WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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SECTION A VOL.102,NO.13
(USPS 650-640)
TODAY KANSAN
SPORTS
Challenges are nothing new
After a year of knee rehabilitation, senior guard Calvin Rayford is ready to earn a starting spot. Page 1B
CAMPUS
KU police have installed video cameras in their patrol cars to boost efficiency. Page 12A
An eye on crime
Radical lawyer dies at 76
NATION
William Kunstler, defender of the politically unpopular, died in a New York hospital. Page 10A
WORLD
NATO strikes Bosnia again
Rebel targets around Sarajevo were bombed a second time for defying NATO's ultimatum. Page 11A
WEATHER SUNNY
Weather; Page 2A.
INDEX
Med Center works on transplant program
Opinion . . . . . . . 4A
National News . . . . 7A
World News. . . . . 11A
Sports . . . . . . . 1B
Scoreboard . . . . 2B
Horoscopes . . . . 6R
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After self-imposed suspension reinstatement date uncertain
By Joann Birk
Kansan staff writer
Officials from the University of Kansas Medical Center are scurrying to correct nearly a dozen deficiencies in their heart transplant program that were cited in a report by an accreditation commission last Thursday.
The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which reviewed the Med Center in June after news reports revealed problems with the heart transplant program, voted Thursday to continue accreditation pending improvements.
The report cited deficiencies incl-
ing inadequate communication with patients in the heart transplant unit and insufficient coordination between all departments involved in the program. The Med Center will be reviewed again within one month of reactivation of the heart transplant program.
The Med Center voluntarily suspended its heart transplant program in April in response to reports in the Kansas City Star that no transplants were performed from early May 1994 through late March 1995. The Med Center continued to take heart transplant patients during this period, but they reportedly refused 38 hearts for nonmedical reasons.
Donald Hagen, who took over as executive vice chancellor of the Med Center on Friday, said he was already working on reorganization in
response to these problems.
"We are committed to using this report, and the others to come, as a catalyst to move the entire medical center forward," Hagen said Thursday. "The only way to maintain our high regard in the medical community is to address these concerns directly and correctly. That will be done."
Hagen said he was working with deans and hospital administrators to determine the best solutions to the Med Center's difficulties. But Hagen said plans for reactivating the heart transplant program were uncertain.
"We really should not think about restarting the program until we get all three reports," he said. "By then, I hope that we will already have made some changes."
The Med Center is also undergoing
evaluation from a peer review committee established by Chancellor Robert Hemenway. The 14 member panel, which includes ten physicians, is scheduled to issue a report on September 21.
Hemenway said that he created the committee because it was important to have internal and external experts evaluating the successes and failures of the program.
Time for a change
The Post Audit Committee of the Kansas Legislature also has reviewed the heart transplant program and plans to issue a report on September 26.
Improvements ordered by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations;
Better communication with heart transplant patients
Improved coordination between all
departments involved in heart transplants
More management oversight of the heart transplant program
Increase nurse staffing
Brenda Woodyard, San Jose, Costa Rica senior, and her husband Devon, train for a 26.2-mile marathon in New York for the Leukemia Society.
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Lawrence couple to race in New York marathon
Student and spouse to run for the Leukemia Society
By Craig Lang Kansan staff writer
After a long day of work or school, the Woodyards take advantage of training for the New York City Marathon together.
"We motivate each other," said Devon Woodward. Lawrence resident. "One says,
Woodyaird, 'I'm too tired,' then the other says, "That's too bad."
The marathon is a 26.2- mile run through New York City. Brenda Woodyard said she did not expect to place in the marathon against the runners who can complete it in 2.5 hours.
Since last May, Devon and Brenda Woodyard, San Jose, Costa Rica, senior, have been running every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in preparation for the marathon, which is Nov. 12.
"I hope to finish in four hours," she said.
Brenda Woodyard first considered running in the
Devon Woodyard said they planned to have a garage sale, send letters asking for donations, and sell $2 raffle tickets for three basketball.
"One is signed by Coach Roy Williams, one by Jacques Vaughn, and one by the whole team." Brenda Woodyard said.
Besides running in the marathon, Brenda Woodyard said she was very excited about
Brenda Woodyard said if they raised the $6,000, the Leukemia Society would pay for their airfare and all accommodations while they are in New York City.
"It seemed like the perfect combination," Devon Woodyard said.
"It makes the pain and suffering of the training look small when you look at all the people who have cancer."
Besides training, the Woodyards have also worked on raising money for the foundation.
marathon last April when she found a brochure at Rick's Bike Shop, now renamed Terra Plane Bike Shop, 916 Massachusetts St. According to the brochure, they could compete in the marathon if they could each raise $3,000 for the Leukemia Society. Because they would be raising money and running in a marathon, something Brenda had always wanted to do, they agreed to do it.
Davon Woodyart
Lawrence residen
raise.
going to New York City.
"I have family in New York, so it would be nice to see them," she said.
Brenda Woodyard said her grandparents lived in New York, and her little brother went to the Parsons School of Design in Manhattan.
Devon Woodyard said running for the Leukemia Society made him feel good. Earlier this year, Devon Woodyard met Kevin Grammer, a 15-year-old Lawrence resident who is in remission from leukemia and could benefit from research financed by money they
Devon Woodyard said meeting people who are being treated for leukemia gave a personal aspect to running in the marathon.
"It makes the pain and suffering of the training look small when you look at all the people who have cancer," he said.
The Leukemia Society sponsors marathon runners in many cities in the United States, Brenda Woodyard said.
"This is a good opportunity for a lot of students," she said.
Permits oversold to fill lots of spaces
By Sarah Wlese
Kansan staff writer
Buying a parking permit at the University of Kansas is a lot like buying a hunting license.
It doesn't guarantee you'll find what you're looking for, but it does give you the legal opportunity to look.
Selling like hotcakes
Overselling KU parking permits is a long-standing practice. During the last school year, the number of yellow permits sold, 7,738 exceeded the total number of snots by 49 percent.
The parking department regularly oversells the parking lots on campus. These figures represent permit sales for fiscal year 1995.
Classification # of available spaces # of permits
Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking, said overselling was a matter of practicality. Not all people with parking permits are on campus at the same time. Overselling the lots accommodates more people, Hultine said.
Parking zone Cost/year Cost/semiester
Blue $85 $53
Red $70 $43
Yellow $53 $32
Residence halls $35 $22
Jayhawker Towers $35 $22
Alumn Place $35 $22
"If we only sold as many permits as parking spaces, it would be frustrating for someone who had to park farther away and walk through a half-empty lot," Hultine said.
Classification # of available spaces # of permits sold
faculty/staff 702 985
faculty/staff 1,323 1,726
faculty/staff/student 5,181 7,738
student 2,058 1,980
student 527 500
student 219 305
Source: KU Parking Department
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a question the parking department has yet to face.
Hultine said the parking department had never limited the sale of permits. If the department had cut off permit sales at capacity last year, 2,643 students and 686 faculty and staff would have been denied parking permits. If each of these over-capacity permits had not been sold for the entire year, the parking department would have lost close to $200,000.
Overselling will continue until the parking board deems it a
problem, Hultine said.
"Until it reaches a saturation point, where most of the yellow lots are completely full most of the time, it's not something we're going to consider," she said.
Hultine said many empty spaces existed in lot 59, west of Memorial Stadium, and lots 125 and 127 southwest of Allen Field House even at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays, a peak time for parking.
Rochelle Silan, Norton senior, said parking in those remote lots were inconvenient at best.
"If I parked in one of those lots,
it would take me 20 minutes to
Gerald Hall, Shawnee senior, said he's never purchased a parking permit. Instead, he parks in metered spots or on streets that border the campus.
Silan said she would be willing to pay $10 to $20 more for a yellow permit if she were guaranteed a decent parking spot everyday.
walk to class," she said. "For me, that's a hassle."
"Buying a parking pass doesn't guarantee you anything," he said. "In a lot of cases, you're just as close to campus by parking on the street, and it doesn't cost you anything."
Parking problems Kansan staff report
Yesterday marked the return of those little pink envelopes to student parking lots on campus. Tickets range from $2 to $50 depending on the violation.
The fine for an expired parking meter is $2. If the fee isn't paid within 48 hours, it jumps to $6.
Group I violations, which carry $10 fines. Include parking with out a valid permit, outside the white stall lines, on the grass, in a no-parking zone and along a yellow curb.
Group II violations, which carry $25 fines, include blocking a drive, roadway or other vehicles, restricting traffic flow and using an illegally obtained parking permit.
Group ill violations, which carry $50 fines, include parking in a fire lane or in front of a fire hydrant and parking in a hand-capped zone without the appropriate permit.
Group II and III violations are subject to towing and a $23 towing fee.