VOL.101.NO.56
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
KANSAS STATE
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1991
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HIV testing expected to increase in Lawrence
Watkins and health department offer free screening options
Kansan staff writer
By Kerrie Gottschalk
Kansas staff writer
After Magic Johnson announced last week that he had tested positive for HIV, local health officials predicted an increase in the demand for HIV testing at the University of Kansas and in Lawrence.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said he already had seen an increase.
Watkins had several patients walk in Friday and request to be tested, Yockeysaid.
"I think we have done more today than we have all month," he said Friday.
Johnson, who played as a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers for 12 seasons, announced Thursday that he was retiring from basketball because he
had tested positive for HIV, the virus that precedes AIDS. Johnson led the Lakers to five NBA championships.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department reported that requests for HIV testing had not increased on Friday.
Health department statistics reveal a 39-percent increase in HIV tests administered in July, August and September of 1991 compared to the same months in 1990. October's statistics were not immediately available.
"I do think there will be an increase in the near future," said Kay Kent, a professor of history at the department. "But even before this situation, we were seeing an increase."
The health department provides HIV testing to the public in which patients do not have to give their real names, Kent said. She said patients
received pre- and post-test counseling appointments and receive test results within two weeks.
Blood samples are tested for free by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment in Topeka, Kent said.
However, appointments for anonymous testing at Watkins are booked through the middle of the spring semester, Yockey said.
Students can be tested two ways at Watkins, Yockey said.
Watkins performs anonymous testing, which is done the same way as the health department's testing.
The other form of testing is confidential testing. Patients can walk in and request to have an HIV test. The charge is $18, and test results are returned within five days.
Confidential testing requires that
personal information be given, but Yockey said the results of the confidential test could not be revealed to anyone unless the patient signed a release form.
"We do have HIV-positive students who know it and who are being treated for it," said Janine Demo, coordinator of Watkins' health education department.
Watkins' health education department provides pamphlets and brochures about HIV testing and AIDS, and health educators also are available to answer student questions. Demosa said.
She said from 50 to 60 KU students probably were HIV-positive if national statistics that reported that one in three college students had HIV were accurate.
Spectrum of HIV infection
Being infected with HIV is not the same as having AIDS. HIV causes a spectrum of conditions and symptoms.
Infected No symptoms Mild symptoms AIDS
- The scientific name for HIV is human immunodeficiency virus.
- On the average, it takes about 10 years from the time HIV is diagnosed to the time when serious symptoms develop.
- AIDS is the most severe, life-threatening form of HIV. AIDS attacks the body's immune system and decreases the body's defense against infection. People with AIDS develop a group of related symptoms and disorders, such as cancer or pneumonia.
- HIV may progress slowly or quickly along the spectrum of HIV infection.
- Anti-viral drug therapy can slow significantly the progression of HIV.
Source: American College Health Association, The Associated Press Joseph LiesKANSAN
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Veteran
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Instructor says mi leadership import
By Mauricio Rios
Kansan staff writer
A year later, President Woodro
proclaimed Nov. 11 as the date to
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Today, Veterans Day is a tribute erans, past, present and future, sai ROTC major.
When World War I ended in 1918, 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th r
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"We have military veterans because he cared enough to protect the live," Rhodd said.
The purpose is to maintain visi importance of the military, he said.
proud of the veterans, he said. Rhodd said that veterans today alive, were people of all races.
Rhodd said that ROTC taught ule leaders in the civilian world as we military world
"American people need to be e proud of the veterans," he said. Bradd said that veterans today
These are leaders who influence cal process and leaders who make happen, he said.
Rhodd said the military was an ex the will of the people.
"They are men, and they are women." They
Memories of past victories flood field house
By David Mitchell
Kansan Sportswriter
Dec. 9, 1989: Terry Brown squares his body to the goal, whips ball behind his head and shoots as only he can.
Brown scores 31 points, making seven of 10 three-pointers, as Kansas routs Kentucky 150-95 in Allen Field House.
Feb. 26, 1972: On his way to All-American season, Bud Stallworth scores 50 points against Big Eight Conference rival Missouri. He defeat the Tigers 93 in Allen Field House.
Dec. 3, 1956: Wilt Chamberlain muscles his way through the path. The 7-foot-1 giant scores with ease. He scores a Kansas record 87-69 in Allen Field House.
For every season and for every generation of fans who have come to Allen Field House, there is a memory. The 1991-92 season marks the first year that a field house will be the Jayhawks' home.com
Coach "Phog" Allen moved his team out of Hoch Auditorium and into the building that bears his name for the final two games of the season. Since that time, Kansas is 375-89 at home.
The Jayhawks have gone undefeated at home in eight seasons, including three consecutive years (1984-87) in the middle of a Big Eight record 55-game winning streak at home. In the last seven years, Kansas 97-12 in house, 44-5 under Coach Roy Williams.
Spirit squad coach Traci Morgason, who
See Memories, Page 17
Part of Allen Field House's tradition is the ghost of Phog Allen, which is said to help the Jayhawks win.
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