Monday, November 20. 2000
The University Daily Kansan
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Faculty book orders past due
Sandra Hunninghake, a text clerk at the Kansas Union Bookstore, arranges books. Faculty must place textbook orders before the bookstore stocks the shelves for next semester. Photo by Selena Jabara/KANSAN
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As bookstores prepare to receive shipments of books for the spring semester, they're running out of time to handle late orders from faculty members.
Peter Doddema, textbook manager at University Book Shop, 1116 W. 23rd St., said faculty had an Oct. 15 due date for filing textbook orders for the spring semester. He said he had received orders for about 70 percent of spring courses.
He said in the last few years he had received only about a third of spring orders by this time in the fall, and his staff would soon be too busy handling shipments of books from publishers to process orders from faculty.
"We'll start getting large shipments of books the Monday after Thanksgiving," Doddema said. "At that point, my staff is tied up completely. For faculty to place orders
at that time causes a huge problem."
Juliet Kaarbo, associate professor of political science, said some faculty members felt pressured to get their textbook orders in early.
"The bookstore always gives a very early due date," she said. "You're always updating your courses, and you want to think about them as close to the time you're teaching them as you can."
Some faculty members filed late orders on purpose so they could consider the latest material, Kaarbo said. Others simply don't get around to it.
"Faculty want the most up-to-date books, and if they're busy, they don't order the books till the end of the semester," she said.
Doddema said textbook managers were sympathetic to late orders, but couldn't turn them around quickly in the December rush.
"Unfortunately, we're very limited on time too." Doddema said. "If a professor turns in a course late, they run the risk of having late
orders. By mid-October, many of the departments have not assigned courses for next semester.
"It's a very,very tight turnaround time between fall and spring semester."
Tom Beisecker, president of the University Senate Executive Committee — a group of faculty and student senators that reviews matters that come before University Senate — and associate professor of communications studies, said SenEx had addressed the textbook time crunch at recent meetings.
He said some faculty members had reported problems with ordering books online, such as ordering software automatically changing the order to a later edition when the requested edition is not in stock.
"The straight mechanics of dealing with book orders has changed dramatically just within the past three years," Beisecker said. "It's very elaborate, and a lot of it is being done online."
- Edited by Erin McDaniel
Students among those at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome
Bv Melissa Davis
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Luke Stone's career causes him pain.
The Lawrence resident, a professional glass blower and drummer, has a condition that affects many people, especially college students — carpal tunnel syndrome.
Stone's wrist hurts when he blows glass. They ache when he plays the drums. But Stone can't avoid either activity because this is how he paws the bills.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is common among college students, especially students who use computer keyboards for extended periods of time or those who do repetitive motions, like writing or using video game controllers.
According to a recent Harvard medical school survey, 2.8 million people reported symptoms to their doctors they believed to be carpal tunnel syndrome.
Dennis Anthony, chiropractor at Anthony Chiropractic Clinic, 3017 W. Sixth St., said carpal tunnel syndrome was a condition in the wrist that involved nerves and tendons extending from the forearm into the hand through a "tunnel" made up of wrist bones and transverse carpal ligament.
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when ligaments in the wrist get stressed and compress together in the hand and swell up, resulting in tingling, numbness or pain in the wrist.
Stone said he learned new techniques so his wrist wouldn't bother him.
"People like us, that use their hands to make a living, are very vulnerable to carpal tunnel syndrome," he said.
But some students don't think they are at risk of getting carpal tunnel syndrome.
Boon Chew, Malaysia senior, said he spent about four hours a day on a computer because
CARPAL TUNNEL SYMPTOMS
- Pain in the wrist and hand or numbness and tinneling of the fingers.
- Feelings of weakness and a tendency to drop things.
- Large sense of temperature or feel as if hands are warm, well, and it
Anyone with recurrent or persistent pain, numbness and tingling or weakness of the hand should consult a physician.
Source: Harvard Medical school
he was a computer engineering major. He said he never worried about carpal tunnel syndrome because he never had pain in his wrist, only his shoulder.
But Anthony said pain in the shoulder was one sign of carpal tunnel syndrome many people overlooked because they thought it is only felt in the wrist. He said it could also be felt in the forearm or shoulder.
He said about 5 percent of his clientele, including students, had carpal tunnel syndrome.
"We are seeing more and more people that are on computers all day like telemarketers and computer science majors," he said.
Anthony suggested ways to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.
"People should limit their repetitive activity time and take more breaks," he said. He also suggested that students, especially computerusers, switch mouses and vary their activities.
Anthony said it was better to try to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome than to treat it, because once a person was diagnosed with the condition it was pretty much a chronic condition.
"It is very seldom that carpal tunnel syndrome goes away, it is returnable and it takes so long to treat, it can be frustrating," he said.
Thanksgiving preparations
— Edited by Kayla Monson
Dan Dranshaw, Philadelphia first-year law student, and Cory Balsington, Racine, Wis., third-year law student, organize cans for a food drive. The drive, sponsored by the Black Law Student Association, provides Lawrence families with food for a Thanksgiving dinner. Law students brought food to Green Hall last week and sorted them on Saturday. Photo by Phid Allender/KANSAN
AIDS events aspire to raise awareness, understanding
By Leita Schultes
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In 1999, more than 1,500 Kansans were infected with HIV or AIDS, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Web site. Nationwide, the number was more than 400,000.
Stih Laurie lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered resource coordinator, said AIDS had disappeared from the headlines through the years and people had become more complacent about the issue.
"No. 1 is to keep it in the minds of people," she said.
Sisk hoped that the week after Thanksgiving Break — which includes World AIDS Day on Friday, Dec. 1 — would accomplish that goal.
Sisk said Jeffrey, an AIDS-related movie, would play at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Multicultural Resource Center.
On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the LGBT office will take a van of students to Emporia State University to view the AIDS quilt. Sisk said it had 320 panels and was the largest AIDS quilt in the region.
On Thursday, Nov. 30, Douglas County AIDS Project will sponsor a speech by Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare, at 5:30 p.m. Local bands also will perform at Hashinger Hall, and at 2 p.m., the Campanile will sound 20 times to commemorate 20 years of AIDS awareness.
World AIDS Day itself will bring information tables to Wescoe Beach, the Kansas Union and Massachusetts Street. Students will be able to share their personal stories with one another, and free condoms and coffee will be distributed.
Too many students claimed they don't use condoms. Sisk said.
"Nobody ever thinks it's going to be them," she said.
Jeremy Wolff, a Derby junior who helped plan events for World AIDS Day, said he didn't think AIDS was common in Lawrence, but such a perception could be part of the problem.
"I wouldn't say that it's not happening," he said. "I would say that people don't know about it."
Sisak said people could not give up the fight against AIDS. Students should be responsible for their peers: Just as they wouldn't let a friend drive home drunk, they shouldn't let friends have unprotected sex.
He said AIDS was a stigmatized disease, making it difficult for those infected to admit their condition. AIDS was a hard disease to see, he said, and there was danger in its secrecy.
It didn't have to be a losing battle, she said.
"I don't think you can ever say 'Oh, well,'" Sisk said.
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