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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, November 2, 1992
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Pirate's treasure
Derrick Rollins, 10, accepts a prize for his Halloween costume from Jeff Butterfield, Lawrence resident. Rollins participated in a Halloween costume contest and parade sponsored by Downtown Lawrence., KLWN, Riverfront Plaza and Lawrence Parks and Recreation, Saturday afternoon in the mall. The parade was originally scheduled to take place in South Park but was moved because of bad weather.
KU prepares for Election Day
Five political groups blanket campus to encourage voting
By Kristi Fogler
Kansas staff writer
In two days it will all be over.
Kansas and the United States will go to the polls to elect a president and other legislative leaders. Two days is all the time political campus organizations have to persuade KU students to vote for their candidates.
Five campus organizations have activities planned for today and tomorrow.
KU Students for Clinton will continue to campaign today before shifting their focus to voter turnout tomorrow.
Today the organization will have a table in front of Wescoe Hall or at the Kansas Union, depending on the weather, said Jason McIntosh, Tulsa, Okla., senior and organization president. The organization will also post fiers in residence halls.
McIntosh said that his group would work in conjunction with KU Young Democrats and the Douglas County Democrats tomorrow to make sure registered Democrats and Independents were voting. They will call registered voters tomorrow afternoon who have not yet voted to remind them when and where to vote. The three groups will also have a shuttle for those not able get themselves to the polls.
Matt All, Augusta senior and Young Democrats' president, said his group would concentrate on voter turnout only. Young Democrats will spend the next two days on the phone reminding KU students when and where to vote. He said continuing to campaign would not be very effective.
"People have probably made up their minds," he said. "I don't think one more phone call from us is going to make that much difference."
KU College Republicans will finish their cam
paigning today with an information table in front of Wescoe Hall, Kevin Admiral, Leavenworth junior and treasurer of College Republicans, said the organization might sponsor a table tomorrow also. Admiral said it was important to continue to campaign to help those who were still undecided.
United We Stand at KU, the student organization campaigning for Perot, also will continue to campaign this week. The organization will have an information table in for* of Wescoe Hall today and tomorrow. Richard Heap, president of United We Stand, said last-minute presidential candidate campaigning was very important
"There is said to be 17 percent to 19 percent undecided," he said. "I believe it's absolutely essential we be out there. The last two days could swing it any way."
The KU Libertarians will finish up the election season by posting fliers on campus calling for support for the party, said Roger Woods, head of Libertarians of Douglas County and member of KU Libertarians. Woods, Hutchison junior, also is running for the State House of Representatives. Andre Marrou, Libertarian candidate for president, is registered in all 50 states.
Three panel discussions tonight will feature supporters of four presidential candidates. At 6:30 p.m. at McCollium Hall, representatives from College Republicans, Students for Clinton, United We Stand and KU Libertarians will discuss their respective candidates.
KU Libertarians also will have commercials on cable television today and tomorrow, Woods said.
All four, joined by a Young Democrats representative, will appear at 7:30 on JHK's "Alternative Agenda," a call-in talk show.
Representatives will meet 8 p.m. at Templin Hall for another panel discussion.
Birth-control shot available
Doctors at Watkins warn of side effects
By Tiffany Lasha Hurd
Kansan staff writer
Although an injectable contraceptive that recently received federal approval will be available at Watkins Memorial Health Center, doctors say they will not recommend it to students because of the side effects.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins, said that the drug, Depro Provae, provided contraception for three months, but that its No. 1 side effect was weight gain. It also may cause fluid retention, depression, mood swings and menstrual irregularities.
"We would give it if someone really wanted it," he said. "But we would make sure they were aware of the many side effects. Its use here is extremely primitive but we'll certainly give it if that's what they want."
Manufactured by Upjohn Co., Depo Provera has been available in the United
The drug has been available for contraceptive use in more than 90 countries and was approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration Thursday for use as a contraceptive in the United States.
States for years for treatment of endometriosis and renal cancers, which affect the kidney.
The contraceptive is injected into a woman's arm or buttock every three months and has a 99-percent pregnancy prevention rate.
A patient would pay $54 a year for the contraception. Compared to the pill, which is 8% per cycle or $72 a year, Depo Provera is less expensive.
The cost of a 150-milligram dosage, or one injection that lasts three months, would cost $18.
The drug also relieves patients from having to remember to take a pill every day.
"It's cheap and convenient." Yockey said.
"But I just can't imagine any of our students wanting to try it. But if they do, we have it available."
William Buck, chief gynecologist at Watkins, said that women would encounter three main problems with Depo Provera:
Swelling and bloating that would make the patient feel as if she was on the verge of having a period, but really isn't;
irregular bleeding; and
prolonged ovulation, which would delay a patient's return to fertility from two months to a year after she stopped taking the drug.
With the pill, if a patient had side effects, she could stop using the pill and the side effects would disappear.
Once the medication is injected, a patient can do nothing about the symptoms. Since the drug remains in the body for three months, a patient must wait until the drug wears off.
"It's not at all dangerous." Buck said. "It's very effective — probably better than the pill. It has its pluses and minuses. But I think people need to be aware of its side effects. I'm not sure that it should be a first line of contraception in the students that we see."
ASK endorses 4 local candidates
By Stacy Morford
By Stacy Morford Kansan staff writer
KU's Associated Students of Kansas has endorsed four local candidates running for the Kansas Legislature — Senate 2nd District Republican candidate Sandy Praeger and Democratic House of Representatives candidates Barbara Ballard of the 44th District, Forrest Swall of the 45th District, and Betty Jo Charlton of the 46th District.
Kathryn Price, ASK co-chairperson, said the organization based its candidate selection on a survey of the top five issues on the Board of Regents legislative agenda.
"We sent out the survey to help us decide which candidates to support, and to see which candidates we'll be able to approach about supporting legislation and getting us information once they're in office," Price said.
The five question survey was written and sent to each candidate by Tim Mim, ASK executive director and lobbyist, the week after the primary elections were held. Nim compiled the results and sent them to the ASK chairperson of each member school.
■ How would you rank higher education on your list of priorities?
Do you support increases in the amount of state appropriations funds for financial aid?
The questions, which candidates rated on a five-point scale of strongly support, generally support, undecided, generally against and strongly against, were:
Do you support an alternative to Kansas' current policy of self-insurance for catastrophic loss of state-owned buildings?
the location of state-owned buildings:
■ Do you support the admission of Washburn University to the Board of Regents system?
Do you support the adoption of qualified admissions for Kansas schools?
ASK highly supported four of the five issues, Price said. The exception was qualified admissions, which Price said ASK had not taken a stance on yet.
She said ASK supported the admission of Washburn to the Board of Regents system because the support of a Shawnee County delegation would increase the number of legislative delegates who would vote for Board of Regents initiatives.
ASK supports candidates looking for a new method for insuring state-owned buildings on campus because of the lack of adequate insurance to rebuild Hoch Auditorium after a 1991 fire.
"We primarily rely on the track records of incumbents and what we've seen from the other candidates as well as support for higher education," Price said. "We've seen Barbara Ballard's work at KU, and Sandy Prieger's record speaks for itself." Price said.
Price said ASK members at KU have helped the candidates they endorsed by campaigning, rounding up volunteers to help them campaign; giving endorsement speeches at living groups on campus and stuffing envelopes with campaign literature.
ASK candidate survey
Associated Students of Kansas sent a survey which asked about education issues to candidates running for the Kansas Legislature.
KEY:
Strongly support Generally support Against Undecided Washburn joining Board of Regents Increase state financial aid Alternative to self-insurance Qualified admissions
Senate District No. 2
Wash Board
Incr finr.
Alt sr.
c.
Sandy Paerzeug
U
Joyce Wolf
U
Roger Woods
★
House
District
No. 44
Barbara Ballard ^
Brian Kubota
Jay Germano
House District No. 45 Forrest Swail - + +
Bob Skahan U U Michael Davidson * *
House
District
No. 46
Betty Jo Charlton    -     +     +     -
New Gentian    -     +     -     +
Richard Small    U      ■      -
Matt Conrad    *     *     *
- These candidates didn't return their surveys
Dan Schuster / WANNA
By Kristy Dorsey
Kansan staff writer
Carriage business upsets Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence residents should look beyond the surface charm of horse-drawn carriages and be concerned about the safety of the animal, Humane Society representatives say.
City commissioners gave Rob Phillips, president of the Kansas Carriage Company, Inc., permission last week to begin operating a horse-drawn carriage business. Phillips is also the manager of the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St.
Although Lawrence has no ordinances to regulate such businesses, Phillips was granted a 120-day permit to operate while ordinances are drafted.
"Everybody thinks it's charming and it's quaint, but it's not if you're the horse," she said. "Not to say that Mr. Phillips doesn't have the best of intentions, but this kind of thing has to be watched carefully."
Carol Henderson, vice-president of the Lawrence Humane Society, said after last week's meeting that she did not think a horse-and-carriage business was appropriate in a city like Lawrence.
Phillips was not available for comment.
Pam Olmsted, a member of the board of directors for the Humane Society, said she would rather not have such a business in Lawrence.
"If I felt that the City Commission could be persuaded not to have such a business in Lawrence, I'd go for it," she said. "It's not a personal thing against Mr. Phillips, because he has been willing to work with us. But if he starts this business others may come in as well, and we feel there need to be ordinances in place to regulate this."
Humane Society representatives and Phillips will work with the city manager's office to draft the regulations. Tammy Bannister, assistant in the city manager's office, said she wanted to
Rob Phillips, manager of The Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St. takes his 14-year old Belgian draft horse, Patty, out for a ride. Phillips has a temporary permit to operate a horse-and-carriage business.
have a preliminary meeting with all concerned parties some time this week.
ommendation on carriage horse trade regulations which the Lawrence Humane Society will use as a framework.
The Humane Society of the United States has a 17-point rec-