University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, October 24, 1979
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Bookstore closed for inventory
By AMY HOLLOWELL Staff Reporter
The entrance to the Kansas Union Bookstore's textbook department, blocked by tables for the past month, will remain closed for at least another month while books are returned to publishers. Betty Brook, book store manager, said yesterday.
“It’s clearly not safe for people to wander around back in the aisles because there are books everywhere on the floor, of shelves, everywhere,” Brock said.
The bookstore does not have the space to accommodate all of the books that have not been sold, she said, and the only way the bookstore staff can prepare the books
to be returned to publishers is to shut off the store.
This does not mean, that books cannot be purchased, although Brock said sales would decrease as a result of the inaccessibility to buyers.
"We know we are jeopardizing our sales, but we know of no other way to handle this situation," she said.
The textbook department is open to patrons wishing to browse through the stacks, but if the customer knows what he wants, he can find it at the entrance and find the book, she said.
Members of the bookstore staff are compiling a report, Brock said, that will reveal the cause of the "largest number of books stolen." The report was shared in her 14 years as a bookstore manager.
"If enrollment is up, we shouldn't be having this problem of extra books," Brock said.
Ideally, all of the overstocked books will be returned to the publishers by Nov. 1 and may then be distributed. Brock said, adding that she had not exhibited inventory process to lapse as long as it did.
She said most instructors simply ordered the same number of books they ordered the previous semester without considering a possible drop in enrollment.
She cited as an example one course in which more than 3,500 books had been ordered and only 500 had been sold.
"When we get it clear and safe, we'll open it up again," she said.
Med Center nurse tries to open counseling center for diabetics
BY ROSEMARY INTFEN Staff Reporter
Noisy chatter from the hallway fills the room as a nurse attempts to give bedside advice to a diabetic patient about his diet.
In the corridor other nurses advise patients on various methods they can use to prevent falls. For example, nurses' efforts are hampered by the incessant hum of TV monitors at the station
Center, a walk-in information center for diabetics.
On-the-spot counseling of diabetics is common at the University of Kansas Medical Center. But it is one practice that requires knowledge in endocrinology, is trying to change.
For the past two months, Eaks has been trying to open the Cray Diabetes Education
"I believe diabetics should have some place to go to talk about and learn about their disease. They are their own managers and they should help them that way," Eaks said.
LAST SUMMER, EAKS obtained permission to use a small room in Bell Memorial Hospital to set up the center. But lack of clerical help has kept the doors shut.
Eaks said all clerical service would have to be voluntary, but she is trying to get more
"The KU Med Center needs a resource center. We have the room, but if we can't get clerical help it will remain a locked center," she said.
money for the project through the department of endocrinology and nursing services at the Med Center.
The money to start the center was donated by the family for which the center was named, Eaks said.
If the center were opened, the hospital's self-management classes for diabetics could be taught there. Eaks said.
The program is a 17-week series designed to teach diabetics how to manage their disease, she said. For one hour a week, the program teaches them how to balance diets and inject insulin.
Eaks said the Med Center treated about 500 patients, with diabetes, most of whom receive insulin.
Sorority Rush 1980 Registration Meeting
October 25 at 8 p.m. Kansas Union Ballroom
Come and pick up Rush registration packets.
Bring your questions!
Rush will be held January 9-14, 1980.
BLOOD DRIVE
. . . continuing Today 11:30-4:30 p.m.
Kansas Union Ballroom
Give according to appointments scheduled last week.
Walk-ins are encouraged but should expect to wait.
Sponsored by: Panhellenic Assoc., Interfraternity Council, Assoc. of University Res. Halls, and Circle K Club