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SAFETY
Tenants should keep security the priority
BY VICTORIA PITCHER
editor@kansan.com
Safety should always be a top concern for students, no matter where they chose to live. While students are often worried about costs or who they will be living with, they tend to leave safety out of the equation.
"Safety cannot be guaranteed, so it is important that students take an active role in their own well-being," said Amy Bonnell, leasing manager at Legends Place apartments.
Chelsea Paxton, a senior from Newton, has lived on her own for three years and is no stranger to apartment hunting. Charlie Bars and dead bolts are on the list of things she looks for in an apartment.
Charlie Bars are sticks made of metal or wood that are wedged in a sliding glass door to prevent it from opening. She also prefers places with an on-site courtesy cop.
"Smart students and parents always ask about safety when shopping for an apartment," said Bonnell.
During the apartment search, Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety captain, recommends that students check for solid doors and quality locks. "When [students] are shopping, that should go on the list of must have or would like to have,"
Bailey said.
The old saying "safety in numbers" is very useful advice.
"We encourage safe behavior, like locking doors and windows, walking with friends, and most importantly being alert," Bonnell said.
She also advises communication between roommates. Roommates should set guidelines for locking doors and windows and rules for having company.
Location is another element to consider when looking for apartments. Certain locations in Lawrence are said to be safer than others, but for statistical evidence of where crime occurs in Lawrence, an interactive crime map is available online at lawrenceks.org/police. This map depicts what kind of crime was reported and where in Lawrence it occurred.
But you could be a victim of crime in any neighborhood if you're not careful, Paulton said.
"Awareness is definitely going to be the number one safety tip" Bailey said. Staying aware of your surroundings and befriending a neighbor you trust are just a few tips Bailey gives to stay safe.
And if all else fails, call 911. "If it's a bump in the night that's got you concerned, call the police." Bailey said.
- Edited by Sarah Gregory
APARTMENT SAFETY TIPS
Always lock your doors, even when you are at home
- If you live in a ground floor apartment, be sure to also lock windows and patio doors.
- A broomstick cut to length and wedged firmly into the lower track makes an inexpensive second lock for a sliding patio door. Exterior doors should be solid, not hollow, and should be equipped with a glass viewer allowing you to see who is at your door before opening it.
- If your door is equipped with a safety chain, have it latched before opening the door to someone you do not know. But remember the safety chain is very weak security.
- Parking lots, stairways and hallways should be well lighted. Notify the manager or maintenance personnel of any problems and have burned out bulbs replaced immediately.
- Trees and shrubbery should never block the view of doorways or windows.
- Have the maintenance personnel complete a service call.
- Never allow service people into your apartment without an appointment. If you did not schedule the service work, contact your apartment manager or the service company for verification.
- Have your neighbors or friends watch your apartment when you are gone for extended periods of time.
- Stop the delivery of newspapers and have your mail held at the Post Office when you will be away for extended periods of time.
- Inexpensive timers set to turn your light on and off at different times can give the appearance that your apartment is occupied.
For more information contact the KU Public Safety Office at 864-5900 or kucops@ku.edu. Or visit ku.edu/~kucops/
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The pavilion will be a place for visiting and local artists to engage with the community. The Lied Center offers specialties in education and engagement programs such as pre- and post-performance discussions, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, master classes and more. It will create more possibilities and special occasions for the Friends of the Lied to celebrate the arts.
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"The new Pavilion is made possible by a gift from the Lied Foundation Trust. Construction began in September 2010 and we anticipate completion of the Pavilion this summer," Van Leer said.
The Lied Foundation donated $10 million to the University in order to fund the construction of the Lied Center.
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According to the Lied Center's mission statement, the purpose of this organization is to promote the arts and education through performance.
The expansion will provide additional practice space for state productions as well as displays providing information on the history of Ernest F. Lied and the Lied Foundation Trust.
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The $10 million Lied Foundation Trust donation to initially construct the Lied Center was the largest donation to KU ever at the time
The Lied Center expansion was originally proposed in 2005,but the project was scrapped due to a lack of funding.
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"Well, it's extremely important for people with rare diseases such as hemophilia, immune deficiencies, inherited respiratory disease and a number of other serious rare diseases," said Christopher Florentz, manager of cooperate communications. "We take the plasma collected by our CSL plasma collection centers and we put it through a process called fractionation where basically we separated out the proteins in the plasma and we use those proteins to make biotherapies that are used to treat various diseases."
To create plasma products the company needs raw plasma. This is where the donation centers and students like Holbrook Walker come in.
"I told everyone I was doing it for a good cause but really I wanted money for back to school clothes," Walker said. "My paycheck I got all went to my rent and I needed some extra money to do that."
Holbrook did not want to have to get a job and balance schoolwork.
Donor compensation differs by weight class. The more a donor weighs the more plasma the center can take and the more money the donor can make.
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During the semester, Holbrook sometimes made biweekly trips to the CSL plasma donation center,
earning about $400 from more than 20 trips.
"If you weigh under 150 it not even worth it," Holbrook said. "It's like making minimum wage."
With his ankle weights, Holbrook tipped the scales at just over 150 pounds.
Florentz said that on average, a CSL plasma donation center pay $2 million per year to donors and that in total, donors made 18.5 million plasma donations in the U.S. in 2008.
"We refer to it as donating because we compensate for their time as opposed to their plasma," Florentz said.
Kansan: Is donating plasma a good idea or not from the donor's perspective?
Denning: From the donor perspective it could cut either way. For people who are young and healthy it doesn't impact their overall health in the long-term. However in the short term it can impact even healthy young people. When you donate plasma they are taking off specialized proteins called antibodies. They are our first line of defense against infection. And personally in the height of flu season I would not recommend anyone donate plasma because we all need to keep our antibodies at a nice healthy level.
UDK: Have you seen students come in with problems or injuries cause by plasma donation?
Denning: It's not uncommon to get a little hematoma here or there. It's uncomfortable and does look very ugly and scary but those generally go away.
Denning: I do on occasion see people who come in who are sick who have influenza or respiratory infections who have donated plasma. And I'm like, quit doing that until flu seasons over!
UDK: Some people bruise at the location where the needle is used for plasma donation. Is this serious?
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The amount of money a donor receives for a plasma donation varies with weight, visit number and the amount of donations the donor has made in a week. This graph shows what donors will make during each visit to the CSL Plasma Donation Center assuming they give plasma twice a week.
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