CAMPUS/AREA
Friday, March 12, 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Student searching for two ring lost Saturday night at Johnny's
Jessica Willis wants her rings back.
"I'll give anything anyone wants," the Omaha, Neb., freshman, said.
Willis wants the two rings back because they have sentimental value — and because they are worth $3,900.
She set them next to the sink and never saw them again.
She lost the rings — one with a cluster of five diamonds and the other with a topaz stone — when she went out Saturday night to Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. Second St. About 1:30 a.m. Willis went to the rest room and took the rings off because, she said, they often soak on her shirt.
Willis is a member of Gamma Phi Beta. She said that she had called other greek houses trying to find the rings. She also had called Johnny's, and she will be posting fliers this weekend at the bar in hopes of tracking the rings down.
Willis said that her friends had warned her against wearing the rings but that she usually had someone hold them when she took them off.
The diamond ring was a high school graduation gift last May. Willis said that it was an inheritance from her grandfather.
Wills filmed a police report on Tuesday after talking with her mother. She said the ring's sentimental value meant a lot to the family and that her parents would help pay any reward money.
"I don't want to accuse anyone of stealing them because I left them there," she said. "I'm not going to press charges. I just want my rings back."
Twister tournament to help raise money for Lawrence charities
Students can play Twister and help out local charities at the same time at "Twist and Shout," a Twister tournament from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union.
Kappa Delta sorority will sponsor the event to raise money for the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse.
Eighty percent of the money raised will go to local agencies working for the prevention of child abuse, and 20 percent will go to the national committee, said Kate Johnson, vice president of public relations for the Kappa Delta sorority.
"Students should participate because it does go to local chapter and does help children in the area." Johnson said.
The entrance fee is $40 for a team of four non-greek students and $80 for a team of four greek students. Johnson said.
Last year, Kappa Delta raised $1,700 dollars for the child abuse prevention committee.
Fraternity dedicates annual ball to former Kansas football player
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will hold its 73rd annual ball tomorrow to reunite alumni in the fraternity and nominate Miss Kappa Alpha Psi.
Kevin Logan, president of the fraternity, said the ball was dedicated to William N. "Butch" Jeltz, who died January 1991.
Jelitz, who played football for the University of Kansas in the 1970s, was the father of Joyce Jelitz, a Memphis, Tenn., freshman and member of the Kappa court, which comprises three freshman students, one of whom will be crowned Miss Kappa Alpha Psi.
The fraternity will also recognize all activities it has been active in this year, including a date rae seminar at Lewis Hall and participation in the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence.
Compiled from Kansan staff reports
Tonkovich questions authorship of letter
In preparation for the annual American Society of Civil Engineers regional concrete canoe competition, Dan Deaver, Prairie Village senior, helps shape concrete into a wire form.
By Brady Prauser
Two law professors who helped draft and dis tribute a 1901 letter encouraging School of Law students to come forward if they had experienced sexual harassment testified yesterday in the dismissal hearings for law professor Emil Tonkovich.
Concrete canoe
Kansan staff writer
Sidney Shapiro and Kim Dayton were cross-examined by Tonkovich about the events surrounding an Oct. 31, 1991, letter to law students encouraging them to report any sexual harassment they had experienced from law faculty.
The letter was signed by Shapiro, Dayton and four other law professors.
Shapiro testified that he drafted the letter after a meeting with Chancellor Gene Budg, then executive vice chancellor Del Shankel. KU general counsel Victoria Thomas and unspecified colleagues in the law school.
Tonkovic asked Shapiro whether it was his idea to draft the letter and whether he had encouragement from University administrators.
Shapiro said that he thought the letter was his idea but that those present at the meeting "discussed how best to encourage those students to come forward."
"Did Dr. Shankel ask you to write this letter?" Tonkovich asked Shapiro.
"It was either him or someone else at the meeting." Shaniro said. "I think it was him."
In his opening statement, Tonkovich contended that it was a "secret" letter and that the professors who signed it had "political and personal motivations" against him.
Hapiro said Dayton told him that she gave the letter to an unnamed student who distributed it
to other students.
Most of Dayton's testimony centered on an allegation by former law student Barb Dresser, who alleged Tonkovich behaved inappropriately when he took her back to her apartment after she became intoxicated at a party.
Dayton said that Dresser gave her a short, written statement about the incident in December 1991. However, Dayton said she got rid of Dresser's statement because "once the statement had served its purpose there was no reason to keep it."
Dayton said that Dresser's earlier testimony against Tonkovich was consistent with the statement she received from Dresser.
The proceedings became heated when Tonkovich asked Dayton what she did with the written statement.
"None of your business." Dayton said.
"I think it is my business," Tonkovich said, his voice rising. "It's my career on the line, and I think I am entitled to it."
Because of the absence of the written statement, Tonkovich moved to strike Dresser's testimony regarding the consistency of Dresser's testimony with Dresser's statement.
Rud Turbull, chairperson of the faculty committee on tenure and related procedures, granted the motion. However, he said that if Dresser testifies later and can produce an exact copy of the statement she gave Dayton, the motion would be denied.
Kidney infections avoidable
Budig moved to dismiss Tonkovich in August 1992, saying Tonkovich violated the faculty code of conduct. Tonkovich asked for a public hearing before the faculty committee on tenure and related problems to determine whether he had violated the faculty code.
Warning signs merit immediate attention
Kansan staff write
By Vicki Bode
More than 90,000 Americans die from kidney and urinary infections each year because many people ignore kidney infection warning signs, according to the National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri.
During National Kidney Month in March, the foundation wants to educate people about kidney disease, said Beverly Krohn, foundation board member and registered nurse.
"If people experience the warning signs of kidney infection they need to go to a doctor immediately," Krohn said. "They can't wait for it to go away."
"It's very possible that a student in their 20s can make bad decisions that will affect them when they are older," Yockey said.
The foundation will sponsor a health fair in Springfield, Mo. in April On March 30, it will sponsor a professional education seminar in Kansas City, Mo.
He said that he knew of two to five KU students who had kidney disease. One of those students is on a dialysis machine, an artificial kidney.
many students are inflicted with kidney infections. Tockey said.
He said that sexually active women often develop bladder infections and that they do not get treated for them. Untreated bladder infections lead to kidney infections.
"To avoid bladder infections women should urinate within 30 minutes after intercourse," Yockey said. "Three or four students each semester must be admitted to a hospital."
Kidney stones are common among students, Yockey said. Watkins's staff treats an average of three students a week for kidney stones, which often are caused from dehydration.
The color of urine can be a warning sign of infection, he said.
Pain in the middle of the back is also a warning sign.
"Urine should be more clear than yellow." Yockey said
Kidney disease
Some kidney diseases are heredi
Five hundred people in Kansas and western Missouri are waiting for a kidney transplant. More than 1,000 are waiting nationwide.
Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney
Early warning signs of kidney disease:
- burning or difficulty during urination.
- the need to urinate more often, especially at night.
- blood in the urine.
- swelling of hands or feet,
or around eyes.
- pain in back or below the ribs.
- high blood pressure.
Andrew Hodges / KANSAN
Source: National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and western Missouri
disease. Students with diabetes should watch their diet and keep their diabetes under control, he said.
"People need to be aware of their family history," Yockey said. "People who have family histories of kidney disease should be checked by a doctor frequently."
KU police to put new cars on road
By Mark Kiefer Kansan staff writer
KU police soon will be taking to the streets in new patrol cars, thanks to the arrival of five Chevrolet Caprices on Wednesday. The new cars will replace cars the department has had for five years.
KU police Lt. John Mullens said that patrol cars drive about 36,000 miles each year. He said that when the department purchased new cars, the old patrol cars were converted into unmarked cars and stayed in the department.
Generally, the department buys new cars every two years, but because of budget considerations, last year it was unable to purchase new cars.
Mullens said that the department was cutting back on the number of patrol cars and unmarked police cars to save money. KU police will soon have four of each.
The cost of the new cars, after trading in the old unmarked cars, was about $55,000.
Police cars need to be capable of idling for several hours at a time. Mullens said. The cars also do a lot of stop-and-go driving, which causes extra wear on the engine.
The switch to Chevrolet cars is also new for the department. Mullens said that police have mainly used Ford cars since 1975.
The new cars need to be equipped with radios and decals before they are ready for patrol use. Mullens said that all the new cars should be on the streets within two weeks.
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