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THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17,2006
» SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Business minor makes its debut this fall School of Business expects increased enrollment numbers as word gets out
BY KIM LYNCH
For the first time, this semester the School of Business is offering a business minor. Enrollment numbers are currently low, but expected to increase as more students learn about the option.
Ted Boone, director of the business minor program, estimated that 50 students had enrolled in the minor so far.
getting a business minor
He said it was difficult to know the exact numbers because one of the classes, "Survey of Accounting," was not being offered this fall because
**Courses:**
ACCT 205 - Survey of Accounting
IST 205 - Survey of Information Systems
MGMT 305 - Survey of Management
DSCI 305 - Survey of Decision Making in Business
MKTG 305 - Survey of Marketing FIN 305 - Survey of Finance
Sequence:
ACCT 205 is a prerequisite for FIN
305.
there were no teachers available. The class will be offered in spring 2007. "Financial Accounting 1."
*The Survey of Accounting Class is not being offered until the spring of 2007.
"Financial Accounting I'
Source: The business minor website
and "Introduction to Business Computing," classes which non- majors can take, count for the minor
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Lisa Bergeron, a lecturer with the school, who is teaching the "Survey of Finance" class for the business minor, said she didn't think many students knew about the minor yet.
as well. Students could take those classes for the minor or for other purposes, which makes figuring out an exact number of students in the minor difficult, Boone said.
Overland Park freshmen Katie Connealy, left, Gillian Johnston, and Bethany Nesbitt listen to trivia questions during the Ice Cream Social at the Adams Alumni Center on Monday. The event was part of Hawk Week.
"I found out about it in my accounting class," Marco Griego, Alma junior, said.
Currently only one section of each class is being offered, but Boone said more sections would be added as the demand grew.
Bergeron said the pre-business students she had talked to were excited about the new option.
Griego said he was happy about the minor because he had wanted to major in business, but had majored in sports management instead. He said the business minor gave him the chance to revisit his original interest.
Boone said other universities that had business minor programs had done well so he thought it would be good for the University.
The only potential problem for students is that it may not count toward the graduation requirements for other schools.
For example, in the School of Journalism, the business minor counts for elective credits only, not graduation requirements.
Boone was unable to give a list of which schools would be affected.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
Kansan staff writer Kim Lynch can be contacted at klynch@ kansan.com.
To the dismay of pro-life groups, the Food and Drug Administration is considering making the emergency contraceptive drug Plan B available without a prescription to women 18 and older.
Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, is an emergency method of birth control used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. If taken within three days after sex, Plan B is about 89 percent effective in preventing pregnancy, according to Watkins Memorial Health Center. The pill can be effective for five days after sex, but effectiveness decreases with time.
If Plan B is available over-the-counter, women would not have to visit the doctor for a prescription.
BY ANNA FALTERMEIER
Controversy has surrounded the drug since its development.
Kathy Guth, women's health nurse practitioner at Watkins, said Plan B would likely be available at pharmacies like Target and Wal-Mart if available over-the-counter. According to Watkins, Plan B works differently depending on where a woman is in her menstrual cycle. The pill can stop the release of an egg from the ovary, disrupt fertilization by the sperm or prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the lining of the uterus.
》 HEALTH
In May 2004, the FDA denied Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc's request to make Plan B a prescription-only product for women younger than 16 years of age and a nonprescription product for women 16 years and older.
The FDA said the company had "not yet provided adequate data" that the drug would be safe for adolescent women without professional supervision.
"it's not an abortion of any kind," Guth said of Plan B. "It just makes
the environment not suitable for a pregnancy"
Campus groups have mixed feelings about the news.
Katy Cortese of Students for Life, called the drug an abortifacient, or something that induces abortion. Cortese said that the drug would promote sexual promiscuity.
Cortese cited recent studies linking birth control to some types of cancer.'
Studies are being conducted all the time, but no link between Plan B and cancer has been found. Nikki Harrop, a member of the executive board for Students for Reproductive Rights, said she thought Plan B was a better choice than abortion because the drug eliminated the psychological stress of waiting.
"I hope it gets more acceptance in a lot of anti-abortion groups as it becomes more mainstream," Harrop said.
If the drug is made available over the counter, Harrop said she hoped the legislation would be seen as a victory for women's health and not just for pro-choice groups.
Plan B can cause nausea, slight headache and bloating. Guth said.
Plan B costs $20 — including the required pregnancy test — at Watkins and is covered by insurance companies on a case-by-case basis. A pregnancy test is required whenever Plan B is prescribed in case a woman is pregnant from a previous incident.
Gutn is paying close attention to the FDAs decision.
'Plan B' may soon be easier to find
"I think it'll pass," she said. "It's always been brought up and then there's always the controversy about it, but now it seems like it's closer."
Kansan staff writer Anna Faltermeier can be contacted at afaltermei@kansan.com.
Edited by Derek Korte
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