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Tuesday, December 3, 1996
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Fraternity helps raise money for Toys for Tots
By Erin Rooney
Kansan staff writer
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There is a fraternity on campus that does community service like the Energizer bunny — they just keep serving and serving and serving.
The men of Lambda Chi Alpha are setting standards in the community for helping others. This semester, they donated 3,000 pounds of food to the Salvation Army and raised $1,000 for the Special Olympics. They help a developmentally disabled person through Natural Ties, participate in Adopt-A-School and Adopt-A-Highway, and they were recipients of a community service gold award from Rock Chalk Revue last year.
This week, they're helping the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce raise money and toys for Toys for Tots of Douglas County.
"Unlike some projects, this project is rewarding because it's fun, and it brings joy to a child," said Kevin Yoder, Hutchinson junior and president of the fraternity.
The Toys for Tots toy and fundraiser will be held at the fraternity house, 1918 Stewart Ave., tomorrow. All members of the Chamber, between 1,650 and 1,700 businesses, and their guests are invited and asked to make a toy or $5 donation for attendance.
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Lewis said that the Chamber has benefited from Laudba Chi Alpha's membership. Being able to use the fraternity house for events such as the Toys for Tots toy and fundraiser is an example.
The fraternity will present the toys and money to Toys for Tots about 4 p.m. on Sunday. The presentation will be broadcast by Sunflower Cablevision, channel six, said Cathy Lewis, special projects and member development representative for the Chamber.
"We wanted to bridge out to the community." Yoder said. "We saw joining the Chamber as a good avenue to help others. Having good relations with the community is also one of our goals as a fraternity."
"There's a lot of good coming from the campus, and a lot of that is coming from the Greek community," Lewis said. "The fraternity really set a wonderful precedent in joining the Chamber."
Lewis also said that Lambda Chi Alpha was the only Greek organization to be a member of the Chamber. The fraternity joined the Chamber in January.
New administrator hired
Search committee selects Martha Ruel
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By Lindsey Henry Kansan staff writer
Martha Ruel, director of the University Scholarship Center, was named the new assistant vice chancellor for student affairs last week, a position for which Ambler said she was perfect.
A new face will be gracing the office of David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, starting December 16.
Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, associate provost for academic affairs, said that the scholarship center would replace Ruel after the spring semester.
"She has been at five different universities and will bring a wealth of experience, making her ideal for the position," Ambler said.
He said Ruel was the first choice of the search committee assigned to replace Jeff
Weinburg, who left his position last December to be the assistant to Chancellor Robert Hemenway. There will be no immediate replacement for Ruel's position at the scholarship center.
"We are going to piece the rest of the year together with the staff on hand," McCluskey-Fawcett said. "I wish I could clone her for both positions — she has built that University Scholarship Center herself."
Ruel said she was eager to begin her new job.
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women in the upper levels of the administration," she said. "Fortunately, we are seeing a lot of that at KU."
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McCluskey-Fawcett said that it would be difficult to manage without Ruel, but that the office could do it.
As assistant vice chancellor, Ruel will be responsible for initiating new programs and services in coordination with the University's academic units, Ambler said. Such programs will include improving the residence halls to provide more academic
Claudia Orton, office manager for the scholarship center, said she was sorry to see Ruel leave.
"The office will be sad without her, we are all sad to see her go," Orton said. "But opportunities come that you can't pass up.
Study shows new views on virginity
"It's pretty obvious she was the best candidate."
By Megan Jordan
Kansan staff writer
Nobody talks about them. They are rarely the subject of movies or sitcoms. But they are out there:
Virgins.
And although both men and women are choosing to abstain from sex, their reasons for doing so are different. At least this is what a group of scientists discovered when they set out to study college-aged virgin. Their research was published in the Journal of Sex Research, Winter 1996.
Many KU students agreed with the study's findings that explored reasons for remaining a virgin and society's reactions to virgins.
Most women said they wanted to wait until they were in a dedicated, loving relationship before having sex.
"My close friends who are virgins say they just haven't met the right guy," said Jill Brown, Overland Park senior.
Women also expressed a greater fear of pregnancy, as well as concern for parental attitudes. Men who were virgins said they were shy or embarrassed to initiate sex or were involved with partners who did not want to have sex.
Janine Gracy, health educator, said that HIV and sexually transmitted diseases also caused students to think twice about casual sex.
Because of these feelings, students often do not advertise the fact that they are virgin.
"They understand that if they're going to play, they may have to pay," she said.
Teresa Mustan, Harrisonville, Mo., non-traditional student, graduated from the University of Kansas in 1991. Since coming back to Kansas, Mustan said she didn't think the number of students having sex had decreased, but that the reasons for remaining a virgin had. She said religious beliefs played a much larger role in decisions regarding sex. Premarital sex is accepted as a normal practice by society so students do not worry about social stigmas, Mustan said. They also do not worry about health-related issues.
"Too many believe the condom will prevent everything," she said.
According to the Journal study, many female virgins were happy with their choice to abstain from sex. Men, on the other hand, experienced more embarrassment and shame about their lack of sexual experience.
"I bet there are a lot more virgins out there than we think," Gracy said. "It's not often that people are going to raise their hand in class and say, 'Excuse me, I'm still a virgin.' They think they are the only one in that classroom and that's just not true."
Group offers free condoms, tests to change behavior
By Ashleigh Roberts
Kansan staff writer
Young people know the facts about HIV. They know how the virus is contracted and how to prevent the disease from spreading.
But people ages 18 to 25 are still contracting the disease faster than any other age group, said Tamara Morris, senior vice president of marketing at Planned Parenthood.
To educate and to honor World AIDS Day, which was Sunday, Planned Parenthood, 1420 Kasold Drive, is offering free HIV testing, condoms and information on safer sex from noon to 8 p.m. today at the center. Morris said appointments were preferred, but not necessary. A brief counseling session accompanies the test.
"People are completely counseled about their lifestyle, risky or not, because it's a very nervewrecking ordeal." Morris said.
The center's tests are anonymous. Test-takers are assigned a number and must show up in person two weeks later to receive the results.
No results will be given by phone or to friends or relatives, Morris said.
Planned Parenthood has participated in World AIDS Day for the last three years, and the organization has provided HIV tests since 1988.
Patty Brous, president of the Mid-Missouri and Eastern Kansas division of Planned Parenthood, said the organization's main goal was education.
"Our goal is to raise the community's awareness of the prevalence of the AIDS virus and to educate our young people about prevention," she said.
Morris said that many people did
"People think if they don't need birth control, they don't need Planned Parenthood."
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not realize what services Planned Parenthood offers.
"People think if they don't need birth control, they don't need Planned Parenthood," Morris said. "But AIDS is homosexual, heterosexual, White, and Hispanic. The disease has no prejudices and the statistics say students aren't listening."
Janine Gracy, health educator at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said KU students' attitudes and behavior did not reflect their knowledge.
"Young people are known for taking risks whether it's bungee jumping or practicing unsafe sex," she said. "They think they're invincible. That is why it is so difficult for them to understand what they do now decides their future or if they'll have one."
Gracy said students knew that unsafe sex and needle-sharing transmitted HIV, but that many students did not realize the danger of exchanging body fluids.
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