8 Mondav. February 18. 1991 / University Daily Kansan Companies still demand students Patricia Rojas Kansan staff writer Despite the President's acknowledgement of an economic recession, job recruiters on campus do not seem to be shy away. Terry Glen, director of the University Placement Center, said that only one company had been hired to work on the project. "Our recruitment numbers are looking pretty good right now." Glenn said. "We haven't noticed a change." Of the companies that usually come to the University of Kansas every year to recruit students, Caterpillar is the only one that canceled its trin he said. said the company canceled its recruiting visits to all campuses in the United States and Canada. However, he said the decision was not related to the recession. Charles Williams, Caterpillar representative. "The reason is because of the total reorganization of the company, plus the fact that we're modernizing all of our facilities throughout the world," he said. "We canceled all of our recruiting dates last summer before the recession got under way." Malcolm Ritchie, vice president of information systems at Dillards, said the recession would not affect the company's recruitment numbers this year. Ritchie was on campus yesterday telling students about the opportunities Dillards was offering He said his company hired 10 KU graduates in December. "Regardless of what you hear about the economy, we are here to hire people." Ritchie said. this year. "We don't have a number we look for," he said. "We try more to find the right set of indiduals." The recession, however, seems to have some students exploring alternative job opportunities. Terry Glenn said many students had been going to the center this month to ask for information. "February is always a very busy month," Glenn said. "We have as many, if not more, students coming in this year." Proposed bill urges container recycling By Katie Chipman Kansan staff writer A bill that would require a 5-cent deposit on certain containers and encourage recycling of specified beverage containers was proposed to the Kansas Senate on Feb. 8. The bill would establish a deposit on select beverage containers that at the time of sale contain one gallon or less of beverage. This would include aluminum cans and glass or plastic containers composed of a combination of those materials. If the bill passes, bottles and cans could be returned to established redemption centers or to retailers where a refund of 5 cents would be paid to the consumer. Janeen Grace, intern at Kansas Natural Resource Council, said that nine states had similar recycling laws. "The general accounting office in Washington, D.C., did a report on beverage container deposit laws, and they found it had an 82 percent public support rating," she said. "In those states with recycling laws, litter is drastically reduced because beverage containers represent 40 percent to 60 percent of the total litter by volume." Grace said the Kansas bill was different from those in some states because it had a clause stating that deposit money not collected would be put in a solid-waste management fund. She said there was concern that the bill would put curbside receivers to depend on aluminum and lead, but Butler said. The bill is a new idea. A similar bill was proposed in 1984 but did not pass. waste management fund would go to those recy clers. Shawn Kokenge, Manhattan senior, said Environs was sponsoring a letter-writing campaign to raise support for the bill. "There's a little more interest in it now," Grace said. "We need to have people put pressure on their legislators to get it passed this time." "I think the bill is a very good idea," he said. "There are several Midwestern states that have bottlenecks." "Our state is lacking in laws that demonstrate responsibility toward the environment. I think these laws would be a step toward improving that." Gulf war has sparked sales of books, maps By Benjamin W. Allen Kansan staff writer The Persian Gulf War has sparked a local increase in sales of books dealing with the Middle East and the end of the millennium. Hatch Book Store, 2818 W. 23rd St, has just replenished its supply of books dealing with the Middle East. Judy Jewell, manager of the store, said four books about the Middle East were selling well. She said the top sellers were "From Beirut to Jerusalem" by Thomas Freidman, "The Rape of Kuwait" by Jean Season, "Saddam Hussein — A Crisis in the Gulf" by Laurie Myrote and "Armageddon," Oll and the Middle East assassination" by John Walvoord. "Anything that deals with the Middle East is selling well," Jewell said. "It's sort of a shame it took this — the war — to do that," Jewell said. She said items thought to be patriotic also sold well. Pat Kekhe, co-owner of the Raven Bookstore, B. E. Seventh St., said that books about the Middle Ages were in the store and that store had not stocked books about Armageddon. She said the store had received many advertisements for books about the end of the millennium but the books were not published because it was still to years away. Kehde also said maps of the Middle East were selling well She said one of the best selling books was "From Beirut to Jerusalem." David Dohrmann, of Lamp伯爵 books, a new age bookstore at 10 E. Nith St., said books about the predictions of Nostradamus were receiving more attention than usual. "I wouldn't say there was a boom, but we've seen a few more books sold," he said. Nostradamus was a 16th-century French astrologer who made predictions about the future and what interpretation as the end of the world. "A lot of his predictions are symbolic," Dohrmann said. "It's kind of tricky to take what he said literally." Despite legislative bill, alcohol's effects on the body remain unchanged He said Lampphighter Books had converted an empty room into a meditation room where people could come to meditate for peace in the Middle East, regardless of their position on the war. By Amy Francis Kansan staff writer The debate continues in the Kansas Senate about a bill to lower the legal blood-alcohol content level from 0.1 to 0.08 for people older than 21. But regardless of the bill's outcome, the effects of alcohol on a person's body will be the same. "I's an immediate reaction," said Mary Altenhoff, educator in the health education department at Watkins Memorial Health Center. "When you take a drink, 50 percent of it is absorbed into your bloodstream." According to the American College Health Association, even moderate doses of alcohol reduce physical coordination and mental alertness. Once alcohol is in the bloodstream, it begins causing damage to the body, she said. Long-term heavy drinkers increase their risk of developing liver and heart disease, circulatory problems, peptic ulcers, various forms of cancer and irreversible brain damage. "We know that every time a person drinks, brain cells are decreased." Altenhof said. "Alcohol can deplete the system nutritionally," Davis said. "It pulls water out of the body and in the process can take out nutrients." Alcohol also depletes nutrients in the body, she said. Amniotic fluid is the dietitian at Watkins, said alcohol had no nutritional value. Water-soluble vitamins are affected more in the short term, she said. But if a person is a chronic drinker, all the vitamins are lost. A person cannot always tell their blood-alcohol level by the amount of drinks they've had." she said. Altenhofen said alcohol also could affect a person's alertness. Some factors that affect how much alcohol can be consumed before intoxication occurs include body weight, other chemicals in the body, the speed a person is moving, the degree of distress and a person's physical and emotional state, she said. "One drink per hour is recommended as far as keeping a person from being intoxicated," she said. "Most people are not aware of how much alcohol." But some people do not always follow the one drink an hour guideline and consequently may feel sick in the morning. But there are ways a person can try to recuperate. Altenhofen recommends the following: Attendor recommends the following. ■ Drink water as soon as possible to hydrate the body. ■ Do not sleep later than usual because sleep will imbalance the body's system further. - Do not eat large amounts of food because the liver must process all that is digested, putting additional strain on it after having to process the alcohol. Toast, fruit and cereal are good breakfast ideas. Do not eat large amounts of food while intoxicated. The food does not absorb the alcohol. Blood Alcohol Content · (BAC)
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