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Monday, Nov. 4, 1985
University Daily Kansan
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News Briefs
OUI charges result from 1-car accident
A 27-year-old Valley Falls man injured in a one-car accident yesterday morning was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while under the influence and for possession of drug paraphernalia. Lawrence police said yesterday.
The man, who said he did not recall anything after about 10:30 Saturday night — including the accident, was driving north on an expressway when he was about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, when the accident occurred, police said.
He was issued a notice to appear on charges of OUI, no license plates and no proof of insurance, which is required. County jail lasted on $150 bond.
He ran into a telephone pole, owned by KPL Gas Service Co., after driving onto the median because he did not make the slight bend in the road, police said.
He was treated and released yesterday from Lawrence Memorial Hospital for cuts and seratches, a nursing supervisor said.
Lawrence police reported 22 isolated incidents involving pumps thrown through front and rear windshields Hallowen night.
A police spokesman said that from the reports it appeared that many of the pumpskins were thrown from moving cars.
His preliminary hearing will be at 4 p.m. Nov. 12 in Lawrence Municipal Court.
Pumpkin crimes rise
"It used to be tee-peeing houses with toilet paper, and rotten eggs. now it's a bit more serious with the pumpkins," he said.
3 debate teams place
Three KU debate teams placed at the North Texas State University Debate Tournament in Denton, Texas, making the University of Kansas the only school to have three teams place.
Two teams in the senior division tied for third place. The team of Steve Ellis, Wichita junior, and Andrea Richard, Laramie, Wyo. sophomore, tied with Barry Pickens, Winfield freshman, and Pat Whalen, San Antonio, Texas, freshman.
Ellis was named first place speaker and Richard was named fourth place speaker in the senior division.
In the junior division, the team of Dave Macdonald, Fargo, N.D. freshman, and Peter Canistra, Houston freshman, placed third.
Macdonald was named the fourth place speaker in the junior division.
Minority aid offered
The National Research Council has established a fellowship that will benefit 50 minority graduate students.
The Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship for Minorities program will offer 40 three-year predoctoral fellowships and 10 one-year dissertation fellowships to American Indians, Alaska Natives, black Americans, Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans.
The deadline for the competition is Nov. 15. Applications may be obtained from the Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C., 20418.
Weather
Today will be sunny with a high in the mid-60s. Winds will be light and variable. Tonight will be clear with a low in the mid-30s.
Pharmacy interns see ups, downs of job
By Bengt Ljung Of the Kansan staff
Of the Kansan staff
From staff and wire reports
EUDORA — Michael Larmer, Lawrence senior, knew this was the real world where no mistakes were allowed.
Kathy Davidson, Linwood, brought her most cherished possession to Byrne's Pharmacy on Friday - her 2-week-old daughter, Lindsay.
She put down the baby carrier on the counter as Larmer, an intern from the School of Pharmacy, fetched the antibiotic prescription that was to cure Lindsay's eye infection.
Larner gave Davidson instructions on how to drop the solution on the inside of the baby's lower eyelid. Davidson listened attentively.
"Make sure the tip of the tube is kept clean to avoid another infection." Larmer said.
Friday was Larmer's last day at Stan Byrne's pharmacy, 101 W. 10th St. Larmer said the six weeks at the pharmacy had taught him how to honor the customers' trust, how to counsel — and also when not to give advice.
Working is different from what I had in
mind in school," he said. "I guess I was a bit idealistic. I thought I was going to counsel everybody on everything. But people don't always want that."
always wish the
"The school can only train you so far. You get book smart studying at KU, but you don't learn how to work with people.
"I am more comfortable talking to people now. But you don't ever stop learning."
how. Larmer said the internship confirmed his desire to go into retail pharmacy. But he has become more aware of the drawbacks of being a smalltown pharmacist and the worries of a store owner.
"You get calls in the middle of the night from people who need medicine for their sick children," he said, "and you have to deliver it to them.
"But you also get a lot of respect for that. Pharmacists are ranked second after the clergy in how the public perceives them ethically."
Andy and Jeremy Cooper, 9 and 11 years old,
entered the pharmacy to buy chocolate and a
necklace for their mother's birthday. Larmer helped them select their gifts and asked them whether they had tummy aches from eating too much Halloween candy.
and this idea of going out and changing the world," Larmer said. "But this job is also to replace watch batteries. The customer is always right and you have to give people what they expect."
Larmer gift-wrapped the boxes and found out what the Cooper brothers had done in school that day.
His discoveries hadn't disillusioned him. Larmer said he was "having a ball" even though there were no great excitement in real life.
Pharmacy students go on the internship program for a semester when they are fifth-year seniors. Seven students are interns this semester and 24 will start next semester, said Tom Hitchcock, assistant to the dean of pharmacy.
Hitchcock, who coordinates the internship program, said it had been changed this
semester to include three internship periods instead of two. In the past, students chose to intern at either a hospital or a retail pharmacy before going to the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., to study clinical pharmacy. Now students are required to be exposed to both.
The internship periods have been shortened from eight to six weeks.
"Some students were afraid to do retail under the old program," Larner said. "Some don't feel comfortable talking to people about bodily functions. But I think it's good they get a taste of what it is like in retail. And maybe some change their minds."
Larmer's field instructor, Stan Byrne, who owns the pharmacy, said Larmer was learning the daily routines of counseling customers on prescriptions, working with physicians and preparing accurate dosages.
Byrne said his training as field instructor consisted of 20 years in retail pharmacy. He has participated in the internship program since 1973.
KU paper is named 1 of 4 best
By a Kansan reporter
DALLAS - The University Daily Kansan was recognized as one of the country's four best college newspapers Saturday at a college media convention.
The Kansas won the national Newspaper Pacemaker Award, given annually by the Associated Collegiate Press and the American Newspaper Publishers Association. The award was presented at the College Media Advisers-Associated Collegiate Press Convention.
This is the fourth time the Kansan has won a national Pacemaker. The Kansan won its last national Pacemaker in 1981.
The Kansan was one of 16 regional winners from four-year colleges and universities competing for the four national Pacemakers.
The three other national winners were the Daily Collegian, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; the Daily Beacon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and the Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin.
Matt DeGalan was the editor of the Kansan last spring. He now works as a reporter for the Kansas City Star.
"This is clearly one of the most prestigious awards for student newspapers," said Susanne Shaw, Kansan general manager and news adviser. "It's a significant achievement because it is an award judged by professionals."
Regional winners of the award are judged each year by a panel of five editors from a newspaper in the host city of the convention.
John Cranfill, assistant managing editor of the Dallas Morning News and chairman of this year's judging committee, said the regional winners were selected earlier in the year. The winners of the regional contest went on to be judged in the national competition.
The Kansan was one of four winners in the Midwest region. Seven issues of the newspaper from the 1985 spring semester were judged for the national award.
"The papers were judged on the total package," Cranfill said. "We looked at features, reader services and how well the paper served the college community."
Cranfill said the judges were pleased with the general appearance of the Kansan.
"the packaging and consistency was very good," he said.
The judges also liked the scope of news cyrane. Crannif said.
"It was easy to look at, not heavy," he said.
John Lechliter/KANSAN
Precarious perch
silhouetted by the rushing water beneath the dam on the Kaw River, took advantage of yesterday's near-perfect weather.
KU schedules film festival for March
Rv Mike Snider
A film festival next year at the University of Kansas will offer students an opportunity to have their work viewed by nationally known filmmakers and performers.
Of the Kansan staff
The film festival, in honor of Kansas' 125th birthday, will be at KU, March 28-29.
"They can present their attitudes with creativity and we'll make it an in-house birthday celebration," Marj Dusaj, one of the festival organizers, said Friday. "It will be a chance for KU students to make films, get some feedback and make contacts."
Dusay, who plays Myrna Clegg on the television soap opera "Capitol" and is a member of the Kansas Film Commission, and Jerry Jones, Kansas Film commission coordinator, were on campus Friday to meet with KU officials about the festival. Dusay got the idea for the festival when she
seminars so we can have some question-and answer type things, so if I'm really going to go out to New York, Hollywood or Chicago, what do you do first?" "she said.
"People said. 'Can you bring out people for
Dusay got the idea for the festival when she visited KU last year, she said.
She said she would recruit skilled people to come to KU for the festival.
"I'm going to gather people related to the television academy, personal friends of mine, writers, directors, producers, editors, casting people and performers who will be judging the films on a specific criteria," she said.
"Then I'll invite several of these people in to present the awards, to be able to have some question and answer sessions and some seminars."
and have to attend the first day of the festival will consist of judging the films submitted by Kansas grade school, high school and college students. The second day is scheduled for seminars and conferences. Jones said.
Dusay said that while the chance to meet film-makers was invaluable for students who hoped to succeed in the entertainment business, it was also fun for their advisers.
"A lot of these people love to teach and share this information," she said. "Once you've gone through that program out there called Hollywood, Broadway or New York, you know it's difficult information to obtain and you don't mind sharing it at all."
The seminars will be learning experiences for students, Dusay said.
"You don't just want someone to say, 'That's terrific.'" she said. "You want to know why it's terrific, how it is terrific, how you can make it more terrific."
"By letting students show their interest, I think that's one way to get producer's interest," she said. "Then they'll get to,gether and live happily ever after in Oz."
If film producers in California know that Kansas possesses interest in and skilled personnel for making movies, they will be more likely to consider Kansas as a production site. Dusay said
Jones said the film commission actively pursued companies to come to Kansas and make movies. Once the company is here, the commission assists them in any way they can.