THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
NEWS
SAFETY
5A
Seminar addresses rape prevention
Discussion hosted by fraternity raises awareness about sexual assault
BY BEN SMITH
Rape prevention and awareness were the focus of a seminar held last night in the lobby of GSP Hall.
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity hosted the discussion as part of a community service project. Topics included what constitutes rape, what steps to take if one is raped and methods students can take to avoid dangerous situations.
Kristen Abell, sexual violence education and support services coordinator at the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, presented the seminar.
She said that it was important to
have programs like this early in the year because most sexual assaults on college campuses happen in the first six weeks of the fall semester when students are experimenting with alcohol and sex.
"Nearly all the sexual assaults reported on campus in the last two years involved alcohol," Abell said.
Fraternity president Zachary Turner said the two-week community service project is meant to inform college students about issues relating to them.
"A lot of students go out and get drunk and don't really think about the risks." Turner said.
Katrina Hansen, Arlington,
Texas, senior, said that although she
had received similar advice from her advisers at GSP-Corbin, this seminar was a welcome learning experience.
“It’s nice to have a refresher,” Hansen said. “The last talk they gave us was really early in the morning.”
Hansen said she was pleased that the seminar detailed what women can do to protect themselves, such as staying in groups to use friends for protection and trusting personal instincts.
Jordan Brown, Bloomington Ind., freshman, also attended the seminar along with several other men.
"I wanted to support the women and show them that they aren't the
only ones concerned about this"
Brown said.
Last night's seminar was the first part of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity's project. A self-defense lesson at Premier Martial Arts, 3201 Clinton Parkway Court, is scheduled for next Tuesday.
Kappa Alpha Psi started the community service project last year after members of the Duke lacrosse team were charged with the rape of an exotic dancer.
Kansan staff writer Ben Smith can be contacted at bsmith@kansan. com.
Edited by Jacky Carter
ALASKA OIL
BP required to prove environmental safety
H. JOSEF HEBERT ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators warned BP PLC on Tuesday that it must supply detailed and credible evidence that a temporary fix to resume oil production on Alaska's North Slope can be done without environmental risk.
BP must show it "can manage corrosion going forward," Thomas Barrett, chief of the Transportation Department's pipeline safety agency, told a Senate hearing at which oil company executives said they hope to present such a plan, possibly this week.
"We must be assured that even a temporary limited restart can be operated safely before it can proceed," said Barrett, who took over the DOT pipeline agency this year.
Robert Malone, chairman and president of BP America Inc., a subsidiary of BP PLC, said the company planned to request within days that it be allowed to reopen the pipeline's eastern leg so more thorough tests
— can be run to ascertain if the line again can be used to send oil south.
"If the (remaining) inspection results show that the line has integrity ... we expect to make that request this week," said Malone. The segment where a leak occurred — and where tests have shown extensive internal corrosion — would be bypassed with oil diverted to a nearby line.
Malone said he could not speculate on when oil will gain flow through the system under the temporary arrangement. A shutdown of the eastern leg has kept 200,000 barrel of Prudhoe Bay oil from going south since early August. A similar western leg was temporarily reopened last month with damage lines bypassed.
using a so-called "pig" device
BP plans to build 16 miles of new line next year to replace the temporary system they now are trying to cobble together.
Barrett said BP failed to "fundamentally understand" the need for maintenance of its Alaska North Slope pipeline, leading to two oil leaks this year and the discovery of
extensive corrosion.
BP's top executives, appearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, apologized for its pipeline failure and promised to do better in the future. Nevertheless, they came under harsh criticism from senators
Singling out BP for criticism, Barrett said, "We do not see conditions like this replicated on other lines on the North Slope and other lines in the national pipeline system."
across the political spectrum.
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., a staunch supporter of the oil industry that plays a prominent role in her state, suggested that in light of the BP incident new legislation might be needed to require proper maintenance of the country's oil infrastructure.
"This is a black eye on BP," Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., the committee chairman, told the oil company's executives.
TRAVEL
Study abroad awaits Fair in Union showcases selection opportunities of learning overseas
BY KIM LYNCH
Far away places and foreign cultures beckon at the University of Kansas' annual study abroad fair in the Kansas Union today.
Stacey Satchell, outreach coordinator, said about 25 percent of KU students study abroad compared to 1 percent nationally.
The Office of Study Abroad is hosting its annual fair from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union to give information to students who want to learn more about the programs offered.
“Our students have really taken to it,” she said. “I think they see the importance of it.”
She said it was a good idea to study abroad because it looked great on a résumé and would set a student apart from other job applicants.
Kara Roelofs, Lawrence senior and peer advisor at the Office of Study Abroad, studied abroad in Merida, Mexico, for a semester and then took a few months to explore on her own before returning to the United States.
Roelofs said that students studying abroad should try to immerse themselves in the culture by avoiding hanging out with only English speaking friends during free time.
She said she came away with a different concept of life, which was to go with the flow and to be flexible.
Cate Crandell, Overland Park freshman, said she became interested in studying abroad in France because she went on a trip there through her high school and when the time came to go home, she didn't want to leave.
She said she fell in love with France and the language, which was her primary reason for wanting to study abroad. Studying abroad in France would also fulfill her third- and fourth-level language requirements.
Students worry about the costs of studying abroad, but they can get scholarships through the study abroad program, or seek outside scholarships specifically for studying abroad. Federal financial aid can also be applied to the study abroad programs.
Satchell said the study abroad office worked with students to ensure they would still be on track to graduate in four years and that every class would count toward their degree.
Satchell said program costs varied depending on where the student went and for how long.
The study abroad program offers about 100 programs in over 50 countries and 25 different languages.
kansan staff writer Kim Lynch can be contacted at klynch@kansan. com.
Edited by Mindy Ricketts
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