University Daily Kansan / Thursday, February 2, 1989
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Royal visit
Kansas City Royals outfielder Willie Wilson signs an autograph for 5year-old Katie Scott, Lawrence resident, at Anchor Savings Bank. Wilson and pitcher Jeff Montgomery were in town yesterday as part of the annual Royals Caravan.
Unarguably, he's the best
by Max Evans
Kansas staff writer
It's no contest: A KU debater is No.
I in the country.
I in the County
Pat Whalen, San Antonio, Texas,
senior, was recognized as the Outstanding Debater of the Year at a tournament Jan. 27-29, at Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
"This is like being the Danny Manning of Debate, except with better knees," said Robert Rowland, director of forensics and assistant professor of communication studies, but excels in the silence but excels for the whole year."
fence for the winter year.
Whalen, a bit more reserved, said,
"It's been fun."
it's been
He said that he had won many awards in the past but that none were of this magnitude.
"I've received awards at Georgetown as seventh and in Georgia as second, but this is for the whole year and not just one tournament," he said.
KU debaters won a total of eight awards at the Baylor tournament, including three first-place trophies. They defeated many strong debate squads as Harvard, Dartmouth and Baylor, Rowland said.
"Baylor is one of the largest and toughest tournaments in the country," Rowland said. "I used to be the coach at Baylor, so I was very pleased."
Whalen, who expects to graduate in May with degrees in economics and political science, said he wanted to get a master's degree in business or law from a school in Texas. He hopes
his debate experience and awards will highlight his applications.
"It's not so much the particular topics we debate, it's the habits that we form; the study, the research and the organization." Whalen said.
But that's all in the future. Right now Whalen is at work preparing for the few tournaments he has left before graduation.
The team is ranked fifth.
"If we can do well at the next two or three tournaments, we could bring the KU team back into first place." Whalen said.
The debaters will compete this weekend at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill., and next weekend at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
Professor describes differences in U.S., Soviet medical ethics
by Candy Niemann Kansan staff writer
A KU philosophy professor led a U.S. delegation last year as glasstor helped pave the way for a discussion of medical ethics between U.S. and Soviet philosophers and physicians.
At a University Forum yesterday at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building, Richard De George, who led the delegation, cited several differences between U.S. and Soviet medical philosophies.
De George. University distinguished professor of philosophy, said that because of differences in technology, politics and ethics, many medical issues that are important in the United States went unnoticed in the Soviet Union.
For example, Soviet doctors have performed four heart transplants since their first one in 1968, but U.S. doctors performed more than 1,500 in 1967 alone, he said. Thus, the issues that arise out of transplanting organs have not become significant in the Soviet Union.
Soviet Choice
De George said contraceptive devices often were unavailable in the Soviet Union, causing the Soviets to
It is evident now that glasnost is present, and it is working.'
Richard De George University distinguished professor of
view abortion solely as a method of birth control with no debate about its morality.
nictantly
He said that malpractice suits and surrogate motherhood were not allowed in the government-run Soviet medical system, making those issues irrelevant also.
philosophy
Much of the discussion between the two delegations centered around the issue of patient rights, De George said.
said.
"If a patient comes to a doctor in the Soviet Union, he is saying the doctor has the right to make all decisions concerning the patient's health, including the decision of how long to keep a terminally ill patient alive," De George said. "The Soviets believe they have an obligation to
keep a patient alive as long as possible."
De George said U.S. philosophers have argued that patients have a right to know why they are sick and to decide when to die.
possible. He said Soviet doctors often did not tell patients what was wrong with them.
He said that last year's exchange was very successful and that another one would be planned for the future. About two years before the recent exchange, a discussion between U.S. citizens and Soviets about justice and freedom was unsuccessful because of a poor selection of topics and the fact that glasnost had not yet taken effect.
"I agree that patients should have rights," Clark said. "But American doctors shouldn't be quite as callous and cool when they tell their patients why they are sick."
"It is evident now that glasnost is present, and it is working," De George said.
Bori Clark, a Lawrence resident who grew up in Hungary, said she was impressed by the lecture.
Ceremony sought for fall grads
by Stan Diel
By Stan Diet Kansan staff writer
Business students who graduate in December often are unable to attend graduation in May and deserve a ceremony to recognize their accomplishments, a KU student said yesterday.
"If there is a graduation date in December, there should be a ceremony." Sharnique Lowery, East St. Louis, Ill., senior, said. "People leave the country; there are a lot of foreign students at KU. People take iobs out of state."
jobs out of school
Lowery, who is trying to persuade the School of Business to hold a winter ceremony, said she got the idea from the School of Engineering's winter ceremony.
Officials at the engineering school said their ceremony had gained popularity with time.
"We just started two years ago. Each one has been better attended," said Ann Bakerink, academic coordinator.
"It really not a graduation ceremony, just a way of recognizing it. We have it in December at the Kansas Union; we have a little ceremony for August, October and December graduates."
The University stopped having a reception for December graduates because more University representatives than graduates showed up, said James Scaly, assistant chancellor. And a graduation ceremony isn't possible because a student's graduation must be validated, so the ceremony would have to occur within two days of Christmas or after the holidays when the graduates had left the University.
Lowery, who will graduate in December, said she was attempting to get support to arrange a ceremony for winter graduates. Her proposal came as the undergraduate business council at 7 p.m. today in 428 Summerfield.
"It's a piece that that's missing," Lowery said. "There are more reasons in
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