1
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
3B
The meaning every-act her, allies
e a l the
ject
n will
wer
that
There
peo-
ted to
old to
d
cross-
n said.
ch
b take
mforta-
t a
get a
Warren
s a his-
n
d an
t group
xola Rowe
Flu-shot clinics face dose shortages
NEWS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON A day after the nation's flu vaccine supply was cut in half, officials scrambled to determine which cities and states will have the most dire shortages.
Communities have begun canceling long-planned flu-shot clinics. Hospitals suddenly stripped of planned supplies began searching for luckier neighbors that might share.
Aventis Pasteur will produce 55.4 million flu shots this year, 1 million more than originally estimated. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said yesterday.
But Aventis said it is unlikely that it can produce any more than before February or March, when flu season usually wanes.
Aventis has shipped 30 million of its doses and sold all but about 2 million.
Most of the doses are in the hands of private distributors, not state health departments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has began trying to track down exactly where those doses are, in an effort to help
direct vaccine to the youngest, oldest and sickest people those who need it the most.
The CDC could not estimate yesterday which regions would have the greatest shortages. The search probably will take weeks and will be voluntary.
and will be vulnerable.
The CDC cannot override private contracts that, for instance, allow for healthy office workers to get the shot instead of people in nursing homes. The agency hopes to soon open a hot line for patients and doctors to use to help find scarce supplies.
Told of scattered reports of healthy adults lining up for shots, CDC Director Julie Gerberding said health officials will urge mass-vaccinators to comply with the voluntary rationing.
The United States had expected a record 100 million doses of flu vaccine. But on Tuesday, British regulators unexpectedly shut down a second supplier, Chiron Corp. That held up the 46 million doses, destined for the United States, at the factory in England where the vaccine had been made. Manufacturing problems apparently led to the contamination of a portion of those doses.
Committees approve shorter classes
At last night's Student Senate Committee meetings:
BY LAURA FRANCOVIGUIA
francoviglia@kansan.com
KANASAN START WRITEER
Two Student Senate committees passed the resolution in support of changes to the university class schedule. The changes would go into effect Spring 2006.
The changes would include shortening classes held on Tuesdays and Thursdays by five minutes.
Another change would create more three-credit-hour Monday/Wednesday classes from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The schedule changes also would eliminate 7:30 a.m. classes from the University by moving the start time to 8 a.m.
These proposals came from Don Steeples, vice provost for scholarly support, to increase class space and use in a growing University.
This would bump start times of all consecutive classes half an hour later.
This proposal still needs to approved by the full Senate.
approved by the board A bill to allocate $14,500 to LeaderShape failed.
LeaderShape is a six-day LeaderShape is a six-day
conference that trains students to be ethical leaders.
Because the group is open to about 60 students, who are selected through an application process, each year, the bill is in violation of Student Senate's rules and regulations.
Student Senate only funds groups that are open to all KU students.
A proposed amendment to exempt LeaderShape from this rule failed.
LeaderShape has been independently funded for the past seven years.
The following bills for organizations for general funding in the amount of $200 passed through two committees. These bills will be reviewed by full Senate next week.
- Asian Community Center,
which promotes Asian culture
Taiwanese Student Association, which helps
Taiwanese students adjust to life at the University
KU Model United Nations Club, which will participate in the regional conference
KU Dutch Society, which is a group that discusses Dutch language, politics and culture
American String Teachers Association, which promotes learning about string education and performance for string enthusiasts
Cultural India Club which provides Indian nationals with opportunities to interact with each other and with the community
Society for Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics, which raises awareness of atheism, agnosticism and secular thought
A bill to pay for $330 for one year of phone and Internet usage for Soka Gakkai International-USA, which promotes peace, culture and education based on Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism
Two committees approved the following legislation:
A bill to give $150 to the Sexuality Education Committee for promotion of special events about human sexuality. The committee promotes sexual awareness with an ecumenical and interfaith program.
A bill to fund an Indian event cultural for $870 to the Cultural India Club
A bill to give $400 to KU Ballroom Dance Club for general funding and instructor fees.
The club teaches ballroom dance technique through lessons and informal practices.
The following bills were tabled and will be reviewed by committees again in two weeks:
General funding of $200 for Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Volunteers, which restores old formula cars and assists in the learning process of designing and constructing a new formula car
General funding of $200 for Students for an Egalitarian Society, which promotes campus workers' rights and collaborates with other groups to host teach-ins and marches
A bill to give $1,500 to the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics for a speaker
Car theft. dark walkwavs make GSP-Corbin residents wary
Edited by Neil Mulka
By AMANDA O'TOOLE
aotole@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WINTER
Last week's armed car theft at the garage at 11th and Indiana streets has left residents at GSP-Corbin Hall shaken.
Corbin Hill snarked.
Abby Lindsay, Overland Park freshman, said she never felt comfortable walking from the parking garage to GSP-Corbin by herself. The armed robbery gave her a reason to worry.
JAYWALK
Triston Deweese, JayWalk business coordinator and Wichita sophomore, said JayWalk has had four calls in the
JayWalk will walk students anywhere on campus and up to three blocks beyond campus boundaries.
Call 864-3222
past week. The average number of calls was one call a week since the program began last October.
Students can call and request two students to escort them any where on campus and up to three blocks beyond campus boundaries.
Dewesee said volunteers are sent out in pairs, and there is always a female and a male present to make the student feel more comfortable.
Volunteers are required to wear orange and yellow reflective vests and carry flashlights.
Lindsay and her roommate, Theresa Moehler, Wichita freshman, said they weren't aware the program existed until they read about it on a flyer in GSP-Corbin.
The women said they would probably use JayWalk in the future, and they would feel safer if someone from GSP-Corbin would walk students to and from
their cars, which sometimes are as far away as Memorial Stadium.
The Campus Safety Board is discussing the idea, said Chris Janish, Campus Safety Advisory Board chair and Wichita junior.
Janish said the board is considering ways to create JayWalk satellite locations at GSP-Corbin and Ellsworth Hall. The board will decide priorities at tomorrow's meeting at 1 p.m.
The program will be a top priority for the advisory board, Janish said.
Lighting is another issue the advisory board will discuss.
Janish said something needs to be done so students feel safer.
The advisory board asked the Campus Safety Office to increase patrol by GSP-Corbin, he said.
Lindsay and Moeller have noticed the police cars driving around the parking lot. But they said the increased patrol hasn't helped their nervousness.
helped them. Lindsay said they just don't feel as safe anymore, especially because they're women.
"It didn't seem like something like that could happen here," Lindsay said.
Incidents similar to the car
theft have happened in parking lots throughout campus at least two other times in the past year.
Last February, a man waved a knife at a student in the same parking lot.
A student was threatened with a knife when she was walking from the Lied Center parking lot to Daisy Hill last October.
to Daisy Hirn not Guests Capt. Schuyler Bailey said in an earlier interview that the office will install more surveillance cameras throughout campus, but no official plans have been made.
Edited by Marissa Stephenson
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS OCTOBER 7,2004 PRESENTED BY SENATE
BLACK STUDENT UNION Presents:
"THE BEST OF BOTH WORLD'S HOMECOMING PARTY
FRI.OCT.8 10PM
@ THE MOONBAR
$5 ADMISSION
DRESSCODE ENFORCED
NOW FEATURING.
First Nations Student Association Meetings: Every other Tuesday (Beginning 9/14) 7:30 pm at the Multicultural Resource Center (Between Summerfield Hall & the Military Science Building)
ABIDENETWORK
Date: October 14-17th FALL BREAK TRIP!! Applications Due: 5 PM, October 8th
Volunteers are located at the KU Info desk in Anschutz Library or can be reached at
Alternative Breaks 428 Kansas Union
The Abide Network's mission is to give hope to those living in the violent inner city ghettos of North Omaha. We will be learning about the issues facing Omaha and helping out the center with their needs.
SUN-THURS 9PM-1AM
JAYwalk
A team of one male and one female volunteer will escort any student, faculty or staff member to their car; any campus residence or building, a funtality or sorority house or will wait with them for SafeRide or a ride from a friend.
864-3222
All volunteers have passed criminal background checks and have been trained by the KU Gift Office of Public Safety.
email ku_pac@yahoo.com