CAMPUS/AREA UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Thursday, February 11, 1993 3 Rachel G. Thompson / KANSAN No work. all play Canceled classes and warm weather brought Breek Meeks, Castle Rock, Colo., sophomore, out to play. Meeks tossed around a lacrosse ball with a friend in Watson Park, at Sixth and Tennessee streets. Some fume, others cool over anti-smoking policies By Ezra Wolfe Kansan staff writer Recent legislation curbing use of tobacco creates mixed bag of emotions A recent flood of proposed anti-smoking legislation has made some tobacco users red hot while others are taking a cooler view of the possible smoke-free future. Some of the developments in the campaign against smoking are: Jeff Laport, Chicago sophomore, said he understood why nonsmokers wanted to breathe clean air but he would like to see a few places where he still could smoke. Engineering students aid kids "it violates smokers' rights," he said. "We're constantly being chased outside." A bill introduced in January in the Kansas Legislature by Rep. Ted Powers, R-Mulvane, would ban smoking from all Kansas public places and meetings. Public health advocates yesterday asked a House committee to endorse the bill. Another piece of legislation in the House would ban tobacco use from Kansas school buildings and grounds. The bill does not apply to KU. It only applies to property used for education by unified school districts. The Douglas County Commission last night passed a resolution banning smoking in all county buildings and vehicles. These buildings include the old county courthouse, 100 Massachusetts St., the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St., and all county fairground buildings, among others. A third piece of legislation in the House would ban smoking from the Statehouse. The KU Memorial Corporation on Saturday passed a policy restricting smoking in the Kansas and Burge Unions to the Hawk's Nest, several other dining areas, Jaybowl and the Kansas Union's TV lounge. By Terrilyn McCormick Kansan staff writer Students design ride for disabled children Jeremy Kroner, Wilmette, ill, sophomore, said he believed smoking would eventually be banned altogether and only the hard-core smokers would be willing to continue to smoke. Much of the concern stems from a January EPA report classifying second-hand tobacco smoke as a Class A carcinogen, a cancer-causing substance. "It might be a catalyst for some people to quit smoking," said Eugenia Lasley, Boone, N.C., graduate student. Lasley noted that the right to smoke was not guaranteed by the Constitution. She said that she, like most smokers, enjoyed the habit. To some smokers, the EPA announcement does not make a difference. "I'm just sick of the minute minority telling me what I can do," said Jan Cochrane, a Hawk's Nest employee who said she was a heavy smoker. "They shouldn't make it law just because they listen to researchers who receive grants and want to receive more," she said. "They have too many studies for too many times that interfere with the freedom of people's lives." "After grappling with East European studies, you need a smoke." Lasley said. Cochrane and Lasley both said they understood why some people did not like second-hand smoke. But Cochrane, who also called herself a rebellious smoker, said she already had changed her smoking habits because of the fuss over second-hand smoke. But mechanical engineering students are designing a merry-go-round that will allow children with disabilities that same self-injured joy. Children with disabilities cannot enjoy the sensations of a spinning head and nauseated stomach that a merry-go-round gives to other children. "You still have a choice in America," Cochrane said. "I'm smoking more now than I would before just because they say you can't do it." "Whirls of Fun," the project designed by Joe Reidy, St. Louis senior, and Bryan Phillips, University City, Mo, senior, for their Mechanical Engineering Design class will allow children with disabilities to propel themselves on a merry-go-round by pedal power. The finished project will be installed at The Capper Foundation, a rehabilitation facility in Topeka that houses a preschool and a school for disabled children. The merry-go-round's power will come from two sets of pedals for hands and feet. This will allow children to use either set of pedals depending on their disability. The equipment, which is not on the market, will allow the children to interact with nondisabled children on a more equal level, said Carol McBride, director of clinical services at the Capper Foundation. envelopes correctly for the foundation's older students. "They will feel like they can contribute to the play by using their own muscle strength," she said. Other students in the class are designing a powered water flotation device controlled by a joystick that gives disabled children mobility and a powered arm that places labels on While helping the children with disabilities, the students use the knowledge they already have gained in their engineering classes. The projects bring together all aspects of design and engineering, said Terry Faddis, associate professor of engineering and the class instructor. The students also get real-life experience because they go to the site, meet with the customer and then design the project. Faddis said. The students met with physical therapists at Capper and received the measurements of the children before designing the project. Most of the materials for the projects are donated by area companies, but the rest of the projects are financed by the students. Phillips said the opportunity would offer more than the implementation of his engineering and design knowledge. "This is probably the one of the greatest rewards 'I have in my career," Phillips said. "In my professional career I won't be dealing with things that offer a human impact." Students plan mock camp Protest focuses on Palestinians' plight By Dan England Kansan staff writer The KU General Union of Palestinians students wants to show KU students what Palestinians are suffering in Lebanon. Today they will construct a mock camp on the grassy areas near Watson Library. They will sleep in the unheated tents tonight and will eat the same foods that 415 deported Palestinians must eat to survive. At 12:30 p.m., all of the campers will say a Muslim prayer, in the same format that those Palestinians in the camp say together. Saeh said he expected about 40 people to participate in the mock "We wanted to emulate the conditions of the camp as well as we could," said Jamal Saeh, president of the union. camD. On Dec. 17, 1992, more than 1,600 Palestinians were detained by Israeli soldiers. Of that group, 415 were left in southern Lebanon, where they set up camp with the few belongings they were allowed to bring. Those in the camp must face below-freezing temperatures and a scarce food supply that consists primarily of potatoes and pasta. KU Students for Israel plans to hand out fliers protesting the union's belief. Wayne Spritz, a member of the group, said that the detained Palestinians were terrorists and needed to be captured to ensure peace. "We are optimistic for peace in the Middle East, and we oppose the efforts of Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organizations to disrupt that process," Spritz said. Spritz said that his group thought that the protest held by the Palestinian students would interfere with peace in the Middle East. "Trying to gain sympathy only disrupts the more difficult process of gaining peace," he said. The Palestinian crisis perhaps hit union member Hakam Abu Al-Khair a little harder than it did others; he has a friend who is one of the deported Palestinians forced to stay in the harsh conditions of the camp. Al-Khair went to college with him in Jordan. Al-Khair knows the man's family, and even though he has not seen the man for several years, knowing he was in the camp motivated Al-Khair to get involved, he said. "It's sad," Al-Khair said. "I'm not able to do anything about it. The only thing I can do is educate people so maybe something will get done." The union will set up an table in front of Watson to educate students not only about the deportation but of Palestinian culture as well. 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