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Rebuilding Pike Pi Kappa Alpha consultants will work together with the fraternity's 10 existing members to restart the chapter at the University. Pike is trying to recover from a 1997 hazing incident that left membership numbers low. PAGE 3A
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A bit for everybody A talent show, sponsored by Hawk Nights will feature a variety of acts,ranging from a spoken word performance to hip-hop acts. Winners of the show will receive cash prizes. PAGE 6A
Kansas plays Oklahoma on Sunday Like Kansas.
the Sooners have struggled after losing senior leadership. PAGE 12A
It's a sweep
Within two innings, the Kansas baseball team put away Oakland
and completed a fourgame sweep. The Jayhawks won the game by a score of 17-2 and improved their record to 12-7-1. PAGE 12A
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KANSAN
IN ITS 100TH YEAR AS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol.114 Issue No.102
By Rupal Gor
rgor@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Credit options for humanities class change
Students who have to take Western Civilization classes are looking to take them elsewhere. But the difficulty associated with the course could cause them to miss out on the quality education that the University of Kansas offers, said Jeff Bremer, former Western Civilization teacher.
The University will accept credit for Humanities and Western Civilization courses from five community colleges beginning in Summer 2004. The 10 schools that offer other Western Civilization courses will transfer as an elective credit only. Those colleges do not match the program at the University, which requires students to read 14 texts in original works, participate in discussion and learn about philosophy and literature.
Barton County Community College offers an online course which many students use to their advantage. The University will no longer accept this for course credit after this semester despite its popularity among students.
WESTERN CIVILIZATION COURSES
SEE REQUIREMENTS ON PAGE 7A
Kansas Community Colleges accepted as credit for Humanities and Western Civilization
Butter County Community College
(Western Civilization Lonv)
Coffeyville Community College
Cotleyville Community College
Johnson County Community College
Johnson County Community College
Kyannee, Kyannee Community College
Beginning Summer 2004, these
Kansas City University College Neesoh County Community College
Beginning Summer 2004, these Humanities and Western Civilization courses from these colleges will be for a humanities elective credit only. All University Community College
Allen County Community College
Butler County Community College (Western Civilization II only)
Cloud County Community College
Colony County Community College
Barton County Community College
Butler County Community College
(Main Street, Civilization Hills)
Colby County Community College
Saunders County Community College
Cowley County Community College
Bristol City, County of Columbia
Dodge City County Community College
Haskell County Community College
Highland County Community College Independence County Community College
Seward County Community College Source: www.hvc.ku.edu
Dean candidate declines position
Search for top journalism post begins again
By Jodie Kraft
jkraft@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The finalist for the dean's position at the William Allen White School of Journalism announced he would not be coming to Kansas.
Will Norton Jr. will stay as dean of journalism at the University of Nebraska.
The decision was met with suprise and disappointment from the journalism school search committee.
Susanne Shaw, journalism professor and head of the search committee for the new dean. would not comment.
Provost David Shulenburger said Norton contacted him Wednesday night; Norton told Nebraska faculty via e-mail yesterday afternoon.
The search committee within the school of journalism will meet this morning at 7:30 to discuss whether to contact other candidates on their list or to re-advertise for additional candidates.
"We made an offer that met what he said he would need in order to come," Shulenburger said. "We're very disappointed, but there are other options."
C. J. Jackson, Longvalley, N.J., senior and Kansan sports editor, was among the group of students and faculty who met with Norton Feb. 23.
Jackson said it was implied that Norton would take the position at the
"We made an offer that met what he said he would need in order to come. We're very disappointed, but there are other options."
David Shulenburger
Provost
University, and he said he would definitely be leaving the University of Nebraska.
"He gave me the impression he was genuinely interested and would probably come here," Jackson said. "His ideas for the school were exciting. Now I feel a bit used."
Harvey Perlman, chancellor of the University of Nebraska, promised Norton additional resources and another staff member to help with advising, said John Bender, associate professor of journalism at the University of Nebraska.
"I talked with him briefly this morning, and he said the administration here was going to offer the support he needed to take the college to a higher level," Bender said.
Neither Perlman nor Norton could be reached for comment.
Recycling pick-ups increase
By Andy Marso
amarso@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Editor's note:
Every Friday, The
University Daily
Kansan will review
one of the past
platforms of
Student Senate coalitions to update readers on how the programs have progressed. This is the fifth article in the series. Next week, the Kansan will look at the new plan for the Multicultural Resource Center.
Increasing recycling on campus has long been a staple of Delta Force platforms and one that draws conservation-minded students to the coalition.
"Delta Force was really involved in environmental issues, that's why I joined." Amanda Meglemre said.
Meglemre, Overland Park senior, was involved in Delta Force in 2001 and 2002, an era that included Justin Mills' presidential term.Mills and running mate Kyle Browning were elected after campaigning on a platform that included getting recycling picked up on each floor of the residence halls.
the floor-to-floor pickup became a reality last year. Though it's more convenient for students who want to recycle, there's some question if it has significantly increased the amount of recycling done at the University.
Before the floor-to-floor pickup, KU Recycling would pick up recycling from a central location in each residence hall, usually on the ground floor or basement. But getting the recycling to that central location was up to each floor's residents. Some floors formed recycling committees to take care of it, others left it up to individuals.
Meglemre was one of the Delta Force members who spearheaded the change to floor-to-floor pickup. The Department of Student Housing did not want to be involved, Meglemre said. So her group worked directly with KU Recvcling.
Brian Thomas, Wichita, junior and KU Recycling employee, collected a sack of recyclables from the sixth floor of McCollum Hall on Wednesday afternoon. He and two other employees take about four hours to collect from every floor of campus residence halls.
Courtney Kuhlen/Kansan
Edited by Guillaume Doane
KU Recycling collects recycling throughout the University. The group consists of a director, three crew leaders and five recycling technicians. The program receives funding from the University and Student Senate. In 1997, a $1 student fee was passed to help fund the program. That fee was increased to $2 in 2002. The additional money was used to fill part-time student staff positions.
done smoothly.
Celeste Fish, crew leader for KU Recycling, said her organization had been expanding before the change and the switch to floor-to-floor recycling was
The switch might have been a minor change for KU Recycling, but it was a welcome one in the residence halls
"It didn't alter us too much, it just took more time so we had to shift our schedule a bit." Fish said. She said three KU Recycling employees could usually clear all the residence hall floors in four hours.
according to Diana Robertson, associate director of residence life.
"It provided consistency and made sure there were recycling bins on every floor so it was no longer up to students," Robertson said. "I'm certain that we're recycling more now."
SEE RECYCLING ON PAGE 7A
By Lisa Coble
lcoble@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Discussing sex is taboo for some doctors
Medical practitioners hear about everything from bowels to backaches, but there's one subject they may not be so willing to discuss: sex.
A psychologist at the University of Kansas Medical Center suggested doctors and others in the medical field may skim over important sexual issues because of conflicts with their own sexual values.
Kim Vandgeeest-Wallace, Med Center psychologist, said some medical practitioners allowed their sexual values to influence how they deal with patients. For example, they might not suggest birth control to patients if they don't believe in contraceptives.
A medical practitioner might be an anti-abortion activist and allow personal bias to enter into the doctor-patient conversation or try to avoid discussing abortion altogether with someone who wants one.
Sarah Heidrick, Olathe sophomore, visits the doctor for annual checkups. She said she felt that her doctor was just doing his job by asking her about sex.
Henry Buck, gynecologist at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said it was possible for values to influence advice that medical practitioners give to their patients, but he didn't think it was a problem at Watkins. Buck said that about 80 percent of his patients were sexually active and that the staff at Watkins was dedicated to taking care of everyone.
Even when a patient is shy about talking about sex, addressing sex is a doctor's responsibility, she said.
"A lot of people are very private about sexuality and wouldn't appreciate being asked about it," she said.
Donald Hatton, general internal medicine practitioner, said patients of the Chartered Reed Medical Group, located near Lawrence Memorial Hospital, often felt uncomfortable bringing up sexual issues, but doctors were willing to and ready to talk about them. Hatton said 60 percent of his
SEX VALUES ON PAGE 7A