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A vision for West Campus The University of Kansas is working with the Kansas University Endowment Association to make a master plan of West Campus' future. PAGE 3A
Meningitis
Doctors have diagnosed two cases of viral meningitis in children. While most cases are treatable, some cases can cause hearing loss or brain damage. PAGE 3A
Not for debate
Debaters say they participate for knowledge, but they don't mind the opportunities for travel and a little trash talk. PAGE5A
Shuffling starters
Men's basketball coach Bill Self is unsure who will join Aaron Miles, Keith
Langford and Wayne Simien in the lineup tonight.PAGE12A
Kansas' first challenge
Kansas' first challenge The Kansas men's basketball team will face its first opponent of the season tonight, the EA Sports Midwest All Stars. A Jayhawk student will be suited up for the opposing team. PAGE 12A
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By Paul Kramer
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KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
The Student Newspaper of the University of Kansas
Senate voting to end today
Five freshmen to be elected to new seats
The polls will close at 4 p.m. today, the second and final day of voting.
This election will mark the first time that freshmen will be elected to the Senate.
Today is the last day for freshmen to vote for their Student Senate representatives.
Catherine Bell, student body vice president, said this was a big step.
"I think it's really important to get freshmen involved in Student Senate," Bell said. "It will give them a larger voice in Senate."
Dallas Rekestraw, chairman of the
elections commission, said he had no expectations as far as voter turnout or results for the election.
"Its the first time the election has taken place, so we'll see," Rekestraw said.
Bell said that turnout was a concern, but as long as the minimal requirements to make the vote valid are met, the election will be a success.
"I am a little worried it will be low." Bell said. "We are trying to get some publicity."
Rekestra said freshman senators would fill a void in Senate.
"It's a decision-making body on campus that will be represented," Rekestraw said.
Thirteen freshmen are competing for the five seats that will be added to the Senate. The voting is limited to freshmen.
Although the results will be known prior to tomorrow night's Senate meeting, it will be Thursday before the elections commission can make the results official. The commission will wait until Thursday to allow time for elections complaints or violations. If there are none, the five candidates with the most votes will be certified as senators.
The results will be announced in the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union at 6 p.m. today.
Voting can be done at any University computer, including all campus computer labs, but excluding any residence hall computers. Freshmen can follow a link on the University's main page at www.ku.edu to vote.
— Edited by Andy Marso
FRESHMEN RUNNING FOR STUDENT SENATE
Colin Brainard
Jamie Hollenberg
Elaine Jardon
Morgan Johnston
Emily Mueller
Whitney Novak
Daniel Pierron
Lauren Pierson
Michael Raupp
Ian Staples
Luke Thompson
Kelsey Waters.
Lauren Williams
SEE SURVEY ON PAGE 7A
Physicians updates Pap smear guidelines
By Danielle Hillix
dhillix@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
For decades, gynecologists have preached the importance of yearly Pap smears. That is about to change.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued new recommendations for Pap smears, the screening tests for cervical cancer.
Among the most drastic changes; fewer of the uncomfortable screenings starting at a later age for most women.
"If they think it is safe to get fewer Pap smears, I won't complain," said Kat Lynch, Chandler, Ariz., freshman.
In the past, gynecologists recommended yearly Pap smears, beginning at age 18. Thanks to more reliable technology, doctors are changing their thinking.
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The Pap smear is the screening test for cervical cancer. Doctors perform a Pap smear by collecting cell scrapings from a patient's cervix. The scrapings are then examined for pre-cancerous cells.
The new recommendations say that women under the age of 65 who have consistently had normal Pap smear results in the past may be able to wait three years in between exams. These findings are similar to research done by the American Cancer Society.
SEE PAP SMEAR ON PAGE 7A
Survey says students are voting more conservatively
By Alex Hoffman
ahoffman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
It's kind of been a trend the past several years," McFarland said. "I think
Jonathan Chavez, a Harvard student on the institute's student advisory committee, said it employed the polling firm SDS Prime to randomly generate a national call list of students. It was the fifth such survey the institute had conducted, he said.
The Harvard Institute of Politics' study of about 1,200 undergraduate shows 61 percent of students surveyed approve of President Bush's job performance. This compares to all voters, who gave the president 53 percent job approval.
A recent Harvard University study shows the majority of college students are taking a more conservative political approach.
The data come as no surprise to Justin McFarland, Lenexa junior and chairman of the University of Kansas College Republicans.
Shoot to thrill
Kara Hansen/Kansan
Bryce McMichael, Lawrence senior, attempted a shot during a one-on-one game against Kady Brenner, Prairie Village junior, outside the Student Recreation Center yesterday.
Man plans journey for autism therapy
By Abby Mills almills@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Andy Sherman sees life as a series of steps.
When Sherman's son, 11-year-old Sam, was diagnosed with autism at age 2, doctors told Sherman his son would never talk, be able to look him in the eye or attend regular school, and would most likely be in an institution by age 10.
Sherman and his wife began looking
for solutions and discovered Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, or ABA, which is a method used to help autistic people minimize the effects of the disease.
Sherman said the therapy had saved Sam, who succeeds in regular school, has friends and in most ways is just like any other 11-year-old boy.
"We've been blessed that we've been able to do this for Sammy," he said. "But many parents don't have the resources to do what we've done."
"ABA is the best treatment by far for
The National Institutes of Health estimate that one out of every 500 children has some form of autism. Children with autism have difficulty developing language and social skills and may engage in strange behaviors.
SEE JOURNEY ON PAGE 7A
Abby Tillery/Kansan
Andy Sherman trained for a walk across America Sunday. Sherman will walk across the United States to spread awareness about a form of autism therapy that helped his son overcome the disease.
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