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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2006
KJHK to resume broadcast this week
In the middle of the lunch rush, Tyler Levy pauses from making sandwiches to turn off the Led Zepplin CD that has been skipping for the last minute.
Tyler Levy and Travis Grebenick both work at the Round Corner Cheese & Salami Shoppe, Eighth and Massachusetts streets. Usually the two would be working to the music of KJHK, but with the station off air because of damage to its tower, CDs and iPods have been used to fill the void.
The good news for KJHK fans is the station is broadcasting via its Web site, www.kjhk.org, and installation of the station's antenna could happen as early as this week.
BY MIKE MOSTAFFA
mmostaffa@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
"We get really tired of our CDs," Grebenick said. "KJHK plays a great variety of music, so you'll never hear the same song (twice)."
Andy Dierks, general manager and program adviser for KJHK, said debris from the March 12 microburst had damaged the 82-year-old radio tower behind Marvin Hall.
Dierks said a meeting that included KU staff from Facility Operations and the Design and Construction Management Office was held during spring break. They determined that the damaged old radio tower should be demolished and the station's antenna should be moved to the KANU radio tower near the Lied Center. Dierks said the University has been very helpful in this process.
"One of their main concerns was JKH," Dierks said. "They wanted to make sure the station wasn't off the air long."
Dierks said the process had been easier because the University had already planned to move the antenna to the KANU tower this summer. With much of the administration and technological work already done, the process has been relatively smooth said Dierks.
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STUDENT SENATE
Senators' time management tested
BY NICOLE KELLEY
nkelley@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The time commitment required of student senators is hefty. Add school and a social life on top of that, and you get one very busy student.
For some though, come spring semester, things get even more hectic because of election season. Those senators who re-run for their office positions have to play a delicate balancing act between the elections and their other obligations within Senate.
"The hardest part is actually balancing the time. It is like taking on an additional load of
classes while campaigning, and you have to work very hard to balance it all," said body student president Nick Sterner.
Nolan T. Jones, Pittsburg junior and Senate communications director, said the most important thing was for senators to not brush off their Senate responsibilities. They still have to do their office hours, complete their outreach hours and attend a meeting every Wednesday night.
"Senate is work — long term and repetitive work. The benefits are many, but it's difficult for some to realize that getting a seat is the tip of the iceberg. If you really want to achieve something, you're going to have to be dili-
enate is work — long term and repetitive work.
The benefits are many, but it's difficult for some to realize that getting a seat is the tip of the iceberg. If you really want to achieve something, you're going to have to be diligent."
Nolan T. Jones Senate communications director
gent." Jones said.
Jason Boots, Plano, Texas, seni er, is running as the presidential candidate for Ignite. He said that during elections a lot of his friendships and studies outside of Senate take a back seat.
"Generally, everybody knows they have a lot to do, and they
just plan better and do things more efficiently," Boots said. "If I was as efficient all year as I am during elections, aside from me going crazy, I would be a star athlete, student, friend and senator."
Another issue that comes up in Senate during elections is how to keep the politics of competing
parties out of the weekly meetings and other office times.
Sterner, who is no stranger to the election process, said that most senators had enough respect for one another that they are able to separate the campaign from Senate duties in a professional manner. He said, however, that there were always some issues on a platform that could cause longer and more heated discussions in meetings.
"As a candidate, you are well aware of the lines of professionalism that should be held between coalitions and friends that you have worked with for the past year," Sterner said.
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KICKING THE HABIT Support groups help women stop smoking
BY CATHERINE ODSON
codson@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Two years ago, Jessica Herken did something her high school persona would have never approved — the Leavenworth senior started smoking.
Herken started smoking socially while surrounded by friends who smoked. Within the next year, her habits shifted to daytime smoking.
"You don't realize it," she said.
Despite smoking's inherent health risks, Herken continued to smoke regularly to cope with the stress in her life.
Nearly 25 percent of college women smoke, and a quarter of today's smokers started after turning 18, according to the American Legacy Foundation, the organization that sponsors the "truth" campaign.
The foundation selected the University of Kansas as one of 12 pilot sites for the Circle of Friends program by the American Legacy Foundation. The Circle of Support, the KU branch of Circle of Friends, exists to have women support other women who are trying to quit smoking.
"Social support is important to helping anyone quit, but especially for women because they rely on friends," said Melissa Smith, manager of the Wellness Resource Center at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Participants use a workbook from the American Legacy Foundation to identify their smoking patterns and get help establishing a circle, a group of people dedicated to providing support for quitting smokers.
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HEALTH
Malinda Ricketts/KANSAN
Pat Mayo, a registered nurse at the Heartland Medical Clinic, works with Elizabeth Tomlin, Overland Park senior, and Heidi Waldschmidt, Derby freshman, to dispense medications from the clinic's in-house pharmacy. The pharmacy of the non-profit clinic offers prescription medications for heavily discounted prices.
Clinic offers affordable care
BY MEILINA RICKETTS
mricketts@kansan.com
KANSAN SCREEN WRITER
Two floors below Abe and Jake's Landing, a bar KU students frequent each weekend, is a place many students may not know about.
The non-profit clinic offers discounted and sometimes even free medical services to those who can't afford them. The clinic is little known because the staff would rather spend money on treating patients than on advertising.
The non-profit Heartland Medical Clinic operates five days a week from the first floor of the Riverfront Plaza, offering discounted and sometimes even free medical services to those who can't afford them. Heartland serves as a family practice and urgent care facility, and on
Heartland tries to offer only services that it can provide at lower prices than other facilities. It is largely funded by donations, as the $42 fee charged for first-time patients and $28 for subsequent visits account for less than half of its operating costs.
The clinic uses a lot of KU students as volunteers to answer phones, do filing and assist with patient care. The volunteering cuts the clinic's costs and allows pre-med and pre-nursing students a chance to get hands-on experience. This semester, the clinic has 18 student volunteers.
average it sees about 400 patients per month.
Pat Mayo, a registered nurse and one of two paid staff members at the clinic, said he really enjoyed having students around the clinic.
- "They're fun," Mayo said. "I hope I will always, always have a job where I can work with students."
The students are trained on how to take blood pressure, interview patients before they see the doctor and perform basic laboratory tests.
Heidi Waldschmidt, Derby freshman, has been volunteering at Heartland since the beginning of the semester and usually comes every Monday afternoon. She said that volunteering at the clinic had confirmed her desire to go into the medical profession.
"You get to see a lot and it's medical experience," Waldschmidt said. "They're really good about teaching us things and showing us things and letting us participate."
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