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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.103.NO.36
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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Somalis rally in support of Aidid
Warlord's offer of cease-fire may open talks
The Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya — About 2,000 Somalis demonstrated in the capital of Mogadishu yesterday in support of fugitive warlord Mohammed Farrah Aidid, a U.N. representative said.
Maj. David Stockwell, the U.N. military representative, said the demonstrators had shouted slogans against the United Nations and the United
States. He had no other details about the rally.
The rally coincided with the arrival in Mogadishu of Robert Oakley, a former Bush administration official who seeks a diplomatic solution in Somalia and a negotiated end to the fighting between Aidid's militia and U.N. peacekeepers.
A U.N. official in Mogadishu, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Aldid's reported offer on Saturday for a cease-fire appeared to be a way of opening dialogue with Oakley.
Forces loyal to Aidid have attacked the peacekeepers since June. At least 15 American soldiers were killed Oct. 3 in one of the fiercest battles yet. Two bodies believed to be those of U.S.
Hunter was still unaccounted for. Aidid's forces also took a beating in last week's 15-hour battle. The warlord said that 315 Somalis had been killed, and the Red Cross said that more than 700 were wounded.
soldiers were recovered Friday, and one soldier was unaccounted for.
On Saturday, Oakley met with President Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, who has a mandate from the Organization of African Unity to handle international negotiations on Somalia.
The official Ethiopian News Agency said that Meles told Oakley that Ethiopia and its neighbors were pleased with the new efforts to reach a political solution. Oakley left Ethiopia yesterday without making a public statement.
American and British media in Mogadishu reported on Saturday that Aidid said he was ordering his forces to stop fighting.
The fugitive Somali leader, speaking on his clandestine radio, also said he would accept an investigation of the June ambush that killed 24 Pakistani peacekeepers, according to Cable News Network and the British Broadcasting Corp.
The United Nations accuses Aidid of masterminding the attacks on U.N. peacekeepers and has issued a warrant for his arrest. And despite the apparent cease-fire offer, Stockwell said the U.N. military mission had not changed.
Susan McSpadden / KANSAN
High time for Kansas State
Jubilant Kansas State football fans cling to the goal post at the south end of KSU Stadium after the Wildcats defeated the Jayhawks 10-9. The fans tore down both goal posts Saturday. Game story, page 7.
Clinic helps athletes get back up and running
Kansan staff writer
Bv Liz Klinger
When Zach Shroyer, Columbia, Mo., junior, broke two of his ribs about two years ago while mountain biking, he went to the sports medicine clinic at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
"Sports medicine seemed to be a little more attentive and a little more intent on correct diagnosis," Shroyer said.
Since it opened in 1985, the sports clinic has served about 8,500 students. The clinic's busiest months are September, October and April.
Sports medicine evolved in the 1960s and includes taking care of injuries or illnesses affiliated with physical activity, said Lawrence Magee, coordinator of the clinic. In
addition to treatment, sports medicine includes prevention, rehabilitation, helping athletes reach a higher level of performance, counseling on nutrition and research exercise physiology, he said.
"Sports medicine is the cure of active people," Magee said.
The physical limitations placed on an injured student are often worse than the injury itself. After breaking his nose while practicing gymnastics
Magee said students usually visited the clinic after an injury had kept them from participating in their sport.
Injuries seen most often at the clinic are caused by playing basketball, football, soccer and softball.
"Most of our injuries involve knees and ankles." Magee said.
A physician and a physical therapist usually work together combining evaluation and treatment at the clinic. Sandy Bowman, coordinator of physical therapy services, said that students with sports medicine injuries were highly motivated and that their enthusiasm for sports sometimes led to injuries.
on parallel bars, Eric Fellows, Boulder, Colo., senior, had to take it easy for three weeks.
"Icouldn't stand it," Fellows said. "It makes me feel good to exercise. I feel healthy and better about myself. I'm used to being so active. When I had to cease all that activity, it was difficult."
"They don't ease into an activity," Bowman said. "They just do too much too quicky and they won't let their body adapt to it."
Keep on yourfeet
How to prevent a sports-related injury:
Warm up before exercising;
- Stretch before and after exercising;
- Learn the proper ways to exercise;
- After laying off exercise, return to it gradually — no more than an increase of 10 percent in time or distance each week;
In daily exercise, alternate the work-out to vary stresses on your body;
Wear protective gear if necessary.
Sources; Sandy Bowman, coordinator of physical therapy at Watkins Memorial Health Center, and Karen Laden, staff therapist and athletic trainer.
"The Blueprint for Diversity will be the administration's statement of commitment."
Maurice Bryan
Assistant executive vice chancellor
...
--encourages lesbians, bisexuals and gays to take the next step in the coming out process, by coming out to a friend or to a family member, or just to sit down and come to terms with their own sexuality."
Plan to map out diversity strategy
'Point man' vows efforts will bring action
By Carlos Tejada Kansan staff writer
"This is where we go to say, 'Here's what we're going to do,'" said Bryan, director of the Office of Affirmative Action, who was named assistant executive vice chancellor Thursday.
The Blueprint for Diversity will be a plan of action and not a task force, said Maurice Bryan, assistant executive vice chancellor.
The blueprint, which also was announced on Thursday by Bryan and Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor, will be the University's official schedule for policies dealing with diversity, Bryan said.
The blueprint will consist of recommendations from past task forces, department heads, the deans of KU's professional schools and the heads of offices dealing with minority issues, Bryan said. Input from undergraduate students also would be sought, he said.
"The Blueprint for Diversity will be the administration's statement of commitment," he said. "This won't be, 'Nice recommendation, we won't do it.' This will be, 'Nice recommendation, we must do it.'"
Bryan said his job was to head efforts on putting the blueprint together. A committee of faculty and staff will be formed to organize the recommendations, and University Governance also will be involved, he said.
Once that is done, Bryan said, the blueprint would be sent to the executive vice chancellor and the other vice chancellors for approval. The final document would then become the University's official guideline for improving campus diversity.
"This will be the University of
Kansas' plan reflecting the commitment of the vice chancellors and the executive vice chancellor," Bryan said. "It will be their plan."
Bryan said the blueprint would appear in three stages. The first stage, which will be completed this spring, will be an inventory of what the University is doing about minority issues. It also would coordinate current programs aimed at minority students among different offices.
T. P. Srinivasan, professor of mathematics and head of the University Senate Executive Committee, said the blueprint had the potential for solving problems of diversity on campus. But he said the recommendations would have to be acted upon or the effort would be useless.
The second stage, which would appear in one to three years, would deal with more in-depth issues, Bryan said. He said a good example would be minority retention.
Carlos Fleming, a member of the African-American Student Concerns Task Force, agreed with Srinivasan. He said implementation of the blueprint needed to combine actions with words to be successful.
"I'm hoping it will be different this time, because they've at least named a point man," Srinivasan said. "Given Maurice's enthusiasm, I expect they'll follow up with concrete action."
Bryan said the third stage, which would appear at some unspecified time after the second stage, would look at outside issues such as helping future KU students in area junior high and high schools.
"If it's not just a strong recommendation it's a positive thing," said Fleming, Shaker Heights, Ohio, senior. "If it's just a recommendation it won't mean much."
KANSAN
Source: Watkins Student Health Services
James Frederick/KANSAN
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The Kansas Jayhawks came up a few seconds and apoint short against the Kansas State Wildcats, who won the Governor's Cup 10-9 on Saturday in Manhattan.
Bv a whisker
Coming Out Day to recognize 'straight allies'
Noon rally at Wescoe to feature officials from the University
Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Services of Kansas, or LesBGlayS OK, recognizes a holiday today celebrating discovery and freedom.
By Shan Schwartz Kansan staff writer
Eric Moore, Lawrence junior, said that National Coming Out Day served two purposes.
Today is National Coming Out Day.
The day commemorates the march on Washington on Oct. 11, 1987, when gays and lesbians rallied to demand equal rights.
"But more importantly," Moore said, "it
"Come Out as a Straight Ally" is this year's Coming Out Day theme at KU. Moore said that the intent was for heterosexuals at KU to be vocal in their support of gay and lesbian rights.
LesBiGaySOK is celebrating with a Coming Out Day rally at noon today in front of Wescoe Hall. Moore said the rally would feature "straight allies" from the University, including John Shoemaker, Student Senate president; Ann Ewersole, director of organizations and activities; Caryl Smith, dean of student life; Maurice Bryan, assistant executive vice chancellor; and Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor.
"We want to take the time to recognize our straight allies — our friends, our family, even people we don't know who support
us," said Jennifer Papanek, Lawrence senior and co-director of LesBiGay S OK. "We want to thank them and encourage them for their support of gays and lesbians."
Papanek said that National Coming Out Day was an important day for lesbians, bisexuals and gays.
Papanek said she thought it was important for gays and lesbians to reveal their sexual orientation.
"I'm glad it's formally recognized as a day for us," Papanek said. "It honors the internal struggle that lesbians, bisexuals and gays go through in their lives. It's the same emotions if you're coming out to yourself, if you come out publicly on the news or at a rally, or if you come out quietly to your friends or family."
"I completely and absolutely respect one's right to privacy," Papanek said, "and probably nothing is more personal than
one's sexuality.
Papanek said that people often held stereotypical images of gays and lesbians, and they needed to see that all types of people who were gay and lesbian.
"But unless people know you exist, they'll think you don't exist, and they'll think, 'There's no gays on this campus, there's no gays in my neighborhood, and I don't know any gays.'"
"The only way we're ever going to make it is for people to come out," she said.
Papanek said it was also important for heterosexual people to come out as allies of gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
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"It can be a validating experience to say, 'I'm not gay or lesbian, but I do support gay and lesbian rights,'" Papanek said. "It can be scary, too, but then they know what it's like for gays and lesbians who are struggling with the very same thing."
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