Team loses series against Oklahoma Tennis ends regular season 14-11 The baseball team lost two of its three games No. 8 Kansas defeated No. 9 Colorado but lost against No. 8 Oklahoma, losing the series. The to No. 5 Baylor. Kansas’ loss to Baylor was in games were delayed because of heavy rain on the quarterfinals. The team ends the season Friday and Saturday. PAGE 12A 14-11 and 5-8 in Big 12 play. PAGE 2B THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904 VOL. 116 ISSUE 143 MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006 WWW.KANSAN.COM t LAWRENCE t HEALTH Fire sends one to hospital Stay in Victim airlifted; your no other injuries reported in fire room BY FRANK TANKARD [email protected] Kansan senior staff writer longer A fire at Southpointe Apart- ments Friday evening sent a BY CATHERINE ODSON man, whom neighbors identified [email protected] as a KU student, to the hospital Kansan staff writer with burns. The fire started between 6 and The isolation period for 6:30 p.m. in a second-floor apart- mumps has been stretched ment at 2136 W. 26th St., just west back to its original nine days. of 26th and Iowa streets. Rich The Kansas Department Barr, prevention division chief for of Health and Environment Lawrence-Douglas County Fire returned to its original rec- and Medical, said the injured man ommendation of a nine-day was airlifted to Lawrence Memo- isolation period in an at- rial Hospital after a police officer tempt to control the disease, had pulled him out of his burning said Patricia Denning, chief second-floor apartment. of staff at Watkins Memorial Barr didn’t comment on the Health Center. That recom- degree of the man’s burns, but mendation reversed an April said that fire victims generally 7 announcement to adopt a weren’t flown to the hospital un- Megan True/KANSAN shorter isolation period based less major burns were sustained. Firefighters put away their fire hoses after putting out a fire at Southpointe apartments, 2136 W. 26th St., Friday evening. on information from the Cen- “Based just on that, I would say ters for Disease Control and the injuries are serious,” he said. night to determine the cause. down his smoke-filled enclosed As a few residents stood togeth- “Oh, God,” she said. “That’s Prevention. Four fire trucks responded and Tanner Willbanks, a Law- stairway with his laptop. After er in front of the building, talk- my friend.” Denning said the disease firefighters contained the fire to the rence freshman who lives in the the smoke cleared, he went ing in the light rain about what Check Kansan.com or pick was most infectious during apartment it had started in. Barr third-floor apartment directly back up with a firefighter and had happened, she stood alone up a copy of Tuesday’s The Uni- the first four days after symp- said the fire hadn’t caused major above the one that burned, found his cat, Katsumi. with her arms crossed, looking versity Daily Kansan for updates toms onset, but could still be structural damage but the contents woke from a nap to the sound Lawrence resident Christine at the balcony of the second- on this story. transmitted during the full of the apartment were destroyed. of his smoke detector. With the Anderson lives in the building floor apartment as firefighters nine days. She said the vari- Investigators were working Friday help of a firefighter, he made it next to the one that caught fire. shone flashlights inside. — Edited by Janiece Gatson ous health organizations had been evolving their views on the isolation period as more t GREEK LIFE has been learned about the outbreak. Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, as- sociate vice provost for stu- Sorority moves again dent success, oversees student health services and works BY FRED A. DAVIS III its charter revoked by the Na- t’s always a positive with the Academic Achieve- [email protected] tional Sigma Nu Chapter. thing, living on campus. ment & Access Center. That Kansan staff writer “The ladies are thrilled to be “I center contacts faculty when moving into the house,” said Rula Andriessen students are kept home by Goodbye Legends apart- Kim Heck, president of the Sioux City, Iowa, sophomore long-lasting injuries and ill- ments, hello Sigma Nu house. House Association for Alpha nesses. That’s the scenario for Al- Gamma Delta. ments popping up, the envi- The center has contacted pha Gamma Delta sorority as The sorority has been liv- ronment is changing and we professors of contagious stu- the women prepare to take up ing in the Legends apartments, started looking for property dents to inform them of the new digs for the 2006-2007 4101 W. 24th Place, for the last favorable to the Greek living students’ status, but Tuttle school year while they wait year after it vacated its previ- arrangement.” said students should contact for construction on their new ous house, which was located The sorority’s new house, 1510 their teachers directly to make house across the street to be near the new fire station at 19th Sigma Nu Place, is being built course-specific arrangements. completed. and Iowa Streets, now home to across the street from the current The mumps outbreak has Carly Pearson/KANSAN The former Sigma Nu house, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Sigma Nu house. The new house prompted the center to re- The vacant Sigma Nu house, 1501 Sigma Nu Place, will soon have new resi- soon-to-be-Alpha-Gamma-Del- “Several years ago, that area is expected to be completed by lease why the students were dents. Alpha Gamma Delta will temporarily live in the Sigma Nu house while ta house, 1501 Sigma Nu Place, was a thriving Greek commu- the fall 2007 semester. absent, she said. construction of its new house continues. The sorority currently resides at the has been vacant since late Sep- nity,” Heck said. “But now Legends apartments, 4101 W. 24th Place, in West Lawrence. tember 2005. The fraternity had with the fire station and apart- SEE HOUSE ON PAGE 3A SEE MUMPS ON PAGE 3A t ACTIVISM Tour offers solutions to gas dependency BY FRED A. DAVIS III gional director for 20/20 Vision. tioned were increased fuel econo- intends to reduce oil consump- was extremely important to find biodiesel production. Polanksy [email protected] The eight-hour long confer- my for new cars, increased usage tion by 2.5 million barrels per more efficient fuel alternatives. said the biggest hurdle facing al- Kansan staff writer ence, sponsored by the 20/20 Vi- of public transportation and using day from projected 2016 levels. He added that he thought Kan- ternative fuels was people’s indif- sion non-profit group, was held and developing more renewable “There are a lot of things Sen- sas was moving in the right direc- ference to change and the lack America has an addiction to predominately at Woodruff Audi- fuels like ethanol and biodiesel. ator Brownback and I disagree tion in trying to foster alternative of infrastructure, but said he re- oil. Trouble is, most of the coun- torium in the Kansas Union and The importance of educating on, but this is something we do fuel development like ethanol and mained optimistic that change try is still in denial. featured guest speakers such as people was a serious point. agree on,” Moore said about the was under way. But after the U.S. Congress- “This is not a left or right importance of the legislation. 2006 PowerShift here are green al- man Dennis issue, this is an American is- Polansky said he was very SEE GAS ON PAGE 3A National Tour Moore (D-Kan- sue,” said Moore, the morning’s pleased to be a part of the con- stop in Law- “Tternatives and they sas) and Kansas keynote speaker. ference and it rence Saturday, are very attainable.” Secretary of Ag- Moore was adamant the problem riculture Adrian in touting his support Ethan Nuss that has contrib- Polansky. for the Vehicle and uted to high gas Regional director for 20/20 Vision The speakers’ Fuel Choices for prices, global message was American Se- warming and dependence on the clear: To find and provide solu- curity Act, Middle East has viable solutions tions for both Kansas and the legislation to curb the costly issue. United States to help the econo- introduced “There are green alternatives my and the environment by dras- by senator Sam David Noffsinger/KANSAN and they are very attainable,” said tically reducing the need for oil. Brownback (R- A Honda ethanol race car is displayed in front of the Kansas Union as a part of the PowerShift tour. The tour stopped in Lawrence Ethan Nuss, Salina senior and re- Some of the solutions men- Kansas), which on Saturday, with its next stop in Washington, D.C., in mid-July. WEATHER INDEX All contents, TODAY unless stated Partly cloudy TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Comics. 9A Crossword. 9A Opinion. 5A otherwise, © 2006 The — weather.com 85 54 74 49 Classifieds. .10A Horoscopes. 9A Sports. 12A University Daily 75 49 SUNNY MOSTLY CLOUDY Kansan 2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NEWS MONdaY, MAY 1, 2006 BY LISA TILSON evangelist, was invited to speak ODD NEWS uote [email protected] at the University of Kansas. The Truckload of Red Bull of the Kansan correspondent this week in announcement of his invita- “Q tion caused problem right away. vanishes in Tennessee May 1, 1891 Faculty protested his visit, call- Day” May Day used to mark a day KUKU HISTORYHISTORY ing him, “the height of vulgar- DYERSBURG, Tenn.