TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3A
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Selected members of the University Dance Company performed an excerpt from Jose' Limon's "Choreographic Offering" yesterday in a studio at Robinson Center. The piece was a reconstuction by Sarah Stackhouse, a traveling choreographer who has spent the last two weeks teaching graduate classes to KU dance students.
Rabid skunk sprays, attacks student on campus
By Lindsay Hanson
Kansan staff writer
The skunk that bit Xunshan Ding didn't look like the ones he'd seen in China.
The animal caught the eye of Ding, Hefei, China, graduate research assistant in pharmacology and toxicology, as it walked between Malott and Summerfield halls at dusk Sept. 9. The skunk appeared harmless, so he approached the animal to pet it.
The skunk sprayed its scent and clamped down on Ding in defense. Ding didn't recognize the animal because he had never seen one during his year in the United States.
Ding said he didn't identify the animal as a skunk because they carry
different markings in China.
"Skunks in China look yellow and are smaller than the one I saw," he said.
Wild animals on campus that look cute and cuddly may have rabies and should not be approached, said Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office.
"They can and will bite," he said.
Ding immediately headed to Watkins Memorial Health Center, where a health-care professional administered a shot to ward off rabies.
According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Web site, the development of rabies is nearly always fatal. While disease can infiltrate the nervous system of any warm-blooded animal, biting animals — primarily skunks — usually carry the disease. Not every exposure develops fully into the disease, but people should get treatment because of the disease's severity, the Web site says. The last human rabies case in Kansas was reported in 1968.
"Basic things to know are: Stay away from skunks," said Linda Knowles, registered nurse at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department.
The KDHE Web site advises victims of bite wounds and scratches to clean the wound thoroughly with soap and water.
Bailey said the KU Public Safety Office received animal-bite calls occasionally. He said the department usually coordinated with an outside party to trap the animal. The skunk
"The length of time from when they can transmit rabies to the time they show signs is not well known," the site savs.
Spotting rabies in an animal can be difficult in the disease's early stages.
that attacked Ding had not been trapped as of Thursday, Bailey said.
Ding said that although the skunk's scent had worn away, the bite wound was still visible. He said the shot had probably prevented the disease, but not the embarrassment of the incident.
"I was probably the first one on campus that was bitten by a skunk," he said.
Contact Hanson at Ihanson@kansan.com. Christine Grubbs edited this story.
By Matt Stumpff
Kansan staff writer
Tenants get help with rental woes
Students who believe they're being discriminated against by landlords have an intermediary to help solve their problems.
5,460 concerned residents contacted the department with issues related to fair housing in 2001. Of those, 45 filed formal complaints.
The Lawrence Human Relations/Human Resources department, 947 New Hampshire St., can help solve almost all discrimination issues between tenants and their landlords, said Rehelio Samuel, executive director.
None of the formal complaints went further than conciliation, when the department gets the landlord and tenant together to settle their differences without going to court.
Most landlords attended workshops throughout the year to prevent discrimination, Samuel said. Most cases arose when landlords failed to attend the workshops, he said.
Discrimination, as defined by a Lawrence ordinance, includes prejudice on the basis of age, ancestry, disability, familial status, national origin, race, religion and sexual orientation.
None of the formal complaints in 2001 included discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, Samuel said. He said the department averaged about 50 calls each year on sexual orientation discrimination since the ordinance was amended in 1995 to include the stipulation.
Lawrence is the only city in Kansas with the sexual orientation clause in its language.
Chase Richards, McPherson junior and director of Queers and Allies, said he thought the reason more students didn't come forward was because the ordinance prevented most landlords from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.
"We don't really hear about it that much because of the ordinance, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen," Richards said.
Many students come to Legal Services for Students to inquire about discrimination based on student status, said Michele Kessler, associate director for legal services.
"Other than being a bad business practice for landlords, it's not part of the law," Kessler said.
Contact Stumpff at mstumpff@kansan.com. Lauren Beatty edited this story.
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