WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2002
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3A
University hopes to teach men about sexism, violence
By Meredith Carr Kansan staff writer
Sex, relationships, communication and respect. These are just a few of the topics David Braham talks about with men.
Braham, a 2001 sociology graduate, is the men's outreach coordinator for the University of Kansas. Braham's job as men's outreach coordinator is to help the male population understand different University resources, such as volunteering and counseling, that are available to them.
This is the first time this job has existed at the University. It was created earlier this year by the Campus Coalition for Men, a committee of about 30 male administrators and faculty members from different areas of the the University. They decided to create Braham's position after listening to a speaker, Jackson Katz, talk about the view of men in society and the way the media portray the male sex. Katz is an anti-sexist male activist, who founded MVP Strategies an organization that provides gender violence prevention training to educational institutions.
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center and the Student Development Center oversee the position. The Center already has a program similar to the men's outreach coordinator, and with the two programs students can learn more about the opposite sex as well as gender issues.
Marshall Jackson, associate director of the Student Development Center, said Braham's job would help in promoting advocacy for women.
Braham said he had already spoken to different campus groups, such as fraternities and
"I'm not a rape expert, but I do know how, through certain behaviors, becoming violent is
learned.
David Braham KU men's outreach coordinator
residence halls, about issues involving healthy relationships and sexism in the media, but he's ready to talk to more students.
"I'm ready to walk into a fraternity, dorm, or scholarship hall, and talk to them about what I know," he said.
Braham said one of his main objectives as the men's outreach coordinator was to create good connections and reputations for the male population both on and off campus. Braham also wants to help men understand their behaviors.
Brahman has talked to men about controversial issues in relationships such as rape.
"I'm not a rape expert, but I do know how, through certain behaviors, becoming violent is learned," he said.
Kathy Rose-Mocky, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center said she hoped to continue this year's progress into next year.
"We're pleased right now to have a position like this," Rose-Mockry said.
She said she hoped to add other speakers beside Braham to the program in the future.
FACES
Jacob Spence, Wichita sophomore, was one friend that was there for Cox.
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"He went through it a lot better than I would have," Spence said.
Cox said his father was his friend as well as his inspiration. He described him as an outgoing and well-liked person.
"He was always wanting to help somebody, making somebody laugh," he said. "He was just one of those guys that everybody was like, 'Where is he at? We need him to have a good time.'"
Cox said his father was also a sports fan, especially the Jayhawks. He said the biggest reason he played football in high school and his first year at the University of Kansas was the pride that he saw his father take in him as an athlete.
Cox's uncle Jerry Cox said
Tery taught his sons life lessons
"My dad was always big about my health," he said. "He told me at times I should stop playing, but I felt like I still could."
Football began to take a toll on Cox's body, though. Repeated impacts created bone and cartilage chips and strained tendons in his shoulders that caused him tremendous pain.
"He tried to teach his boys, go after what you want, and you don'tget it without working hard and practicing hard."
He had surgery on his right arm, then his left. But Cox still wanted to keep playing.
Cox's father died just before he was to go in for a second surgery on his left arm. He said the combination of his father's death and his surgery made him decide to let football go to save his health.
"I could see he really liked watching me play," Cox said. "Now after three shoulder surgeries and him not around, I just
through sports.
really don't have any motivation to play anymore."
Cox misses his father and wishes he could still play football, he said. But he knows that if his father were alive today, he would encourage him to make the same decision, Cox said.
Cox is now concentrating on obtaining a communications degree and plans to transfer to Arizona State University after this semester to be closer to his mother, he said.
mother, he said.
"Any time something like that happens to somebody close that you love, it totally changes your outlook on life," he said.
"You learn not to sweat small stuff. You don't stress out about little things. You really appreciate those that you care about. There's no warning of when they could be here or gone."
Contact Pracht at apracht@kansan.com. This story was edited by Sarah Smarsh.
BENEFITS
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While he didn't use the tuition reimbursement this semester, Geihlsler said he took advantage of a loan through UPS to buy a personal computer. As part of the Earn and Learn program, UPS offers loans of up to $8,000 to students and the company will help repay the loans.
company that offers students education assistance is Federal Express. Pam Roberson, FedEx spokeswoman, said the company offered tuition assistance of up to $3,500 per calendar year for permanent full-time and part-time employees. A local FedEx center is at 10815 W 78th St., Shawnee Mission.
Assistance is for students working toward a first undergraduate degree at an accredited institution or for a second undergraduate or graduate degree that FedEx managers determine to be relevant to the company. Roberson said that 8,500 FedEx employees had taken advantage of education assistance in 2001.
- Contact Adamson at adamson@kansan.com. This story was edited by Kristi Henderson.
DEBATES
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He said he thought the rumors were started by a rival coalition to discredit KUnited.
"It's bad that people can't confront us on our issues," he said after the debates. "They have to resort to these hearsay rumors."
strated its commitment to diversity.
He also said that Knited's support of a new Multi-
Resource Center demon
"The entire campus can create an atmosphere where we actually do support different views, do support different perspectives," he said. "Even if we disagree on some things, we can at least be
STUDENT SENATE
elections 2002
things, we can at least be open and tolerant about it."
things, we call it must be opened. Before the debates, David Mitchell, elections commissioner, took a moment to respond to questions about his impartiality. Mitchell is living with a Delta Force member and attended a party for Delta Force last weekend.
and attended a party for Delta Force that received He said that he enjoyed the relationships that he developed with all four of the coalitions.
developed with an intent to
"I just want to say that if those relationships do not allow me to fill my duties properly, I just want to sincerely apologize to everybody involved," he said.
"Hopefully, that will put the issue to rest."
Contact Pracht at apracht@kansan.com. This story was edited by Angela Cox.
Kansan staff writer
Bv Maggie Koerth
Product purported to 'zap' annoying telemarketing calls
They have your name, they have your number, and they're going to call you. Unless you can stop them.
Jason Capps, Kansas City, Mo., graduate student, said he
Telemarketers hocking everything from credit cards to coffee are a constant annoyance to many KU students. But a product called Telezapper could make being on a telemarketer's call list a thing of the past.
The Telezapper works by fooling the computer into thinking the phone number it dialed has been disconnected. The computer records this information, and over time the person's number will be eliminated from call lists.
It doesn't affect calls dialed by hand.
received an average of three telemarketing calls a week, usually from credit card companies.
Capps said he usually hung up on telemarkers and had asked to be taken off calling lists before, but didn't think either technique worked.
"I really wish they wouldn't call me," he said. "They waste my time."
Karen Giger, Cottonwood Falls freshman, said she received about six telemarketing calls a week. She said she would be interested in anything that would get telemarketers off her back.
Telezappers are sold at Lawrence stores including WalMart, Walgreens and Radioshack.
Susan Streit, who works in the Wal-Mart electronics section, said her store didn't sell very many of the devices.
"They're pretty expensive," she said. "I would buy one if they were cheaper. I think that's how a lot of people feel."
Wal-Mart sells Telezappers for $44.88.The devices are $50 at Walgreens and $49 at Radio Shack.
Nathan Carnes, Walgreens manager, said his store didn't sell many Telezappers either.
many teachers applaud. "I don't think the cost is the issue, though," he said. "I just think it's something people don't really know about yet."
Neither Capps nor Giger had heard about the Telezapper. Both said the cost was not high enough to outrule purchasing the product.
However, for students who don't want to spend $50 on the Telezapper, there is a free way to
Telezappers have been on the market since before Christmas.
use the same technology.
K. Alan Carlton, a professional building contractor from Fort Worth, Texas, owns a Web site that explains how to deal with telemarketers.
According to Carlton, people can beat the telemarketer's computers by playing the three tones from the beginning of AT &T's disconnected phone message.
The catch to Carlton's plan is that the tones must be taped onto the beginning of answering machine messages, and people without caller I.D. will have to wait for the answering machine to pick up every call.
He said the effect would be the same as that of buying a Telezapper.
Giger said she saw a problem with Carlton's suggestion.
Carlton's Web site,
www.flash.net/~carlton2/tele-
mark.html, allows people to
download the tones for free.
"I get a lot of other messages during the day. I think it would just confuse my friends," she said.
Dixie Williford, manager of General Ion Solutions, a Lawrence telemarketing firm, said she knew of another problem with the device.
"It probably works for companies with computer dialers," she said. "But we manually dial all our calls, so it wouldn't have any effect on us."
People wanting to avoid telemarketers can also simply ask to be placed on a company's do-not-call list, a right granted by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.
Contact Koerth at
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