6A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13,2004
LATE NIGHT: Fall break won't stand in the way
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"He will have people clucking like a chicken," Steinberg said. "People do some pretty weird stuff when they are hypnotized."
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Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, said that he expected a packed house on Friday, even though students would be on fall break.
Sophomore guard J.R. Giddens danced during the men's basketball team's "Soul Train" dance at Late Night last year. Late Night in the Phog concluded last year with the annual intra-quad scrimmage.
If last year's turnout was any indication, Jayhawk fans should come early.
"Last year was an awesome event, we had to shut the doors four hours early." Marchiony said.
The doors to Allen Fieldhouse will close when it reaches capacity.
"Late Night at the Phog is a free event for basketball fans. Prizes will be given away, including free programs for the first 5,000 fans and thunderstix for all fans. A contest with a $20,000 prize will also take
place. The contest will be basketball-related, but the details are not yet known.
are not yet known Marchiony said that Late Night was a success each year because Kansas fans
were so supportive.
"It really reflects the love that the fans have for college basketball," he said.
Edwards and Leno share jokes about Bush's 'battery'
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BURBANK, Calif. — John Edwards has a theory about what was hidden underneath an unusual wrinkle that appeared on the back of President Bush's suit jacket during his first debate with John Kerry.
"I think it was his battery," a grinning Edwards told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" on yesterday.
"I think tomorrow, before the debate, John Kerry ought to pat him down," Edwards said, referring to the final Bush-Kerry matchup, scheduled for Wednesday in Arizona.
chatting about issues from Iraq to chubby Secret Service agents.
The Democratic vice presidential nominee, making his second appearance on the comedian's stage this year, was in turns silly and serious while
Leno asked Edwards if he could beat the president in a foot race.
Edwards, who said he jogged about five miles Tuesday, reminded the audience he played football as a student. Bush, he noted, was on a cheering squad.
Bush "was on the side, with his pompoms," the North Carolina senator said. "I don't know, can you run fast with those cheerleading outfits on?"
Earlier, at a campaign stop in Colorado, Edwards attacked President Bush and Cheney as "out of touch." He didn't let up on Leno's show.
When Leno showed a clip of
Kerry windsurfing, Edwards said, "If I had to spend 90 minutes on a stage with George Bush, I'd want to clear my head too."
During the first debate between the presidential candidates, a camera glimpsed what looked like a rectangular lump between Bush's shoulder blades.
Bush's campaign aides have laughed off rampant Internet speculation that the president was wired to get help from advisers.
Edwards' one-day trip to California was somewhat unusual.
The presidential race has largely bypassed the state, which is viewed as an all but certain win for the Kerry-Edwards ticket in November.
RAMADAN: Participants fast for a purpose, donate food
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"They experience voluntarily what others cannot enjoy," he said.
He said after the month, Muslims are called upon to make a donation of food directly to a needy family. The donation can be food or its monetary equivalent. He said that each person in the family was responsible for donating
Elbayoum said the donation should be equal to what the Islamic family normally eats in a day.
"If that's peanut butter and jelly, then they should donate peanut butter and jelly," he said.
He said this was a way to give back to the community and show that they understand what needy families are going through after having an experience like a month-long fast.
The most important part of the month was the worship element, he said.
"We fast because this is a command from God," he said.
Zehra Cevik, a graduate student from Stuttgart, Germany, who spent her high school education in Turkey, helped out with the open house yesterday.
She said Ramadan was a month about much more than just fasting.
bring people closer to our religion," she said, "A lot of complications happen because we don't understand each other."
"We're putting on this event to
"It's awesome," she said. "It brings the community closer together."
The community is invited to share in dinners after sundown in the mosque called iftar, she said.
She said God accepted one good deed as a thousand good deeds during Ramadan, (making) so that made doing those good deeds all the more special, she said.
But when you get to the bottom of it, she said, it was really about piety and worship.
"You do whatever it takes to eet closer to Allah," she said.
After Ramadan is over. Muslim families get together and celebrate and have a feast marking the end of the holiday.
"I will be going home to be with my family," Rehman said, "and we will visit friends and family all day and eat and drink until someone's pants become too small," she said.
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CANCER: Self-exams, mammograms help with detection, survival
care advocates that help people combat financial limitations, such as lack of health coverage and high insurance deductibles.
"There is a huge interest in making people aware of breast cancer," McDanell said. According to the American Cancer Society, 96 percent of breast cancer deaths reported from 1996 to 2000 occurred in women 40 years and older. Some methods of prevention include mammograms, clinical breast exams, self-exams, moderate consumption of alcohol and monitored weight. Kansas groups, such as the Breast Cancer Action, Inc., are contributing to a year-round effort to educate women on the importance of self-breast exams and mammograms.
"The earlier the detection, the better the survival rate." Judy Hollingshead, chairperson of the Breast Cancer Action, Inc., said.
The group was developed to support women who had cancer and to raise awareness in Lawrence. The group sponsors annual health fairs where it passes out shower cards and stickers to remind women to do a self-breast exam every month.
The group has also spoken to several groups in the community, including churches, the Salvation Army and students at the University of Kansas.
Members of the group share personal survival stories and encourage women to get a yearly mammogram if they are 40 years or older. Hollingshead was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1986 at the age of 36. As a registered nurse at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, she knew the American Cancer Society emphasized that mammograms were the best way to detect cancer, but since she was younger than 40, a self-breast exam was the next best thing.
"I am an advocate of selfbreast exams, because I found mine through a self-exam," Hollingshead said. She said another reason so many women were getting mammograms was the increased support from celebrities who have backed breast cancer awareness.
Chapel, 1429 Kasold Dr.
The Breast Cancer Action,
Inc. group also offers a support
group called "Bosom Buddies"
focused toward survivors.
Breast cancer survivors share
their personal stories with other
women who have similar experi-
ences. The "Bosom Buddies"
meet at 5:30 p.m. Mondays at
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor-
Department of The Kansas Department of Health and Environment found a link between mammograms and social economic disadvantages. For example, Asian-American women were least likely to get a mammogram. Only 46 percent had a mammogram in 2000, compared to 53 percent of African-Americans, 48 percent of Hispanics and 57 percent of Caucasians.
Women ages 40 years to 64 years old who do not have health coverage or have a high insurance deductible are less likely to get a mammogram, according to the Lawrence Department of Health.
By state and federal law, the Breast and Cervical Cancer Center Program must provide low-income women with regular breast and cervical screenings. A woman is considered low-income if she meets Federal poverty guidelines.
Early Detection Works program and almost 2,100 have been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The program also offers ongoing public awareness through newspaper articles, brochures, posters, radio advertisements and outreach workers.
The KDHE and the CDC developed Early Detection Works, a program that provided free clinical breast exams, mammograms, Pap tests and diagnostic services for low-income, minority and older women in Kansas. As of July 2003, approximately 14,000 women have been screened through the
"There is no excuse for anyone not to have a mammogram," said Renee Kelley, director of public relations for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
According to the society, two common forms of tumors are linked to breast cancer: in situ and invasive. In situ tumors are cancerous, but have not spread from their origin. This type of cancer is almost always treatable. The other, invasive, is a cancerous tumor which invades the fatty tissue.
The risk factors vary from age, family history and late menopause, but breast cancer can be prevented. Early detection is the best way to increase the survival rate and improves treatment options. After diagnosis, someone with breast cancer may undergo surgery, radiation therapy or systemic therapy.
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