Tomorrow's weather THE UNIVERSITY DAILY Kansan Partly sunny and cooler. Listen to some live music as it is played in New Orleans for the Mardi Gras celebration. Online today Tuesday February 16, 1999 Section: A Vol. 109 • No. 95 Sports today http://www.southernmusic.net/ mardigras99.htm The Kansas men's basketball team has dropped out of both the Associated Press' and Coaches' polls for the first time in eight years. WWW.KANSAN.COM SEE PAGE 1B THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Contact the Kansan News: (785) 864-4810 Advertising: (785) 864-4358 Fax: (785) 864-0391 Opinion e-mail: opinion@ekansan.com Sports e-mail: sports@ekansan.com Editor e-mail: editor@ekansan.com (USPS 650-640) Wes Simpson, assistant director for Greek programs, talks at the 10th annual Greek Recognition Awards Night. The event was held last night at the Lied Center and honored outstanding members and chapters of the KU Greek community. Photo by Eric Sahrman \'Kansan Greek awards honor dedication to work, activities By Jamie Knodel Kansan staff writer Awards were given to students and faculty who excelled in areas such as community service, academics or intermurals. The KU greek organizations recognized outstanding members and chapters last night at the 10th annual Greek Recognition Awards Night at the Lied Center. Six chapters received Overall Chapter Excellence awards. Bill Nelson, director of greek programs, said that the recognized chapters showed excellence in the areas of scholarship programming, financial management and operations, greek relations, community relations, membership development, risk management and alumni relations. Overall Chapter Improvement awards went to Kappa Delta and Sigma Delta Tau sororities. Overall Chapter Excellence award winners included Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Kapna Alpha Theta sororities and Delta Chi fraternity. Wes Simons, assistant director of greek programs, said that these chapters had made significant improvement in programming and organization. "The award is something we are really proud of," said Emily Hippert, Kappa Delta sorority member and St. Louis junior. "We hope to keep improving." In addition to the festivities, it was announced that Simons would be leaving his position in March. Outstanding Greek Senior awards went to 10 actively involved students. "Each recipient has made truly significant contributions to their chapter, University and Lawrence community," said Danny Kaiser, director of Student Organizations and Leadership Center. Sorority winners included Karen Isley, Sigma Delta Tau; Ryan Koerner, Alpha Chi Omega; Kristen Merchant, Gamma Phi Beta; Julie Numrich, Chi Omega; and Kelly Thompson, Kappa Alpha Theta. Outstanding fraternity seniors recognized last night were Todd Abplanalp, Alpha Kappa Lambda; Bob Bishop, Phi Delta Theta; Haverkamp, Lambda Chi Alpha; Mark Whitaker, Delta Chi; and Charles Henderson, Sigma Nu. See BOYS on page 2A Students lobby for lower tuition Regents schools join statewide lobbying By Nadia Mustafa Kansan staff writer Student senators and Student Legislative Awareness Board representatives are traveling to the state capital today to lobby for higher faculty salaries and increases in financial aid and library funding. About 10 University of Kansas students will join student lobbyists from the five other Regents universities to discuss issues such as lower tuition, child-care funding and college savings accounts with state legislators in Topeka on statewide lobbving da In total, KU student lobbyists will attend more than 80 appointments with state representatives and senators, including members of the Education Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee. Kevin Yoder, student body president and SLAB chief lobbyist, said that the student lobbyists would lobby for issues important to students at all Regents universities. "We want to effectively convey how the student body feels about legislative issues," he said. Student lobbyists will support a 1 percent increase in library funding to buy books and technology, a 7 percent increase in faculty salaries and a $2 million increase in financial aid. Korb Maxwell, SLAB legislative director, said that student lobbying personalized issues for legislatore Maxwell said that student lobbying played an important role last year in securing the two-for-one technology fee, a $1 million increase in financial aid and maintaining the status of Graduate Teaching Assistants as public employees. LOBBYING DAY Student lobbyists will discuss the following issues with state legislators: Increasing faculty salaries by 7 percent. Increasing financial aid by $2 million. - Implementing college savings accounts - Increasing educational library by 5 times* * Increasing library funding for books and technology by 1 percent. Implementing college savings Decreasing tuition. Increasing funding for child care. Freshman begins to recover her life Today is one of three lobbying days in which KU students are participants. KU will have its own lobbying days Feb. 25 and March 16. After sustaining head injuries that left her in a coma, a KU student slowly returns to her daily routine. Two and a half months ago, Dorothy "Sally" Kay, Lawrence freshman, was in a coma after being hit by a truck. After extensive rehabilitation, she enrolled in a class and returned to work at the Granada , 1020 Massachusetts St. Photo by Auautus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN By T.J. Johnson Kansan staff writer By T.J. Johnson The ability to live on their own, attend classes and hold a job are things that most KU students take for granted. For Dorothy "Sally" Kay, Lawrence freshman, the past two and a half months have led up to the chance for her to reclaim these basic abilities. Two and a half months ago, Kay lay in a hospital bed in a coma. After extensive rehabilitation, she's attending a class, working and controlling her life again. "He hit me and drove another block, and finally, I rolled off the hood, and he stopped," Kav said. On the night of Nov. 29, Kay was walking home from her job at Granada Theater, 1020 Massachusetts St., when her life was changed. As Kay was crossing the intersection of 11th and Kentucky streets, she was hit by a truck driven by an accused drunk driver. Josh Fry. Meriden sophomore, was in his apartment when he heard the accident and looked out his window to see what happened. "It was kind of frightening," Fry said. "I looked out the window and saw a girl's body in the street." As Kay lay in the street with a cracked pelvis, a cracked vertebrae and a massive head injury, Fry covered her with a blanket to keep her from going into shock while they waited for paramedics to arrive. Kay was treated by Lawrence emergency workers and then was transported to the University of Kansas Medical Center. Physician Ed Childs, a surgeon at the Med Center, was one of the physicians who treated Kay when she was admitted. Childs that with cases of severe head injury like Kay's, physicians worked quickly to decrease the pressure on the patient's brain caused by swelling and that they tried to provide enough oxygen to prevent brain injury and damage. Physicians evaluate head injuries on the patients' ability to talk understandably, move their extremities and on an analysis of their pupil response. When Kay was admitted to the Med Center, she was in a coma — not able to sneak, move or respond. Kay remained in a coma for about three days, unresponsive to her family and friends who visited her in the hospital. "It's always upsetting seeing one of your friends in the hospital," said Margaret Zeddies, one of Kay's roommates. "It was disturbing because she wasn't conscious." Zeddies said that she and Kay's other friends visited her and would try to talk to her about everyday things such as their new apartment. They hoped that Kay could hear them and would be encouraged by it. "I think, in the hospital, having my friends visit helped me," Kay said. When she finally woke up, she was confused and had to be told about her accident. After a month-long hospital stay, Kay went home Dec. 29 to stay with her parents and begin the process of rehabilitation and recovery from her injuries. Although difficult, her recovery process has been relatively rapid. See KAY on page 3A Watkins promotion offers discounted HIV tests to students By T.J. Johnson Ypsoon staff writer Kansan staff writer Watkins Memorial Health Center is sponsoring an HIV-testing promotion this month offering discounted HIV tests to KU students. Randall Rock, chief of staff at Watkins, said that the $10 discount should make testing more affordable for students who want to be tested. Rock said that the idea to offer discounted testing to students came from a desire to remove as many barriers as possible for people who wanted to be tested. "Unfortunately, we can't offer the test without charge, but this is the most economical method available."Rock said. The discount applies to both the standard blood-antibody test, which involves taking a blood sample, and the Orasure test that analyzes a sample of cheek cells for antibodies to the HIV virus. Deb Howes, Watkins Health Promotions health educator, said that this was the first time Watkins had offered discounted HIV testing for students. With the promotional discount, the blood test will cost students $10 and the Orasure test will cost $20. their needs when choosing which test to have. Howes said that students should consider She said that the results of the Orasure test took about two weeks to come back, while results for the blood test could be available in one week. The tests are available on either a confidential or anonymous basis. The confidential test is available for walk-in patients at Watkins. Any student who has a confidential HIV test must use their real name while being tested. Rock said that the results of the confidential test would be placed in the student's health records at Watkins. He said that these records only could be released with permission of the student and that any portion of the records could be withheld at the student's request. The anonymous testing requires an appointment. Students who are tested anonymously can use a fictitious name and will receive their test results confidentially using that name. He said that he would recommend that students use the testing service at Watkins instead of test-at-home kits available at drug stores. All students who are tested at Watkins schedule a counseling meeting to obtain their test results. This will give them a chance to meet with a health care professional and discuss the results of the test and any other questions the students might have, Rock said. Howes said that students should use their own personal choice in deciding whether to get tested. People who engage in high-risk sexual activities should consider getting tested, she said. Josh Jordan, Emporia sophomore, said he thought the promotion would encourage students to get tested. "I think that it's an excellent idea because the cost factor might sway people from an otherwise responsible action." The promotion will last until March 1.