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wednesday, april 14. 2004
DONATIONS: Giving blood benefits community
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do," Klinkhardt, St. Louis soph-omore, said.
Klinkhardt said the coordinators have tried to attract potential donors with advertising and prizes.
Each donor will receive a goodie bag containing a blood drive T-shirt and coupons for free fast food items at various restaurants.
At the end of each day, there will also be two drawings for prizes ranging from a $100 Best Buy gift certificate to free bagels for a year from Einstein Brothers.
Donors will also leave with the satisfaction of knowing that donating one pint of whole blood, which includes red blood cells, white blood cells and plasma, can save three lives, said Kelly Rifenbark, Merriam junior.
Rifenbark, who donated blood
"You never know. One day you might be in a car wreck,and someone may save your life." Kelly Rifenbark Merriam junior
"Very few people actually go to the banks," Rifenbark said. "So it's great that they bring the blood drive here to campus."
Monday, has participated in the KU Blood Drive every semester since enrolling in the University in 2002. She said she also visited a blood bank to donate blood every two months.
Holding a blood drive at the University is an important part of keeping hospitals across the state stocked with blood for the one in three people who will
eventually need it, said Bev Kerbs, donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross.
"A lot of the students are firsttime blood donors," Kerbs said. "And by us encouraging them to donate, a lot of times it becomes a habit for life."
Rifenbark said donating blood was a simple, quick act of community service that everyone who was healthy and eligible should participate in.
The donation process lasts approximately one hour. Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be in generally good health. For more information on eligibility requirements, visit www.kublooddrive.com.
"You never know," Rifenbark said. "One day you might be in a car wreck, and someone may save your life."
— Edited by Henry C. Jackson
Force to develop possible plans. The task force plans to present its ideas to the city commission in late May.
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LIBRARY: Special features make libraries distinct
Craig Penzler, chairman of the task force and of the library's Board of Trustees, showed plans from libraries in Topeka, Manhattan, Columbia, Mo., and Springfield, Mo.
The Topeka Public Library features cylindrical architecture, a bookstore, a cafe, book displays, televisions tuned to news stations and a large parking lot.
A limestone exterior helps the bi-level Manhattan Public Library fit in with its churchheavy neighborhood.
Columbia went the ecofriendly way, using recycled tires for carpeting.
"They have a distinctive odor, but it's not overpowering," Penzler said about his visit to the
"College students comprise a very large part of library visitors. It's amazing how many use the library."
Bruce Flanders Director of the Lawrence Public Library
library.
The Columbia Public Library trims down electricity bills by allowing natural light to shine through staggered windows.
Penzler said he was interested in installing staggered windows in Lawrence's library.
Springfield Public Library features a walk of fame dotted with the names of famous authors, and exists inside a former Payless Cashways store.
A Missouri Writer's Hall of Fame room with photos and first
editions of certain books, a pillared center for business executives and faux-glass lamps decorate the library. This transportation-themed library comes complete with a train station-style clock, hanging airplanes and a Route 66 sign splashed onto its tiles.
Lawrence library officials opt for a destination library instead of a themed library. A destination library would be a place that people would drive five miles to experience.
Flanders wants university students to suggest ways that the library could expand. He is developing focus groups with students from the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University.
"College students comprise a very large part of library visitors," Flanders said. "It's amazing how many use the library."
- Edited by Kevin Flaherty
Increase the value of your KU degree.
It costs $2,000-$4,000 more to study abroad at selected sites than to study on campus.
A $4.00 per semester required campus fee ($2.00 in the summer) will create a scholarship fund for study abroad.
Scholarship allocation will be based on academic merit, financial need and underrepresentation in study abroad.
Approximately $190,000 will be available for distribution. All funds will be returned to students who are participating in credit-bearing academic programs and research.
Don't leave KU without a passport. Your country needs you to be more savvy about the world.-Ambassador Kenton Keith, KU grad
For more information, visit www.ku.edu/ ~osa/scholarships/gesp.shtml Sponsored by the International Affairs Subcommittee.