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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 102, NO.88
Thursday, January 28,1993
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Flu begins assault on campus
Kansan staff writer
An influenza outbreak kept waiting lines at Watkins Memorial Health Center unusually long yesterday.
More than 40 students stricken with influenza were treated yesterday at Watkins. Watkins' staff treated their first influenza case of the year Monday.
Charles Vockey, chief of staff at Watkins, said it was not unusual for 40 students to contract influenza.
But the demand for treatment yesterday put extra strain on Watkins's staff, said Jody Woods, nurse practitioner at Watkins.
Yockey said that influenza normally hits campus around Jan. 15. He said he did not know why it arrived so late
this year.
Once a person develops influenza symptoms, it is important for that person to take medication within 48 hours, he said.
"Every patient I've seen today had symptoms starting on Monday," he said. "They knew the exact hour they got sick.
"Influenza is very abrupt. That is one of the symptoms."
Yockey said that many students think they have the flu when they get a headache or are vomiting, but influenza symptoms also include a sore throat and high fever.
"We have to make sure it is true flu so we can start them on Amantadine," Yockey said.
Amantadine is a medicine used to
tinle influenza that can decrease the severity of the 50 percent increase.
Influenza season usually ends in March, so immunization with flu shots is no longer an effective way to prevent the disease. Words said.
"if a shot was given now, it would protect someone against getting the gun."
"The students feel really rough with the flu." Woods said. "I had one patient whose temperature went from 99 degrees to 102 degrees while he was sitting in the office."
Some of the students with influenza are contagious.
"I encouraged the students to stay home instead of going to class and to try stay away from others," she said.
People often think they have the flu when they actually have other illnesses. The sudden onset of these symptoms probably means you really do have the flu:
High fever
Headache
Sore throat
Muscle aches
Dry cough
Source: Watkins Health Center
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Getting ready
Jim Wallert, Omaha freshman, applies stage make-up for the part of Ray before a dress rehearsal of the play "Lone Star," and "Laundry and Bourbon" are two one-act plays that will start at 8 tonight and run until January 31 in Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Only Democrats see decline after race
KU political groups reap election benefits
By Carlos Tejada Special to the Kansan
Last November's large turnout for the presidential election may have helped every political group on campus except the group that won.
Since the election, the membership of the KU Democrats has dropped dramatically. Last semester, interest in the presidential election swelled its membership to nearly 350 and a first meeting attendance of more than 200.
But three months later, only 30 show up at regular meetings, said Matt All, Augusta senior and president.
"The numbers aren't all that good." he said, "but the core group has come
to meetings and kept in touch."
While campaigning before the election, the KU Democrats put sign-up sheets on their tables on campus. Students were counted as members even if they never attended meetings.
And recent meetings concerning a coming convention at KU for state collegiate Democrats may be less interesting to students than the pre-election push. All said.
"I'm happy to say they're so far staying involved," he said.
The large turnout in the election sparked interest in politics in general, said Frank Kaul, Lawrence graduate student and president of KU Libertarians. "I think the election in general was a great success, and made them look for alternatives."
But current members seem interested in long-term participation.
Membership for the group has
remained at about 15 for the past year.
remained at about 15 for the past year.
"People are becoming more aware of what Libertarianism is all about," he said.
For the Ross Perot-based group United We Stand at KU, the election and its large turnout was the impetus for its creation. And with the response to Perot's message, the group will continue to be active in the future, said Richard Heap, Belleville sophomore and the KU group's president.
The group has kept in touch with United We Stand headquarters in Dallas and will begin to distribute public service announcements to Lawrence media next week. Members will set up information booths in April, Heap said.
Now that the campaign is over, the group will try to focus more on political action and less on political cam
paigning. However, Heap won't rule out campaigning for Perot again if members remain dissatisfied.
"I think it would be impressive what he could do in elected office," he said.
The election brought about the reorganization of the KU Young Republicans. The group fell apart last year because of internal problems. But reorganizing the group was not easy, said David Olson, Wichita sophomore and president.
"Last year was tense," he said, "and I know it's a lot less tens than last year."
With consistent biwecley meetings and a steady membership of about 40, Olson feels the group is recovering from the "bad year" of 1901. Plus, he said, there are benefits to no longer being the party in power.
"It's going to be kind of fun to watch
Saturday Night Live' now." he said.
Members of KU's Navy ROTC unit undergo an inspection. The ROTC bans gays from joining its ranks. The policy has caused problems because it is in conflict with the University code prohibiting discrimination on campus.
KU administrators favor Clinton plan to lift ban on gays Military's policy of prohibition conflicts with University rules
Kansan staff write
By Ezra Wolfe
Kansan staff writer
President Clinton's expected order today to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military should end several years of conflict among student activists, KU administrators and ROTC officials.
George Stephanopoulos, White House representative, said yesterday in a news conference that the president would announce the new policy today. He said Clinton also would release a military conduct code governing sexual behavior for both men and women.
Nancy Dahl, chairperson of the Senate Executive Committee, which opposes the ban, said the expected announcement was a relief.
"This will solve a tremendous problem," Dahl said.
"Some members of the University Council were opposed to ROTC being on campus because of the prohibition against homosexuals." Shankel said. "Chancellor Budig and I worked with University governance to convince them that the most effective way to change the policy was to continue supporting the ROTC and work nationally to seek change."
Shankel also expressed relief at Clinton's expected announcement.
"It If the President does what some people expect him to do, it will be the end of a major headache for the University," he said.
Troy Aldaffer, former co-director of Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas, was pessimistic about the expected announcement.
"It'll be OK for a while," Aldafer said. "But then it'll be screwed up by Congress passing a bill against it."
KU ROTC representatives would not comment until Clinton announces a policy change.
The conflict on campus about the military's ban on homosexuals began in 1980, when both the University Council and Student Senate condemned the ban, which also prohibits homosexuals from joining ROTC. Any student can take ROTC courses, however.
Members of GLSOK and other students protested in the fall of that year. In October 1991, Budig named Shankel and four other KU representatives to discuss the policy with officials in the Department of Defense. Members of the committee in March 1991 traveled to Washington, D.C.
Early that year, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences proposed removing class credit for ROTC courses. In June, the college voted against the proposal. The conflict cooled off through the rest of 1991 and 1992.
In December 1992, the Council drafted a letter to Clinton. The letter, which the Council plans to send within a week, commends Clinton for his statements concerning the ban.
Kansas walk on guard T.J. WHley rejected recruiting efforts by smaller schools for a chance at the big time and has become a valuable contributor for the top-ranked Kansas men's basketball team
Walk-on Whatlev
KU graduate student lands in 'Jeopardy'
See story. Page 9.
By Jess DeHaven
Kansan staff writer
The chance to bet it all in the "Daily Double" will come for one KU student next week.
"Everyone always said 'you should be on' Jeopardy," so I tried out, "Noel said. "I'm a very trivial person, and that's a show that deals with trivia."
Brent Noel, Lawrence graduate student, will be leaving for Los Angeles tomorrow for a taping of the "Jeopardy" program next week.
Noel said that he tried out for the show while visiting a friend in Los Angeles last summer.
"A friend of mine, Mike Preister, had auditioned for the show a few years ago, but he ended up on "Tic Tac Dough," Noel said. "When I went out there we both went and took the test, and I passed, but he didn't."
Because the show is often taped several weeks in advance, Noel was unsure of what date his episode would air.
"Jeopardy" officials told Noel that only 8 percent of those who take the test pass. Noel said that only 11 of the 85 people who took the test in his group passed.
Nool said those who passed the test went on to a practice game and interview. Afterward, the potential contestants go home and wait for the show to call them.
"I kind of blew it off because I didn't hear from them," Noel said. "Then about two weeks ago they called me and asked me to come out."
"I immediately got nervous," he said. "My biggest fear right now is that I'm going to humiliate myself in front of millions of people."
To prepare for the show, Noel said that he had been reading almanacs and other sources of information. Several members of the department of theater and film also have helped Noel by staging dress rehearsals of the show at the Inge Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Noel said he was not sure what he would say about himself on the show.
"The rehearsals were really helpful because I found out that some of the subjects I thought I'd be good at I did poorly in, and in the categories I thought I wouldn't do well at, I did fine now." Noel said.
He said the categories that he did not look forward to were math, swelling and world geography.
"I haven't really thought that far in advance," he said. "I
Graduate student Brent Noel, Lawrence, left, runs through a mock game of Jeopardy in the Inge Theatre.
guess I thank my mom, without whom I wouldn't be,
here, and Merv Griffin for coming up with the show."
Noel said he had good use for any money that he might win on the show.
"I have a lot of loans to pay off," Noel said. "A lot of loans."