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Tuesday, April 3, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
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20-hour work week law keeps KU foreign students studying
By Curtis Knapp
Kennedy staff writer
Although most KU students can work as many hours a week as they want, more than 1,800 of them cannot.
Kansan staff writer
Eighteen hundred thirty-one foreign students at the University of Kansas are limited by federal law to a 20-hour work week during school semester. They also attend of camp and speak Clark County director of Foreign Student Services.
Coan said foreign students also had to apply for a permit from the Immigration and Naturalization Service to work off campus.
He said the main reason for the limit was to ensure that foreign students spent enough time on their studies. However, during vacations the students can work more than 20 hours.
did not want to work that much. He has worked in campus cafeterias for about three years. A 20-hour work week was hard on his gingered on hisstudying time, he said.
Spike Tan, Georgetown, Malaysia, senior, the 20-hour limit had not been said a problem for him because he
However, Tan said the permit required for a foreign student to work off campus was an inconvenience. He applied to the immigration office for a permit to work off campus but was rejected because he could not prove a financial need.
Before getting permission to attend a U.S. university, foreign students must show that they can support themselves while paying for an education.
Because the students have proven this, the immigration service requires proof of enough financial need to warrant giving an off-campus work permit. Coa said.
Ogan said that about 800 foreign students work on campus, many in cafeterias, libraries and museums. He said he was not sure how many
"There are some people that really need to work more than that," he said.
Francisco Lopez, Mexico City,
Mexico, sophomore, said the 20-hour
limit didn't affect him because he
wouldn't work more even if he could.
He works about 10 hours a week in
Lewis Hall cafeteria.
Coan said he was not aware of any cases where students had violated the 20-hour work limit. The KU payroll office monitors the workload of foreign students.
Applications for OFFICE & WORKSTATION SPACE in the Kansas Union for 1990-1991 are now available.
Richard Augustin, assistant controller at the comptroller's office, said it was rare for a department to turn in a time card with excess hours on it. When it happens, the student is paid for those hours but is usually not given as many hours the next pay period.
Lopez said, however, that he thought the limit was unnecessary.
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worked off campus.
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Med Center takes part in study of kids at risk for heart disease
The University of Kansas Medical Center is participating in a new worldwide study aimed at reducing cholesterol levels in children.
By Steve Bailey
Kansan staff writer
The study is the first to investigate the effect of medication on reducing high cholesterol levels in children, said Carlos Dujovne, professor of medicine at the Med Center. It will use lovastatin, a drug that prevents the production of cholesterol in the liver.
Lovastatin, previously used only in adults, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and has been effective in treating high cholesterol. It has not been approved for children outside this treatment program. The children also will be put on low-cholesterol diets.
"Anytime you treat children with new drugs, there is concern from the medical community." Dujunye said. "You need to be very vigilant in documentation of the study and its results."
The Med Center is one of nine institutions worldwide to participate in the study. Dujoyne said last week
Ann Davis, dietitian at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said she had seen an increase in the number of KU students concerned about high cholesterol.
Arteriosclerosis is the hardening of the arteries.
The Med Center is offering free blood-cholesterol testing to boys between the ages of 10 and 17 who have a first-degree relative with a history of high cholesterol or heart disease. First-degree relatives include parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles. The testing is offered to any families meeting this criteria.
Only males are included in the study because lovastatin could affect or be affected by hormonal changes in girls of those ages. Duivoone said.
He said the study was important because there was a great deal of misconception about cholesterol and children.
"High cholesterol is a very silent condition," he said. "We are realizing now that people are developing arteriosclerosis from the very onset of life."
She said it was not uncommon to see students every day for cholesterol screenings, which are available on a walk-in basis 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
A cholesterol level above 200 is considered high for adults, but a level above 150 is considered high for children below the age of 17.
"As many as one in every 200
children is at risk," he said. "In a metropolitan area like Kansas City, that would mean there are nearly 10,000 children with this condition.
"The problem has always been around, but most people just take it as a matter of fate," Dujovne said. "Most people just assume that nothing can be done, and that is a big misconception."
"We know that the children are out there. Making people aware is the problem. There is a lot of ignorance about high cholesterol among adults and children."
Dujovne said people were becoming more aware of cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease.
WHAT: An outdoor arts festival for students presented by Student Senate and Student Senate Cultural Affairs
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4,1990 RAIN DATE-APRIL 11,1990 Exhibits-9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., with Midday Performances
WHERE: Exhibits-On the lawn by Wescoe/Stauffer-Flint, Performances between the Union and Dyche
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