Ted Noravong at 864-3742.
KU Kempo Karate Club will meet at 7:30 tonight at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Mark Hurt at 842-4713.
Recovery Medicine Wheel Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Multicultural Resource Center. For more information, call Samantha at 842-4797.
The Circle K, a community service organization, will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. For more information, call April Lauseng at 749-0871.
KU Fencing Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call John Hendrix at 864-1529.
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor a meeting for students interested in studying in French-speaking countries
Andrew Tsubaki will sponsor KU Ki-Alkido Club at 6 p.m. tomorrow at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Matt Stumpe at 864-6592.
KU Environs will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Sarbpal Hundal at 864-7325.
Golden Key National Honor Society will sponsor a members' social, "Let's Bowl," at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Jaybowl in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Brenda Peirce at 832-2817
- KCBT student ministries will sponsor a Bible study at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Adam Decatur at 841-1683.
- Lupus Foundation of America will sponsor a Lupus Support Group meeting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Gallery Room in the Lawrence Public Library. For more information, call Gretchen Huber at 832-9789.
- Christian Science Organization will sponsor a meeting called "Are you taking charge of your own future?" at 9 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove B in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Mark Maurer at 864-6262.
Weather
Source: Grant Wimmer and Aaron Johnson, KU Weather Service
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's car hood was damaged with red spray paint between 5:45 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Friday in the 500 block of Minnesota Street. The damage was estimated at $300, Lawrence police reported
age was estimated at $200, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student's compact discs and compact disc case were stolen and car window was damaged between 11:30 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday in the 900 block of Ohio Street. The items were valued at $285, and the dam-
A KU student's hip pack, wallet and their contents were stolen about 11 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street. The items were valued at $77, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student's car trunk and car hood were damaged between 12 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1300 block of Vermont Street. Damage was valued at $500, Lawrence police reported.
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