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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 199
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KU students' health at risk
Survey shows stress, diet included on list of dangerous habits
By Kerrie Gottschalk
Kansan staff writer
Many KU freshmen report high stress levels, accept rides from drivers who have been drinking alcohol and do not use seat belts.
Those were some of the results of a recent survey concerning the health habits of KU freshmen. Four hundred students responded to the survey, responded to the survey
The findings were released last week by Robert Walker, assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation.
Walker, who conducted the survey,
said the questionnaire was included in
a packet of health history forms
mailed to incoming freshmen.
Questions ranged from diet habits and exercise routines to sexual prac
tices.
Participation in the survey was voluntary, and results were filed as confidential information in student health Memorial Health Center. Walker said.
"These can be used for planning and evaluative purposes," Walker said.
Janine Demo, coordinator of Watkins health education department, said the results would help her department target the needs of the freshman population.
"This shows us where we need to go with our programs and services," she said.
Both Walker and Demo said they were surprised by the high percentage
Fifty-eight percent of the men and 70 percent of the women surveyed said they did not want to be vaccinated.
Another statistic that caused concern was the high percentage, 83 percent, of men who did not practice monthly testicular self-examinations.
Men between the ages 18 and 24 are at the highest risk of testicular cancer and especially should practice monthly self-examinations. Demo said.
Only 7 percent of the responding men and 9 percent of the women believed that they were at risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease. Forty-one percent of the stu-
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins, said he thought the percentages dealing with sexual activity were lower than actual percentages.
The survey also showed that 30 percent of the men and 40 percent of the women.
women had accepted rides from a driver who had been drinking.
The smoking rate for freshmen at KU was slightly lower than the national average with more women smoking than men.
High stress levels also were noted by both groups.
"Every one of these are behaviors that they have direct control over," Demosaid.
Walker said he was surprised by the number of students who reported that they had considered suicide. More than 30 percent said that they would not seek professional counseling if a serious problem developed.
That indicated to Demo that more peer education training might be necessary to reach students who needed help, she said.
Top 10 freshmen health hazards
A recent mail-in survey of 400 freshmen reported the top 10 ways in which they had put their health at risk.
MEN
| Item | Percent |
| :--- | :--- |
| 1. Do not do monthly testicular self-examination | .83 |
| 2. Do not use seat belts | .58 |
| 3. Do not limit fat in daily diet | .54 |
| 4. Do not get aerobic exercise three or more times a week | .51 |
| 5. Have ritened at least had been drinking | .91 |
| 6. Describe as highly stressed | .17 |
| 7. Rarely or never eat breakfast | .14 |
| 8. Have risked acquiring a sexually transmitted disease | .7 |
| 9. Smoke cigarettes | .7 |
| 10. Have considered suicide in last two years | .6 |
WOMEN
not use seat belts
1 Do not use seat belts . . . . .
Source: HPER Department
Michael Gier/KANSAN
Omaira Gibenz and her husband, Guillermo Gibenz, dance to music played by the group Folklore Venezuela. The event was part of international Night 1991, which featured the music of Latin America. The event was Saturday night at Dyche Hall and was sponsored by the International Students Association.
International dancers
Judicial Board panel makes no decisions in first hearing
Panel must decide on Fulcher, Senate appeals by Thursday
By Blaine Kimrey Kansan staff writer
The first KU Judicial Board hearing about Darren Fulcher's presidency ended peacefully Friday without any decisions.
Judicial Board rules state that the hearing panel members have four class days to rule on the appeals. In turn, the judge must make a decision by Thursday.
The hearing panel members are Murray Levin, associate professor of business, and Doug Whitman and Allen Ford, both professors of business. They would not comment about the hearing.
He was charged with battering his
ex-girlfriend, a KU student, according
to a report by the University of
Michigan.
Student Senate voted Sept. 12 to remove Fulcher after a February battery charge led some senators to question Fulcher's credibility.
At the hearing Friday, Senate's and Fulcher's representatives reiterated arguments that were made at Senate meetings earlier this semester.
The hearing was conducted at Brewster Auditorium in Strong Hall and
lasted two and a half hours.
Joy Simpson, administrative assistant for University Senate, said the hearing was moved from its scheduled location at the chancellor's office because a large audience had been expected.
Although Simpson said she had expected a big audience because of media coverage of the event early Friday, 10 spectators at the hearing.
"I was surprised in the lack of interest," said James LaSalle, Fulcher's representative and law school senator.
The appeals were addressed by John Robertson, Senate representative, and LaSalle in the following order:
■ The Senate appeal that the Judicial Board does not have jurisdiction over Senate's removal of Fulcher because Senate is an autonomous body.
If the board rules in favor of Senate, the senate's motion to remove Fulcher would stand, and the hearing scheduled for Nov. 25 concerning the legality of Senate's removal of Fulcher would be canceled.
The Senate appeal that James Baucom, off-campus senator, did not have a right to file a grievance because he is not a party to the case.
If the board rules in favor of Senate, the hearing procedure will continue as
scheduled
The Fulcher appeal that the Judicial Board's combining of Fulcher's and Baucom's appeal into one appeal is a violation of their rights because their appeals deal with two separate issues.
■ The Senate appeal that the Judicial Board did not have the right to put a stay on Fulcher's presiden­cy decision and that it has the power only to advise.
If the board rules in favor of Senate, Fulcher could be removed temporarily until the Nov. 25 hearing.
If the board rules in favor of Fulcher, the Judicial Board process would begin again because it has been grilling as if the grievances were ope.
At the end of the hearing, Fulcher said he thought Senate had no right to remove him because the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities states that the University only has jurisdiction over on-campus crimes.
"I understand that I never broke any University regulations," he said.
Robertson said after the hearing that the location of the crime was irrelevant.
"It is as bad to assault a woman off campus as it is to assault a woman on campus."
Fulcher said he thought the hearing panel had been fair with their questioning.
'Hawks qualify for NCAA meet
By Jeff Kobs
Kansas Sportwrite
Men's cross country team to make third consecutive trip to nationals
Kansan Sportswriter
It's a threepeat for the Kansas men's cross country team.
The Jayhawks, who have been ranked in the top 25 all season, rebounded from a disappointing performance at the Big Eight Conference meet two weeks ago and placed second at the district meet.
The Jayhawks qualified for their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships after Saturday's District Vmeet in Wichita.
"The right team showed up," Coach Gary Schwartz said. "They showed they are the kind of team we knew they were."
The top two teams advance to the national meet, which is slated for Nov. 25 in Tucson, Ariz.
Kansas, with 64 points, finished behind No. 2-ranked Iowa state, which had 29 points. Kansas State finished third with 116 points.
The Kansas women's team was three points shy of qualifying for the NCAA meet, placing fourth with 88 points.
However, junior Julia Saul won the women's race with a time of 16:48 and earned an individual berth to the NCAA meet. The top three individual runners from non-qualifying teams advance to the national meet.
Sophomore Michael Cox and senior Donnie Anderson earned all-district
honors.
Cox, who finished seventh overall,
led the Jayhawks with a time of 31:16.
Anderson finished second for Kansas
and 10th overall with a time of 31:23.
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Anderson said the Jayhawks ran aggressive, but also smart.
Preservationists remember Elkins Prairie
"It was probably the best collective race we've run this year," he said.
By William Ramsey
Kansas' next three finishers were junior Jason Tale at 16th with a time of 31:13, junior Alec Bolten at 18th with a time of 30:42, junior Sam Froese at 19th with a time of 32:03.
Kansan staff writer
Standing on the shoulder of the road,
Dennis Domer reached deep into a plastic bag and offered a sherif's deputy a loose handful of wild flower
Ken Reeder, of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department, had pulled his patrol car up near County Route 13 and U.S. Highway 40.
Members of the Douglas County Preservation Alliance gathered for a short reading and discussion on a land that used to be Elkins Prairie.
Reeder was there to ensure that none of the dozen people who gathered yesterday for the first anniversary of the plowing of Elkins Prairie would trespass on the private land.
Instead he passed out Big Bluestem grass seed collected from the Black Jack Prairie east of Baldwin City and cultured how the plants could be grown.
Domer assured Reeder that no one would enter the 80 acres.
protesters and city and county officials last November were unsuccessful in stopping the plowing of the prairie, which was a home to the western prairie fringed orchid and Mead's environmentally protected plant species.
"You can give it to your children, and you can say this is what Kansas was," Dorned said.
The alliance was formed after
"It was a very emotional thing that happened," said Karl Gridley, lawwed.
See women's cross country, Page 7
The land, owned by Jack and Terrell Graham, is now planted mostly with milo. The Grahams could not be reached for comment.
Lawrence. "We have to leave some of it."
Donald Worster, professor of history, said that some measures could be taken. He is on the board of directors for the Kansas Land Trust.
The land trust is working to pass state legislation that would clarify legal options for owners who are willing to hand over the development rights to land valued by conservationists, Worster said.
Domer said, "The Elkins Prairie (is also) a symbol for preservationists who came too late. What will we be too late for next?"
Dennis Domer, center, explains how to grow wild flower seeds.