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Senate voices concerns of student body
By Ryan Hayes-Vise Kansan staff writer
Students new to the University of Kansas may feel lost, as if their voices and concerns only echo off the limestone facades. But KU has a system of governance that can make student voices heard. It's a system that gives students a chance to get involved.
KU's Student Senate consists of 73 senators who are elected by and represent the student body. In order for everyone to be represented, students are classified into categories, such as graduate or engineering. Each category receives a berth in the Senate.
"We're here for student concerns," said Kim Cocks, student body president.
"It's unique because it's faculty and students together."
Although Student Senate does not have authority over the administration, students
student body vice president
Dan Hare
terms. The current senate seats will expire on May 1, 1996. But students still have a chance to get involved.
Senate meetings are held every other Wednesday night in the Big Eight room of the Kansas Union. Although non-senators are not allowed to participate, students may speak to their senator to have their concern voiced.
can be assured that their needs are being met, Cocks said. Faculty personnel should hear the student response before making decisions.
For the more ambitious student, positions are available for non-Senators on the many committees operated by Senate. Applications are available at the senate offices in the Union or in Wescoe Hall.
So, what big issues will affect KU and Senate in the coming year?
"It's unique because it's faculty and students together," said Dan Hare, student body vice president. "The student voice is always heard." Student senators are elected to one-year
"One large issue will be the budget shortfall," said Cocks. "There is a $3 million deficit in the University budget. We are going to make sure they're not cutting things crucial to students."
by Kimberly Crabtree
Kansan staff writer
III or slightly injured students should look no further than Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Watkins Health Center is cure for student ailments
Every enrolled student pays a health fee that covers unlimited doctor or nurse visits, some mental health care and most immunizations.
"They are very thorough and friendly," said Tracie Dark, Lecompton sophomore. "They explain everything they're doing in layman's terms so you understand."
Students enrolled in seven or more hours pay the full health fee, $69.50, as part of their campus fees. Students enrolled in fewer than seven hours pay a partial health fee. Those students either can pay the remainder of the fee or can pay each time they go to Watkins.
"It's like insurance, but it's not insurance," said Charles Yockey, Watkins chief of staff. But the fee allows students to see a doctor without paying about $30 a visit, he said.
As long as a walk-in patient signs in before 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, there is no additional Urgent Care charge.
To get an appointment, students can call the appointment desk at 864-9507 or can walk in and wait to see a doctor.
"This is different from a regular doctors' office in that a regular doctors' office will see 95 percent of their patients by appointment." Yockey said.
An additional $25 fee is assessed for students who go to Watkins during the urgent-care hours, which are 4:30 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
When scheduling an appointment or signing in, students may request to see a certain doctor. All doctors at Watkins are certified by the State Board of Healing Arts.
Once signed in, walk-ins are interviewed by a nurse to determine where the student should go first. Students who have appointments give this information over the phone.
After determining where the student should go, a nurse will perform tasks such as recording the student's blood pressure and weight. Yockey said.
Finally, the student will see a doctor.
"We're pretty good about getting students seen right around the time of their appointment," Yockey said. But he added that for walk-ins the wait averaged 20 to 45 minutes.
"The longest wait is between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. because students have been to class, they have a couple hours and they need to see a doctor." Yockey said.
The shortest wait, he said, is between 8 and 10 a.m.
Yockey said Watkins does not charge for an office visit if there are no prescriptions, tests or lab work and the visit is during regular business hours.
Regular business hours run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
For lab work or other services, Watkins charges a fee, although the cost is usually lower than at a public clinic or doctor's office.
Those charges can be covered by students' insurance, their parents' insurance or the University-sponsored insurance plan.
The University-sponsored insurance is through G-M Underwriters Agencv Inc.
Jim Boyle, associate director of student health services, said that this insurance covered all services at Watkins.
With a Watkins referral for elective procedures, the company also will pay 80 percent of the outside bill beyond the $250 student deductible. The insuree pays the remaining 20 percent.
Students can sign up for this insurance at enrollment.
"I needed to see a dentist, and they don't provide one," An-Guk Kim, Seoul, South Korea, sophomore, said. "But that was my only problem with Watkins."
Watkins, though, doesn't provide every type of service.
Services offered at Watkins include general medicine, gynecology, physical therapy and sports medicine. The pharmacy at Watkins fills prescriptions written by Watkins physicians or private physicians.
Despite that, Yockey said that Watkins was the first place students should go if they were sick or injured.
"We can take care of 99 percent of students who walk through the door," he said.
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