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Wednesday, September 29, 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
- Fresh Pies, Cakes and Pastries baked in our own bakery.
- Burgers • Fresh Pasta • Espresso Bar 814 Massachusetts 843-BIRD
2. 2 MILES FUN RUN ACROSS WEST CAMPUS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND 9:00 AM (Before the JAYHAWKS take on Colorado State)
REGISTRATION: $5 (T-shirt awarded upon completion)
Runners may enter at no cost. (No awards)
MAY REGISTER IN 208 ROBINSON PRIOR TO EVENT
MAY ALSO REGISTER AT CHECK-IN
CHECK-IN AT SHENK COMPLEX SOUTH PARKING LOT FROM 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
SPONSORED BY KU RECREATION SERVICES, 208 ROBINSON 864-3546
Students Together Excelling in Education as Peers
ASSISTANCE WITH:
- Meet upper-classmen, new friends, and contacts at the personal and professional level.
Mentors and Networking
- Help students gain the confidence needed to take responsibility for their own lives.
Grade Point Average
*How to attain it and how to maintain it!
TIME: 6:30 p.m.-8:00p.m.
DATE: September 30,1993
PLACE: Burge Union, Southwest Lobby
Refreshment Served!!!
Contact for more information:
Office of Minority Affairs
145 Strong Hall
864-4351
Rape program warns all
Bv Carlos Telada
Kansan staffwriter
Susan Hickman, graduate assistant at the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, told an audience of mostly KU students last night to count one out of every 20 men in their classes.
20 men said that they had forced sexual activity on someone at some point, Hickman said.
She then told the audience those men could be rapists.
At last night's program, called "Rape: Who is Responsible?" Hickman told the audience of about 20 that studies of college students during a 25-year period had indicated that one out of every six women had been raped while attending college.
"It affects, family, friends, boyfriends, and girlfriend if the victims are men," she said.
Although men can be raped, 90 percent of rape victims are women, she said.
In the same survey, one out of every
Hickman said 80 to 90 percent of rapes are committed by people the victim knew. The myth that most rapes are committed by strangers hides the truth, she said.
"Men who rape are not sick, necessarily," she said. "They're normal college students and they could be in class with you. That's pretty scary."
To avoid acquaintance rape, potential victims must take precautions. Hickman said. Women and men must listen carefully to what the other is communicating to make sure one does not expect sex when the other does. She also said the two should know of each other's sexual intentions and make sure that no means no.
But Julie Watts, Washington, D.C., junior, said after the program that it placed too much emphasis on what women could do to avoid rape. She said a video that Hickman played for the audience did the same thing.
"It's not intentional, but the effect is victim-blaming," she said. "It sets up in the minds of women that they are responsible for what happens in a sexual-assault situation."
New students need vaccines
By Liz Klinger
Kansan staff writer
New students who have not been immunized or recorded as being immunized for measles, mumps and rubella at Watkins Memorial Health Center by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday will be prevented from enrolling for spring semester until they get their shots.
Approximately 2,000 new KU students have not yet been immunized, said Diane Hendry, supervisor of the radiology and immunization department at Watkins.
Since 1989, KU has required every new student to be immunized for the viruses before enrolling for classes, said Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center. The majority of students who needed to fulfill immunization requirements were notified last May.
Beginning this year, new students must have proof of two vaccinations or one since 1980. Yockey said new students who have not had a vaccination since 1980 may not be protected because the vaccines were not completely reliable until 1979.
Yockey said it was important that all students be immunized because a few cases of a disease such as measles could shut down an entire university.
"If you have one case it's not an epidemic," Yockey said. "If you have two cases it's an epidemic. That's how contagious it is. It can spread like wildfire."
Hendry said measles, mumps and rubella could be dangerous if adults catch it.
"We're not talking about a cold," Hendry said. "We're talking about a disease that ultimately can cause death, and the older you are, the harder the disease is on you."
Hendry said the number of students fulfilling immunization requirements was highest within the first month of the semester.
Hendry and Mandy Burmeister, a registered radiological technologist, are responsible for processing student immunization paperwork. Dur
Immunizations
The Watkins immunization department is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary.
New students not immunized since 1980 may go to Watkins and receive a vaccine, which is covered under the student health fee.
- Students receiving a vaccine must fill out a health history form, read a vaccine information article and sign a statement saying they have read the article.
- Pregnant women may not be immunized.
Students that are allergic to eggs may not be immunized because the vaccine is manufactured inside a fertilized egg embryo.
Source: Watkins Memorial Health Center
ing the first two weeks of school, Hendry said they saw about 75 students a day. The pace is expected to slow to about 20 students per day during the next three weeks. This week 75 to 100 patients will probably be seen each day.