Phi Kappa Psi - University of Iowa

L.P. ewsBriefs tud,-nts ejected from ""h,nl1ll ... ,'" List' after orm)lail'1lts they laughed OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - 70 high-school students thrown out of a showing of 1m "Schindler's list" after members complained were laughing at Nazi atroci- portrayed on the screen. Tanya Dennis, dean of students Castlemont High, said the who were on a field trip only exclaimed aloud at scene in which a woman was in the head. About 10 students yelled NOh, That was so cold!" she said were quickly hushed by a But Allen Michaan, owner of Grand Lake Theater, said 20 people, some of whom they lost relatives in the 'V""-O'U~L, complai ned they were ",".mlT." and making jokes about 'ng brutally murdered screen." He stopped the and ordered the students out. Dennis said the school will a letter protesting the ejec- and a subsequent announce- that their class trips are no welcome at the theater. dog saves blind from fire CONCORD, N,H, (AP) - led his blind master safely of a house fire, surprising his because the dog isn't for his brains. "The thing is, Moses is so dumb can't even fathom what he did me," Betty Kitson said. "He sit pretty for a bone, but until I thought that was about as as his talents went." The fire broke out Wednesday ng. "I woke up to what I thought the phone ringing," said 38. "I grabbed for it and at time there's Moses head and front paws " e al Damage up to $1 million; 25 members left homeless Liza Roche The Daily Iowan Twenty-five members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity were left homeless Thursday after fll'8 tore through their structure at 363 N. Riverside Drive. The rapidly spreading fire filled hallways with smoke, catching res- idents by surprise and forcing them to flee the bUilding before they could gather their posses- sions. injured his back from jumping out a second-story window, Kenyon was treated for smoke inhalation and Carstensen suffered burns and cuts. All three have been releued . See FIRE, Page 12A "People were pounding on doors, trying to get people out of the house,· Chapter President Edward Walz said . "A few guys straggled behind and couldn't find their way ~ out because of the smoke. They had to jump out of windows .• Because insurance coverage will fall short of actual damages, a fund has been set up for donations to the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Donations can be sent to: Phi Kappa Psi The Fraternity Business Service Room 159 Three people were sent to the UI Hospitals and Clinics with minor injuries. Injured were UI students Robert Lapidow, 19, Anthony Kenyon, 20, and Kyle Carstensen, 21. Lapidow Iowa Memorial Union Iowa City, IA 52242 David Greedy/The Daily Iowan Iowa City firemen Chris Bok, right, and Darrell Brick begin their entrance through a second·floor window of the house. T. Scon Krenz/The Daily Iowan Debris and flames leap out of a window at the Phi afternoon. Six fire departments were eventually Kappa Psi fraternity house at about 2 p.m. Thursday called in to fight the blaze. Prosecutor • • Investigates Clintons' finances Carolyn Skorneck Associated Press . WASmNGTON - President Clinton and his wife should be questioned under oath as part of a "thorough and impartial inveatigation" of their ArILanaaa land deals, Robert Fiske Jr. said Thursday as he was named special counsel to examine the ease. The former Republican U .S. attorney said he was prepared to "go flat out" in the investiga- tion. "It's important for the country to get this done, and get it done as quicltly and as thoroughly and 88 fairly as poe- sible,· Fiske said. His appointment by Attorney General Janet Reno, after prea- sure from congreuional Repub- licans and other Clinton critics, fell on the ftnt anniversary of the president's inauguration. Senate Republican leader Bob Dole, who had asked for such an appointment, said it mould not stop congreaaional commit- tee. from their own inveetip- tions. But he pulled back from earlier call. (or utabliahment of a special inveatigating panel. 'i.ke .aid he planned to apeak directly to the preaident and hi. wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as part othP efrort. "I would certainly expect that before this investigation is over that I would question both the See IWHl'IC"ATION, ,.. 12A ''''Html'' Ii at',4ipWi'Iij,n1j :! Smoke clears Rienow Residence Hall Prasanti Kantamneni The Daily Iowan Students living in Rienow Residence Hall were evacuated for nearly an hour late Wednes- day night when the top five floors of the build- ing were filled with smoke. The Iowa City Fire Department received a report of smoke coming from an elevator at the residence hall at 11:32 p.m. Firefighters found that a short in an elevator's motor caused the smoke. The elevator is currently being repaired. "We knew from the beginrting that a gear was 'It "'WIlfUlI'D" rubbing on the motor of the elevator and that it was creating the smoke,- Rienow / Quadrangle Hall Coordinator Shawn Ehnes said. Students were evacuated to Quadrangle Resi- dence Hall and allowed back into the building after the smoke cleared. "We went over to Quad and hung out there for about an hour until the firefighters told us we could go back in," UI junior Tara Eckland said. Ehnes said it was not difficult to evacuate the building. "Many students left on their own accord,· he said. "We were glad that the students cooperat- ed and hope they continue to copperate." UI junior Susan Marcinkowski said the smoke really scared people. "This was the first time people were actually scared because of a smoke alarm ,· she said. "All the other times everyone just blew it ofT, but this time people were more emotional about it.~ Eckland agreed. "People were scared,- she said. "A girl came running down the hall frantically and told us to get out. Most of the students didn't know what was happening.· Bodyguard claitns Harding expedited attack Steve Wilstein Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore . - Tonya Harding whirled around the ice Thursday, smiling, laughing and nailing five triple nels as if uncon- cerned by fresh allegations that she encouraged and helped plot the attack on Olympic rival Nancy Kerrigan. A crowd of more than 100 fans, cheering, whistling and shouting "Go Tonya," watched Harding skate brilliantly at a rink in a shopping mall for an hour while prosecutors from Portland and Detroit met with attorneys for two of the four men arrested in the case. And as Detroit detectives reviewed the FBI investigation, FBI spokesman Bart Gori said no federal charges would be filed in the case. A Multnomah County grand jury, meeting to determine whether to indict Harding along with the four men arrested in the alleged con- spiracy, heard testimony from Harding's coach, Diane Rawlinson, private investigator Gary Crowe, minister Eugene Saunders and other witnesses. Three of the four arrested - bodyguard Shawn Eckardt, alleged hit man Shane Minoaka Stant and alleged getaway car driver Derrick Smith - are negotiating with pros- ecutors. about plea bargains in exchange for their cooperation, a source close to the case told the Associated Press. workout since winning the U.S , Figure Skating Championships on Jan.8. "I felt better today than I have in a few days . I'm sleeping bettert she said. She insisted she has no intention of quitting the Olympic team, although the investigation and tension are hurting her prepa- ration for next month's .Winter Games in Norway "a lot." Meanwhile, the U.S. Figure Skating Association said no vote had been set on whether to keep Harding on the Olympic team. In Stoneham, Mass., Kerrigan skated for more than an hour. "I'm in very good shape mostly because he had such bad aim," Ker- rigan said on Thursday night'. "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung" on CBS. Jeff Gillooly, Harding's ex-hus- Harding refused to respond t

• Cover