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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, February 9, 2001
By Lvi Regenboum
writer @kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
When Wendy Brown wants a physical, needs a prescription or has the flu, she can still visit Watkins Memorial Health Center, even though she isn't a KU student anymore.
KU grads can use Watkins
Former students are eligible for health services up to one year after graduating from the University. But graduates must pay the $66 student health fee per semester in order to be eligible for services.
Brown graduated from the University of Kansas in December and still lives in Lawrence, but she said she had trouble finding insurance.
Watkins Memorial Health Center has the solution.
"I would use Watkins again because I just got this job which does not have health insurance at this time," Brown said. "I find Watkins convenient especially when I have a cold and don't want to pay a lot to see any doctor."
Joyce Carruth, supervisor at Watkins Business Office, said the health center provided useful services for KU graduates.
"A lot of them are still job hunting
and do not have health insurance," she said.
Carruth said Watkins also offered pharmacy services for graduates under the semester student fee.
Jennifer Bills, Topeka senior, said Watkins' services would be beneficial to her when she graduates.
"It is convenient," she said. "You don't have to schedule an appointment."
Students confused by Miranda rights
KU graduates who graduated this past May or December are eligible for services. To apply, go to the business office in Watkins or call 844-9520.
If the person requests an attorney, police won't ask any more questions until the person has an attorney present. Patrick said.
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If someone simply says that he does not want to answer any more questions, Malen said the questioning stopped, but the officer could ask him to answer questions at a later time.
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Matteoni said she and her friends weren't aware of this.
"We didn't know we were free to walk off when he caught us," she said. "He said, 'Come back here.'"
When a Public Safety Office officer informs someone of his Miranda Rights, the officer usually reads the rights off the card he carries and has the person follow along on a sheet of paper. Mailen said.
In the case of Kevin Hoskinson, he testified in court that a Public Safety Office detective told him the police knew he was guilty.
"We go step by step and make sure they understand," Mailen said. "Then we ask if they're willing to waive their rights and answer questions."
Mallen said any good detective would not try to coerce someone into a confession because of the risk of losing the confession in court.
"We can say that your buddy has already given up when in actuality they have not," Pattrick said. "We are able to misrepresent the truth in those matters. We can say, 'A co-conspirator told us what you've done,' but it's risky when you do that."
He said police could lose their credibility in the interview if the person knew the police were bluffing.
But, Pattrick said, police are allowed to lie in questioning only when it doesn't interfere with a person's Miranda rights.
Edited by Melissa Cooley
Game workshops draw diverse group
HobbyTown USA employee Bobby Young said the world of gaming lived under a cloud of misconception. He pointed out the differences between games like Warhammer and role-playing games.
"People get confused that it's Dungeons and Dragons, and it's not," Young said, referring to the role-playing game that has been accused of creating violent impulses in its young players by blurring the line between fantasy and reality.
He said he started playing Dungeons and Dragons when he was 15 but had since moved on to other games. Young said that while the world of games might see Pokemon or Magic the Gathering come and go, gaming as a pastime was here to stay because it appealed to a broader group than people imagined.
"It's not a fad," Young said. "Games workshops have been around for about 25 years. You never know who's playing the games. You can't put it in your pocket."
Jordan Tucker, Kingman junior, said that the worst myth about gamers was that they fit into a stereotypical mold.
"Playing games doesn't have to be some crazy, all-enrogning obsession," Tucker said. "It's all kinds of different people. The image is some dude with thick glasses who doesn't wash his hair and reeks. As evidenced by all of us that come down here, that's not true."
Indeed, the Friday night gang at HobbyTown USA is as diverse as the game selections on the walls. Cox is a Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity alumnus who now student teaches. Young is a computer systems operator. Donovan is a music buff who works at Hastings. Children and middle-aged men alike show up to play their games — and kindle friendships.
"It's not so much the game." Donovan said. "It's the camaraderie."
- Edited by Courtney Craigmile
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