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Wednesday. November 17. 1976
University Daily Kansan
Prof hopes to decrease smoking by subliminal perception methods
By JOE RADCLIFFE
Staff Writer
By using subliminal perception on heavy smokers, an acting assistant professor of physical education at the University of Oklahoma can be able to help people kick their habit.
The professor, Elbert Glover, said yesterday he planned to start an experiment in January that he hoped would explain what subliminal perception can help grokers.
"The implications are much bigger than just smoking," Glover said. "It can be used to stop all kinds of abusive behavior, such as drugs, alcohol and overeating."
Glover has received a small grant from KU for the project, and he hopes to get a matching grant from the Kansas Lung Association.
Glover, who has never smoked, already has completed a partially successful ex-smoking program.
THE EXPERIMENT, which he used for his doctoral dissertation at Texas Woman's University, Denton, Tex., involved showing a group of women movies that were spliced with words that would, he hoped, bring a negative response to smoking.
Glover collected a list of several words that women said they found highly objectionable. He then took several words associated with smoking, such as "quit,"
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"We realize commissioners are doing this
when we know that but we don't want to lose
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Argersinger told Bayer, "Just don't have a fire. We didn't start this to be mean."
IN OTHER ACTION, commissioners authorized issuance of $875,000 in industrial revenue bonds for Packer Plastics, Inc., a northwest Lawrence factory that wants to expand its warehouse space and buy new equipment by March.
The city now is committed to providing Packer with a lease on real estate and future buildings at the present Packer site, near Iowa Street north of the Kansas Turnpike. A total of $625,000 of the industrial revenue bonds will pay for expanding the warehouse by 80% of its feet, and the rest of the money will pay for machinery.
Commissioners approved two agenda items concerning the rezoning of land by Kasalo Drive, from RS-1 to an RS-2 classification. The changes affect 145 acres north of old Streets and east of Kasalo Dr. A corner of the west corner of Kasalo Drive and Trail Road.
A CHANGE TO RS-2 zoning keeps the affected areas residentially zoned but allows a greater population density in the area.
Commissioners also took tentative steps toward providing the Lawrence library with $47,000 more budget by 1978. The steps included a new library fund moll leave from 2.5 to 3.0 mills.
COMMISSIONERS APPROVED a plan for Carpet World, 2851 Iowa St., and approved another site plan for a motorcycle ramp to accommodate endangered recommendations from the Traffic Safety Commission to deny traffic controls at 15th Street and Kasold Drive, and to remove parking from parts of 17th Street and Alabama and Louisiana streets.
The Orchards area, east of Kasos Drive between West 15th Street and Harvard Road, was withdrawn from PUD regulations. The change means that the Orchards are now within Lawrence's conventional zoning and development regulations.
The Orchards, Inc., area developer,
requested the change. A company
representative said that he and Orchards
are satisfied that he agreed on all
differences between them.
"stop," "cancer," and "die," and splice the words in a movie totally unrelated to smoking so that one word came up every half-second, forming a running message to the women smokers: "QUIT . . . SMOKING YOU."
THE WOMEN, who all smoked at least 15 cigarettes a day, didn't consciously see the words. Glover said, though their reactions were intertwined...
"Some of them said they felt uncomfortable, or that they were having trouble breathing," he said. "They seemed to be experiencing some anxiety."
Two weeks later, when the women came back, some of them had cut their smoking significantly, but others had started to smoke more.
"Some of them had quit 10 to 12 cigarettes a day," Glover said, shaking his head. "But just as many had increased. That really confused my data."
GLOVER SAID he thought the increases had occurred because the movie had caused anxiety, which some women tried to alleviate through smoking.
Others, however, received positive reinforcement from the words that Glover assumed would be objectionable to all women. he said.
"I was hoping they would attach a negative response to their words," he said, and he kept asking for the word.
GLOVER THOUGH he was the only one in the country doing this kind of research, until he heard about a similar project at the University that had been successful in helping overgrowers.
In his new experiment, Glover said, he plans to correct the problems he had with the problem.
"I plan to use pictures instead of words," he said. "People have different concepts of words, but pictures are universal. People tell them almost exactly the same way."
"Calling for Help," a play by Austrian director Jürgen Klimke, is today in the Kansas Union Play Bldg Eight Room.
The play, sponsored by SUA Fine Arts,
has no plot, a small, and is 20 minutes.
Director Jullann Wolfarth, Canton, Ohio, graduate student, said yesterday that the research team's findings are "very encouraging."
Austrian play on 'help' calls to be presented
"It involves four people in various stages of needing help who can't find the word," Wolfrath said. "Instead they use various phrases commonly used for calling for help."
She said that these phrases ranged from long phrases, such as "People should be punished for stealing food from children," to short phrases such as "Fire!"
By the end of the play, when the characters find the word "help," they discover that they no longer need it, she said.
Wolfrath is directing the play to meet one of her requirements for obtaining a doctorate degree in theater, she said. Her major field is directing.
The play starts at 12,30 and 7 and 9 p.m.
There is no admission charge.
REMINDER:
The KU Backgammon Club meets every Wed. at 7 p.m. in the Oread Room, Kansas to 7:00 to play in the tournament
BRING YOUR BOARDS
--record student attendance at Assembly and committee meetings.
ATTENTION: All Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health Insurance Policy Holders:
Glover said he would use pictures that most people would find appalling, such as a skull and crossbones and a car accident, mixed with pictures related to smoking.
There will be an open forum concerning the Student Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health Insurance Policy for your comments and to answer your questions.
Funding may be a problem, Glover said,
because he has to pay each participant $5
and the splicing of the movies is also expensive.
PLACE: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Partially funded by the Student Senate
"The more money I get, the more people can have," he said. "And if I get a lot of money, I will be happy."
Robert Cobb, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said that results from the mail balloon should be known by the Assembly's next meeting Dec. 14.
DATE: Wed., Nov. 17
PLEASE ATTEND.
A decision on the approval of proposed College Assembly by wills will be made by a vote.
- That student attendance will be made public twice a year.
A change in the Assembly by-laws requires a two-thirds majority of those votes.
wasn't recommended by the ad hoc committee on revision of Assembly bv-laws.
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
Faculty and student representatives will vote on the by-law revisions as they were presented.
The Assembly discussed a recommendation for the formation of the Committee on Policies and Educational Goals (CPEG).
Cobb said this issue would be separated from the discussion of the by-laws revisions because of a split opinion. He said it would be discussed later and would be subject to the same amendment procedure as the by-laws revisions.
New amendments to the proposed by-laws include:
Assembly to vote on by-laws
*That no student may serve more than two terms on the six proposed standing committee.*
A CHANGE ON student voting on remissions and tenure recommendations
- That the secretary of the Assembly will
Andrew Debicki, chairman of the by-laws revision committee, said that the proposed CPEG wouldn't have statutory responsibilities to see that other committees did their work, but that the other committees would make reports to CPEG.
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TACO TICO SPECIAL Buy Two Burritos Get One FREE!
Offer good Thursday,
Nov. 18 — Sunday, Nov. 21
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MEET ME AT THE MARKET PLACE
Bokonon The Frame Up Leather Limited The Shooting Gallery Dirty Thirties & Earlier Deja Vu
Cantor Hy Sky of the Beth Shalom Religious Center, Kansas City, Missouri, will lead a discussion and lecture on the topic of "A Jewish View of 'The Parting of the Ways'" in the Pine room of the Kansas Union, Thursday evening, November 18th. p.m. Cantor Sky has a master's degree in Hebrew education and culture, and is currently completing his Ph.D. work from Dropsie University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a major in Rabbinics and a minor in Medieval Jewish History and comparative religion. He has written and lectured extensively on the History of the Second Jewish Commonwealth and the beginnings of Christianity. We invite you to join us for an evening with a fine scholar and interesting personality.
Jewish-Christian Dialogue
Sponsored by Hillel, K.U. Jewish Students
8th and New Hampshire
Native American Artists Ltd.
The Gallery
The Armadillo Bead Co.
Su Casa
Graphic Arts Inc.
The Harvest
SUA Indoor Recreation
KU Duplicate Bridge Tournament Nov.20,1:00 p.m.
$2.50 per person
Big 8 Room—Union
Top two teams will go to
Cape Girardeau, Mo. for
the Region XI Tournament
to be held Feb. 10-12. All
expenses paid.
Tournament will be governed by A.C.B.L. certified director. Individual trophies to top TWO teams. Everyone welcome to participate but only students eligible for Region XI tournament. Sign up in SUA office.
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1976-77 KANSAS BASKETBALL STUDENT TICKET INFORMATION
SALE BEGINS NOVEMBER 17 thru NOVEMBER 19
WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY
TIME: 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
PLACE: ALLEN FIELD HOUSE MAIN LOBBY (EAST)
Season tickets may be purchased after Friday, November 19 at the main ticket office in Allen Field House anytime prior to the first game.
PROCEDURES:
1. Enter the main lobby of Allen Field House (east)
2. Present current validated student I.D.
3. Pay for SEASON TICKET-STUDENT$15.00 STUDENT/SPOUSE-$15.00 (proof of marriage required to purchase)
4. Sign your student season ticket in presence of ticket seller
NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE
PLAN NOW TO BE A PART OF
THE FUN & EXCITEMENT of
NOTICE
JAYNAWK BASKETBALL!!!!
SEASON TICKET IS NOT GOOD FOR SPRING SEMESTER UNLESS ACCOMPIANIED BY VALIDATED SPRING I.D. AT STUDENT GATES BEGINNING WITH THE COLORADO GAME ON JANUARY 29.
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Nov. 27 (Sal) Montana State (7:35) Home
Dec. 1 (Wed) Murray State (7:35) Home
Dec. 4 (Mon) Oregon State (7:35) Home
Dec. 6 (Mon) Oakland College (7:35) Away
Dec. 9 (Thurs) Idaho State (7:35) Away
Dec. 12 (Fri) Fordham University (7:35) Away
Dec. 17 (Fri) Mankato State (7:35) Away
Dec. 21 (Fri) Louisville State (7:35) Away
Dec. 26 (Mon) at Big Eight Tourn... Away
Dec. 29 (Mon) at Big Eight Tourn... Away
Dec. 30 (Thurs) Idaho State (7:35) Away
Jan. 8 (Sal) Missouri (3:101) Home
Jan. 15 (Sal) Oklahoma State (7:35) Away
Jan. 18 (Sal) Kansas State (7:35) Away
Jan. 22 (Sal) at Kansas State* Away
Jan. 27 (Sal) at Kansas State* Away
Jan. 29 (Sal) Cahood's (7:35) Away
Feb. 5 (Sal) Oklahoma State (7:35) Home
Feb. 10 (Sal) Kansas State (7:401) Home
Feb. 19 (Sal) Nebraska (7:35) Home
Feb. 19 (Sal) Nebraska (7:35) Home
Feb. 26 (Sal) Big B Post Season T.. TBA
Mar. 3 (Tues) Big B Post Season T.. TBA
Big B Conf Game: Idaho State T.. TWELVE
SINGLE GAME STUDENT TICKETS a limited number of single game student tickets will be available for each game. These tickets will be sold at Allen Field House on the day of the game only from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The single game student price is $2.50. A current validated student I.D. is required at time of purchase and admittance.
For a preview of the FIGHTING JAYHAWKS see the CRIMSON & BLUE intersquad game, Wednesday, November 17----7:30 p.m. Admittance by Student I.D.