The University Daily
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
KANSAN
Vol. 90, No.152 Monday, July 7, 1980
Following a 7,500 foot skydive, Steve Demiert of Reno, Nev., keeps firm footing on a grass field near Clinton Lake Saturday. The 30-
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year-old skydiver's jump opened Clinton Lake's dedication ceremonies.
Groups lose phone service
By TAMMI HARBERT Staff Reporter
Three off-campus groups lost their KANS-A-N telephone service July 1 because the groups did not meet qualifications to use KANS-A-N, according David Amberli, vice chancellor for
But at least one group plans to appeal the decision.
The groups affected are Headquarters, the county farmers' fares and the Douglas County Railroad Support Program.
CAMPUS GROUPS that are funded by Student Senate and have a need for long distance telephone service use KANS-A-N, a service provided to state agencies by the State Office of Nationalisations and Southwestern Bell. The KANS-A-N numbers are less than half regular long distance rates.
Although the off-campus groups are partially funded by Student Senate, Ambler said they were not student organizations of the University, and did not pursueacy, and were not entitled to the use of KANS-A-N.
Clyde Chapman, director of the Consumer Affairs Association, said he would appeal the decision. He said he thought the Association should have KANS-A-N because of its close relationship to the University and because more than a third of its clients were students.
"I think if we can justify our use of the KANSA-
N-A, then we can get it." he said.
THE ASSOCIATION has had KANS-A-N-
service in its office, which is of campus,
and in other locations.
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Job outlook promising for graduates
Staff Reporter
While initial assessments of the employment picture for 1800 KU graduates is generally good, some graduates must work harder to find jobs, KU placement officials said recently.
"All the statistics aren't in yet. But up until the end of last semester, out activity was high and we couldn't see a real lightening in the job environment," he insister. University placement director, said.
Many companies had cut back production jobs,
and Gelstras said most KU graduates have been gone.
He said the increases reflected a demand from industry for KU graduates.
REFERRING TO AN increase in the number of company visits, recruiter visits and student interviews conducted on the University campus will create a national trend toward an increase in recruiting.
But Magdalene Carter, placement director for the School of Law, said. "An increase in
placement results does not mean that students are not having to really hard work to find jobs."
She said current law school placement results were comparable to last year, but the total would not be known until after the bar examination July 29-30.
Fred Madaus, placement director for the School of Business, said his school's initial employment figures appeared to be as good as in the past.
MADAUS ADDED that hire cutbacks at some companies had been offset by hiring incom-
There were 4 percent more companies seeking KU business graduates and 6 percent more interviews conducted last year over the previous year, he said.
James Henry, placement director for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said
although demand for liberal arts students might not be as high as demand for engineering students, it could still be important.
"B liberal arts and sciences students, because of their broad educational background, make better teachers."
There is high demand for geology, chemistry and computer science graduates, he said. But demand is low for graduates in German, art history and personnel administration.
"No one ever comes to me and says, 'I have this great job for someone with a BA in German.' The question often has to be asked, 'How willing you are to be flexible and look at other kinds of things?'
TERRY GLENN, placement director for the School of Education, said more teachers were being hired. But many schools are having difficult training and are required for specific teaching combinations, he said.
The School of Journalism and the School of Architecture are having difficulties placing their RIUs
China-KU exchange to start
By DAVID STIPP
Staff Reporter
Two faculty members from Nankai University in Tianjin, China may visit the University of Kansas this fall as a prelude to a KU exchange program with China beginning in the spring of 1981.
Chae-Jin Lee, professor of political science and co-director of the Center for East Asian Studies, said last week the two Nankai faculty members conducted a research study in the KU physics department.
FRANCES HOROWTZ, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies and a member of the delegation to China, said she thought Carlin's approval was imminent.
"I suspect the governor will approve the program shortly. He's been very supportive of our efforts to establish the exchange program with China," she said.
Exchange programs with two Chinese universities were initiated in April when a
delegation of four KU administrators vs. vusco China. The exchange programs, with Nankai University and Nanjing University in Nanjing, the Yunnan University, and now await final approval from Gov. John Cox.
KU students and faculty would travel to Nankai University in January 1981 and their counterparts from China would come to KU. An exchange with Nanjing University is still in the planning stage and may begin in the fall of 1981, he said.
KU students would need a minimum of two years of Chinese language courses before they would be able to take part in the exchange program. Lee said.
"It is conceivable that there might be a short study course not requiring much background in
Lee said if the program were approved, four
Skydiver loves his wild blue yonder
By TOM GRESS
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San Reporter
As the Piper Six took off from Lawrence
Municipal Airport at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday,
skydiver Derek Demertri let out a yell.
Staff Renorter
A bright light. This is here.
The plane was headed for Clinton Lake where Demeritt opened Saturday's dedication ceremonies with a skydive.
"All right!" he shouted. "This is beautiful!"
Even though he has made more than 500 jumps, the adrenaline still pumps through his knees.
When the plane reached an altitude of 1,000 m, the pilot wrapped his seat belt and looked out the open cockpit.
"A thousand feet, that's all I have to wear the
gloves on," she said, with a grin,
"After that you will be wearing them."
A 30-YEAR-OLD salesman for a caterpillar implement company in Reno, Nev., Demeritt has skived 12 years. He learned the sport in college and he attended the University of Nevada at Reno.
"Some friends of mine and myself saw an ad for a place to learn how to dive," Demerrit said last Wednesday at his aunt's farm near Clinton Lake. "They gave us a release form for our children." The dog Dawl will never sign this. But he shocked him. He signed it without hardly asking a question."
Demeritt quickly got hooked on diving and increased his experience. Beginning jumpers dive from 2,000 to 3,000 feet, but Demeritt's average jump is from 7,500 feet.
DEMERIT HAD a penchant for skydiving at an early age. His aunt, Martha Parker, remembered Demerit practicing for his future from the roof of his parents' house in Las Vegas.
"He'd climb up on the roof and dive into the swimming pool. "Murk Parker said. "I guess he's been doing it."
A person throwing his body out of a plane may be crazy, but listening to Demerit talk makes the situation clear.
"It's really not that bad," he said. "The most dangerous thing about skydiving is driving to and from the airport. They've got parachutes made so well now that there's no way they won't
open if you pull the rip cord. On the only way
the chute won't open is if the jumppee doesn't pull
DEMERITT'S SQUARE parachute acts like an airplane when it's open. Another piece of equipment is a wind drift, a foot-long metal rod with yellow绫纸 paper wrapped around it.
In Nevada, Demerit teaches skydiving. His one week training program for beginners costs $85, and women who learn get a bonus before the lesson. Demerit gives them a kisse before they leap out.
"We woke around about how it's a last kiss type of thing," he said, "but it serves a psychological purpose. They're pretty nervous and it relaxes them."
On Saturday Demerit relaxed before the jump to water skiing in the morning and attending a dance recital.
"They had a real spread," he said while putting jumping boots on. "Free drinks all over the place."
THE JUMPING BOOTS Demertri wore were a pair of equipment he had not used in a long time.
The plane then slowly circled to the 7,500 feet. Demeritt had the pilot bank right, set his foot out the door and set off the first smoke bomb. The plane then flew over, saved goodbye, then hurried his body out the door.
"With a square parachute I usually wear tennis shoes, because the landing is soft, but when wearing a smoke bomb on one foot you want some more protection," he said.
After lacing up the books Demeritt put on his hat, asking what Saturday's 10-12 hour workout he would do to get ready.
He fell quickly, his body parallel to the ground in a mile free-fall. He opened his hive and set off the trap.
THE PLANE TRAVELED to Clinton at 3,000 feet. When it reached the jump site Demeritt let go the wind drift, followed it for a moment, then lost it in the sun's reflection off the lake. He couldn't find it and had to rely on a smokestack to find the wind coming from the west.
Demeritt then met his new pilot and climbed in the plane.
"I landed on my feet," he said later.
Fireworks from the Lawrence Jaycees' fireworks display burned dandelions of light into the evening sky over the Memorial Campanile Friday night.
Weather
The weather will continue to be hot and humid with temperatures expected to be near record highs for the next few days. Today will be sunny, hot, but not as humid. The temperature should be near the southwest at 20-30°ph. Tomorrow will be clear and warm with the low temperature expected to be around 80. Tomorrow the weather will once again be sunny and very hot with the high temperature expected to reach 103 and it will not be as windy. Tomorrow night the temperature will drop to about 80 and on Wednesday it will be in the low 100s. The overnight highs will be in the upper 70s. No relief from the high temperatures is in sight.
team to aid accident victims
KUMC trauma
ny CHICK HOWLAND
Steff Bennetter
Staff Reporter
A bloody wreck on a darkened Kansas highway is something no one likes to think about. But chances of recovery for accident victims are much improved because of a trauma team introduced at the University of Kansas Medical Center July 3.
Kenneth Ransom, director of the Med Center's new trauma team, said yesterday the service would handle critically injured patients from the Kansas City area.
Accident victims from Lawrence can be flown to the Med Center by helicopter after initial treatment is given at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. he said.
RANSM SAID there was a tendency toward specialized care for emergency medical services.
equipped to handle critically injured patients 24 hours-a-day.
The difference between an emergency room and a trauma center is the center's ability to handle people who are injured.
"Most trauma occurs at night, on weekends and on holidays," he said.
The center is notified of an accident by the ambulance attendants at the scene and the trauma team is then quickly assembled to await notification of the patient. A staff surgeon directs the care.
SPECIALISTS MAY be called in from other surgical departments such as orthopedics and
Surgical and anesthesia residents, nurses, respiratory therapists, technicians from X-ray, laboratories, monitoring and other services are also included in the team.
neurosurgery. As many as 15 people may be involved in reviving a single patient.
"It requires a lot of activity." Ransom said.
"The more you can do faster, the better the
computer is at working with you."
"We are fortunate that both Missouri and Kansas have good emergency medical service sites."
Patients are admitted to a special Trauma Receiving Area in the emergency room of the Maternal Memorial Hospital. All equipment necessary for the patient is available in the areas at all times.
If immediate surgery is necessary, such as to massive internal bleeding, it can be performed.
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