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Volume 128 Issue 96
Kansan.com
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The student voice since 1904
TRACK & FIELD
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
This digital rendering provided by KU Med shows the Cambridge North Patient Tower. A groundbreaking ceremony on March 9 marked the first day of construc tion on the building. The building is set to be finished and open in 2017.
KU Med breaks ground on Cambridge North Patient Tower
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolNews
The University of Kansas Hospital began building its Cambridge North Patient Tower in Kansas City, Kan., during a groundbreaking ceremony held on March 9. The building is set to open in 2017.
The Cambridge North Tower will add 92 beds to the hospital as well as 28 intensive care beds. In a press release from Medical News Network, hospital president and CEO Bob Page said patient volume has grown by 30 percent over the last five years.
"We have seen an ongoing surge of patients needing our advanced medicine services," Page said. "We have had
a full hospital with record patient demand for the last three months. It has meant we are using all our creativity to provide patients with the high-quality services they are seeking."
said employees at the hospital have had to work longer hours as an effect of the hospital's lack of capacity for patients.
Tsue considered the building an improvement to Kansas City as a whole.
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- NEW KU HOSPITAL BUILDING HAS BEGUN CONSTRUCTION
- THE BUILDING WILL COST $280 MILLION
- IT WILL HOUSE ONCOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE TREATMENT
The building will house neurosciences and surgical oncology treatment. Ear, nose and throat cancers will be treated at the building.
Dr. Terry Tsue, an ear, nose and throat cancer physician,
"In order to have a world-class city, you need to have a world-class healthcare facility," Tsue said.
A philanthropy campaign has been launched with the building of Cambridge North
Patient Tower. The hospital plans on raising $100 million toward cancer programs and has already raised $36.6 million. Civic leader Annette Boch donated $10 million toward the cause, according to a press release from KU Medical Center.
"We have really put our money where our mouth is when it comes to improving the quality of our work," Tsue said.
Tue said that physicians at the hospital have also contributed to raising funds.
The full cost of the new building will be $280 million, according to Medical News Network. The cost will not be paid for by state or local taxes.
Edited by Garrett Long
Student Health officials ready to prevent TB
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolNews
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that mainly attacks the lungs but can also damage other parts of the body, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It affects those with weaker immune
University officials at Student Health Services say they are prepared to prevent tuberculosis after news of a recent outbreak at a Kansas City-area high school early this month.
If an active case of tuberculosis is found at the University, Student Health Services works with the Douglas County Health Department and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to prevent an outbreak.
On March 4, a student at Olathe Northwest High School in Olathe was diagnosed with active tuberculosis. More than two dozen other students also tested positive, but none have active cases of the bacterial disease, according to the Associated Press.
School administration identified those in contact with the student and tested anyone who may have caught the disease from the individual, according to a press release from the Johnson County Health Department.
systems and is spread if a person infected with the disease sneezees, coughs or talks.
The University does three things to ensure that the disease is not a threat, said Student Health Services physician Leah Luckeroth.
Second, Student Health Services screens all international students for tuberculosis, as the main threat of tuberculosis at the University comes from this group. Luckeroth said.
Finally, when students choose to attend the University, a mandatory questionnaire asks them if they were born in or have lived in a country with high risk of tuberculosis. If they were, those students are screened.
The first is required by state law: all universities in Kansas must screen employees for tuberculosis.
About 62 percent of active tuberculosis cases in the
Student Senate coalitions announce platforms
SEE TB PAGE 2
JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
Members of the newly formed Imagine coalition speak at their meeting Thursday night. The coalition is diversity-minded and hopes to attract a wide variety of students.
Junior Jessie Pringle gives a speech petitioning for her nomination to Advance KU's presidential candidacy. Pringle was nominated as the coalition's presidential candidate.
JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
PLATFORM: "Inclusion is embedded into the foundation of all of our platforms, and we are proud to present a slate that reflects all student identities and communities."
IMAGINE
BETTER STUDENT LIFE
BETTER STUDENT LIFE Focus of initiative: University-wide app and increasing pride in athletic program
The idea is to just to help students going through their years at KU", Imagine presidential nominee Katherine Rainey said. "So overall, student life is just making sure the day-to-day life of students is made easy and comfortable through the things that we provide.
"We're looking to work with different departments to do an early syllabus release for students and keeping copies of textbooks in the library" Rainey said. "This is to ease
We also have initiatives centered around increasing pride in and more support of all athletic programs. Our softball team is 8th in the nation right now and that is no small task. We also have been continuing to mold our cultural inclusiveness training reaching from administration to students to ensure that KU is not just a school, but a home to every Jayhawk."
GET THE GRADES
Focus of initiative: Early syllabus release
FIX SENATE
stress students have within the academic portion at KU. The syllabus release is just so those students can understand what that class is before they take it."
"The way [Student Senate] reaches out to student groups and makes themselves available is problematic," Rainey said. "The way [Student Senate] represents all students needs to be worked on, so we're going to focus on continuing the progress made with amending the elections process so students who want
SEE IMAGINE PAGE 2
Focus of initiative: Creating a better overall Senate
ADVANCE KU
PLATFORM: "The initiatives released today are the result of Advance KU's priorities and commitments to our community at the university," Jessie Pringle, presidential nominee, said. "We intend to pursue more options around these initiatives and talk to students about how they envision a developing campus."
ADVANCE ACCESS
ALANA FLINN
@alana_finn
ADVANCE ACCESS Focus of initiative: Cultural competency training
"Advance KU will work with the Office of Multicultural Affairs and push for better access
ADVANCE COMMUNITY
Don't Forget
Focus of initiative: Creating an athletics student board "The next initiative is to improve the relationship between students and athletics by creating an athletics student board. This initiative will create more campus engagement with athletics and promote KU's Olympic sports," according to a press release.
to cultural competency workshops to promote diversity and inclusivity at KU," according to a press release.
OPINION 4 PUZZLES 6 CLASSIFIEDS 9 A&F 5 SPORTS 10 DAILY DEBATE 7
Index
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Against West Virginia, Ludueña paired with freshman Alexis Czapiinski to help secure the doubles point as the duo won the doubles-clinching match 6-3. She followed her doubles win with an impressive 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 singles win that clinched a sweep of the Mountaineers and sealed a winning home stand for Kansas.
Ludueña played a pivotal role in two Kansas conference victories against Iowa State and West Virginia. The senior was able to clinch three crucial points over the two home matches, securing lopsided Jayhawk wins.
Against Iowa State, Luduhe defeated the Cyclones' best singles player, Samantha Budai, 6-3, 6-4 taking the second and deciding point as the Jayhawks cruised to a 4-1 triumph.
Ludueña wins Big 12 Player of the Week honors
Ludueña
— Jacob Clemen
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You're somebody's ray of sunshine.
Kansas senior Maria Belen Luudena received the Big 12 Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week award after a pair of strong showings in conference matchups. Tuesday's announcement from the league office marks the first time a Jayhawk has won this award since 2005.
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