8 Monday, March 5, 1990 / University Daily Kansan Watkins kicks off Safe Break '90 promotion with Wescoe health fair By Matt Taylor Kansan staff writer Watkins Memorial Health Center, in conjunction with several other organizations, is sponsoring the first Safe Break '90 today through Friday. "Safe Break '90 is a promotion to encourage college students to have a safe break and to return as healthy or healthier than when they left," said Janine Dermo, coordinator of students should think before participating in some of the behaviors that occur during spring break." The event is scheduled to kick off with a Wellness Promotion at 10 a.m. today in front of Wesco Hall. The promotion will include a health fair offering lung capacity and blood pressure testing, height and weight measurements, safe sex promotions, strength testing, non-alcoholic beverages, the Seat Belt Convincer and tables full of literature. Several campus organizations will be joining forces this year instead of sponsoring their own campaigns. "We're rolling every health topic into one week because many of them run together." Demo said. Watkins' Student Health Services and Department of Health Education are sponsoring most of the events in conjunction with the Student Housing Department, Student Senate's AIDS Task Force and Drug Awareness Task Force, BACCHUS and the KU police department. Sue Sadecki, BACHCH president, said her group was asking students to sign the BACHCH Cruise Control Pledge. The pledge will ask students to use alcohol responsibly, wear seatbels, avoid driving drunk or riding with drunk drivers, practice safe sex, use protective sunscreens and be aware of date rape. Students who sign the pledge are eligible to win a new car in a drawing that will be held later this semester. Students can sign up at the pledge tables from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday, in front of Wesco Hall. Demo said residence halls would have pledge tables in their cafeterias during dinner. Sadecki said BACCHUS would provide free non-alcoholic drinks for students this week at the pledge tables. John Birkhead, chairman of the Drug Awareness Task Force, said Drug Awareness Week would be part of Safe Break '90. The task force will remind students that drug dependencies can be dangerous. Task force members will visit living groups and present forums about drugs during the week. The task force's theme is "Know before you say yes." Birkhead said he still was disappointed that the task force did not receive financing to bring Lonise Bias, mother of the late basketball star Len Bias, to campus to speak about drugs. Demo said Safe Break weeks had been successful on other campuses. "We decided to give it a try," Demo said. "I think most people react favorably to it. "We just want everyone to have a safe break." By Mark McHugh Hall will close during break; leaves some students homeless Kansan staff writer Some KU students will have to deal with something during Spring Break they didn't anticipate — having no place to stay. McCollum Hall will be closed during spring break, said LeeAnna Lamb. residence hall director. Lamb said the Office of Student Housing reported that about 30 people had signed up by the deadline and that they could get their $10-a-day payments back from the housing office. 205 McColum Lamb said that Fred McElhenein, associate director of student housing, decided that the hall would not be open during spring break because fewer than 50 people registered by 5 n.m. Friday. McCollum was open for students last spring break. Lamb said. She said that the office also had offered students housing during Thanksgiving break and part of Christmas break. Cyrus Hadjiykrou, Kyrenia, Cyprus, sophomore, said that he would probably have to stay in a bed room for the week. "It's going to be expensive, but I have nowhere else to go," he said. Hadjikyrou said he was surprised that the minimum number of people had not registered to stay at the residence hall. "It's pretty weird that not even 50 people out of the whole University had signed up," he said. "But I guess you can't have everything." Ken McCain, Lebanon, N.J., freshman, said that he had · to make last-minute changes that would cost him more money. McCain had made arrangements to leave for Raleigh, N.C. on Saturday, March 10, and return on the following Wednesday night. But now McCain has to stay in Raleigh for the whole week and 'it's pretty weird that not even 50 people out of the whole University had signed up. But I guess you can't have everything.' Cyrus Hadjikyrou Kyrenia, Cyprus, sophomore return the following Monday, because his ticket allows him only one weekend day to travel. McCain said now he would have to pay an additional $80 to change his ticket itinerary. 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