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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, September 10, 1997
No MMR = No Enrollment
New KU students must provide medical documentation of 2 MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) immunizations by Thursday September 18. If you have not-your Spring 1998 "Permit to Enroll" will be on hold.
If you have not submitted proof of the required MMR immunization please bring documentation to MMR Immunizations, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no charge for the MMR at Watkins Health Center.
If you have not complied you will not be allowed to enroll for Spring 1998. Questions? $ \textcircled{c} $ 864-9533
No MMR = No Enrollment
New KU students must provide medical documentation of 2 MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) immunizations by Thursday September 18. If you have not-your Spring 1998 "Permit to Enroll" will be on hold.
If you have not submitted proof of the required MMR immunization please bring documentation to MMR Immunizations, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no charge for the MMR at Watkins Health Center.
If you have not compiled you will not be allowed to enroll for Spring 1998. Questions? $ \textcircled{1} $ 864-9533
--cars, and video tape from the cameras can be used as evidence in court. Photo by Geoff Krieger/KANSAN.
Sgt. Rozmarirak shows off one of the new cameras in KU police cars. The cameras record inside and outside the
New cameras catch crime
In-car recorders help KU police
Mary Corcoran
mcorcoran@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The KU police department has two new $5,000 cameras to help officers keep an eye on criminals.
Two squad cars have been equipped with cameras that automatically begin recording when the cars' flashing overhead lights are turned on. The cameras can record actions inside and outside the vehicles.
KU Police Sgt. Chris Keary said the goal of using cameras was to verify both sides of a story. The camera tells the whole story instead of pitting the officer's word against the criminal's word, Keary said.
"It is much easier to have it than to rely on memories and recollection in court," Keary said.
Tapes are saved as long as the tapes might contain evidence for future or pending cases, Keary said. Tapes admitted into evidence can be reviewed by the attorneys on both sides of the case. In some cases, attorneys can obtain copies of the tapes, Keary said.
"It makes for less time in court, for officers and attorneys. It speeds up the judicial process," Keary said.
The cameras are attached to the cars' windshields and record actions outside the vehicles. The cameras also can record in-car interviews if the officer rotates a camera 180 degrees, Keary said. The video tape is located in a locked box in the car's trunk and can be removed only by a supervisor.
"The tapes are in the trunk so that nobody can tamper with them." Keary said.
All four of the department's cars now have recording devices. The other two cars received cameras in July 1995. The older cameras cost about the same amount as the new ones, Keary said, but are not as easy to use.
The Lawrence police department does not use in-car cameras, but the Douglas County Sheriff did. Keary said.
KU police officers have been using the new cameras for about two weeks. Sgt. Rose Rozmiarek said they still were getting used to the cameras.
"It is very easy to use," she said. "But officers have to remember to turn on their microphone, and if they want the actions to be recorded, they have to stay within the camera's range."
The cameras, which record up to eight hours of video, can rotate 360 degrees but can not be moved if the officer is away from the vehicle, Keary said. The cameras' controls are located just above the cars' rearview mirrors.
The recorders also can be turned on when an officer pushes the record button inside the car or remotely from the officer's belt if the officer is not inside the car.
United Way annual drive begins with Day of Caring
By Ann Premer
By Ann Premer
apremer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
University of Kansas students and Lawrence residents will roll up their sleeves on Sunday and dive into volunteer work for the annual United Way Day of Caring. The event is the campaign kickoff for the United Way's annual fund drive.
The Day of Caring organizes hundreds of area volunteers to do community-service projects for nonprofit agencies.
In the past, a large number of the volunteers have been KU students. Jamie Najim, Wichita senior and co-director of the KU Center for Community Outreach, wants students to continue that tradition.
"Anybody who is willing to work is who we want." Najim said.
Najim said many of the volunteers would work at nonprofit organizations. Volunteer projects will include painting, pulling weeds and cleaning windows.
"This is a day to get done what needs to be done," Najim said. "A lot of the projects that we tend to do are things that don't get regularly done."
The event will begin at 1 p.m.
Sunday at the Trinity Lutheran
Church. 1245 New Hampshire. Vol-
unters will work on projects throughout the afternoon at about 40 organizations and will end their day at an appreciation cookout.
"It's basically just a day when everyone gets together to help an organization," Najim said. "This is a way to start out the year and help the Lawrence community."
Amy Griggs, coordinator of the Roger Hill Volunteer Center, said that KU students played a big role in the event. Last year, 750 people participated in the event. About 450 of those were KU students, Griggs said.
"We are projecting 1,000 volunteers," Griggs said. "That was our goal for this year."
The Pelathé Community Resource Center, formerly the Lawrence Indian Center, and the American Red Cross also will participate in the Day of Caring. The center is sponsoring a food drive and the Red Cross is holding a blood drive.
Volunteers who would like to participate can register with the United Way by calling 843-6626.
"We thought it would be a nice opportunity for people who could not help for the whole afternoon to volunteer," Griggs said of the additional projects.
The food drive is scheduled Sunday from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Organizers
Day of Caring
Begins at 1 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 New Hampshire St.
Volunteers work throughout the afternoon at various locations.
■ Ends with an appreciation cookout at 4 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church.
750 people volunteered last year.
The United Way projects that 1,000 people will volunteer this year.
To participate in the event, call the United Way at 843-6626.
are asking for canned goods and other nonperishable foods. Donation drop-off points include the Pélathé Community Resource Center, 1423 Haskell Ave., Checkers Foods, 23rd and Louisiana, and Hyvee Food & Drug Store, Kasold and Clinton Parkway.
The Red Cross Blood Coach will take blood donations Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the Trinity Lutheran Church. To give blood, donors need to schedule a 15-minute appointment with the Red Cross, 843-3550.
Grants help nutrition research
By Jenni Curry
Special to the Kansan
Members of the dairy industry and scholars at the University of Kansas Medical Center are working to prepare medical students for changing trends in the health-care system.
At a luncheon held Friday at the Med Center, Deborah E. Kipp, associate professor of dietetics and nutrition, was named the first Midland Dairy Council Endowed Professor of Nutrition.
The Midland Dairy Council established the professorship with a $500,000 donation to the Kansas University Endowment Association.
The council, a group of healthcare professionals and local dairy
farmers, made the donation to support nutrition, education for health-care professionals and research in the field.
Informing health care providers of nutrition's role in maintaining good health can result in greater patient awareness.
According to Greg Miller, most consumers assume their physicians are excellent sources for
Karen Miller, interim dean for the School of Allied Health, said this project reflected the move in the health-care industry from treatment to health and wellness promotion.
"Consumers rely on physicians for credible information," said Greg Miller, vice president of nutrition research for the National Dairy Council.
nutrition information. But most medical schools provide little nutritional training for physicians.
Klpp was selected because of her experience working with medical students. Since arriving at the Med Center in the 1980s, she has expanded education for medical students.
An additional research grant, provided by the Sam E. and Mary F. Roberts Nutrition Research Fund, will allow Kipp to focus more of her energy on education while continuing her bone-growth research.
Kipp said research in itself was a teaching process. The medical students aiding her during the research process learn more about nutrition from experience and pass that knowledge on to their patients.