6 Tuesday, February 21, 1989 / University Daily Kansan Ardra Tippett, Lawrence junior, is the newly elected chairman of the Big Eight Council on Black Student Government. The 12th annual conference was conducted at the University of Colorado at Boulder during the weekend. Big Eight Council elects KU student - Continued from p 1 become self-sufficient is so we can finance our own conferences," she said. said. She also said additional money would allow black student organizations to initiate changes. runs to make it. "It would allow the BSU to oppose the university without fear of losing money," she said. The money also would ensure strong communication between students at the different schools, Tippett said. said. β€œAnd we want to let them know that we're all working together for the same thing,” she said. The Big Eight council and black student organizations at various schools are working for progress and achievement on predominantly white campuses, Tippett said. She said the council would work to make university communities more sensitive to the needs of black students and more attractive to prospective students. five students. She said the council would work to increase the number of black students who graduate from college. "We want to pull together to bring more of us in and keep us there," she said. Focus is on issues - Continued from p. 1 On another topic, Marci Francisco, who served on the commission from 1979 to 1983, said the city should strive for tolerance of diversity. She suggested amending the human rights ordinance to protect gays and lesbians from job and housing discrimination. LeRoy Young, a real estate agent, said he would not support such an amendment. ULTIMATE EXERCISE "If people are going to accept it, they are going to accept it in their minds, not by government force." Young said. KU has model drug-in-sport class - Suntana Toning Tables * Isokinetic Exercise Circuit * Wolff Tanning Beds 15th & Kasold, Suite 9 * 842-4949 Don's Automotive Center Inc. Import Car & Truck Specialists Machine Shop Service Available 841-4833 MasterCard 1008 E. 12th VISA by Jennifer Corser The University of Kansas is helping Regents schools implement drug education programs for athletes, modeled after KU's required drug in-sport course. Kansan staff writer because of the success of KU's Athletic Drug Education Program, two KU faculty members have been invited to Board of Regents schools for half-day workshops concerning drug education. drug education. The Regents provided money for each school to start a drug education program, said David Cook, assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation. Because KU's program is the first comprehensive, required drug-inport class, he and Raymond Tricker, director of the Athletic Drug Education Program, are providing input to the universities. input to the system. In the course, which must be taken by all freshmen student-athletes, students learn about the myths and risks of drug use and intervention and prevention. Cook said. Toward the end of the semester, the athletes are required to lecture about drug use at community schools. Tricker, also an assistant professor of health, physical education and recreation, and Cook attended the first of the workshops Friday at Kansas State University. He is the principal physician at K-State, said the university planned to implement a course in drugs in the fall. "I think it's important to any place that has an athletic department," he said. Cramer said drug education would have a greater impact on athletes than just testing them for drug use because of the communication of information. K-State now offers seminars on drug use to its athletes. He said that because of Tricker an- Cook's input, funds from the Regents and a series of NCAA videoates, the Regents schools potentially could The videotapes on drugs in sports, directed by Tricker and Cook, were distributed by the NCAA to each member school in the country for possible use in drug programs. nave the strongest drug education program for athletes in the nation. events such as last week's arrest of Charles Thompson, a former University of Oklahoma quarterback, on a charge of selling cocaine, focused attention on drug abuse. Cook said "All those situations open people's eyes to the problems we have in this area." Cook said. "Something needs to be done. We need to educate our athletes better." Ron Watson, assistant athletic director for compliance at OU, said Thompson's arrest did not affect OU's decision to implement a comprehensive drug program because the university already had been considering one. He said he hoped to have a class in the timetable by the fall. Watson said the Big Eight Conference provided money for those schools to create a drug program. schools to create Athletes are at risk for drug abuse because they are under pressure to win at all costs, Tricker said. win at all costs. I promise. "The public in general doesn't want to know the losers," he said. Athletes tend to use performance-enhancing drugs, such as steroids, which create greater muscle mass. Tricker said. However, steroids also can create tumors in body organs, increased aggression and high blood pressure. Women on steroids tend to develop masculine traits. "Psychologically, they can be addictive because people relate them to staying strong," he said. Other drugs, such as alcohol or cocaine, are used to relieve the pressure and stress many athletes experience. Cook said. An average of about 5 to 10 percent of college athletes may be using drugs, Tricker said. Area Muslims say book is inaccurate - Continued from p. 1 "I was just testing waters," Getz said. "I didn't think the story would continue. I ordered in relation to the riots in Pakistan. But I didn't know of Khomeini's interest in the matter." "I thought government "6". "The Satanic Verses," a fictional account of the Islamic prophet Mohammed, has been denounced as offensive to Islam. Khomeini, the spiritual leader of Iran, on Feb. 14 ordered the death of Rushdie, the Indian-born British author, who no longer practices Islam. longer praecises in book was not available in any book. In the United States but would be available after Viking reprinted more books. It would be treated like any other book, despite the controversy, and would be available on the shelf at the Oread Bookshop, he said. Amir Katouzian, graduate assistant in political sociology, from Iran, who is working on a master's thesis on the revolutionary coalition that overthrew the Shah of Iran, said he that could understand practicing Muslims' anger but that not all Muslims would go to the extent Khomeini had gone. the book portrayed Mohammed's wives as whores. In the past, distorted versions of Mohammed have been written, but no Muslim leader had issued a death threat, Katzouzi said. issued a death beak, *Arabic verses in the Koran* Katouzian quoted Arabic verses in the Koran that translated into "Listen to all the words and choose the best." Although Katonuz hadn't read the book, he said his understanding through the media was that "It that is to be possible, everyone has the right to present his or her point of view," he said. "That has been the traditional argument among Islamic scholars. scholars. "Khomei has no jurisdiction over other countries just as other countries have no jurisdiction over Iran. Although the content makes people angry, the cultural norms of the U.S. and Britain invite freedom of speech. By the same token, pro-Khomei books can also be published. Books like that of Salman Rushdie can also be published. Anybody who is trying to change this is engaging in an act of cultural imperialism." Katozuan said "The Satanic Verses" should continue to be sold in the bookstores. continue to be sold in the bookstore. "If Western countries take books off the shelf because of pressure from Khoumihe, they are not living up to their own standards" of freedom of expression,he said. expression, he said. Rose Grease, professor of Middle East history, said politics played a role in Khomeini's condemnation of Rushdie. "The internal scene is important for understanding the pronouncement he has made." Greaves said. "Given the economic stresses and strains and the awful lot of infighting, an issue like this can rally the people around and distract their attention at least temporarily from their internal rivalries." less temporary. Greaves, who has not read the book, said that although the book could be offensive to many fundamentalist Islamic countries β€” such as Saudi Arabia with which the United States has good diplomatic relations β€” there was nothing the United States could do to appease the Islamic countries. "There are so many objectionable things today that I don't know if a country can set itself to judge a book," she said. a book,' she said. Mohamed Nur, graduate student from Saudi Arabia, who said he had skimmed the Satanic Verses," said Rushideh's portrayal of Mohammed and his wife Aiyeesa was a distortion of reality that insulted Islam. Britain asks Muslims to restrain their anger - Continued from p. 1 lead to a pardon Rushdie, 41, apologized Saturday for any distress the publication of his book may have caused Muslims, after Iranian President Ali Khamenei indicated that an apology could Muslims to send him to hell for his writings. On Sunday, however, Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Khomeini as ruling out any reprieve for Rushid and as urging writings Neither Khomeini's nor the IRNA's statements referred to Khameni's comments, reflecting a widening rift in the Iranian hierarchy concerning the Rushdie affair. Iran's deputy parliament speaker, Mehi Karrubi, reaffirmed Khomei ni's execution order yesterday. Fine Coffees 10AM-12Mid. everyday 1Fat & Sat 12AM & Indiana COLONY WOODS $345-$395 Not only do you get a beautiful apartment for no more than $395, but if you sign your lease by Feb. 24, you can go to Daytona Beach free. 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