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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, August 25, 1999
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New parking garage completion on schedule
Plans for enhancement of building started, too
By Michael Terry
writer@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
The opening of the new $10 million University of Kansas parking garage is still 11 months away, but plans are already in progress on how to enhance the garage once it's built.
The garage's construction, which began this past June by The Law Company of Wichita, is scheduled for completion in July of 2000, and is presently on schedule, said Donna Hultine, assistant director for the parking department. Planners designed the garage with expansion in mind for the Future.
Planners designed the garage with expansion in mind for the future.
Hultine said the garage's foundation was able to hold additional weight in case the parking department decided there was a need for more spaces in the future, they could be added on top of the original structure.
Tom Waechter, planning coordinator for design and construction management, said that another proposed plan was to connect the Kansas Union to the garage as part of the Kansas Union expansion project.
"At first we considered an overhead link, but the expansion plan only allots $4 million and this method would have been too expensive." Waecher said. "Now a walkway from the second level of the Union is the plan we'll be working with."
A designing committee has been appointed by the Office of the Provost to decide on what exactly would be included in the Union expansion project including the walkway and should start meeting sometime in September, Waechter said.
Hultine said the that the new five-level parking garage was designed to add 818 new spaces, which will have handicapped spaces on every level.
“五 hundred of the spaces will be metered and offered on a first-come-first-serve basis” Hultine said. “All of these spots will be metered at a rate of $1 per hour.”
The metering of 500 spaces will help pay back the 20-year $10 million bond that was acquired by the Board of Regents for this project.
In addition to the money received from the meters, the bond also will be paid for by parking tickets and other fines issued by the KU Parking Department.
The parking board will meet in the coming weeks to decide how it wants to split up the remaining 318 spaces, she said.
Morris Faiman, parking board member for the last 10 years and professor of pharmacology and toxicology, said no specific split of the 318 spaces had been decided by last year's board.
"I think the space issue will be decided by this year's board," Faiman said. "However it comes out, everyone will benefit from the new garage."
One of the proposals for the remaining spaces was to split the spots evenly - with 154 for yellow permits and 154 for red permits.
"Once the garage is open the parking department will remove all the metered spaces from Lots 91-94 outside Memorial Stadium," Hultine said. "The spaces then would be divided up between yellow and red permits."
—Edited by Brad Hallier
Students work to avoid ailments while abroad
By Amber Steuever
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Amid the visas, travelers' checks and airline tickets, students preparing to study abroad may forget one necessity — good health.
University of Kansas health and study abroad personnel warn that before leaving the country, students traveling abroad should take proper precautions to stay healthy.
"Your health is in your hands," said Susan MacNally, study abroad coordinator. "Know yourself, know your conditions. Knowing yourself and taking responsibility for yourself is the kev."
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The Office of Study Abroad and Watkins Memorial Health Center suggest a series of precautions for students planning to study abroad.
Jody Woods, Watkins nursing supervisor and nurse practitioner, advises students planning to study abroad. She said students could begin by getting their vaccinations.
Watkins uses a software program that inputs students' destinations and outputs recommendations of vaccinations and precautions from the Center for Disease Control.
Woods is not authorized to require students to receive all recommended immunizations and tests before studying abroad, but she suggests that all students studying abroad should be immunized for tetanus, diphtheria, hepatitis A and B and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
Eva Tramposh, Prairie Village sophomore, looks at an American flag constructed with photographic slides done by Steve Elliot for the Basic Studies Scholarship exhibit at the Art and Design building gallery. Tramposh's work is featured in the exhibit that showcases the work of 26 art and design students who received basic studies scholarships. Photo by Roger Nomer /KANSAN
"While you're there I don't care really what you do, but I hope you take precautions, and I don't want you to bring anything back over," she said.
Individual countries may require other vaccinations or tests. Some governments require students to be tested for certain diseases and viruses, such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), before they enter the country.
Margareta B. O'Connell, director for the Office of Study Abroad, said the most basic precautions students could take were to let the the office know if they had medical conditions, get check-ups and take proper medications and supplies when going abroad.
STAYING HEALTHY ABROAD
"Students are never rejected from a program because of their health, but it's helpful for them to let us know if they have special needs so we can help them," she said.
O'Connell said that out of the 1,000 students who study abroad each year, few were seriously sick or injured.
In case of an emergency, all students are covered by Medical Evacuation and Repatriation Services (MEDEX), which is included in the study abroad fee. MEDEX will direct students abroad to a hospital or provide emergency transportation if necessary.
Learn about potential problems and how to decrease risks.
Get standard immunizations for tetanus measles polio etc.
- Get other immunizations for hepatitis A and B, Japanese encephalitis, meningitis, rabies, typhoid fever, yellow fever and other diseases.
See a doctor, optometrist and dentist and take care of problems before leaving.
Takes a sick kit
Be cautious of insect-borne diseases.
Don't drink the water unless it's boiled or bottled and has a seal.
- Carry adequate medical suppl
including syringes, if needed.
B avoid salads and other uncooked vegetables, and eat only fruits that can be peeled.
Take latex condoms.
- take lake conditions.
- Carry adequate medical supplies.
Call the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at (404) 332-4555 for further advice
O'Connell said there was always a coordinator on site to help if medical attention was needed abroad.
"The sources are different, but there is always someone to talk to," she said. "We're only an e-mail or a fax away here in the office."
Although there are always health risks when traveling abroad, many students said they were comfortable with the medial treatment options when studying abroad.
L. B. Ernst, Overland Park junior, said she received about seven immunization shots before studying in Northern Africa this summer. She still was sent to an African hospital for food poisoning. She said despite being in a Third World country, she was satisfied with the care she received.
"It wasn't as nice as what you'd get here, but it was a good hospital," Ernst said. "Everything was sanitary and clean. I felt really safe. It really wasn't a concern at all."
Ryan Monroe, Overland Park senior, said he got a couple stomach viruses and the stomach flu when he studied in China for a year.
"Food was a problem, mainly because most places I ate were local food stalls or local restaurants that follow no health codes." he said.
Missi Shoen, Norton junior, said she thought she was safe when studying in Spain last semester but knew that proper precautions had to be taken.
She said that when she was in certain countries, such as Spain, she didn't feel at risk, but in other countries she was very careful about what and where she ate.
"There are health risks depending on where you travel." Shoen said.
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