Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1986
Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan
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News Briefs Reckless hazing law proposed in Senate
TOPEKA — It would be a class A misdeemeanor for student organizations and other groups to recklessly haze new members under a bill introduced yesterday in the Kansas Senate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee sponsored the proposal, which would allow hazing victims to sue in civil court for physical or mental harm caused by such initiation rites.
The list of those liable in hazing lawsuits would be all participants in the hazing, any organization which authorized, commanded or tolerated the hazing and the local director, trustee or officer of the organization.
In addition, the bill would not allow those accused of recklessly participating in the hazing of another to defend their actions by saying the victim consented to the hazing and therefore assumed the risk of physical or mental harm.
Gift to provide funds
A class A misdemeanor carries a possible jail sentence of one year and a maximum $2,500 fine.
The Kansas University Endowment Association recently received $13,700 to provide scholarships for students in the School of Journalism.
The John Madden Scholarship Fund was established from the estate of Jessie B. Madden of Carmel, N.Y., in memory of her husband, who died in 1977.
John Madden, born in Mound City, studied journalism at the University and graduated in 1914. He worked as a reporter in the St. Louis area before moving in the 1930s to the New York City area, where he worked in financial advertising.
Jessie Madden, a Pleasanton native, graduated from KU in 1916. She was 89 when she died in 1984.
Contras topic of talk
Robert Miller, professor of sociology at Baker University, will speak Wednesday about contra activity in northern Nicaragua. The speech is part of the weekly University Forum at the Eucanimal Christian Ministries building. 1204 Oread Ave.
In January, Miller accompanied the U.S. Witness for Peace team to northern Nicaragua where the contra activity is concentrated.
Lunch will be served at 11:40 a.m. and will cost $3. Call 843-4933 by noon today to make reservations.
Weather
Today will be partly cloudy and cold. The high temperature should be in the mid-teens with northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight will be fair and cold with a low temperature of zero to 5 below. Tomorrow should be partly cloudy, breezy and not as cold, with a high temperature around 20.
Correction
Because of a reporter's error, Jennifer Jackson Sanner's name was incorrectly reported in yesterday's Kansan. Sanner is the communications director for the University of Kansas Alumni Association and Kansas Alumni editor.
From staff and wire reports.
Needles, hot metal used in healing
By Barbara Shear Staff writer
When people are tired of pills and operations, a method from the Orient may cure their ailments.
Staff writer
A tiny needle enclosed in a metal tube is gently tapped into the skin. The tube is removed, leaving the needle placed firmly in the skin. After several minutes, the needle is removed, helping heal the patient's ailments.
Acupuncture, the process described above, massages and Moxibustion, or fate healing, were demonstrated last night in McColm Hall by a physical therapy student.
Shiro Iwae, Tokyo, Japan,
sophomore, demonstrated these
different types of Oriental healing to
a crowd of about 50 students.
Iwae first became interested in acupuncture, fate healing and massages when he lived in Tokyo. He received a degree in Oriental medicine and physical therapy from the Tokyo City College for the Blind.
"I wanted to be a doctor, but I couldn't because of my vision," he said. "The school I went to had a special program for my vision disability, so I just studied Oriental medicine."
One professor said he went to Iwae and really benefited from the acupuncture.
"I was involved in an accident two years ago," said Nubidius Nwafer, visiting professor of African studies. "I was tired of taking pills, so I had acupuncture. In the next few days, I felt so much better."
Iwae came to the United States because he was interested in English and wanted to be a fluent speaker. He previously worked in a Tokyo hospital for a year and a half.
Iwae also gave demonstrations of two different types of masses — Eastern and Western. Western massages involve touching the skin directly. In Eastern massages a towel is used to cover the skin before the massage is given.
Iwae said a towel was used in Eastern massage because of the different climate in Asia.
"The climate is a lot like winter in Kansas," he said. "People don't like to remove their clothing, so we use towels."
demonstrated both types of massage on Louise Caola, St. Louis senior. She said that even though both massages felt great, more pressure was used in the Eastern massage.
The last part of Iwae's demonstration was Moxibustion, or fate healing. This involved applying heated metal to a wound to heal it.
"It felt like the blood was circulating more. It was relaxing as well as therapeutic," she said.
Pat Blanchard, Kansas City, Kan. senior, said, "The heat from the burning fumes penetrated my skin. It felt like someone put Mentholatum on my skin."
Iwae gave the demonstration not only because people had expressed interest in Oriental healing, but also to improve his English.
Shiro Iwae, Tokyo, Japan sophomore, prepares to insert an acupuncture needle into his leg. Iwae demonstrated Oriental healing techniques last night in the lobby of McColum Hall.
Wilfredo Lee/KANSAN
Western Civilization to exclude freshmen
By Tom Farmer
Staff writer
Beginning this fall, freshmen will no longer be able to take Western Civilization courses during their first year at KU.
A new format in the Western Civilization program will change the times courses are offered and to whom they will be available.
"We have felt that students really need the background of a year of college," James Woelfel, director of the Western Civilization program, said yesterday. "They especially need the two years of college English in order to deal adequately with the course."
Changes in the program were adopted by the Western Civilization Advisory Committee last fall to get faculty members more involved with the teaching of the courses and to give students a broader background in the study of Western thought, Woelfel said.
"We still see it as a reading program," said Woelfel, who is a professor of philosophy and religious studies. "The main purpose of lectures is to provide historical background and to make use of audio-visual aids."
Woelefl said that beginning this fall, Western Civilization I, WC 104, would be offered only during the fall semester and Western Civilization II, WC 105, would be offered only during the spring semester. The courses will
be listed in the fall Timetable as WC 204 and WC 205.
Under the present system, both segments are available each semester.
Woelfel said the program did not have enough full-time faculty members to teach both segments each semester. Three faculty members will give the lectures in addition to Woelfel.
Instead of being taught in a one hour discussion period each week, Western Civilization courses will be taught for three hours weekly. Two hours will be lectures by a faculty member and one hour will be a small group discussion led by a graduate teaching assistant.
Amy Anderson, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore, now is enrolled in Western Civilization 1. She said she probably would like the new program better because of the added lecture times.
"We seem to cover the material pretty well," said Braymen, who is enrolled in Western Civilization II. "I don't think taking it for three hours would make that much difference."
"I'm not the discussion type. And when midterms roll around I won't understand what's going on." Anderson said. "I think I could definitely get more out of the new system."
Ann Braymen, Topeka sophomore, said she preferred the present system.
Doctors determine student dies of aneurysm, not fall
By a Kansan reporter
A KU student who police thought fell and injured his head Friday died yesterday at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
John David Markham, 24, died of a cerebral aneurysm, said Lt. Jeanne Longaker of the KU police. Longaker said it was originally thought that Markham had fallen behind Carruth O'Leary Hall.
However, the Med Center determined that Markham had the aneurysm and then fell.
Markham, 512 Firecalls Drive, was found near Potter Lake on Friday afternoon and taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was later transferred to the Med Center by life-flight helicopter.
Trey Humphrey, a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity,
1621 Edgehill Rd., said Markham was a member of the fraternity in 1981-82.
Longaker said KU police had no information about Markham's family except that they had been notified of his death. Information was not available from the Med Center.
Information about funeral arrangements was not available.
By Piper Scholfield
Budig supports campus lighting, sees progress in fall, Epstein savs
Chancellor Gene A. Budig voiced his support of improved campus lighting Friday, according to David Einstein, student body president.
Epstein met with the chancellor for an hour in a personal conference. He said he thought the results of the meeting had been very positive.
The chancellor thought something would be done to improve campus lighting by next fall, Epstein said. But what exact measures would be taken will not be known until later this month.
"The problem is still money," Epstein said. "I found out that the lighting improvements were on the Board of Regents wish list, and that $25,000 has been allocated for lighting."
But Epstein said he and Amy Brown, student body vice president, didn't thikh $25,000 was nearly enough to begin the lighting improvements.
"Any and I will still be going to lobby the Legislature for more money, but now we have the support of the chancellor," he said.
Epstein said that, in the past, student government had not been willing to work with the chancellor. The
chancellor is well-respected in the Legislature.
Better lighting on campus was part of Epstein and Brown's campaign platform last fall. Although initially only Jayhawk Boulevard would benefit from the improved lighting program, the proposal calls for improved lighting on heavily traveled paths and high crime areas on campus.
Jayhawk Boulevard was chosen as the initial target of the plan because of the amount of traffic there. If one well-litged path is provided, students will be able to follow that path through campus.
Omaha school launches war on suicide
United Press International
OMAHA. Neb. — Teachers at suburban Bryan High School yester-
day urged pupils grieving over three student suicides during the past week to seek help in handling problems in their lives.
Student council members and others joined to pass out yellow "We Care at Bryan" buttons while other students wore handmade white paper hearts with the words "Choose Life" written in red.
On Feb. 3, Michele Money, 16, a junior, died from a drug overdose, and Mark E. Walpus, 15, a sophomore, died the next day of a gunshot wound.
The school's teachers told their first-period classes of the Friday night shotgun death of senior Thomas Wacha IV. 18, at his home.
Wacha's funeral was yesterday. "All of us are going through very trying times. We grieve for Michele, Mark and Tom. While at the same time we must help others who are
also carrying heavy burdens," the teachers said in a statement read to students.
"There is no problem too big for us to handle if we get help with it and don't give up," the teachers said.
They asked the school's 1,246 students to pledge: "I will not make any big decisions, especially decisions concerning my health, safety, life and the feelings of my loved ones, without taking a day to think it over."
to the school. Parents, clergy and well-wishers called and Principal John McQuinn scheduled an afternoon "Celebrate Life" pop rally.
The Omaha Public School District once again dispatched psychologists
"Some students are afraid to come to school any more because they're afraid someone else might kill themselves," said John Querry, 18, a senior. "A lot of this talk about it is bringing up other people's memories about things."
Television and print reporters combed the hallways, interviewing students and peering into
classrooms.
"It's kind of upsetting to know that you get publicity for this kind of thing and not for something good like a good basketball team," said Kathy Stone, 15, a sophomore and student council vice president.
Student Council President Dave Jeck, 18, a senior, said, "I don't think that these suicides can be related specifically to our area.
"These suicides were caused by the same thing that causes every other suicide. They were depressed."
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