Monday, March 6, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Competition to draw blood
Drive for pints pits University against K-State
By Jessie Meyer
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Kansan staff writer
The American Red Cross and members of four University of Kansas student housing organizations are urging students to "Give It Up" during the spring blood drive, which starts today and runs until Friday.
The spring drive is an annual competition between the University of Kansas and housing organizations at Kansas State University. The Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Association, Association for University Residence Halls and All Scholarship Hall Council sponsor the event.
"Our main goal is to beat K-State," said Katy Ferrell, Solomon sophomore and Panhellenic officer for the blood
drive. "We haven't had the trophy for a while."
KU collected 637 pints of blood in last years drive, and this year's goal is 750 pints, said Judy Green, donor resources development consultant at the Lawrence branch of the American Red Cross, 2518 Ridge Court.
She also said that she wasn't sure when the Kansas State blood drive was but that it was generally around the same time as the University of Kansas'. Last year, K-State collected about 850 pints of blood.
Green said that totals were calculated daily and that there should be a solid estimate by late Friday evening of this year's drive.
She said it was important for people to come out to donate because there was a higher demand for blood now than there was during the fall blood drive.
colds and cannot donate."
"There's always a need for fresh, safe blood," she said. "This time of year particularly because the donor pool base is smaller because people have
Green said three people could receive blood treatments for every pint of blood donated and stressed that donated blood would be used for a great cause. Ferrell agreed.
"It's an opportunity to save a life and help somebody who really needs it," she said.
The Red Cross office in Wichita will coordinate and provide the equipment for the blood drive, said Jennifer Green, donor recruitment representative at the Wichita office. She said the Wichita branch served the Lawrence area and more than 100 hospitals throughout Kansas and northern Oklahoma.
"You are helping everybody throughout the state when you donate." Jennifer Green said.
Judy Green said the risks involved in donating blood were minimal.
"You might get a little light-headed or have a small bruise," Judy Green said. "But all of the equipment and procedures are performed in sterile, medical conditions."
For more information on donating blood to the Red Cross, which provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or the Lawrence branch at 843-3550.
DONATION GUIDELINES
At least 17 years old
Weigh at least 110 pounds In good health
One year since any tattoos or self-piercings
BLOOD COLLECTION TIMES AND LOCATIONS
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Monday through Thursday from 1 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday from 1 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Kansas Union Ballroom
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Symposium showcases students' research
By Doug Pacey
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Kansan staff writer
Months of research and work culminated in a gathering of more than 50 undergraduates Saturday at the Kansas Union.
Students in more than 20 departments displayed and presented their projects at the third annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Most of the projects were related to science.
"I've heard that all the students are impressed with each other's work," said Barb Schowen, director of the honors program.
Sharon White Falkner, Lawrence senior, agreed with Schowen.
In her project "Investigation of Pre-Christian Hawaiian Iconography," Falkner displayed a painting of a Hawaiian woman titled "Pele's Hair," which she painted last semester.
"I really have enjoyed the talks, and people seem well prepared," she said. "You can tell it's definitely not something they cooked up last night."
Falkner's project focused on Hawaiian myths.
"I tried to describe myths in a more Hawaiian term," she said. "They had been translated by Christian missionaries into English, and they changed the tenor of the myths."
alkerman, who used to live in Hawaii, attended Chaminade University in Hawaii and worked at Iolani Palace, which was built by the Royal Hawaiians in the 18th century and was influenced by European architecture.
One project was slightly different from most of the others at the symposium.
Brian Baker, Prairie Village senior, looked at drugs and their inclusion in literature. He said his project was related to both of his majors, English and East Asian Studies.
"A lot of drugs are mentioned in literature," he said. "Anyone who studies Chinese history has to see how its relationship with the West is tied up in the opium trade."
Baker displayed more than 25 artifacts. Empty bottles of narcotics more than 100 years old, old syringes and newspaper clippings were included. He said he bought the artifacts off Internet auctions.
Although the symposium was for undergraduates, there were very few sophomores involved. Only one, Jeremy Wolff, Derby sophomore, was on the symposium committee.
"It's kind of odd," he said. "I feel kind of young here."
Wolff began work on his project last summer with the help of his adviser, Thomas Armstrong, professor of physics and astronomy. He also received an Undergraduate Research Award.
Schowen said the projects helped students solidify their interests and were a chance to show potential employers and graduate schools what they could do.
"I think that doing research helps clarify people's career goals," she said. "This is kind of what it's all about. They've learned valuable research techniques they can take with them."
Farnaz Farokhi, left, Iran senior, and Mei Yau, Malaysia junior, discuss Judith Arnold's project at the Undergraduate Research Symposium Saturday at the Kansas Union. Arnold, Leavenworth senior, attempted to replicate ancient Chinese glazes with her project, called "The Search for Chinese Celadon: Glaze Trials and a Journey to Jingdezhen." Photo by Craig Bennett/KANSAN
University to add laser technology to curb speeders
Drivers on the University of Kansas campus may want to start slowing down next fall after the KU Public Safety Office upgrades its speed-detection equipment.
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Kansan staff writer
By Sara Shepherd
A department panel met Wednesday afternoon to discuss purchasing two laser-type speed-detection units with funds from a federal government Local Law Enforcement block grant.
Sgt. Rose Rozmiarek said it was difficult for the office's old speed-detecting radar to pinpoint a specific vehicle in busy traffic. With the new lasers, isolating a targeted vehicle would be more accurate, she said.
"There really is no question on what car we're targeting," Rozmiarek said. "Overall, it's going to give us a better detection of the actual sweeder."
Rozmiarek said the department had four marked patrol cars with old radar equipment.
Chris Keary, assistant director of the office, said the new lasers would phase out some of the radar units, which were nearing the end of their useful lives.
Rozmiarek said the lasers also would be used as measuring devices for traffic or crime scenes and to monitor intersections for traffic studies.
While laser technology will be more advanced, it won't be cheap. Each unit carries a price tag of $3,645 — batteries not included.
Rozmiarek said $8,315 would be used to purchase two laser units and battery modules. Ninety percent of that total is federal money, and 10 percent was matched by the Public Safety Office.
The state asks for agencies to apply for money from the Local Law Enforcement block grant and then determines where to allocate the funds.
Rozmiarek said it would probably be about four months before the lasers were in use.
Not including unticketed stops, KU police handed out 296 tickets in 1998 and 439 tickets in 1999. Bailey attributed the large increase of tickets to the increase of officers on the street from 1998 to 1999.
Lt. Schuyler Bailey said all speeding tickets issued by the KU Public Safety Office were written through Lawrence municipal court.
Rozmiarek said the Public Safety Office tried to take proactive measures in traffic control. Karen earned
Keary agreed.
"We're trying to make this University safer by getting people to slow down," he said.
Cathleen Abel, assistant city prosecutor, said she was happy to see the new technology.
She said it was complicated to explain radar-detection systems to motorists in court so they could understand why they were ticketed. The process of laser detection was simpler, she said.
"If anything, I think it helps the person who got the ticket to understand." Abel said.
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