THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.101.NO.79
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
THURSDAY, IANUARY 23, 1992
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Lange wins vice presidency
By Jay Williams
Kansan staff writer
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Kristin Lange's election last night as student body vice president proves that sometimes the longshot wins.
Lange won a run-off election against Jason McIntosh. 28-26
John Robertson, graduate senator who nominated Lange, said he thought she was a dark horse candidate.
Kurt Broeckelmann, co-chairperson of the Student Senate Finance Committee, and off-campus senators James Baucom and William Edv. cards, also ran.
"If anybody deserves this, she does," he said.
Although she had thought about running, Lange said she was not sure whether or not she would.
"I thought about it a lot," she said after the meeting. "It is an intimidating system and has been homogeneous for a long time."
Lange ran on former student body president Darren Fulcher's Impact! coalition
last spring but supported his ouster early last fall.
Fulcher was removed from the post after battery charges against him were publicized.
Alan Lowden became president Dec. 4, after the Judicial Board upheld Senate's Sept. 14 motion to expel Fulcher, creating the vice presidency vacancy.
"I know it looks like ulterior motives," Lange said. "I have not been working up to it."
She said she did not expect any problems working with Lowden.
As vice president, Lange will control the senate meetings and refer legislation to committees. Despite the lack of time left in the Senate, she would not have problems handling the office.
As a senator, Lange was chairperson of the Child Care Committee and a member of the Student Rights Committee. She also was active in Women's Student Union.
Lange said she would drop her class load down to six or nine credit hours from 18 to
make time for the office. Lange is prepared to take an extra semester to graduate, she said
McIntosh, senior senator, said he accepted the defeat.
"I'm just as committed to Student Senate today as I was before, maybe more so," he said.
The selection took three ballots. No candidate received a majority after the first ballot, so the top three candidates, Lange, McIntosh and Broeckelmann, continued.
When none earned a majority, Lange and McIntosh remained for the run off ballot.
Earlier, Boeckelman's bid had been challenged by Patrick Dilley, senior sena-
Dilley said that Broeckelmann, co-chairperson of the Student Senate Finance Committee, should not be allowed to run as he was not an elected senator.
As chair of the Finance Committee, Broeckelmann is an ex-officio senator, meaning he has speaking rights but cannot vote.
Dilley said the office must be filled by a member of Senate. University Senate Code does not consider an ex-officio senator a member of Senate, he said.
Lowden disagreed.
"For purposes of membership, since I've been a member of Senate, we have treated them the same," he said after the meeting.
Lowden's decision was appealed, and Sen-
ate voted and allowed Broeckelmann to run
Broeckelmann said he was not sure whether the challenge hurt his bid.
He said that he may not have won because he had not been elected by the student body.
The candidates were given an opportunity to speak and answer questions before the elapse.
"We all know a lot of things happened last semester," he said. "Bridges were damaged, some maybe were burned. I want to build a bridge to keep Student Senate open-minded."
Baucom said it took him a while to decide to run
Alan Lowden congratulates Senate Vice President Kristin Lange.
Brian T. Schoeni/KANSAN
On her ride to work on Tuesday, Watson librarian Margaret Winchell observes safety by wearing a helmet.
Bicycle riders differ on need for helmets
By Katherine Manweiler
Kansan staff writer
"I would have either been killed or had a bad concession if I hadn't been."
Kristen Myers learned the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet the hard way.
Myers only suffered bruises and pulled muscles from the accident.
Myers almost always wears her helmet when she rides her bicycle even when she doesn't.
But if the University of Kansas reflects the national average, most KU bicycle riders do not wear helmets. According to a survey done last year by the Journal of the American Medical Association, fewer than 10 percent of bicycle riders wear helmets.
More than 600,000 people in the United States visit emergency rooms each year because of injuries sustained in bicycle accidents. Most of the head injuries could be lessened or p eventually to the American Medical Association.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said the use of sturdy bicycle helmets when riding was important because the head was the most vulnerable part of the body to serious damage.
Yockey said a trivial injury to one part of the body could mean permanent damage if it occurred to the head. Head injuries could result in paralysis.
The spinal cord and brain tissue
recover once they're damaged," he
said.
People with head injuries in Lawrence usually are transported to a hospital in the Kansas City area or Topeka, because Lawrence Memorial Hospital does not have a neurosurgeon
Growing awareness of the law stimulates headlight demand
By Erik Bauer
Kenneth staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Bicyclists at the University of Kansas and in Lawrence may not know that they can be fined $15 for walking a headlight while riding nigh.
Burdal Welsh, a KU police representative, said KU police issued 71 citations to cyclists without headlights last semester.
Accidents can occur at night when visibility is reduced, Welsh said.
He said cars frequently turned in front of bicycles that were not visible.
Because of increased enforcement of laws and distribution of 3,000 fliers during fall orientation, more students have registered their bicycles and inquired about the laws this year than in previous years. Welsh said.
But some have learned the hard way.
Paul Davis, service manager of Rick's Bike Shop, 916 Massachusetts St., said customers came to the store to buy headlights after they had been fined or warned.
Richard Rodriguez, Olathe sophomore, was one of those students
He said he received a warning for not having a headlight.
Rodriguez bought a headlight to avoid being fined, he said.
"We have trouble keeping them in stock because so many people use bikes for transportation in Lawrence," she said.
K. T. Walsh, assistant manager of Sunflower, 804 Massachusetts St., said the demand for bicycle headlights was high.
on staff, Yockey said.
Sunflower sells three main types of headlights. Walsh said.
Generator lights, which rub on the front tire and generate off the friction, are the most environmentally safe. Walsh said.
But she said most people preferred battery-powered headlights because they were more convenient. The third type is a halogen bulb, which is brighter than a regular bulb, she said.
Brian Moler, Wichita senior, said that he wore his bicycle helmet when riding on trails in the Kansas River levee but not on campus.
Prices for headlights range from $5 to $130 and more in Lawrence stores.
Ann George, St. Louis sophomore, said she was unaware of the ordinance requiring her to risk being fined than purchase a headlight.
Sometimes Moler worries about injuries but not enough to wear a helmet, he said.
"I don't ride very much at night," she said.
"It would be a hassle to carry it
around on campus," he said.
Bicycle riders in Lawrence are not required to wear helmets, and Moler said he did not think it should be a requirement.
"People ought to be able to make a choice," he said.
Kansans debate Roe vs. Wade
Rallies mark decision's 19th anniversary
By Greg Farmer
Kansas staff writer
Yesterday, on the 19th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, Kansas anti-abortion and pro-choice activists expressed their opinions and prepared for a political battle that both sides agree will erupt soon.
The Supreme Court, for the first time, voted to legalize abortion Jan. 22, 1973. The majority opinion, which was written by Justice Harry Blackman, was based on a woman's constitutional right to privacy.
Yesterday, the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade was marked by a battle of bells and roses at the Kansas Statehouse.
Members of the Kansas Choice Alliance delivered small "freedom" bells to the governor and legislators while anti-abortion activists distributed roses.
Doubt exists about what would happen in Kansas if the Supreme Court overturned the Roe decision.
See related story, Page 6
A Kansas law requires three doctors to agree that a woman's life is in danger before performing an abortion. The law is not enforced because of the overriding jurisdiction of the Roe decision.
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review a Pennsylvanian law that restricts abortion rights.
Brenda Thompson, Overland Park resident, introduced her 18-month-old son to Finney. Thompson said she had planned to have an abortion until anti-abortionists outside an Overland Park clinic persuaded her to continue the pregnancy.
Anti-abortionists met yesterday with Gov. Finney, who has said she opposes abortion.
State Rep. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Topeka, told a pro-choice group in Topeka that she and other lawmakers would introduce legislation as early as next week making the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe vs. Wade the law in Kansas.
"I used to consider myself on the fence," Chariton said. "But when the anti-abortion people started calling me pro-abortion, I started calling myself
"It's time to take some action on the state level to make sure the law of Kansas reflects the will of the vast majority of people." Sebelius said.
"I'd like to thank you for the stand you take on abortion."
Thompson said to the governor.
State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Lawrence, said support existed for rewriting the current Kansas law in case the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
She said she considered herself pro-choice.
At the University of Kansas, activists considered the future of abortion
Patricia Trausch, president of KU Students for Life, said yesterday was a day of mourning.
we inquire for the potential that those people never reached," Trausch said. "The potential not reached by people who were never given the right to live."
Trausch said she hoped next year's anniversary would be a day of celebration.
"I hope the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade, "Trausch said. "Then we can stop mourning."
Jenifer Dodd, president of KU Young Democrats, said she did not want legislative entities to regulate her body or her decision on whether to have an abortion.
"I think every abortion case that gets to the Supreme Court poses a threat to Roe vs. Wade," Dodd said. "Roe is in an awfully precarious position."
"Legislative bodies are made up mostly of men," Dodd said. "Men can't get pregnant. I just don't think they should decide on this issue for me."
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Dodd said she thought Roe vs. Wade would be overturned within two years.
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