Thursday, March 5, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
KU drive could beat Kansas State's
Blood donation flows steadily throughout day
v Carl Kaminski
ckaminski@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
For the first time in years, the University of Kansas' blood drive may beat Kansas State.
"We haven't beat them for a really long time," said Sarah Schreck, Panhelenic Association blood-drive chairwoman and Lenexa sophomore.
Kansas State's spring blood drive concluded two weeks ago and collected 536 units of blood. On Tuesday, the KU drive collected 136 units in the Ballroom at the Kansas Union. Yesterday, 170 total units were collected at the Union site and a new site at McCollum Hall.
Sarah Miller, Wichita freshman, finds time between classes to donate blood during the '98 Spring blood drive. The blood drive was held yesterday at McCollum Hall and the Kansas Union ballroom. Photo by Eileen Bakri / KANSAN
Schreck said she expected more units to be collected today because two collection sites would be open again.
The Union site is open again today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but the second collection site has moved to Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall. That site will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Schreck said that in the past, students had to wait for more than two hours to
She said that instead of large rushes or donors coming in at once, there had been a steady flow through the day.
give blood, but this spring the KU drive had been running more smoothly.
had been taming not me so smoothly
"It's just flowing," she said.
To encourage donations, Schreck said the blood-drive committee had been giving away T-shirts, door prizes and raffle prizes donated by Lawrence businesses.
"We've got everything from bike helmets to calculators," she said.
The blood drive depends heavily on volunteers. Schreck said she was impressed with the number of volunteers at the drive.
"We've almost had too many at some points," she said.
The blood drive benefits the American Red Cross, which needs more than 2,000 pints of blood each week in Kansas. Schreck said.
"Most of the donation stays around the Kansas area," she said.
To those who may be a apprehensive about giving blood, Kellener suggested looking away when the needle was inserted.
Shalom Kellener, St. Francis senior,
said she gives blood about once every
three months. She donated blood Tuesday
at the Union.
"It also helps to bring a friend," she said. "It's pretty creepy."
Schreck also said the Red Cross took
good care of those who felt faint after giving blood, and she should know.
"I almost passed out a half hour ago," she said.
To donate blood, Schreck said students must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds or more and not have had a tattoo or body piercing within the
past year.
After donation, the blood is screened by the Red Cross for diseases, including HIV, Schreck said.
The drive is put on by the All Scholarship Hall Council, the Association of University Residence Halls, the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic.
Battle of the bands to sing with new talent
By Tamara Miller
miller@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Local bands have a chance to come out of their respective garages and into the musical arena with a good, old-fashioned fight.
Angela Wilson, Naperville, Ill., senior and promotions director for KJHK, said the station was taking submission tapes for the Farmer's Ball, a battle of the bands at the Bottleneck scheduled for April 21, 22 and 24.
Submissions are due April 1 and can be turned in at 2051 A Dole Center.
Wilson said a selections committee, including the KJJK assistant music director, an SUA officer and several KJJK DJs, would choose eight bands.
Four of the selected bands will play April 21 and the other four will play April 22.
Audience members may vote for their favorite bands by ballot, she said.
The top four bands from the audience vote will play April 24. The band that receives the most votes also will win four hours of free recording time with Redhouse Records and open at Day on the Hill this spring.
"It gives bands the opportunity to get noticed," she said. "A lot of the bands don't have the money to go to a recording studio."
Only four submissions have been turned in. However, submissions usually pick up toward the end of March.
Wilson said.
More than 100 submissions were entered last year.
Kelly Corcoran, Topea senior and music director, said the ball served as a launch pad for local bands. Past winners include Danger Bob, The Bubble Boys and The Hellcat Trio, he said.
"Playing Day on the Hill is a big deal,
he said. "It's a good way to get exposure."
Corcoran said the selection committee listened to two songs from each tape. The songs must be original, and the bands cannot be signed to a recording contract. After the top eight bands are selected, the bands' songs are promoted on KJHK's local music show, "Plow the Fields."
Sam Fisk, Galesburg, Ill., senior and program director, said some of the bands already had developed a following from playing at Tunes at Noon or Jaybowl. Other bands may never have performed a live show before.
"It gives bands the opportunity to get noticed. A lot of the bands don't have the money to go to a recording studio."
Angela Wilson Promotions director for KJHK
"It's not necessarily bands that are huge," he said. "Most of the bands have their friends come and vote for them. It's hard not to make a popularity contest."
Wilson said the selection committee was looking for variety. Music ranging from punk rock to country was turned in last year.
Corcoran said he had only one requirement.
"Get your tapes in on time because there won't be an extension," he said.
Training level same for city, KU officers
By Laura Roddy
lrooddy@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The KU Public Safety Office's 26 commissioned officers are trained in the same manner as every other police officer in Kansas.
They carry guns and use fully marked emergency vehicles, said KU police Set. Chris Keary.
"Students should remember that KU police officers are not any different than police officers they left in their home towns," Keary said. "You can pretty much think of KU as a city within a city."
Officers become certified by attending an academy. State law requires at least 320 hours of training, Keary said. Curriculum areas include law, police patrol procedures, police investigative procedures and human relations.
The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center is located in Hutchinson, but a police force can conduct its own training academy with approved curriculum.
For example, the Lawrence Police Department is training 18 cadets at its academy.
Lawrence police Sgt. George Wheeler said it was easier for the department to run its own academy because the academy could be designed for the city's needs.
Keary said officers hired by the University's Public Safety Office must undergo 180 hours of internal training in addition to state certification.
Every law enforcement officer also is required to attend an additional 40 hours of training each year, he said.
"Many of our officers attend much more than 40 hours." Keary said.
"Several years ago, the state did a reclassification of the pay scale and made university police officers comparable to cities in Kansas," he said.
Keary said the Public Safety Office did not compete with the Lawrence Police Department for officers because the starting salaries were in the same range.
Lawrence officers start at $28,080 annually.
All university police officers in Kansas, including KU officers, begin earning $24,155. The maximum for anyone with the rank of officer is $38,147 in Lawrence and $33,997 for university officers.
In December, the University of Arkansas Police Department released a survey of pay scales for university police officers. In addition to the University of Kansas, two other Big 12 Conference schools were included.
The minimum salary for officers at Iowa State University was $24,155 and the maximum was $33,997. At the University of Missouri, the minimum was $29,581 and the maximum was $33,072.
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