UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Tuesday, January 30, 1996 Free program to discuss safety 5A Self-defense course created for women open to men as well Awareness is the key to students' safety, and it will be the focus of a presentation sponsored by the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center. By Amanda Traughber Kansan staff writer "Self-Defense and Safety for Women" will address education and prevention measures at 7 tonight at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union. Detective Catherine Kelley of the Lawrence Police Department, a facilitator for the program, said the most important thing students could do to protect themselves was to be alert and stay out of situations that could hurt them. Officer Gayle Reece of the KU police, who also will be a facilitator, said in addition to being aware, students should be prepared for different situations. might be attacking, screaming might scare them off, but with another person attacking, it might just make them angrier. Reece said. "In a situation with one person that Barbara Ballard, associate dean of student life and director of the center, said the program also will encourage participants to think through what they would do in a dangerous situation so that if it ever did arise, they would be better prepared to act quickly and calmly. "A lot of times, it's a matter of 'How smart do you handle the situation?' There's a whole attitude about how to handle yourself in a situation," she said. Ballard said although the center had sponsored self-defense programs before, this would be the first to include members of both the Lawrence and KU police. She also said it was important that students knew who individual police officers were so that when they had a problem, they wouldn't be hesitant to approach an officer. Increasingly, men are becoming more involved in self-defense programs, and even though the program We Buy, Sell, Trade & Consign 841-PLAY USED & New Sports Equipment 1029 Massachusetts Safety Tips Be aware of your surroundings. Know where the closest emergency and pay phones are located. Walk in lighted areas. ■ When walking to your car, have your keys ready so that you can get inside quickly. Look inside the car before getting in to make sure no one is inside. Once inside your car, lock the doors. Use Saferide (864-SAFE). Use Salem (804-542-743) Don't carry or display large amounts of cash in public places. Think about how you would react to situations in which you feel threatened. is called "Self-Defense and Safety for Women," men are welcome to attend. Source: Officer Gayle Reece, KU police Health board to conduct survey By Teresa Veazey Kansan staff writer KU students care about their health. But administrators at Watkins Memorial Health Center and members of the Student Health Advisory Board care about their treatment. And to find out what students think about Watkins, the patient relations subcommittee of the board is developing a survey. Yesterday's subcommittee meeting focused on fine-tuning the survey and finalizing plans for how it would be administered and tabulated. Amy Turnbull, Lawrence junior and chairwoman of the subcommittee, said the group wanted to address areas such as doctor/nurse issues, the pharmacy, insurance, the payment process and hours of operation. "We talked about it as a subcommittee last November," Turnbull said. "Based on that discussion, I drafted this survey." Questions included whether students had used Watkins' services before, and if the center's staff had met their needs. But the survey, which will be given at the end of February, isn't just an opportunity for students to express their opinions about Watkins. "It's two parts," said Libby Seifert, St. Louis, Mo. senior and advisory board member. "First, I think it's for the administration here at Watkins to help serve students. Second, it's for the students to let the administration know what's on going." James Strobl, director of student health services, said that with students paying a $69.50 health fee, the survey allowed comments as to whether students felt they were getting the most for their dollars. PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS The best part about the survey will be that Watkins can get input from outside the health center because the survey will be given at the Kansas Union, Boyle said. Usually, the survey was given only to people who were already at Watkins. provide insight for future planning especially with the 20-year campus plan. "With the arena of health care changing so rapidly, Watkins and the staff here and the administration are needing to find ways to meet students needs, and they're having to be more competitive with other private sector health services." she said. Jim Boyle, associate director of student health services, said Watkins conducted a survey every semester and usually received about 200 responses. But to accurately represent the student body, Strobl said he hoped for responses from 10 percent of the student body Turnbull said the survey would Seifert said that making a difference with the survey means showing that board members and student senators care about the health of KU students. The fact that the students on the student health advisory board would be administering the survey would bring a new angle to the survey, which has been administered by Watkins administrators. 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