University Daily Kansan / Monday, March 16, 1992
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Mark Rowlands / Special to the KANSAN
Field practice
Tim Oldenburg, Long Beach, Calif., graduate student, tries to stop the ball as he practices field hockey. Oldenburg was practicing with his wife, Rani, graduate student, yesterday at the Shenk Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets. The Oldenburgs belong to the Kansas City Field Hockey Club.
Report: KU crime rate plunges
Rate at Med Center jumps because of more reported crimes
By Michelle Betts Kansan staff writer
Crime at the University of Kansas decreased in 1991 compared with 1990, but crime in Lawrence increased slightly, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's annual crime statistics report.
Kansas' crime rate also increased by 5.1 percent in 1991 compared with 1990, according to the report, which was released March 9.
The crime rate in Lawrence increased 1.1 percent in 1991 compared with 1990, with 51 more crimes reported in 1991.
The report stated that KU's crime rate decreased 17.1 percent, which is the most significant decrease among Board of Regents schools.
Kansas State University's crime rate decreased 3.4 percent and Wichita State University's rate decreased 0.9percent, according to the report.
However, the crime rate at the University of Kansas Medical Center jumped 22.9 percent.
Lt. Brent Baker, KU Med Center police police attention, said the increase could be attributed to the University community's awareness about reporting crimes.
"The University is reporting things now that didn't 'in the picture' be said." It looks like a crammy.
There were 957 crimes reported at the Lawrence campus in 1990 compared to 793 in 1991, according to the report.
L. Tt. Mullens, KU police representative, said some of the report's numbers were different from those in the University's annual crime which was released last month by the KU police.
Mullens said the KBI report did not include unfounded crime cases at the University. Two of six reported rapes at the University in 1991 were unfounded and were not included in the KBI crime report. Police categorize crimes as
unfounded when evidence exists that a crime was not committed.
The KB I report includes Part I crimes only. Crimes such as indecent exposure would not be listed
Part I crimes include violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and aggravated battery. Part I property crimes include burglary, theft and motor vehicle theft.
Mullens said the most significant crime changes in 1991 involved burglary and theft.
"Students are becoming more cognizant of the fact that they can be victimized and they're doing something about it," he said.
The number of auto burglaries on campus also decreased. Mullens said.
He said he attributed the decrease to new police shifts that overlapped two hours at the beginning and end of each shift.
"The police overlap shifts now and can stake out the parking lots which might be problems," Mullens said.
Smoochers' germs can be bad for gums
By Andy Taylor Kansan staff writer
When couples kiss passionately, the least of their worries is gum disease.
But new research shows that smoothing — although stimulating — could be harmful to a kisser's oral health.
Periodontitis, caused by the buildup of dental plaque, can deteriorate gums, ligaments and teeth roots, said Mark Edwards, a Lawrence periodontist.
According to a study released last week by the American Association for Dental Research in Boston, kissing can transmit bacteria from gum disease, or periodontitis, through saliva.
"It was a poorly controlled study because it used patients who were in the stages between gingivitis and early periodontitis." Edwards said. "But the bottom line of the study is that periodontitis could be transmissible."
He said the disease should not be confused with gingivitis, which is the inflammation and bleeding of gums.
For bacteria to be transmitted between smooches, Edwards said the moisture and warm in the mouth had to be suitable for bacterial growth.
"Ninety-five percent of the time you won't have it," he said. "The environment has to be right."
Edwards said he had seen bacteria transmission among family members.
"There is some evidence that the bacteria in periodontal diseases can be transmitted through family members just because of living together," he said. "But I haven't seen anything about kissing."
Stone said that 75 percent of the population was susceptible to periodontitis but that it could be prevented with proper brushing, flossing and mouth washing.
"We usually think of it as an adult disease because it is common in older people," he said.
A Lawrence dentist, Lan Gegenheimer, said transmission of periodontal diseases through kissing would not occur in large numbers.
"Asafas I know, you can't get by kissing," she said. "There are many times when the husband might have terrible periodontal diseases and the wife doesn't."
Gegenheimer said she had not read the study but the evidence was not convincing.
"I don't think that the study is conclusive," she said. "Even if people could transmit it by kissing, I don't think it will appear in large quantities."
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