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Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1985
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University Daily Kansan
News Briefs
Gas station robbed,
$383 in cash taken
A gas station attendant was knocked unconscious and $383 in cash was stolen when the Westside 66 Service Station, 2825 W. Sixth St., was robbed about 9 p.m. Monday, Lawrence police said yesterday.
Police have no suspects.
The attendant said he went back into the station to continue his work and was hit on the back of the head. He told police he did not see his attacker.
The attendant told police he was inside the gas station cleaning before closing time when he heard the driveway bell ring. He said he walked outside but saw no one there.
The service station cash box, containing $383, was missing when the attendant awoke about 15 minutes later, police said.
Animator to speak
The attendant declined medical treatment.
The presentation will be in 4058 Wescue Hall. A pre-colloquium reception will be at 3:30 p.m. in 116 Strong Hall.
A former KU student who is now a computer animator will discuss computer animation at 4 p.m. today during the Computer Science Colloquium.
Students looking for a quiet place to study on Saturday nights might try the Science Library in 6040 Malott Hall.
Library open longer
Barbara Denton, circulation supervisor, said yesterday that the library now was open until 10 p.m. on Saturday.
She said the late hours had been in effect since Aug. 31., on a trial basis, in response to student requests.
The library, which opens at 9 a.m. on Sundays, previously closed at 5 p.m.
we're pretty encouraged by the response on the three Saturdays we've been open late so far," she said. "The new hours will remain in effect throughout the school year."
The use of the library on Saturday nights will be evaluated at the end of the school year, Denton said, and a decision will be made whether to permanently extend the Saturday hours.
Documents exhibited
An exhibit containing documents from President Abraham Lincoln, Gen. Baron von Steuben and many others will be on display through Friday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.
The library is open 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays.
Weather
Today will be sunny, breezy and warm, with a high in the upper 80s. Winds will be out of the south at 15 to 25 mph. Tonight will be mostly clear, the low will be between 65 and 70. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and warm, with a high near 90.
From staff and wire reports.
Male nurses conquering stigma
By Stefani Day Of the Kansan staff
KANSAS CITY. Kan. — It used to be thought that "real men" weren't nurses.
But that thought is becoming increasingly outdated, according to Barbara Berry; assistant director of nursing at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Berry said yesterday that men in nursing were becoming more socially accepted than before.
"It's more acceptable for men to be involved in care-related fields," she said.
"Each year more guys are coming in," said Steve Hegstrom, Roeland Park senior. "This year there are two or three more."
Males compose 8.2 percent of the nursing students this year. Twenty-three of the 280 students are men.
Of the nursing staff at the Med Center, 8 percent are men. Thirty-one of the 385 nurses are male.
Jeff Huyett, a nurse at the Med Center, "The stigma of being gay isn't as strong anymore. But it's still a stumbling block."
Huyett said he had experienced bias against male nurses only a few times, although female patients often acted surprised when they saw him.
"They'll say, I didn't know I was getting a male nurse." I tell them I work on females, too," he said.
He said that after he talked to patients they realized nurses weren't much different, whether male or female.
"Older ladies sometimes want
females to do personal things for them — like giving them a bath," he said. "After they get to know me, they develop trust. They see I'm going to keep them covered and not expose them to the world."
"Sometimes you just have to remind them their doctor is a man."
Huyett said most of the prejudice came in obstetrics. In Kansas, men aren't allowed to be obstetric nurses, although male students are allowed to complete their obstetric clinic in most Kansas hospitals.
"Women say, 'You haven't had a baby, you just can't sympathize," Huyett said. "Well, I haven't had a heart attack, but I can treat someone."
Ron Jones, Kansas City, Kan. senior in nursing, said he rarely encountered bias.
'You're a male nurse,' or you get called doctor,' he said.
"But you hear typical phrases like
Berry said she had received requests from patients who didn't want male nurses and requests from patients who did. She said the Med Center staff tried to respect a patient's request.
Huyett said, "If a patient is uncomfortable, then it's OK. We want to make the patient comfortable."
Just as patients differ in their responses, so do physicians, Berry said.
it's a very individual thing," she said. "Some doctors have a problem with female nurses."
Huyett said most doctors looked beyond the sex of their nurses.
"they see you as a person and as a valuable asset in patient care," he said.
Paul Goodman/KANSAN
Sandy Ryan, 126 Pinewood Drive, cradles her pet ferret, Maggie, little Molly center, and Cassie "They're lovable." Ryan says. They're a lot like cats
Ferret is an ideal pet local owner declares
By Gary Duda Of the Kansan staff
Sandy Ryan may have the answer for students who love pets but don't have the room for a dog or the patience for a cat.
Ryan, 126 Pinecone Drive, said yesterday that she had loved pets for a long time. When she lived in West Virginia she had many different pets.
For the past six years Ryan has raised and bred ferrets — the "perfect pet," she says.
"Back home we had weasels, which are real similar to these," she said as she held one of her three pet ferrets. Maggie, Molly and Cassie.
Ryan said she started keeping ferrets as pets more than six years ago. She got Cassie from her boss, who asked her to keep his pet ferret while he was away on a family emergency.
She was nervous when she brought the ferret home, she said, but before long, it became a member of the family.
"She just won our hearts real quick," she said.
Ryan's ferrets are European finch ferrets, she said. They come from southern Africa and have been raised in captivity for more than 2,000 years to hunt mice, rats, rabbits and other small animals.
Owning a ferret is expensive at first, Ryan said. Ferrets can cost from $50 to $100, depending on where
they are bought. She said feeding them was easy because they ate kitten food.
killed 100.
Ryan's sons like to play with Maggie, Molly and Cass and enjoy showing them off, she said.
They often spread their love of the pets by showing the ferrets to classes at schools in Lawrence. She said that although the children liked to pet and handle the animals, teachers often showed their affection from a distance.
Ryan said the ferrets were used to being handled by children. She said her boys had played with them since the animals were born and that had made them tame.
"One teacher asked me to bring the ferrets in to show her class," she said. "She said, 'Show the children but don't let them get close to me.'"
Even though ferrets are tame, Ryan said, they can be surprised into his
Ryan's youngest son, Tremain, can attest to that. As Ryan was telling how well ferrets got along with children, Tremain sat next to her. One of the ferrets had been sleeping on the sofa, and when she saw the ferret let him know she was there by mipping him in the behind
"Owwww!!" he shouted.
Ryan said most people were fascinated with her ferrets, yet she was surprised how little people knew about the animals.
the manager of the Westminster Inn Motel, 2525 W. Sixth St., said yesterday that the Reggae Sunspill USA concert in April cost her more than $1,800 in unpaid motel room bills.
Inesa Lehew, manager of the motel, said that 21 rooms were rented in the motel for two nights to accommodate the five Reggae Sunplash USA bands. EJH of Burbank, Calif., the management company for the bands, was responsible for the bill, she said.
On Monday, Lehew filed a complaint with the Lawrence Police Department charging EJH with defrauding an inkukeeper.
Motel says concert left unpaid bills
By Karen Blakeman Of the Kansan staff
Officials at EJH could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Lehew said band members and their managers argued over how the bill was to be paid when the bands checked in April 20, a day before the concert at Hoch Auditorium.
One of the band members called Richard W. Halem, an employee of EJH, in Burbank, Lehew said. Halem gave Lehew his American Express Gold Card number as security, but he told her he would send her a check to cover the cost of the rooms.
Lehew said that she called the number in to American Express and that American Express approved the amount. She then filed the number away and waived for the check to arrive.
After waiting a long time for the check to arrive, Lehew said she sent the bill for $1.826.05 to American Express.
"Right after that," she said, "I got the check from Mr. Halem. I sent it right back to him."
Lehew said she sent registered letters to American Express, containing all her documentation of the transaction. Although the registered letters were signed, Lehw said none were answered.
American Express paid the money, then sent a letter to Lehwe on June 4 asking for details about the transaction. Halem, however, denied to American Express that he had authorized the transaction, she said.
State employees may back political action committee
On Aug. 16, she received a letter from American Express saying that the $1,826.05 would be charged to the motel account.
State employees are planning to take a more active voice in deciding which legislators make decisions that affect their lives, the director of the Kansas Association of Public Employees said yesterday.
Charles Dodson, executive director of KAPE, said the labor group for state employees, which has nine chapters across the state, would vote on the formation of a political action committee at the organization's annual meeting Friday and Saturday in Hutchinson.
By Gary Duda Of the Kansan staff
Dodson said state employees needed to join in choosing their political representatives. He said state workers had too much at stake to remain uninvolved.
The political action committee's tentative name is the Public Employees Action Committee, Dodson said. The Shawne County chapter of KAPE approved the idea in July.
ployees in general probably have more at stake in the political process than any other group in the state," he said. "These people that have so much at stake have stayed clear of the political process for too long."
State employees and public em
Neva Entrikin, administrative assistant in the department of art history and member of the Douglas County chapter of KAPE, said the group's action would affect KU's 1,600 classified employees. She said that although only 2-3 percent of the classified employees were members of the labor group, its efforts benefited them all.
Dodson said the political action committee would make group contributions to legislators who supported their views.
KAPE is a non-profit organization and is prohibited from making direct contributions to political campaigns. Dodson said KAPE was allowed to contribute indirectly through a political action committee.
Students visit Haskell peers
But yesterday, about 70 KU students had that opportunity at Haskell Indian Junior College.
Few people have the opportunity to discuss the injustices that the American Indian has suffered face to face with an Indian.
KU students enrolled in a course titled Education in a Multicultural Society, C&I 210, were required to visit the college yesterday with their instructor, Pat Weiss, professor of education.
By Bob Tinsley Of the Kansan staff
"The U.S is full of many diverse cultures," Weiss said, "and as educators we have to be aware of those cultures to appreciate the strengths of those cultures and bring them into our teaching."
The course is a requirement for students majoring in education. Weiss said she wanted her students to come to Haskell for firsthand experience with the Indian people — something a textbook could not provide.
The KU students met and mingled with the Haskell students at Stidham Union on the Haskell campus. A few of them managed to break the ice.
Mark Craig, Mission junior, said that yesterday's experience was not his first at Haskell. He was required to go to the school to experience what it felt like to be a minority for a class he had last year.
"I went and sat in the cafeteria," Craig said. "I was a minority. I felt tense, and spent a lot of time looking at my feet."
Rob Daugherty, Haskell instructor of Indian studies, introduced the KU students to the Haskell campus.
Daugherty, a member of the western Cherokee tribe, teaches a class called Contemporary Issues of the American Indian.
Most of the concerns of American Indians today are legal ones, ranging from ownership rights to minerals on Indian lands to the use of peyote — a hallucinogenic drug
Indians have come to Haskell for more than 100 years now and more than 100 tribes are represented among its 900 students.
Daugherty and a few of his students who spoke to the KU class made it clear that despite any rumors of an Indian cultural revival, Indian culture was dying. They said this was because the key to preservation of the many Indian cultures, the tribal tongues, was disappearing.
Two Indian languages, Lakota and Cherokee, are part of the Haskell curriculum.
American Indians are losing their cultures, languages and traditions. Daugherty said, because alcoholism and drug abuse are robbing them of their young.
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