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December 8,1997
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Vol. 108 • No. 75
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The Kansas women's basketball team won the Dial Classic this weekend in Lawrence.
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Two students hit by runaway car KU senior
Driver swerves and jumps curb
By Mike Perryman
Kansan staff writer
(USPS 650-640)
Two KU students were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Friday after being struck by a car outside the Spencer Museum of Art.
Flint Junod, Burlingame freshman, was released about 6:30 p.m. Friday after being treated for a concussion, cuts and bruises, a hospital representative said. Rebecca Smalley, Overland Park junior, was released Friday night after having been
treated for minor bruises, he said.
At about 3:10 p.m. Friday, Junod, Smalley and several other students had left a biology class in the museum and were walking on Sunflower Drive when a white Toyota Celica jumped the curb and hit the two students from behind.
Smalley was brushed in the leg by the corner of the car, but Junod was hit directly. He smashed into the windshield and tumbled over the car.
Vincent Nguyen, Salina freshman, was driving the car that hit the two students. He was ticketed for reckless driving by KU police Saturday.
The vehicle had left the Memorial Stadium parking lot and was headed south toward campus on Sunflower Drive, said KU police Stg. Chris Keary.
Nguyen told police that his foot had gotten caught between the brake and the accelerator. He then turned and jumped onto the curb, Keary said.
Derek Haines, Wellington freshman and friend of Junod's, was standing about 100 feet behind the two students when they were hit.
"We have had situations where people have been struck by cars, but this is a little more unusual," he said. "Usually, pedestrians are in the roadway when they're struck by a car."
"There were quite a few people walking up the hill," he said. "Most of them managed to see the car and luckily got out of the way, but Junod didn't see it coming."
Haines said that before the car swerved onto the sidewalk, it peeled out and left black marks on the pavement.
Andrew Rohrback / KANSAN
"He jumped the curb, and the whole car was up on the grass," he said.
Students in need of cash can become human guinea pigs to test the effectiveness of new drugs. In their desire for money, these medical prostitutes must disregard hassles and potential risks.
weird science
By Sarah Chadwick schadwick@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Paola senior Juan Heath has been selling his body to science for about two and a half years.
"I used to be squeamish about giving blood," said Heath, a Latin American studies student, "but when there was a monetary incentive, my outlook changed."
Heath is one of several college students who supplement their education by collecting cash for participating in clinical trials.
They have been called bio-pimps, biosluts and lab rats. Some go to school while living entirely off the money made from being human guinea pigs.
These students allow their bodies to be pumped full of drugs to test the pharmaceuticals' effectiveness and side effects.
lure students.
It's a chancy business, some doctors save, but the easy money continues to sav.
"I saw an IMTCI ad in the 'Kansan," Heath said. "Because I have asthma, I am interested in research because it produces new medicine. It's nice getting the money, but also nice discovering new medicines."
IMTCI stands for International Medical Technical Consultants, Inc., a clinical research organization that conducts clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies. There are two IMTCI facilities in Johnson County. Both draw University students to be test subjects.
"I know a man that put himself entirely through school by doing these studies," said Beverly Vail, manager of recruiting for IMTCI.
See WEIRD on page 3A
Participants make between $30 and $3,000 per study, depending on the risks involved and how long the participant must stay at the facility. In-house participants remain for the duration of the
KU senior competes for Rhodes accolade
Jennifer A. Yeoman
jyeonaman@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Lee Havis, Overland Park senior, competed Friday and Saturday for one of four Rhodes Scholarships from the Midwest region, but she was not selected for the prestigious award.
Havis advanced to the regional competition in Minneapolis, Minn., for the final interviews on Dec. 5.
She was notified Saturday that she was not a scholarship recipient. Jonathon Winkler, a Kansas State University senior from Wichita, received a scholarship. The University of Kansas last had a Rhodes Scholar in 1993.
"She was very nervous, just like you would expect," Doron Havis, Lee's father, said. "But she was very proud with the state nomination, and she enjoyed going."
Havis is a political science major with plans of becoming a public service lawyer. She is studying at Tel Aviv University in Israel this semester. The Rhodes Scholarship Trust paid for her airplane tickets to the competition. Havis left the competition only to fly to Kansas City to pick up her suitcase before returning to Tel Aviv, where she is in the middle of her midterms.
"She would have left immediately, no matter the outcome," Doron Havis said. "Life goes on regardless."
Havis was the only woman to advance to the regional competition. Women were not allowed in the competition until 1976. This year, 13 of the 32 Rhodes scholarships went to women.
The Rhodes Scholarship is available to students who will receive a bachelor's degree this year or to students who recently have received a degree. The scholarship allows the winners to study for two years at Oxford University in England.
The scholarship was established in 1904 by Cecil Rhodes, a British philanthropist. Since then, the University of Kansas has had 23 Rhodes Scholars.
Barbara Schowen, director of the honors program, said she was proud of Havis.
"She did wonderfully to have gotten that far." Schowen said.
Christy Dalke, Overland Park senior, and Ruben Sigala Jr., University of Kansas graduate, competed for the scholarship, along with Havis, at the state level on Dec. 3.
"We certainly had great applicants," Schowen said. "There was very heavy competition. I'm sure that they will all have very great futures."
Bookstore's first chapter opens amid storm of protests
By Rachelle Detweiler
By Rachlee Detwiler
rdetwiler@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
On its first day of business in Lawrence, Borders bookstore was met by an onslaught of customers, but it also was met by a group of about 15 picketers.
The protesters stood in front of the store at Seventh and New Hampshire streets Saturday. Lawrence police responded to a complaint from an upset Borders customer and reprimanded the protesters, saying that the group was blocking the sidewalk and trampling the grass while handing out leaflets.
"We don't hate Borders," said Matthew Caldwell, Lawrence senior and event organizer. "We don't hate big business. We just need some things to change."
One of the issues the filers addressed was alleged employee intimidation by the company.
"There are many people clearly not happy about us being here, Caldwell said. "It's because when we mention unions, people ge angry."
Caldwell said that Miriam Fried, a Borders worker in Philadelphia, was fired in June after trying to form a union for Borders workers. Protesters were concerned about the potential for unethical business practices in the Lawrence branch.
The alleged intimidation of union supporters was one of many causes the picketers cited for the protest.
The threat of Borders moving into downtown caused Terra Nova bookstore, 920 Massachusetts St., to close shop, its owners said. It eventually could drive the Raven, E 8. Ethical, out of business, said Scott Ferre, McPherson junior. Ferree said that both locally owned shops offered a unique sampling of books and had a atmosphere that chain stores lacked.
Ringo Witkowski, Wayne, Neb., sophomore, complained that the chain store had the city pay $100,000 for the store's parking lot even though Borders takes in $1.8 billion nationwide each year.
"If you look at the industry standards, we pay at or about the average rate," she said.
Borders offers a retirement plan, employee stock options and medical and dental benefits, she said.
Borders general manager Lisa Bakke, who has worked in four Borders stores, said she never had experienced some of the group's concerns and never had witnessed managerial intimidation.
"We've had a strong feeling of support," she said. "We want to fit into the community and be a part of Lawrence."
"It's just dumb," said Nathan Messer, Borders shopper. "It doesn't make any sense."
Shoppers now can buy virtually any book they want without having to place an order, a request that frequently occurs at smaller, locally owned bookstores. Messer said.
The instantaneous service eventually could drive longtime operators out of business and prevent smaller bookstores from placing their roots in Lawrence. Caldwell said.
"Most people will shop there," Caldwell said. "We're not trying to make those people feel guilty. We're trying to build a bond in the community. If there was a bond, Borders wouldn't be here."
Andrea Nyhoff, Hays senior, Brian Ireland, Topeka junior, and Scott Ferree, McPherson sophomore, along with about 13 other people, held signs on Saturday in front of Borders bookstore urging people to support locally owned businesses. Photo by Holly Groshong/KANSAN
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