thursday, april 29, 2004
the university daily kansan
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CLINTON: Lecture anticipated
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he's coming," Earle said. "It's going to be a great day for KU."
going to college. The lecture series will bring an event to the University that can match Kansas State University's Land and Lecture series, Earle said. The K-State series has brought prominent figures such as the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Manhattan in recent years.
The institute has been trying to set up the event since March and is working with the Secret Service and the Lawrence Police Department to establish security.
Clinton's lecture will rank among the University's major appearances. Other prominent lectures at the University have included Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu, former South African president F.W. DeKlerk
and Bobby Kennedy in the 1970s
Kathleen Daughey, president of the KU Young Democrats, said her group would welcome the news once the lecture was confirmed.
"He is really one of the symbols of our party," Daughety, Topeka sophomore, said. "I'm pleased that since he aged out of politics at an early age that he's investing himself in the party."
Even some of the College Republicans are looking forward to hearing Clinton, an adversary to the GOP for years.
"It's a good opportunity to hear the spokesperson for the opposite party," said Josh Steward, vice-chairman for the College Republicans and Hays junior, "and it's always good to know the other side."
Edited by Abby Mills
WORM: Internet outage frustrates resident hall students
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Still, students such Barry who wanted to use the Internet on campus had a difficult time.
Most of Barry's assignments are online, and he said it was necessary to have the Internet available.
The Internet is working on campus and is available to all students.
He will have to go to his friend's house to use the Internet, he said.
dents.
Computer labs on campus will accommodate students who need the Internet, especially right before finals, said Cohen. Budig Hall computer lab will stay open 24 hours as will Anschutz Library.
Training labs on campus, which are usually restricted to specific
workshops or lessons and that are not open evenings, will be open to the all students as well.
Cohen said that the University was trying to get about a dozen computers set up in the Jayhawker Towers, as well as McColum and Ellsworth halls so students would not have to travel too far to do homework.
far to do homework. Students in the residence halls received filers yesterday with information about the worm and what they could do in the mean time.
Those who have further questions can call the network access hotline at 864-1100 to get information about which computer labs will be open and when.
Edited by Donovan Atkinson
MENINGITIS: People in contact with Marso notified of disease
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other exchange of saliva.
"It's not as contagious as the flu," Barkman said. "You can't contact it just by sitting next to a person in class or using a computer they might have used."
pater they might Marso informed Myra Strother, chief of staff at Watkins, of the people he had close contact with in the past several days. Marso covers Student Senate for The University Daily Kansan. Strother is making sure those people receive the antibiotic needed to fight the bacteria. She
said the antibiotic is available at Watkins for $8 to $9.
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Strother, along with Watkins staff and Lawrence Douglas County Health Department staff,
went to Marso's scholarship hall last night to inform the students of the situation, to answer any questions they might have and to hand out antibiotics to anyone who was feeling sick or had close contact with him.
There is a meningitis vaccine, but at this point, the vaccine won't protect those who might have encountered the bacteria, it takes about two weeks to take
effect, said Kim Ens, nurse at the health department. But she still recommends that any student living in residence halls and group homes to get the vaccine.
Strother said the vaccine covered only two-thirds of the types of meningitis. At this point, Marso's strain of meningitis is unknown, so the antibiotics are the best precaution, she said. She also recommends that students wash their hands frequently to avoid spreading germs.
The vaccine should give immunity for about 5 to 10 years, Barkman said. Watkins offers the shot
for about $70.
The University avidly promotes the importance of receiving the vaccine, Strother said. Students living on campus see the University's recommendations for the vaccine three times before coming to school — in the health history form they must fill out their housing contract letter and their acceptance letter. She said Watkins staff vaccinates about 3,000 people every year for meningitis, and the majority of them live in group housing.
- Edited by Collin LaOie
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