University Daily Kansan / Thursday, October 3, 1991
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Professors say it's easier to use others' textbook examples in class
By Jennifer Bach
Kansan staff writer
some professors teach from them, others read and critique them and some even write them.
And a few professors do all three. But not many.
Because the University of Kansas is considered a research institution, many faculty members do not write their own dissertation. Evans, associate professor of sociology.
Evans is one of the few who do.
Sometimes professors are faced with no other choice, he said. But he warned against writing a textbook for monetary reward.
“你 are barking up the wrong tree if you’re writing a book for money,” he said.
"I'm going to write a book on sociology of pharmacy, but that's because I’m sick of trying to deal with all the lousy stuff written on it."
Bill Getz, assistant manager of books at the KU bookstore, said many KU professors were expected to contribute to research rather than writing a textbook.
However, he said students usually benefited from reading books their pro-
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"You're barking up the wrong tree if you're writing a book for money."
Daryl Evans Associate professor of sociology
"The textbooks are set up the way the professor thinks," he said. "If that's the way the professor is going to teach the course, the students will benefit."
Getz said some professors might rely on other textbooks to supplement their own teaching.
Paul D'Anier, assistant professor of political science, has not written a textbook. Because he does not structure his lectures around the texts he uses, the books do not have to be written to suit his way of thinking.
"I think that because there are so many colleges and universities with similar courses, there's no need for every professor to write their own textbook." D'Anieri said.
If one professor has already written a respected book on a certain subject, it would be a waste of both authors' time for another professor to write one, he
Marilyn Stokstad, professor of art history, has written three textbooks for her classes. Stokstad's interest in students' reactions to her textbooks has prompted her to have them critique her writing efforts at the end of each semester.
"The students have been my critics," she said. "I wouldn't trust them else."
A possible reason so many professors at KU do not write their own textbooks is because they might not have the desire or dedication to engage in such a time consuming and lonely project, she said.
"Generally, you have to do it by yourself," she said. "There are people in a research university who may not feel comfortable an emotionally rewarding experience."
Writing a textbook for monetary profit would baggage in most cases, she said.
Writing a textbook for monetary profit would be useless in most cases, she said. Stokstad did not profit financially from any of the textbooks she wrote.
"You do this for love," she said. "You do this for students. I do it for students I do this for students."
Self-exams help detect signs of breast cancer
ByKerrie Gottschalk
Kansan staff writer
Informational pamphlets to be distributed on campus
Breast cancer is a frightening subject, but preventive measures and early detection can alleviate some of those fears.
The good news is that women who detect a lump or change in one of their breasts early have a bit more chance of surviving, the society reports.
It is one of the most common forms of cancer in U.S. women. One in nine women will develop it. This type of cancer is the American Cancer Society.
To increase awareness of the disease, the society has named October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
One way of detecting cancer is
Breast cancer can be detected a few ways, said William Buck, physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
through an X-ray of the breast called a mammogram, which is recommended for women older than 35. he said.
Another method is by a physician's examination, which should be conducted annually. Buck said.
The most important method of detecting abnormalities is through self-examination.
Buck said women of all ages should practice self-exams once a month.
"For women who take the birth control pill, we recommend they examine their breasts on the first day of their pills," he said. "Women who do not take the pill should examine their breasts about one week after their period starts."
He said it was important that women examined their breasts once a month to know what their normal breast tissue was like. Any changes, such as lumps,
thickening in the breast, discharge from the nipple or other abnormalities, should be reported to a physician.
According to the cancer society, women at high risk for breast cancer are those who have a family history of the disease, never had surgery, had their first period before age 12, eat a high fat diet or smoke cigarettes.
Candye Waitley, health educator at Watkins, said brochure racks in Watkins, the Kansas Union, Wescole Hirsch, the Burge University nursing school, contain special breast self-examination information this month.
She also said that displays would be placed at the Wellness Center in Robinson Center and Watkins.
For more information, call the education or the obstetrics and gynecology departments at Watkins.
Judge acquits doctor in safe-sex poster case
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A judge yesterday acquired a doctor charged with obscenity for displaying an image in the prosecution AIDS cases.
One of the posters shows two naked men, one wearing a condom. The other poster displays a side view of two men exposed in the hip area locked in an implied sexual embrace.
Assistant City Attorney Michael Porter had argued that posters promoting the idea of safe sex didn't have to contain such explicit material.
But Municipal Judge Emilykave Lonian said that a more graphic photograph was made available to
public health educators through a government agency. That photograph shows an erect penis with a condom on it.
Larry Prater, a psychiatrist, was charged after vice officers saw the posters displayed in the window of the Testing the Limits clinic.
The building in which the posters were displayed also houses a gay bar and is in a district with other gay bars and a gay motel.
One of the posters says "Safe Sex Is Hot Sex." The other advises people to "Get Carried Away With Condoms."
Prater called his acquittal "a victory for AIDS educators who feel it is necessary to promote explicit sexual information on the dangers of the virus."
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U. S. citizens suffer an estimated 100 million episodes of cold sores each year. Experts believe that one-quarter of them are triggered by sunlight.
In a study, researchers showed that people could reduce outbreaks simply by putting No. 15 sunscreen on their lips before going outside.
long periods, such as when they skied or played tennis. Reapplying the lotion is important, because it comes off when people lick their lips or eat, and water-resistant sunscreen may work better.
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Doctors from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle found evidence that lack of circumcision appears to increase the risk of urinary tract infections in young men. The study, by David Spach and others on 78 men, found that the infections were three to five times more common in those who underwent circumcision. We noted that these infections were uncommon in young men, so the study did not necessarily provide an argument in favor of circumcision.
"I think it makes excellent sense. Their data is highly reliable," said Cathy Laughlin of the National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Cold sores, or fever blisters, are caused by lingering infection from the herpes simplex virus Type 1. After an initial infection, often during childhood, the virus may lie dorsal for a lifetime or may flare up.
Frederick Hayden of the University of Virginia said that while many doctors already told patients to use sunblock or wear a face mask to have data to show that it works.
CHICAGO - For the millions of U.S. citizens afflicted with nasty and irritating cold sores, doctors have come up with a simple solution: sunscreen.
When they wore sunscreen during the test, they did not develop cold skin.
However, when they put on an inefective lotion, 71 percent developed so.
Drugs intended to treat genital herpes also can be effective against cold sores. However, they have not been formally approved for this purpose, and doctors rarely prescribe them for cold sores.
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The researchers tested 38 people who suffered from frequent cold sores, though not necessarily from ones triggered by sunlight. They exposed the subjects twice to artificial light the day before, then the midday summer sun for 90 minutes.
Rutheane Marcus and others from the U. Centers for Disease Control said their survey of accidental AIDS exposure in hospitals showed that one in 300 health-care workers who suffered with tainted blood became infected.
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