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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 2005
INSIDENEWS Officers work under dollar restrictions
Dollars have been cut from the KU Public Safety Office's budget since the early '90s. Budget cuts mean less flexibility for the office with who and how many officers they can employee and programs they can operate Services such as the bicycle program and a University-wideInst and found have been cut
back severely, nearly eliminating them entirely. The bicycle program only operates during home football games. Reports show that crime rates are going down, but the officers' jobs aren't any easier. The lack of funds have left officers more responsibility and less reasons to stay. Officials say that they are dedicated to keeping the campus and students safe. PAGE 1A
Cameras coming to Daisy Hill
Amidst threats and attacks on residents of Daisy Hill this year and last, the University of Kansas is stepping up security. KU officials, including Chancellor Robert Hemenway, and the KU Public Safety Office initiated the installation of security cameras, but no deadline has been set. PAGE 1A
Guards. cameras planned for The Underground
Because food and beverage theft, the management of The Underground is upping security. Employees have been the main source of security since The Underground's opening, but it isn't enough. Easily accessible doors, crowds and long lines have created situations where theft is possible. PAGE 1A
The spring 2004 closing of the mental health unit at Lawrence Memorial Hospital has left people little recourse when facing psychological problems. Students must now turn to outpatient care or drive to Kansas City or Topeka for treatment. PAGE 2A
Hospital cutbacks leave mental health care void
Rare civil rights movie showing tonight
A rare documentary that thoroughly depicts the civil rights movement and the work of Martin Luther King Jr. will be screened for the first time at the University of Kansas. Because of copyright laws, the movie is no longer in production. PAGE 2A
INSIDEOPINION
Activity is the cure for obesity
Sara Zafar explains that obesity, except in rare cases, can and should be avoided. Although getting around it will take some work on students' parts, the payoff is obvious and necessary. PAGE 5A
Gay marriage ban won't curtail relationships
Maureen Warren and Allison Hansen might not be allowed to get married because of the impending ban, but it won't stop them from loving each other and living together. PAGE 5A
Some people support and the death penalty and oppose abortion, and others oppose the death penalty while supporting the death penalty. Sadly, the value of life is a line drawn in political sand. PAGE 5A
Self limits playing time
INSIDESPORTS
Swimmer competes with passion, joy
During the past four Jayhawk basketball games, coach Bill Self has used a limited number of players. Most of the playing time has gone to the top nine or 10 squad members. Self says designating clear roles for his reserve players has improved team consistency. PAGE 1B
Lia Pogioli, a Peoria, ill., sophomore has improved after one year with the KU Swimming and Diving Team. She's had a lot of help along the way and hopes to break personal and Big 12 Conference records this year. PAGE 3A
Freshmen need to step it up
High expectations surrounded the five freshmen of the men's basketball team, but the players haven't lived up to those expectations thus far. The freshmen need to bring depth to a team that will depend on their performances in the next weeks. Only then will a trip to the Final Four be a possibility. PAGE 1B.
Course reopening set for this spring
A renovated Alvamar Golf Club will open mid-April. The KU golf teams and the public will benefit from the improvements, including a new driving range and reseeded greens. PAGE 18
A family affair
These Jayhawk baseball players have more in common than a love of the game: they share the same parents and last names. PAGE 2B
It's the same old same in the Big 12
With Missouri and Oklahoma the only real exceptions, the Big 12 Conference standings so far essentially match the preseason predictions. Kansas and Oklahoma State appear to be the top candidates for this year's title. PAGE 3B
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HEALTH
Hospital closing leaves students fewer choices
By TY BEAVER
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KANSAN STAFF WRITER
When a young girl was released from a Topeka facility for suicide watch, Marsha Epstein, director of Headquarters Counseling Service, took a call from the girl's father.
He was panicked because he and his wife had no way of getting to Topeka to pick up their daughter — a problem that Epstein said shouldn't have occurred.
"This is a big enough community that we need a crisis stabilization unit." Erstein said.
The closing of the mental health unit at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, left students and Lawrence citizens few options for mental care.
The unit, which closed last spring due to a lack of physicians, was the only inpatient facility in Lawrence. Those who are referred to LMH now must travel to other cities to receive care. The closest facilities for similar mental health care are in Kansas City and Topeka.
Students at the University of Kansas have felt the unit's absence along with the Lawrence community. In the past, students were referred to LMH by KU Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and it was an effective relationship, said Pam Botts, associate director of CAPS.
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treatment. With the closing of LMH's center, the only option for the uninsured is the Osawatomie State Hospital.
accessible. she said.
About 30 students would have been referred to LMH by CAPS last semester. Instead, they were referred to outpatient centers in Lawrence such as Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, 200 Maine St., or locations in Kansas City and Toneka.
Sources: KU Counseling and Psychological Services, Headquarters Counseling Service and Bert Nosh Community Mental Health Center
The lack of an accessible inpatient mental health unit caused some recommended students not to seek treatment, Botts said, and that decision placed responsibility for their care on friends and family, which wasn't always ideal.
Botts, Epstein, and Higgins are concerned about the lack of a stabilization center that the closing at LMH created. There needs to be a facility in Lawrence where those in crisis can be stabilized — preferably where patients can stay for up to 72 hours. Botts said.
"People would just rather not go to state facilities," said Raymond Higgins, director of the University's psychological clinic.
Additionally, students with no insurance can be reluctant to seek
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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Rare civil rights activist film 'Eyes on Prize' shown tonight
BY ERIC SORRENTEINO
esorrentino@kansan.com'
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Because of copyright laws, a documentary that gives a thorough portrayal of the civil rights movement has become rare.
But "Eyes on the Prize," which shows the civil rights speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., will be showing tonight in Summerfield Hall at the University of Kansas' first screening of the film.
Downhill Battle, a nonprofit activist organization, is screening the film tonight in more than 50 locations in 22 states as a part of its "Eyes on the Screen" program.
"I'm looking forward to seeing how Martin Luther King Jr. stood against everyone who thought he was wrong, along with the impressions he made, not only in the United States, but around the world," Negrete said.
Aude Negrete, Overland Park freshman, said she was curious to see the work and vision that King had in bringing freedom to America.
'EYES ON THE PRIZE'
8 p.m. in 427 Summerfield Hall
Admission is free and popcorn will be served
corn will be served.
- The capacity of the room is about 150 people.
Source: Sigma Lambda Beta
Julian Portillo, Shawnee sophomore, worked with his fraternity Sigma Lambda Beta to make the documentary available to KU students as part of Black History Month.
"We're hoping that we can help spread awareness of ongoing and past battles of civil rights issues," Portillo said.
Watson Library has one copy of the series, but it is suspect to theft because of the rarity of the film. Portillo said.
"It's a shame that those who lay claim to the words of others can control the ideals that are espoused solely for financial gain." Portillo said. "Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and almost every other great leader of oppressed peoples had one vision: to let freedom ring — not chaching, cha-ching."
Nicholas Reville, co-director of Downhill Battle, said that copyright laws made "Eyes on the Prize" difficult to find. He said the documentary contained lyrics, songs and photographs that were copyrighted to other people. Reville said that Blackside Inc., which produced the film, could not afford to renew its copyright licenses in 1995. New copies of the film were not made after this date, and the film cannot be transferred to DVD.
Kelly Chong, assistant professor of sociology, showed the film to her 600-level sociology class last semester.
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TOPEKA — Upset by a state Supreme Court ruling that could let several convicted killers escape a
Proposal could change death penalty law
death sentence, some Republicans want to require Senate confirmation of nominees to the state's highest court.
Currently, a nine-member commission screens applications for openings on the Kansas Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals,
then forwards three nominees to the governor, who makes appointments.
Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt said lawmakers were drafting a proposal and that sponsors were likely to introduce it this week.
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