tuESDAY MARCH 30, 1999 e"en VOL. 105 No. 133 Happy birthday WSU! Burglaries plague campus fraternities By Sean Vestal ed 1,200 CDs, two cameras, a'mini-disc Contributing writer player, a Sony Play Station and a watch. The Pullman Police Department Six WSU fraternities have had an esti- believes most of the thefts are planned' mated $35,000 of property stolen this and calculated. semester in a series of eight thefts and "If you take 1,200 CDs, you're not two attempted burglaries. doing it because you like music," According to Pullman Police reports, Umbright said. "You're either planning more than 1,600 compact discs have on selling them or you're out of clay been reported stolen, along with watches, pigeons and using them for target prac- cameras and cash. CDs and other small tice." items are often prime targets for thieves Umbright said thefts in fraternity because they are often left unattended. houses are not uncommon in Pullman, "CDs are a popular item to steal and fraternities can be easy targets for because they are easy to carry, and easy potential burglars. to change into money," said Pullman Fraternities have a greater risk of Police Officer Greg Umbright. being burglarized because of the sheer The thefts occurred in a three-block number of people that go in and out of radius along Linden, Colorado and them everyday, Umbright said. California streets. Most of the burglary victims agree with the police department but cite other The fraternities victimized include Pi reasons as to why a fraternity may be tar- Kappa Alpha, Alpha Kappa Lambda, geted for burglaries. Sigma Nu, Kappa Sigma, Alpha Tau 'There is a lot of money floating Omega and Delta Chi. around - fraternities," said victim Seth The largest theft occurred on Valdez a member of the Alpha Tau Valentine's Day weekend at the Delta Omega fraternity. "Just about everyone Chi fraternity, when nearly $20,000 of . property was stolen. Items taken includ- See Burglaries on page 12 Volunteers revive WSU summer camp By Denise Holley education areas and clearing trails. She The Daily Evergreen has enrolled students from special educa- tion classes in Eastern Washington and WSU students and faculty will revive Idaho for a one-week session July 5-11. a camp for disabled people this July at Adults' with disabilities will attend the Camp Larson on the Wooded shore of camp at Camp Yaziu July 11-18. Lake Coer d'Alene. Owned by the university since 1950, In the tradition of Easter Seals camps, Camp Larson has been rented out to Camp Yazzu will give children and community and university groups, said adults a chance to explore the outdoors Geoff Woods, camp director. and develop confidence, said Jessica "Nothing has been done up there (by Wirth, a WSU student majoring in the university) since 1982;'-' he said. human development. Back in the I950s; WSU Professor "THEDAILYEVEAGREEN/HSllK:HU, CHUNG "We haven't run this camp in 25 Roger Woods and his colleagues bought Members of the Student Alumni Club celebrate the 109th birthday of WSU in the CUB on years," she said. the 40 acre-site on the lake for $2,000 Monday. Kelly Richmond, a sophomore majoring in machine engineering, cuts and pass- In preparation, Wirth and other stu- and donated it to the university, Woods es out cake for students in the CUB. dent volunteers are sprucing up the camp on weekends, developing environmental See Yazzu on page 12 I<ZUU radio station WSU may face chlamydia epidemic By Mike Schubert active college students are a Although there are many undi- gets more power Contributing writer large target for the disease, she agnosed cases, this rate is com- said. parable to national statistics, she _ Chlamydia has become the There have been 12 reported said. By Jennifer Butcher as well as eliminate technical problems most commonly contracted sex- cases of chlamydia at WSU this Contributing writer that force KZUU to shut down for days "Within the United States, or weeks at a time. ually transmitted disease in the semester, said Mary Steed, almost 3 million people are United States, mostly because of KZUU-FM, one of two WSU campus "In the past, KZUU was just chicken nurse coordinator for WSU infected with this disease each a lack of knowledge. radio stations, had a new radio transmit- wire and bubble gum," said Dan Maher, Student Health. year," Leibritz said. Those are "If you're going to have ter installed over spring break that allows advisor for KZUU. "It was so alterna- 'These cases could be the just the people who know they them to broadcast at the maximum tive, no one really cared about the.quali- unprotected sex, chlamydia is . beginning of a chlamydia epi- are infected, she said: Many do not even know that they have power, 24 hours a day, seven days a ty of the station. They 'just played the SID you're most likely to demic on our campus," Steed week. music." . catch," said Dr. Gretal Leibritz, said. The rate of students diag- the disease. Chlamydia is known as the KZUU engineer Steve Franco Maher said KZUU will benefit most a physician from WSU Student nosed with the disease rose in "silent" disease, Steed said. installed the new digital transmitter for from the new transmitter in two ways. If Health and Wellness Services. the last year from I percent of Most people with. the disease the station, which is used to send infor- no one messes with the calibration, there Many people put themselves those tested, to over 6 percent, experience no obvious symp- mation on the control board to the anten- will ~ no drifts or distortion in the trans- at the risk of contracting she said. toms, so they do not realize they nae, where the signal is then transmitted mitted signal. The second advantage is chlani.ydia by being sexually In 1998, there were 44 docu- have become infected. to its destination. Beside its basic func- that since the new transmitter does not active, Leibritz said. The only mented cases of chlamydia in Because of this. chlamydia is tion, the transmitter-will allow the station way to get the disease is through Whitman County, 3~ of which to consistently broadcast at I ,000 watts, See Radio on page 12 sexual contact, so sexually were at WSU, Leibritz said. 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Prizes will food from many different cultures tional meeting April 1in Smith Gym Koinonia House. All graduate stu- April 2 in Carpenter 102 at 7:30 p.m. be given periodically throughout the and performances, " 111 at 6 p.m. Contact Jessica WIrth dents are welcome. Pizza and refreshments will be night. There will also be a prize at 335-2407 for more information: served starting at 6:30 p.m. For more given to the best-dressed person. • Become a part of Student Alumni • Single Parent Student Group information call Shy at 338-0977 or Connection. Applications are avail- • A student intern position is avail- meets at the WSU Children's Center Simmi at 332-4374. • The Rho-Nu nursing aub and able at 3rd floor CUB or the Lewis able at International Students and . the first and third Thursdays of every INBC Blood Drive will be in the Alumni Centre. They are due April 2 Scholars, International Programs month from 6-8 p.m. There are • The International Student's CUB Ballroom April 5 from 9 am. by 4 p.m. for the 1999-2000 academic year. supervised activities for children. Chat Group meets Thursdays, in to 5 p.m. and April 6 from 9 a.m. to Applications are available in Bryan Call 332-5747 for more information. Todd 211 from 4:30-6 p.m, Come 4 p.m. • Fabrice Morvan of Milli Vanilli Hall 108. improve your communication skills fame will be giving lecture April 1 in • -WSU Psychology Clinic will and discuss issues such as cultural • The Fourth Annual Asian Pacific Beasley Colliseum.This event is free • The Christian Science College offer a social-skills group for chil- differences, study skills and things to American Awareness Month and open to the public. Organization meets every Thursday dren ages 6-12. Topics will include do around Pullman. Banquet, ''Recognizing Our Past, at 4 p.m. in CUB 109. All are wel- building and maintaining friend- come. ships, problem' solving, etc. The Moving Forward Together," will • The Country Dance Club meets group will meet Tuesdays until May • The Entrepreneurship Club will be held April 27.