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University Daily Kansan, November 3, 1982
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Students must now petition class drops
By JEANNE FOY Staff Reporter
Students must now put a petition to withdraw from a class because Friday was the last day for most students to be enrolled and technically obtain a 'W' on their transcript.
All but four KU schools require students to submit a petition if they want to drop a course offered by that school. Classes in the schools of Journalism, Business, Journalism and Social Welfare can be dropped without petitioning.
Schools' policies vary, but most involve filling out a petition form with the reasons for dropping the course and obtaining the signatures of an adviser and the teacher or chairman of the school in which the course is offered.
AFTER THE FORM is completed,
the petition is sent to an academic
committee that decides whether to accept it.
"Many students don't understand what a legitimate reason for withdrawing from a course is. There is some confusion about that," said Michael Young, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In order to withdraw from a class after the automatic drop period, students must have documentation to take place for dropping on a course. Young said.
The college's guidelines for late withdrawals state that poor academic performance, a loss of interest in a class, a change of major or a problem that has existed for most of the semester are not legitimate reasons for withdrawal. The College Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising reviews the student's petition and decides whether it will be accepted.
LAST SEMESTER, about 50 students
petitioned the School of Engineering, said Bob Zerwekh, associate dean of engineering. He said only a few were allowed to drop their classes.
"The majority of reasons were not very good." he said.
Such reasons as prolonged illness or family problems that required the student to leave school for a while are acceptable, he said.
He said a student's fear that he would not do as well as he wanted in a class was not an acceptable reason for dropping.
An engineering student should submit his petition in plenty of time for it to circulate through the various levels needed for approval, he said. He said students should be made to the Academic Standards Committee, usually took several days.
IF THE SCHOOLS of Allied Health.
Engineering, Fine Arts and Nursing approve a petition, a student will not necessarily get a "W" on his transcript. On his transcript, he will get an 'F' on his transcript
"Most students decide early on if their class load is too heavy," she said.
However, the school only gets about one to two petitions per year, she said.
Nick Lakins, a clerk in the School of Education's graduate student records office, said petitions from the School of Education had to be approved by the school board.
Doris Geis, assistant dean of nursing, said nursing petitions were usually granted, but because the school was tightening its petitioning process, it may be more difficult to drop a class in the future.
"Not a large percentage are ap-
proved unless they have a compelling
Doctor disputes study of nuclear fallout victims
By United Press International
quackery committee, I realize there are a great many doctors who make cancer diagnoses liberally," Charles Smart, chief surgeon at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, testified in U.S. District Court.
SALT LAKE CITY-A study that shows an unusually high rate of cancer among Mormons living downwind from atomic bomb tests is inaccurate because many cases were not documented, a physician testified yes-
Smart is a witness for the federal government, which is fighting a multimillion dollar damage claim by people who contend radioactive fallout from
atomic bomb tests caused cancer in their families.
THE SUIT has 24 plantiffs representing 1,200 people who lived Utah, Nevada and Arizona in the downwind zone of the Utah desert, home bomb blasts in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Johnson study keyed on Mormons because their religion requires them to avoid such cancer-linked items as tobacco and alcohol.
higher cancer rate than other Mormons not in the fallout path.
Smart said a study by Carl Johnson, a doctor from Denver, mistakenly concluded Mormons exposed to radioactive fallout in southern Utah had a
Smart said Johnson based his findings on questionnaires filled out by people who thought they or their relatives had cancer.
Vitamin sales thriving despite experts' views
By DONNA KELLER Staff Reporter
In spite of nutritionists advocating that a proper diet is the best source of vitamins, local retailers say sales are steady for vitamin supplements.
"If anything, there's been an increase." Rieth said.
"As chairman of the state's cancer
Jim Rieth, pharmacist at Super X Drugs, 1015 W. 23rd St., said he had not noticed a drop in sales.
Rieth said the reason for the increase could be attributed to people thinking they were not sure the proper nutrients in their diets.
Sheryl Robertson, volunteer at Community Mercantile Coop, 700 Maine St., said sales had continued to be regular in the three months she had been ordering vitamins for the store.
"Some people don't want to change their diets, so they supplement it with the pill," she said. "I recommend that they try to get the
ROBERTSON SAID people bought larger quantities of vitamin C during the fall and winter months to ward off colds.
The store also sells a lot of vitamin B supplement to people for stress control, she said.
proper food nutrition, but they think taking a pill is easier."
Pam Mangrum, registered dietitian at Watkins Hospital, said it was better for a person to get the vitamins naturally through a proper diet.
taking a vitamin pill doesn't supply the nutrients needed," she said. "I don't recommend them."
SHE SAID research had shown that large doses of vitamin supplements could be detrimental to the health of the individual taking them.
health of the individual taking them. "Mostly, people just don't know the effects yet," she said.
Gwen Kitos, registered dietitian at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, said the averages of nutrition did not need a vitamin supplement.
"Food has the fiber and elements the body needs for its nutrition," she said.
An excess of vitamin supplements can be toxic, she said.
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