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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
INSIDENEWS
Raiders give Jayhawks a Texas-sized heartache
The Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in double overtime last night. Kansas took the lead in the last overtime, but Texas Tech's Darryl Dora sunk a three-point shot for the victory. The 80-79 loss was Kansas' first conference loss of the season. PAGE 1A
New policy could mean fewer doctor's notes
Watkins Memorial Health Center plans to modify its policy on doctors' notes to excuse absences. Under the new policy only students who are ill for more than three days would receive notes. PAGE 1A
Med Center police uses deadly force
Mortar Board to raise funds for educator award
An officer at the University of Kansas Medical Center shot a man Thursday night after the man threatened him with a knife, police said. The shooting was the first incident of deadly force the University had seen. PAGE 1A
The Mortar Board honor society will sponsor a fundraiser in which students can pay $1 for an opportunity to spend an afternoon with Lew Perkins. The money will be used to fund a plaque in the Kansas Union honoring Most Outstanding Educator award winners. PAGE 2A
Schools require students to be insured
Some universities now ask that students have health insurance to attend their schools in an attempt to protect the students from unexpected costs. PAGE 2A
Educator leaves legacy as first black KU graduate
The University of Kansas is honoring the memory of Blanche Ketene Bruce, its first African-American graduate. Bruce was born into a family dedicated to the importance of education. After graduating, he also devoted his life to education in a direct fashion: he was a teacher and tutor. PAGE 4A
Shiites face compromise
Seats in Iraq's newly-elected National Assembly will be divided according to voting percentages. The Shites won fewer votes than expected, and could lead to more compromises for the majority. PAGE 6A
INSIDEOPINION
Political ruckus over free speech in universities
Ward Chancellor isn't making many friends at the University of Colorado for his comparison between Nazis and Sept. 11 victims, but the editorial board feels there is no room for politicians to censure him. PAGE 5A
Media blitz on diseases
Diseases like the flu and malaria are still among the more deadly ailments across the world, but one would never know it from the excessive media attention John Jordan believes is given to other ones like SARS. PAGE 5A
Rice being risky with Iran
Ray Wittlinger, a confirmed Democrat, suggests that Condoleezza Rice and the rest of the Bush administration should take extra care this time around when dealing with a foreign adversary. PAGE 5A
INSIDESPORTS
King of North Texas
Both Kansas and Texas Tech deserved to win last night's double overtime nail-biter in Lubbock, Texas. But it was Red Raider forward Darryl Dora who emerged as the night's unlikely hero. After a lane violation in the first overtime, Dora redeemed himself with the game-winning three-pointer. PAGE 1B
Campus groups flush Fieldhouse
A group of about 30 Campus Christians toiled inside Allen Fieldhouse for nearly 10 hours Saturday to clean it after the men's basketball game. Between mopping, sweeping and picking up trash, it was a massive job. At least they got to shoot a few buckets. PAGE 1B
Broken record won't overshadow goals
KU runner Benson Chesang broke a Kansas record that had stood since 1968 on Saturday, but he has much higher goals: to qualify for nationals. The man he unseated, congressman Jim Ryun, thinks he can do it. PAGE 18
The spring season for women's rowing has started. The team now increased its practice hours to 20. The rowers are now hopeful for nice weather so they can get on the water. PAGE 18
Practice curve steepens for rowers
Diving team preps for conference
With a coaching change at the beginning of the 2004-05 season and a new and improved training regimen, the University of Kansas diving team will take its momentum to College Station, Texas for the Big 12 Conference Championships on February 23. Its biggest competition within the Big 12 is Texas, but it also wants to defeat the Miss
biggest competitor within the big
Texas, but it also wants to defeat the Missouri Tigers. PAGE 3B
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Perkins aids fundraiser
HONOR SOCIETY
BY NATE KARLIN
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The Mortar Board honor society wants one student to enjoy a day with Lew Perkins, Kansas athletics director.
DONATE $1 TO WIN A DAY WITH LEW PERKINS
The honor society will hold a fundraising campaign called "Learning with Lew" Feb. 16-18. Students will be placed in a drawing for every suggested donation of $1. The Mortar Board will draw the winner on Friday.
Money generated from the fundraiser will go toward a bronze plaque that will recognize winners of the Outstanding Educator Award for years to come, said Jeffrey Robinson, Mortar Board treasurer. The award, which is voted on by the 40-member honor society, recognizes teachers who have impacted the senior class, Robinson said. Approximately five educators will be selected this year. Future winners will added to the plaque each year.
Tomorrow
Robinson said that Perkins' willingness to participate in the campaign
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wescoe Beach
* 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kansas Union 4th floor
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wescoe Beach
* 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kansas Union 4th floor
* 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. E's
Thursday
Mortar Board students requested Lew Perkins because of his recent prominence in the news. They thought students would be interested in a behind-the-scenes look at intercollegiate sports at the University of Kansas, Robinson said.
4:30 to 7:30 p.m.at Oliver Hall Dining Center
Friday
◀ 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wescoe Beach
◀ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kansas Union 4th floor
Source: Jeffrey Robinson, Mortar Board treasurer
showed he was concerned about the University of Kansas community. "A lot of people think he only cares about sports, but he really does care about academics," Robinson said.
The plaque, which will cost between $1,000 and $2,000, will be placed in the Kansas Union.
"We just wanted to make a more permanent recognition with an ultimate purpose." Robinson, Garnett senior, said.
The Mortar Board, which began in 1918, is a national honor society for college seniors who excel in ability
and achievement in scholarship, leadership and service, according to the KU Mortar Board Web site.
It was the first national honor society to honor senior women at universities. Men were not admitted until 1975, but it maintained its commitment to honoring the status of women, the Web site says. The honor society at the University began in 1912, but was not incorporated into the national Mortar Board until 1924.
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Stephanie Farley/KANSA
Alexis Brickner, Lawrence junior, switches fruit flies from old food vials to new ones yesterday. Fruit flies have rapid muscle development, which makes them good specimens for research. Fruit flies eat a substance consisting of, among other things, corn meal, yeast, sugar and certain chemicals.
Schools want insured students
UNIVERSITY LIFE
BY JOHN SEEWER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOLEDO, Ohio — A growing number of public universities are requiring that students have health insurance before they step into the classroom, a move aimed at saving the uninsured from huge bills and college hospitals from getting stuck with the cost.
Most public universities still leave the decision up to students, who can buy into a school's student health care plan or obtain their own insurance. Surveys from insurers and schools, however, indicate that anywhere from 10 percent to 30 percent do not have insurance. Most are still covered under their parents' plans.
College officials also are finding that some students are forced to drop out when faced with the medical expenses.
"What makes it a tough decision is the potential added costs," said Jim Mitchell, director of student health services at Montana State, which has required insurance for nearly 20 years. "But there's compelling reasons to do it."
More schools have started mandating the coverage in the past four years. Hospitals no longer absorb the costs because of increasing health care expenses.
Connecticut, Ohio State and all 10 universities within the California system now require health insurance. Utah is looking into it.
"I t can happen to any one, at any time, and
Others, including Old Dominion, Kent State and South Dakota's board
one, at any time, and it can definitely happen to young people. We see students who have to leave school because of something that can't be predicted."
Glenn Egelman
Director of student health
at Bowling Green
Some schools have resisted mandatory coverage, fearing extra costs will push students to other colleges. Still, others worry students already are burdened with huge loans and rising tuition.
of regents, have decided against the idea.
"We may be pricing students out of college," said Alex Wright, president of the student government at Bowling Green State.
The costs to uninsured students can be staggering when they're hospitalized.
For example, a student at Old Dominion, in Norfolk, Va., had $100,000 in medical bills stemming from injuries in a car accident, said Jenny Foss, director of student health services.
"Students can take care of their car
repairs, but they may not be able to take care of their injuries," she said.
In extreme cases, the student is forced to declare bankruptcy.
Allowing students to decide whether they want health insurance can dilute a school's health plan when few buy into it. Often, Foss said, it's mainly students with health problems who purchase coverage, driving up the number of claims and costs.
Old Dominion discontinued its health insurance plan a year ago only 400 of its 20,000 students were using it. That's despite a school survey that showed about 4,000 students had no health coverage.
Glenn Egelman, director of student health at Bowling Green, noted that something as common as appendicitis could result in a big medical bill.
"It can happen to anyone, at any time, and it can definitely happen to young people," he said. "We see students who have to leave school because of something that can't be predicted."
Students without coverage also think they can get what they need at campus health centers, which often offer free, but limited, care.
"It's a safety net, but it's a net with a lot of holes in it." Egelman said.
Nearly all private colleges make health coverage mandatory, compared with about 25 percent of public colleges, said Stephen Beckley, who runs a Colorado-based consulting firm that assists schools with student health programs.
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