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UK senior quarterback Shane Boyd (7) uses left guard Jason Rollins' (70) block against surging Cardinal defenders Robert McCune (54) and
Marcus Jones (56). Boyd was sacked twice on the day. but Louisville forced him to scramble out of the pocket throughout the game.

‘RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE'

By Jeff Patterson
rat moucrv KERNEL

LOUISVILLE Sitting
on the middle of the field.
Shane Boyd lowered his
head knowing there was
nothing he could do.

Moments before. the UK
quarterback tried to scram-
ble away from Louisville
defensive end Marcus
.lones as he looked for an
open receiver in l'ofL terri-
tory.

With .lones swarming
him. Boyd launched an er-
rant pass toward receiver
(ilenn Holt.

Boyd hit the ground.

The (‘ardinals hit pay
dirt.

l'ofl. coriiei'back Kerry
Rhodes intercepted the
football and ran 56 yards
for the score. giving the
(Tardinals a lit) lead early
in the second half

UK'S offense never rt“
covered.

The (‘ardinal defense
suffocated the (‘ats Sunday
afternoon in i'ol‘le 28-0 win
in front of a record i168]
fans in I’apa .lohn‘s (‘ardi
ital Stadium. it was the (‘ar
dinals fifth win against [K
in six years.

In his first game with-
out looking over his shoul-
der as the quarterback.
Boyd had to look out for
everything else.

"Shane was running for
his life." said I'K head
coach Rich Brooks.

The (‘ardinal defensive
line dominated the Cats.
clamping down' on L'K‘s
running game. and giving
Boyd an early pass to go
find a receiver.

“For Shane. [We already
apologized to him personal-
ly." said I'K right guard
Matt Huff.

Boyd finished the day
with ll-of-itl passing for 172
yards and two intercep»
tions.

The (‘ats' running game
didn‘t fare much better
with His yards on L’o‘ at
tempts.

“i know my line‘s try-
ing." said I'K running back
Arliss Beach. “But it was
just frustrating that we
couldn‘t get our running
game going."

The (‘ats never capital
ized on any momentum
they briefly had.

()n the game's opening
drive. 17K linebacker Brad
Booker stuffed I'ofl. back
Lionel (iates. who finished
with ll: yards. on a fourth
and-goal play at the l‘yard
line.

A few plays later when
the (‘ats were facing fourth
down on their 2:4. safety
Marcus Mc-(‘lintoii took the
snap on a fake punt for five
yards and the first down.
lTK punted three plays later

“When you take a gain
ble like that. you expect
your offense to do some»
thing With it.” Brooks said.

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Brooks leading Cats
on long deathimarch

LOUISVILLE

In the darkest

days of UK football. there always
seems to be a silver lining.

In the days of Bill Curry. fans
could point to the potential of Tim
(‘ouch and dream of better days.

in the days of Hal Mumme.
fans could imagine a day when the
defense might rise tip for one big

stop.

Tim But in the days of Rich Brooks.

Wiseman

SPORTS [DllOR

fans have nothing.
Against the Cards on Sunday.

the (‘ats hit rock bottom.
After the Louisville game. UK's
players and coaches promised to get better. but

that's not good enough anymore.

We've listened to that after 13 games of the

Brooks era. and I am tired.

l'm tired of the excuse Brooks always offers 7
that l'K just doesn‘t have the players to compete in

the Southeastern (‘oiiference

Sunday. it was more of the same from Brooks.

“We don‘t have a lot of choices. we don‘t have a
lot of depth. so to sit here and try to paint a rosy
picture of something that isn't rosy right now
we physically got dominated." said the coach with a

career record of 95-118- 1.

That's not good enough. (Toach. This is your
team. so find some answers or find a new job.

The only comfort offensive coordinator Ron
Hudson gate fans was a promise to find better play-
ers on a threeday recruiting trip next week.

That‘s not good enough. UK fans cannot be ex-
pected to wait for next year. especially when that
was the line from Brooks and Co. last season.

See March on page B

 

 

 

 

Administration,
research buildings
will be open soon

By Danielle Herring
fnz"iitmaiim~ti'

Come October. many of the sidewalk detours and clank-
ing machinery will be gone. administrators say.

While many students were enjoying their summer va-
cations. four construction projects came aliVe on campus: a
North Campus residence hall. a South (‘ampus residence
hall, the Biomedical.“Biological Sciences Research Build-
ing and the reconstruction of the Administration Build-
ing.

“They are all pretty much on schedule. and all are with-
in budget." said Jack Miller. l'K's capital projects manager.

The Administration Building. which will be called the
Main Building once finished. could be done as early as
next week and the move-in is scheduled for mid-()ctober.

“Over the next 30 days the pedestrian problems around
the Main Building should clear up." Miller said.

While none of these projects has experienced major de-
lays. Miller said the Main Building is three weeks behind
schedule because of weather conditions.

The building‘s $16 million budget has covered the cost
of rebuilding the interior and exterior while reusing the
exterior masonry wall shell that remained after a May 2001
fire.

The construction includes the creation of the Patterson
Plaza entrance at the east side of the building and a con-
necting link to the ()illis Building. Miller said. Matty ad—
ministrative offices. including President Lee Todd's. have
been located in the Gillis Budding since the fire

Miller said the Biomedical Biological Sciences Re
search Building. located on South Limestone Street at Vir-
ginia Avenue. should also be done in October.

The building has 185.000 square feet of floor space to
accommodate features such as workstations for laboratory
staffs. animal care areas. cold rooms. tissue and cell cul-
ture facilities and a central utility plant. according to the
capital project's Web site.

The North (Tampus residence hall under construction
on Euclid Avenue will have 64.493 square feet. and the
South Campus ball will haVe 206.990 square feet. Miller
said.

The student housing projects will provide room for 68-1
residents and should be completed next summer. Miller
said.

“The construction is really annoying." said psychology
freshman and Blazer Hall resident Sarah Williams. “The
noise distracts me when i try to do my homework in my
room on the third floor."

Secondary social studies educ it ion freshman Matt
Price said the construction is inconvenient. but he under;
stands "that it's something that has to happen that will
make things better when they are finisfied

Others haVe found problems w ill. the tiniflir around the
projects.

“The construction ion Limestone :ind lfucliili makes

See Construct on page 2

Russia starts burying
hostage crisis Victims

BY Kim Murphy and Band Holley
Les issue. we.

BESLAN. Russia The sound of ‘t\i'i';illlLT floated out of
open windows and doors across this town Sunday .is relatives be
gan to bury more than ital \ ictinis of :i thi‘eedat lliislait' ordeal
that ended in chaos and bloodshed

People greeted friends in 'lic street. hugged one .inother and
cried. Some showed growing resentment at how authorities han~
dled the incident. \\ hich ended Friday w ith explosions and fierce
gun battles between hostage-takers and Russiai‘. .~. unizniindos.

For many. along with the tears. :i trzintit seal" h for loved
ones continuwl.

The school gymnasium where many hostages diwi lit‘t‘alllt‘ a
memorial site Sunday. as friends and l‘t‘ltlllh's (.‘.lllt' to place
flowers. Russian Orthodox icons and water bottles in tribute to
the (lead

The water carried symbolic meaning because the hostages
were held for most of then ordeal w ithout being allowed my
thing to drink.

()leg 'l‘atomoy. K3. was imong the first residents allowed into
the gym. where militants believed linked to separatist rebels in
the nearby republic of (‘hechnyti had held more than l.i‘k)0
hostages.

"Part of the reason I went there is l wantwl to that :ll\ moth.

See Russia on page 2

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Visitation policy a success, enters second year

By Tiffany Ann Stephens
mt moucrv mm

Students anticipating the extended visit
ing hours for many residence halls need not
fret much longer.

()n Sept.15. the permanent Visitation
policy for students living in UK dorms will
go into effect. For the first three weeks of
school. all dorms and residence halls have
the same restricted visitation hours. which
are noon to midnight Sunday through
Thursday. and noon to 2 am. Friday and
Saturday

Next week. starting Wednesday. resi
dents will be able to utilize the extended
hours policy. which provides a variety of
choices for visitation, This is the second
year for the policy. which was created last
year by a committee of staff. students and

parents and approved by the Vice president
of student affairs and President Lee Todd.

I'uder the policy. many of the coed
dorms Will offer visitation Zl‘lllilll‘S-Jl day. 7-
days arweek. while some single sex dorms
will offe‘ 2i? Visitation. 24-hour weekend
Visitation or the same restricted hours cur
rently in effect

.liin Wims. assistant Vice president for
student affairs. said the new Visitation pollr
cy is a step in the right direction and has
had a positive effect,

"At this point. things are working pretty
well." Wims said "There have been no
overwhelming complaints."

The reaction from parents to last year's
revision of the policy was mixed. he said
“There are some who were not all that ex-
cited about the new policy." he said

Steve Stauffer. assistant director for

South Campus. said many parents might
question the policy at first because they are
worried about abuse of Visitation hours.

“()nce parents hear that we don‘t allow
cohabitation to go on. they feel a little bet
ter about it." he said.

(in the other hand. Wims said many par-
ents appreciate the chance for their chil-
dren to choose from different visitation op-
ilth, Some parents see this as a chance for
students to take on more responsibility. and
“with responsibility comes freedom."

Cassie Fallon. an undeclared freshman
and Blanding Tower reeident, supports the
24‘hour weekend visitation policy for her
dorm.

“It encourages studying during the
week.“ Fallon said. “My parents trust me to
learn and become responsible on my own.“

Sarah Christensen. 19. a business mar-

keting sophomore and resident adyiser in
Kirwan IV. also doesn't mind the restric-
tions on her Visitation hours.

She said many women appreciate not
having Visitors in their hall at all hours
during the week.

(‘hristensen said the policy in Kirwan
IV. which allows 24-hour weekend visita-
tion. is good for the residents of the all-fe-
male dorm. many of whom are athletes. She
said many coaches prefer the restrictions
on weekday visits because it helps the 3th
letes stay focused on their schoolwork and
sports.

Wims said the visitation policy went
smoothly last year for students. and be ex«
pects the same reaction this year.

Still. he said. no plan is fool proof.

See Visitation on page Z

 

    
  
   
   
      
 
 
 
   
   

   

     
    
  
  
 
 

 

driving to campus horri»
ble." said higher education

student affairs gratiuate
student Angel ltee.
This traffic. though.

should clear up in the next
three to four weeks. Miller
said.

The contractor on the
North Campus housing pro-
ject will be able to move the
equipment away from the

Pm: z I iuesday, Sept. 7. 2004

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Construct

Continued from page i

ywéstysaws s =.,

street. Miller said.

The projects will contin-
ue to impact pedestrian
traffic. he said.

"It is important
(pedestrians) cross
street at con

The projects will contin-
ue to impact pedestrian
traffic. he said.

“it is important that
(pedestrians) cross the
street at controlled cross-
walks and not in the middle
of the street," Miller said.

Pedestrians should use
the covered walkways on
Euclid Avenue and Martin
Luther King Boulevard. he

that
the

 

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said. Both are wide enough
for two~way traffic.

These four projects
aren‘t the only construction
efforts in the works. Miller
also has plans to complete
two parking structures in
November 2005.

Parking structure no
will be at the corner of
Press Avenue and Virginia
Avenue next to the new
(‘entral Utility Plant and
will have 756 parking
spaces.

Parking structure 1:7
will be adjacent to the John-
son Recreation (‘enter and
the Boone Tennis (‘omplex

 

 

Started: March 2003

Main Building (administration building)

Projected completion date: September 2004

Cost: $16,075,000

Source of funds: UK general fund, donations

on the corner of Jerry Clai~
borne Way and Complex
Drive. It will have 583 park-
ing spaces. said Don Thorn-
ton. director of parking and
transportation services.
The structures should be
started in late September or
early October and will in-
clude student. employee anti
visitor parking. he said.
Thornton doesn't antici-
pate aiiy problems with
traffic around the projects.
he said.
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Started: August 2002

Projected completion date: October 2004

Cost: $72,978,900
Source of funds: bonds

 

Started: November 2003

 

  

North Campus residence hall

Projected completion date: July 2005

Cost: $16 million
Source of funds: bonds

Visitation

Continued from page l

“\A'hether you haw 'lil\
policy or the old policy
you're always going to have
a handful that dot-s not re
spect the rules." he said

Fallon also salfl some
students inight see longer
visitation hours as a sign
for more play and less work

"Others are responsible
With that freedom. but some
are just looking tor tun."
she said

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Russia

Continued from page 1

er ill-law." he said. ‘ Site s not :n the limp:
tal. She‘s not in the moi g‘ie \‘iv‘s not i:;‘.

where“
Tatomov said that his

had been a hostage and that ht h id lot .‘ll
ed him in a hospital ill \iatlirntylxa/ lo
miles away. after a long .iiiti disiwraii-

search .

The hUV l's l'\p“l'll‘ll tti l‘l‘l ll\l'l Tutti

mov said.

A ery'earold man iii lieslan uho was
willing to give only his first name. Alan.

BtH

Personal Health Counselors Needed
The Health Literacy Project and Bell”). the

Behavioral Health Improvement Program. are looking

 

Started: November 2003

Projected completion date: July 2005

Cost: $36 million
Source of funds: bonds

 

 

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for graduate students to work part-time as Personal
Health Counselors. PHCs Work With UK employees.
spouses and retirees over the telephone and assist
them in their cflort to adopt more healthful behaviors.
We otter flexible Work hours. a rewarding work
environment and valuable work experience. Plcasc
email JoAnne Burch Burris at loAnne.Burris@uky.cdu
for more information or to submit a resume and letter
of application.

Here are the Visitation options that take effect Sept. 1:”):
(‘o-ed dorms have two options

31“”

Too dorms on campus will utilize the old visitation policy hours (noon to miti-
nigh' Sunday through 'l'hursday. and noon [0221.11]. Friday and Saturdayi: Kii‘wan l

and Blandiiig l\'

‘y isitors i an only stay fora maximum of three nights in a row while in residence
i: ills All i isitors must sign in for an overnight stay and must be escorted by the host

.1' ill ll'lli‘\.

Visitation policies

24 hours-a-day. 7 days-av'eek visitation or 24.
hour \ isiizitioii only on wet-kt iids. Keeneland. Boyd. Patterson. Blanding ll. Kirwan
Ill and tireg Page Apartments have full-time :24 7 visitation. Kirwan Tower. Blaiiding
'l‘otyer rind .lewell ilall will use the 21-hour weekend option.

For single st‘X residence halls. the options will include 24 7 visitation. 24-hour
weekends. anti the olti visitation policy hours. which are noon to midnight Sunday
through Thursday. and noon to :3 am. Friday and Saturday.

Sigma (‘hi. Sigma Phi Epsilon anti Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities will have 24. T
visi'ation hours. while Holmes. Blazer. Donovan and Haggin Halls will have 24-hour
y\eekeiitl VisitationVisitors of the same sex in these dorms are allowed :21 T visita

Tiffany Ann Stephens

 

 

yvis lillv'l"v'lt"y\i'tl \\llllt' . leaning up glass
from \iiiiilous that were broken by the
shot k nayes of explosions at the school
"The smashed \i.iiidowpanes are no
dzimace at ,ill coiiipai‘ed to the fact that
ma sisters .iiitl my iiiete have disap-

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asked this illit‘\llttll on Sept 1 tWednes-
ll.l\'l and we still hayi- not been given an

‘llou could they allow the storming
ot the school to begin when there were
more than 1.0m people in there and the
maioi‘ity were thildrcii" I don't know

‘It \Hll go to the morgue. you could

sa itl
lowwl'."‘

terrorists have
takers

pursuit

see a young child less than .3 years old.
and his body is full of bullet holes." he
“How could this have been til»

Russian authorities said they had no
plans to storm the school but that gun
battles erupted after an explosion
haps set off accidentally by the hostage

p012

rocked the complex and

hostages began to flee with captors iii

A teaiiiil Alexander Dzasokhov. [)l‘t‘slr

childn-n.

dent of North (issetia republic where
Beslan is located. visited hospitalized

“i want to beg your pardon for failing

to protect children. teachers and par-

ents." he said.

 

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'B.T.K. Strangler' taunts media, police
in Kansas after 25 years of silence

QLPeter Slevm

mt NASNINGION POSI

WICHITA. Kan The
killer came back. Or maybe
he was here all along.

A serial strangler who
tormented his victims and
taunted an entire town with
his murderous boasts before
disappearing for 25 years has
resurfaced in recent months
with proof that he had killed
again _., in 1986. The self-
named “B.T.K. Strangler"
for bind. torture. kill is
playing his cat-and-mouse
game anew. all but daring
someone to find him.

First came a letter in
March to the Wichita Eagle
newspaper with photocopied
Polaroids of the corpse of
Vicki Wegerle. a young moth-
er killed in 1986 in a case that
had gone unsolved. She is
now considered his eighth
murder victim. Then came a
letter to a television station.
one to the police and one dis-
covered in July at the Wichi-
ta Public Library.

Police raced to restart
their investigation. They
dusted off file boxes. studied
cryptic new clues and re-
quested DNA samples from
hundreds of Wichita resi-
dents. They have circulated
the killer‘s poems ,, "Drop of
fear fresh Spring rain would
roll down from your naked~
ness“ in the hope that
someone will recognize the
demented author.

The latest phase has gen-
erated more than 4.000 tips.
Police. “inundated" with re-
quests for safety advice. are
conducting public training
sessions while warning resi-
dents to use deadbolt locks
and never open doors to on
invited strangers.

”It‘s kind of freaky." said
high school student Caitlin
Thompson. 17. who was born
13 years after B.T.K. first
struck in 1974. ”because you
don't know whether he's go~
ing to do it again."

One of the case‘s most in
triguing traits is that a cold
trail grew warm because the
murderer wanted it that way

B.T.K. had been silent for
so long. in fact. that most
everyone figured him for
dead.

Not anymore.

“There‘s going to be more.
B.T.K.‘s not going to let it
drop." Wichita psychologist
Howard Brodsky said. 'He
loves the attention. He defi-
nitely likes to taunt."

There has never been a
credible description. al‘
though traumatized sur-
vivors in the 1970s estimated
his age from the mid-twen-
ties to perhaps 30. He is best
known for his gruesome
crimes and his notes. which
tend toward the melodramat-
ic. His inner demons figure
prominently.

"I can't stop it so the mon»
ster goes on and hurts me as
well as society." he wrote af-
ter the killings began. "It's a
big complicated game my
friend the monster play.
putting victims number
down. follow them. checking
up on them. waiting in the
dark. waiting. waiting."

It was a wintry morning.
Jan. 15. 1974. when B.T.K.
first attacked. In a working-
class neighborhood in east
Wichita. he cut the telephone
line after Joseph Otero, 38.
drove off to school with his
three oldest children. Inside
the house were
Julie Otero
and the cou-
ple’s two
youngest. 11-
y e a r ~ 0 l d
Josephine and
9 - y e a r - o l (1
Joseph 11.

Investiga—
tors remain
unsure how
B.T.K. got in
side. He ap-
pears to have
fought with
Julie Otero.
who had some
training in
martial arts.
He bound her feet and stran-
gled her and did the same to
Joseph 11. When the elder
Joseph Otero arrived home
unexpectedly. B.T.K. tied him
and choked him to death.

The killer spent the
longest time in the basement.
police believe. hanging
Josephine from a pipe and
masturbating. B.T.K. did not
sexually assault his victims.
but in the Otero house and
others. police discovered se-
men. the source of DNA de-
tectives are trying to match.

It was not long before po—
lice had what they called a
confession from a young Wi-
chita man. who named two
friends as accomplices. That
inspired the true killer to in-
dignation. He placed a letter
in an engineering book at the
library and called the Wichi-
ta Eagle with instructions
where to find it.

“I did it by myself and no
ones help." he said in the 0c-
tober 1974 letter. He reported
details that only the killer
could know. For good mea—

sure. he included a symbol of

authenticity that would mark
later missives. including the
one mailed to the Eagle this
year

The hunt was back on.

By then. B.T.K. had killed
his next victim. Kathryn
Bright. 21. He was waiting for
her when she arrived home.
Either then or later. her broth-
er also entered the apartment.
The attacker tied up Kevin
Bright in a separate room.
tried to strangle him. shot
him in the head and left him
for dead. After B.T.K. left the

“This guy liked
and likes
publicity. I don't
think he wants
to die without
people knowing
who he is."

Richard LaMunyon

retired police chief

room. Bright staggered from
the apartment anti survived,
badly wounded and foggy
about the details In a panic.
retired police chief Richard
LaMunyon said. B.T.K.
stabbed Kathryn Bright to
death.

For three years. he was
not heard from.

On March 17. 1977. B.T.K.
herded Shirley Vian's three
young children into a bath-
room of their house. As he
killed her. the children es—
caped through a bathroom
window They described a
white man about the age of
their 26year-old mother They
said he carried a black bag.
but other details remained
fiizzy.

The same
year. the killer
struck again.
strangling Nan-
cy Fox. 25. and
calling 911 from
a pay phone.
"You will find a
homicide at 843
South Persh—
ing." he said in
a tape replayed
endlessly on Wi-
chita radio and
television sta-
tions. Detectives
hoped. in vain.
someone would
recognize the
voice.

Four at-
tacks. seven dead bodies. but
no good leads.

On Jan. 31. 1978. B.T.K.
sent a short poem to the Ea-
gle. where a clerk first as-
sumed it was a Valentine‘s
Day paean. It began. “Shirley-
locks. shirleylocks." It was the
killer. referring to Shirley
Vian.

The police didn't broad-
cast the note. and the killer
became frustrated. He con-
tacted KAKE television.

“How many people do I
have to kill before I get my
name in the paper or some na-
tional attention? How about
some name for me. its time: 7
down and many more to go.“
he wrote. "I like the following.
How about you? The B.T.K.
STRANGIER. THE WICHITA
HANGMAN. THE WICHITA
EXECUTIONER. THE
GARD'I‘E PHANTOM. THE
ASPHYXIA’I‘OR."

Number eight got away.
On April 28. 1979. the killer
waited for Anna Williams. til.
but she was at a square dance
and stopped to visit her
daughter. not returning home
at her usual time. B.T.K. ,left
in a huff He sent a 19-line
poem to Williams and KAKE.
along with proof that he had
been inside her home. He ti-
tled his ode. “()h Anna. Why
l)idn t You Appear

Twas a pertect plan of
deviant pleasure so hold on
that Spring nite." it read.

“Alone. now in another
time span. I lay with sweet en»
rapture garments across most
private thought. Alone
again I trod in pass memory

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of mirrors. and wonder why
for number eight was not. 0h.
Anna. Why Didn't You Ap~
ixear."

When B.T.K. was in his
prime. Wichita had only six
homicide detectives. Retired
detective Arlyn Smith re-
called feeling daunted. “We
looked at the boxes and boxes
of evidence and thought.
‘We‘re never going to be able
to get through all of it.” he
said. He and his partner fo-
cused on finding the ma-
chines B.T.K. used to photo-
copy letters.

They confirmed he used a
public photocopier at Wichita
State University and at the li-
brary. near where he left his
first letter They researched
the serial killers B.T.K. had
named in homage and gath-
ered lists of WSU students. in‘
cluding those who attended a
course in which professor P.J.
Wyatt used the folklore poem
“()h! Death." It seemed to be
the model for another B.T.K.
poem. “()h! Death To Nancy."

In the winter of 1979.
Smith and his partner were
promoted to lieutenant. and
their sleuthing ended. A
squad of detectives calling
themselves “Ghostbusters”
tried again in the 1980s. gath-
ering scores of DNA samples,
but got nowhere.

That's where
stayed until March.

“Why does he want all this
attention now'.’ It's like he’s
saying. ‘Look at me. I'm still
here.” said Marilyn Wardlow.
who lives a few miles outside
Wichita and well remembers
the 1970s. when women reflex-
ively checked their phones to
see if the wires had been
snipped.

One theory is B.T.K. was
reacting to 30-year retrospec-
tives of the Otero killing that
appeared this year.

“This guy liked
likes ~ publicity." ex-chief
LaMunyon said. “I don‘t
think he wants to die without
people knowing who he is."

In Wichita. pop. 350.000.
fear blends with fascination.
There are B.T.K. bulletin
boards on the Internet and a
steady stream of news ac-
counts and hypotheses. Psy-
chologist Brodsky. for exam»
ple. believes B.T.K. might be a
truck driver or a regular visi~
tor. but not a resident.

It kind of freaks me out.
but it's kind of interesting.
knowing there‘s a killer out
there." said (‘arly Moore. 20. a
WSIJ student. “()bviously he‘s
very smart if he's gotten
away with it."

WSI' offers a course on se
rial killers. taught liy l.t. Ken
landwelir. the chief of Wiv
chita's homicide squad and
lead spokesman on recent
B.T.K. activity. He rarely
grants interviews police
are holding details very tight-
ly but he told the class. ac
cording to Moore. “I'm going
to catch this guy. don‘t wor»
ry."

the case

and

Costly student loan loophole scrutinized

By Kathy MsKristot
lOS ANGELES 1M5
Students who need help
paying college tuition bills
this fall can get a federally
subsidized loan that charges

3.37 percent interest not a
bad deal.

The deal can be even bet
ter for lenders. The gover n-
ment guarantees some of
them a 9. 5 percent interest
rate for the student loans
they issue. no matter what
rates the lenders are charg-
ing students. The difference.
and therefore the federal
subsidy. can be 6 percentage
points.

“Taxpayers are
ripped off." said Luke
Swarthout. higher educa-
tion associate with the US.
Public Interest Research
Group. “It is clear that no
one is safeguarding the
rules that are governing the
student loan playing field."

Education advocates
have been attacking the sys-
tem for years. to no avail.
Their cause could be helped
by a new report that says
the number of loans covered
by the 95 )pertent subsidy is
growing at a rapid clip as
some lenders aggressively
exploit what critics call a
loophole in the law.

The report by the Insti-
tute for College Access and
Success Inc. a nonprofit ed-
ucation research organiza-
tion. says there are $17.5 bil~

being

lion worth of the 9.5 percent
loans outstanding. up from
$12 billion at the end of 2002
and from 810 billion in 1999.

What makes the situa-
tion galling. the report says.
is that (‘ongress passed leg-
islation in 199:1 that was iri-
tended to phase out the 9.5
percent loans. Instead. the
$17 billion in loans will cost
taxpayers $6 billion in inter-
est payrnents to lenders
and even more if the gov
ernment doesn t act quickly
to end the program.

“This is an enormous
waste of tax dollars that
could have been put to bet
ter itse." said Robert Shire-
man. director of the Insti-
tute for (‘ollege Access and
Success and coauthor of the
report.

The government guaran-
tees a return on most every
student loan issued iii the
country. and in most cases
that guarantee results in lit-
tle or no subsidy payment to
the lender.

The 9.5 percent giiaraii
tee was created by a law
passed in 1976 when US
interest rates were in the
double digits to ensure
that there Would be enough
college loan money for all el-
igible students. The law en-
couraged states to issue tax-
exempt bonds to fund stu
dent loans.

Originally. the 9.5 per
cent loans could be issued

oiily by nonprofit state Zlgtlllv
cies. Over the years. howev-
er. many of these were taken
over by tor-profit companies
that then were able to take
advantage of the guaranteed
9.5 percent rate.

Meanwhile. interest
rates plummeted (‘ongress
tried to repeal the 9.5 per
cent law in 199:; but included
a grandfather clause Loans
financed with pro-199:; tax
exempt bonds would coritiii
tie to get the 9.5 percent rate.

The government expect
ed the loans to slowly d