WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2001
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3A
Gospel group inspires singers
Howard G. Franklin II, Olathe sophomore jams on the drums during band rehearsal. The band accompanies the Inspirational Gospel Voices when it performs at the Ninth Street Baptist Church at Ninth and Ohio streets.
Local choir to celebrate 25th anniversary with November concert
By J. R. Mendoza
Kansan staff writer
Alison Case Franklin has known since eighth grade that she wanted to be a part of Inspirational Gospel Voices.
She attended a conference at the University of Kansas, at which the group performed.
OLIVIA SARI/KANSAN
She is one of the members who will be singing at the group's performance in November, celebrating its 25th anniversary.
"I was floored," said Case Franklin, a Wentzville, Mo. senior. "It was so awesome to me. It was my first exposure to live gospel music. I told my mom this is what I wanted to do and to attend KU."
The group started in 1976 as the Black Student Union Gospel Choir, said Howard G. Franklin II, Olathe sophomore. Franklin is also Alison Case Franklin's husband. He said that in 1983 the group changed its name to Inspirational Gospel Voices.
"It's a multicultural choir." he said.
He met his wife through the group in 1997. He said he had always been involved in gospel music. He is a part of the band that plays with the group.
"It's played a very big role," he said. "It's something I like to do. It's in me and what I want to do for a living."
He said the group's purpose was to have a positive impact on people's lives.
"The goal is to inspire people to live a life that's mirrored by Christ through song," he said.
Alison Case Franklin said the group was like a family to her.
"The goal is to inspire people to live a life that's mirrored by Christ through song."
Howard G. Franklin II
Olathe sophomore
"When I came in as a freshman, I got to know older students who had a common interest in singing and God," she said. "That was really encouraging."
Case Franklin said the group was open to any student or member of the community.
Those interested in joining don't have to audition, she said.
Lizzy Pajl, Yankton, S.D., freshman, attended her first rehearsalThursday. She said it was inspirational.
"The music is very important," she said. "It's uplifting and spiritual. It gives me a high."
The 25th anniversary performance will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Victory Bible Church, 1942 Mass. St. The concert will feature performances by former members.
Rehearsals take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
every Thursday at Room 402 in Murphy Hall.
The group performs two Sundays each month at Ninth Street Baptist Church, 847 Ohio St.
For more information, contact Inspirational gospel_voices@hotmail.com
Contact Mendoza at 864-4810
Cairo international pharmacy summit opens student's eyes to global impact
Meeting addresses economic,political effect on drug cost
By J. R. Mendoza Kansan staff writer
Toledo said it was an eye-opening experience.
Juan Toledo, second-year pharmacy student from Topeka, shows photos from his trip last month to Cairo, Egypt, where he was one of 18 U.S. representatives at the International Pharmacy Students' Federation conference. Supplying AIDS drugs to South Africa, Toledo said, was one of the most controversial topics at the symposium.
Juan Toledo, a second-year pharmacy student from Topeka, traveled to Cairo, Egypt, in August to represent the United States at the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation conference. The School of Pharmacy helped sponsor his trip.
Pharmacy issues in other countries aren't the same as in the United States, a KU student learned this summer.
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"It was overwhelming," he said. "I learned about being a pharmacist internationally and learned about Egyptian culture."
Toledo first learned about the federation at an Academy of Student Pharmacists meeting at KU. He had to apply to attend the conference and was one of 18 representatives from the United States.
The federation studies and promotes the interests of pharmaceutical students and encourages international cooperation among them, according the federation's brochure.
this summer at Osco/Albertson's in Phoenix, and patients wondered why medicine costs less in Mexico, he said. Toledo said the symposium helped him learn the role economics played in the cost of drugs.
Toledo said the symposium on globalization was educational for him. He had an internship
A controversial topic discussed at the convention was donating AIDS drugs to South Africa. He said a pharmacist from South Africa told conference participants that the donated medication would probably be stolen because of governmental issues. He said 60 percent of the medication the country buys was stolen.
"I was in shock," Toledo said.
Toledo is also the president of the KU chapter of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, as well as a member of the academy in the School of Pharmacv.
Jack Fincham, dean of the School of Pharmacy, said it was important for the school to have Toledo attend the conference.
"There's so much you can learn outside the classroom on pharmacy and other issues in other places from a global perspective," Fincham said. "I'm excited he had a good time."
Danielle Chauncey, sixth-year pharmacy school student from Wichita and president of the academy, said she was pleased Toledo was able to go because he was a go-getter.
"You see how other countries
The conference, she said is beneficial for students because it approaches pharmacy issues from a global perspective.
perceive issues and how their cultural beliefs play into that," Chauncey said. "It makes you open your eyes."
For more information about
the Academy of Student Pharmacists, contact Toledo at juancito@ku.edu.
Contact Mendoza at 864-4810
Call ahead for quicker health care
By Matt Norton Kansan staff writer
Watkins Memorial Health Center officials are telling students to make appointments to see a doctor.
A quick call to schedule an appointment, they said, would mean less waiting time than walking in without an appointment.
He said wait times for students had become unacceptable.
Randall Rock, physician at Watkins, said the health center had always requested that students make appointments. He said walk-ins burdened the staff and their ability to care for students.
"Unfortunately, many students have similar schedules, and may very well come during the time which is actually lunch time as we try to balance our staff," Rock said.
Rock stressed that students with emergencies would still be able to receive care immediately. Students with less urgent needs would be seen the same day, he said.
Myra L. Strother, physician and chief of staff at Watkins, said about 90 percent of students were seen the day they contacted Watkins.
She also said she encouraged students to see the same doctor if possible. Strother said it made for better care.
Rock said the triage nurse who takes a student's information and determines the urgency of the situation — works from a protocol and can order, for example, a throat culture or a pregnancy test, if necessary.
Rock said students would work with a doctor in all cases but should feel comfortable using the nurse to determine what course of action best suits the patient.
Strother said 75 to 80 percent of college or university health centers use the same triage system. She said she was happy with the way the policy worked for the staff. She said it gave doctors and nurses more time to do what they do best: spend time with patients.
"They need to be as explicit as they can about their symptoms and their needs," Rock said. "In taking the assessment on the phone the nurse is going to use her professional judgment to determine relative urgencies and priorities."
"The nurses have just been wonderful," Strother said.
Contact Norton at 864-4810
Watkins appointments
When making appointments at the health center, students will be:
Told to come in immediately if it seems to be an emergency
Offered an appointment as soon as possible and with the doctor the patient desires
Told to wait for a call from the triage nurse to assess the patient's condition.
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