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Kansas Wal-Marts to offer $4 medications
Kansas was one of 12 states Wal-Mart added to the list of 15 states already offering $4 generic prescription drugs last week. The prescriptions will be offered at all 63 Wal-Mart stores in Kansas.
Continuing its theme of rolling back prices, Wal-Mart of Bentonville, Ark., began offering the discounted prescriptions three weeks ago. The
program was set to launch in Florida and surrounding states no earlier than Jan. 2007, but because of the demands of its customers, Wal-Mart accelerated the start time.
The retailer has made 314 generic prescriptions available to its customers at the $4 price for up to a 30-day supply at usually prescribed doses. Wal-Mart spokesman Dan Fogleman said the prescriptions offered accounted for about 25 percent of
the prescriptions written per year, though he couldn't say how many generics they have in stock.
"Working families, senior citizens and the uninsured struggle to meet health care costs," he said. "We're hoping we can make a difference in their lives by giving them medicine they need at prices they can afford."
Fogelman said this plan is beneficial for college students, especially students without insurance, students
putting themselves through school and living on a tight budget. It would also benefit students still on their parents insurance because it could be cheaper than paying a co-pay, he said.
Whitney Hobson, Wichita sophomore, said Wal-Mart's prescription plan was a good idea because it allowed college students a cheaper option for medication, especially for those who are not covered by their
parents' insurance.
"I'm still on my parent's insurance but I know a lot of people who aren't. Most likely this is the only option that they have right now," she said.
Zack Stoltenberg, Gering, Neb., senior, said Wal-Mart was the only place he knew that would be able to afford this type of plan.
"its kind of sad to see a big box corporation take over one more thing, but if it's going to help people, I don't
see any problem with it," he said.
Walgreens of Deerfield, Ill., a competitor, doesn't feel the need to match Wal-Mart's new generic prescription drug plan, Carol Hively, a Walgreens spokeswoman said in an e-mail.
"Nearly 95 percent of Walgreens pharmacy patients have insurance coverage," she said.
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SAVING THE SEASON
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Cornish reaches 1,000 yards in Jayhawk victory
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Senior running back Jon Cornish powers his way forward for the Jayhawks during Saturday's game against Colorado. Cornish managed to break 1,000 yards for the season during the Jayhawks' 20-15 win against the Buffaloes.
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REESING TO THE RESCUE:
Freshman quarterback Todd Reesing came into the game after halftime. In his first collegiate action, he led the team to victory. On page 1B, columnist Fred Davis gives his theory for Reesing's success.
CORNISH HITS A MILESTONE: Senior running back Jon Cornish crossed the 1,000 yard mark in the third quarter of the game. Cornish becomes the first Kansas running back to gain 1,000 yards since June Henley in 1996.
POSTSEASON HOPES RETURN:
To make a bowl game, the Jayhawks must win two of their remaining three games.
On the schedule is a home game against struggling Kansas State and tougher road matches against Iowa State and Missouri.
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BUSINESS
Halloween sales increase
Halloween isn't just about candy, scaring people and costumes anymore. It has become the sixth-biggest holiday, according to money spent.
Local stores see holiday's popularity increasing with adults
BY JACK WEINSTEIN
As reported by a National Retail Federation survey, consumers are expected to spend $4.96 billion this Halloween, $1.76 billion more than what was spent a year ago. The survey also indicated that 63.8 percent of consumers will participate in Halloween festivities this year, up from 52.5 percent of consumers last year.
But this isn't only a national trend. Lawrence retailers report a significant rise in Halloween-related sales this year. The owners of Fun and Games, 830 Massachusetts St., and Party America, 1441 W. 23rd St., said sales doubled this Halloween from last year. And Fun and Games had record sales last year, owner Kyle Billings said.
The NRF, the world's largest retail trade association, polled more than 8,000 consumers to gauge their behavior and shopping trends related to Halloween.
heard reports about people spending more money. Billings said he thought there were more parties this year and some his costumers were buying different costumes for every party.
Billings added that he had
"Each year, it gets bigger and bigger," he said.
Party America owne: Larry Schlosser said he thought Halloween had become the biggest adult holiday of the year. He attributed part of the rise in popularity to the college-aged crowd's affinity for the holiday.
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Students struggle with late nights
JOBS
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Vincent Calteux, Lyndon senior, answers the phone Friday while working at the Quality Inn, 801 St. Calteux works from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. five nights a week and attends classes fulltime during the day. He has worked nights for six years and said he couldn't handle工作 days.
BY MATT ELDER
It's been 30 hours since Hardesty last slept, and his night shift at the Kwik Shop has just begun.
Overnight employment causes stress, limits sleep
It's late Wednesday night, which means the regular crowd of drag queens from the Liquid Bar and Nightclub, 804 W. 24th St., will be migrating his direction after another alternative lifestyles night. As one of the few places in Lawrence open during early morning hours, Kwik Shop, 1611 E. 23rd St., became the hangout for the "ladies" and their five-oclock shadows.
"Sometimes I just need to rest my eyes." Hardesty said. "There's days where the last thing I want to do is stand for eight hours."
Standing behind a cash register with swollen bags under his eyes, Nate Hardesty shows signs of fatigue.
Hardesty,
Salina senior, is
one of many KU
students working while most people are sleeping. They're the students and locals who keep the lights on in Lawrence after dark, and who struggle to balance a nighttime academic workload. They fight sleep deprivation and fatigue, weight gain and insomnia and become dependant on artificial stimulants like coffee and caffeinated soft drinks from a schedule completely turned upside down. Among college drunks and drag queens, these nocturnal workers have learned first hand that Lawrence is a different world after sunset.
"There's days where the last thing I want to do is stand for eight hours."
Hardesty originally began working the late shifts on holidays — Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Eve, until picking up the shift four nights a week from 10 p.m. to
NATE HARDESTY Salina senior
Robert Brown, physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said students working these late night hours with a full academic
7 a.m. eight months ago. It was the first job he found after transferring to the University of Kansas. Hardesty works an average of 36 hours a week at Kwik Shop in addition to his responsibilities as a full-time student.
After escaping the smell of musty hotdogs roasting in their luminous ovens, Hardesty hikes the campus hills for early morning classes. More often than not he's the student nodding off in class, or whose writing drifts off the page on last night's homework assignment.
schedule are too often sacrificing the need for sleep in their lives. As a result, many of these students are struggling or achieving less academically than they would by leading a more convenient
tional work and class schedule.
Sleep deprivation can also result in health problems more serious than a constant battle with fatigue. Vincent Caillieux, Lyndon senior, has developed acid reflux problems since beginning to work the night shift as a front desk attendant at the Quality Inn, 801 Iowa St.
"Sleep is something to help rejuvenate our brain and neuro-transmitters," Brown said. "It takes a toll and is an ongoing condition that can affect our attention and learning levels."
Calliéx said that going to work when he'd previously gone to bed was the most difficult change he's had to make since starting the night shift.
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