The University Daily Kansan
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Weekend Edition
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2000
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Drug probe investigates University
By Sara Shepherd and Chris Wristen
writer@kansan.com
Kansas staff writers
University officials said yesterday that they had no prior knowledge of allegations of a University of Kansas connection to a Kansas City drug trafficking case.
Defendants Chad W. Pollard and Logan J. Gearheart, both of Kansas City, Kan., were charged with drug trafficking in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The two men allegedly were involved in marijuana and cocaine distribution with Greg Burns, personal assistant to Kansas City Chiefs kick returner Tamarick Vanover.
According to a court detention order filed Jan. 27, Pollard had been supplying drugs to Kansas football players and KU fraternities since 1996.
Todd Cohen, assistant director of University Relations, said the allegations did not provide enough information for the University to investigate.
"There's no dates, no times, no names, no amounts, no evidence," Cohen said. "There's nothing to look in right now, but the FBI is handling that."
Ralph Oliver, KU public safety director, said in a statement yesterday that the KU Public Safety Office had offered to assist the FBI in its ongoing investigation.
"We have contacted the FBI, and they have assured us they will share with the University any information regarding a possible KU connection to a criminal investigation in Kansas City," Oliver said. "The information will be turned over to the KU Office of Public Safety at the appropriate time after the current judicial proceedings."
However, Oliver said the Public Safety Office had no additional information about the allegations at this point other than what was reported in a Wednesday article in The Kansas City Star.
See FOOTBALL on page 2A
EVENTS CALENDAR
Friday:
Common Ground, 10 p.m. at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. $5, 21 and older. $6.18 to 20.
D. J. Kilby, 10 p.m. at the Brown Bear Brewing Co., 729 Massachusetts St. 21 and older, women free; $2, men.
- Ladies Night at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. Women free; $4, men 21 and older; $6, 18-20.
4: score with David Williams, 10 p.m. at The Jazzhaus, 926-1/2 Massachusetts St. 21 and older, $3.
Saturdav:
Proudentall, Palindromes and The String & Return, 10 p.m. at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. $4, 21 and older; $5, 18-20.
Simplexity, 10 p.m. at the Brown Bear Brewing Co., 729 Massachusetts St. 21 and older. $4.
Jayhawks on the big screen at 3 p.m. at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
- Son Venezuela, 10 p.m., at The Jazzhaus, 926-1/2 Massachusetts St..21 and older. $4.
Sunday:
■ Smackdown at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. For a full story, check out www.kansan.com.
Index
News .3A
Nation .7A
Feature .8A
Coupons .3B
Game times .1B
Horoscopes .2B
Classifieds .7B
Movie Listings .5A
Scoreboard.8B
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Soothing scents of healing
Oils, candles used in aromatherapy
By Jessie Meyer
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Across the room, a candle burns and the scent of lavender fills the air. Suddenly, the weight of the world, once so pressing, has vanished with the smoke from a match.
Scented candles are an integral part of aromatherapy. Aromatherapy candles can be purchased at several Lawrence locations. Photo by Lucas W. Krump/KANSAN
Aromatherapy, the art of combining herbal fragrances to enhance the senses and sooth the mind, provides the means for an emotional escape, said Loni Hosking, showroom manager at Waxman Candles Inc., 609 Massachusetts St.
"Different herbs energize thoughts," Hosking said. "You can use them to relax, or to be happy or to just be at peace."
Randall Rock, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, agreed.
"Different aromas can make us alter our perceptions of our surroundings," Rock said. "I believe some aromas develop certain feelings and may give us comfort, pleasure and relaxation."
There are hundreds of natural herbs used in aromatherapy that provide different escape measures, said Olivia London, employee at Bloom Bath Body & Home, 704 Massachusetts St.
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"Aromatherapy can do lots and lots of different things," London said. "For example, lavender smell brings your shoulders down and makes you feel more balanced, and rosemary and eucalyptus oils give you a lot of energy."
The most popular tools of aromatherapy are massage oils and lotions, bath products and scented candles.
When used in baths, aromatherapeutic oils are beneficial because the water's own therapeutic value enhances the powers of the essential oils, according to the Guide to Aromatherapy at http://www.fragrant.demon.co.uk. The guide also suggested using a cotton compress soaked in warm water with five to 10 drops of oil to soothe tight muscle areas.
London said the most effective way to use aromatherapy was to get lost in the scents and allow the body to soak in the fragrances.
London and Hosking both recommended combining different herbal fragrances to fully enhance the senses and the therapeutic benefits.
"Aromatherapy is used primarily because the herbal combinations enhance basically everything." London said.
The herbal scents can be added to several products ranging from candles and bath powders to body lotions and massage oils, London said. She said the scents in the aromatherapy line at Bloom could be either combined or added to lotions and oils, depending on the emotional goal desired.
According to the Guide to Aromatherapy, essential oils are antiseptic and evaporate easily, creating herbal-scented air fresheners.
Emily Radke, Lincoln. Neb., sophomore,
said that when she knew she was going to
be in her room, she would light candles. She said that the burning candles made her room smell better and feel cleaner.
However, Radke said that the healing powers candles were supposed to have
really didn't have a physical effect on her.
Rock said that although the fragrances of some herbs could stimulate body processes, aromatherapy was not used at Watkins.
'Hawks are roadkill again
77-69 last night at Iowa.
The men's basketball team lost its third straight on the road,
worse, junior forward
Luke Axtell is out indefinitely because of an undisclosed
illness.
In light of recent tuition increases, the Kansas Board of Regents asked for an additional $1 million for student financial aid.
See page 5A
Taking a STAND
With Topeka-based minister Fred Phelps as a foil, a new campus organization looks to end displays of intolerance at the University of Kansas.
See page 3A
--yet we do not feel that every sick person has a right to a doctor," Elders said.
The costume killer returns
The third installation in cult trilogy isn't anything to Scream about, a Kansan reviewer says.
See page 8A
Elders addresses health care need during speech
Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders criticized the level of health care available to poor and minority groups in America last night as she covered a wide range of topics in a speech for African-American history month.
By Ryan Blethen
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The first African American and the second woman to be Surgeon General came to the Kansas Union Ballroom and spoke to a crowd of about 110 for African-American History Month.
Elders told the audience that this was a month to reflect on what African Americans had done throughout American history.
"We make sure every criminal has a lawyer,but
Elders' speech covered everything from the presidential race to educating America's youth about sex, Medicaid and the low numbers of African Americans on college campuses.
Elders criticized all the presidential hopefuls because they had not taken a strong stand on how to improve the state of health care.
"We still have too many children becoming parents before they are adults. We've got to teach them to be responsible."
Joycelyn Elders Former U.S. Surgeon General
Elders said a major problem facing minorities in America was health care. She said that only 3 percent of doctors were African American and that the number of minorities entering medical school had decreased. "Dozens is no longer given."
"Power is never given, she said. "You have to take it away."
Elders said America needed to teach its youth about responsibility, a theme she hammered repeatedly.
"We still have too many children becoming parents before they are adults," she said.
See ELDERS on page 3A