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tuesday, march 2, 2004
BELOVED: Former University chancellor, contributer dies at age 83
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"Chancellor Wescoe wasn't just Chancellor Wescoe," Basow said. "He was our Clarke. He represented the best of KU and the finest qualities that our students still possess."
Wescoe did more than interact with students and faculty. During his time as chancellor, he increased enrollment by more than 7,500 students. He also worked with faculty such as Charles Eldredge, distinguished professor of art history, to
"He supported the museum through building collections, and he proved himself a dedicated friend of the arts at the University," Eldredge said.
develop a plan for the Spencer Museum of Art.
Wescoe and his late wife, Barbara, contributed 46 gifts of art to the museum and donated the "Tai Chi Figure" sculpture in front of Green Hall.
Two structures on campus Wesco Hall and Wesco Pavilion at the Kansas University Med
ical Center in Kansas City, Kan., are named for Wescoe.
are named for his resignation in 1969. Wescoe went to New York City to become vice president for medical affairs and research at Sterling Drug Inc. He retired as chairman of the board and CEO in 1985.
In a prepared statement, Chancellor Robert Hemenway expressed his sympathy.
expressed his sympathy with 'Chancellor Wescoe once said a university is created for the 'young in heart and the brave in spirit.' He may well have been speaking of his
own enthusiasm for life and learning. This university is a better place thanks to the dedication and many personal and financial contributions of Clarke Wescoe. He was a true Jayhawk, and he will be missed," Hemenway said.
missed, Henderson
A memorial service is scheduled at 4 p.m. March 10 in the Central Court of the Spencer Museum of Art. Private burial services are scheduled at the University's Pioneer Cemetery.
Edited by Joe Hartigan
SORORITY: Parking Commission would like to discuss use of JRP lot
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"Either way you look at it, we're going to be taking up spaces somewhere," she said. "So I don't think it's fair to make us compromise our safety."
nise out safely.
Waring, Leawood junior, said that she didn't think sorority members were monopolizing the lot's spaces because when they lost their spots, they had to find spots elsewhere like everybody else.
"They're not housing our cars," Waring said. "We pay for permits just like everyone else, and we're just exercising our right to park there."
The Parking Commission first asked the sorority members to voluntarily relocate to the lot by the
"If I was a sorority girl, I would probably just say forget it. My safety is worth a $20 ticket every now and then, and I'd just park in that lot anyway."
Kyle Johnson Parking commission student representative
stadium after hearing complaints last year, Hultine said. Although the women were receptive to the commission's request, complaints have increased this year, she said.
Hultine said there was no official proposal on the table yet,but
the Parking Commission would like to meet with the sororities again before discussing a possible rule change.
tire change.
She said one option that has been discussed was to outlaw overnight parking in the lot and ticket between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m.
This would be done randomly, based on complaint, Hultine said.
based on complaints, Amanda Lee, member of Sigma Kappa, said this rule would be a hassle for the sophomore members who weren't allowed to park in her chapter house's lot. The St. Louis sophomore said if she wasn't allowed to park overnight in the JRP lot then she would probably have to get rid of her car.
Hultine said implementing a rule like this would be hard on the
night, she said.
Parking is not going to get better on campus unless another garage is built or students stop bringing their cars, Johnson said.
Kicking sorority members out of the lot would not solve the problem and would likely just result in more tickets, he said.
"If I was a sorority girl, I would probably just say forget it," Johnson said. "My safety is worth a $20 ticket every now and then, and I'd just park in that lot anyway."
"If they say you can't park there in the middle of the night, then I'm going to have to hire somebody to baby-sit the parking lot all night," she said.
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SENATE: Rare use of Student Senate committees causes confusion
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McKenzie said he hadn't applied or been nominated for the committee, but that Student Body President Andy Knopp had appointed him to it. Many board positions are appointed by the student body president.
Long Range Planning isn't the only board that hasn't met much this year. Leo Khayet, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, serves on the Center for Teaching Excellence Advisory Board. Khayet said the board met once this year, but he skipped the meeting.
"It's really silly to have a committee to review one place on campus," he said. "I don't even think we should have students on it. I don't know more about it than anyone else."
anyone else. The Center for Teaching Excellence is an office in Budig Hall that provides networking, faculty support and promotes the scholarship of teaching.
Khayet said he was considering forming a Senate committee to disband unnecessary boards and committees.
McKenzie said he supported all the Senate boards but that
some of them needed more accountability.
accountability "I'm all about boards because they're one of the few opportunities for students to interact with administrators," McKenzie said, "but there's no oversight on many of them."
Most board chairs are students. Some chairs might not call meetings unless committee members persuade them to, McKenzie said.
success of the Newspaper Readership program might be one reason the Newspaper Readership Advisory Board hasn't met all year.
sory board here. "A lot of our committees and boards are for oversight, and with some things, there's just not much to oversee." Dunlap said.
Dunlap said that not all boards and committees needed to meet regularly to achieve their goals. Some might call meetings only when problems arise. He said the
He added that the Newspaper Readership Advisory Board had limited power because the program was subsidized by the four newspapers that participate. All four newspapers have representatives on the board.
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NATION
John Kerry vowed that he would not be another "wishy-washy, mealy-mouthed" Democrat, pledging yesterday to wage a bare-knuckled campaign against President Bush as he sought a Super Tuesday sweep to lay claim to the party's nomination.
Kerry highlighted the short political career of rival John Edwards in an interview with a television station in Georgia, where advisers to both candidates say the freshman North Carolina senator poses the biggest challenge.
John Kerry promises tough 2004 campaign
"I have a stronger, longer, broader, deeper record than John Edwards." Kerry, a 19-year Senate veteran, told WALB in Albany. "John Edwards I respect — he's been in the Senate since 1999. But there is no showing that he has a stronger record than I do with respect to putting people back to work and what we need to do to show the leadership of the future."
The Associated Press
On the eve of their 10-state showdown, Edwards faced signs of political distress as Kerry's last major Democratic rival —meager polling, paltry crowds and a growing realization inside his own ranks that the end may be near.
STD: Increased awareness needed
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Sexual health is one of the priorities of Student Health Services at Watkins.
Bill E. Smith, health educator at Student Health Services, said the biggest challenge to increased awareness of STDs was to talk about the topic. One of the reasons for communication problems comes in addressing students who are sexually active at various levels, ranging from having no sexual contact to having sex frequently.
Another method is condoms, but students don't use them regularly. Smith said.
Another challenge to preventing STDs is the way people define abstinence. Smith said abstinence, defined as no sexual contact, would be the best method for preventing STDs.
According to a survey conducted by the American College Health Association of 540 KU students enrolled in the spring 2003, 18 percent of males and 26 percent of females did not use a condom during sex. The survey also showed that 48 percent of males and 55 percent of females do not use condoms during oral sex.
Buck said HPV, herpes sim
plex and molluscum contagiosum are transferrable through mouth-to-genital or hand-togenital contact, so protection is needed.
needed. Amy Applebaum, coordinator of Peer Health Education, said students tended to ask a lot of questions during sex presentations. Most students know the names of STDs but don't know the consequences of contracting one, she said.
"A lot of consequences of choices people make about sex in college affect relationships in the future." Applebaum said.
For example, people who have herpes can spread the virus even if they don't have the blister-like symptoms, Buck said. Herpes and molluscum contagiosum often reoccur after the initial treatment.
Antibiotics are very effective in curing chlamydia and fairly effective in treating herpes, depending on the extent of the infection. Doctors often use a antibiotic powder and oral medication to treat herpes, Buck said.
Cryotherapy, a treatment that freezes lesions, is used to successfully remove HPV and molluscum contagiosum lesions.
Edited by Ashley Arnold
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