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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, February 10, 1993
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Med Center exhibits highlight National Burn Awareness Week
A robotic fire hydrant that speaks to children about fire prevention and a simulated burning residence are two of the exhibits on display today at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
the promotion, which runs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., is part of National Burn Awareness Week, which began Sunday.
Rosie Thompson, KU burn clinician, said that the Med Center would offer fire prevention information for people of all ages but that several of the activities would be directed toward children.
FIR PAL, an acronym for Practice and Learn, allows children to practice rolling out of bed and onto the floor to escape harm during a fire, Thompson said.
Fire officials search for man seen at location of fatal fire
The Lawrence Fire Department is looking for information to help locate a witness who was seen at an apartment fire at 714 W. 25th St. on Jan. 17.
The fire resulted in the deaths of two Lawrence girls and is being investigated by fire officials.
Fire Maj. Richard Barr said investigators were trying to identify a man seen by police at the scene. The man was removing a ladder from a shed behind the apartment and was attempting to help the occupants out of the burning building. The man is described as Hispanic, between 18- and 20-years-old, about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. He was wearing a T-shirt and jeans.
"I want to stress that he is not a suspect," Barr said. "He was attempting to assist in the recovery and we would just like to talk with him."
Anyone with information about the identity of this witness is asked to call 841-0007, extension 171, or 1-800-KS-CRIME.
Man takes over police car after being arrested for DUI
Lawrence police officers received a little more than they expected Monday when they pulled over a vehicle driven by a 26-year-old Lawrence man.
According to police reports, an officer arrested the man at 2:20 a.m. Monday for driving while intoxicated. After handcuffing him and placing him in the front seat of the police car, the officer waited outside while a tow truck hooked up the man's vehicle. By that time, another officer had arrived at the scene.
According to police, the man managed to remove his seat belt and shift the police car into drive. The car began moving slowly forward toward the officers. The man was unable to reach the gas pedal, police said. The officers were able to get out of the way before the car hit the man's vehicle and came to a stop. The impact caused little damage to the vehicles.
Lawrence police Sgt. Mark Warren said this type of incident was rare. He said it was a common practice for officers who work alone with no cage separating the front and back seats, to place the arrested person in the front seat to keep them under supervision.
Museum recycles road kill
Compiled by staff writers Vicki Bode and Mark Kiefer.
Exhibits include animals killed on highways
By Jess DeHaven Kansan staff writer
A skunk squashed on the road may cause some people to wince and turn away in disgust, but officials at the Museum of Natural History often are able to transform it into a useful educational tool.
Thor Holmes, mammal division collection manager for the Museum of Natural History, sprays down a argentafish containing the remains of several animals, beetles and their larvae.
Museum officials use such specimens — commonly known as road kill — in several exhibits, said Tom Swearingen, director of exhibits at the museum. After skinning the specimen, museum officials place the skin on a foam mannequin. The bones from the specimen can be used for research or displayed in a separate exhibit, Swearingen said.
Swearingen said that in some cases the museum had to get skins from hunters or fur dealers. Sometimes museum workers have to go out and get an animal themselves, but animals gathered that way account for less than 2 percent of the exhibits, Swearingen said.
The museum also uses animals and birds that die from power-line electrocution or a lightning strike.
"The last resort is going out and killing an animal, which we don't want to do because there is always a fatality due to old age, car accidents or other types of accidents," he said. "We're not just out there maiming the
Road kill is sometimes difficult to use because of its damaged condition, Swearingen said.
He said the museum got most of its animals from people in the community. The museum typically receives 150 to 200 calls a year from people regarding animal specimens.
Sometimes the museum notifies game wardens or government agencies that it is looking for a particular animal, Swearing said. The museum even has contacted city officials from across the nation in an effort to locate particular animals.
"Right now we're preparing an exhibit on abnormal coloration, and we needed a white squirrel, which ended up coming from Illinois," he said. "It was a road kill but in very good condition."
Because of the condition of the road kill, sometimes the museum is unable to use the animals for exhibits. In many cases, it sends the animals to a West Campus facility where the specimens are cleared so that the bones can be used for research.
Thor Holmes, collection manager of the mammal division for the museum, said the specimens were placed in large containers filled with beetle larvae. The larvae feed on the meat of the animals, leaving the liaments and skeletons intact
Holmes said researchers primarily were interested in the bones from bobcats and armadillos found in various parts of Kansas.
"We really want the larger items," Holmes said. "We're not too interested in skunks or onoessons."
"There are a number of different ways things are obtained, all legally and without putting the population at risk," Swearingen said. "We're more in the situation of recycling than in destruction."
Professor expects First Lady to play prominent role
"Hillary's been the object of attack," she said. "She's the first career woman who's been in this type of situation."
director of women's studies at the University of Kansas for three years.
Campbell taught in KU's department of communication studies for 12 years before leaving for Minnesota in 1986. She was also
She said the 1992 presidential campaign differed from previous ones because Bill and Hillary Clinton spoke of their partnership.
But Hillary Rodham Clinton is the first to take a prominent position in an administration, said Karlyn Campbell, a University of Minnesota professor who will speak today on the role of the first lady.
Nancy Reagan, Bess Truman and Rosalynn Carter all played key roles in their husbands' presidencies.
"Rosalynn Carter was as much Jimmy Carter's partner, I think," she said. "But that was never acknowledged or treated up front. That was all behind the scenes."
"Even Bess Truman, it now seems, was involved in every decision that good old Harry made."
By Will Lewis
Campbellsaid she became interested in the political roles of women during the beginning of the women's movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
firsthand when she began job-hunting in 1950.
Kansan staff writer
"There were about 150 jobs advertised at the University of Minnesota for which I was fully qualified, all but one of which said no women need apply." "Campbell said.
She said she was disappointed when she found her first job at a "miserable, terrible little school in unstate New York."
"She said she experienced discrimination
"I seriously considered leaving academia because, as far as I could tell, the discrimination against me had nothing to do with my not having a Ph.D. , but everything to do with my sex," Campbell said.
Her lecture, "Shadowboxing With Stereotypes: First Lady" as a Public Symbol, will begin at 4 p.m. today in 4020 Wescoe Hall.
Senate exceeds spending
By Brett Riggs Kansan staff writer
The tap was set last semester at $66,790, which is 25 percent of the total account for unallocated funds. The account contains the money Senate leaves unbudgeted to meet extra requests from organizations.
The remainder of the fund is a reserve to be used in emergencies. Senate now has spent $77,943 for the school year.
Student Senate exceeded its self-imposed spending cap last night when it passed three bills totaling $20,372.
Lance Wright, student body vice president, said that because Senate exceeded the cap, it would have to pass legislation with a three-fourths majority instead of the usual two-thirds majority required by Senate regulations.
Senate approved $15,100 to continue Saliderie, a free cab-service for students; $5,156 for the 1993 Student Bar Symposium; and $216 for the KU Pre-Law Society.
Kevin Sigourney, Senate treasurer, said that Senate regulations did not prevent Senate from spending above the cap but that the three-fourths majority rule would make it harder to pass future legislation.
"If people think a bill is a good thing, they will fund it." Sigourney said. "I will be there to strongly recommend to senators that they think about how much money future Senates will have."
Brad Garlinghouse, student body president, said he supported the use of reserve funds for services such as Saferide that benefit the student body. He said the cap was a suggested amount and was not set in stone.
In other business, Senate passed a bill to remove the University representative from the Legal Services for Students Advisory Board.
Also, Senate refused to pass a resolution requesting that the Athletic Department lift the ban prohibiting Joe Zielinski, also known as Captain Jayhawk, from attending basketball games at Allen Field House.
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