Thursday, April 27, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
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Jeane Kirkpatrick speaks at the Lied Center as the final speaker in the Millennium Speakers Series. Kirkpatrick was both a member of President Ronald Reagan's cabinet and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Photo by Craig Bennett/KANSAN
Former U.S. diplomat commends progress of European countries
By Ryan Devlin
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Scholar, diplomat, political scientist and syndicated columnist Jeane Kirkpatrick spoke about her optimism in a post-Cold War world last night at the Lied Center.
Kirkpatrick, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former member of the National Security Council and President Ronald Reagan's cabinet, spoke to a crowd of about 400 at the Lied Center. The speech was the final installment of the Millennium Lecture Series, which was sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities.
"I'm not an optimist by temper," Kirkpatrick said, "but I'm becoming optimistic about aspects of our future."
Kirkpatrick pointed to the unexpected end of the Cold War as "reason enough" to ignite her optimism.
"None of us dared to hope or expect that the end of communism in Europe would be peaceful and would be followed by the rapid spread of democratic governments," she said.
Kirkpatrick also said that a few decades ago, few Americans would have thought that they would be watching the development of democracy in Russia and Eastern Europe. She said the United States needed to do everything it could to offer support to emerging democracies.
"We should do this not necessarily by giving them enormous quantities of money, but by encouraging the development of solid democratic principles." Kirkpatrick said.
But the transition from communism to democracy is far from complete, she said.
"The transition hasn't been perfect, but the trend toward a democratic Europe is very far advanced today." Kirkpatrick said.
She also expressed her optimism concerning the European Union and the future relations between Europe and the United States. She likened the formulation of the European Union to that of the United States and said that the formulation of the European Union would fundamentally change the United States' options in the world.
Kirkpatrick also praised the expansion of NATO, saying that it was a significant step toward global peace and the prevention of "violent buffoons" like Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin from taking power in Europe.
"The further expansion of NATO will play an important role in preventing such unhappy developments as Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia or Stalin's consolidation of power in Eastern Europe from happening in the future," she said.
Kirkpatrick was not very optimistic, however, about Cuba and China. She said she thought Cuba would never change as long as Castro was in power, and she said that China had been in a "backslide" ever since the death of former premier Deng Xiaoping and the events at Tienanmen Square. However, she advocated an open-trading relationship with China.
Joe Jarvis, Lenexa senior, attended the speech and praised Kirkpatrick's opinions.
"In spite of my repugnance at some of the practices of China, I think it makes more sense to have normal trading practices with them rather than merely shut them out," Kirkpatrick said.
"She started off pretty slow," Jarvis said, "but once she got going I discovered that she was actually pretty moderate and that I agreed with most of what she said."
Senate looks to develop group unity
By Erin R. Barcomb
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Rather than providing intense debate and controversial legislation, last night's Student Senate meeting offered words of encouragement as power shifted to the newly elected Senate members.
Senate leaders voiced a message of reconciliation after the partisanism of this month's elections.
Student body president-elect Ben Walker told the new
"Don't be blinded by the buttons someone wore in April," Walker said. "I'm not saying you should forget the people you ran with, but we will always be working for the benefit of four fellow students."
Student body president electBen Senate that it would not accomplish much if it spent time arguing about small, irrelevant issues.
As an example, Walker said that he and vice president-elect Marlon Marshall went out for beers with Ben Burton, Delta Force presidential candidate, Matt Dunbar, Delta Force vice presidential candidate in 1998, and Partha Mazumdar, former graduate senator and a Delta Force member.
In her last speech as student body vice president, Dede Seibel said she was surprised by the sense of community that developed in Senate.
"I remember thinking this would be a year filled with conflict," Seibel said. "But this year we worked well together across coalition lines."
Korb Maxwell, outgoing student body president, said that although he was handing his job to Walker, he still was involved with issues at the Board of Regents, including tuition and financial aid issues and the sexual orientation policy.
Walker discussed issues the new Senate would work on. He included more student involvement in the union decisions and discussed making more of a concerted effort to work with the Center for Community Outreach, including an incorporation of service learning into the curricula at the University of Kansas.
Hugo Vera, graduate senator, told Walker he wanted the elections commission to add a polling site at Murphy Hall for fine arts students.
"They certainly have enough money," Walker said, joking about the $1,250 fine that his coalition, United Students, must pay to the elections commission.
Two pieces of legislation were passed, one of which added a fourth nontraditional seat for Brent Wallace.
Wallace, who came in at fourth place at the elections, was running for one of three nontraditional seats. But the ballots only asked students to vote for two seats.
Michael Roessler, nontraditional senator, wrote a bill to add a seat for Wallace for the 2000-2001 senate only. In other Senate news:
Three holdover senators, Justin Mills, Mark Bradshaw and Tanisha Jones, were elected by Senate last night.
Executive appointments were approved as well: Kim Fuchs, student executive committee chairwoman; Greg Wiley, treasurer; Jermee Jones, assistant treasurer; Alissa McCurley, executive secretary; Jessica Bankston, legislative director; Andrew Bailey, community affairs director; and Julia Gilmore and Michelle Black, Center for Community Outreach co-chairwomen.
Brian Bartelt was approved as lecture series chairman, and Jacob Eastman was approved as student health advisory board chairman.
By Rachel Wedel
Special to the Kansan
Two University of Kansas students were honored for their book collections at the 44th Annual Snyder Book Club Awards Tuesday.
Sarah Hoskinson, Burton junior, was awarded first place. There were eight undergraduate entries. Michael Hancock, Lawrence graduate student, was awarded first place out of eight graduate entries.
Hoskinson's collection, "The Vegetarian Lifestyle: Social, Ethical, Religious and Practical Aspects," had a variety of material she said she had received from commercial publications or groups that sent her information.
"When I was 15, I started the collection," Hoskinson said. "I became interested in the unethical vegetarian for personal interest and ethical interest."
Hancock said that his collection was created when he realized he had several books on Christina Rossetti's poem "Goblin Market."
"She has been a favorite author of mine for years," he said. "I teach the 'Goblin Market' in my English 210 poetry class."
Hancock said his collection spanned five years and cost $600 to $800. Hancock also is working on two other collections, one featuring Victorian museum guides and another about Victorian butterfly collections.
Sally Haines, associate special collections librarian and one of the awards organizers, said competition was tough.
"We are always nervous that we're not going to get any entries, but every year they come out of the woodwork," Haines said. "I am always heartened by the fact that students keep rising to the top with their collections."
The ceremony included a lecture by Marjorie Swann, assistant professor of English, who discussed the beginning of book collecting.
Hoskinson and Hancock received cash and gift certificates from Mt. Oread Bookshop.
Bill Sharp, contracts officer for the center of research and a judge, said he looked for the collection that showed passion.
Testosterone to get slick this summer
Bv Warisa Chulindra
Kansan staff writer
Men should be able to apply testosterone like suntan lotion this summer.
Testosterone — the principal male hormone — will take a new form when AndroGel, an ointment applied to hairless parts of the skin for better absorption, becomes available through prescription.
Testosterone levels in men don't begin dwindling until they are in their 30s. When this happens, they can remedy the problem by injections or patches. Injections are administered every one to four weeks. Patches are worn daily and are most effective on the back, thighs, abdomen and scrotal tissue.
However, some people in the medical community are concerned that younger men will try to obtain the gel
Cathy Thrasher, pharmacist at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said as with any medication, abuse of AndroGel was a possibility.
for its benefits — increasing their body masses and their sex drives.
"If anyone perceives there's some gain to it, they may find shortcuts to obtain it," she said.
These shortcuts could include trying to pass off fake prescriptions or searching for a black market on the Internet, Thrasher said.
Because the testosterone is applied rather than taken orally, men may think the risks are not as great, she said.
"Some people may perceive that because they're not swallowing it, there's not as much potential for harm." Thrasher said.
Testosterone can cause liver damage and speed up the likelihood of prostrate cancer. Unlike injections,
AndroGel will not deteriorate or inactivate the liver. However, it may speed up the growth of existing prostate tumors.
If men take testosterone when they already have adequate amounts, their bodies may reduce less of the hormone, said Newton King, owner and pharmacist at King Pharmacy. 1112 W. Sixth St.
"When you introduce a hormone into the body, the body senses that and decides it has adequate or more than adequate amounts," King said. "It slows down how much it is producing."
He said the requirements to get testosterone prescriptions would remain stringent to help fend off abuse.
Men with inadequate levels of testosterone may experience decreased energy, lower metabolism, increased body fat, a diminished sex drive, depressed moods or lack of motivation, according to the Preventive Medicine Clinic of Monterey, Calif.
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