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The Inside Front
Thursday
Feburary 15, 2001
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Residence halls receive sexual prank calls
Students in at least three residence halls received calls Tuesday night from a man claiming to be a reporter from the University Daily Kansan collecting data for a sex survey.
Female residents of Lewis, Hashinger and Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin halls were telephoned by the man, or group of men, who asked if the women would answer questions about their sex lives.
Lewis Hall roommates said they received two on-campus phone calls between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. from a person who said his name was Mike Reedy.
There is Mike or Michael Reedy on the staff on the Kansan, and no one by that name is enrolled at the University. The caller may have used other aliases including Brent, Matt, Brett and Jason.
Sgt. Troy Malien of the KU Office of Public Safety said the calls could be considered phone harassment, which is a misdemeanor in Kansas.
"It's when the calls are repetitive that they're walking into a phone harassment charge." Malen said. "As far as the misrepresentation, I'd have to look into the law and see how far the Kansan could take that," he said.
The Kansan is not conducting a sex survey.
At least three comments regarding the phone calls were recorded on today's Kansan "Free for All" and were published on the Kansan's Web site.
— Sarah Warren
Donation helps fund study abroad programs
A $118,000 donation by two University of Kansas alumni will help more students study abroad.
Tom and Jann Rudkin of Sunnyvale, Calif., donated the money to the Kansas University Endowment Association. The fund will provide scholarships for students participating in Western Civilization and other language and culture programs of the office of study abroad.
Rudkin, a 1973 graduate, was one of the two engineers who wrote the first version of the software program Powerpoint.
The remainder of the couple's gift will provide funding for two areas of the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, including the assembly of one of three Camarasaurus dinosaurs.
Susan Gronkeb-Tedesco, interim director of study abroad, said the costs of studying abroad inhibited many students from doing it.
"But the donation will help more students to go abroad," she said.
School of Engineering to give Expo next Friday
The School of Engineering plans to play host to its annual Engineering Expo Friday, Feb. 23.
The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
Mitt Sills, a 1955 KU engineering graduate who is now vice president of product engineering at Cessna Aircraft Co. in Wichita, will be the event's keynote speaker, said Tom Mulinazzi, associate dean of engineering.
Expo visitors will be able to view and inquire about exhibits that showcase hands-on explorations of engineering and science.
The Expo will also feature design contests, including pasta bridge-building and a programming competition.
Mulinazzi said the Expo would give students the opportunity to show others what engineers really do.
"It gives the engineering students the chance to show off," he said. "It helps to promote engineering in the Lawrence community."
— Cássio Furtado
Greek chapters meet for leadership training
Students from the University of Kansas greek system will attend the annual Mid-American Greek Council Association conference this weekend in Chicago, said Hillary Dunn, Panhellenic vice president for public relations.
The conference started today and is scheduled to conclude Sunday. Participating students are members of the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council executive boards and their advisers, as well as four sorority and four fraternity presidents.
"it's really a learning conference," she said.
The students attending the conference this year will receive awards won by last year's Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association presidents.
Dunn, Dallas junior, said the purpose of the leadership conference was to bring together greek chapters from the Midwest. The conference will include seminars on greek community leadership, recruitment and managing change. Some of the topics of the seminars will be substance abuse, gender issues and crisis management
"I think it's a great opportunity to network with other chapters throughout the nation," said McKenney, a Clinton, Mo., junior.
Bob McKenney, president of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, will attend the conference.
— Cynthia Malakasis
LAWRENCE
Student's car stolen from outside home
A 20-year-old University of Kansas' student's car was stolen while it was parked outside her residence between 10 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday in the 4400 block of Wimbledon Drive, Lawrence police said.
Det. John Lewis said the student was not sure whether her Volvo 850 was locked or whether her keys were inside. He said there was no broken glass where the car had been parked that would indicate forced entry.
Three coats, the student's checkbook, credit cards and driver's license were inside the car, and the credit cards had been used in the Kansas City area soon after the theft, Lewis said.
The car was valued at $12,500,
and the items inside were valued at
$260.
— Lauren Brandenburg
NATION
Kansas City fraternity suspended for hazing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fraternity at Rockhurst University has been suspended for three years because members had been hazing new members.
"In the scheme of things, the hazing was not horrible," said Liz Brent, Rockhurst's vice president for student development.
It was the first such suspension at the Jesuit college. Brent said new members alerted school officials about the hazing.
University works against queer discrimination
BOULDER, Colo. — A Republican legislator and a Christian group are fighting a proposal to protect queens from discrimination at the University of Colorado.
The motion by regent Jim Martin would include sexual orientation in CU's non-discrimination policy. The policy protects students, faculty and staff from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, creed, religion or veteran status.
State Senate minority leader John Andrews, a Republican, is lobbying the nine-member CU Board of Regents to defeat the motion, and the Christian Coalition of Colorado is campaigning against it in its monthly newsletters.
Regents are scheduled to vote on the motion in March.
The Associated Press
Stress can have physical effects
Anne Gandhi experiences pain in her shoulders every day, and it's getting worse.
By Livi Regenbaum
writer@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
The Topeka junior suffers from stress.
"Stress really presents itself in a physical form for me," Gandhi said. "I often get tension and stress in my shoulders."
Randall Rock, a physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said stress was a common problem for college students.
Jennifer Dawdy, Topeka sophomore, said she also suffered from stress.
"I feel like I don't have enough time to get things done with juggling work and school," she said.
The American College Health Association reported that stress was a physical, emotional and mental response to change.
Bill Smith, health educator at Watkins, said there were three types of stress: eustress,
neustress and distress.
"Eustress is good stress," he said. "It is situation that provides you with inspiration or motivation. Neustress is a neutral situation which brings forward neither a positive or negative reaction. Distress is bad stress. It is something that creates a sense of frustration, anxiety and negative health effects."
Rock said symptoms of stress included an upset stomach, diarrhea, fatigue, insomnia and headaches.
He also said stomach problems such as gastroenteritis and ulcers were associated with stress.
"Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of the stomach," Rock said. "When we are stressed and skip meals, or if we don't take time to eat before drinking alcohol, this can cause gastroenteritis. An ulcer is an erosion of a portion of the stomach. It is more rare than gastroenteritis."
He said treatment for gastroenteritis and ulcers included
SYMPTOMS OF STRESS
SYMPTOMS OF STRESS
- upset stomach
- fatigue
- insomnia
- headaches
Source: Randall Rock, physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center
taking over-the-counter antacids, consuming adequate amounts of water, avoiding acidic juices, eating small, frequent meals and avoiding large quantities of food before bedtime.
Neal Anson, Gardner sophomore, said stress caused him physical problems.
Smith said there were many ways to manage stress.
"I have had a stomach ulcer since high school which flares up when I am really stressed out," he said.
"Time management, maintaining a healthy diet and fitness program, having social interactions are all ways to handle stress," he said.
ON THE RECORD
- Edited by Jacob Roddy
A white 1994 Honda Civic was damaged between 7.30 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Tuesday in the Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall parking lot, the KU Public Safety Office said. A car backed into the Civic and then left the scene, according to the report. Damage estimates were not given.
A KU student's cell phone was stolen between 10 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The phone was valued at $169.
ON CAMPUS
- JayRock Campus Ministry will have its weekly Bible talks at 11 a.m. today at the alcove of the Kansas Union cafeteria and at 7 tonight at room 304 in Tower D of Jayhawker Towers. Call Josh Walters at 312-2285.
The Student Development Center will sponsor Nontraditional Campus Connections from 2:30 to 5 p.m. today at the Big 12 room in the Kansas Union, Call Laura Morgan at 864-4064.
University Career and Employment Services will present "Dynamic Interviewing Skills" from 3 to 4 this afternoon at room 149 in the Burge Union. Call Ann Hartley at 864-3624.
The Office of Study Abroad will have an information session for the Arabic Studies summer program from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.: today at room 12 in Bailey Hall. Call Susan MacNally at 864-7807.
- The February Sisters Association will sponsor "The Vagina Monologues" at 7 tonight and tomorrow night at Ecumenical Christian ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Sharon Sullivan
at febsisters@yahoo.com.
The KU Student Speech and Hearing Association will have a chili feed from 7 to 9 tonight at 230 Concord. Please bring a side dish. Contact Julie Gatts at 864-0652 or e-mail kuscho@ukans.edu
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 8 tonight at room 100 in Smith Hall. Call Mark Brown at 550-5503.
Radical Christians will meet from 8 to 9 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Heather Hensarling at 841-8661.
KU HorrorZontals men's ultimate Frisbee team will practice from 8:30 to 11 tonight at Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Call B.P. at 312-1066 or check out www.horrorzontals.com
The women's ultimate Frisbee team will practice at 8:30 tonight at Anschutz. Call Olivia Stockman at 840-0404.
Okinawan Goji-Ryu Karate will meet from 9 to 10:30 tonight at room 207 in Robinson Center. Call Ryan Ness at (785) 218-7415.
ET CETERA
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LAST CHANCE
If you would like to have an image of you, or you and your friends, or you and your pet, or whatever Immortalized in the Jayhalwer Yearbook,and you missed the formal picture week,you have a new opportunity.
Bring your favorite picture from the 2000-2001 school year to the yearbook office, 428 Kansas Union, by Wednesday, February 21, and we will print your photo in a special section.
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