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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, August 22. 1990
Abuse of women often not treated
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — The most common cause of women's injuries — getting abused at home — occurs more often than auto accidents, muggings and rapes combined, but is largely caused by doctors, a medical journal reports.
Twenty-two percent to 35 percent of women who visit emergency departments have abuse-related symptoms, either physical or stress-related, and report in Wednesdays' journal of the American Medical Association.
"Thirty-four percent of all female homicide victims older than 15 years are killed by their husbands or intimate partners," said the report by JAMA Associate Editor Teri Rani conducted FBI data from 1976 to 1987.
"While most clinicians wouldn't consider discharging a patient with a life-threatening condition, data from emergency department records show that a majority of women who are victims of domestic abuse are discharged without any arrangement. More than 95 percent of the same abusive relationships that caused their injuries," the report said.
Mark Rosenberg, director of injury control for the national Centers for Disease Control, told the journal, "The only physicians who ask about violence are psychiatrists, and they're only interested if it occurs in a dream. They rarely ask about the violent events that occur in real life."
But Jack Allison, vice president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, said the report overstated doctors’ shortcomings and failed to indicate how often women willing to implicate their batters.
"There are still times, unfortunately, when women go back to those relationships. They choose not to go to a shelter, choose not to press charges, choose not to get out of the abusive situation. That's a real frustration for physicians," he said in a telephone interview.
By not asking these questions, the physician lost the opportunity to address the cause of the patient's medical condition and closed the door to preventive measures, the study concluded.
A 1987 study of one urban emergency department indicated that physicians treating injuries by another person rarely asked about the victim's past sexual or physical arrangements or prospects for safety.
Mildred Dailey Pageolow, a sociology professor at California State University, Fullerton, told the journal, "Physicians will often say, 'I'm not a law enforcement officer, and I'm not a social worker. I'm here to treat the body, and she needs to see a psychiatrist.'"
Yet a growing number of physicians are saying that the treatment of domestic violence belongs within the realm of medicine, the report said.
Changes in bus stops planned
Kansan staff writer
bus stops near the Kansas Union have been enlarged, and new bus stops have been created at two residence halls to help improve traffic flow along Izzie Avenue, said the commissioner, Jasmina campus transportation committee chairperson
By Tracey Chalpin
The committee recommended last spring that bus stops outside the Union be widened to allow buses to pull out of the flow of traffic when
The new bus stops were approved by the Lawrence City Commission last night.
KU Police Lt. John Mullens, committee member, said a bus stop in
front of Ellsworth Hall also had been moved to McColum Hall and would accommodate three buses instead of one.
He said the bus stop at Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall would move from in front of the building to a stop farther from parking areas.
Mullens said the bus stop changes probably would be the only major street changes on campus for a while.
“Our recommendations are inter-
mediate range.” Mullens said. “We
make the proposal and go through
it carefully, usually a one to two
year process.”
Mulinazzi said the cost for chang ing the bus stops was about $20,000.
Weigand supporters urge new campaign
The Associated Press
John Wine, assistant secretary of state, said Kansas law prohibited write-in votes for U.S. president and for governor.
WICHTA — A group of Wichitans would like Nestor Weigand Jr. to run as a write-in candidate for governor, but an assistant secretary of state says the law prohibits write-in in the governor's race.
Weigand, the Wichita real estate executive who lost the Republican gubernatorial primary to Gov Mike Hayden, was returning to Wichita on Monday from a state trip and could not be reached for comment.
The Weigand supporters could challenge the state law in court, but to do so would need Weigand's guidance to go ahead, the source said.
Several Republicans planned to meet with Weigand yesterday to
try to persuade him to run a write in challenge.
Some Republicans fear that members of their party might cross over to vote for state Treasurer Joan Finney, the Democratic nominee for governor, or sit out the election in November.
Gubernatorial primary races tight
in an Aug. 7 primary election filled with close calls and a few surprises, incumbent Mike Hayden came out on top of Nestor by 2.815 votes in the Republican race for the governor of Kansas.
The biggest surprise of the day was the defeat of former Gov. John Carlin by former State Treasurer Michael Guber, a Democratic gubernatorial race.
Incumbent U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum defeated Republican opponent Gregory Walstrom of Lawrence by 18,606 votes. Democrat Bill Roy Sr. defeated Democrat Dick Williams by 7.244 votes
In the 2nd District race for the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Jim Slattery had an easy victory, winning over jailed Democrat Mark Creamer of Lawrence by 12,475 votes.
The two Topeka candidates that ran for state treasurer had easy victories in their respective parties. Republican Eric Rucker received 89,979 votes while opponent Warren Lennon received 65,038. Dennis Sally Thompson defeated her opponent Bill Munch by 40,385 votes.
Panel plans ethics hearings
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — A special commission has set aside four days for hearing testimony about the state's ethics, business and conflict-of interest laws.
The 1990 Legislature formed the Select Commission on Ethical Conduct to review ethics laws and make recommendations for possible laws to lawmakers before the 1991 Legislature convenes in January.
The commission is scheduled to have public hearings Monday and Tuesday and Sept. 10 and 11 at the Statehouse.
Chairman David Prager of Topeka, a former state Supreme Court judge strict justice, said yesterday he would allow his testimony from a variety of interests.
"We just want to be sure that we have plenty of time." Prager said. "We want to make sure that everyone who wants to make comments on the website can
Representatives' from Common Cause, a group that advocates stricter ethics laws, and the League of Christians to testify, as are several lobbyists.
Carol Williams, the executive director of the state Public Disclosure Commission, which enforces ethics laws, said the commission needed more input from pro-immigration groups because were not regularly involved in the legislative process.
"What would be unfortunate is if very few groups want to come to express their views," she said. "I think it'd be interesting to have input from the citizens of Kansas on whether there's a problem."
Announcing the 1990'91 University of Kansas
Concert, Chamber Music and New Directions Series
Treat Yourself!
Step Out for Great Entertainment!
Concert Series
all performances are at 8:00 p.m. in Hoch Auditorium
Itzhak Perlman, Violin Wednesday, October 3, 1990
American Indian Dance Theatre Saturday, November 3, 1990
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Alexander Newsky Project
Friday, January 25, 1991
New York City Opera National Company/
The Marriage of Fateo
Monday, March 4, 1991
Miami City Ballet Wednesday, April 24, 1991
Chamber Music Series
Los Angeles Piano Quartet
3:30 p.m., Sunday, October 28, 1990
Crafton Preyer Theatre
Camerata Musica of the DDR
3. 30 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 1991
Cratton Praver Theatre
Trio de Milano
3:30 p.m., Sunday, February 10, 1999
Crafton Prefer Theatre
Paula Robison, Flate/Eliot Fisk, Guitar
8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 1991
Liberty Hall
New Directions Series
Festival 2000 Sense Us
8 p.m., Saturday, September 22, 1990
Heech Auditorium
ISQ/The Bobs
8 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 1990
Houb Auditorium
Bill T. Jones Dance Company
8 p.m., Tuesday, February 5, 1991
Hoch Auditorium
Urban Bush Women
8 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, 1991
Liberty Hall
Special Events
Tsusa Ballet Theatre / The Nutcracker
8 p.m., Tuesday, December 11, 1990
Craftsmen's Prairie Theater
Season tickets are now on sale in the Murphy Hall Box Office. For information, call 913/864-3982.