MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1996
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NEWS 864-4810
ADVERTISING 864-4358
SECTION A VOL.102, NO.143
(USPS 650-640)
SPORTS
Coming up short
After Leading 8-0, the Kansas Baseball team fell victim to a Kansas State's comeback losing 10-8. Page 1B
CAMPUS
Selling their bodies
KU students are earning extra cash by participating in research studies. Page 3A
WORLD
Man massacres 32 people
Tasmanian police capture a gunman who opened fire on tourists. Page 5A
WORLD
Lebanese people mourn dead
Muslims in Lebanon bury victims of Israeli attacks on the first day of their holiest feast. Page 5A
WEATHER COOL
High 50° Low 37°
Weather: Page 2A.
INDEX
Opinion . . . . . . 4A
Nation/World . . . . 5A
Features . . . . . . 6A
Scoreboard. . . . . 2B
Horoscopes . . . . . 4B
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Wait for abortions may be extended
Bill to prolong waiting period goes to House
By John Collar Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — The Kansas House is expected to pass a bill today that would extend the waiting period before an abortion is performed from eight to 24 hours.
The bill also would strengthen the requirements for doctors to give information to women seeking abortions.
On Saturday, the measure was advanced to today's final vote after a three-hour debate, as supporters fought all attempts to amend it.
Osborne, said that if the measure had been amended, it would have been rejected by the Senate, which approved the bill 22-18 on Thursday.
State Rep. Laura McClure, Da woman, a man, a family agonize over this decision," Ballard said. "I don't believe it's a spur of the moment."
The House also rejected amendments that would have corrected technical errors in the bill, such as a section that refers to another part that had been deleted.
McClure said the bill was necessary because women sometimes did not get the information needed to make such a decision or obtained second-hand information from peers that might be incorrect.
In some cases, doctors are not truthful with women who are seeking abortions, she said.
"It's cruel to tell them it's just a blob of cells," McClure said.
State Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, said the bill implied that women did not take this decision seriously.
"I don't like the 24 hours, because
She said supporters of the bill had a different agenda.
"We should be very honest about what we really want a woman to know, not what we think she should know according to my philosophy and my values," Ballard said.
If the bill is passed today without amendments, it will go directly to Gov. Bill Graves.
Mike Matson, communications director for Graves, did not indicate whether Graves would sign the bill. Matson said Graves supported current abortion statutes and would study the bill thoroughly if it came to his desk. If amended, the bill would return to the Senate for approval.
Renee Speicher, Hutchinson graduate student and co-president of the Commission on the Status of
Women, said she did not support the legislation.
But the bill encouaches on a woman's right to choose, she said.
"In one sense, I think extending the period might be helpful for particularly young women who need to re-examine their choices," Speicher said.
"A woman will make the choice despite the fact that it's eight hours or eight days," she said. "I can't be convinced that if you increase the number of hours, that it would result in a better decision."
But Jackie Nugent, Belleville senior, said increasing the waiting period was necessary.
"It gives a woman time to think about what she's doing," Nugent said. "It gives God an opportunity to speak to the woman during that time so that she doesn't make a hasty decision."
The correct information about the procedure is often difficult to obtain, she said.
A doctor may have trouble telling a woman that an abortion is painful and might have
Jackie Nugent Belleville senior
complications."
Float like a boat
"Abortion is not an easy thing to talk about," she said. "A doctor may have trouble telling a woman that an abortion is painful and might have complications."
Tyler Wirken/KANSAN
Spectators of the Regional Concrete Canoe Competition observe the participating schools' entries Friday at the Lied Center. Engineering departments of various regional schools participated the competition held at Lone Star Lake on Saturday.
Students feel the pressure as semester comes to a close
Study breaks are healthy but also could indicate procrastination of tasks
By Scott MacWilliams Kansan staff writer
"It could be either one," said Greg Simpson, associate professor of psychology. "If it's beyond a few hours, it's probably avoidance."
As finals near, students may feel guilty when they take study breaks. But is taking a break stress relief or avoidance?
Simpson said research on work-practice showed it was better to complete a five-hour job in five, one-hour bits than to do it in a marathon five-hour session.
Simpson said he often took breaks after grading a certain number of papers.
Samantha Barrett, Englewood, Colo., junior, said she also tried to take frequent breaks.
If he tries to do them in a marathon session, he said, he loses his concentration.
"I always say I'll study for one or two
"I do something in the kitchen, clean up around the house, or take the dog out for a
walk."
Berry Klassenen Kansas City, Mo. graduate student
hours and then go for a reward," she said.
Deke Hobbick, Ransom freshman, said he had problems studying in his residence hall room.
"My stereo is on the left side of my desk, and my television is on the right side," Hobbick said. "It's probably avoidance when I turn on the TV and stereo."
Amy Coplan, McPherson senior, said her study breaks were probably avoidance and procrastination.
"But stress relief is great for an ostensible excuse," she said. "I think a lot of wanting to avoid work is stress-related."
Coplan said she like to watch television or take a nap when she took a break.
Tim O'Donnell, Wichita freshman, said his breaks were for stress relief and avoidance.
"I like to flop down on the couch and watch some TV," he said. "It gets my mind off my studies for awhile."
But O'Donnell said that as the end of the semester got nearer, he felt like he had less time to take breaks.
Barry Klaassen, Kansas City, Mo. graduate student, said he tried to do most of his projects at one time and found that breaks helped him think through problems.
"I do something in the kitchen, clean up around the house, or take the dog out for a walk," he said.
"I've taken too many breaks already," she said. "I did some of my stuff last week, but I took too much time out."
Andrea Drake, Atlanta junior, said she usually took breaks to workout, or go to a movie or out for coffee, but that she needed to study more.
Marchers protest Lebanon's conflicts
Students demonstrate against Israeli attacks
By Susanna Löof
Kansan staff writer
The marchers carried signs saying "Peres is murderer" and "Israel making war or peace in Lebanon?"
About 20 members of the Muslim Student Association marched on Jayhawk Boulevard Friday afternoon to protest the conflict between Lebanon and Israel.
The members walked quietly on the sidewalk from the Kansas Union to Wescoe Hall. They stopped for a few minutes in front of Wescoe and then marched back to the Union.
Riad Baghdadi, Damascus, Syria, graduate student and president of the association, said the purpose of the march was to draw attention to and protest the conflict in Lebanon.
The most recent conflict between Lebanon and Israel, which was part of the deeply-rooted Arab-Israeli conflict, began two weeks ago. The Associated Press reported yesterday that a cease-fire went into effect on Saturday.
Baghdadi said the conflict had begun after two Lebanese people died from exploding land mines. The Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas responded by firing rockets on northern Israel. Israel then responded to the rockets with an attack, Baghdadi said.
"They attacked civilians," Baghdadi said. "It's insane."
Lidia Faverman, Overland Park freshman, was outside the Union as the marchers gathered. She said she found the march and the picket signs offensive.
"I'm shocked and upset," said Faverman, a member of the KU Hillel Foundation. "They're putting blame on one side, and it is not a one-sided issue."
Faverman said she was especially offended by the signs claiming that Peres was a murderer.
"That is an opinion," she said. "It is not a fact."
Anwor Salomon, Pueblo, Mexico, senior, also was outside the Union as the demonstrators began their march. He said he thought the march was a way for the marchers to ventilate their frustration with the conflict.
"It's good that people can express their feelings about a thing," he said. "But I don't think a demonstration is going to teach anyone about what is going on."
"They're putting blame on one side, and it is not a one-sided issue."
Lidia Favernman
Overland Park freshman