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 STENGEP
Staff writer
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. Gilliland, infection control coordinator. It's just that more employees are complying with its recommendations.
“Our philosophy really hasn't changed in regards to precautions.” Gilland 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 careful, could have a little blood on their hands, is using gloves more now.”
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 can horrors and unattached skin are potentially infectious.
Gillian said glaves were the most common protective
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
Bv NOEL GERDES
Staff writer
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 recommendation would require freshmen, in addition to graduating, to have taken four years of English and three years each of science, social studies and math from an accredited Kansas high school.
The student advisory committee consists of the student body presidents of the Regents schools.
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.
"I think to a student has to have a 23 on the ACT to be successful" or "ridiculous," he said.
- use students' recommendation, to be
  university in fall 1991, freshmen
By MARK TILFORD
Photos by Scott Carpenter and Jim Larson
SIGHTS
Whoever said it's hip to be square may be missing out. For any KU student who doesn't want to be left out in the cold, here's what's hot on the Hill.
A look at what's selling in the shoe department should tickle your fancy, and your feet. One style should get to the heart and sole of the matter, and that's the camp mock.
The brown leather lace-ups have taken over topsiders as the most popular casual shoe, according to Jeff Arensberg at Arensberg Shoes, 825 Massachusetts.
mousesets.
"We sold 60 pairs in a week," Arensberg said. "For one shoe, that's a lot."
that's a lot.
Arensberg said the shoes went
and win.
When it comes to athletic shoes, the shoes that sport the Union Jack on the side still wear the crown. Reebooks have long been the best seller at The Athlete's Foot, 942 Massachusetts, said Van Schafer, manager.
ter, manager. K-Swiss for men and Tretorn for women are a solid second.
with navy or green, cotton or wool socks pushed down to the ankle and were popular with men and women.
"They're not like Reeboks,but they sell real steadily."
SOUND
R. E.M. and Rush.
The three R's minus one give the fundamentals of music listening for KU students right now. M. edd. Rubb
"K.E.M. is so hot, it's hotter than Michael right now," said Mieke Aangeenbrug at Penylane Records & Tapes, 844 Massachusetts.
The Athens, Ga., band's current album, "Document," is followed closely by Michael Jackson's "Bad."
But don't tell that to Steve Wilson of Kief's Discount Records & Stereo Supply, 25th and Iowa streets. He sold 90 copies of "Hold Your Fire" by Rush on the day it came out.
Wilson said he was nearly sold out, then, but more albums were on the way.
Wilson and Aangeenbrug mentioned the band New Order and the soundtrack from the motion
picture "La Bamba" as other student favorites.
And yes, following closely on the heels of tie-dye: The Grateful Dead.
"Last summer they were calling us to ask how Jerry Garcia was when he was sick," Aangenebrug said.
TASTE
Brand new on the scene, and heating up while it stays cool, is Kahua and Cream ice cream at Baskin-Robbins, 925 Iowa. Peanut butter and chocolate is a close second.
A hip alternative to ice cream is yogurt, especially if it's from Flavor's Frozen Yogurt, W7. 91W. According to assistant manager Kris Loewen, the most popular dishes at the combination yogurt store and bakery are Cookie Wheels (yogurt between two cookies).
Loewen said old world chocolate yogurt between two chocolate chunk cookies was the most popular combination. Waffle cones and parfaits are selling well also.
KANSAN MAGAZINE September 16, 1987
school four years of English and ence, social studies and math with at average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale; or ? GPA in nine hours of prescribed age-level work before their first
e in make-up courses (high school subjects in the Regents recomat were missed in high school.
immediation also states that fresh- years of foreign language in high- learning the university.
gislative director for Associated student lobbying group, said he did dents' recommendation to be a policy.
make exceptions for special
options could total no more than 10
of entering freshmen. Admissions
Kansas residents 21 or older with
and admission requirements for
could be left to each university.
ourses that you can choose to take ions." Tallman said. "It's still a
nt body president at Kansas State concerned that the Regents are problems at KU."
were two schools of thought behind standards. The first is that the needs to restrict admissions students and not enough money. some students who enter state prepared for college, so something else must be prepared. He made its recommendation to more prepared.
ck, student body president at Fort y, said he was not opposed to different schools.
g Bork
use devise a strategy to "stonew" by defending the principle of native privilege.
I never advised the White House v to meet, how to deal with the integrate special prosecution见" Bork said. He said he did act orders from then-Attorney General Richardson to seek a compromiseween Cox and the White House r executive privilege.
We never achieved an accommodation." Bork testified.
"altergate aside, Bork also sought reassure Sen. Dennis DeConciini,riz. that he is not antagonistic to rights of women." As solicitor erial I argued positions for the tion of women broader than Supreme Court would accept," k said.
eConcini, a key swing vote on the mittee, also suggested Bork's tions on poll taxes, integration of lie accommodations and other over the years might cause its some alarm.
ark responded. "If I were a black
but knew my record, I don't
k'd be concerned because it's a
legal rights record."
iii. Bork said he is troubled by the stitutional rationale for a cemet Court ruling ordering the gregation of public schools in the city of Toronto in 1956.
have not thought of a rationale the ruling, Bork said. But after a recess, he said he wanted to e it clear he does not support it and would not "ever dream of ruling" the 1954 decision.
received kind words during earring from Senate Republican Alan Simpson of Wyoming.
seems to be the extremism has in the rhetoric of opponents of "Bork," "Simpson said.