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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY MARCH 8,2007
》 STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senate changes funding process
BY ASHLEE KIELER
Under new rules, student groups seeking funding from Student Senate will see changes in the processes they follow to obtain money.
The new guidelines, announced Feb. 28, require any student group requesting funding of more than $500 to meet with the Finance Committee chairman or Senate treasurers. Groups must do so before presenting their bills to Senate committees.
The change is a way to help groups be better prepared and more knowledgeable about Senate rules on funding.
Mike Wellens, Andover, Minn., junior and Senate Finance Committee chairman, said when a group asks for less than $500 they tend to need small things such as office supplies or copies. When asking for more than $500, Senate can't fund some of the things being asked for, such as travel expenses.
"It's a way for us to have more contact with the student groups so that things can be done more effectively," Austin Kelly, Lawrence junior and Senate treasurer, said.
Kelly said it is important for groups to get started early when seeking funding.
Meeting with the Finance
Committee chairman and treasurers helps a group to know what to expect when presenting their needs to Senate.
"We want to see the communication process expedited and make sure the rules are known," Kelly said.
Andrew Stangl, Wichita senior and President of the Society for Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics, said being familiar with the rules helped his group when seeking funding for a guest speaker this month.
"I think it's a good filtering process to make sure the money goes to the right place." Stangl said.
He recalled a situation in 2004 when his group was trying to get
funding for a speaker. It was his first time dealing with funding and he had little knowledge about the rules and regulations.
Stangl said had he known the rules in advance, there wouldn't have been so much confusion.
"Senate has an incredible amount of things to go through. The new guideline will help to sift through and get rid of bills they can't fund." Stangl said.
Kansan staff writer Ashlee Kieler can be contacted at akieler@ kansan.com.
Edited by Jyl Unruh
》 HEALTH
Obese man celebrates losing 400 lbs.
BY OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA,
Mexico — A man who once weighted well over a half ton left his house for the first time in five years Wednesday — wheeled outside on his bed to greet neighbors and see a martachi band.
"The sky is beautiful and blue and what I want is to enjoy the sun," said Manuel Uribe, who once been certified by doctors as weighing 1,235 pounds.
Though still unable to leave his bed, Uribe has lost 395 pounds since he began a high-protein diet a year ago. He now weighs about 840 pounds.
To celebrate the milestone, six
people pushed Uribe's wheel-equipped iron bed out to the street as a mariacha band played and a crowd gathered. Then, a forklift lifted him onto a truck and the 41-year old rode through the streets of San Nicolas de los Garza, a Monterrey suburb.
"It tills me with joy to see he's getting better." Uribe's neighbor Guadalupe Guerra said.
Since 2002, Uribe has been bed-ridden, relying on his mother and friends to feed and clean him.
He drew worldwide attention when he pleaded for help on national television in January 2006. Afterward, Uribe chose to accept help from Mexican nutritionists. He says he will stick to that diet until he reaches his goal of 265 pounds.
Monica Rueda / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monica Rueda ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manuel Uribe, who once weighed half a ton, celebrates with champagne as he sits on his bed while being driven around his neighborhood in northern Mexico on Wednesday. It was his first trip outside his home in five years.
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WELLNESS (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
stress. Rashid suggested that designing more centralized nursing stations could help.
Two other Design for Wellness collaborators, Richard Branham, professor of design, and Kent Spreckelmeyer, professor of architecture and urban design, have put their students to work to design better hospital rooms.
"You don't have to be technologically savvy to do these things," Rashid said.
The professors are teaching a class that has students designing a model emergency room with moveable walls, furniture and tools. On Tuesday and Wednesday, students took the model room to North Kansas City Hospital to see how hospital staff would use the space.
Hannah Fiechner, Sioux Falls,
S.D., senior in design, said the room
would help her design class see how
to create more effective and efficient emergency rooms.
"We basically built a huge experiment that people can go inside of," Fiechtner said.
Lauren Daly, Olathe senior in design, said because hospital staff constantly washed their hands, the model could help decide the best place for a sink. She said the placement of things inside a hospital room was important, especially in life or death situations.
Kansan staff writer Nathan Gill can be contacted at ngill@kansan. com.
"This is just research to find out what can be improved and putting it out there so others can make those improvements," Daly said.
— Edited by Mark Vierthaler
LOCALIZE ME (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
just felt lethargic. I could just feel it sitting inside of me."
David Dunlap, family practice physician and supervisor of the study, said people don't normally make these types of lifestyle changes on their own. An average person could not have produced the results in 90 days that Fisher produced in a third of that time. Dunlap said.
Dunlap said the changes in Fisher's health would improve his quality of life. A decrease in blood pressure and cholesterol would lower the risk for a heart attack, even in young people.
"I have seen patients who have had heart bypass surgeries at age 18, because of problems with their cholesterol," Dunlap said.
Dunlap said Fisher's increased testosterone levels following the study would increase his energy levels, muscle strength, and sexual potency.
Brown said that Fisher's insulin level decrease was most important for his health. She said she chose Fisher from six other candidates
"I was a guinea pig, but if we duet it again, wed have better results," Fisher said. "I can help out the next person by being a support system and exercising with them."
Brown sent the footage of "Localize Me" to the Sundance Channel for a possible airing on their show "Big Ideas for a Small Planet."
Kansan staff writer Danae DeShazer can be contacted at ddeshazer@ kansan.com.
Fisher said he was going to continue eating at Local Burger, until he reached his ideal weight of 200 lbs. He then wants to coach the next healthy hopeful.
because he was a Native American with immediate family history of diabetes.
>> IRAQ WAR
"The incidents among Native Americans with diabetes are exceedingly high," Brown said. "The American fast-food standard destroys their health. Daniel was headed for diabetes himself."
Edited by Mark Vierthaler
American soldiers die in recent suicide attack
BY ROBERT H. REID ASSOCIATED PRESS
They included 22 people — 12 police commando and 10 civilians — who died Wednesday in
BAGHDAD, Iraq — A powerful bomb killed three American soldiers trying to clear explosives from a highway near Baghdad on Wednesday, and a suicide attacker blew himself up in a cafe northeast of the capital, killing 30 people and wounding dozens.
The deadly assaults occurred as Iraqi security forces struggled to protect more than 1 million Shite pilgrims streaming toward the holy city of Karbala for annual religious rituals — and facing a string of attacks along the way that have claimed more than 150 lives in two days.
a car bombing at a checkpoint in southern Baghdad set up to protect pilgrims, the U.S. military said. An Iraqi TV cameraman working for a Shiite-owned station was
At least 13 U.S. troops have been killd in Iraq since Sunday, all of them in Sunni areas north and east of Baghdad.
among the civilian dead, his station said.
One American soldier was wounded in the attack on the bombing-clearing team on a major highway just north of the capital, the U.S. military said. The names of the victims were withheld until their families are notified.
But the operation, which will eventually see an additional 17,000 U.S. combat troops in the capital, has so far failed to intimidate Sunni insurgents, who have retaliated with attacks outside the city — including those against Shiite pilgrims.
American troops have stepped up efforts to clear and secure major highways around the capital as part of the Baghdad security crackdown, which began last month.
At least 13 U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq since Sunday, all of them in Sunni areas north and east of Baghdad. Nine Americans
Iraqi security forces have been bracing for more trouble this weekend at the climax of Shiite religious rites marking the end of a 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein.
The suicide attack took place near sunset at a popular cafe in Balad Ruz, 45 miles northeast of Baghdad, where Sunni extremists have been forcing Shiites to flee through a campaign of assassination and intimidation.
A senior police officer said dozens of people were gathered around the cafe enjoying mild, sunny weather when the attacker struck, killing 30 people and wounding 25. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing for his personal safety.
grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Hussein's death in a 7th-century battle near Karbala cemented the schism between Sunnis and Shiites.
Hundreds of thousands
of Shite pilgrims were streaming by bus, car and foot into Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, many of them marching behind banners affirming their reverence for Imam Hussein.
died Monday, the deadliest day for the U.S. military here in nearly a month.
On Tuesday, two suicide bombers exploded themselves among pilgrims lining up at a checkpoint in the southern city of Hillah, killing at least 120 people and wounding about 190.
In Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraqi security forces set up a six-ring cordon around the two main Shiite shrines as the city swelled with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.
Local Gov. Aqeel al-Khazalie said 10,000 policeman were deployed in the city, with pilgrims undergoing multiple searches at checkpoints before they reach the two major shrines, the focus of the weekend rites.
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