Friday, October 6, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Darren Schabdach, Crystal Lake, Ill., senior, prepares a track during his shift at KJHK. The radio station will begin broadcasting next semester from the Kansas University. Photo by Joanna Fewins/KANSAN
KJHK to broadcast from Kansas Union
By Luke Wetzel
By Luke Wetzel
Special to the Kansan
Beginning next semester, KJKH 90.7 FM will broadcast from a second location.
The station will expand into a new studio in the Kansas Union — a more central location than the main studios at Sudder Annex, northwest of
Memorial Stadium.
The studio, which will consist of little more than countertop and a glass partition, will be in the atrium south of the Hawk's Nest on the third floor.
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Pat Beard, building services director for the
Union, said the site was chosen because it was
available and faced Union traffic.
"I'll be a man-on-the-street type thing." he said.
"It significantly increases our visibility," he said. "We have to get our dial presence out there."
Gary Hawke, KJHK general manager, said the studio would help connect the station with students.
Marle Dispenza, JKH station manager and Lee's Summit, Mo., junior, said the new studio would benefit talk shows the most but would not be limited to them.
Dispenza said individual disc jockeys would decide whether to air their shows from the new studio.
"We'll have a variety of shows," she said. "It will probably be the same as the regular schedule."
Miles Bonny, Teaneck, N.J., sophomore and host of the 2 to 4 a.m. Sunday rock rotation, said he hoped the new studio would deter students from thinking of KJHK as a little shack in the middle of nowhere.
Beard said the studio would bring traffic to the Union — something David Mucci, Union director, would like to see.
"The goal of the unions is to be the living room of the University," he said.
"I get the feeling that people have heard of KJHK but they don't really know what it is," he said. "I think it'll be real cool."
The idea for the satellite studio grew from discussion between Mucci and Hawke when the now-defunct cybercafe idea was first presented.
"I had talked to him about having more of a KJ presence," Hawke said. "It will be really great for both of us."
Other traffic-builders planned for next year include a 40-station computer lab and a convenience store-style information desk.
"We weink we can open it up to a much larger market," Beard said of the planned convenience store. The computer lab, however, will be for student use only.
The Union studio will be completed during winter break and will be ready for the spring semester.
— Editod by John Audlehelm
Jewish students to celebrate Yom Kippur
By Jennifer Valadez
Sue Shafer-Landau, Hillel adviser,
said that Yom Kippur occurred on
the ninth day after the Jewish new
year, Rosh Hashanah.
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Kansan staff writer
Sunset on Sunday marks the beginning of Yom Kippur, a time when the Jewish community will observe a solemn period of forgiveness.
Translated from Hebrew as "Day of Atonement," the Jewish holiday ends at sundown Monday.
"It is a time to reflect on the past year and to ask forgiveness from others," she said. "It's a time to clean the slate for the next year."
Jews also traditionally commemorate Yom Kippur by fasting and asking for forgiveness from God.
"It's considered to be the most solemn day of the year," Shafer- Landau said.
Heather Karlin, Atlanta junior,
said it was a time she could spend
with family and friends as she
repeated for her sins.
"Also, it gives me a feeling of comfort knowing that I can pray freely in synagogue and be proud of being a Jewish person," she said.
Andrew Zidel, Minnetonka, Minn., junior, said the fast was symbolic of humankind admitting imperfection.
"It's symbolic because the fast is cleansing of the soul," he said. "It's a time to prove to God that you're
YOM KIPPUR SERVICES
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m. Sunday at the Kansas Union Ballroom
Yom Kippur morning service: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 High Drive.
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human and stand above other animals and the planet."
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Mara Reichman, Overland Park junior, said a prayer called the Kol Nidre, was recited three times on the holiday. The prayer, which is an introduction to the holiday, is one in which forgiveness from God is humply requested. Reichman said
"I think about what I have done wrong during the past year and how I can improve myself in the year to come," she said.
Yom Kippur was a holiday that became more meaningful to her as she matured.
Scholars program retains minorities
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- Edited by J. R. Mendoza
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Renate Mai-Dalton, director of the Multicultural Business Scholars Program, tries to personally know every student she works with.
Such a statistic is unusual for the University of Kansas, which, like many universities, struggles with minority retention. The number of minority freshman enrolled at KU is up 13.9 percent, from 360 students last fall to 410 students this fall. But total enrollment of minority students has dropped consistently during the last few years and is now at 8.9 percent of the student body.
It's this kind of interaction with students that has helped maintain the program's retention rate at nearly 85 percent in its eight years. Mat-Dalton said.
Mai-Dalton said she thought the program, which was unique to the business school, offered a solution, at least for minority students majoring in business.
"We are widely successful in terms of retention," she said. "Once they come with us, they usually are successful."
Successful means a group GPA of 3.1. During the last four years, that number hasn't fallen below 3.0, Malai-Dalton said, and it's never been below 2.8.
The program began in 1992 with seven scholars, but today 34 students participate. Maidalton, associate professor of business, said she would take applications at any time. During the last four years, two of the business school's top graduates have been members of the program.
Mai-Dalton attributes success to many factors. Need- and merit-based scholarships of up to $2,000 help students with finances, Mai-Dalton said. In addition, she and 15 other faculty members provide extensive mentoring
Mary Sigala, Liberal senior, has been in the program four years and said mentoring was its
MULTICULTURAL SCHOLARS
Eligibility: Native-American, African-American or Hispanic-American students planning to major in business
major in business
Awards: $500 to $2,000
scholarships
Contact: Renate Mai-Dalton, program director, at 864-7566
major advantage. Meetings with Mal-Dalton and other professors allow problems to be solved in their early stages.
"I think what makes her program successful is the individual attention students get," said Adrienne Rivers, an associate professor of journalism who is developing a similar program in the School of Journalism.
In addition to mentoring, Mat-Dalton requires students to attend monthly group events, including operas and art shows — even eating out.
"It's all part of a good education," Mai-Dalton said. "I'm here to educate them for life."
Sigala said the program exposed her to new ideas.
"I know that a lot of things we've done I never would have thought of on my own," Sigala said. "I think it's sort of to prepare us for the real world."
In addition to exposure, the events have provided a way for students to meet each other.
"It feels so much more comfortable when you know people in the class," Mai-Dalton said, adding that unity within minority groups was important. "It feels comfortable when we are with people who have a similar view of life."
Mai-Dalton said she hadn't heard about a program like hers on any other campus. The keys to its success, she said, are unconditional acceptance and a belief in excellence.
"I wish we could have a program like this in every single department," she said.
— Edited by Kathryn Moore
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Physicians, victims emphasize need for early breast cancer detection
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"Her cancer was so scary," Rios said. "For a while there, we didn't know if she was going to make it."
Lore Rios, Mission senior, knows a lot about breast cancer. Her mother was diagnosed two years ago, and both of their lives changed dramatically.
Her mother's cancer spread fast, and within two weeks of diagnosis, she had received a double mastectomy.
Breast cancer is the most deadly cancer for American women,
killing an estimated 44,000 women in America this year. And the number is increasing. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the University is doing its part in educating students about the disease.
Myra Strother, physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said it was important for women to get breast check-ups because the disease could spread rapidly and could be deadly if untreated. The American Cancer Society recommends that women get clinical
"Women should be doing a monthly check, right in between your cycle, so the breasts aren't tender."
breast examinations by doctors every year and perform self-examinations monthly.
Strother said. "If they see any mass, get it evaluated. Don't just ignore it."
Strother also said it was never too early to start examining for breast cancer. Even though the cancer is more prevalent in older women, she said, younger women also are susceptible to the disease.
Rios said her mother's battle with the disease led her to notice more information about the cancer in the media.
"It's good to see a women's health issue be brought to the public eye," she said.
It's not just a women's issue, however. Strother said men could be affected by the disease, too.
"It is rare, but we do see men with breast mass," Strother said. "We encourage males with mass to come in and get evaluated."
According to the American Cancer society, about 400 men die from breast cancer each year. Strother suggested that both men
and women take steps to detect and prevent the disease.
Strother said there were factors that might lower the risks of cancer and promote overall health.
"Not smoking and a diet high in fiber and low in fat may reduce the chances," she said. "But for women, just being female and heredity and aging are unpreventable factors, so we more importantly encourage early detection."
Rios said she thought her chances of developing breast cancer were high.
"Cancer is so prevalent in my family," she said. "I think it's just
a matter of time before I end up with cancer."
Jayhawk Communications, a student-run public relations firm on campus, is sponsoring Lee National Denim Day today. Denim Day is a fund-raising day of education about the disease and research. The group's goal is to raise enough money to fill a pair of Chancellor Robert Hemenway's jean shorts.
Donations will be collected at a booth, which will also provide pink ribbons and breast cancer information, on Wescoe Beach from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
— Edited by Shawn Hutchinson
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