On the mild side
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Thursday September 17,1987 Vol.98,No.19
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
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Med workers are more wary of infections
Staff writer
By AMBER STENGER
More health care employees at the University of Kansas Medical Center are making an effort to protect themselves from contracting infectious diseases, especially AIDS, employees say.
The Med Center has not changed its infection control policy because of AIDS, said Marcia A. Gillainl, infection control coordinator. It's just that more employees are complying with its recommendations.
"Our philosophy really hasn't changed in regards to precautions," Gilliland said. "We've always taught that all blood and body fluids can be potentially infectious. What has happened is that people because of AIDS are more careful. And so somebody who used to be very lackadaisical when they got a little blood on their hands, is using gloves more now."
is using glove technique.
The AIDS virus can not be contracted through casual contact. The virus is transmitted through blood and body fluids.
The national Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta recommend that health care employees wear gloves whenever they may be in contact with a patient's blood or body fluids. When health care employees are in a situation where blood could splatter, such as treating a serious injury, they also are urged to wear protective gowns, masks and goggles. Blood, body fluids, mucous membranes and unattached skin are potentially infec-
Jim Mathes, left, of Baldwin City, and Bill Medlen, Lawrence resident, apply Bird/X to the ledge above the Natural History Museum's main entrance. The chemical, which creates a sticky surface, is designed to prevent pigeons from landing on building ledges.
KU tries
Students favor tougher policy for admissions
By NOEL GERDES
Staff writer
The student advisory committee consists of the student body presidents of the Regents schools.
A student advisory committee today will recommend to the Board of Regents that Kansas high school students be required to complete certain courses to be guaranteed admission at the six state universities.
The Regents schools now have an open admissions policy, which means any Kansas resident who graduates from an accredited state high school is admitted automatically to any state university.
The Regents will meet at 9 a.m. today in Topeka to discuss tightening admissions requirements. Their own proposed requirements include a high school curriculum similar to the students' recommendation, but with two years of foreign language. The Regents proposal also includes an ACT score of 23 or better, and ranking in the top third of a class.
the Advisory committee considered the Regents proposal before making its own, Jason Krakow, KU student body president, opposed part of the Regents proposal.
y a student has to have a 23 on the ACT to ridiculous," he said.
Watson Library the best place to make the i Dan Pennington, Liberal junior, or Tiffany i of Stauffer-Finn hall. Top right, Jeff Ward, a 24-inch telescope on top of Linden Hall. dry to dry, picking the stadium as his e a campus tradition for study breaks.
1920 "The Hawk," 1340 Ohio St. be the best place to drink with people you know — or at least recognize.
The best place to get a sandwich is at the Yello Sub just off campus at 624 W. 12th St. Upstairs is the Glass Onion, the best place for coffee and bagels.
Gotta have it
The best place to buy magazines and candy on campus is at the information counter on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. The banking center next door is the best place to cash a check, and the television room
across the hall is the best place to watch soap operas.
The best place to rent bizarre movies is at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. But if you still prefer large screens to video, the best way to see a movie for less is through the Student Union Association film series.
Park it
The best place to park a bicycle is along Jayhawk Boulevard. The best place to park a car is in the yellow lot by Potter Lake, west of the stadium. It's not the closest lot, but it never fills up,
the best place to park your body between classes if you want to get some sun is on the east side of Wesco Hall. For more serious sun lovers, the field by Oliver Hall is the best place to lay out.
and the walk up the hill is scenic.
If the weather is nice, the best place to take a nap is on the hill by Potter Lake. If the weather is crummy, the best place for a nap is in the Union in the lobby lounge chairs or in the restrooms.
Study aside
The best way to spend a sunny fall Saturday is watching the Jayhawks play football. Having cup fights, waving the wheat and singing the school song are the best ways to enjoy this event.
The best excuse for not studying is "There's a KU basketball game tonight." If you don't have tickets, the best place to watch the game is at the Wheel, 507 W. 14th St.
The best way to kill time on campus is to visit the Museum of Natural History in Dyche Hall, next to the Union. Just inside the front doors is a beautiful panorama of animals from polar bears to parrots.
The best way to feel cultured in your spare time is to visit the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. If Greek statues from the fourth century B.C. bore you, visit the modern art and photography displays upstairs.
All of these daily bests are leading to the best of bests, which I think will be walking down the Hill on the KU campus knowing that my diploma is on its way to my mailbox.
Students speak out about KU bests
We asked several KU students what they thought was the "best of KU." Here's what some of them said:
Justin Teenor, Lenexa sophomore, said a beautiful campus and a high-quality education were the best parts of KU.
"I think I'm getting as good education as I could get anywhere for the price," he said.
"It makes my day," she said. "I like to sit here and watch people."
Michelle Buckley, Wichita senior, said going to the midnight movies at the Kansas Union was a favorite KU activity for her.
Curt Flowers, DuBois, Pa., senior, said climbing the fire escape at Bailey Hall was the best of KU for him. He said he liked watching the people walk by below him.
students' recommendation, to be university in fall 1991, freshmen
Madina Salaty, Lawrence sophomore, said sitting on Wescoe Beach was her favorite part of going to KU.
Brad jordan, Ulysses senior, said that he appreciated the good things in life.
"The toilets," he said. "Without them, where would we be? Probably outside behind a tree."
KANSAN MAGAZINE September 16, 1987
school four years of English and ence, social studies and math with ot average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale; or ot GPA in nine hours of prescribed age-level work before their first
'e in make-up courses (high school subjects in the Regents recom- were missed in high school.
were interested in imendation also states that fresh 9 years of foreign language in high leavening the university.
mild make exceptions for special
situations could total no more than 10
of entering freshmen. Admissions
*Kansas residents* 21 or older with
and admission requirements for
or be left to each university.
relative director for Associated student lobbying group, said he did dents' recommendation to be a policy.
ourses that you can choose to take ions," Tallman said. "It's still a
were two schools of thought behind standards. The first is that the s needs to restrict admissions y students and not enough money. some students who enter state repaired for college, so something p them more prepared. He should have a recommendation to more prepared.
nt body president at Kansas State concerned that the Regents are problems at KU."
ack, student body president at Fort y, said he was not opposed to different schools.
use devise a strategy to "stoneew" by defending the principle of positive privilege.
Bork
"I never advised the White House to wmeet, how to deal with the special prosecution case," Bork said. He said he did act orders from then-Attorney Gen. Richardson to seek a compromise between Cox and the White House or executive privilege.
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"We never achieved an accommodation." Bork testified.
Watergate aside, Bork also sought reassure Senn. Dennis DeConciin,riz, that he is not antagonistic to rights of women. "As solicitorial I argued positions for the section of women broader than Supreme Court would accept,"k said
eConcini, a key swing vote on the unittie, also suggested Bork's tions on poll taxes, integration of lic accommodations and other es over the years might cause ks some alarm.
irk responded, "If I were a black but knew my record, I don't I'd be concerned because it's a civil rights record."
II. Bork said he is troubled by the tittual rationale for a nine court ruling ordering the deportation of a student in the list of Columbia in 1954.
have not thought of a rationale he ruling, Bork said. But after a recess, he said he wanted to it clear he does not support l segregation in the nation's and wouldn't dream of making 164 decision
k received kind words during arising from Senate Republican Alan Simpson of Wyoming.
eems to be the extremism has
the rhetoric of opponents of
Bork," Simpson said.