The student voice since 1904 Twestival supports Humane Society 3-D movies make a comeback. INSIDE Tonight’s event will give away prizes to attendees and proceeds help fund influx of animals. LAWRENCE | 4A THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 WWW.KANSAN.COM VOLUME 121 IssuE 16 AIDS CAMPUS Library Two students struck by vehicles yesterday BY ALEX GARRISON captain Schuyler Bailey said. Crescent Road around 7:45 a.m., Dana Meredith, Lenexa sopho- By chance, Meredith also wit- display [email protected] Manthey was riding a bicycle according to Lawrence Police rep- more and University Daily Kansan nessed the scene of Manthey’s when he was hit on Engel Road resentatives. staff member, was walking on accident. She said she did not see Two pedestrian-versus-vehicle slightly south of 15th Street around Hillary Hoffman, Overland Jayhawk Boulevard at the time of Manthey, but saw police inter- accidents near campus Wednesday 4 p.m., Bailey said. Park junior, was the driver in the the collision in which Livengood viewing the driver of the truck raises AIDS sent two students to area hospi- No more information about accident and was cited at the scene was hit. She described hearing involved in the collision “for a tals. Manthey’s medical status could be for failure to yield to a pedestrian, the screech of brakes and then good hour.” Trevor Manthey, a graduate obtained. Kim Murphree, Lawrence Police “an awful thud.” She said she saw Check Kansan.com for updates. research assistant in social welfare, Anthony Livengood, Overland spokeswoman said. Livengood being turned face-up awareness was life-flighted to Stormont-Vail Park sophomore, was walking Livengood was transported to as he lay on the pavement and — Brandon Sayers contributed Hospital in Topeka after being hit when he was hit near the inter- Lawrence Memorial Hospital with described his face as bloody and reporting to this story. BY RAY SEGEBRECHT by a truck, KU Public Safety Office section of Naismith Drive and non-life-threatening injuries. “very dazed.” [email protected] A collection of posters for AIDS GETTING SMARTER awareness, research on AIDS from the KU Medical Center and a scrapbook of undergraduate field study on AIDS in Uganda will all be on display in the newest KU Libraries exhibit. The display, “Reach Out: Scholarly and Visual Communication to Promote AIDS Awareness,” opens on the third floor of Watson Library tonight at 5 p.m. and includes both new information on the disease and older University Daily Kansan articles covering its presence at the University in the 1980s, said Rebecca Smith, KU Libraries com- munications director. Patty Quinlan, nursing supervi- sor at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said she has seen a grow- ing need for raising AIDS aware- ness and concern in the KU com- munity since those articles were published. In the 1980s, she said, students exercised more caution because they often could connect a face of someone they knew who had died from AIDS. Now, she said, she has noticed that students no longer take AIDS as seriously, despite its continu- ing presence and threat at the University, because newer medica- tions delay its onset in people who have contracted HIV. “Prior to the early ‘90s, indi- viduals died within weeks to months of discovering they had HIV,” Quinlan said. “There’s com- placency because it has become a chronic disease with the amount of knowledge we have about the virus. It’s not as feared as it once was. I think there’s a strong mis- conception that it won’t happen to the individual, that it’s someone else’s disease.” Illustration by Drew Stearns/KANSAN According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, there were 300,400 people living with HIV or AIDS statewide. Quinlan said Watkins always related results of positive HIV tests to students in person and Toughening up admissions that the reactions she has seen have consistently been the same. She compared them to the reac- Parkinson hopes to improve University’s academic ranking by attracting better students tions people have when they lose their closest loved ones unexpect- University officials said improved rank- edly. DANIEL JOHNSON ings could bolster the University’s national “It’s no different,” Quinlan said, [email protected] BIG 12 BREAKDOWN reputation, keeping outstanding students “that stunned feeling. It has stu- Academic rankings/ Fall 2008 acceptance rates Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson wants the in-state, attracting high quality out-of- University of Kansas to improve its nation- state students and strengthening employ- 1. Texas – 47th 8. Missouri – 102nd SEE AIDS on paGE 3A al rankings but he isn’t asking football ment opportunities for graduates. (43.5 percent acceptance) (80.5 percent) coach Mark Mangino or basketball coach Though the rankings are widely read 2. Texas A&M – 61st 9. Oklahoma – 102nd Bill Self to lead the way. and accepted, state officials still acknowl- (70.1 percent acceptance) (81.5 percent) WHO: KU Libraries Instead, the University is counting on edge flaws in relying on subjective rank- 3. Colorado – 77th 10. Kansas State – Tier 3 WHAT: “Reach Out: Schol- students’ ability to perform in the class- ings to judge academic success. (78 percent acceptance) (84.4 percent) arly and Visual Commu- room. “There are many ways to raise rankings 4. Baylor – 80th 11. Oklahoma State – Tier 3 nication to Promote AIDS “Our graduation rates have to be better,” without actually improving education,” (51.4 percent acceptance) (89 percent) Awareness” Lynn Bretz, University spokeswoman, said. Kansas Regent Jill Docking said. “Any 5. Iowa State – 88th 12. Texas Tech – Tier 3 WHEN: Today, 5-7 p.m. “Improve these and rankings will follow.” ranking system has flaws.” (87.3 percent acceptance) (72.1 percent) 6. Kansas – 96th WHERE: Third floor of In a recent address to the Board of Parkinson addressed several University (91.8 percent acceptance) Note: Tier-3 schools are ranked be- Watson Library Regents, Parkinson called for the six shortcomings that contributed to the 7. Nebraska – 96th tween 134 and 196 state universities, Kansas, Kansas State, University’s low ranking in the U.S. News (63 percent) Event is free and open to Pittsburgh State, Wichita State, Emporia & World Report’s annual college rank- — US News & Global Report the public. RSVP to Court- state and Fort Hays State to improve their ney Foat, [email protected] standings in national college rankings such as the US News & World Report. 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You can stimulate your heart and lungs, elevate your blood The “Blackboard Strategies pressure and improve breath- and Tools” workshop will ing capacity by laughing. begin at 9 a.m. in 6 Budig. — humor-laughter.com The Senior Session on July gallery talk will begin at 10 a.m. in the Spencer Museum MOST E-MAILED of Art. Want to know what’s going on The “CReSIS in Video” lecture with what’s going on? Here’s a list of the top five items from will begin at 10 a.m. in the Kansan.com: Mercury Room in Nichols Hall. 1. Chamber operas in short style The “Grants & Fellowships in the Humanities” workshop will 2. Incoming power forward is INTERNATIONAL Ban, who was in Mexico City to NATIONAL Prosecutors dropped an ag- reminiscent of former Kansas attend a conference on disarma- gravated murder charge against begin at noon in the Seminar players 1. Afghan commission ment, did not give details about 4.Officials release details Lewis last month in the January Room in the Hall Center. 3. Homeless shelter plans new the aid. of recently hijacked plane 2008 slaying of his brother, Den- location wants recount in elections He accompanied President WASHINGTON — A U.S. of- nis. The development came after Greening Your Workplace will 4. Grant will allow Spencer Mu- KABUL — The U.N.-backed com- Felipe Calderon on a visit to the ficial says American, French and a test failed to find Derris Lewis’ begin at noon in the Big 12 seum of Art to expand teach- mission charged with investigat- suburb of Tlalnepantla, where a Mexican citizens were among blood on a palm print that had Room in the Kansas Union. ing, researching capabilities ing Afghanistan’s election says it water drain broke during heavy the passengers aboard a hijacked been a main piece of evidence 5. Swimming and diving loses has found “clear and convincing rains Sunday, knocking down at trial. The “Studying Galaxy All-American evidence of fraud” and has or- plane in Mexico. dered a recount of questionable walls and sending cars floating The U.S. official briefed on the Formation with the Hubble, polling stations. down streets filled with 5 feet of matter says preliminary reports 6. Districts implement Spitzer and James Webb ET CETERA The commission did not say water. also indicate up to eight people Space Telescopes” seminar will Tuesday how many would need were arrested in the incident.