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Friday, October 15, 2004 Looking for lumps in all the right places. See story, page 3.

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Once in a red moon?

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NEWS Rose State College 6420 SE 15th Street, Midwest City, OK 73110

Vol. XXXIV Issue 7

October 15, 2004

Space vacations possible soon not expected to dull the enthusiasm of other groups trying to build suborbital vehicles.

Peter Diamandis, head of the X Prize Foundation, was quoted on the SPACE.com Web site (www.space.com) as having said, “I think youʼll see the first Canadian, the first Russian, the first British, the first Romanian ... all the X Prize teams outside the United States will continue their work to become the first of their nation to carry out a first private flight into space.”

Diamandisʼ predictions seemed to be proven true by Steve Bennet, chief of the British civilian space project, who said of

Miss RSC/MWC

The seventh annual Miss RSC/MWC Scholarship Pageant will be held on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Communications Center. The cost will be $10 for adults and $6 for students with valid ID. Joey and Heather from Wild97.9 will be the MCs for the evening. For more information, call Rick Woodard at 733-7999.

Season’s Last Soccer Games

The RSC Raiders Soccer Club will be holding their last games of the season on Saturday, Oct. 16 at the north end of the Raiders baseball field. The game times are as follow: RSC vs. OU at 10 a.m.

OCCC vs. OSU at 12 p.m.

UCO vs. OSU at 2:30 p.m.

“Now that was fun.”

-Pilot Mike Melvill

Service-Learning Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to perform live-action versions of Normal Rockwell paintings during the “Rockwell’s America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell” exhibit at the Omniplex Science Museum in OKC from Oct. 16, 2004 through May 30, 2005.

Volunteers needed include barbershop quartets, singers, piano players and actors. For more information, contact ServiceLearning Coordinator Jean Dunlap at 733-7529 or the Omniplex’s Volunteer Programs Director Rocksye Harris-Wyrick at 602-3678.

Senate Debate

Congressman Brad Carson, Democrat, and Dr. Tom Coburn, Republican, will debate Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Communications Center. The debate will be free. For more information, call 736-0266.

Sexual Assault Prevention Education Workshop

An educational workshop for male students regarding sexual assault prevention will be held Oct. 19 from 3-4 p.m. in the Tinker Terrace Room in the Student Center and Oct. 27 from 3-4 Student Center, Room 123. The workshop will provide education and training about assault prevention. Refreshments will be available. To attend the workshop, RSVP to Student Activities at 733-7376.

SpaceShipOne catches the Sun’s rays in space. SpaceShipOne shown underneath White Knight during flight. (Photos courtesy of Scaled Composites, LLC.) Erin Waltman Assistant Editor

Space enthusiasts may soon be able to plan trips into space thanks to SpaceShipOne, the first privately built spaceship and the Ansari X Prize winner. Human flight took a momentous step forward when the ship flew into suborbital space twice in a week.

The Ansari X Prize was a competition designed to encourage the building of reusable spaceships by private industries that could haul a pilot and two passengers to the edge of space and then repeat the feat within 14 days.

The winners of the competition would be given $10 million.

SpaceShipOne was designed by the Scaled Composites team, based at the Mojave Spaceport, and built to be lifted by a carrier plane (dubbed “White Knight” by the design team) to a height of approximately 46,000 feet. At that height, SpaceShipOne would separate from

Artists serenade campus Seeing the

Respiratory Therapy Week

Respiratory Therapy students will be doing pulmonary function testing (breathing tests), oxygen readings on Oct. 26 in the Student Center from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. They will also provide information to the public about respiratory therapy. For more information, call Kathe Rowe, program director of the respiratory therapist program, at 733-7571.

Buckle Up for Brad Peters

MWC High School DECA Chapter will be sponsoring an assembly to stress the importance of using seat belt restraints.

The presentation will be held Thursday, Oct. 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the MCHS Performing Arts Center. The program was created by Peters’ family and friends after his death. For more information call 739-1741 ext. 138.

Halloween Party

The annual Student Senate sponsored community Halloween Festival will be held on Oct. 29 from 7-9 p.m. The fFestival will include a variety of games with prizes and candy for visiting trickor-treaters. A haunted house will also be in the Student Center in the Raider Room. Two moon bounces and free refreshments will also be available in the gym. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 7337376. This event provides a safe and fun environment for the community.

Open Aerobics

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 12-1 p.m. there will be Open Aerobics for students and employess. The Aerobics will be held in HPE, Room 112.

Resistance Tubing, Stability Ball, Step Aerobics, Hand Weights, Body Bar and Pilates are all available. Students should bring their college ID in order to workout.

White Knight and the engines would kick in to lift the craft to the required height of 62.5 miles, flying into suborbital space.

The first flight took place Sept. 29. SpaceShipOne was piloted by Mike Melvill, 62, who managed to jockey the ship to a height of 337,500 feet. Melvill said of his flight, “Now that was fun.”

The second flight took place only five days after the first suborbital flight, on Oct. 4. SpaceShipOne was piloted by 51-year-old Brian Binnie. While on-lookers down below watched the flight in a babble of excited voices, Binnie piloted the ship to a height of 368,000 feet, setting a new altitude record for the craft.

“Hopefully, this will lower the costs for any organization to make space flights,” said Chad Ellington, astronomy professor. “This could directly impact Oklahoma in its development of a spaceport.”

The apparent success of SpaceShipOne is

the successful flight, “This just proves that you donʼt have to be NASA or a government organization.”

Brian Feeney, who leads a rival X Prize effort in Canada called the da Vinci Group, wished the SpaceShipOne team good luck on their flights while vowing to not stop his own efforts.

“Even if the prize is won today, we will fly. Weʼre moving our program as fast as we can,” Feeney was quoted as having said on SPACE.comʼs Web site.

Scaled Composites has made a deal to build a new rocket plane for British entrepreneur Richard Branson. Branson plans to market space tourism flights to the public under the name Virgin Galactic.

“What youʼve seen here is a research and development program to look at new ideas on how manned spacecraft can really be significantly safer ... and there will be new ideas out there. We will be developing new ideas also on SpaceShipTwo,” reported Burt Rutan, designer of SpaceShipOne, after the second successful flight.

Sara Nealey News Editor

Grammy award winners Regina Belle and Peabo Bryson were featured as RSCLive!ʼs second performance on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Theatre.

Belle was the first act, with Bryson following her performance.

“I would definitely call it successful. We had a lot of good comments from the community, and the performers had nothing but good things to say,” said Lisa Pitsiri, coordinator of marketing and public relations.

Belle had her first big hit in 1987, according to the Peak-records Web site (www. peak-records.com/reginabio). The “jazzy” single “So Many Tears” brought Belle onto the R&B music scene. Other hits by Belle include “If I Could,” “Could It Be Iʼm Falling In Love?” and “Baby Come To Me.” The Web site continued by describing Belle as having a “glorious, jazz and gospelinfused voice.” The site also reported that Producer George Duke declared, “In short

Regina is, in every sense of the word, a pro.” The press release claimed that “Belleʼs voice has been described as ʻ...an R&B treasure, like a gentle, moving breeze.”

Belleʼs new album, “Lazy Afternoon,” has been labeled the “most personal of her career.”

Belle has received inspiration from such artists as Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and most of all, Tony Bennet, the Web site reported.

Belle is perhaps best known for her single with Peabo Bryson, “A Whole New World” from Disneyʼs “Aladdin,” which earned Belle and Bryson a Grammy.

Bryson, a South Carolina native, is known for such hits as “Reaching for the Sky,” “Feel the Fire,” “Iʼm So Into You” and “Let the Feeling Flow.” These, according to Popentertainment.com (www.popentertainment.com/bryson.htm), “earned Bryson the title King of the Romantic Balladeers.”

Bryson has sung duets with Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Celine Dion and Regina Belle. His duet with Dion, “Beauty and the Beast,” and his Grammy award-winning duet with Belle, “A Whole New World,” are two of his more famous songs, according to the Popentertainment.com Web site.

RSCLive! is a “performing series of concerts and performers, four times a year,” according to Pitsiri. It is primarily for students, and each RSC student receives one free ticket to the shows.

It has had a very successful start in its third season. This was the second of two RSCLive! performances this semester. The first was a performance by Bill Cosby, best known for “The Cosby Show,” RSCLive!ʼs first-ever stand-up comedy act.

While they have not yet been finalized, plans for the two acts of next semester are in the works.

For more information on RSCLive! performances, call the office of marketing and public relations at 733-7458.

dark side of the moon Sara Nealey News Editor

A lunar eclipse will occur on the evening of Oct. 27, allowing half of the Earth - including Oklahoma - to view the phenomenon of the Moon passing into the Earthʼs shadow.

The eclipse will begin shortly after 8 p.m., when the Earthʼs shadow becomes visible on the face of the Moon. The shadow will continue across the surface of the Moon, until the satellite is entirely enveloped. When the shadow completely covers the Moon, totality has begun. This is estimated to begin at approximately 9:23 p.m. and will last until approximately 10:45 p.m. The Moon will then start to leave Earthʼs shadow; the eclipse is expected to end right before midnight.

During totality, the moon sometimes appears reddish. This can vary “depending on the amount of sunlight being bent through Earthʼs atmosphere at areas experiencing twilight,” said Chad Ellington, professor of astronomy and physics.

Hopefully, due to the eruptions of Mount Saint Helens in Washington, it is possible that the moon will be quite dark. According to a recent NASA press release regarding the upcoming eclipse, “the Moonʼs disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.”

“Total lunar eclipses have helped humankind learn a bit about our own world. Our ancient ancestors used observations of them to realize that our Earth was not flat,” said Ellington.

Lunar eclipses also helped humans calculate the size of the Earth in relation to the Moon, according to Ellington. “On a sketch, photograph or simply with your mind in the continued on page 2

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Food in the fast lane messy or slow Darcy Delaney Editor in Chief

Most college students do not have the time to go home for lunch between classes or to go home for dinner between school and work, leaving them no choice but to eat fast food. However, fast food seems to no longer be fast or convenient.

Lately, I have found that fast food restaurants move as fast as a sloth on a bad day. They ask questions like “hot or mild,” when I have just finished saying I wanted both.

However, I do not know which is worse: when they move that slowly and my order gets perfect or when my order is out fast and is completely wrong.

On several occasions I have found myself not checking my bag before I leave the drive-thru and finding out once I have gotten back to work that my order is missing an item that I ordered or that they have put onions on my sandwich when I have asked that they not. I take

time to say what I want and once they have repeated it back to me I expect they will correctly make my order.

Another problem I have discovered is that my food sometimes spills in the bag. Can they not sit the boxes upright?

They know it will spill. How difficult is it, really?

I understand that it is impossible to correctly make everyoneʼs order 100 percent of the time. I also realize that I probably increase the probability of having a wrong order due to the amount of fast food I eat, but I think it still happens too often.

All I ask is that 90 percent of the time I have the right order given to me, that it is not thrown in the bag carelessly and that the person taking my order is not rude.

Maybe the person in front of me was mean to you, but please do not take it out on me. I have worked as a waitress and I understand that people are frustrating, but once you put the smile back onto your face it is a lot more difficult to be mean.

Counseling Tip No. 5 Easy does it. This little phrase is a reminder that sometimes we do things in difficult ways when we could be doing them in easier ways. The next time you have a decision to make, look at what might be in the long run, the easy way to handle a situation as opposed to the difficult way. For free confidential counseling, call Special Services and Student Outreach at 733-7373.

See Oct. 29 issue for Tip No. 6.

Sidewalk Talk

“Would you take a commercial flight into space? Why or why not?”

“Yes, just for the excitement of being in space. I think I would enjoy the peace and quiet with the moon around.” Chuck Turner, secondary education major

“Yes, because it would be a wonderful experience, and educational. I hope they can someday make it work.” Falyn Snyder, radiology tech major

“Yes, I think that a flight to space would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. How many people can say that theyʼre a parttime astronaut?” Joseph Easley, criminal justice major

“Yes, that would be a once in a lifetime experience, even though it might be my last.” Michelle Williams, undecided major

“Yes, the experience would be amazing and educational, although the fear of something going wrong would be intense.” Pamela Rimer, undecided major

“No. For one, I think it sounds stupid, and for another, a commercial flight into space is not for me. I am not a person to go into space.” Vince Bell, undecided major

‘Project Success’ful Project Success, a gathering of faculty from the various divisions at RSC for the benefit of students with questions about their degree plan, took place Oct. 12.

It is a once-a-semester event, and this semester was the second time RSC hosted Project Success. Last semester, roughly 150 students showed up to take advantage of the free information and help. This semester, roughly 250 students attended the event.

This semester there were special sessions and workshops held for students with a health sciences major due to the large amount of students interested in the Health Sciences division.

Students at the event met and talked with professors from the major, ate pizza and gained insight into career opportunities, classes for their spring 2005 schedule and transfer chances.

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sky, complete the circle of Earthʼs shadow.

Compare the size of this circle with that of the Moon and you have essentially compared the size of the Earth to that of the Moon.”

A lunar eclipse is not to be confused with a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, lining up in such a way that the Moon blocks the Sunʼs light. If one were to be on the Moon during the lunar eclipse, the Earth would block the Sun and a similar effect would be achieved. “I like to imagine standing on the surface of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse, enjoying the spectacle of the ring of sunrises and sunsets shining visible around the edge of the Earth,” Ellington said

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Letters to the editor may be hand delivered to FA110; sent by mail to 15th Street News, Rose State College, 6420 SE 15, Midwest City, 73110; e-mailed to the secretary, [cbenefee@rose.edu] or recorded nights on PhoneMail at 733-7400 between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. Letters must include the writer’s full name, Social Security Number or ID number and telephone number.

Letters will be printed with full name and must be 500 words or less. Editing may be necessary for space, clarity or to avoid obscenity, libel or invasion of privacy, but ideas will not be altered.

Publication of all materials is at the discretion of the editor. Anyone having a complaint may call the editor in chief, 733-7400, or the Student Publications Board chairperson, Towry Barnard,

Next semester, Project Success is schedules for March 29. Attending Project Success does not cost anything and the event is open to the public who are considering returning to college and would like an idea of the various majors they might be able to pursue at RSC.

of lunar eclipses.

Unlike a solar eclipse, equipment and eye protection are not required to view a lunar eclipse. A telescope may be used; however, even binoculars enhance the spectacle. With the Earthʼs shadow crossing the Moonʼs path, the appearance of lunar craters will be enhanced. For those wishing to use a telescope but do not have access to one, a public viewing of the eclipse will be held in the parking lot of the Omniplex by the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club.

This will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2007.

For more information about lunar eclipses, visit NASAʼs lunar eclipse Web site at www. sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/lunar.html.

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News/Features

da Vinci lecture enlightens Sara Nealey News Editor

The public, along with several RSC students, had the chance to attend a lecture about Leonardo da Vinci as an artist and a mathematician at the Omniplex on Oct. 8, which was followed by a book signing and reception.

Dr. Bulent Atalay, author of the book “Math and the Mona Lisa,” began the lecture with a humorous introduction. “How many of you believe in extraterrestrial intelligence? Now, how many of you believe in terrestrial intelligence?” he joked.

During the introduction, Atalay also mentioned a few theories regarding the Mona Lisa. A dentist theorized that she had a toothache, and a gynecologist said that she had “the glow of a pregnant woman,” according to Atalay.

Atalay continued by describing da Vinciʼs beginnings. Born as the illegitimate child of a nobleman and a 15-year-old girl, da Vinci later became arguably the best artist to date and a scientific mastermind.

When looking at da Vinciʼs notes, one can see that the man had many ideas about inventions that were to come, such as the bicycle.

He was even hired as a military engineer at one point in his life, according to Atalay.

A contribution that da Vinci offered to science was the anatomy of the human body. He dissected human corpses in hopes of better understanding the body. When studying da Vinciʼs sketches, it is easy to understand what set him apart from other artists of his day. He actually discovered what lay beneath the skin in order to have an understanding of the human body, enabling him to more accurately depict it in art.

Math was used in da Vinciʼs paintings, just

Assignment Editor

She is easily the most disagreeable person I know. Well ... not easily. In all honesty she actually is not the most disagreeable person I know, but it looks nice to put in this column.

Our exciting excursions into the opposite personalities Sara and I possess take us to the topic of euthanasia this week. No, I am not talking about school children in a foreign land. I am referring for the most part to the act of ending a life, human or animal, typically by a painless means to end suffering.

Applied to animals, I will say that not only is this acceptable to me, but very necessary.

That is not to say that I am not bothered with the idea of countless animals dying needlessly due in large part to the lack of Sara Nealey News Editor

He says that humans should not be able to choose to be euthanized. I say that if one is suffering from a fatal disease, then he or she should have the option of assisted suicide.

In any circumstance other than a disease in which a person is simply forced to wait and die, I do not agree with suicide. It is a very sad and horrible thing, but drowning is a sign of life, and unless there is physically no chance of recovery, hope is still present.

That said, there are many dying people that lie in a hospital bed, whilst their body decays, with nothing to do but contemplate the end. That sounds extremely grim to me.

If that is what one desires, then that is fine.

However, a lot of people actually beg to be put out of their misery before they reach the point that they can no longer control bodily functions.

Daniel argues that a person that wishes

Breast Cancer Awareness may save lives Erin Waltman Assistant Editor

Dr. Bulent Atalay, author of “Math and the Mona Lisa,” visited the Omniplex Friday, Oct. 8 to lecture over the role of mathematics and art presented in his book. (Photo by Jon Rollman)

as it is in many other paintings, sometimes without the artist even realizing it. According to Atalay, people are placed a certain way in a work of art instinctually. In many paintings Atalay showed, if one were to divide the work in half, the line would go through an eye of the subject. This symmetry is seen in da Vinciʼs portraits.

Atalayʼs Web site reports, “Ultimately, in every aspect of [da Vinciʼs] life – while doing science and engineering, or on the infrequent occasions while creating art – he was operating

as the consummate scientist.”

After the lecture, a book signing and reception, sponsored by he Full Circle bookstore, was held. One could purchase “Math and the Mona Lisa,” then have it signed by the author.

The lecture and the book signing and reception were open to the public and free of charge.

For more information about “Math and the Mona Lisa” and Atalay, visit www.bulentatalay.com.

human intervention.

When used to end an individualʼs life, I am very strongly against it. I do feel sorry for those who must undergo what is probably for them a never-ending torture, but my opinions always make me think of any human life as too precious to end unnaturally.

Those who read this should not become confused by my varying argument on the subject.

While many might say I am pulling a “John Kerry” by flopping around on the issues, that is just not the case. Animals and humans are extremely different from each other and need to be considered that way when comparing them to the other.

I have been told many times by a person close to me how awful it is that my parents allow for their dogs to breed and then sell the puppies. Her argument is always the same.

She likes to bring up that thousands of animals

are put to death every year, and my parents should not be cashing in on puppies while thousands of others are sent to pounds.

I am sure that while these poor animals weigh heavily on this personʼs mind, they do not consider the amount of tropical animals dying every year due to rainforest being destroyed. Personally I find it much more disturbing to think of species such as monkeys and chimps dying rather than dogs and cats.

I know that my view will not likely change anyoneʼs mind, but if at least gets them thinking, then I will be satisfied. I understand that Sara will not always agree with me, and while that makes her wrong, it does not make her any less of a person than I am. I will continue to try and “show her the light” and until then, I will be very eager to offer my opinion.

to be euthanized is not in the right state of mind to be making such a decision. I say that if the disease is fatal, and it has progressed far enough that a person really is not in the right state of mind to make important choices, then they will never again be in a state of mind that one would consider “stable.” Even the entire question of what exactly is “stable” creates a problem. However, if while in the early stages of a fatal disease, a person states that he or she wants to be euthanized at a certain point, that wish should be followed, if the person still agrees at a later point.

Several years ago, my grandmother died of lung cancer. Once the cancer spread to her brain, it was horribly difficult to see the onceproud woman reduced to the helpless girl who no longer understood what was happening to her. Before reaching that point, she had begged everyone who would listen to not let her live long enough to be like that. Nobody euthanized her, of course, and she spent her last month in

a helpless state, just waiting for certain death, until she simply drew in her last, ragged breath and passed away. It was nothing short of heartbreaking to witness.

Less than a week ago, one of my cats became extremely ill, and even had a seizure. I took him to the veterinarian, and after conducting several tests, she discovered that he not only had feline leukemia, but he had also gotten into some poison. There was simply no hope for him. I could have taken him home, kept him on fluids and a heating pad, hoping that he did not have another seizure. That might have prolonged his life for a day or two, as he slowly bled to death as a result of the poison. As difficult as it was, I asked the vet to euthanize him.

I realize that animals and fellow humans are different. However, both feel pain, both suffer and both die. That is the terrible way of the world. Allow a person to keep whatever is left of his or her pride before a tragic end.

Euthanasia: topic not painless Daniel Cunning

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Rose-Colored Glasses

She prods her breast absently, wondering whether she should make Frito® chili pie for dinner or spring for Taco Bell. When her probing fingers come across a small lump, she forgets dinner in the rush of panic. This small lump could be cancer.

She is your mother, your sister, your girlfriend. She is your best friend, your coworker, your classmate. She is you.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time “when we seek to create awareness about breast cancer and breast cancer prevention,” said Liz Brown, wellness coordinator.

In 2004, the awareness campaign “celebrates 18 years of educating women about breast cancer, especially the importance of detecting the disease in its earliest stages through screening mammography, clinical breast examination and, for women 20 years of age and older, breast self-examination,” according to the NBCAM Web site (www. nbcam.org).

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women and every woman is at risk to develop breast cancer - a risk that increases with age.

“Risk is higher in women with a personal history or whose close female relatives - their mothers or sisters - have had the disease, especially if the relative was diagnosed before menopause,” reported a pamphlet written by the American Cancer Society. “Four out of five women who develop breast cancer, however, have no family history of the disease.”

As there has not yet been a breast cancer cause found, the best protection from breast cancer is to detect it as early as possible and treat it promptly. Women are encouraged to get annual mammograms beginning at age 40, see their doctors for breast exams every three years from age 20 to 39 and every year beginning at age 40 and practice a monthly breast self-exam, which can be taught by a health care provider.

Mammograms - an x-ray picture of the breast - are one of the best ways to detect breast cancer early. Since Oct. 15 is National Mammography Day and mammograms are offered discounted or free by participating radiologists, women are encouraged to find facilities near them participating in the event.

“The entire mammography exam takes about 15 minutes,” reported the ACS pamphlet. “Some women report a little discomfort [during the mammogram], but it only lasts a few seconds.”

Breast self-exams can be done in the shower and involve comparing the breasts through touch to make sure there are no unusual lumps. Being aware of strange lumps in the breasts and knowing what the breasts feel like normally from day to day can save a life.

“I did breast self-exams, but infrequently.

I had a lump on my breast removed when I was 16. I think I was always very aware of lumps because of that,” said Dianne Adams, breast cancer survivor.

If a mass in either breast is found, a doctor will use a thin needle to remove fluid or a small amount of tissue from the lump to verify if the lump is a fluid-filled cyst - which is not cancer - or a solid mass that could be cancerous.

“Sometimes the doctor will do a biopsy, which is a minor operation to take out part or all of the suspicious tissue. The tissue is then examined under a microscope by a specialist called a pathologist,” reported the ACS pamphlet. “Remember that more than 80 percent of lumps or suspicious areas are not cancer.”

For more information on breast cancer, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit the ACS Web site at www.cancer.org.

To find a facility participating in National Mammography Day, call the American Cancer Society at (800) 227-2345 or the American College of Radiology at (800) 227-5463.

By Erin Waltman

Comic Corner

Health/Sports

Page 4 #23 Samuel Spanish

20 years old and raised in Cedar Rapids Iowa Sophomore in his second season for the Raiders • Started playing: for Isaac Newton Elementary in Cedar Rapids Iowa at the age of 6 • Favorite food: Macaroni and cheese • Pre game routine: Prays and tries to get focused on the game by visualizing plays.

Sports are almost a requirement in Spanishʼs large family of three sisters and two brothers.

“We all play sports in college except my youngest sister who will soon graduate high school,” said Spanish.

Spanish played in Australia during this summer for Young Life, a group that traveled Australia playing teams along the way. He has a brother that is currently playing professionally for the French Federation International de Basketball.

“I work on my shots and lift weights after practice to become a stronger player … I want to play division-1 somewhere,” said Spanish.

Rhema Bible JV is the first menʼs game of the season and is being played in Tulsa where Spanishʼs parents live. Spanish is looking forward to starting the season in front of his parents.

Spanish said, “I think we can win a national championship; all 15 guys can play.”

Meet the

PLAYERS

#11 Erin Bouse

Turns 20 Nov. 7 and raised in Sand Springs, Okla.

Sophomore in her second season for the Raiders • Started playing: For the Salvation Army in Sand Springs, Okla. when 8 years old • Favorite food: Spaghetti • Pre game routine: Listens to rap music (to hype her up) Bouse is a player that offers teammates positive reinforcement helping to make a better team, and teamwork is nothing new to Bouse. She has competed in almost every organized team sport available in public schools. Basketball, soccer, softball and cheerleading; she has done it all.

Bouse first came to RSC to play softball. She decided to also try out for basketball the same semester and was accepted to the team. Working while attending classes and covering two sports made her first semester a busy one.

“It is hard to play both. I chose basketball to stay with [RSC basketball coach Glenn] Chilcoat ... and I love the pace of the game,” said Bouse.

Bouse hopes to be picked up by a four-year college. She is a secondary education major and she would love to continue competing but is narrowing her focus at the moment on the games ahead of her this season.

“I look forward to the Conners game because they play rough. This makes it a challenge,” said Bouse.

Tips to lose pounds Travis Tucker Sports Editor

steer clear of all sugars; things such as chocolate Over the last couple of weeks, I have been and ice cream can still be enjoyed. Simply try to outlining popular weight loss options and the choose a dark chocolate or a light ice cream and dangers that can stem from them. This is the last consume in moderation.

There is no substitute for exercise! If weight of the series on weight loss and I will cover a number of healthy options to shave those extra is lost alone without excercise, dieters will notice their skin does not tighten back up leaving pounds.

Letʼs recap: if a dieter cuts carbohydrates com- unsightly loose skin. By exercising while losing pletely, they will deprive their body of the fuel weight one will actually improve their metabonecessary to function and they will lose muscle lism as well as lose the weight more quickly. mass long before they lose fat; there is no magic Start by briskly walking or swimming and slowly pill that is going to give dieters a metabolism move up to jogging or running. Try not to exercise until winded, stop, then start of a 20-year-old track star; the again, as this will cause muscle drugs on the market that claim The Sports cramps. Stretch, warm up, then to speed the metabolism or curb Stop set a pace and stick to it as long oneʼs desire to eat are short term as possible, then cool down; this and often dangerous; just because something is labeled “all-natural” does not mean should last at least 15 minutes to ensure a raised it is safe since there are many naturally occurring heart rate. Also include a friend or family member substances that are deadly in the most minuscule in excercise whenever possible. Not only is this amounts. This kind of labeling simply means the safer, but if there should be a problem working drug fits in a loophole of the FDAʼs ability to out, a workout partner can offer aid.

Take advantages of tools and resources available regulate claims and safety.

Eating low carbohydrate foods can help a to you. If it is a nice day and you have a friend, person lose weight, but one should still take in take a walk outdoors or buy a jump rope for rainy carbohydrates to offer the body the fuel it needs days. No one needs a gym membership to stay fit; while watching the overall caloric intake. There it can be done in the comfort of oneʼs home.

For those who want to work out in a gym setare many items that are extremely healthy that do not fall under the “low carbohydate” label. One ting, the RSC Wellness program has gym and should also be aware of energy bars or meals on- swimming pool hours as well as a number of the-go; items such as these are often extremely programs both in a classroom environment as rich in calories. Remember, dieters do not have to well as online.

Eating disorders abound in society Sara Nealey News Editor

Many have heard of the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa; however, there are other types of disorders, one of which is called a binge eating disorder or compulsive overeating.

Binge eating is defined by nationaleatingdisorders.org as “periods of uncontrolled, impulsive or continuous eating beyond the point of feeling comfortably full.” This usually results in periods of overeating then restrictive dieting. It may not seem like such an uncommon thing; however, it can become a serious issue. “Any time that it interferes with daily activities and you become obsessed with food, then it becomes a problem,” said Liz Brown, wellness coordinator. This can take place when one is emotionally upset and tries to find comfort in food.

The consequences of binge eating are similar to those of being obese: Type II diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease and gallbladder disease.

Depression commonly occurs in binge eaters for a number of reasons. Many are depressed from the start due to their desire to be thin; however, they always lose control and begin eating once more. This lack of discipline can also cause low self-esteem. A person can feel guilty and become ashamed of his or her weight, which in turn can make them turn to

food and have another episode of overeating.

People suffering from compulsive overeating tend to binge in secret, as they are ashamed of what they are doing. They may also try to overcompensate for the binge by excessive dieting and exercise.

Binge eaters are not always overweight; rather, due to periods of dieting, some maintain a certain body weight that can be in the range from normal to severely obese. “[The personʼs weight] usually fluctuate[s] from overeating and dieting,” said Brown.

According to nationaleatingdisorders.org, “35 percent of ʻnormal dietersʼ progress to pathological dieting. Of those, 20-25 percent progress to partial or full-syndrome eating disorders.”

The Web site continues by saying that binge eating affects one to five percent of people, and that it is only slightly more common in females than males, with 60 percent of those suffering from the disorder being female and 40 percent being male.

As with many disorders, the cause is usually psychological; it could be due to thinness being idealized by society, a history of abuse or distressing relationships. It could also be due to a chemical imbalance in the brain.

For more information about binge eating and other eating disorders, visit www.nationaleatingdisorders.org.

Oct. 15, 2004 15th Street News Aries March 21-April 19 … Your life has been like a non-stop rollercoaster ride lately and you should take precautions for the upcoming weekend. For starters, purchase yourself some pork chitterlings and wrap them around your face. The awful smell and severe rash that results will ensure your ejection from school, work and even your parentsʼ house for the next week.

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Taurus April 20-May 20 … Last week you got a mean case of goosebumps when that “hottie” you have been checking out walked into class.

This week is your big chance to walk up to that “hottie” and say, “Professor, would you like to go on a date with me?” After being rejected and then escorted off the campus, give up this crazy endeavor and instead go to Planet Bowl for some late night bowling.

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Gemini May 21-June 21 … To ensure great luck and unimaginable fortunes, you should incorporate the words “Booyizzle” and “Schlahdow” (pronounced sh-law-dow) into your vocabulary.

Top off your week of endless bounties by making sure to use the phrase “Exquisitely delightful” no less than 50 straight times.

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Cancer June 22-July 22 … You are probably more likely to be struck by lightning while crashing on a commercial airplane, all while clutching a winning lottery ticket than to have good luck this week. Too bad for you.

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Leo July 23-August 22 … Shortly after tripping over your untied Reeboks last week, you were run over by a sweaty pizza guy on a bicycle, stamped on by no less than 54 overweight grannies and were the lucky recipient of a swift kick to the hindquarters from a four year old little girl.

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Virgo August 23-September 22 … What is that stain on your shirt? Psyche! Got you again! Go to Red Lobster and order the Cajun Chicken Linguini, but instead of saying Linguini, say “Luigi.”

Libra September 23-October 23 … This week you will turn into a rotten piece of garbage. Wait a second … that is just what your grandparents are going to call you at your birthday dinner, shortly after telling you to get a job.

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Scorpio October 24-November 21 … You should sell all of your possessions and become a travelling custom bumper sticker salesman. Your inventory should include several “hip” catch phrases such as: “I have multiple feet…DO YOU?!” and “Chick Peas are wicked awesome.” After selling these for only six weeks, you will easily be a multi- multi- multibillionaire.

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Sagittarius November 22-December 21 … You met the coolest dude in school last week. After meeting this cool dude, you showed him just how cool you thought he was by slugging him in the nose and stomach several hundred thousand times.

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Capricorn December 22-January 19 … Lately you have been depressed. The only way to remedy this case of the blues is to do a couple hundred sets of “rapid-fire” jumping jacks without stopping even to breathe. By the time you are finished , you will be so exhausted and hospitalized that you will have forgotten completely about the fact that you were depressed.

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Aquarius January 20-February 18 … You are having trouble deciding on a costume for Halloween this year. You have ruled out Alf, Aunt Bea, Cindi Lauper and Tony Danza, claiming that each of those choices “make your face look fat.”

Quit being such a baby.

Pisces February 19-March 20 … This week, while watching the Presidential debate, you will get yourself into a little bit of a tizzy. You will become uncontrollably hyped up and in a fit of celebration your head will detach completely from your body and, with extreme rocket-propulsion, will slam violently into the nearest toilet.

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Across 1 Males 4 Smooch 8 Lug 12 __ Gardner 13 Swear 14 Broad 15 Brown or Aspin 16 Part 17 Icon 18 Chalkboard wiper 20 Body part 22 Some 23 A Society Island 27 A lot 30 Swag 31 High card 32 Warn 34 Pale 35 Sneaked 37 Cushions 38 Legislative body 39 Ike 41 Preposition 42 Not often 46 Appointment 49 Blue pencil 51 Cow sound 52 Sharif

53 Govern 54 Slick 55 Gratuities 56 Vend (p.t.)

57 Boxing term (abbr.)

Down 1 Man 2 Once 3 Space agency (abbr.)

4 Black or Carpenter 5 Piano key 6 The sun 7 Sweat 8 Evans or Gooden 9 Free 10 Bustle 11 Jellylike 19 State 21 Directon 24 Hawkeye state 25 Tailless amphibian 26 Hotels 27 Atlases 28 Farm measure-

ment 29 Gas 3 Provided food 32 Singing voice 33 Those who stare 36 Disks 37 Each 39 Train 40 Aged 43 Exude 44 Tress

45 Childʼs toy 46 Period 47 Male friend (French) 48 Faucet 50 Pair

Answers to last weekʼs crossword Oct. 8, 2004