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Wednesday, February 7, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Five attack student for language choice
Men and car suffer only minor damage in late-night assault
By Amy McVey
Kansan staff writer
A KU student and his friend were attacked early Monday morning when five men overheard them practicing foreign languages.
The two victims were speaking Spanish and French while walking
from a friend's house to their car, which was parked outside the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St.
Five men came out of the bar, and one, who said that he was from Argentina, tried to speak in Spanish with one of the victims.
"They heard my friend say something in Spanish," the 20-year-old KU
and he didn't understand him.
"I said in French to my friend, I don't know these people. Let's get out of here."
When they tried to get into their car, the five men attacked them, Lawrence police reported.
Three men attacked the friend, one man attacked the KU student and the fifth man attacked the car.
"He was jumping all over the hood of the car," the KU student said. "I was frantic, to get the heck out of there."
KU assault victim About one of his assailants
student said. "Then a skinhead-looking guy started rattling off something in Spanish to my friend,
The driver's side mirror was ripped off, and the car's hood and side panel were dented.
No arrests have been made, but police said they had suspects.
The victims suffered only minor injuries and said they were confused about why they were attacked.
big shock.
"Nothing like this has ever happened to me," the student said. "It was a
ON THE RECORD
"We're pretty much going to be homebodies for a while."
A Kansas State University student's CD player and miscellaneous electronic equipment were stolen and car damaged between 5 p.m.Saturday and 9:15 a.m. Sunday in lot 127. The items were valued at $1370, and the damage was valued at $800. Warning sign reported
A Telex remote transmitter was stolen from the KU Department of Speech, Language and Hearing between January 30th and February 1st. The transmitter was valued at $300, KU police reported.
A lobby chair and love seat were stolen from Templin
Hall between January 16th and January 29th. The chair was valued at $1250 and the love seat was valued at $450, KU police reported.
A KU student's wallet and its contents were stolen between 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Spencer Museum of Art. The wallet and contents was valued at $74, KU police reported.
A KU student's jacket and wallet were stolen between 9:20 p.m. and 11:10 p.m.
Monday in Robinson Gymnasium. The jacket and wallet were valued at $87, KU police reported.
CRIME BRIEF
Kansan staff report
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department late Monday morning arrested two youths suspected of burglarizing a KU staff member's home in the 1500 block of North 450 Road in Baldwin.
The suspects, a 16 year old from Baldwin and a 17 year old from Lawrence, were arrested near the victim's home while trying to hitchhike.
35 compact discs. The youths were carrying all of the items when they were arrested.
The two are suspected of breaking into the house late Monday morning and stealing a radio, a 22-caller rifle and
The victim reported that she was in her barn when she heard her dog bark. When she looked, she saw two boys walking out of her home carrying a rifle and a bag.
While the youths walked toward the road, the victim called the police.
The Lawrence youth had been charged on 11 prior counts of burglary, 11 prior counts of theft and two prior counts of criminal damage to property.
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ON CAMPUS
The Office of Study Abroad will sponsor "Semester at Sea" at 9 a.m. today at the 4th floor in the Kansas Union. Call Nancy Mitchell at 864-3742 for more information.
The University Placement Center will sponsor the Spring 1996 Career and Employment Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ballroom in the Kansas Union. Call Ann Hartley at 864-7677 for more information.
will sponsor an informational meeting on studying in Spanish-speaking countries at 1:20 p.m. in 4045 Wescoe. Call Ellen Strubert at 864-3742 for more information.
Le Cercle Francais will meet at 5:30 p.m. in 2058 Wescoe. Call Sarah Pethan at 865-0696 for more information.
The Office of Study Abroad
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship will meet at 7tonight at the Walnut room in the Kansas Union. Call Jason Brown for more information.
CORRECTION
The women's basketball story that appeared on page 1B of yesterday's Kansan was the same story that ran on Monday. Readers can find the correct story for yesterday's paper on page 4B of today's Kansan.
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