THE UNIVERSITY DAILY GANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008
NEWS
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》 HEALTH
Program helps students kick habit
BY MARY SORRICK msorrick@kansan.com
Mary Emerson had been smoking for four and a half years by the time she reached her junior year of college. She had tried a few times to quit her pack-a-day habit, but was always unsuccessful. Then, last December, she noticed an advertisement at Watkins Memorial Health Center for a free smoking cessation program and decided to give it a shot.
smoke-free life
Six weeks later, she was cigarettefree for the first time since high school.
"The whole thing was so cohesive," she said. "I felt prepared. Like this time it was for real."
Emerson, Oklahoma City junior, is one of four KU students to have entered and successfully completed the smoking cessation program since it began in December. The program, tentatively titled "KanU Quit," was developed by Ken Sarber, health educator at the Wellness Resource Center, and has had a 100 percent success rate.
Sarber designed the program to last for six weeks, with students spending the first two weeks logging when and why they smoked each cigarette.
Emerson attributed the program's success to its extensive six-week structure.
New Smoking Cessation Program
Title: KanU Quit
Cost: Free
Length: Six Weeks
Contact: Ken Sarber
Phone: (785) 864-9573
Email: ksarber@ku.edu
Sarber said it was important to
identify a smoker's triggers.
"There's a huge emotional tie with smoking, like being bored or depressed or having anxiety during finals time," Sarber said.
Beth Jackson, Wichita senior, also participated in the game.
She said recognizing her triggers was crucial to kicking her 10-year smoking habit.
"I smoked mostly because of stress," Jackson said. "Or I would do it in the morning with my coffee. It was more than a habit. It was part of my morning routine."
Sarber worked with each student to create new routines and strategies to resist the nicotine craving. The students also met with a pharmacist at Watkins to decide whether they would want help from a product, such as a nicotine patch or prescription drug.
Then, in the third week of the
program, participants completely stop smoking.
"I had people cheering me on. I didn't feel so alone," she said.
Jackson said she discovered some unexpected ways to curb her nicotine cravings
"Citrus fruit was amazing," she said. "The act of peeling an orange kept my hands busy and got rid of the initial craving and the citrus taste made me not want to smoke."
Weekly meetings with Sarber and support from her family also made the quitting process less intimidating, Jackson said.
Jackson completed the program on Jan. 10 and said her perspective
on smoking has already started to change.
"I've gotten hit in the face with smoke a couple times and have started to find it obnoxious," she said. "I used to be like 'It's open air. Get over it.' But now I'm seeing things from the other side."
"I feel a million times healthier and better about myself," she said. "I don't think I could have done it by myself."
Emerson, who has been cigarettefree for almost a month, said she still struggles with cravings, but has no plans to resume old habits.
Edited by Russell Davies
candidates.
TOPEKA — The world's largest hand-dug well in Greensburg made it, but not Cawker City's big ball of twine.
Others making the list were the Cheyenne Bottoms and Quiva National Wildlife Refuge in Barton and Stafford counties; Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene; Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center and the Kansas Underground Salt Museum, both in Hutchinson; Monument Rocks and Castle Rock in Gove County; the Cathedral of the Plains in Victoria; and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County.
MILITARY
STATE Haysville physician gets license suspended
As part of the Kansas Day celebration at the Statehouse on Tuesday, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius announced the winners of the 8 Wonders of Kansas contest. More than 24,000 people from around the country voted on a slate of 24
Associated Press
10,000 pound satellite might hit North America
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America.
Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, who heads U.S. Northern Command, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the size of the satellite suggests that some
"We're aware that this satellite is out there," Renuart said. "We're aware it is a fairly substantial size. And we know there is at least some percentage that it could land on ground as opposed to in the water"
number of pieces will not burn up as the orbiting vehicle re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and will hit the ground.
Administrative Judge Edward Gaschler said in his order that unless the license is suspended, Dr. Stephen Schneider would still be able to direct the operation of the clinic.
Gaschler was acting on a petition by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, which has said it held off on taking action against Schneider earlier because federal officials were building a case against the doctor.
WICHITA — A state hearing officer on Tuesday temporarily suspended the license of a Haysville physician who is facing federal charges, saying the doctor poses a danger to the public's health and safety.
Schneider and his nurse wife, Linda, were indicted in December on 34 federal charges, including conspiracy, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, health care fraud, illegal money transactions and money laundering.
Governor announces the eight wonders of Kansas
STATE
Despite the federal indictment last month, Schneider's clinic remained open, with physician assistant Connie White seeing patients under the direction of Dr. Joseph Sack. Sack reviewed files at the clinic on weekends, and was available to White by telephone for consultation.
A U.S. official confirmed that the spy satellite was launched in December 2006 and could weigh as much as 10,000 pounds.
Associated Press
Tuesday's decision means the clinic will close.
NATION
NATION Pets become homeless because of housing crisis
widespread that the Humane Society urged home owners faced with foreclosure to take their animals to a shelter.
In Stockton, shelter workers recently reunited a family with two rottweilers they had left behind in their foreclosed house. Shelter workers were able to find housing for the family and their dogs.
"Their best shot is for the owners to plan ahead some," Jennings said. "But they didn't plan when they bought their house. I don't see that happening anytime soon."
The problem is exacerbated because most people grappling with foreclosure are returning to rental housing or moving in with relatives — two situations where it can be difficult or impossible to bring pets.
But happy endings elude a majority of foreclosure animals.
The situation has become so
Pets "are getting dumped all over," said Traci Jennings, president of the Humane Society of Stanislaus County in northern California. "Farmers are finding dogs dumped on their grazing grounds, while house cats are showing up in wild cat colonies."
STOCKTON, Calif. — Pets are becoming the newest victims of the nation's mortgage crisis as homeowners leave animals behind when they can no longer afford their property.
INTERNATIONAL Bank robbery hostages released in Venezuela
The gunmen first let three hostages go and then negotiated with police while holding on to the last two, Guarico state Gov. Eduardo Manuitti said.
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO,
Venezuela — Gunmen who held
more than 30 hostages inside
a Venezuelan bank for over 24
hours fled in an ambulance and
were caught Tuesday along a
roadside, where they surrendered
and freed their last five captives
"This nightmare is over," Manuitt told state television.
They eventually turned over their guns, and then were ordered to the ground as police arrested them, Manuitt said. The pursuit ended less than two hours after the gunmen fled the bank under a deal negotiated with police.
The arrests ended an ordeal that began Monday morning with a botched bank robbery in this town southeast of Caracas. The hostage standoff was the longest in at least a decade in Venezuela.
Associated Press
Asian New Year (TET)
Saturday, February 16, 2008
7:00pm • Kansas Union Ballroom
7:00pm • Kansas Union Ballroom Explore Asian-American culture's official 2008 Lunar New Year's festivity. Traditional performances, skits, and fashion trends will be introduced. Lucky money will be passed to audience members All you can eat Vietnamese food served for FREE before the show at the ECM (Ecumenical Christian Ministries--across the street from Yello Sub) from 5:30pm-7:00pm
from 5:30pm-7:00pm
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS January 30, 2008 SENATE
FREE Admission, so invite all your family and friends! If you have any questions, please contact our Facebook organization: KU VSA 2007-2008 or duytbui@ku.edu
KU Hillel and the KU Center for Sustainability are hosting a roundtable discussion on the 31st in conjunction with a nation-wide event called Focus the Nation. The subject of the discussion is climate change policy responses at various levels of government. Scheduled panelists include: Provost Richard Lariviere, Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson state Senators and Representatives, and Mayor Sue Hack. The discussion will be moderated by award winning journalist and NBC Environmental Correspondent Simran Sethi.
Focus the Nation
Come Join the discussion at the Dole Institute of Politics, Thursday January 31st from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
VSA Meeting
Tuesday, January 29 @ 7pm
Burge Union • (Courtside Room)
New and returning members come hear about our upcoming event, Asian New Years (TET) and other activities VSA has in store for the Spring semester!
For more information, please contact our Facebook organization:
KU VSA 2007-2008 or
Thanh Bui duytbui@ku.edu
KU Finance Club
1st meeting of the semester :
Thursday, Jan. 31st
6:00-7:30 pm • 427 Summerfield
Featuring representatives of Deutsche Bank's NY-based Mergers & Acquisitions group
John Collert, Chief Operating Officer Nancy Romarick, Associate Dan Park, Associate
Scott Bouska, Analyst (KU Business Alum, May 2006)
* Pizza and drinks will be provided *
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